Chapter 0218 Ava My brain cells were totally fried.
Iâve been sitting here since Calvin left about an hour ago. I asked him if Noah could stay the night at his house today and he agreed.
I was still trying to grasp all that I learnt today. It was too much information all at once. I didnât know how to handle all of it.
My phone rings. For a second I think of ignoring, but decide against it. It might be an emergency.
I swipe the screen sightlessly. I put the gadget to my ear, but donât say a thing. My mind was completely blank so I wait for whoever was on the other side to speak.
âAvaâ she breathes. âThank God. Are you okay? Travis told me what happened todayâ
Immediately I recognize her voice. Letty.
âIâm not sure, honestlyâ I reply in a whisper.
I still didnât understand how Emma could be so cruel to Calvin and Gunner. I know that she always wanted to carry Rowanâs children, but to reject her own flesh and blood because he doesnât have Rowanâs DNA is downright malicious.
Travis told me youâre the one that discovered the truth and exposed Emmaâs lieâ
Knowing how a parentâs rejection feels like, I completely understood Gunnerâs pain. I took his pain a own because he reminded me so much of myself. 1 as my He didnât choose Emma to be his mother, yet she hurt him as if he was nothing. That pissed me of and broke my heart at the same time.
âYes. It was just by coincidence I guess How? How were you able to figure it outâ she asks, her voice in disbelief.
I donât know whether itâs from finding out that Emma has a son or Itâs from her inability to understand how I came by the truth.
alle breathe. âHeâs smiled at me many times before, but there was this day it just hit me hand, helend me for days because it looked so familiar. Then today Emmaâs Images head His smile was similar to hers âCal never said anything before?â
âNever, but when I mentioned Emmaâs name, he completely froze. That gave everything away. Also the fact that he didnât correct meâ
It still seems so surreal. I canât imagine my life without Noah so I donât understand how Emma was able to live like her son didnât exist.
âTell me everythingâ she insists and I proceed to tell her everything from how it started to how we got here.
By the time I am done, Iâm crying once again. I didnât want to project my pain, but it was really hard.
âI didnât know where I was going until I was at Kateâs houseâ I tell her. I had stopped calling her mother a few months ago. âI felt so angry on his behalf and mine. I wanted to do something for him. Something no one did for me when I was little and they treated me with cruel disdain. I wanted to stand up for him and call Emma out on her behaviorâ
It was something Iâd prayed for when I was growing up. Other parents noticed how Kate and James treated me, yet they said nothing. Hell, even Rowanâs parents kept quiet and followed their friendsâ lead.
No one stood up for me or what was right. So I decided to do it for Gunner.
âI understand you babe. No child should suffer through how your Kate and James treated you or how Emma treated Gunner. You were right for exposing what a bitch she is I felt so relieved. There was this part of me that felt like maybe I shouldnât have done it. Like I could have handled it better, but I was so angry that I couldnât even think straight. I couldnât help it. All I thought about as I drove is; Like mother, like daughter