It's been a week since the day with Kyla. I haven't opened it up with Gavin, because I don't want him to think that I'm doubting him. And besides, he hasn't done anything suspicious since. He never went on an out-of-town trip after that. So, maybe that's just a big misunderstanding. "Love!" I hear him call out as I was laying on our bed, reading a book. I've been in bed the whole day since I was feeling under the weather. "What?" I called back to him and he and our son came barging into the room within seconds. "Look what I downloaded." He said to me as they climbed onto the bed with their phones at hand. Since ZG is already going to school, we decided to buy him a phone in case of emergencies. We asked his teacher and he was allowed to bring it but he has to surrender it before the class. "What is it?" I asked him, not taking my eyes off my book. "It's an app to locate another phone." He said pushing my book down with his phone so I have no choice but to look at his phone. His
I drove to where Gavin's pin was with my heart almost beating out of my chest. I don't know why I'm so nervous when I don't even know what's really happening. Some just feel off somehow, but I just wish that my hunches were all wrong. It took almost an hour drive and aside from my heart in fast forward, my head was spinning a bit, so I decided to pull over for a while near the gate. A few minutes passed, and a familiar car drove through the gate. It went by for just a few seconds, but I'm a hundred percent sure that it was Gavin's car. I put my car on drive immediately and went after the car, only to be stopped by the gate. "Are you a guest, ma'am?" The guard asked me. "Ah, yeah. I'm visiting a friend. They live on 22nd? They just moved in." I said to him, hoping that I sounded confident enough. "Oh, they just passed by." He said raising the barricade and letting me in. "Thank you, sir." I said and drove away without looking back. I followed Gavin's car as stealthily as I could,
Sitting on the plane, I was still second-guessing my decision. I looked at our son as he slept next to me and then, I heard his phone ringing. I got it from his bag and Gavin's number flashed across the screen. I declined the call and opened his phone only to see the tracker app open and there is Gavin's pin in the airport where our plane was about to take off. I deleted the app and turn off ZG's phone. I took a deep breath as the plane started moving. My mind is still wandering in different possibilities and decisions that I could have made. Should I have just stayed and let him explain? Should I just forgive him? Maybe, they're right. Maybe it was just a misunderstanding. If it was, does it justify why he lied to me for months? After a twenty-three-hour flight, me and my son arrived somewhere that I have only gone on vacations for the past years, here I am now, thinking of building a new home here with just me and my son. Because of my impulsive decisions I came here with no plan
Two years passed and I could say that I'm fine. I'm currently living abroad with my two kids, away from all the stress, drama, and heartache. At first, it was a struggle, starting a new life in a different place, with my four-year-old son and pregnant with my then unborn child. I haven't heard anything from Gavin since my mom gave him the divorce papers. Mom said that she left the divorce papers with him and Gavin told him that he would take care of it. I know I was petty, but I just couldn't think of anything else to stop the pain that I was feeling other than running away from him. A lot of people were against me leaving. They told me that I was just running away from my problems, but I was determined to leave and put all the pain behind me. I just wanted to forget about all the heartache and move on with my life, and that is what I did. The first year proved that it was going to be difficult raising my children alone, but I had to do it. Zia was a bit easier to handle since she w
The day finally came and I could see that both ZG and Zia are really excited for the party. It’s going to be a small party with ZG’s schoolmates. It’s starting in thirty minutes and everything is in place, the only trouble was the clown that my mom hired. He hasn’t arrived yet. I stood there at the entrance of the venue carrying Zia, but not a sign of him. I’m seriously getting worried and ZG have been asking me about the clown every five minutes and I don’t know what to tell him. My mom didn’t give me and contact information for the clown, so I decided to call her. Her phone kept on ringing but she wasn’t picking up her phone. I then felt a tap on my shoulder and when I turned around the clown wearing a bright blue and yellow outfit with red hair and red nose was behind me. “Oh. You gave me a scared there. You shouldn’t sneak up on people like that.” I said to him and he just clasped his hands together like he was asking for forgiveness.“Can you not talk?” I asked him and he shook
After the fiasco with Nathan, I honestly don’t know what to do. He ruined ZG’s birthday and to be honest, I still couldn’t believe that he was that kind of a man and that I let him into our lives. The ride home was excruciatingly silent and the two of them stormed into their room as soon as we got home. They both refused to go talk to me and I really can’t blame them. I got into fights with ZG for defending that man while ZG tried to tell me what was happening when I wasn’t looking but I didn’t believe him. I wanted to talk to them and straighten everything out but I knew they needed their space. So, I just showered and was about to go to bed when my phone started ringing again. I’m pretty sure that it was Nathan. He had been calling non-stop since he left the party, but honestly, I don’t have anything to say to him anymore. I lay in my bed but I just couldn’t sleep. My mind was just running all over the place. Then, my phone started ringing again, thankfully, this time it was my mom
We spent the rest of the night packing our things after I booked our flight for tomorrow afternoon. Since it was a Friday, ZG decided to go to school to say goodbye to his friends before leaving. Since I still don't know when we'll be back, I decided to write a letter to his teacher. "Mommy, can I take this with me?" ZG asked, showing me the action figures that Gavin gave him on every occasion he can think of. "Just take one, Z. It might not fit in the luggage anymore. We haven’t packed your clothes yet." I said to him as I was folding his clothes."Okay. That’s fair." He said, before turning around and going back to his packing."Mimi! Bring this?" Zia suddenly said beside me. I looked over at her and saw her trying to wear one of my old bikinis. Oh, how just seeing it brings back memories. Zia has the same red bikini that I wore on the trip when their dad proposed wrapped around her neck. I felt a pang in my chest as I forced myself to smile at my daughter."Yes, baby. We'll bring
The ride home was excruciatingly long and uncomfortable. Thankfully, both ZG and Zia couldn’t keep their mouths shut and they were talking the whole ride home. ZG has always been close with his dad, so him being so talkative with him is expected. What surprised me is how Zia was so close to him. I mean, this was their first time seeing each other for two, almost three years and they act like they’ve been seeing each other every day.I could really see the difference in their attitude to Gavin compared to Nathan. I guess because they’re blood, they somehow have a connection even with being away from each other for so long. “Daddy, aren’t we going to our house? I want to show Zia my room.” ZG said as he peeked his head at the space between me and Gavin.“If your mom lets you then you can stay with me for as long as you want.” He said without taking his eyes off the road. The two then turned their attention to me.“What?” I asked them and the two put on their puppy dog faces.“Can we, mo