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.

they didn’t want me anywhere near Rowan. Hell, neither of them wanted to see my face. They

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

father had cut me off his will, so

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the essential, I start throwing things

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

you doing?” she asks looking at my suitcase. There

was speaking

place I’m hated” I answer as I turn around to zip my

I needed to leave as soon as possible. The further I got away from these people

the tone of her voice makes me turn

my pregnancy test in her hand. Fuck, how could I be so careless

to a friend” I

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

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

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

until we find out if the baby you’re carrying is indeed

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

needed to think of a way to leave. I look at my window

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

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

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other way out except through the

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

window and it falls

I said, I was in the furthest room of the house, so the

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

get down.

I take my suitcase and start dragging it. My

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

horror when my eyes clash with

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

my hands in the air.

not

no way I was going to allow my

his or

a fucking virgin. You may have foooled your

know that child is

momentarily taken a back that he would know I was a virgin. We were drunk, especially

you know that?”

slept in had spots of

shrug off his answer. “It doesn’t matter. The baby could still be anyone’s.