My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Holding me tightly in his arms, Irvin asked, "Where had you been for the whole day? Why didn't you call me to let me know?"

I was stunned, finally realizing that he had feelings for me. There was a bitter taste in my mouth. It seemed that I had made a mistake.

After a long time, he let go of me. He regained his composure and asked, looking at me, "Where did you go for a whole day?"

"I... I don't know. I went out for a walk, and when I woke up, I was already in the hospital," I mumbled, leaving out the part where Hendrix found me and sent me to the hospital on purpose.

Irvin sighed and nodded, "Thank god you're alright." Then, lowering his head to look at my blood-stained feet, he frowned, "Did you walk all the way back?"

I nodded and lowered my eyes, "I don't have a phone or any money, so I couldn't exactly take a taxi home."

"You could have called me to pick you up, you know?" Irvin sighed. He closed his eyes in hopelessness, and when he opened them, it looked like he had made peace with himself. "Well, it's my fault. I didn't think it through." I didn't reply to him.

He sat me on the sofa and brought the first aid kit to the living room. Half kneeling on the ground, he placed my feet on his knee and began to clean the wounds.

the antiseptic cotton swab came in contact with my opened wound, it stung me, and I couldn't help but flinch. Irvin held me

unnecessary discomfort. He even blew a few times on the wounds to make me feel better when he applied the

I should keep my distance from Irvin. Once someone caught wind of us and started spreading rumors, the whole city would

are you thinking about?" Irvin kept the tools back into the

watched him putting the first aid kit back to

consideration, I began to speak, "Irvin, you didn't need to come here every day." Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the

stared at me with his dark eyes, his hand that was putting down the glass froze,

two months, and I promise to repay you without hesitation whenever or however you need me in the future. But I think it's inappropriate for us to be so close now since I have moved into the city. Aunt Nerissa was right. We will be bringing shame to both the Roberts and Grangers if anyone were to see us and make news

have said these words,

I couldn't - and I

a cold voice, "What are you worried

so tight that my fingers were digging into my flesh. I

a somewhat complicated expression. "Arianna, if you're worried about the tittle-tattle, I will stay away from you. But you will have to go back to Hendrix. I'm not

that I won't do anything. I'm afraid of height