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

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

like I 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

being the best

was almost done when my phone rings. My heartbeat lurches when I see Ethan’s name flashing. This was totally

answer unsure, part of me afraid that he had

Ava…are you

been a mistake like I

“Not particularly, why?”

station’s shooting range. I thought

together”

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

would I be at a shooting

there. They were all advised to

case they ever got

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

to be pissed that no one told me about this but I couldn’t bring myself to care.

themselves for

up?” Ethan asks interrupting

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

again.

“Sure”

there in ten

rush to my bedroom to find something descent to

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in ten minutes like he

officer

ease around him.

another adult for

by a

bit surprised. “That would

and neither was he a good

for selling illegal firearms I was

my dad who thought was untouchable made me want to do the

living in

can tell there was something more. The

his father wasn’t just

Students who had really

no child needed such parents. Abuse was abuse. Whether it was

emotional.

made you become

back but I find myself opening up to him, something

surprise.

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

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