Chapter 81

Now that Kimberly was gone and the house was relatively empty again. Ethan's sadness started creeping in again.

He missed Ava terribly and he did not think he could only just survive by himself now that no one was there to make him feel something. He just felt numb.

Everyday was the same. He woke up, got ready, went to work and returned late in the night. He was tired of doing the same shit everyday and he needed a change in scenery but he had no where to go to find peace.

On one particularly frustrating evening, he called up on his private investigator turned friend, Jeff.

Jeff had always had a funny way of providing solutions to problems and Ethan placed his bet that he was the one person that could cheer him up.

They talked for a bit, catching up on each other's lives. Eventually, Jeff started teasing Ethan about being single again, and Ethan felt a little annoyed by the comments. Jeff noticed this and quickly changed the subject not before saying.

"You're really not yourself w