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ARIEL’S POV
“I’ve been searching everywhere for you Luke. Where have you been?” I asked Luke, my arms crossed. He was standing next to this familiar face. Couldn’t care about her.
“I just decided to take a stroll, you know, getting some fresh air and taking a good view at people as they move around,” Luke replied, smirking.
“You’re not supposed to do that. The nurse said…”
“That I’m not that strong yet, deep wound, and I should stay in the hospital for a few days. Yes, yes, I get it. But come on, Ariel. I’m not a little kid. I have everything under control. I mean look at me now, standing strong.”
“You got admitted into the hospital? What happened to you?” The woman asked Luke, making a worried face.
Luke glanced at her promptly. “Oh, you’re concerned now? We were talking and you couldn’t even recognize my wounded face.”
“Who is she?” I asked him.
“Oh, she’s just a friend.”
“Yeah whatever. You too can have your lovely moment. I’ll be leaving, and do not forget about what I told you, Luke. I’ll see you later.” She walked away forthwith.
Luke turned back to me. “So, why were you looking for me?”
“Don’t ask me that. You better follow me back to the hospital.”
“And what if I don’t?”
your
“You’re seriously going to do that?”
“Oh
think I can’t
don’t think underestimate is the right word
on, let’s go.” I held his
him along. But things went the opposite way.
and I could feel my heart
electric current that seemed to flow between us. And as our eyes met, I could see something that reflected in his mesmerizing gaze. The way he smiled at me, It was like he could see straight into my soul, what was revolving
at us. “Hey you two! Can’t you see you’re standing close the road?” The man barked from
glared at him. “But we’re not standing at the road. And by the way, we’re at
you have manners?” The man spat.
straight to you and beat you up, forgetting the
laughed. “He must have had a fight with his wife before hitting the road. Now, let’s go back to the hospital so you can get
both began to tread, making our way back to
*****
MASON’S POV
the aroma of freshly brewed coffee lingering in the crisp morning air. As I
moment I almost cheated on Sofie. The guilt gnawed at my conscience
crossroad, both literally and metaphorically. The bustling city traffic mirrored the chaotic whirlwind of emotions inside me. My heart ached with the weight
Her warm smile, her gentle touch, her infectious laughter – they all
that somehow she could hear me, that somehow she could forgive me. But deep down, I
me down into an abyss of self–loathing. The bustling city seemed to blur around me, the noise
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