Chapter 0500

Emma

I walk into Mia's office for yet another therapy session. Just like we always do, I first take off my shoes before sitting down.

"Hi Emma," Mia asks, smiling at me. Her smile, just like always, is inviting and warm. It makes you calm and relaxed.

"Hi Mia"

"Okay, you know what we have to do first, right?"

She asks and I nod my head.

I take a deep breath before closing my eyes. I sort through my thoughts. I don't hold onto them for long or dwell on them. Instead, I let them go without trying to dive into them.

I push out the thoughts about Calvin, Gunner, my brother, mom and Ava. I clear my head until there is nothing. Until my head is empty and I am at peace.

Once that's done, I open my eyes.

"Are you ready for us to begin?" Mia, who was watching me, asks.

I nod "Yes."

are ready to get your life back together.

on her and let her question bounce in my head as

say, "I got in contact with my previous firm. They have a branch here

breakdown because of guilt and out of nowhere, I quit my job. I never expected that they'd take me

leap to call them and ask for my old job back, I expected them to turn me away and tell me to fuck off. I was surprised when my senior got excited at hearing me. She immediately accepted my request, even after I told

reason why you decided to get your life

doing

"What about him?"

smile. "I quit my job and moved with my

then writes something in her note book before turning

as a bandaid. I am afraid that you are settling for them since you didn't end up with Rowan, given he

inside me. I feel offended and hurt that she would think this way about me and about my intentions to mend things with Calvin and Gunner.

I just stare at her. No words come out of my mouth. It opens and closes, but nothing. I lack the

intention. Gunner may be too young to understand everything but if that's what I am thinking, then that's what Calvin will think too. Are you sure that you haven't settled for them because the person you wanted chose someone

turned, I would have thought the same thing. Calvin and Ava are friends so he knows that she and Rowan are together. He knows Rowan chose Ava. What's to stop him from thinking that the reason I am now begging for forgiveness is because Rowan didn't want me? I've was hang

this because I am settling but because I genuinely want forgiveness and a chance at redemption. I want to be in Gunner and

should I

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