The Love From Vengeance

141 CAN’T SEE YOU

ARIEL’S POV

After having a conversation on the phone with someone concerning business, I made my way back to the hospital, greeted by the doctors around me. The building was now bustling.

I made my way back to Luke’s room, and the moment I opened the door, no one was inside. Luke’s bed was empty, like empty. I wondered where he had gone to. My conversation on the phone was really lengthy, no doubt about that. It went for minutes, and I was so lost in my business talk that I totally forgot how crazy this man could get.

“Luke, are you here? Are you hiding, or something?” I asked cautiously. Well, it could be possible he was playing hide and seek. Literally.

But no, he wasn’t in the room, so the question now here was: where had he gone? He couldn’t have left the hospital. If he had left, then I would have noticed because I was standing outside the building, making the phone call.

I quickly made my way out of the room and down the hallway towards the nurse’s station. As I approached, I could see that they were all busy with their duties, but I needed to find out where Luke had gone.

“Excuse me, have any of you seen Luke? He was in room 305, but now he’s gone, ” I said, trying to keep the panic out of my voice.

with a concerned expression on their faces. One of them, a kind–looking woman named Maria, spoke up. “I’m sorry, Ariel. We haven’t seen him since his morning check–up. Is everything

search team to be sent out to look for Luke. As we waited for them to arrive, I couldn’t help

floors; maybe he just wandered off,” I told

myself or feel guilty for anything. But I needed to find that man. I think I’ll just sit in his room and wait for him to come back. Yes, that was the perfect solution. So, I made my way back to the room, settling down on the bed.

since this morning. No bath; I was just here, right with

with my phone in hand, I think I was

the slight stresses of the morning stuff slowly dissolved as I scrolled through my favorite comedy video app. It was an app I got recently, and it really made me crack up like hell on several occasions. It was useful mostly at work, when my head was about to go

I couldn’t help but chuckle at the

giggle. The innocence and joy of children never failed to lift my spirits. I tapped the screen, saving the video to share later with my workers. Of

the tiny furballs tumbling over one another in their earnest attempts to conquer the steps. It was a symphony

wrong. A man, attempting to scare his friend, found himself falling victim to his own trap instead. I doubled over, tears all over her face, as I watched the man’s startled expression transform into

the screen. I felt my heart swell at the pure, unadulterated joy radiating from

slipping away, replaced by a lightness she hadn’t felt for quite a while now. Since last