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Chapter 0142
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.
“Aval” She screams through the phone, always excited to hear from me. “Theo, my love,
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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“,
till 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 didn’t know how to tell them given that Ethan was still refusing their visits.
know deep down it hurts them even though they try hiding it
As for Ethan. What he’s doing to them is wrong, but I also understand where he is coming
from.
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He feels ashamed. He feels like he doesn’t deserve their love after what he did. He was
hiding from them because he felt like he didn’t deserve their kindness.
I sent him the picture of my recent ultrasound. He wrote back and told me he was
thankful. 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 baby.
“Ava?” Mom calls, pulling me back to the present.
“Sorry. I zoned out a bit” I murmur embarrassed.
“It’s okay darling. I just wanted to know if you’ll be coming this weekend like we had
talked about
“Yes, though Noah won’t be joining us this time. It’s his weekend with his father so it’ll just
be me and your
guys“.
The Woods and the Sharp family used to have a monthly get together. I wasn’t always
invited.
When I did get an invitation which was rare, I was treated like I didn’t exist. Like I didn’t
matter. I wast
completely ignored and was treated like a pariah.
The 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 the bathroom.
There hasn’t been a get together in months. I guess now that the parents are back, they
were back to
having them.
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I was about to say something, but something takes my focus away. I hear a bark then a
scratch. At first, I think I’m imagining things since there aren’t any dogs in the area. That
is until I hear it again.
“Let me call you guys back, dad, I have to check on something” I tell him distractedly.
“Okay honey
hang up and move to where the sound seemed to be coming from. Going to the backyard I
find a large Siberian Husky on my small kitchen garden. It had uprooted everything that I
had planted. There was nothing left except a whole mess.
tare in shock. My mouth hanging wide open.
how long it took me to plant those, and you just ruined every single one fu
He looks chastised. Laying on the ground, giving me puppy eyes, but I wasn’t going to buy
it.
“I wanted organic food, that’s why I started the damn garden in the first place and let me
tell you, it took a lot of time and effort.” He whines, but I am too far gone to listen to him.
“Oh no, no, no. You’re not going to get out of this by flashing your cute, adorable eyes.”
Shaking my head I stare at him. Atleast I assume it’s a he. “How are you going to make up
for the damage, huh?”
The more i stare at him, the more my heart begins to melt. He is big, fluffy and completely
adorable. Hel had thick black and white far and piercing grey eyes. For some weird reason
they reminded me of Rowan
and Noah’s grey eyes.
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