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.

Anne lately. Each

was worried she would eventually get

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

she played with the dog.

and looked at me, her eyes twinkled with excitement. "Mom, come play

my head and replied,

continue playing. Instead, she stood up and leaned her small body on me. She placed

hug which greatly soothed my nerves. "Nah,

said, "You seem tired lately. Is it because

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

lawn. At that moment, I felt heavy-hearted. If Monique and my child were still alive, we would be enjoying each other's company now as we watched our kids with one

thought about this, I was overwhelmed

from the villa. I was stunned for a split second before rushing quickly into the