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

that’s why he continued doing

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Rowan

snappy tone

something nice, and it just reminds me

to forget or move past the memories

thought it was a simple courtesy to let you know,” he says, slowly as if he were dealing with an unpredictable,

“Courtesy? You sure lacked it when we were

the need of it

quiet after that for a while before I

know what, It doesn’t matter because I don’t want to

pauses. “Look, my jet is ready, but

is something I have to tell

get curious. “Can’t you tell me

I

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

wait before you tell me what you want to say, it usually wreaks havoc inside me. I’ll spend

and coming up with scenarios that may

you just tell

have to wait.” He pauses, and I hear other voices on his end. “I

talk when I

can say anything more, the line goes dead. I groan in frustration.

want

the shout, brings me out of

defeat. Now I was going to be in a weird state until Rowan tells me what he wanted us

talk about.

kitchen,” I shout

before he walks into the kitchen. I don’t know if it’s just

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the end of the world.“I tell him once I realize

hasn’t said a word.

a sweat shirt and sweat pants. At first I’m

day off.

“Cal?” I call

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

now Cal wants to ask me

fidgeting, I just knew that I probably wouldn’t like what he

“Okay, go ahead.”

a while before

want to ask you out

I stammer, staring at

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