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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

knew that I would destroy her if she stayed, and I did. I broke her

don’t know what to even think. Part of me wishes I had let

as broken as she is right now, the other parts is grateful

wouldn’t have gotten to know Noah or the wonderful woman she

time I remember all I put her through is

have tried harder; maybe then I wouldn’t

down on me.

on your shoulders, Rowan. Sure,

families have a hand in destroying her heart.

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

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

part in hurting, Ava. We forgot that she

much joy she brought us. We forgot

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

so you followed suit. If

on us,” he finishes, clasping

know what they said was meant to make me feel better, but it

like she was invisible. I did

on me.

them a small smile. I didn’t want to

have believed me because she takes my

on, let’s go before the others start wondering what’s taking us so long,” she says,

while dad

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

different things.

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came.”

given that I’m not really glad to be

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

straight to

he

remembering the fight between me

just reminded me of the time he used

because I was afraid that he was doing the

a good guy. That, more than anything, scared

has a chance if he were to shoot

so

only progress is that I managed to piss her

sighs. “What did you

got into a fight with Calvin. Turns out he is

don’t need to explain who Gunner is. Noah talks about him

he is his new best

Gabe asks,

Cal. You remember

a while,

moment it downs

shitting me!” he yells. “That Nerdy Cal? The one that used to follow

time.”

“Yes, the same one”

a damn coincidence that I don’t know what to

on?” Travis asks as he walks

thankful that Emma hadn’t followed him. In fact,

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