My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I looked at him blankly. I had forgotten that it was late autumn and the weather was getting cold.

As I looked at him, I felt a little melancholic. Then, I held his waist and snuggled in his embrace. In a soft voice, I implored, "Hendrix, stay with me for a while."

As his annoyance dissipated, he gazed at me with a gentle look. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

I let out a sigh as I felt severe pain in my head. "Nothing, just stay with me for a while."

I left Hovell for Jarold City, in hopes that things would pan out positively. But somehow, I had let both Irvin and Josiah down.

Having raised Anne for four years, I had naturally regarded her as my own child. The memory of my own child's death had started to peter out ever since she came into my life. But in the days following my return to Jarold City, almost everyone kept reminding me that I had a painful past with Hendrix and that I should move past it.

He looked at me like he understood how I felt. Mirroring my silence and reticence, he held me firmly in his arms.

With time, our courage had been emptied out by memories as we marched closer and closer to the final days of our life.

met with Anne lately. Each time they met, their bond

would eventually get closer

its streets grow colder. One weekend, Anne was playing with the dog in the courtyard after

watched as she played with the dog. There

been sitting for quite a while, she turned around and looked at me, her eyes twinkled with excitement. "Mom, come

heavy. I shook my head

leaned her small body on me. She placed her head on my shoulder and asked, "Mommy, are

my head and gave her a hug which greatly soothed my nerves. "Nah, I'm just a little tired,"

As she let out a little sigh, she said, "You seem tired lately.

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pause, she looked at me and said, "Alright Mommy,

Snowball rolled around the lawn. At that moment, I felt heavy-hearted. If Monique and

was overwhelmed

could be heard coming from the villa. I was