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
that’s why
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don’t see how that’s any of my business, Rowan I’m not your wife or your keeper
the snappy tone away, but
does something nice, and it just reminds me of
move past the memories that are
courtesy to let you know,” he says, slowly as if he were dealing
“Courtesy? You sure lacked it
need
a while before I speak
because I don’t want
is ready, but when I get back, we
have to tell you; it’s
curious. “Can’t you
I need to tell
I hate waiting. When you tell me something like that, then
wait before you tell me what you want to say, it usually wreaks havoc inside me.
overthinking and coming up with scenarios that may
tell me?
to wait.” He pauses, and I hear other voices on his end. “I have to
care; we’ll talk when I
more, the line goes dead. I groan in
want to talk
me out of my
defeat. Now I was going to be in a weird
talk about.
the kitchen,” I
kitchen. I
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name like it’s the end of the world.“I tell him
hasn’t said a word.
a sweat shirt and sweat pants. At first
day off.
“Cal?” I call
don’t know if this is too soon, but I wanted
now Cal wants to
knew that I probably wouldn’t like what
“Okay, go ahead.”
quiet for a while before
you out
I stammer, staring at him
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