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.

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

had some money saved up from my part time job. It would have to be enough for

off his

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the essential, I start throwing

my bedroom opened and my

at my suitcase. There was no emtion in her

was speaking

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

the hell is this, Ava?” the tone

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

to a friend” I try to

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 want to steal his baby?” she starts pacing the

think I’m a slut, so the baby could

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

we find out if

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

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

sit down and clear my head. There had to be a way out A few minutes, my phone starts

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

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

been used to bar it until

window and it

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

broken shards of glass. I release a

get down.

I take my

cab. My happiness is short lived when I bump into someone. I lift my head

my eyes clash with the intense greys

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

hands in the air. Releasing my suitcase in

already told mother it’s not your baby” I lie,

to allow my baby to be raised in

his or her

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

know that child

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

you know that?”

slept in

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