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.

and Rowan were home so both families had gone out for brunch. Of course I wasn’t invited, they didn’t want me anywhere near Rowan. Hell, neither of them wanted to see my face. They all pretended like I didn’t

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 was maybe eight just to

since father had cut me off his will, so I had no trust

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the essential, I

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

are you doing?” she asks looking at my suitcase. There was no emtion in her

was speaking

need staying in a place I’m hated” I answer as I turn around to zip my

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

the tone of her voice makes me turn

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

belongs to a friend” I try

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

it’s his? You all think I’m a slut, so the baby could

leave. I wanted to get away

find out if the baby you’re carrying

moment later I hear the door close and I realize that she had

way to leave. I look at my window and it was

be a way out A few minutes, my phone starts ringing. see Rowan’s name

the hell else would he call the girl he believes took advantage of

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other 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

and it falls

furthest room of the

careful of the broken shards of glass. I release

get down.

take my

cab. My happiness is short lived when

eyes clash with the intense greys of

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

hands in the air. Releasing my

not your baby” I lie, stepping

I was going to allow my baby to be raised in such a toxic environment.

everyone hates his

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

that child

back that he would know I was a virgin. We were

you know that?”

slept in had spots of

The baby