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
in my space. Beside, I’m just driving it. Ethan will be by
help move
her shoulders. We head to the cashier
we’ve chosen.
restaurants and eateries near the furniture store so we don’t
her already feeling my stomach
and greasy…is that something you even
I grin at her.
one pretty quickly and soon enough, we are settled. Our food arrive about ten
thing. Fries, burger, chicken wings and
anything important. We joke, we eat and
I forget about my troubles and it
barely think straight” Letty says, making
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look in her
look like you just had an orgasm” I
I had a food
is nothing like that. Food and orgasms shouldn’t be used
sentence.
and even if it’s not the same as
you ever had of TMI”
to hear what you and Travis do
“Oops” she says sheepishly.
wants to hear about their brother
described.
beeps and I check the
have to go…Ethan will be leaving work soon and I want to
place”
about time I head out
pay our
your help
“Anytime, Ava”
I walk the short distance to the furniture
didn’t see them until it was too late. Mainly because I
I’d be home by the
voice makes me lift my
at the parking lot. She was staring at
murder.
drama so I turn about to
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happy now? bitterness and
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turn back around and face her. Travis just
like a damn statue
ask het,
you happy now that Rowan
your plan
between them, but I never expected or thought
off. He
why you think I would be happy about that when it
emotionlessly
pretending” she shouts drawing the attention
mind controlling your hysterical sister? The last thing
to do
her and her man”
my sister, Ava”
time, Travis. Or have you forgotten
me that yourself”
for the pain,
lived when Emma
you’re wrong Ava. Rowan is mine and
not going to let you win. This
to” she
a step back and raise my hand. “Whoa, first of all, Rowan isn’t
will be no fighting to the
all I care, marry him, fuck him,
your fucking head that I. Do.
tired of repeating the same thing over and over again. Why was
no
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