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.

he’s 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

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 I am

being the

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

of me afraid that

you busy?” he

a mistake like

“Not particularly, why?”

was told you aren’t at the station’s shooting

together”

things he said were making any kind

would I be

were all advised to train in shooting and to get

case they ever

but I guess it did make sense. I mean having

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

go fuck themselves for all I

I come pick you up?” Ethan asks

be fun. Not to

again.

“Sure”

I’ll be there

to my bedroom to find something descent

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ten minutes like he said and

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

and I felt at ease around him. It was nice. I haven’t felt

another adult for a long

by a

“That would turn most people

dad wasn’t a good man and neither was he a good father.

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

made me want to do the

living in

was something

father wasn’t just bad, he was a terrible

really abusive parents. I try to help as

no child needed such parents. Abuse was abuse. Whether

emotional.

what made you become

myself opening up to

surprise.

the best and I was neglected as a child.

praised me, hugged me when I