Chapter 0162 âAva...â
I cut him off. I donât want to hear a thing from his damn mouth.
âEvery time you took Emmaâs side, every time you treated me like trash. Every F***ing time you laughed when Rowan tore my heart to pieces because I hurt you precious sister, did you consider me you family? What about the times you said I deserved the pain I was going through? Or when father and mother ignored me like I didnât matter? What about all the time you all shunned me? Was I still your family?â
He doesnât say anything. But what is there to say anyway? He knows the truth. He didnât consider me family back then. To him and the rest I was nothing but an unwanted nuisance. One they would do anything to get rid of.
âSo tell me, if you didnât consider me your family back then, what makes you think Iâll consider you my family now? Whatever you are trying to do by playing the family card with me wonât work My eyes pierce his. I used to note the difference between us. Travis and Emma didnât look alike, but by just seeing them you could guess that theyâre related. I on the other hand looked nothing like any of them. That s should have been the first clue that I wasnât one of them.
âLetâs be honest, youâve never cared about me. The only reason youâre here is because you think you can use me, but I wonât let you. Go home, Travis and donât ever darken my doorstep again.â
With that, I push him away and slam the door hard. I lean against it breathing hard. Its quiet for a few minutes before I hear his car start up and speed off.
Feeling the need to escape the house, I take my car keys. I was just leaving when I notice the clothes Rowan bought. I take them. Planning to pass by a shelter to give them away.
Within minutes, Iâm on the road. My mind was all over the place. First with Rowan and now Travis. The audacity they had to think that they could just walk into my life and demand things. The thought that everything can be easily forgotten was completely delusional, If Rowan wasnât Noahâs dad, I would have demanded he stay out of my life completely. Everything that I do. I do with Noahâs interest at heart. Iâve been tempted so many times to take Noah far away, but the love he has for his father stops me every time.
Iâve wanted to move far away from here, but I know that the move will hurt Noah. Rowan thinks Noah loves me more. He just doesnât realize that he loves him just as much.
Sporting an ice cream shop, I decide to stop. The front was packed so I park at the back instead:
A little comfort is what I need right now. Iâll eat some ice cream while I try to clear my head.
I get into the dainty and cozy shop and order myself a big bowl of ice cream. I usually can eat any flavor of ice cream, just as long as itâs ice cream, but on the days Iâm feeling down and need comfort, I go for plain vanilla.
My mind wonders to Travis. Iâm not sure about how my parents are going about everything. Iâm not the revenge type of person. I usually just let karma do her thing because the way she F***s people up is on another level.
Iâm on the fence about the revenge thing. Part of me wants to see them crash and burn. The other part just wants to let everything go and just forget they exist. Does it make me evil that the bigger part wants to see them in pain? That it wants to see them suffer?
I finish my ice cream and leave still as conflicted as I was when I entered the place. Maybe talking to someone will give me some clarity.
Deciding to go see my therapist I head towards my car. I donât get near it though because someone grabs.
me and covers my mouth and nose before I can scream. Within seconds, everything disappears and I fall into darkness.