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.

chimed in. “Can’t you

can see that.”

is a strong man, and he took it

into laughter immediately.

laughing?” My dad asked, giving her a puzzled face. “I’m strong, right? Bold like the

as her laugh got harder. And seeing her cracking up like

so funny?” She fixed her

My dad gaped

time when we went camping and you got chased by bees,” my mother

weren’t no ordinary bees.” He tried

tone, taunting him. “Oh tell me more about

know what? I’m out of here.” My dad marched upstairs.

I rolled my eyes, not giving her the playful mode. “Mom, you got to stop laughing. Time’s not on my side.

then. But have

out of

that?” she raised an eyebrow.

and walked out of the house.

me!” I could

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ARIEL’S POV

chair, gazing out the window at the dreary cityscape beyond. The beeping of machines and the faint murmurs of nurses outside the door created a dull backdrop to my thoughts,

condition.

moment we entered the hospital, he just fell on the floor, and began to shudder. The scene was really frightening, but thank God we had already arrived at the hospital when it happened. He was 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

at me.

could be coming from in such a somber place. Then, as if materializing out

guitars, trumpets, and maracas, their fingers flying expertly over the strings and

widened in surprise as the musicians began

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