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.

want me anywhere near

money saved up from my part time job. It would have to

cut me off his

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the essential, I start throwing

just about done when the door to my bedroom opened and my mother walked in. Shit, I

my suitcase. There was no emtion in her

was speaking to a

in a place I’m

something but I don’t pay attention. I needed to leave as soon as possible. The further I got away from these people

Ava?” the tone of her voice

stand frozen when I see my pregnancy test in her hand. Fuck, how could I be so careless as to

a friend” I try

you’re running away? As if it wasn’t bad enough you ruined Rowan’s relationship with Emma and now you want to steal his baby?” she starts pacing the

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

wanted to get away from

we find out if the baby you’re carrying is

A moment later I hear the

but that wouldn’t help me. I needed to think of a way to leave. I look at my window and it was barred. They did that when they realized that I sneaked out through it that

and clear my head. There had to be a way out A few minutes, my phone starts ringing. see Rowan’s name flashing but I ignore

mother had told him, why the hell else would he call the girl he believes took advantage of him in his drunken

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other way out except through the window.

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

window and it falls

furthest room of the house, so

the broken shards of glass.

get down.

managed to escape, I take my suitcase and start dragging

as I order a cab. My happiness is short lived when

horror when my eyes clash with the

with my baby?” he asks, a dangerous edge in

in the air. Releasing my suitcase

already told mother it’s not your baby” I

was going to allow my baby to be raised

everyone hates his or

snarls. “You were a fucking virgin. You may have foooled your

know that child

would know I was a virgin. We were

you know

slept in

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