The Fetus

"Our Father in heaven,

hallowed by your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil."

Amen.

(fireplace poker strikes pavement)

(fireplace poker scraping against pavement)

(fireplace poker continues scraping against pavement)

(Alessa and Chris moaning and panting)

(Alessa and Chris continues moaning and panting)

(Alessa and Chris continues moaning and panting)

Oh god.

Okay.

(Alessa and Chris moaning and panting)

Uh!

Hey, what, did I do something?

What's going on?

What the hell?

Oh, shit.

Hey, hey, what happened?

Did I do that?

Oh, fuck, I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry, I didn't realize I was grabbing you like that.

- Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it.

I guess I really got into it.

- And you'll just have to find a way to make it up to me.

What?

Hmm?

Nothing.

You're pregnant.

Um.

No, that, um,

that, that, that can't be right.

He, he always wears a condom, so.

Urine tests are 99% accurate.

He also wasn't wearing one last night either.

Dried semen.

This doesn't make any sense.

I saw him put on the condom last night,

and I'm only here for my annual checkup, so.

- I'm not trying to imply anything.

But if it's possible, you can check the trash

to see if the condom is full of semen or not.

What good will that do now?

Having a child is quite a commitment.

Might be good to know if your partner's up for it.

Call me if you have any questions.

Thanks, Doctor.

- He's your father, what's the matter with you?

And I'm not going.

- Everyone's going to be there.

I don't care.

- How can you be so ungrateful

after everything we've done for you?

You're kidding me, right?

- The past is the past, Chris.

- Okay. - So what if you two

didn't always get along?

You were a handful growing up, you know?

Always talking back and being disrespectful.

He would never have wanted me to share this,

but I can say it now that he's passed,

your father was abused in the same way by Grandpa Victor

and Great Grandpa Charlie.

Who knows how many generations this has gone on.

And I'm afraid that if you don't find a way to let go,

you'll carry this with you.

Say something, would you?

Okay, Mom, um,

I'm not going to the funeral,

so just send me the documents and I'll sign them.

- Hey. - Hey.

You all right?

- Have you been lying to me? - What are you talking about?

I'm pregnant.

Whoa, whoa, wait a minute.

- Did you even use a condom last night?

- Of course, you saw me put it on.

Okay, let's check.

Alessa, where are you going?

- Oh. - Oh.

- What's this? - Yeah, I,

I was gonna tell you about that.

- You were gonna tell me about that?

Well, that doesn't matter.

When was your last period?

I don't, like a week ago.

But do you do this often?

Like, do you not give a shit about my body

and you're just not telling me when this happened?

Maybe the doctor's wrong.

Think about that? - Chris, do you remember

when I told you that my body,

it doesn't work the same as everyone else's?

- Yeah, but you still have to produce enough,

I don't know, whatever it is that women produce

to test positive. - Yeah, okay.

- So what if it is- - Yes, but things happen

faster for me, Chris!

I'm a freak. - Okay, Alessa,

you can't get pregnant overnight,

so just relax and breathe, okay?

And hang on, okay?

'Cause I got something at the store today.

Here.

You're joking, right?

Did you not hear anything I just said?

- Yes, you're pregnant and this will fix it.

Okay, that was 50 bucks.

- You're making decisions about my body!

I have no idea what that pill will do

to me in my condition, okay? - It's only-

- This could be life-threatening for me, Chris.

My mother died giving birth to me, okay?

And my dad said that if I ever got pregnant,

I needed to avoid the hospital and go directly to him,

so that's exactly what we're doing.

- No, you're not thinking clearly.

Chris, Chris, please, just,

I need to go see my father right away.

So come on, let's go.

Oh, no, we're not.

You know, I'm not, you know, I'm...

Not what?

I'm not there yet.

Okay, so, what?

We've just been fuck friends this whole time?

- Hang on, I'll call you an Uber, okay?

What's the address?

Dick.

No, no, no, no.

Oh, perfect.

Alessa?

Are you okay in there?

Look, I'm sorry what I said about not taking you

to see your dad.

I really do like you, I,

I just think having a baby is a really big deal.

Alessa?

Oh, hey, hey, hey!

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey, wake up.

Alessa, hey, oh, come on.

Hey, you okay?

Hey.

What, what happened?

You fell.

Okay, I'm taking you to a hospital.

No, no, no, I'm fine.

- Alessa, people die from concussions all the time.

You're going to a hospital.

- Can you just take me to see my dad, please?