Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

70. A kindred Spirit

Today was a chilled day. I didn’t have much to do. Noah was already at school, and I was here at

home just relaxing.

After my mental breakdown, I decided to take some much needed break from work. My students

weren’t happy about it, but they understood that I hadn’t been myself the last couple of weeks.

I planned to resume after I give birth. My focus now was my kids and the Hope Foundation.

I’m still trying to come to terms with all that happened these past few weeks. Including

everyone’s change in behaviour.

The only one who seemed to be consistent with her hateful personality was Emma. The rest seem

to have had an overnight change of heart.

Instead of focusing on those thoughts. I push them away and pick up my phone and dial mom’s

number. She picks up on the first ring.

“Hey mom” I greet her. I wasn’t completely used to calling her that, but I was slowly getting there.

“Ava!” She screams through the phone, always excited to hear from me. “Theo, my love, our

darling daughter is on the phone“.

I hear shuffling before a sort of echo fills the phone. I just know that she’s put me on loudspeaker.

“Hey dad” I greet him too.

Their love honestly fascinated me. They were together since they were thirteen and they’re still

together years down the line. More than thirty–five years later.

If I was still chasing after love, then their kind of love is what I would have been looking for.

Instead, I’ve accepted that love is just not for me. I’m now set and prepared to spend the rest of my

life alone.

“Hey darling, how are you doing?”

“I’m doing good. Not much going on. I just wanted to check up on you guys“.

I still haven’t told them that I am pregnant.

Even though I’m starting to show, it’s easy for me to hide my bump with oversized t–shirts. I just

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I know deep down it hurts them even though they try hiding it.

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them is wrong, but I also understand where he is

did.

thankful. He couldn’t stop saying how he was dying to meet his baby. He was also okay with waiting till the day I deliver to know

Mom calls, pulling me back to the

zoned out a bit” I

if you’ll be coming this weekend like we had talked

though Noah won’t be joining us this time. It’s his weekend with his father

to have a monthly get together. I wasn’t always invited.

did get an invitation which was rare, I was treated like I didn’t exist. Like I didn’t matter. I was

the gatherings was Noah. Most of the time, I ended up leaving early or crying in the

together in months. I guess now that the parents are back, they were back

come but I

say something, but something takes my focus away. I hear a bark

any dogs in the area. That

again.

me call you guys back, dad, I have

“Okay honey”

sound seemed to be coming from. Going

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was nothing left except a

shock. My mouth hanging wide

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know how long it took me to plant those, and you

Laying on the ground, giving me puppy eyes,

food, that’s why I started the damn garden in the first place and let me tell you, it took a lot of time and effort.” He whines, but I am too far gone to listen to

no, no. You’re not going to get out of this by flashing your cute, adorable eyes.” Shaking my head I stare

fluffy and completely adorable. He had thick black and white far and piercing grey eyes. For some weird reason they reminded

my life have I seen a person’s heart melt so fast when it comes to my dog. Most people usually find him annoying as hell” the warm

chiselled jaw line, lips that begged to be kissed and

and he knew

you’re thinking. ‘Slow down Ava, you got fooled once by great looks, don’t make

same mistake again‘. 3

men, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t

see one. I’m

my mouth before I can stop them.

you look familiar“.

a while before answering. “Yes, we used

behind me”.

him, but it still doesn’t ring much of a bell. Probably because

I didn’t

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I still continue staring at him

he mentions his name, it hits me.

Nerdy Cal” for some

the name he used to go by when he was in school. He

you had a big fucking glow up” I stare

I remember was skinny, with too wide glasses that kept slipping down his nose. He had braces and his face used to be covered in

He was also a

the library while

someone

am glad that everything worked out for him. He changed into someone any

thanks” he