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

strangers in my space. Beside, I’m just driving it. Ethan will be

help move the

shoulders. We head to the cashier and

we’ve chosen.

restaurants and eateries near the furniture store so

her already feeling my stomach start to

greasy…is that something you even have to

I grin at her.

one pretty quickly and soon enough, we are settled. Our food arrive about

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

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

moment, I forget about my troubles and it

can barely think straight”

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satisfied look in her eyes and

just had

did, I

that. Food and orgasms

sentence.

it’s not the same as the pleasure I get when

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

I want is to hear

“Oops” she says sheepishly.

their brother having sex. They

described.

phone beeps and I

have to go…Ethan will be leaving work soon and I want to be there

place”

time I head out too. My feet

our bills

your

“Anytime, Ava”

and she leaves. I walk

didn’t see them until it was too late. Mainly because

I’d be home by

her annoying voice makes me

standing next Travis at the parking lot.

murder.

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

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turn back around and face her. Travis

like a damn statue

I ask

play dumb with me! Are you happy now that Rowan broke things off with me”

plan all along wasn’t

but I

break things off. He loved

be happy about

emotionlessly

drawing the attention of

you mind controlling your hysterical

something to do with whatever drama

her and her man”

sister,

long time, Travis. Or have you forgotten the many times you

me that yourself”

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

happiness is short lived when Emma

you’re wrong Ava. Rowan

to let you win. This time I will fight you to the death if

to” she

a step back and raise my hand. “Whoa, first of

no fighting to the death. If you want him you

him for all I care, marry him, fuck him,

fucking head that I. Do. Not. Want.

was getting tired of repeating the same thing over

no longer wanted

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