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.

home so both families had gone out for brunch. Of course I wasn’t invited, they didn’t want me anywhere near Rowan.

packing my things. 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

had cut me off his will, so I had no

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the essential, I start throwing things

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

looking at my suitcase.

was speaking to

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

soon as possible. The further I got away from these people the better it

Ava?” the tone of her voice makes

my pregnancy test in her hand. Fuck, how could

friend” I try to play

no friends…god, is this why you’re running away? As if it wasn’t bad enough you ruined Rowan’s relationship with Emma and now you

the baby could be anyone’s” I stomp my foot in frustration as she looks at me with

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

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

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

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 through it that

to be a way out A few minutes, my phone starts

told him, why the hell else would he call the girl he believes took advantage of him in his

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

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

the window and it falls

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

get down.

to escape, I take my suitcase and start dragging it. My eyes

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

clash with the intense

my baby?” he asks, a

the air. Releasing my suitcase in

told mother it’s not

my baby to be raised in such a toxic environment.

hates his or

a fucking virgin. You may have foooled your

know that child

momentarily taken a back that he would know I

you know that?” I

in

matter. The baby could still be anyone’s. I might