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?”

into fists, feeling so furious I think I

I ask sharply, “because a man who’s so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison me for years is

he would never –” She tried to

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

you about it because he didn’t want you to bleed him dry. He’s a

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

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

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

“What?” She squeaks.

I were you, I’d check your own credit rating immediately,

“you’re wrong, it’s different with

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 better than to be raised in a homeless shelter, and that’s exactly where Mike will

lies about looking for work for so long? He crushed me

won’t ever let

first I’ve got to try and salvage what’s left of 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

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as gently as he might smash an ant beneath his boot. “I’ll give

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