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 as I moved towards him. We hugged

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feeling

there a lot of people around here?” Andre asked, looking at

love it. These are the type of songs I

her. “Mom, you haven’t

guitars, boys.” The musicians turned to Luke, an 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

a little bit. “Yeah I did.”

And it seems like your husband’s all good now.”

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

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. It’s not

Andre after that. “There’s something I got to

what is

mentioned something last night, while we were in that

me

lost someone close to you?”

looked at me for a second. “Why are you

said, when Luke talked about the pain of

someone.

face, looking upwards. “What did

last night. Those scenes are still stuck in your

you so

Aren’t you going to give

“Look, Ariel. I don’t want

did lose someone close to you.”

stop,” Anre told me, and took another deep breath. “Let’s not talk about this, okay? I’m glad you’re alright.” He walked from me.

room. I was curious about this though. But you know what they say; curiosity kills the

on, come join the crew. Dance with us.” Elizabeth stirred to me, beaming, and she dragged me along. The moment was really beautiful. And I

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MASON’S POV