Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

11. Shooting range

“So how’s your day sweetheart?” I ask Noal

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The phone is between my shoulder and eat I was trying to maximize by talking to him while doing some cleaning. It wasn’t an easy but at least my shoulder was doing so much better now.

“It’s awesome“” he shouts through the phone almost bursting my ent drums “We just had ice cream and now we are going to the slides, they have slides here and they lead straight to the

ocean”

His excited chanter makes me happy. His happines in my happiness The fact that he is safe and enjoying himself was enough for me.

“That’s great baby…see, I told you that you would have lots of fun”

Giving up on cleaning, I take a seat on the couch. It would be better to finish talking to him first.

“What about you mommy, how’s your weekend?”

What could I say? It was boring as hell. My eight year old son was having more fun than I was. I didn’t have anywhere to go or anyone to hang out with since I had no friends.

My colleagues used to invite me to things but they stopped after I kept turning them down Deep inside I knew they invited me as a formality, because I was there when they were inviting others. Not because they genuinely want to know me or hang out with me.

“Uh, it’s okay…just doing some cleaning” I murmur

I hear him sigh. “Mom, you need to go out and have fun like I am. Since I’m not there, I don’t want you to stay at home all alone”

Why the hell did I feel so chastised right now?

“I will, I just have to finish my chores first” I lie.

After cleaning I would probably just watch a movie and drown myself in junk food. Or I would just catch up on sleep. Both options didn’t seem that bad.

“Fine…I have to go mommy, Pa is calling for me”

“Okay my love, talk to you at night”

“Bye, and grandma says hi to you”

Noah calls mother grandma and used to call father grandpa. As for Rowan’s parents, he calls them

Pa and Ma

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“That’s good be careful on the slides” I say, completely ignoring the greetings from my supposed

mother.

that. Good thing he’s so excited about the slides to realize I ignored

greetings. Noah is usually in tune and nothing escapes his notice. A character he got from his father, but not today. Today his

but soon I’m finished. Instead of watching a movie like I had planned, I decide to go through the biology essays of my students. So far the ones I’ve marked have done really well! I don’t mean to brag but

the best performed in

lurches

me afraid

Ava…are you busy?” he

it hadn’t been a mistake

“Not particularly, why?”

you aren’t at the station’s shooting range. I thought

together”

things he said were making any kind

would I be at a shooting

were all advised to

license just in case they ever got in

me but I guess it did make sense. I mean having a gun when dealing with a dangerous gang could come

about this but

go fuck themselves for all I

up?” Ethan asks interrupting my

fun. Not to

again.

“Sure”

there in

to find

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minutes like he

made you decide to become an officer of the law?” I ask

atmosphere was comfortable and I felt at ease around him. It was

adult for a long

a cop” he answers with a

a bit surprised. “That would turn most people off from being

my dad wasn’t a good man and neither was

selling illegal firearms I was actually relieved. Seeing those

dad who thought was untouchable made me want to do the same thing.

I was living in a safe

tell there was something

that his father wasn’t just bad, he was a

Students who had really abusive parents. I try to help

no child needed such parents. Abuse

emotional.

made you

myself back but I find myself

surprise.

was neglected as a child. When

me when I needed a hug, supported me. She was