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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What he’s doing to them is wrong,

feels ashamed. He feels like he doesn’t deserve their love after what he did. He was hiding from them because he felt like he didn’t

saying how he was dying to meet

pulling me

zoned out a bit”

to know if you’ll be

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

and the Sharp family used to have a monthly get together.

was rare, I was treated like I didn’t exist.

to talk to me during the gatherings was Noah.

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

that he won’t come but I am still happy that

was about to say something, but something takes my focus away. I hear a bark then a scratch.

I’m imagining things since there aren’t any dogs in the area. That is until I hear

again.

me call you guys back, dad, I have

“Okay honey”

seemed to be coming from. Going to the backyard

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nothing left except a

My

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it took me to plant those,

Laying on the ground, giving me puppy eyes, but I

place and let me tell you,

head I stare at him. Atleast I assume it’s a he. “How are

my heart begins to melt. He is big, fluffy and completely adorable. He had thick black and white far and piercing grey eyes. For some

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 voice makes me

cheekbones, a chiselled jaw line, lips that begged to be kissed and a body that enticed you to do dirty

he knew

what you’re thinking. ‘Slow down Ava, you

same mistake again‘. 3

off love and men, but that

I see one. I’m not blind.

we met before?” The words tumble out of my

you look familiar“.

while before answering. “Yes, we used

behind me”.

but it still doesn’t ring much of a

I

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supplies when I still

his name, it hits me.

Cal” for some weird

go by when he was in school. He glares at me, but it

glow up” I

slipping down his

He was also a

while others his age were busy fucking in

put it, he wasn’t someone you would look at

good. I am glad that everything worked out for him. He changed into someone any woman would die to have.

thanks” he