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?”

and handed it to him with a warm smile. “Enjoy,”

looked at me with admiration. “That was really nice, Mommy. Can we do that

It’s always nice to share our blessings with others,” I replied,

Grandma told

woman, very nice.” I spoke softly, holding his hand.

her. There she is!”

moment she got close, she let out a deep sigh, not taking her eyes

He was just helping people out, like you taught him. I saw him with this magician, and they were having a great

Lukel said, and

and she moved closer to him. “Didn’t you know you.

Lukel nodded. “Okay.”

Promise me you’re not going to walk out of my sight. like that next time.”

Can we go home

his shoulder. “I thought you just had

cream ain’t real

“Say what now?”

“Oh, Janice must be waiting for you, huh?” I stood up as well. “Well, you should

Almánzar,” Lukel said.

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

he said dramatically,

What about me, your

glanced at me. “Your

since when did you start listening to Cardi

arms.

never really told

looked at Elizabeth. “Oh, he isn’t lying. He loves

on someone who’s six

she’s not,” he

is,” Elizabeth

be in my heart,” he said, and he began to walk away.

that child is completely insane,” she murmured as

remained on Lukel.