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?”

think I

“because a man who’s so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison me

he loves me, he would never

he said he did. It’s amazing how charming he can be, considering what a bas ta rd he truly is. How do you

She objects, “He just didn’t tell you about it because he

Kate,” I sigh, “Poor, gullible, stu pid Kate. He’s as much a stock broker as I

to me like that! He’s got money, he lavishes

took out in my name!” I

“What?” She squeaks.

right. I’ve only just found out – he’s completely bankrupted me. I’m calling the police and if I were you, I’d check your own credit rating

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

with emotion now, but I can’t help it. “And frankly I don’t really care what happens to you Kate, but if you’re really pregnant

crying, not giving her a chance to respond. Why did I buy his lies about looking for work

ever let myself be fooled that

to the police and see if I can resolve these financial issues… I can’t have

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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

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