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?”

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

so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison

he would never –” She

considering what a bas ta rd he truly is. How do you think he’s going to support you and your child? He

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

stu pid Kate. He’s

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

cards he took out in

“What?” She squeaks.

and if I were you, I’d check your own credit

weakly, “you’re wrong, it’s

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

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

I won’t ever let myself be fooled

have to go to the police and see if

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ex-partner has left the area, there’s not 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.

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