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
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see how that’s any of my business, Rowan I’m not your wife or your keeper “I try
tone away, but
it just reminds me of the opposite action he took
or move past the memories
a simple courtesy to let you know,” he says, slowly as if
I snorted. “Courtesy? You sure lacked it when we were married,
need
that for a while
It doesn’t matter because I don’t want to
“Neither do I,” he pauses. “Look, my jet is ready,
I have
get curious. “Can’t you tell me
It’s something that I need to tell you
is that I hate waiting. When you
me what you want to
with scenarios that may not
just tell me?
wait.” He pauses, and I hear other voices on
care; we’ll talk when I
say anything more, the line goes dead.
want
shout, brings me out of my
to be in a weird state until
talk about.
the kitchen,” I shout
kitchen. I don’t know if it’s just me, but Cal looks
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my name like it’s the end of the
hasn’t said a word.
He has a sweat shirt and sweat pants. At first I’m confused why he wasn’t at work, but then I remember that
day off.
“Cal?” I call
“Oh sorry. I don’t know if this is too soon,
to talk about something, and now
I just knew that I probably wouldn’t like what
“Okay, go ahead.”
quiet for a while before he
want to ask you out on
stammer, staring at
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