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

the snappy tone

does something nice, and it just reminds me of the

move past the memories

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

sure lacked it when we

the need

for a while before

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

my jet is ready, but when I get back, we need

have to

curious. “Can’t you tell

something that I

When you

tell me what you want to say, it usually wreaks

overthinking and coming up with scenarios that may

tell me? I hate

to wait.” He pauses, and I

talk

line goes dead. I groan

he want to talk

shout, brings me

a

talk about.

the kitchen,” I

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

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

hasn’t said a word.

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

day off.

“Cal?” I call

this is too soon, but I

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

was fidgeting, I just knew that

“Okay, go ahead.”

a while before he takes a deep

to ask you

staring at

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