Chapter 4 – Desperation

Ella

My hands are shaking as I dial Kate’s number. Have I ever been this angry? If I have I certainly can’t remember it now.

“Hello?” Kate answers almost immediately, using a sickly sweet tone that screams of fakeness.

“Kate?” I state bluntly. “Are you with Mike right now?”

There’s a pregnant pause on the other end of the line, before she weakly responds, “What? Of course not.”

“Come off it Kate, do you really think I don’t know about your sh it?” I demand. “I’m not a complete idiot.”

“Ella listen–” She begins, obviously gearing up to give me some sort of excuse.

“No, I don’t even care about your little affair anymore – but I need to talk to him right now.” I declare fiercely.

There’s another pause, and then Kate’s voice drops its innocent tone. “You don’t care?” She repeats, sounding truly shocked. “ You know I’m already pregnant?”

my hands into fists, feeling so furious I think I might actually break the phone with my

he know you’re pregnant?” I ask sharply, “because a man who’s so afraid of responsibility that

me, he would never –” She

considering what a bas ta rd he truly is. How do you think

about it because he didn’t want

He’s

He’s got money, he lavishes it on

in my name!” I shout, losing my temper

“What?” She squeaks.

I’m calling the police and if I were you, I’d check

repeats weakly, “you’re wrong, it’s different with

but if you’re really pregnant then your baby deserves better than to be raised in a homeless shelter, and that’s exactly where Mike will

before I start crying, not giving her a chance to respond. Why did I buy his lies about looking for work for so long? He crushed me little by little,

again. I decide. I won’t ever

my life. I have to go to the police and see if I can resolve these financial issues… I can’t have a baby if I’m bankrupt, and I can only pray the police will

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if your ex-partner has left the area, there’s not much we can do about this.” The police officer breaks this news to me about as gently as he might smash an ant beneath his boot. “I’ll give you the police report

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