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?”

feeling so furious I think I might actually break the phone with my tight grip, “And

afraid of responsibility that he’d poison me for years is probably willing to

but he loves me, he would never

once.” I cut her off. “At least he said he did. It’s amazing how charming he can be, considering what a bas ta rd he truly is. How do you think he’s going

you about it

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

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

fraudulent credit cards he took out in

“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

“you’re wrong,

you Kate, but if you’re really pregnant then your baby deserves better than to be raised in a

giving her a chance to respond. Why did I buy his lies about looking for work for

won’t ever let myself be fooled that

try and salvage what’s left of my life. I have to go to the police and see if I

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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 to

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