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 doing

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

snappy tone away,

and it just reminds me of

to forget or move past the memories

courtesy to let you know,” he says, slowly

better judgment, I snorted. “Courtesy? You sure lacked it

the need of it

that for a while before I speak up

matter because I don’t want

pauses. “Look, my jet is ready, but when I get back, we need to

have to tell you; it’s

“Can’t you

something that I need to tell

waiting. When you tell

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

up with scenarios that

you just tell

He pauses, and I hear other

we’ll talk when I

can say anything more, the line goes dead. I groan in frustration.

he want to talk

me out of my

in defeat. Now I was going to be in a weird state

talk about.

kitchen,”

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

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like it’s the end of the world.“I tell him once I

hasn’t said a word.

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 work,

day off.

“Cal?” I call

sorry. I don’t know if this

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

was fidgeting, I just knew that I probably wouldn’t

“Okay, go ahead.”

a while before

want to ask you

I stammer, staring at

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