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?”

piece of news. I clench my hands into fists, feeling so furious I think I might actually break the phone

who’s so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison

no, but he loves me, he would never –”

considering what a bas ta rd he truly is.

you about it because

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

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

cards he took out in my name!” I shout, losing my

“What?” She squeaks.

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

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

chance to respond. Why did I buy his lies about looking for work for so long? He crushed me little by little, all the while pretending to

ever

I’ve got to try and salvage what’s left of my life. I have to go to the

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breaks this news to me about as gently as he might smash

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