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

by yourself” she folds her hand and

like strangers in my space. Beside,

help move

head

we’ve chosen.

were restaurants and eateries near the furniture store so we don’t have to go

her already

and greasy…is that something you even have to

I grin at her.

enough, we are settled.

basically ordered the same thing. Fries, burger, chicken wings

talk about anything important. We

For a moment, I forget about my troubles and it felt

full I can barely think straight” Letty says,

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satisfied look in her eyes

just

I had

there is nothing like that. Food and orgasms shouldn’t be used in the

sentence.

it’s not the same

you ever had of TMI”

want is to hear what you

“Oops” she says sheepishly.

their brother having sex. They especially don’t want

described.

phone beeps and I check

soon and I want to be

place”

about time I head out too. My

our

for your help

“Anytime, Ava”

and she leaves. I walk

late. Mainly because I

that I’d be home by the time he

voice makes me

was standing next Travis at the parking lot. She was staring at me like she

murder.

didn’t want her kind of drama so I turn about to

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now? bitterness and anger laced her

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judgement. I turn back around and face her. Travis just

like a damn statue

about what?” I ask

now

plan all along

something had happened between them, but I never expected or thought

things off. He loved

don’t know why you think I would be happy about that when it doesn’t concern me” I

emotionlessly

she shouts drawing the attention

you mind controlling your hysterical sister? The last thing I

to do with whatever drama

her and her man”

my sister, Ava” he says

haven’t been your sister in a long time, Travis. Or have

me that yourself”

for the pain, but it

when Emma takes a step

you’ve won then you’re wrong Ava. Rowan is

to take him from me. I am not going to let you win. This time I will fight you

to” she spits.

my hand. “Whoa, first of all,

no fighting to the death. If you

fuck him, and give

head

was getting tired of repeating the same thing over and over again. Why

I no longer wanted

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