145 JOYFUL NOTES

ANDRE’S POV

I stood still, eyes fixed on my mother as she walked up to me. I was supposed to go pay Ariel a visit at the hospital, cause I had a feeling she would be there. Now I was being delayed by my parents. Just great, I was the one who brought this upon myself. I woke up, got ready for work, forgetting that about Ariel.

“You’re going to work?” My mother asked, she had gotten a little bit closer to me.

“Yes. But I’ll be going to the hospital first to see how Ariel and Luke are doing.”

“Oh right. We should go and see them, don’t you think?”

“You want to come along?”

“Yes, of course. Ariel is like a daughter to me, so I really need to check up on her.”

“Okay then, we can start leaving now.”

“Woah woah woah, young man. Not so fast” my mother spoke, and I gave her a curious look.

“Anything?”

“Yes, I thought you were wounded last night.” She crossed her arms.

“Yes. Yes I was,” I responded.

“And you’re feeling better now?”

“Yes,” I answered and let out a sigh. “I am feeling better now,” I added. Honestly, when I woke up this morning, took my bath, and put on my clothes, I totally forgot I got some scars on my body. Like, it wasn’t even painful. It was like nothing happened last night.

“Are you sure about that?” My mother gave me a skeptical look.

you see

I can

My son is a strong man, and he took it from his father.”

mom burst into

asked, giving her a puzzled face. “I’m strong, right? Bold like

to answer, as her laugh got harder. And seeing her cracking up like that, caused

funny?” She fixed

gaped at her.

and you got chased by

ordinary bees.” He tried

elfish tone, taunting

out of here.” My dad marched upstairs.

giving her the playful mode. “Mom,

should get going then. But have do you perhaps know where Mason is? I

he stormed out of the house last night.”

did that?” she raised an eyebrow.

I sighed, and walked

could hear her screaming from

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ARIEL’S POV

faint murmurs of nurses outside the door created a dull backdrop to my thoughts, which were heavy with worry and exhaustion. I had been in that room for what felt like an eternity, waiting for

condition.

rushed to a room by the nurses, and doctors. Now I just hoped nothing bad would happen to him. The silence was suffocating, and I longed for a moment of respite from the anxiety that gnawed

at me.

place. Then, as

They carried guitars, trumpets, and maracas, their fingers flying expertly over the strings and keys, producing

widened in surprise as the musicians began

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