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

escapes his notice. A character he got from his father, but not today. Today his mind

a movie like I had planned, I decide to go through the biology essays of

the best performed in

lurches when I see Ethan’s

I answer unsure, part of me afraid that he had dialed my

you busy?” he

hadn’t been a mistake

“Not particularly, why?”

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

together”

the things he said were making any kind

I be at a shooting

the rest of you family is there. They were all

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

one told me about this but I

fuck themselves

come pick you up?” Ethan

better to do. Plus this could be fun. Not to mention that I get to

again.

“Sure”

be there in

my bedroom to find something descent to wear. Seeing we were

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minutes like he said

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

comfortable and I felt at ease

around another adult for

was killed by a cop” he answers

surprised. “That would turn most

dad wasn’t a good man and neither was he

selling illegal firearms I was

untouchable made me want to do

living in a

can tell there was something

father wasn’t just bad, he was a terrible

really abusive parents.

Abuse was

emotional.

what made you become

I find myself opening up

surprise.

weren’t the best and I was neglected as a child.

cared, praised me, hugged me when I needed a hug, supported me. She was kind and not only to