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.

didn’t want me anywhere near

packing my things. I had some money saved up from my part time job. It would have to be enough for a new start.

since father had cut me off his will,

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I start throwing things into my

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

are you doing?” she asks looking at my suitcase. There was no emtion in her voice. It’s

was speaking to a

need staying in a place I’m hated” I answer as I

I needed to leave as soon as possible. The further

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

her hand. Fuck, how could I be so careless as

friend” I try to

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

I’m a slut, so the baby could be

to get away from all of them. Was that

leave, not until we find

door. A moment later I hear

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 through it that night

had to be a way out A few

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

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

planks that had been used to

the window and it falls

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

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

get down.

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

My happiness is short lived

when my eyes clash with the intense greys

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

the air. Releasing

told mother it’s not your baby”

was going to allow my baby to be raised in such a toxic environment.

hates his

lie to me” he snarls. “You were a fucking virgin. You may have foooled your mother,

that

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

did you know that?”

sheets we slept in had

answer. “It doesn’t matter. The baby could still be anyone’s. I