Amber Warns Anthony: Don’t Pay Shayla Rent! 😱 You Won’t Believe Why…
[Scene opens in Anthony’s living room — Amber is pacing with her phone in hand, attitude on 100.]
Amber: (snapping her fingers) Anthony! I know you hear me calling you!
Anthony: (from the kitchen) What’s up, girl? I’m tryna get this chicken seasoned before the game come on.
Amber: (rolling her eyes) Forget the chicken. Let’s talk about this rent you just sent Shayla.
Anthony: (freezes mid-stir) Wait—how you even know about that?
Amber: (mock laugh) Don’t play dumb with me. Zelle don’t lie, baby. You sent her twelve hundred like you her landlord or her man. Which one is it?
Anthony: (defensive) Shayla’s struggling, Amber. She got Kai to think about. I just helped her out till next month, that’s all.
Amber: (throws her phone on the couch) Oh, so you paying her rent, but can’t even fix my Wi-Fi? I been buffering for three days straight like I live in 2002!
Anthony: Girl, that Wi-Fi got nothing to do with Shayla—
Amber: (cuts him off) Oh yes it does! ‘Cause apparently she getting full connection from you! Unlimited data and rent included!
Anthony: (trying not to laugh) You being dramatic.
Amber: No, I’m being real! You sitting here funding your ex like she still part of your household. Tell me, Anthony—how’s that make sense?
Anthony: (sighs) Amber, listen—Kai lives there. My son gotta have a roof. I can’t just let him be out in the cold.
Amber: (steps closer) Mhm. But I notice you didn’t say they—you said her. “She’s struggling.” “She needs help.” You sure you just paying rent and not paying attention?
Anthony: (tight-lipped) You really think I’d go back to Shayla after everything?
Amber: (smirks) I don’t think, Anthony. I know how these things start. A little rent money turns into a “thank you” text, then a “you can come by to see Kai,” and next thing you know—y’all talking about old times while she’s cooking you them same pancakes she used to burn.
Anthony: (chuckles) Girl, you petty.
Amber: (snaps) Petty?! Nah, I’m protective. I’m not about to sit back while my man plays Captain Save-A-Shayla.
Anthony: (takes her hands) Amber… I promise you, it ain’t like that. I’m just trying to keep peace for my son. That’s all.
Amber: (stares at him) Peace don’t come with rent receipts, Anthony. You can’t buy peace—you build it. With me. Right here.
Anthony: (softly) You right.
Amber: (grinning) Good. Now, if you got that much extra money, maybe we can upgrade our Wi-Fi before Shayla gets another payment.
Anthony: (laughing) Deal.
Amber: (under her breath, walking away) Mmhmm… paying her rent. She better not send you no heart emoji either.
Anthony: (calling out) She sent a thumbs-up!
Amber: (snaps around) Delete it!
[Scene ends with Anthony laughing and Amber side-eyeing him like she’s still half mad but can’t help smiling.]