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 the phone with my tight grip, “And what, you think that’s some sort of victory?”
know you’re pregnant?” I ask sharply, “because a man who’s so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison me for
he loves me, he would never –” She
he did. It’s amazing how charming he can be, considering what a bas
“He just didn’t tell you about it because he didn’t want you to bleed him dry. He’s
Kate. He’s as much a stock
me like that! He’s got money, he lavishes it
out in my name!” I shout, losing my temper
“What?” She squeaks.
– he’s completely bankrupted me. I’m calling the police and if I were you, I’d check your
she repeats weakly, “you’re wrong, it’s different
with emotion now, 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
respond. Why did I buy his lies about looking for work for so long? He
again. I decide. I won’t ever let myself
on Mike, 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 I can
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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
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