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.

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feeling right

going on? Why are there a lot of people

it. These are the type of songs I love to

you haven’t even heard the songs.”

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

bit. “Yeah

like your husband’s all good

who was smiling and dancing with the singers as they continued their wonderful song. Elizabeth

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

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

is that?”

something last night, while we were in that warehouse.”

tell me what that

someone close to you?”

at me for a second. “Why

you said, when Luke talked about

someone.

a confused face, looking upwards. “What

night. Those scenes are still stuck

are you so sure

asked you a question. Aren’t you going to

Ariel. I don’t want to talk about

lose someone

“Let’s not talk about this, okay? I’m

everyone in the room. I was curious about this though. But you know what they

me along. The moment

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MASON’S POV