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smile and nod at all the right places, never letting on that inside I am dying a little more every day.
    “Everything okay?” he asks, trying to take my hand.
    Squeezing his finger, I drop his hand quickly. His touch burns me. It pisses me off that I instantly want to melt into him and lay my head on his shoulder and cry, but I can’t do that.
    I just smile weakly and take a bite of my salad. When he looks away and begins talking, I spit my bite into my napkin, trying not to gag. I feel so sick.
    Right now, I just want to go home, pick up a Kristen Ashley book, and escape, if only for a while.

 
     
    Chapter 5
    Present
    Ava
    I called my parents to let them know I was coming home. Mom was happy, while Dad was angry. Neither of them quite knows why, but they know it has something to do with Cameron. They recently moved to a small town just outside of Red Deer called Penhold, no longer living in Airdrie. I’ve been through this area a few times, either visiting my friend, Kristi, or driving through because I didn’t want to take the main highway.
    As I’m going through town, I notice it has expanded. There are brand new houses on one side, filling the area that used to be just empty land. I see a brand new commercial area and even a multiplex. Wow, I wonder when all this happened.
    Driving down the main street, I take a left at the Centex and see my parents’ house, right across the street from the gas station. I park my car in front of the house and pause before getting out.
    I’m obviously going to have to answer questions, lots of them. But I’m prepared, of course, considering I knew it would happen. My cell phone goes off again. It’s been going off all day, all calls from Cameron. Each and every time, I’ve hit ignore, but this time, I check and see that it’s Alana.
    Alana is someone I met at that boring dinner thing I suffered through years ago. She was one of the voices in the bathroom I overheard. After that night, we became good friends, and she was constantly trying to hook me up with her brother. Of course, Zach is a great guy, but our dating relationship fizzled out quickly, thanks to Cameron. Zach and I still are friends, though, because he realized that he was fighting a losing battle. He figured out quickly that I was madly in love with Cameron. We basically only date to make Cameron jealous, but it changed for him when he started to have actual feelings for me. I tried. I tried hard to turn off my feelings for Cameron so I could give myself to Zach, but it never happened.
    I answer the phone. “Hey, Alana,” I greet quietly.
    “You left? Why didn’t you tell me? Cameron is going friggin’ nuts,” she informs me.
    “Why would he? I figured he’d be happy now that he can finally be with Becky,” I answer, confused.
    Alana groans. “No, no, and no. Seriously. When was the last time you saw Becky?” she asks.
    “On TV a few months ago,” I say, rolling my eyes. She should know this. She was there with me when the report of it came on.
    “Before that.”
    I think on it for a while. “Maybe two, three years?” I say. I don’t know why that should matter.
    “Exactly! She hasn’t been around. I don’t know why she is now, but he’s been devoted to you ever since he sent her packing!” Alana shouts at me on the phone.
    “She’s pregnant, Alana, and he was with her. I’m done. I knew this was going to happen. I’m ready to move on, finally, and have that family I always talked about,” I tell her sadly, knowing deep down that there is no one else I would ever want it with more than him.
    “Have you called Larry?” she asks me.
    “No, and you know why,” I answer her. I haven’t spoken with Larry since I told him that Cameron and I were giving our marriage a shot. He kept telling me I was making a mistake. He hasn’t spoken to me since, no matter how many times I tried calling him or texting him. Nothing. Radio silence. If I called him now, I know he wouldn’t answer, but if