Arson
“You’re kidding me, right?” I ask her, hoping that she was just joking.
She shakes her head sadly before handing over her phone.
AVA SHARP’S HOUSE BURNS DOWN HOURS AFTER SHE REVEALS HER IDENTITY AS HOPE
FOUNDATION’S FOUNDER.
I read and re–read the title of the news, hoping that this was one big joke. I’m proven wrong when I
scroll down and see the video of a burning house.
As much as I didn’t want to believe it, there was no way to deny that it was indeed my house
burning.
With my heart in my throat, I place Mary’s phone down and stand up quickly. My movements are
jerky as I rushed out of the room.
“Ava, wait” She calls me but her words fall on deaf ears.
Faces blur as I move at a speed that would put vampires to shame. Nothing registers in my mind
as I get outside.
Getting into my car, I peel out of the parking lot just as Mary burst through the door. She waves.
her hand. Trying to make me stop. I ignore her and keep driving.
My head was in turmoil. Anger and panic wage war inside me.
Did I forget to turn off my stove and that’s what caused the fire? I had no answer because I couldn’t
remember if I had turned it off or not.
My phone rings with an incoming call from Rowan. I ignore it. I wasn’t in the right frame of mind
to deal with him.
I get more calls from Ethan, Letty and even Travis and mother. Just like with Rowan’s call, I ignore theirs too. I just wanted to get to my house and see how much damaged they caused.
“Fucking bitch, watch where you’re going” a man screams and gives me the middle finger.
In my rush to get home, I almost ran him over.
“Sorry” I shout out the window, but he doesn’t listen. He instead continues to curse me and I
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Twenty minutes later, I’m pulling into my neighborhood.
I drive slowly as there are civilians, cops, police cars and a fire truck. I bring my car to a stop and walk a short distance to where my house was burning.
I watch in horror, unable to believe that it was true. Firefighters were trying to extinguish the fire, but even I knew that by the time they’re done there won’t be anything left.
I feel my heart break as I watch the fire consume my house. It may not be grand but it was mine
and Noah’s home for the past few months. I loved it and I had so many good memories there. 1
Tears threaten to fall. Why was this happenifng to me? Haven’t I been through enough?
voice brings me
to find Rowan behind me. He looked at me with sympathy and I hated that
ask as I
other house had caught fire. I don’t know what I would have done if
phone, I was worried”
I knew I wouldn’t get it from
before turning and walking
I was out of a home so
surprised when he opens the passenger door and plants his large
are you doing?”
fucking way am I allowing you to be on
“Get out I snap.
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He ignores.
of my fucking
either you start driving or we sit for however long
choice”
budge. We have a stare down for a couple of
about your car?” I ask as I
driven here or had his driver drive him.
who takes cabs.
car back home….I’ll call him when I need him” he mutters
then
have that” I whisper
going to
it?” I ask
it wasn’t going to be okay. That the worst
phone I call my real–estate agent. He picks up on the first
happened to your house” he says in a high
have something for me, anything really,
homeless”
period of time. I don’t know what I will do if he tells me he
it’s perfect for you. I’m sure you’ll love it” he says and
the address now, I want to check it out. If I like it then I’ll take
before I
you’re getting a new house? You know I have properties which you’re entitled to. You could have just picked one and I would have
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I had been so focused
he was with me
thanks… I can buy myself a damn new house and
your help”
breath, but it’s too low for me
a while. The atmosphere in
checked, your father cut you off from his will” he asks
doing. As much as he was probably curious, he also wanted to distract me from my thoughts. To distract me from the fact that I had lost completely everything in
divorce or you would. Personally I thought it would
happened between them yesterday after I left, but I didn’t care. It was after all, none of
wanted to continue providing Noah a life he was used to and I couldn’t do that on my teacher’s salary, so about four years
the probability of that company succeeding was small. They were sure that I would lose my money in the end. Tom’s logistics proved them wrong and
Tom’s logistics was a big company and very successful in its field. I was still a share
part–time business course, just to know the ins and outs of managing a business. From there, I started investing in
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bad investment. After
as a member of the
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