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 Rowan. Hell, neither of them wanted to see my face. They all pretended like I didn’t

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

me off his will, so I had no

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to only take the essential, I start throwing things into my

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

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

was speaking to a

I’m leaving…no need staying in a place I’m hated” I answer as I turn

says something but I don’t pay attention. I needed to leave as soon as possible. The further

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

her hand. Fuck, how could I be so careless as to

it belongs to a friend” I

this why you’re running away? As if it wasn’t bad enough you ruined Rowan’s relationship with

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

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

anything, she rushes out the door. A moment later I hear the door close and I realize

I look

head. There had to be a way out A few minutes, my

else would he call the girl he believes took advantage of him in

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

used to bar it until they give way. I

and it

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

shards of glass. I

get down.

I had managed to escape, I take my suitcase and

is short lived when I bump into someone. I

my eyes clash with the

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

hands in the air. Releasing my suitcase

it’s not your baby”

was just no way I was going to allow my baby to be raised in such a toxic

everyone hates his or her

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

know that child

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

know that?”

slept in

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