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Ava
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I’m cleaning the house. A thorough cleaning just to keep my mind off things. I’m still coming to
terms with the fact that I’m pregnant.
When Rowan rejected the idea of us having another baby. I all but gave up on giving Noah a
sibling. Now I have another baby on the way and I didn’t know how to feel.
My phone rings and I pick it up. Normally I would have refused to pick up, but not today. Pushing
those close to me away wasn’t doing me any good..
“Hi Letty” I murmur while sitting down.
I’ve been so tired of late. I should have known that there was something more to it.
“Oh my God. You picked up. I thought you wouldn’t” she screams through the phone before
sniffing. “I missed hearing your voice. It’s been weeks”
م
“I’m sorry.” I release a breath. “I just didn’t know how to handle everything so I pushed you away”
I’ve never been good at communicating my feelings. I’ve never been good at even acknowledging
them. When I’m stressed or over emotional, I shut down. I try to bury them so that I can function
properly. Pushing my emotions down is usually better than acknowledging them. Now I know
that isn’t healthy at all.
“Are you okay now?”
“Not all the way, but I will be” I assure her.
I don’t know how I plan to do that, but I was going to come out of this stronger.
I still can’t believe that I thought of killing myself and my own child. I may not know how to feel,
but this baby was my blood. Just like Noah is. I plan to be a good mother. I plan to be the best
mother to him or her.
I shake those thoughts away. I don’t want to think of how low I had hit. I don’t want to think of
what I almost did.
“I’m pregnant” I whisper, when she doesn’t say anything after a while.
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What? She shrieks in surprise “When did you find out?”
“About a week ago
and unplanned. That won’t
may not like his or her father right now, but it’s not
Laush
tells me as the surprises fades and joy fills her
thought you
that a baby is a blessing, and this baby is
baby is your saving grace.
She takes a deep breath
were drowning, Ava. I could see it. Everyone could see it. I believe
do. Pulling you
true. It’s because of Noah and this
That I’m willing to get the
when I kept pushing you away, you still
up on me” I
thing makes me
I never had. Of course
know you would do
after that. Moving away from serious
an hour
nice talking to her. I didn’t realize how much I had missed her. Just how lonely I had
like myself, now. I
and I am exhausted by the time I am done. I collapse on
front door open.
dare enter my house without knocking or ringing
answered when I hear his
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I am home!” he
big smile takes over my face and I stand up. I rush out
through the entry way.
“Noah!”
hug him close to me as tears fall down
had missed
over his face,
he doesn’t
much! How are you here right now?” I ask
don’t let him go.
on the floor, but I didn’t care. I was just so
said you needed me. It was supposed to be a surprise, that’s
we talked
his father that I realize Rowan was standing before him.
an emotion in his eyes, but I just can’t figure out what it
“Hi” I say softly.
just to
surprises me. He was so different from the
to this
words, he got me a therapist who I began seeing three days
nice, I’m left surprised by his action.
he asks with
making steps to get
at my sleeves and I look at him. “Is it true that you’re having a
at me sheepishly while rubbing
I tell
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