Chapter 0349

“I’m surprised, but also impressed.” Reaper says, and I swear I could hear the amusement in his voice. “Everyone talked about how much you loved her; I didn’t think you’d ever hurt her, especially for Ava.”

“People don’t know shit.”

It’s as I said that it finally hit me. My love for Emma was completely gone. It was dead, and maybe it has been for a long time now. What I feel for Ava is stronger.

Looking back, I was infatuated with Emma and the idea of love. Plus, everyone used to say that we belonged together. That we were perfect together. I think that went to my head. I heard it said so much when we were younger that maybe it brainwashed me into thinking that it was the truth.

Everyone wanted us together, including our mothers, who pushed us to always be around each other. What if what I thought was love was nothing but an idea planted in our heads by our mothers? A fantasy they had no business pushing on

  1. us.

If it wasn’t for the constant pushing, would we have gotten together? Would we have started dating? The answer is probably a big fucking NO.

“Rowan, are you still there?”

I shake my head against the thoughts. None of that mattered. What matters is what I feel for Ava, and it’s bigger, stronger, and more than I’ve ever felt for Emma.

“Yeah, I just got lost in thoughts for a minute,” I reply

“Right,” he says, drugs the words out. “I’ve got shit to do; I’ll talk to you later.”

“Sure”

It wasn’t even ten minutes after we hung up that I got another phone call. I don’t recognize the number, but I pick it up anyway.

it’s Calvin.” I’m surprised, but the urgency in his

attention.

“What happened?”

“It’s Ava; she’s unconscious.”

sentence. I hang up the phone and rush out of the door. I could hear Noah calling me, but right

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in a tight fist as scenario after scenario of the worst played in my mind. I’m

even realizing it, I arrive at Calvin’s home. I pull out my number and dial

asked immediately, not caring to conceal my

“At Ava’s old house.”

there and find

here,” Calvin’s

to the master bedroom to find him seated at the

happened?” I yelled, crossing the short distance towards Ava.

fucking know.

told her it

and I gave it to her. It’s only after about forty minutes that

said she would pass by

that she hadn’t been back be goodbye. I came to

on the floor, unconscious.”

ignored him. My

name, but she doesn’t wholly

couldn’t be said about

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