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 doing

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that’s any of my business, Rowan I’m not

tone away, but

reminds me of the opposite action he took

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

let you know,”

snorted. “Courtesy? You sure lacked

need

that for a

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

I,” he pauses. “Look, my jet is ready, but when I get back, we need to

I have to

curious. “Can’t you tell

It’s something that I need to

thing about me is that I hate waiting. When you

wait before you tell me what you want to say, it

coming up with scenarios that

tell me? I

this will have to wait.” He pauses, and

talk when I

line goes dead. I groan in

he want

brings me out of my

in defeat. Now I was going to be in a weird state until Rowan tells

talk about.

the kitchen,”

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

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is it? You’re yelling my name like it’s the end of the world.“I

hasn’t said a word.

as if he just discovered something huge. I stare at him. He has a sweat shirt and sweat pants. At first I’m confused why he wasn’t at work, but then I remember that today

day off.

“Cal?” I call

this is too soon, but I wanted

about something, and now

that I probably

“Okay, go ahead.”

while before he takes

want to ask you

staring at

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