Chapter 0210 âHey Ro, Iâm glad you came.â Kate k*sses both of my cheeks.
âYeahâ itâs the only response I can master, given that Iâm not really glad to be here.
She gets distracted by my parents, and I see that as my chance to sl*p away.
cht to I bead straight to my brother.
âHow are things going?â he asks after the initial greeting.
âTerribleâ I mumble, remembering the fight between me and Calvin the weekend before It wasnât one of my greatest moments, but he just reminded me of the time he used to chase after Emma. That scared me because I was afraid that he was doing the same to Ava. Regardless of everything. Calvin is a good guy. That, more than anything, scared the crap out of me because it means that he actually hast a chance if he were to shoot his shot.
âAny progress so far?â he asks.
âNone. The only progress is that I managed to piss her off even more.â
Gabe sighs. âWhat did you do?â
âI got into a fight with Calvin. Turns out he is Gunnerâs fatherâ
I donât need to explain who Gunner is. Noah talks about him all the damn time. He tells everyone that he is his new best friend.
âIâm confused. Who is Calvin?â Gabe asks, looking confused as hell.
âNerdy Cal. You remember him?â
It takes a while, but I see it the moment it downs on him. I âYouâre shitting me!â he yells. âThat Nerdy Cal? The one that used to follow Emma around all the time.â
âYes, the same oneâ
I still canât believe it. Itâs such a damn coincidence that I donât know what to think.
âWhatâs going on?â Travis asks as he walks towards us.
Hlook behind him, thankful that Emma hadnât followed him. In fact, thinking about it now, I wouldnât mind Calvin resumed his obsession and started âJust that nerdy Cal is Gunnerâs dad, and Ro got into a fight with him,â Gabe answers.
âSeriously?â he asks before turning to me. âWhy? Was it because of Emma?
Before I can answer him, we hear the front door open and then bang shut. Moments later we hear Avaâs clear and angry voice shouting Emmaâs name.
âEmma?â she shouts again as she walks out of the house.
âWhatâs going on?â I turn to Travis.
âI have no ideaâ
We step closer. Our eyes on Ava as she stomps towards Emma, who was standing next to our parents.
Before anyone can do anything or stop her, she slaps Emma so hard that she falls to the ground.
âWhat the hell, Ava?â Travis shouts as she rushes to help his sister.
Emma, just like everyone else, was shocked. Ava, on the other hand, looked wired. She looked downright pissed. As if she was ready to rip someoneâs head off.
âShut the F*** up, Travisâ she says at him through clenched teeth.
âWhatâs going on, Ava? Why would you attack your sister like that?â Kate asks as tears fills her eyes.
She was torn. She didnât know which girl to choose, so she was waiting to see if Ava had a good reason before picking sides.
This just shows how much sheâs changed. The previous Kate would immediately take Emmaâs side.
âThatâs what I would like to know.â Ava snarls and then glares at Emma. âI would like to know why you would do that, Emma.
Why would you abandon your child? Your own sonâ
We all stand stock still. Maybe we werenât hearing it right. Maybe Ava got it wrong. There is no way Emma had a child. She would have told her family.
âThatâs bullshit. Emma doesnât have a child, and she would never abandon her kid,â Travis defends.
Ava laughs as if she had lost her goddamn mind.
Thatâs what I thought at first, but I am not wrongâ she asks Said woman was now in Travisâ arms. Clutching his arm like her life depended on it. She had tears streaking down her cheeks and fear in her eyes. She was even F***ing trembling. Even with all that, she didnât answer.
Ava continues while looking at Ernma like she is the scum of the earth.
âYouâre Gunnerâs mother, isnât that right Emma or are you going to continue pretending that youâre not?â Ava delivers the final blow. One that none of us saw coming. A blow that none of us were prepared for.