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.

was really happy to see the both of them. “Andre,” I blurted, smiling delightfully as I moved towards him. We

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feeling right here.

going on? Why are there a lot of people around here?”

the type of songs I

her. “Mom, you haven’t

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

laughed a little bit. “Yeah I did.”

clear. And it seems like

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

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 easy. But there he is, dancing

slowly. I turned to Andre

what is

last night, while we were in

tell me what that is?”

someone

looked at me for a second. “Why are

what you said, when Luke

someone.

confused face, looking

was just last night.

are you so

question. Aren’t you going to give me an answer?”

“Look, Ariel. I don’t want to talk

you did lose someone close

breath. “Let’s not talk about this,

about this though. But you know what they say;

with us.” Elizabeth stirred to me, beaming, and she dragged me along. The moment was really beautiful. And I hoped for more times like this. But you know,

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MASON’S POV