The Love From Vengeance

147 SONGS AND JOY

ARIEL’S POV

“So now you’re trying to tell me that it was all an act? You falling on the ground, shaking, and all that? It was all planned with the doctors and nurses?” I asked Luke after he had brought the whole thing out to me. I couldn’t believe my ears. But it shouldn’t be surprising, since this man was a psycho.

“Yes, it was an act,” Luke replied, smiling at me.

I was still trying to process the whole thing. “But why, huh? You almost gave me a heart attack you mad man!” I wanted to hit his chest but he seized both of my hands.

“Calm down, will you?”

“Calm down? You’re telling me to calm down now, when you almost gave me a heart attack?”

Luke sighed, rolling his eyes. “You don’t have to keep on saying heart attack.‘

“Yeah right. So this was what you went to do when you left the hospital, right?” I crossed my arms, raising an eyebrow.

He nodded, and I exhaled deeply that very moment. “But I still went to take some fresh air.”

“Of course you did.”

“Why are you getting so upset now? Didn’t you love the music?” He gestured towards the musicians standing behind him.

“Yes, I do love the music.”

“Put on a big smile then,” he spoke immediately. “And I think it’s time to go home.”

“Time to go home? Hold on, mister. You haven’t fully recovered yet. The wound’s a deep one. The nurse clearly told you that.”

“And it was this same nurse that I planned the whole thing with. Well, she was just part of the act.”

“Oh my god,” I spoke underneath my breath, turning my face away.

walking past the singers who were standing nigh to the door. Elizabeth moyed behind him, and I was really happy to see the both of them. “Andre,” I blurted, smiling delightfully

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a nice feeling right here.

going on? Why are there a lot of people around here?” Andre asked, looking at everyone in the

I love it. These are the type of songs

at her. “Mom, you haven’t even heard the

expression that needed his permission. He laughed silently and nodded, that was when they began to string their guitars, singing and bringing the melody back in the room. Elizabeth danced to their tune. Andre took his eyes off them, giving me his attention once again. “I know you spent the night at the hospital,” he told me inaudibly.

a little bit. “Yeah I

like your

with the singers as they continued their wonderful song. Elizabeth was also moving to the rhythm,

him happy like this before, to the point that he was even dancing. It was something I imagined to witness all those years. But I never saw, or maybe I did, and I couldn’t recall. But even so, he was never this joyful when I was present with him. When we were together during our marriage. So, even when he danced, it was definitely not with me, not for me, not by my side. “He’s really a strong man, you know,” Andre spoke softly, as we still had our eyes on Luke. “Taking that gunshot, and the pain from his mother.

inaudibly, nodding slowly. I turned to Andre after that. “There’s something I got

is that?”

night, while we were in that warehouse.”

me

someone close

looked at me for a second. “Why

asking because of what you said, when Luke talked about the pain of losing

someone.

a confused face, looking upwards. “What did I

just last night. Those scenes are still stuck in your head.”

so sure

asked you a question. Aren’t you going to give

“Look, Ariel. I don’t want to talk about it.”

did lose someone

deep breath. “Let’s not talk about this, okay?

room. I was curious about this though. But you know

with us.” Elizabeth stirred to me, beaming, and she dragged me along. The moment was really

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MASON’S POV