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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is wrong, but I also understand where he

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

told me he was 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

calls, pulling me back

out a

you’ll be

time. It’s his weekend with his father so

family used to have

an invitation which was rare, I was treated like I didn’t exist. Like I didn’t matter. I was completely ignored and was

one who used to talk to me during the gatherings was Noah. Most of the time, I

guess now that the parents are back, they were

he won’t come but I am still happy that you’ll make

my focus away. I

since there aren’t any dogs in the area. That is

again.

call you guys back, dad, I have to check on something” I tell

“Okay honey”

and move to where the sound seemed to be coming from. Going to the backyard I

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was nothing left

shock. My

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how long it took me to plant those, and you just ruined every

the ground, giving me puppy eyes,

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

cute, adorable eyes.” Shaking my head I stare at him. Atleast I assume it’s a he. “How are you going to

He had thick black and white far and piercing grey eyes. For some weird reason they reminded me of Rowan and

fast when it comes to my dog. Most people usually find him annoying

Black hair, green eyes, high cheekbones, a chiselled jaw line, lips that begged to be kissed and

hot and he knew it.

you’re thinking. ‘Slow down Ava, you got fooled once by great

same mistake again‘. 3

that

one. I’m not blind. 3

before?” The words tumble out of my mouth before I can stop them. “It’s

you look familiar“.

before answering. “Yes, we used to go to the same school,

behind me”.

ring much of a bell. Probably because I was

that I

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he supplies when I

his name, it

Nerdy Cal” for some

was in school. He glares at me, but it doesn’t faze me at

glow up” I stare at

skinny, with too wide glasses that kept slipping down his nose. He had braces and his

He was also a

spent most of his time studying in the library while others his

he wasn’t someone you would

him. He changed into someone any woman would die to have. He was now in the same

thanks” he says