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.

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 all pretended like I didn’t

quickly start 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

had cut me off his will, so

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to only take the essential, I start throwing

door to my bedroom opened and my mother walked in. Shit, I didn’t think they’d be back so

suitcase. There

was speaking to

staying in a place I’m hated” I answer as I turn around to zip

as soon as

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

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

belongs to a friend” I try

enough you ruined Rowan’s relationship with Emma and now you want to steal his baby?” she

are you even sure it’s his? You all think I’m a slut, so the baby could be anyone’s” I stomp my foot in frustration as she

wanted to get away from all of them. Was

won’t let you leave, not until we find out if the

out the door. A moment later I hear the door close and I realize

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 through it

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

why the hell else would he call the girl he

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

been used to bar it until they

and it falls

in the furthest room of the house, so the commotion

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

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

horror when my eyes clash with the

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

the air. Releasing my

told mother it’s not your

was going to allow my baby to be raised in

hates his or her

were a fucking virgin. You may

that child

taken a back that he would know I

you know

we slept in had spots of

answer. “It doesn’t matter. The baby could