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

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

the snappy tone away, but

something nice, and it just reminds me of the opposite action

the memories that

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

“Courtesy? You sure lacked it when we

the need

after that for a while before I

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

is ready, but when

I have to tell you; it’s

“Can’t you tell me

that I need to tell you

hate waiting. When you tell me something like that,

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

up with scenarios that

just tell

but this will have to wait.” He pauses, and I hear other voices on

talk when

line goes dead. I groan in frustration. Damn it. What the

he want to talk

the shout, brings me out of my

Now I was going to be in a weird

talk about.

kitchen,” I shout

his footsteps before he walks into the kitchen. I don’t know if it’s just me, but

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

hasn’t said a word.

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

day off.

“Cal?” I call

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

talk about something, and now Cal wants to ask me

I just knew that I probably wouldn’t like

“Okay, go ahead.”

before he takes a deep

to ask you out

I stammer, staring at

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