My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Aaron was as giddy as a child. For a moment, I didn't know how to carry on with the conversation. I could only watch him carry the fruits into the front yard.

He said with joy in his eyes, "If you like it, I'll bring them more often from now on. If you want to go back to Hovell, let me know, and I'll take you back. We can go back together!"

My nose twitched, and I felt somewhat rattled. Aaron was lonely, so was I. I finally understood why he said we belonged nowhere.

My eyes were so sore that it was causing discomfort. I took a breath and said calmly, "Well, it's getting late. You should go back!"

People relate through dependency.

Since there was no sense of belonging, no matter how far we went, our heart and soul would wander.

Aaron fixed his eyes on me and suddenly laughed. Before I realized what happened, he pulled me into his arms and said, "Arianna, everything is well this way."

at the

Hendrix!

he

weren't for Aaron's car beside me, I would

steadied myself. When I turned around to watch them, Hendrix's fist had already landed heavily on Aaron's face. Hendrix's punch was so strong that the corner of Aaron's mouth swollen up

pinned him to the ground and

He suddenly turned around and stared at me. His eyes were cold, his tone too, "Come any closer, and he'll

from the corner of his mouth and sneered, "What's with you trying to threaten a

Hendrix beat him up good after he finished his

it frightened me. I yelled at the top of

that time, I was bullied in the alley, and Aaron had stood up for me, but he was cornered by people

in the alley, he only looked at me and soothed, "Don't cry. It's

of that beating, Aaron fractured his tibia,