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?”
piece of news. I clench my hands into fists, feeling so furious I think I might
I ask sharply, “because a man who’s so afraid of responsibility
me, he would never –”
once.” I cut her off. “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
about it because he didn’t want you to bleed him dry. He’s a
Kate,” I sigh, “Poor, gullible, stu pid Kate. He’s as much a stock
got money, he lavishes it
credit cards he took out in my name!” I shout,
“What?” She squeaks.
and if I were you, I’d check your own credit rating immediately, because I’d be
she repeats weakly, “you’re wrong,
but 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
looking for work for so long? He crushed me little by little, all the while pretending to be so nice,
ever
to the police and see if I can resolve these financial issues… I
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very sorry Miss. Reina, but if your 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. “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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