The Love From Vengeance

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ARIEL’S POV

Luke and I stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity, and I noticed a woman sitting close to him, deep in prayer. It wouldn’t be a bad idea if he joined her. He needed to pray too, so God could give him a sense of how to handle situations in his life.

By the way, I wondered why he was at the hospital. The expression on his face wasn’t reassuring, and I must admit, this was the first time I had seen him like this. Or was it? I couldn’t recall.

I continued to gaze at Luke, but he shifted his gaze away from me, and I followed suit without hesitation.

“Ma’am, please have a seat. We’re already taking care of that little girl. She will be alright; there is no need to worry,” the nurse assured me. She was the one who directed me to this bench.

“Could you find me another place to sit? I don’t think I’ll be too comfortable here,” I said to the nurse, though my eyes remained fixed on Luke. He also looked at me, aware of what I was referring to.

“I’m afraid the other chairs are occupied. Please, ma’am, just sit here,” the nurse gestured towards the bench.

“Thank you, but I’d rather stand,” I replied, crossing my arms.

“Are you sure about that, ma’am?” the nurse inquired.

“Yes, don’t worry. You can go now.” I smiled at her, and she returned the gesture before walking away.

I turned to Luke once again, and he quickly averted his gaze. He didn’t want me to know he had been staring at me the whole time..

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“What brought you here, anyway?” I asked Luke, but he didn’t respond. Either he heard me and chose to ignore me, or his mind was elsewhere, “I asked you a question, mister.” I spoke up loudly, and he looked at me immediately.

“Are you talking to me?” He asked, pointing at himself.

look like

were you saying?” He

replied in a hushed

us, tears streaming down his face, and he kneeled down beside the woman who had

crying?” the woman asked, resting her hand on his

words barely coming out of his mouth. “Terry is gone; he’s

other’s hands and drowned in sorrow. I wanted to cry just

LUKE’S POV

sad moment losing someone you loved so much. It reminded me of the time my parents died. Back then, I was completely broken. The people who loved and cherished me the most had left me, and at in sorrow, and felt like there was no need to live that moment, I was filled with pain, trapped in

anymore.

My father was my

others. My mother, too, was the best–a lovely character as beautiful as her face. She

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off them, and I knew she felt really sorry and could burst into tears any minute. She was still the soft Ariel I knew five years

but watch Ariel. Tears were about to come out of her eyes, but she held herself together and sat down, not close to

quiet for minutes, with no one talking to each other. I had no idea who she was waiting for, but it wasn’t someone

It was time to go and check on Harriet. I had spent too

Ariel looked at me. But I walked away from her and made my way to the room

opened the door and walked inside the room in the same

as she was really weakened by

of the bed, our eyes locked, and I gently held her hands. “Why, Harriet? Why did you have to do such a

looking in her direction for a moment before turning to me. “You made it clear to me that it

gently caressed her cheek. “Please don’t think like that. You have every reason to live, even if

about that.” Harriet said it faintly, with a pained smile on her face. “I love you