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

don’t have to do it by yourself”

don’t like strangers in my space. Beside, I’m just driving it. Ethan will be by

help move

shrugging her shoulders. We head to the cashier and I

we’ve chosen.

restaurants and eateries near the furniture store so

or fast and greasy?” I ask her already

fast and greasy…is that something you even have to

I grin at her.

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

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

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

I forget about

can barely think straight” Letty says,

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look in her eyes

look like you just had

“I did, I had a food

nothing like that. Food and orgasms shouldn’t

sentence.

if it’s not the same as the

you dare finish that sentence…haven’t you ever

want is to hear what

“Oops” she says sheepishly.

sister wants to hear about their brother having sex.

described.

I check the incoming

will be leaving work soon and I want to be there

place”

about time I head out too. My feet

our bills

your

“Anytime, Ava”

and she leaves. I walk the short distance

until it was too late. Mainly

I’d be home by the

makes me

Travis at the parking lot. She was staring at me

murder.

of drama so I turn about to move around them but her words

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happy now? bitterness and anger laced her

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I turn back around and face her.

like a damn statue

about what?” I ask

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

your plan all

had happened between them, but

break things off. He loved her

know why you think I would be happy about that when it

emotionlessly

she shouts drawing the

Travis. “Would you mind controlling your hysterical sister? The last thing I want is

thinks I had something to do with whatever drama is going

her and her man”

also my sister, Ava” he

a long time, Travis. Or have

me that yourself”

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

when Emma takes

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

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

to” she spits.

step back and raise my hand. “Whoa, first

will be no fighting to

Keep him for all I care, marry him, fuck him, and give him a whole lot

head that

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

no

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