My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

"However, Arianna, we can't accomplish anything in this world with just a few words. Hendrix loves you. Though his selfishness caused you many losses, it's pointless for you to continue hating him. So, you can only look and move forward."

I had nothing else to say. It seemed that everything was in a deadlock and everyone's relationship with each other was complicated in its own way.

We were all at fault but at the same time not. Life was funny like this.

After a moment of silence, I looked up at her. "Have you had lunch?"

She was surprised by the question, then shrugged it off saying, "Nope!" "Let's have lunch together!"

I got up and went to the kitchen. I had to look forward and move on.

There were only part-timers at home, and we didn't hire a nanny. So, I just quickly cooked up some noodles. She leaned against the door, looking at me. "I heard that Hendrix's in the hospital. Are you not going to see him?"

I paused and stopped cutting the vegetables for a moment. "Did he catch a cold last night?"

to save himself, so we let him do what he wanted. He loved you but hurt you, so what could he do? What

say anything. Looking at the red chilis in my hand, my eyes started

seasoning into the noodles. "Can you eat

avoided the topic, she stopped and said, "I sure

living room, feeling a little stunned by what I heard about Hendrix. I

I go and visit Hendrix?" I thought. However, I decided that it

he could be at peace. If I went to the hospital and met

our hearts.

real, but so was the mistake. No one was in the

I received a phone call

the first time we met when she was cute and charming, our friendship dynamic now had changed drastically.

need for us to meet," I

said, "We need to. There

Shirley put his stubbornness to shame. It

"Fine!"