The Love From Vengeance

247: WITH THE HOPE

ARIEL’S POV

the show, the magician approached us and handed Janice a small, glittering wand. Here you go, little one. This special wand will make all your wishes come

true.”

Janice’s eyes lit up with excitement as she held onto the wand tightly. “Thank you so much, Mr. Magician!”

He winked at her and turned to us. “And for you, my dear parents, a little bit of magic as well.” He snapped his fingers, and suddenly a bouquet of flowers appeared in Luke’s hand.

We all gasped in amazement, and Janice squealed with delight. “Wow, how did you do that?”

The magician chuckled. “It’s all just a little bit of magic, my dear.”

My eyes were still wide with surprise.

“That was….”

“Amazing? Sensational? Remarkable? Monumental?” The magician spoke, moving his hands dramatically in the air.

“But seriously, man, how did you do that?” Luke asked.

“I’ve told you already; it’s magic. And you need to have love.

“The love?”

“Yes, love is a powerful emotion that has the ability to bring people together, heal wounds, and create happiness. It’s often described as a feeling that cannot be explained, a force that is beyond our understanding.”

Luke and I looked at each other.

the ability to transform us and make us better versions of ourselves. It can make us do things we never thought possible and see the world in a different light. Love can make us feel invincible as if we can conquer any challenge that comes our way. It is a force that can transcend

right about that,” Luke said, giving

chuckled, shaking my head.

Was

perfect my tricks and often felt discouraged by the lack of progress. There were moments when I wanted to give up and pursue a different career path. But just when about to throw in the towel, hope came in the form of a mentor who believed in me and my

actually a nice

everything in life is about hope. Whatever you think of doing, do it. Put all the doubts aside.

patting his shoulder.

popped up in front of him. We

But is it time we leave the

“Sure, let’s leave.”

going home now?” Janice asked, making a sad face. It seemed she wasn’t ready to put an end

have a few places to take

“Yes!”

go,” Luke said, holding her hand. And as we left the park, Janice was still talking about the magician and his tricks. She waved her wand around, pretending to cast spells and

But Luke’s words about having a

skipped and hopped beside me, still talking about the magician and his tricks. I

going now, Lak

onions about our next destination.

going to a candy store not too far

at the mention of candy. “Yess! I love candy!” she exclaimed, bouncing up and

shaking my head. “No doubt about that.”

grew as she saw the colorful displays of candies and chocolates.

for the candy, Janice happily skipped out of the store, tightly holding her bag of goodies. But as she turned a corner, she accidentally bumped into

older than six, stumbled back, and his lollipop fell to the ground. At that moment, he glared at Janice, “Watch where you’re

and she looked close to tears. I stepped forward to defend her, but Janice

clumsy; you’re just in my way!” She retorted, her hands on her hips.