238: DON’T DO THAT

LUKE’S POV

With my hands fixed on the steering wheel, I had my eyes on the people around. I was really curious to know why there was a crowd around there. I knew we shouldn’t be distracted in our search for Janice, but my inind was telling me to go and check out what was happening around there.

“What do you think is going on out there?” I asked Ariel who was as curious as I

was.

“I don’t know,” she answered.

“Don’t you think we should go check it out?” I suggested, although that was the feat going on in my mind. It was something I was going to follow through with anyway. Ariel’s opinion didn’t matter in this one.

“We have to find Janice. We can’t waste any more time.”

I laughed softly. “I knew you were going to say that. Don’t worry, okay? We will find Janice.”

She took her eyes off me, setting them back on the road.

“Right after I’m done checking that out,” I added and drove in that direction, where the people were.

I got out of my car and these folks were close to a three–story building, which stood tall and proud, its brick facade shining in the warm sunlight. It was a striking sight, with its height reaching up to about to sixty feet, I’d say. It was extremely tell and on top of that building was a familiar face. A person that I would hate and love at the same time. It was my mother.

She stood at the edge of the building, looking ready to end her life. People were pleading with her to come down, but it was like everywhere was mute to her. No. one’s words were going through her ears.”

“Ariel stood close to me, not taking her eyes off the scene as well. “Luke, isn’t that…”

“My mother? Yeah, I know,” I cut her off.

“Is she trying to kill herself?”

“That’s what we’re seeing right now.”

“I think you should go and stop her,” Ariel suggested. I glanced at her immediately. “What’s with that face, huh? She’s your mother.”

she did, do you think

about a minute

“Don’t mention it

joke’s aside. You got

the only person standing here. There are lots of folks around here. Any one can just climb that building and stop that woman from falling.”

she gave birth to you.”

She almost killed us, you’re still going to help her after

on, so you’re just going to let

God says so, who am I to say

fucked up,

it’s not, Ariel. I broke all ties with that woman the moment

stop her from jumping off that building. You’ll be

The only thing left is for her

a tight slap right now. But technically, I can’t do that.”

love to get your

crazy. But seriously, your mother needs

my mother.”

to you, also treated you nice for years, made your childhood lovely, do not

are you defending her? You and I clearly know that she did wrong. She doesn’t deserve

some mistakes, that’s left for you to end her life. But she’s still your mother and you have to forgive her.”

you call those terrible actions mistakes?”

seems like you’ve forgotten how you treated me badly during our first marriage.”

“This is different,”

not,” she disagreed. “If I can forgive you, then

this

la

you forgiven me?”

she vocalized loudly.

that’s nice,” I told her with

eyebrow a me,

was still giving me that face. “Oh fine,” I finally agreed and looked upwards. My mom was still standing there, right at the edge of the building. Her eyes caught mine, and all

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