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

why he continued

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

the snappy tone away, but

and it just reminds me of the opposite action he took

hard to forget or move past the memories that

know, but I thought it was a simple courtesy to let you know,” he says,

better judgment, I snorted. “Courtesy? You sure

see the need

that for a

It doesn’t matter because I don’t

I,” he pauses. “Look, my jet is

something I have to tell you;

get curious. “Can’t you

I need to

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

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

duration overthinking and coming up with scenarios that may not

just tell

have to wait.” He pauses, and I hear other voices

care; we’ll talk when I

I can say anything more, the line goes dead. I

he want to

brings me out of my

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

talk about.

kitchen,”

walks into the kitchen. I don’t know

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You’re yelling my name like it’s the end of

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

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

wanted to talk about something, and now Cal wants to ask me something.

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

“Okay, go ahead.”

while before he takes

to ask you out

stammer, staring at

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