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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wrong, but I also

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

and told me he was thankful. He couldn’t stop saying how he was dying to meet his baby. He was also okay with

Mom calls, pulling me back to

I zoned out a bit”

just wanted to know if you’ll be coming this weekend like

won’t be joining us this time. It’s his weekend with his father so it’ll just be

family used to have a monthly get together. I

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

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

in months. I guess now that

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

something, but something takes my

things since there aren’t any dogs in the area.

again.

I have to check on something” I tell

“Okay honey”

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

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nothing left except a

My mouth

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took me to plant those, and you just ruined every single one”

ground, giving me puppy eyes,

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

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

at him, the more 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 weird reason

Most people usually find him annoying as hell” the

line, lips that begged

hot and he

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

same mistake again‘. 3

swore off love and men, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t

I’m not blind.

of my mouth before I can stop them.

you look familiar“.

“Yes, we used to go

behind me”.

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

I didn’t see anyone

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when I still continue

mentions his name, it hits

Nerdy Cal” for some weird reason, I

when he was

had a big fucking glow up” I stare at

slipping down his nose. He had braces and his face used to be covered in big

He was also a

in the library while others

simply put it, he wasn’t someone

everything worked out for him. He changed into someone any woman would die to have. He was now

well, thanks”