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
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see how that’s any of my business, Rowan I’m not your wife or
tone away,
and it just reminds me of the opposite action he took
forget or move past the memories that are
let you know,” he says, slowly as if he were dealing with an unpredictable,
“Courtesy? You sure lacked
the need
quiet after that for a while before I speak up
know what, It doesn’t matter because I
is ready, but when I get back, we need
I have
get curious. “Can’t you tell
that I need to tell
about me is that I hate waiting. When you tell me something like that, then
before you tell me what you want to say, it usually wreaks
and coming up with scenarios that may not
you just tell
this will have to wait.” He pauses, and I hear other voices on his end. “I have to
talk
dead. I groan in frustration. Damn it. What the
want to
brings me
in a weird state until
talk about.
the kitchen,” I
hear his footsteps before he walks into the kitchen. I don’t know
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You’re yelling my name like it’s the end of the
hasn’t said a word.
he just discovered something huge. I stare at him. He has a sweat shirt and sweat pants.
day off.
“Cal?” I call
sorry. I don’t know if this
to talk about something, and now Cal wants to ask me something. With
fidgeting, I just knew that I probably wouldn’t like what
“Okay, go ahead.”
quiet for a while before he
you out on a date.”
stammer, staring at him
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