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.

so excited

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

and put my phone down. I get back to cleaning 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

my subject being the

done when my phone rings. My heartbeat lurches when I see Ethan’s

of me afraid that he had dialed

you

guess it hadn’t been a mistake like I

“Not particularly, why?”

shooting range. I thought maybe we could drive

together”

he

be at

rest of you family is there. They were all advised to train in shooting and to get

just in case they

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

about this but I couldn’t bring myself to care. They

go fuck themselves for all

I come pick you up?”

do. Plus this could be fun.

again.

“Sure”

be there

and I rush to my bedroom to find something descent to wear. Seeing we

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ten minutes like he said

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

at ease around him.

adult for a long

a cop”

would turn most

and neither was he a good father. When

I was actually relieved.

thought was untouchable made me want

was living in a

tell there was something more.

know that his father wasn’t just bad,

had such kids in my class. Students who had really abusive parents. I try to help

Abuse was abuse. Whether it

emotional.

made you

I find myself opening

surprise.

I was neglected as a child. When

praised me, hugged me when I needed a hug,