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.

“Turns out she has

a moment. “Wait a minute, hold on. So the girl you like, spending most

you want to know

what now?” I raised an

didn’t just want to jump into a

when was the perfect

don’t know.” He

spirit of your ancestors to tell

face. “I just wanted us to spend more time

did you find

the wonderful moments, I… I just don’t even know what to

hair.

placing my hand

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

on a minute.

“Yes.”

his shoulder and stood up right away.

the side

a girl.” I furrowed my brows

painful, you

crossed. “And I’m pretty sure she was after your

the mall, bought different clothes for her, got her a new

stopped counting with his fingers.

things are becoming clear now.” I sat next to him. “She was just

I can’t believe she would do that,” he uttered in a low tone, thinking about this

have to. I mean, who doesn’t

and I introduced myself, but he just gave me a confused

mouth partly open. “Okay, but still, most people know Andre Jones, owner of

his head. “Don’t start praising me

all because of the money. She’s a gold

to be

keep getting your heart

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right,” Andre said,

in confusion. Who would visit us so late at night, especially when

he shook his head, still trying to figure out what was