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

have to do it by yourself” she folds her

like strangers in my space. Beside, I’m just driving it.

move

before shrugging her shoulders. We head to

we’ve chosen.

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

and greasy?” I ask her already feeling

greasy…is that something

I grin at her.

we are settled. Our food

We basically ordered the same thing.

easily. We don’t talk about anything important. We joke, we eat

each other’s company. For a moment, I forget about my troubles

think straight” Letty

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look in her eyes and it was just

you just had an

smirks. “I did, I

nothing like that. Food and

sentence.

even if it’s not the same

gag. “Don’t you dare finish that sentence…haven’t you ever had of TMI” I look at her in horror.

to hear what you and Travis

“Oops” she says sheepishly.

wants to hear about their brother having sex.

described.

and I

I want to be there when

place”

time I head out too. My feet are

pay our bills and

your

“Anytime, Ava”

I walk the short distance to

it was too late. Mainly because I was focused on texting Ethan

by the

her annoying voice makes me lift my

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

murder.

her kind of drama so I turn about

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around and face her. Travis just stood there

like a damn statue

about what?” I ask het, my eyebrows

me! Are you happy now that Rowan broke things off

was your plan

them, but I

off. He loved

why you think I would be happy about that

emotionlessly

drawing the attention

your hysterical sister? The last

to do with whatever drama

her and her man”

my sister,

in a long time, Travis.

me that yourself”

for the pain, but it doesn’t come. I heave a sigh of

lived when Emma takes a step

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

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

she spits.

raise my hand. “Whoa, first of all, Rowan isn’t

fighting to the death. If

him, fuck him, and give him a whole

head that I. Do. Not. Want.

the same thing over

no longer wanted

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