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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for Ethan. What he’s doing to them is wrong,

did. He was hiding from them because he felt like he

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 the gender of our

Mom calls, pulling me back to the

a

okay darling. I just wanted to know if you’ll be

his weekend with his

family used to have a monthly get together. I

which was rare, I was treated like I didn’t

only one who used to talk to me during the gatherings was Noah. Most of the time, I ended up leaving early or crying in

now that the parents are back, they were back to having

come but I am still happy that you’ll make it”

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

there aren’t any

again.

back, dad, I have to check on something”

“Okay honey”

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

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was nothing left except a

in shock. My mouth hanging wide

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

chastised. Laying on the ground, giving me

the damn garden in the first place and let me tell you, it took a lot of time and effort.” He whines,

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

had thick

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 whip my

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

and he knew

down Ava, you got fooled once by great looks,

same mistake again‘. 3

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

one. I’m not blind.

before?” The words tumble out of my mouth before I can

you look familiar“.

before answering. “Yes, we used to go

behind me”.

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

I didn’t see

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I still

mentions his name, it hits me.

Cal” for

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

glow up” I stare at

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

He was also a

in the library while others his age

simply put it, he wasn’t someone you

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

well, thanks” he