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.

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

up from my part time job. It would have

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

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essential, I

bedroom opened and my mother

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

was speaking

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

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

tone

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

to a friend” I try to

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

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

get away from all of

until we find out

rushes out the door. A moment later I hear the door close and I realize that she had

wanted to scream in 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 I sneaked out

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

else would he call the girl

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the window. Taking

I push the planks that had been used to

the window and it falls

said, I was in the furthest room

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

get down.

take my suitcase and start dragging it. My

short lived when I bump into someone. I lift my

clash with the intense greys of

to run away with my baby?” he asks, a

hands in the air. Releasing my

told mother it’s not

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

hates his or her

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

that

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

did you know that?” I ask

slept in had

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