The Love From Vengeance

“Goodbye, my babies. Take care, and remember, Mommy always loves you!” I exclaimed happily to my little children on the phone. We were having a video call.

“We love you too, Mommy! We love you too! I can’t wait to see you!” Janice said before ending the call. That was my little daughter. Lukel was the name of her twin brother. Yup, those were my two adorable children.

They were both in Canada, living with Andre’s parents. I had decided not to bring them along for various reasons.

I was lying down on my bed when I heard a knock on the door. “Come in, it’s not locked.”

The door opened, and Andre stepped foot inside the room, dressed in his pajamas.

“You’re still awake?” I asked, sitting down on the bed.

“Yeah, I’m not feeling sleepy,” Andre answered, walking close to me. He looked kind of tired and exhausted. “Does your leg still hurt?”

“Not that much. The pain has gone down.”

“Oh, right,” he said inaudibly. “There’s this company I just finished discussing with, and we’re going to start a project with them, probably around next week.”

“Business discussions; no wonder you were asleep,” I teased him.

“It’s not that; I’ve just been thinking too much,” he explained.

“What’s the problem?”

“Well, there’s this lady who I’ve been spending so much time with lately.”

“The one you’re texting always, right?” I gave him a silly laugh, accompanied by a

grin.

He laughed softly. “Yes, the one I’ve been texting always.” The cast on his face didn’t look so good, and I didn’t like that at all.

“Come sit down next to me.” I patted the bed. Andre sighed and settled down on the bed, a few inches away from me. “I think the big man’s more comfortable now, right?” I joked.

“Yeah, I guess,” he said softly, smiling narrowly. I could tell that was a forced expression.

“Okay, so tell me what’s going on? Did anything bad happen to this lady? Did the two of you get into a heated argument or something?”

“No, no, it’s not that.”

“Then what is it?” I asked him curiously.

deeply. “Turns out she has a

So the girl you like, spending most of your time with,

out today,” he answered. “And you want to know the most confusing part? This lady kissed

I raised

kissed about five times, and I thought she was into me. But I didn’t just want to jump into a relationship. I was actually waiting for the perfect

was the

know.”

waiting for the spirit of your ancestors to tell you,

wanted us to spend more time together and get to know

see,” I said, nodding. “So how did you find out that

turning sad. “After all the wonderful moments, I…

hair.

placing my

something else that’s crazy?” He looked at me.

on a minute. You guys

“Yes.”

a boyfriend?” I took my hands off his shoulder and stood up right away. “That means she was cheating on

so I’m the

girl.” I furrowed my brows

whatever,” he said nonchalantly. “But it’s just so painful, you know. It

playing with you.” I nodded with my arms crossed. “And I’m pretty sure she was after your money. Did you spend

the mall, bought different clothes for her, got

with his fingers. He looked at me.

next to him. “She was just using you for your money; she never really

that,” he uttered in a low tone, thinking about this

have to. I

I introduced myself, but

a moment, with my mouth partly open. “Okay, but still, most people know Andre Jones,

“Don’t start

girl was acting friendly all because of the money. She’s a gold digger, and you

to be so hard, you

to do it. Or else you’re going to keep getting your heart broken. And if there is anyone else

זיי

Andre said, tilting

would visit

expecting anybody?” I asked Andre, and he shook his head, still trying to figure out