The Love From Vengeance

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ARIEL’S POV

Holding Janice, I couldn’t stop taking my eyes off Luke. The men had come out of nowhere and fired a gunshot at him. Luckily, the bullet went straight to his shoulder. I just hoped it couldn’t get worse

than that.

Luke fell to his knees, holding his shoulders. The pain was too much for him to bear.

“Luke!” I called his name loudly, and then I ran straight to him.

The men behind pointed their guns at us, ready to release more gunshots. But I wasn’t even giving them my attention.

I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t want to run towards Luke, making it look like I cared for him. But I couldn’t help it. Seeing him bring my daughter really brought this feeling within me. Something I couldn’t explain.

“It’s alright, Ariel. I’ll be fine,” Luke told me softly, holding his bleeding shoulder. You and Janice should leave before these people do something terrible to you guys.

“We can’t leave you,” I disagreed, looking into his eyes, and I had this worried expression.

“Just go. I told you, everything’s alright.”

“But if you die, it won’t be.”

“Why, huh? I thought you didn’t want me. I thought you came for revenge. So if I’m killed now, won’t you be satisfied?”

“Don’t say that, now. Can’t you see we’re in the middle of a terrific situation?”

“I can see that. But I just want you to be honest with me.”

“About what?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Okay, I think we’ve given you guys enough time to talk. Now it’s time to die,” one of the men spoke.

people are doing this for money, but please, you don’t have to kill anyone. You can stop these evil deeds.”

money to offer your family. But will they really want this? They wouldn’t want you to get involved in any

up, you don’t know

thing: they won’t be in support of this. So I plead with you, just let us go. Trust me, you’ll see the changes in your life if you do

“We’re already seeing the changes. We kill all of you now, and

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to shoot. But they just laughed and insulted him,

no need for anyone to die. But they

tightly, hoping for nothing terrible as I watched this scene unfold. I couldn’t lose Luke, not after witnessing what he

for that hatred.

made a decision. I couldn’t let these men harm the people around me. I had to do something, even if I had no strength. I’d do my best, and luck would

around me. “I won’t let you hurt them.”

guns still pointed at Luke and Andre. I took a deep breath and continued, “I may have come here for revenge, but

conflict in their eyes. But then, one of them raised his gun and aimed it at

shouted, trying to get up and protect me.

the trigger, Andre jumped

as he collapsed to the ground.

get up and tackle one of them to the ground while I ran to Andre’s side.

did you do that?” I kneaded him, trying to stop the bleeding

that you were an amazing friend, remember? And I’ll do anything to protect you, even if it means sacrificing my life,” he

off the other men. He managed to knock their guns off, even with his injury. He stood strong for me, for Janice, for

he needed to be taken to the hospital. I set my eyes on Luke once again; the men had now overpowered him, and he was beaten

mercilessly.

the ground. I looked at Andre, his eyes closed, recalling his words before he zonked

my eyes back on the guns and stood up, walking in that direction. I quickly grabbed both guns from the ground and pointed them

to me, surprised and terrified faces they

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