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 hand and scrutinizes

Beside, I’m just driving it.

move

shoulders. We head to the cashier and I pay

we’ve chosen.

restaurants and eateries near the furniture store

ask her already

and greasy…is that something you

I grin at her.

we are settled. Our food arrive about

basically ordered the same thing. Fries, burger,

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

For a moment, I forget about my troubles and it

I can barely think

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this satisfied look in her eyes and it

like you just

“I did, I had a

I tell her that there is nothing like that. Food and orgasms shouldn’t

sentence.

if it’s not the same

that sentence…haven’t you ever had of TMI” I look at her in

is to hear what

“Oops” she says sheepishly.

their brother having

described.

I check the incoming

soon and I

place”

I head out too. My feet are

pay our bills

for your help

“Anytime, Ava”

say goodbye and she leaves. I walk the

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

that I’d be home by the time

her annoying voice makes me

lot. She

murder.

kind of drama so I turn about

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you happy now? bitterness

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I turn back around and face her. Travis just stood there

like a damn statue

I ask het, my

Are you happy now

plan all

but I never expected

off. He loved her

know why you think I would be happy

emotionlessly

she shouts drawing the attention

look to Travis. “Would you mind controlling your hysterical sister? The last

because she thinks I had something to

her and her man”

also my sister,

long time, Travis. Or have

me that yourself”

looks down. I wait for the pain, but it doesn’t come. I heave a sigh

short lived when Emma takes a step towards

won then you’re wrong Ava. Rowan

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

to” she spits.

“Whoa, first of all, Rowan isn’t a possession.

all, there will be no fighting to the death. If you

fuck

fucking head

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

I no longer wanted

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