The Love From Vengeance

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ARIEL’S POV

After we had left where the magician was, I walked hand in hand with my little. diamond, Lukel, taking in the sights and sounds of the city. I was glad that I had finally seen him. Now we were waiting for Elizabeth to show up, so we decided to take a little stroll until she came. As we strolled along, Lukel’s eyes lit up when he saw an ice cream stand in the distance.

“Mommy, can we get ice cream?” he asked, tugging on my hand excitedly.

I smiled at my son’s joyful state. “Of course, Lukel. Let’s go get some ice cream.”

As the two of us approached the stand, the colorful lights and lively music caught our attention. Lukel’s eyes widened in delight as he saw the wide variety of ice cream flavors displayed in the glass case.

“Wow, there are so many flavors to choose from!” he bolted.

I laughed and ruffled his hair. “Why don’t you pick your favorite flavor, Lukel?”

His face scrunched up in deep thought as he looked at all the options. After a few moments, he turned to the vendor. “I want a scoop of chocolate and a scoop of strawberry, please!‘

The vendor, a friendly middle–aged man, smiled and handed Lukel his ice cream in a cone. “That’ll be $5, young man.”

Lukel handed over the money immediately, and I just glanced at him. What could I say? He was a rich kid..

He eagerly took a lick of his ice cream. “Thank you!” he said to the man with a big

smile.

I ordered my own ice cream, and we both walked over to a nearby bench to sit and enjoy our treats. As we sat in silence for a few minutes, Lukel suddenly spoke up. “Mommy, why do we sometimes get to have ice cream at night? We usually did that in Canada, remember?”

I chuckled. “Well, sometimes we just need a little sweet treat to make our day better. And what better way to end a beautiful night than with some delicious ice cream?”

He nodded in agreement, and we continued to enjoy our ice cream together. The moment we finished up, I noticed a homeless man sitting on the ground nearby, looking longingly at the ice cream stand.

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Without hesitation, I got up and walked over to the man. “Excuse me, would you like some ice cream?”

face lit up in surprise, and he nodded gratefully. I bought him a cone and handed it to him with a

really nice, Mommy. Can we do that

always nice to share our blessings with others,” I replied, giving my son

Grandma told me.”

nice.”

her. There she

was walking towards us. The moment she got close, she let out a deep sigh, not taking her eyes off Lukel. Young man. Where

out, like you taught him. I saw him with this magician, and they were having a great time.”

Lukel said, and

“Didn’t you know you. had me worried? Don’t do that next time, okay?”

Lukel nodded. “Okay.”

promise, young man. Promise me you’re not going to walk out of my sight. like that next

Grandma. Can we go home now? I’m starving.”

on his shoulder. “I thought you just had

ain’t real

“Say what now?”

Janice must really be waiting for me.” “Oh, Janice must be waiting for you, huh?” I stood up as well. “Well, you should have thought of that before you went ahead with the abracadabra stuff.”

Almánzar,”

processed his words. “Isn’t that Cardi B’s real name?”

crushing on her,” he said dramatically, his mind going off

What about me,

glanced at me. “Your case

listening to

arms.

really told

isn’t lying. He loves

six times older than you,”

she’s not,” he

Elizabeth stated to

care. She’ll forever be in my heart,” he said, and he began to

that child is completely insane,” she murmured as our

remained on Lukel.