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 might actually break the phone with my tight grip, “And what, you

so afraid of responsibility that he’d

he would never –” She

a bas ta rd he truly is. How do you think he’s going to support

tell you about it because

He’s as much a stock broker as I

like that! He’s got money, he lavishes it on me all the

he took out in my name!” I shout,

“What?” She squeaks.

if I were you, I’d check your own credit rating immediately, because I’d be willing to be you’re next.”

weakly, “you’re wrong,

really care what happens to you Kate, but if you’re really pregnant then your

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

I won’t ever let myself be fooled that way

life. I have to go to the police and see if

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as he might smash an

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