The Howell’s
It was almost noon when I wake up. At first I thought that everything was as it was supposed to

be, but then everything comes crashing down on me. It wasn’t a bad dream like I had thought.

Ethan had really betrayed me.

I feel my tears well up. I cried myself to sleep yesterday and I was just so damn tired of crying. I

went to bed wishing that it would all change when I woke up. Praying for a miracle, but here I am.

Nothing’s changed. What I wanted to be nothing but a nightmare, was now my reality.

I slowly get out of bed. I had no energy to do anything, but I also knew I couldn’t sleep and wallow

in bed all day.

I take a long shower hoping it will make things better. It doesn’t. I don’t think anything can make

everything that happened better.

After dressing in a t–shirt and some yoga pants, I go to the kitchen for something to eat. I was just

taking out some eggs when my doorbell rang. I heave a sigh of defeat. I wasn’t in the mood to see

anyone. I just wanted to be left alone.

“Hi” Letty says with a small smile when I open the door.

She looks as tired and worn as I am. Hers is probably more physical unlike mine which is both

physical and psychological.

“Hi Letty” I stand awkwardly at the door.

I didn’t want to be rude but I also didn’t want anyone near me or around me. Like I said, I wanted to

be left alone to come to terms with all that I learned yesterday.

“I know you probably don’t to see anyone right now, but can I please come in?” she pleads.

It still surprises me how well we’ve come to know each other. It’s like we’ve known each other for

years, instead of months.

I let out a breath. “Yeah sure”

It as she walks in that I notice she has a couple of boxes with her.

“Food” she says and I nod.

I really didn’t feel like cooking even though I was

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go to the living room instead. Seating down on the big sofa, Letty joins me and

boxes of food.

don’t talk as we eat. Both of us seemingly

are you? I’m worried about you Ava. This can’t be

eating.

think about lying to her that I

easier to pretend most of the time

soon as that thought crosses my mind, I push it away.

drowning.

time accepting that Ethan isn’t the man I thought

the people I thought were my family aren’t really blood

know which of the two was harder to accept. I keep asking

would have been great had I been

from ever meeting Rowan, but then I would

of how things would be different had I not met Rowan, I

do everything all over again

wish Noah

anchor.

can’t even begin to imagine all you must be feeling. I

comfort” Letty says, pulling

her and smile a little. She really wasn’t good at

that though. Her realness was

feel.

hard time. Not to mention

finally gotten a

gets ripped away from me” I blink away the tears,

Especially for a man that played and toyed with

Rowan for using me for sex

playing me and still using me for sex while he planned

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to come out as rude but

thinking the whole time, then

are you

sighs again. “How do I put this out without hurting you

you whole expectation on someone else. You can’t

Rowan and

get to say anything before

now. You think when you find the man that will love you then everything will fall into place. The only person who can fill that hole in your heart is you You alone can love yourself the way you want to be loved. You have to love yourself first and judging from the way I see things, you have never loved

back of the couch

wrong” I glare at her feeling a bit attacked

“Am 17”

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