Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

65 Heart to heart

“Ava can we please talk?” mother pleads when I move to leave.

1 stare at her, not sure what she wanted. What was there to talk about? Hasn’t everything already

been said and done?

“There isn’t anything for us to talk about, Mother” I insist.

Looking back, I see now how I made a distinction when it came to her and father. While Emma and Travis referred to them as mom and dad, to me they were Father and Mother. Clean, cut and

completely impersonal.

I never truly acknowledged them as my parents, because deep down I just knew. Parents don’t hate their children. Parents don’t neglect their child and treat them like shit. I made what I called them impersonal because on a spiritual level, I didn’t consider them my parents.

“Please, I beg you” she pleads with tears in her eyes.

It was so strange looking at her with tears in her eyes. Her face flushed and soft. This is a look I’ve never seen her direct at me. Her face was always in a frown. She always looked at me with a certain cold indifference that was specifically targeted at me.

“How about you show me to our table as they talk?” Martha, Rowan’s mom asks Corrine while

cutting off what I was about to say.

Corrine looks skeptical. Like she didn’t want to leave me. After all, it was known that the Sharp family weren’t my biggest fan even though I was apparently their daughter.

Martha doesn’t give Corrine a chance. Instead she links their hands and pulls her away in the

opposite direction.

I sigh and take my seat. “Let’s just get this over with, looks like you won’t leave me alone until

do it now before I change my mind” I tell her

to adore this woman back in my younger days. When I was around five

she didn’t feel the same way. It changed when

I was more of a burden, than

my hands in hers. I pull them

touch me. I didn’t want her near me. The part of me that

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sorry, Ava More than you’ll ever know”

into her arms. I used to crave it. Pray for it. Hope for the day to come. Now that it’s here,

loved me, loved us, but we gave you nothing

before continuing.

value. Never acknowledged that you’re the best daughter anyone can have. It took

crying. If I was my old self,

her tears meant absolutely nothing

erased by a few drops of tears. It just doesn’t work like that. It would

adults. There is no need for you to try and sweeten me up, that shit won’t work. Instead of all the drama, why don’t you tell me the real reason you wanted us to talk” I tell

emotionlessly.

but I don’t care. She’s been hurting me for years. This was nothing compared to what I had to endure at her hands and

hurt. I was sure that

save their

hurts that you would think that of me. That you would think that the only reason I was apologizing was so I could save the company. Then

my own actions that you find me

couldn’t tell she was the same woman who used

didnt matter. It was so weird. We’ve never

to heart, so sitting here as she pours out her

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mother in every way. I want to build what I shattered I want to win back the love I so carelessly threw

mean, but first of all you’re not my mother. The DNA test report I have back at home can prove that. Second, that ship sailed a long time ago. You and me? Being close? That will never happen. Lastly, I don’t want you in my life. In fact, I would prefer if you and