Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

3. Emma’s back

I sat on the cold hospital chair breathing in then out. Mother was still sobbing and she couldn’t be consoled. My heart broke for her. I understand it isn’t easy losing the man you love in such an unexpected way.

It was still a shock. I expected him to make a full recovery but now he was dead and I had no idea how to feel.

We never saw eye to eye and even though he hated me. I loved him. He was after all my father so how could I not love him?

“You okay?” Rowan asks sitting down beside me.

He arrived about an hour ago and this is the first time he talked to me since he came. I didn’t know what to do with the concern he was showing. After all he has never taken my feelings into consideration before.

“Yeah” I manage to say.

I haven’t shed a tear since we were given the news. Maybe it was belated shock or maybe I ran out of tears for him. Right now I was doing all I could to stay afloat since everyone else was breaking down.

I see feet in my peripheral vision and when I look up I find Travis staring at me. Just like always there isn’t a flicker of warmth in his eyes when he looks at me. I know what I did was a wrong but I haven’t I paid enough for that night?

“What?” I ask him.

Emma when dad got shot so she should be arriving soon. She still doesn’t know that

air. That’s the only indication I need to know that her name still affects him. The warmth he provided just a few minutes

what

doubt she would want to be in the same

to be cordial and give her space” mother adds, wiping the

know what you’re asking me is nearly

don’t care what’s possible or not. You ran my daughter off nine years ago with your betrayal. I won’t let you do that again especially now that your

enough for the actions I took when I was young and foolish? Yet they keep

you’ve forgotten I’m also your daughter or am I

give her the chance to answer. I stand up and leave. I needed

air. Tears sting my eyes but I refuse to let them fall. What am I even doing here? Why did she bother calling me if

part of their family and they didn’t

James Sharp’s daughter?” a nurse appears scaring the shit out of

my head after calming down my

body” she softly tells me, probably trying to be mindful of

just give me

decision. Despite his neglect, he still provided for me so I owe him. With that, I make a decision. I would give him a proper burial, then after that I

be the perfect little family. They would no longer have to put up with me

to the morgue. By the time I get there, the rest had already finished viewing his

does when he is asleep. You

I tell

wasn’t the only one I would be saying goodbye to. They