My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Heather and I returned to the compound, and as expected, Hendrix wasn't there. There were several missed calls on my cell, all of which were from Sawyer.

I suddenly remembered that he had mentioned that he would come to Jarold City.

I called back, and he answered the phone after only a few rings.

"Arianna, if I hadn't called, you would just forget us, wouldn't you?" the person on the other end of the line questioned loudly once the call got through.

I was confused, "Who's us?"

There was a moment of silence before Sawyer finally said, "Monique, lan, and me." "Ian and me," I repeated his words and teased. "Sawyer, have you listened to yourself? You sounded so wrong. I don't even know how to convince myself that nothing is going on with you and lan."

"Bullsh*t!" he cursed. Then, he decided to change the topic, "I'm already in Jarold City. Give me your address later. I'll come to visit you."

and sent Sawyer the address after ending the short

and some of them were from Aaron. I didn't bother to return the call. Instead, I turned off the phone and

Seeing that I was sitting in a

embrace. He planted a kiss on my forehead and asked in a hushed tone, "Why didn't you stay in the hospital for a few more days?" S~ᴇaʀᴄh the (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on

and noticed his stubble. Combined with his

He seemed to have aged a lot since the last time I saw him, but it was only a few days ago. Hendrix hummed, but he didn't reply to me in a coherent sentence. He only closed his eyes and rested his chin on my shoulder. He seemed to have

first, I had a lot to tell him. However, seeing him in this state, I bit my

the coffee table as I had before

shoulder, but he didn't give any response. I had to wake him

position and went back to sleep. It

it, I parted my lips again, "It's Andrea." A moment later, Hendrix opened his eyes and took the ringing phone from me. He glimpsed

went out to

would be when I watched him leave. I only