Another note
Ava

I haven’t been able to get the freaking note out of my head. It’s all I think about.

I wanted to believe that it was nothing but a prank, but I’m not so sure. Not when I get a bad

feeling every time I read it.

I’ve thought about reporting, but I don’t want to make a big deal out of it. It was just one note. What

if Cal was right and it turned out that it was just a stupid prank?

My phone rings, making me jump. I put the mop down and pick it up. When I see Rowan’s name

flashing, I almost hang up, but I don’t.

“Hello.” I force my voice to sound emotionless.

“Hey, how are you?” he asks, sounding a bit unsure.

I swear, I’ll never get used to this version of Rowan. It was just so unlike him. It’s like he woke up

one day and was a different person. If he has truly changed, then it’s going to take some time to

get used to him.

“Did you need anything?”

“Yeah. I just want to let you know that I’ll be going on a business trip for a few days,” he informs

me, which makes me a bit confused.

“Oh, okay, so you wanted me to let Noah know?”

Noah was at school. He will be disappointed since he doesn’t like Rowan going on trips, but he’ll

understand nonetheless.

He pauses before answering. “He already knows, but I wanted you to know too.”

I’m a bit stunned. Rowan never used to tell me when he went on business trips. He would leave in

the morning and not come back. It’s as I set aside food for him that Noah would let me know that

Rowan wasn’t coming back. He used to tell our son, but not me.

It was disrespectful. He never cared about that, though. He knew that it hurt me every time he did

and that’s why he continued

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see how that’s any of my business, Rowan I’m not your wife or your

snappy tone away, but it’s

reminds me of the opposite action he took

to forget or move past the memories that are burned in my

simple courtesy to let you know,” he

judgment, I snorted. “Courtesy? You sure lacked it

the need

stay quiet after that for a while before

because I don’t want to fight with

my jet is ready, but when I get back, we need

is something I have to

“Can’t you

something that I

thing about me is that I hate waiting. When you tell me something like

wait before you tell me what you want to say, it usually wreaks havoc

up with

tell me? I hate

will have to wait.” He pauses, and I

we’ll talk

dead. I

he want to

the shout, brings me out of

going to be in a weird state until Rowan tells me what

talk about.

kitchen,” I

he walks into the kitchen. I

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it’s the end of the world.“I tell him once I

hasn’t said a word.

he just discovered something huge. I stare at him. He has a sweat shirt and sweat pants. At

day off.

“Cal?” I call

his head. “Oh sorry. I don’t know if this is too soon,

wanted to talk about something, and now Cal wants to

fidgeting, I just knew that I

“Okay, go ahead.”

for a while before he takes

you out

I stammer, staring

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