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.

after that. Good thing he’s so excited

tune and nothing escapes his notice. A character he got from his father, but not today.

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

subject being the best performed in

done when my phone rings. My heartbeat lurches when

unsure, part of me afraid that

you busy?” he

it hadn’t been a mistake like

“Not particularly, why?”

the station’s shooting range. I

together”

he said were making any kind of sense to

I be at

were all advised to

case they ever got in

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

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

themselves for all I

I come pick you up?” Ethan asks interrupting

be fun. Not

again.

“Sure”

there in ten

to my bedroom to find something descent to

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minutes like he said and

an officer of the law?”

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

another adult for a

dad was killed by a

“That would turn most people off

dad wasn’t a good man and neither was

firearms I was actually relieved. Seeing those

was untouchable made me want to

living

there was something

his father wasn’t just bad,

who had really abusive parents. I try to help as much

no child needed such parents. Abuse was

emotional.

made you become a teacher?”

myself opening up to him, something

surprise.

best and I was neglected as a child. When I was around

amazing teacher. She was everything I wanted my mother to be. She cared, praised me, hugged me when I needed a hug, supported