Through it all part ll

Chapter 1 - The Call, the Proof, and the Fallout

The jail phone clicked, that same mechanical tone echoing in Serenity's ear. She debated answering, but her heart wouldn't let her ignore it. She pressed accept, and Dre's voice came through, low and shaky.

"Renni... I'm sorry. I was scared to even call. We wasn't on good terms before I got locked, and I didn't know how to face you."

Her chest tightened. "So you thought ignoring me while I'm pregnant with your baby was the answer?"

"Listen..." he sighed heavy. "You asked me before if there was somebody else. Yeah. Her name Nia. But it wasn't serious. She was just around, one of the guys. Nothing real."

Serenity froze. "So you fucked her?"

"...Yeah," he admitted.

It felt like someone ripped her insides out. Tears blurred her eyes. "Wow. You really telling me that while I'm carrying your child?"

"Renni, please don't hang up. I cut her off. I ain't called her from here, I swear."

But her mind was racing. She hung up feeling sick and later that night pulled up Nia's page. Brown skin, heavyset, loud captions — not even Dre's type, but still his. Serenity's hands trembled as she typed.

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Serenity → Nia:
Hey, I just wanted to come to you as a woman. I'm Serenity. I'm pregnant by Dre, and I know about y'all situation. I need to know, are y'all still talking?

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The reply was instant.

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Nia → Serenity:
Girl, stop lying. Ain't no way you pregnant by him. He was laying in my bed ignoring you. He told me you was just a crazy ex that won't leave him alone.

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Serenity's rage boiled over. Crazy ex? She went straight to her camera roll.

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Serenity → Nia:
Crazy? Bet. Here's my positive test. Here's my ultrasound. And here's me right now with my lil belly showing. So if I'm lying, explain this.

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Nia finally typed back, slick.

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Nia → Serenity:
Lol. You got yourself a fuckboy for a baby daddy, that's on you. He was ducking you when you came down here, and he still be calling me. You not special.

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Before Serenity could respond, Dre called back.

"You told that bitch I was a crazy ex?!" she screamed the second she answered. "You was laid up in her bed ignoring me? Fuck you, Dre!"

"Renni, calm down, that's not how it—"

"Don't play with me! You had me sick, crying every night, still holding you down, and you embarrassing me like this?"

"Renni, I'm sorry—"

"Fuck sorry! I don't ever wanna hear shit from you again!" She hung up and blocked the number, throwing her phone across the couch as her body shook.

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That night, she called her mom.

"Ma, I can't take this no more," Serenity sobbed.

Mama Carter's voice was firm but soft. "Baby, you too strong to let him break you. Don't stress yourself out while you carrying that baby. He gon' regret this. Just focus on you and my grandbaby."

Later, Keira called to check on her. Unlike Tasia, who she was still beefing with, Keira stayed solid. "Fuck him, Renni. He don't deserve you. And don't let no bitch make you feel like less 'cause she think she got something. You the one he come back to every time."

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But Dre wasn't done. A couple days later, Packman called her.

"Yo, Renni. Dre said unblock him, he need to talk to you."

She rolled her eyes. "He can stop using y'all to get to me. If he wanted to talk, he should've kept it real."

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Meanwhile, Nia got petty. She sent her friend Bebe to Serenity's page, lurking heavy, screenshotting pictures. Then Nia started throwing subliminals online:

Bebe

"These girls love claiming titles but the nigga laid with me."

"Can't be mad at me, be mad at your babydaddy."

The drama didn't stop there. Bebe, messy and loud, ended up DMing Serenity directly:

"Bitch you better watch your mouth about Nia before you get touched. You pregnant but that don't mean you safe."

Serenity's hands shook as she screenshotted everything and sent it straight to Dre.

"Tell your little side bitch and her ugly ass friend stop threatening me. I'm pregnant and I ain't about to play with y'all."

Dre called Packman from the pod later, pissed. "Yo, keep Bebe in check. I don't care what Nia talking about, Renni carrying my seed. Ain't nobody gon' play with her. Handle that shit."

Packman promised he would, but the damage was already done — Serenity felt cornered, betrayed, and more alone than ever.