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?”

I wasn’t prepared for that particular piece of news. I clench my hands 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?” I bite.

a man who’s so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison me for years is probably willing to do

no, but he loves me, he would never –” She tried

can be, considering what a bas ta rd he truly is. How do you think he’s going to support

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

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

in

“What?” She squeaks.

only just 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 I’d

repeats weakly, “you’re

“And frankly I don’t really care what happens to you Kate, but if you’re really pregnant then

his lies about looking for

won’t ever let myself be fooled

still want to get my revenge 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 resolve these financial issues… I can’t have a baby if I’m bankrupt, and I can only pray

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officer breaks this news to me about as gently as he might smash an ant beneath his boot. “I’ll give you

Sinclair, he’d be fawning at my feet, offering to go to any lengths to solve my problems. I storm out of the station before I can lose my temper and verbally a*sault the man,

that unless a culprit is

earth crumbling beneath my feet. How did it come to this? I literally have nothing. No one will hire me without a recommendation from my previous employer, which means I won’t be able to pay rent or keep food on the

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