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
of responsibility that he’d poison
loves me, he would
he said he did. It’s amazing how charming he can be, considering what a bas ta rd he truly
just didn’t tell you about it because he didn’t want you to bleed
Kate,” I sigh, “Poor, gullible, stu pid Kate. He’s as much a stock broker
that! He’s got money, he lavishes it on me
cards he took out in
“What?” She squeaks.
found 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
she repeats weakly, “you’re wrong, it’s different
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
not giving her a chance to respond. Why did I buy his lies about looking for work
I won’t ever
the police and see if I can resolve these financial issues… I can’t have a baby if I’m bankrupt, and
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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. “I’ll give you the police report to send to the credit card company, but that’s the most help you’re going to get from
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