Her fury
Rowan

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“Is Noan coming?” my mother asks me.

“Not today, mom. I forgot to let Ava know, and I didn’t want to spring this on her all of a sudden,” I

tell her as I walk into Kate’s home.

It was our monthly get–together. Just like the last one, I didn’t want to be here. The only reason I

was there was because I’d promised Mom that I would attend.

“I’ve missed him so much, and so has Kate. She really wanted to see him.” She pauses. “Now that

she and Ava are estranged, the only time she gets to see Noah is during these get–togethers.”

I wanted to feel sorry for her, but I don’t. That makes me a bastard, sure, but I believe that we were

all getting what we deserved. This was our punishment for how we treated Ava.

“Maybe next time,” I say as I walk past her.

Mom and Kate have been friends for years. She would do anything for her best friend. The last

thing I want or need is to stand there for almost thirty minutes just listening to how Kate was

suffering.

I didn’t need to hear about someone else’s suffering when I was dealing with one of my own.

She follows me as I make my way to the backyard. I know Kate’s home like the back of my hand.

After all, they’ve lived here for years. This is the same house where Ava and I got married. The

same house she tried to escape when she found out she was pregnant with Noah.

I stop dead in my tracks. I

who was following behind me, collides with my back.

“What the hell, Rowan?” she asks, but I don’t turn around. Nor do I answer.

She comes to my front when I don’t answer. My eyes stare at her, unseeing.

“Rowan? What is it?”

My throat bobbles as I try to form the words.

“I just remembered the day I caught Ava trying to escape. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how

my life would have turned out had she managed to escape me.” I tell her.

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“Rowan darling. Don’t think about such things. It didn’t happen and we should be grateful to God

for that ”

I sigh, remembering how foolish I had been.

“Ava was eighteen and scared, mom. She begged me to let her go because, deep down, she

she stayed, and I did. I broke her heart more

count. Right now, I don’t know what to even think. Part of me wishes I had let her go

as she is right now, the other parts is grateful I’d

to know Noah or the

weight that descends on me every time I

then I wouldn’t have

down on me.

much on your shoulders, Rowan. Sure, you hurt her, but you forget that we

our roles in breaking her. Both families have a hand in destroying her

blame for her broken pieces.” Mom puts a hand around my forearm, trying to

mother is right.” I turn to find my father standing next to

forgot that she came into our lives as a

joy she brought us. We forgot how she used to make us

she was a girl who needed our love. That is on us. We were the parents, and

We shunned her, and so you followed suit. If anyone

adults and that is on us,” he finishes,

they said was meant to make me feel better, but it doesn’t.

she was invisible. I did worse. So much fucking worse, and

on me.

give them a small smile. I didn’t

have believed me because she takes my hand in

on, let’s go before the others start wondering what’s taking us so

dad follows

when I spot Emma. I knew she would be here, but knowing and seeing are

different things.

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you came.” Kate kisses both of

the only response I can master, given that I’m

distracted by my parents, and I see that as my chance to

head straight to

things going?” he asks after the initial

I mumble, remembering the fight between

wasn’t one of my greatest moments, but he just reminded me of the time he used to chase

I was afraid that he was doing the same to

a good guy. That, more than anything, scared the crap out

a chance if he were to

so

only progress is that I managed to piss her

sighs. “What did you

a fight with Calvin. Turns out he

need to explain who Gunner is. Noah talks

his new best

Calvin?” Gabe

Cal. You

a

it downs on

The one that used to follow Emma around

time.”

“Yes, the same one”

it. It’s such a damn coincidence that I don’t know what to

Travis asks as he walks towards

that Emma hadn’t followed him. In fact,

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