Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 111 ~ I'll come with you

ATHENA

I thought the black box Marcus gave me would unsettle the pit in my stomach.

Well, guess what... I was wrong.

Because my heart has been on that text since I left Rayen recovering in the hospital a week ago.

"UNKNOWN:I know what happened to your child."

I tried to call the number.

It was off.

Still is.

And now, instead of fear, it's anger burning beneath my skin like wildfire..

How dare they try to play with me?

Do they have any idea what it means to lose a child?

Do they understand that kind of pain? The kind that never heals never softens, never lets go?

That's not something you dangle over someone's head like a cruel joke, then switch off your damn phone and vanish into silence.

I looked like I had seen a damn ghost as I came up with an excuse to avoid Ariana's questioning gaze.

I should've deleted that message.

But I didn't.

Because a tiny, maddening part of me, the same part that still dreams of tiny

fingers and lullabies in the middle of the night, hopes it's real.

Guilt has been eating me away for the past three years, so if whoever this is has

proof someone did something, and it wasn't as Alex claimed....

Tears spring to my eyes as I push the lump in my throat.

A child dying is one kind of pain, but being told it was because of you?

I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.

As I step out of the hospital after my shift, the cold air slaps me awake, snapping me out of my thoughts. The sky is gray, like it's mourning something too. The clouds hang low and heavy, the same way my heart feels.

My fingers tighten around the strap of my bag as I walk toward the parking lot.

I see a figure making

he doing

against my car with his arms

coat is pulled

I'm shocked to

each other once we agree. No surprise

says casually, pushing

I mutter,

we'd said to only meet when we agree." I point out, making him

worried I had to check on you. You've been ignoring my

I've

I been doing? Spiraling? Hoping? Slowly

extremely busy and exhausted." I give

doesn't question me. He takes the keys from me and holds the door open when a brown envelope drops

to pick it,

did they get into

Athena? Are you okay?" Zayan pulls me

as I look up at

there it is. Haha. Thanks!” I grab the envelope and turn when Zayan pulls

knocking the air out

so close I can smell

zaps me with

bastard has ruined me for

is in that envelope? You look like it was a

up. It could

frustrated hand in his brunette hair before holding the door

"I can-"

the

what's with

in the car while the envelope burns in my hands. By the time Zayan starts

already

[MEET ME HERE]

all it says and

Who is this?

Could it be?

Zayan pulls me back and I fold the paper hoping my sweaty forehead

in my business, his career was toast. Zayan has been a great friend. I

"Nothing."

gets tired and

lie,

getting sick

hums, eyes on the road.

"Yes I do."

not comfortable. It's tight, thick with things unsaid. I