- A surprise
It’s been a month since the whole thing with Ethan happened. Am I okay? Definitely not. Does it
still hurt? Fuck yes. Have I moved on? Absolutely not.
Things haven’t been easy. Every day I find myself drowning further and further in a sea of pain and heartache. I thought I was doing okay when I decided to move on with Ethan. I realize now
that I was probably just lying to myself.
Ethan’s betrayal has drenched up all the other pains I tried burying. All the hurts I tried
forgetting. It was like I was now back to square one. Only thing is that I had a few more new scars
marring my heart and soul.
I go through the days in a fog. Just living numbly. Time and things pass me by because I wasn’t
really living. I am just surviving. Taking each day one at a time.
Everyone seems to have moved on, but I feel like I am just stuck. Stuck in a never ending cycle of
pain and heartbreak. My world right now is dark and cold and I feel all alone.
“Miss Sharp, are you okay?” Mark, one of my students asks me.
Fuck, I hate that name. It serves as a reminded that the people who gave it to me broke me. I
wanted to change it, but I didn’t know which name to take. I didn’t want to take the Howell’s name
given I don’t know that much about them. There is also the fact that I haven’t spoken to them
since that day at my house.
“Yes, I am…focus on the classwork” I reply to him before looking down at the books on my desk.
I loved teaching, but nowadays it has become like a chore. Every day I come to work, I can’t help
but wish the hours would fly by quickly so that I can go home. I wanted solitude but I wasn’t
getting enough of that with Letty and Rowan checking up on me every damn time.
My students have noticed something is wrong. Classes aren’t as fun as they used to be. I wasn’t as
cheery as I was before. I was like a robot. Lifeless. Because of this some of my students have
started skipping class. I just don’t know how to bring back the old Ava.
‘Instead of trying to bring the old you, why don’t you try to create a new version?‘ an internal voice
asks.
Was that even possible? Creating a new version. A version of me that is different from the child,
teen then woman who has been broken too many times to count.
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+15 BONUS
Before I can answer that question or think too deeply about it, the bell rings Taking my things, I
dash out of my class without saying a single word to my students.
I keep my head down as I rush to the teacher’s lounge. I just want to breathe a little before I have to go to my next class Luckily, no one stops me in the hallway. I wasn’t really in the mood to talk
to anyone
I get to the teacher lounge and freeze up. I was expecting it to be at least somewhat empty, but it
was damn packed. I release a groan as I walk to the furthest seat.
My phone rings just as I sit down. Nora’s name flashes. I’ve ignored their calls not really sure how
to handle them. Especially given their relationship with Ethan I go to hang up, but I press the
accept button instead
“Hello, Ava?” she calls out.
I don’t say anything. Just release the breath I was holding.
“Please my dear, please don’t shut me out. Don’t shut me and your father out” she whispers her
voice catching at the end.
I still don’t say anything. I couldn’t even if I wanted to. My mouth refuses to move. To utter a single
fucking word.
“You’re my daughter, Ava and I want to be in your life. I want to be the mother I was supposed to
- be. I know you’re hurting and I want to be there for you. I already lost one child, please don’t make
me lose another. Losing you again just after finding you would kill me” she pleads, crying and it
breaks my heart.
Tears fill my eyes. Damn it. I’ve been so emotional these past few weeks.
“I need time” I tell her slowly. Trying to push back my emotions.
She releases a breath. “I’ll give you time if that’s what you need, but always remember that I love
you. I’ve always carried you in my heart even when I thought you had died. I hope you can trust
me and know that I’ll always be here for you if you need me” 1
Gosh. It feels so good to be wanted, but I don’t know if I can trust them yet. Only time will tell.
“Okay” I reply before hanging up.
I get what she’s saying, but I just don’t know. What if she’s just looking for someone to hang on to?
+15 BONUS
the gap. That’s what I’m afraid of. Of being used. Of being a second choice just like I was with
I wasn’t being cold or anything like that towards them. I was just trying to protect the remaining
“Damn girl” Carol says walking towards my table.
“Fuck” I groan under my breath.
She was a junior highschool teacher and she had a way of annoying the hell out of people. Mainly
because she likes to stick her nose in other people’s businesses.
“All that food” she looks at me in shock. “With the way you’ve been eating and how moody you are
nowadays, one would think you’re preggo” she finishes with a laugh. 2
I know she was joking, but I freeze in my seat. Her words ring in my mind like a broken record.
Driving fear through every fiber of my body.
Getting to the store, I park my car and rush out. Unluckily for me, I bump into Emma.
move to the counter. Once I have my purchase, I leave.
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