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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don’t see how that’s any of my business, Rowan I’m not your wife or your keeper “I try

snappy tone away, but

it just reminds

forget or move past the memories that are burned

know,” he says,

sure lacked

see the need of

stay quiet after that for a while before I speak

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

my jet is ready, but when I

is something I have to

get curious. “Can’t you tell me

that I need to

When you tell me something like that, then you

you want to

with scenarios that may not be

just tell me? I

to wait.” He pauses, and I hear other voices on his end. “I have

care; we’ll talk when I

dead. I groan in

he want to talk

brings me out of

Now I was going to be in a weird state until

talk about.

kitchen,”

I don’t know if

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

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

day off.

“Cal?” I call

“Oh sorry. I don’t know if this is too soon, but I wanted to ask

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

just knew that I probably wouldn’t

“Okay, go ahead.”

a while before he takes a

you out on

stammer, staring at him

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