Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Ava

“I missed you mommy, why didn’t you call me?” Noah asks me, sadness in his voice.

I wanted more than anything to hold him in my arms. Just to reassure myself that I was still with him. That I wasn’t going to leave him motherless.

“I’m sorry my love, I lost my phone and I had to borrow your dad’s”

“Can we do a video call? I want to see you” he demands.

I know he senses that something is wrong but I can’t let him see me lying in a hospital bed. He will worry and want to come home. Given that I am now a supposed target, I couldn’t risk whoever is after me going after him.

I still couldn’t believe that there was a chance I was a main target. That someone wanted me dead.

“Not right now baby, they don’t allow video calls where I am” I lie.

“That’s a st* pid rule! Who makes such st* pid rules?” He screams through the phone.

I know that he is frustrated so I was going to let this slide.

“Noah…

“I just want to see you mommy, can’t dad make them leave you alone? He can make them give you permission, I know he can” he was close to tears and it was breaking my heart.

I look at Rowan and he is grinning like a fool. Noah knows how his father operates. He also knows that one word from Rowan Woods, and everyone bows down.

“Not this time… how about I call you tomorrow and we can skype?”

“You promise?”

“I promise”

I was getting discharged today so that would give me enough time to prepare for the call

tomorrow

“Okay mommy, talk to you tomorrow. I love you”

“Bye baby. Love you too”

“Grandma wants to talk…”

I hang up the phone before he can finish that sentence, I know it’s wrong but I just don’t want to

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Rowan stares at me, one of his eyebrow raised A look I can’t explain passes across his face. I’ve

asked him to leave so many times but he won’t budge. I even asked the nurse to throw him out

and he threatened to have the entire hospital shut down.

My unwanted guest is here every day now. Being around him this much is suffocating me

especially after that day when I woke up to find Emma and Travis in my room. Travis left the

room a couple minutes later to get something to eat. The moment he did Emma was on me like a

ravenous vulture.

Three days ago

“Your little trick won’t work Ava” Emma sneers the moment Travis leaves the room.

are

no mood to deal with whatever was going

well enough for whatever shit she wanted

planned it to get Rowan’s attention,

you to get

shooting

straight? You believe I planned for my car to be blown up so that I

delusional. And everyone thought that

perfect Emma and the

would anyone want to kill you? What would

bit if you lived or died

death would mean nothing to

never wanted to hit anyone like I wanted to hit her right

me is that it, Emma? Beat

plan?”

her in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows what she’ll do

that gang doesn’t kill you first, I mean, I want you to watch as I take everything away from you just like

know what I did to her was wrong but

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but know one thing, Noah will

ignored you at the airport. You’re

you and Rowan

face scrunches up. Anger taking’over the triumphant

is screaming at night, I will make sure he pumps me so full of his cum that I get pregnant and when I do he will soon forget about you and that brat. I

every time he was touching you he was

concern being Noah. I see red when he calls Noah a brat. Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge it at her head. With a scream she ducks and

crazy?!”

of you, get out of my room

enters looking at

gently but

can’t help remember all those times he treated me like trash. All those times made me feel like scum instead of his sister.

glare at him and

leave, I don’t

was pounding and my

you to leave, your presence is clearly affecting her and she shouldn’t

you can’t kick me out of her room!”

scoff at that. Since when has he ever considered

don’t leave” the nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces of being nice completely gone.

but I don’t have it in

taken everything I gave them and kept throwing it back at my face. I had nothing else to give I was empty

sure you and your sister

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I turn to my side, close my eyes and block them out. It takes

but they soon leave and I’m left in peace. That is

me laugh for the first

say? Rowan voice pulls me back

if you’re ready to leave” he

stare at him for a while wondering if Emma was right Would Rowan really abandon Noah?

not sure. Emma was and is

just don’t know if her importance

ask instead of the

you mean? he

both know that I’m your least favorite person, so what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Emma at home

a fight and I’m not

get you

who hates my fucking guts! Just leave, Rowan, we

rather be somewhere

don’t need my help? Who are you going to call to help you check out?

fucking friends,

take me home” It’s true I had no friends, but