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.

Calvin.” I’m surprised, but the

attention.

“What happened?”

“It’s Ava; she’s unconscious.”

finish his sentence. I hang up the phone and rush out of the door. I

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was gripped in a tight fist as scenario after scenario of the worst played in my mind. I’m not afraid of admitting that I was

arrive at Calvin’s home. I pull out my number

you?” I asked immediately, not

“At Ava’s old house.”

rush there and find

here,” Calvin’s

and climb up the stairs. I head on over to the master bedroom to find him seated at the edge of the

towards

fucking know. She

I told

to her. It’s only after about forty

she would pass by to

been back be goodbye. I came to check on her and

on the floor, unconscious.”

I ignored him. My focus is wholly on

name, but she doesn’t wholly

wound, but that couldn’t be

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