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.

up after that. Good thing he’s so

character he got from his father, but not today. Today his mind was completely on

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 done

subject being the best performed

done when my phone rings. My heartbeat lurches

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

you busy?” he

it hadn’t been a mistake

“Not particularly, why?”

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

together”

of the things he

I be

you family is there. They were

case they ever got in

I guess it did make sense. I mean having a gun when dealing with a dangerous

about this but I couldn’t bring myself to

fuck themselves for all I

up?” Ethan

this could be fun. Not to mention that

again.

“Sure”

there

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

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in ten minutes like he said and

become an officer of the law?” I ask

I felt at ease around him. It

another adult for

killed by a cop” he answers with

a bit surprised. “That would turn most people

man and neither was he

selling illegal firearms I was actually relieved. Seeing those cops

was untouchable made me want to do the same thing.

living

tell there was something more. The way

that his father wasn’t just bad, he

Students who had really abusive parents. I try

child needed such parents. Abuse

emotional.

you become a

myself opening

surprise.

was neglected as

hugged me when I needed a hug, supported me.