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 might actually break

“because a man who’s so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison me for years is probably willing

loves me, he would

“At least he said he did. It’s amazing how charming he can be, considering what a bas ta rd he truly is. How do you think he’s going to support you and your child? He doesn’t even

didn’t tell you about it because he didn’t want you to

Kate. He’s as

he lavishes

credit cards he 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

she repeats weakly, “you’re wrong,

thick with emotion now, but I can’t help it. “And frankly I don’t really care what happens to you Kate, but

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

ever let myself be fooled that

go to the police and see if

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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. “I’ll give you the police report to send to the credit card company, but that’s the most

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