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 shit?” 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?”
I wasn’t prepared for that particular piece of news. I clench my hands into fists, feeling so furious I think I might actually break the phone with my tight grip, “And what, you think that’s some sort of victory?” I bite.
sharply, “because a man who’s so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison me for
he loves me, he would never
he said he did. It’s amazing how charming he can be, considering what a bastard he truly is. How do you think he’s going to support you and your child? He doesn’t even have
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
as much
he lavishes it on me all the
took out in my
“What?” She squeaks.
out – he’s completely bankrupted me. I’m calling the police and if I were you, I’d check your own credit rating immediately, because I’d be willing
weakly, “you’re wrong,
but if you’re really pregnant then your baby deserves better than to be raised in a homeless shelter, and that’s
I buy his lies about looking for work for so long? He crushed me little
I decide. I won’t ever let myself be fooled
left of my life. I have to go to the
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me about as gently as he might smash
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