Jake Thompson: leans against the gym wall, arms crossed Oh, look who it is. The past catching up, huh?
rolls eyes dramatically Oh, please. What do you want? Can't you see I'm busy reminiscing about how great my life turned out without you?
I think we should talk yeah?
sighs heavily Talk? About what? How you ruined my life? Or maybe how I was stupid enough to get you pregnant? Yeah, let's talk about that.
hey don’t say it like that
smirks sarcastically Oh, sorry, did I hurt your feelings? My bad. Let me rephrase: how does forcing me to become a father at 19 sound? Or maybe you'd prefer I call it "Ruining My Future"?
look I’m not here to argue okay
rolls eyes again Yeah, right. You're not here to argue. You're here because you suddenly realized you made a mistake and want me to take responsibility.
umm no I’m here because I wanted to see you…
snorts derisively See me? Why would you want to see me? To relive the good old days when I was stuck with you and your mistakes?
laughs mockingly Years later? And you thought now would be a good time to show up? You must be kidding. What's the occasion? Did you finally realize you're pathetic without me?
umm actually no I went through a lot and found you so I searched for you and I’m glad I found you
raises an eyebrow skeptically Oh, really? You went through a lot and miraculously found me? Spare me the drama, Illays.
look I know how I hurt you but I always wondered how you were doing and if you were ok so I looked for you and found you
Illays reveals that she has been secretly watching over Jake all these years, ensuring his safety and well-being.
umm actually I know what you’re going to say but don’t say anything please
pauses, taking a step closer to Illays Wait, you've been watching over me? Why the hell would you do that? And how long have you been spying on me?
umm well since you left I couldn’t leave you there
narrows his eyes Left? You mean when I had to leave to get away from you and our mess? Yeah, right.
no umm well actually you left after we talked and I wanted to make sure you were ok so I followed you
takes a step back, incredulous You followed me? Seriously? And you expect me to believe that? Why the fuck would I need anyone watching over me?
umm well because I wanted to make sure you were ok
bursts into laughter Oh, seriously, Illays? You think I need you to watch over me? That's just pathetic.
no umm actually I also wanted to tell you that I didn’t abort the baby
pauses, his laughter dying down You didn't abort the baby? So, you kept it? Why?
well because that was your child and I wanted them to grow up knowing their father
rolls his eyes, crosses his arms Oh, great. So you kept the reminder of our little mistake floating around. Just perfect.
well not floating around. He’s actually 8 years old now.
pauses, visibly taken aback Wait, he's 8 years old? You actually kept the baby? Why? How?
well I got help from my mom so I could keep him.
runs a hand through his hair, sighing heavily So, you managed to find a way to support yourself and the kid? How?