Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

35. The past (Part two)

Two months later.

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I stare at the pregnancy test in fear. Watching as slowly the line doubles indicating I was in deed

pregnant.

Wanting it to be wrong, I take another but it shows the same thing. I was pregnant with Rowan’s

baby.

Life these past few months have been hell. I became the pariah not only in both families, but also

in school. Everybody knows what happened between me and Rowan, but nobody believes me

when I tell them that I was drunk.

All the blame was placed on my shoulder because I was the slut that seduced my sister’s

boyfriend when he was drunk.

In school I’m bullied and in town I’m shunned.

My mother and father rarely talk to me nowadays. Emma cut me off completely, saying I was dead

to her. As for Travis, well it’s like I no longer exist in his eyes. I haven’t seen or talked to Rowan

since that night.

My heart has broken over and over these past few weeks. With no reprieve for the constant pain.

and rejection. If I had thought life was bad before, it was now a hundred times worse.

I felt all alone and now I was pregnant. Would they ask me to abort the baby? I wouldn’t put it past

them. They were still trying to get Rowan and Emma back together after Emma broke up with

him.

Looking at my room, I make a quick decision. I couldn’t stay here anymore. It wasn’t healthy for me or my baby. I place my hand on the belly, promising to give him or her all the love that was

denied to me.

I wasn’t invited, they didn’t want me anywhere near Rowan. Hell, neither of them

start packing my things. I had some money saved up from my part time job. It would have to be enough for a new start. I could continue working until I

father had cut me off his

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I start

done when the door to my bedroom opened and my mother walked in. Shit, I didn’t think they’d be back so

looking at my suitcase. There was no emtion in her voice. It’s

speaking to

a place I’m hated” I answer as I turn around

I don’t pay attention. I needed to leave as soon as

the hell is this, Ava?” the tone of her voice makes me

test in her hand. Fuck, how could I be

it belongs to a friend” I try to play

away? As if it wasn’t bad enough you ruined Rowan’s relationship with Emma and now you want to steal his

think I’m a slut, so the baby could be anyone’s” I stomp my foot in frustration as

just wanted to leave. I wanted to get away from all of them. Was that too

leave, not until we find out if the baby you’re carrying is indeed

moment later I hear

of a way to leave. I look at my window and it was barred. They did that when

sit down and clear my head. There had to be a way out A few minutes,

guess mother had told him, why the hell else would he call the girl he believes took advantage

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way out except through the window. Taking a chair, I hit

push the planks that had been used to bar it until they give way. I push my

and it

room of the house, so the

shards of glass. I release a sigh of

get down.

my

happiness is short lived when I bump into someone. I lift my head

horror when my eyes clash with the

trying to run away with my baby?” he asks, a

hands in the air. Releasing my suitcase in the

already told mother it’s not your

no way I was going to allow my baby to be raised in

hates his or her

to me” he snarls. “You were a fucking virgin. You may

know that

know I was a virgin. We were drunk,

you know that?” I

we slept in

his answer. “It doesn’t matter. The baby could still be anyone’s. I might have slept