264: A VISIT

ARIEL'S POV Andre opened his eyes and stared at me. He looked kind of energized, but he sat on the bed, and I moved closer to him. "Andre, I'm so glad you're awake." I hugged him. "Ouchh, take it easy," he told me. "Oh, sorry." I let go of him. "I'm glad you came to see me. I thought you weren't coming back after leaving me at this hospital." "No, why would you think like that?" "Because you didn't show up yesterday," he replied. "Well, I had some plans yesterday," I replied, and he gave me a skeptical expression. "Fine, I'm sorry." "There's no need for you to apologize; I'm not mad at you." "Still, I should have come to see you yesterday. I'm really sorry." "But you came today. So you see, it's all okay." "Oh really? You're sure about that?" "Duh, do you want me to be a grumpy ass like Squidward Tentacles? Hell no!" He rolled his eyes in a silly way. I couldn't help but laugh at Andre's joke. He always had a way of making me smile, even in the most difficult of times. "W