Threats
I was shopping for furniture, but my mind wasn’t in it. I bought a new house. It was perfect for me
and it suited my style. Simple yet cozy. It was in a great neighborhood and was even closer to
Noah’s school. I loved it the moment I saw it. It also had a big backyard where Noah could play
unlike our previous house.
“Are you even paying attention?” Letty asks in annoyance.
She was helping me pick furniture my new home. It has been three days since I bought it and yet
it was sitting completely empty. I didn’t even have a bed for heaven’s sake. I’ve been sleeping on a
make shift bed on the floor.
“I’m sorry, Letty…I just have too much on my mind” I apologize.
When you have someone trying to kill you, most other things usually take a back seat. They don’t
seem as important as trying to stay a live long enough to see you child grow up.
I still get chills knowing that I was close to dying. Again. That someone deliberately set a fire to
my house. That they wanted me burned alive. What kind of a sick person does that?
Plus it can’t be a coincidence that the day of the dinner party someone chased me. Only to have
my house burned down the next day. 1
“Is it because of your house?” her voice is full of sympathy.
I clench my hands in fist. “Yes! And not only that, it’s everything. It just makes me so angry. Four
times, Letty! They’ve tried killing me four times and from what I see they don’t plan on stopping
until i’m dead. I just want to be left the fuck alone” I take a deep breath.
The people around as stare at us at my outburst, but I don’t give a shit about the scathing looks.
I sometimes felt so lost. I can’t bring my son back home even though I miss, because I don’t want
to put him in any danger. I haven’t held or kissed my baby boy in weeks.
“What terrifies me is what if they succeed? I haven’t see Noah in three months, Letty. Seeing him
on video calls isn’t the same as holding him in my arms. What if they succeed and I never get to
see or hold him again?” I ask, fighting the tears that threatened to fall.
“Uh…I don’t know what to say” she looks at me awkwardly
“You’re really not good at pep–talks are you?” I ask chuckling, wiping away my tears
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“Hell No!” She all but shouts then sighs “I don’t know what you’re feeling but I get you. I know
how frustrating this must be for you, but don’t let them get to you, cause the moment they do, you
give them power over you”
I think for a second about what little she’s told me. She was right. I can’t lose it right now. Who
knows? Maybe that is what they’re counting on. Making me lose it, so that I can be careless and
make a mistake.
“Thank you, Letty” I give her a side hug.
Her pep–talk however small, is exactly what I needed.
“Good. Now, have you gotten everything you need?” she asks. “We’ve been at this for hours and I’m
starving”
“Yeah…we can go get something to eat. Let me pay and then I’ll came back and rive the U–Haul
back to my place”
“You do realize you can just hire them to deliver the furniture right? They’ll even help you moving
do it by yourself” she folds her hand and
don’t like strangers in my space. Beside, I’m
help move the
stares a bit before shrugging her shoulders. We head to the cashier
we’ve chosen.
and eateries near the furniture
I ask her already feeling my stomach start
and greasy…is that something you even
I grin at her.
we
We basically ordered the same thing.
talk about anything important. We
a moment, I forget
barely think straight” Letty
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this satisfied look in her eyes and it was just
like you just had an
I had a food
there is nothing like that. Food and orgasms shouldn’t be used in the
sentence.
the same as the pleasure
ever had of TMI” I look at
I want is to hear what you and Travis do behind closed
“Oops” she says sheepishly.
about their brother having sex. They especially
described.
and I check the
work soon and I want
place”
time I head out too. My feet are killing
pay our bills and
your
“Anytime, Ava”
walk the short distance to
it was too late. Mainly because I was focused on
home by the time
annoying voice makes me lift
Travis at the parking lot. She was staring
murder.
turn about to move around them
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bitterness and anger laced
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better judgement. I turn back around and
like a damn statue
about what?” I ask het,
dumb with me! Are you happy now that Rowan broke things off with
was your plan
between them, but
off. He loved her after
know why you think I would be happy about that when it doesn’t concern me” I
emotionlessly
drawing the attention
to Travis. “Would you mind controlling your hysterical
thinks I had something to do with
her and her man”
also my sister, Ava” he
haven’t been your sister in a long time, Travis. Or have you forgotten
me that yourself”
quiet and looks down. I wait for the pain, but it doesn’t come. I heave a
happiness is short lived when Emma takes a step
think you’ve won then you’re wrong Ava. Rowan
to take him from me. I am not going to let you win. This
she spits.
a step back and raise my hand. “Whoa, first of all,
Second of all, there will be no fighting
all I care, marry him, fuck
it in your fucking head
was getting tired of repeating the same thing over and over again. Why was it so hard
no
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