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.

hangs up after that. Good thing he’s so excited about the slides to realize I

notice. A character he got from

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

being the best performed in

phone rings. My heartbeat lurches when I

of me afraid that

Ava…are you busy?”

a mistake like I had

“Not particularly, why?”

aren’t at the station’s shooting range.

together”

in confusion. None of the things he said were making any kind of sense

be

you family is there. They were all advised to train in shooting

just in case

news to me but I guess it did make sense. I mean having a gun when dealing with

pissed that no one told me about this but I couldn’t bring

themselves for all

come pick you up?” Ethan

had nothing better to do. Plus this could be fun. Not to mention that I get to

again.

“Sure”

there

hangs up and I rush to my bedroom to find something descent to wear.

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arrives in ten minutes like he said and we

officer of the law?” I ask turning

I felt at ease around him. It was

another adult for a long

was killed by a cop” he answers with a

would turn most people off

but my dad wasn’t a good man and

down for selling illegal firearms I was actually relieved. Seeing those

made me want to do the same thing. Make

was living in a safe

something more. The way he talked

that his father wasn’t just bad,

such kids in my class. Students who had really

no child needed such parents. Abuse was abuse. Whether

emotional.

what made you become

back but I find myself opening up

surprise.

was neglected as a child. When I was around nine years, I

cared, praised me, hugged me when I needed a hug, supported me. She