104 Something wrong with me

Ava

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My brain cells were totally fried.

I’ve been sitting here since Calvin left about an hour ago. I asked him if Noah could stay the night

at his house today and he agreed.

I was still trying to grasp all that I learnt today. It was too much information all at once. I didn’t

know how to handle all of it.

My phone rings. For a second I think of ignoring, but decide against it. It might be an emergency.

I swipe the screen sightlessly. I put the gadget to my ear, but don’t say a thing. My mind was

completely blank so I wait for whoever was on the other side to speak.

“Ava” she breathes. “Thank God. Are you okay? Travis told me what happened today”

Immediately I recognize her voice. Letty.

“I’m not sure, honestly” I reply in a whisper.

I still didn’t understand how Emma could be so cruel to Calvin and Gunner. I know that she always

wanted to carry Rowan’s children, but to reject her own flesh and blood because he doesn’t have

Rowan’s DNA is downright malicious.

“Travis told me you’re the one that discovered the truth and exposed Emma’s lie”

Knowing how a parent’s rejection feels like, I completely understood Gunner’s pain. I took his pain

as my own because he r ded me so much of myself.

He didn’t choose Emma to be his mother, yet she hurt him as if he was nothing. That pissed me of

and broke my heart at the same time.

“Yes. It was just by coincidence I guess”

“How? How were you able to figure it out” she asks, her voice in disbelief.

I don’t know whether it’s from finding out that Emma has a son or it’s from her inability to

understand how I came by the truth.

“His smile” I breathe. “He’s smiled at me many times before, but there was this day it just hit me

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was young snapped in my head His smile was similar to hers

“Cal never said anything before?”

“Never but when I mentioned Emma’s name, he completely froze. That gave everything away.

Also the fact that he didn’t correct me”

It still seems so surreal. I can’t imagine my life without Noah so I don’t understand how Emma

was able to live like her son didn’t exist.

insists and I proceed to tell her everything from how it started

got here.

I am done, I’m crying once again. I didn’t want to project my pain, but

hard.

didn’t know where I was going until I was at Kate’s house” I tell her. I had stopped

months ago. “I felt so angry on

no one did for me when I was

him and call

I’d prayed for when I was growing up. Other parents noticed how Kate

said nothing. Hell, even Rowan’s parents kept quiet

lead. No one stood up for me or what

should suffer through

treated Gunner. You were right for exposing what a

me that felt like maybe I shouldn’t

could have handled it

I was so angry that I couldn’t even think

  1. thought about as I drove is; Like

about to say something when my doll

Letty. I

so tired and drained. Both emotionally and

talk tomorrow. I know it has been

hang up. I consider ignoring the person on the door. Like I

didn’t want to see

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slowly use up and ge

are you doing

if I am being honest, I

I’m shocked that he in

in?” he asks

me because I step aside and let

enters my

asleep?” he asks while taking off his

not here. Today he’ll be sleeping over

a moment I think he’s going

he literally forces himself to calm down. I almost clap for him at his

turned out.” He pauses. “How are you

I’ve seen some massive changes in him recently, but today it’s just sort

Before he wouldn’t have cared. In fact he would

possible that he

to push away those thoughts. I’m

to have a change of heart all

take a while to consider what I just said. “Scratch that.

feel like I’ve

closer to

his body

place where I

but for some reason I am

from exhaustion. If I had been thinking clearly,

to ease your pain? I know this

concerns Gunner”

bit. I’m shocked that he understands that not all of what I am feeling

also because of my

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look at his feet, but he cups my cheek and makes me look at

know, Rowan”

my cheek and

stares at me in

am his

take those

stare at

him no‘ I

no, Ava. Push him

I can’t think straight and my mouth won’t move to form the damn

in slow motion. Finally, his

wrong with me because I slowly open my mouth and let him slip

close my eyes at the fiery emotions

mouths mold and our

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