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?”

feeling so furious I think I might actually break the phone with

so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison me for

but he loves me, he would never –” She tried

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 stock

Kate. He’s

got money, he lavishes it on me all

in my name!” I shout, losing my

“What?” She squeaks.

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

weakly, “you’re wrong, it’s different

Kate, but if you’re really pregnant then your baby

his lies about looking for work for so long? He crushed me little by little, all the while pretending to be

won’t ever let myself be fooled

but first I’ve got to try and salvage what’s left of my life. I have to go to the police and see if

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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,

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