I was scared to get trapped again.
My daughter got my last name, her name was
Zoey.
I watched her as she started to speak and
then went to school.
Another seven years passed.
People always said that Chad, the young,
handsome, gay CEO, had become a very
eligible bachelor.
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Chad kept saying, “I’m not gay and I’m not
single. I have a girlfriend. I have a daughter.
She’s so pretty.”
Chad’s grandpa was still healthy, and kept
giving him grief, “Yes, you have a girlfriend,
and a daughter, but you don’t have a wife.
And your daughter calls you ‘Uncle‘!”
Chad: “…”
Zoey always knew that Chad was her father.
She was attached to me.
And Chad would always try to sleep with me,
he was just as annoying as Zoey.
Zoey would be taken to her grandma.
So, she called him “Uncle Chad“.
“Uncle Chad” would go cry to me because his
daughter didn’t like him.
He would hug and kiss me, “Summer, you
have no heart. When are you going to marry
me?”
I ran my fingers on his stomach, “It all
depends on your performance tonight. And
what kind of mood I’m in tomorrow.”
Chad would complain that I was making
empty promises.
Then, he would bury his face and kiss me like
his life depended on it….
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Later, my friend told me that Ethan was dead.
After her abortion, Tiffany wouldn’t leave
Ethan alone.
She threatened him to marry her, and to take
care of her.
Ethan was sick of her. He even tried to get
her fired.
Tiffany went crazy and stole company
secrets, she even revealed some of the shady
accounting practices.
Ethan was getting a ton of bad press, lost
business, and then the money dried up, and his company went bankrupt.
He hated Tiffany. They fought all the time be
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then pushed her down the stairs.
He must’ve lost all hope, as he jumped down
too.
I just shrugged and said, “Oh.”
I didn’t feel anything.
After all these years, hearing the name
“Ethan” felt like something from another life.
My friend said, “You guys were so great back then. I remember he brought you food and would tutor you, he couldn’t be without you. Everyone knew how much he loved you. What happened? How did he turn so bad?”
I was listening like she was talking about a
stranger
“Mommy, mommy, come play!”
My daughter was waving at me.
Chad was playing frisbee with my daughter
and the dog.
I hung up and took the frisbee from my
daughter and threw it far away.
The dog ran, Zoey laughed.
Chad looked at me.
And I saw in his eyes-
Peace and love.
(The End)
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[Ethan’s POV]
After the breakup, Ethan secretly went to see
Summer three times.
The first time was at the hospital.
Tiffany was driving him nuts.
He also had been drinking too much and it
had made him sick.
He was having stomach pains, and he was
admitted into the hospital.
Whenever he was in pain, Ethan thought of
Summer.
She was always worried, even if he just
looked tired after a night out.
