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.

for brunch. Of course I wasn’t invited, they didn’t want me anywhere near Rowan.

It would have to be enough for a new start. I could continue working until I was

off his will,

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only take the essential, I

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

looking at my suitcase. There was

was speaking to

I’m hated” I answer as I turn around

I needed to leave as soon as possible.

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

test in her hand. Fuck, how could I be so careless as to leave it on

it belongs to a friend” I try to play

if it wasn’t bad enough you ruined Rowan’s relationship with Emma and now you want to

You all think I’m a slut, so the baby could be anyone’s” I stomp my foot in frustration as she looks at me with

just wanted to leave. I wanted to get

let you leave, not until we find out if

out the door. A moment later I

frustration 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

out A few minutes, my phone starts ringing. see Rowan’s name flashing but I

call the girl he believes took advantage of him

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

that had been used to bar it until they give way. I

and it falls

said, I was in the furthest room of the house, so the commotion wouldn’t have

I slowly climb down, careful of the broken shards of glass. I release a sigh of relief when I

get down.

managed to escape, I take my suitcase and start dragging

cab. My happiness is short lived when I bump into someone.

clash with

my baby?” he asks, a dangerous

throw my hands in the air. Releasing my

it’s not your baby” I lie, stepping

way I was going to allow my baby to be raised in such

his

to me” he snarls. “You were a fucking virgin. You may have foooled your mother,

that child

would know I was a virgin. We were drunk, especially

know

slept in had spots of

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