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?”

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

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

but he loves me, he would never

loved me too 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

he does!” She objects, “He just didn’t tell you about it because he didn’t want you to bleed him dry. He’s a stock

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

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

took out in 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

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

voice is getting thick 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 then your baby deserves

I buy his lies about looking for work for so long? He crushed me little by little, all the while pretending to be so nice, and I

decide. I won’t ever let myself be fooled that way

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

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this.” The police officer breaks this news to me about as gently as he might smash an ant beneath his boot.

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