My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I was startled. I didn't expect that these girls were meant to transport shady goods.

For a moment, the other girls were also stunned. We had been homeless for many days. Although we knew that we had been bought for something, we hadn't known what for.

Realization only dawned upon me after hearing what he said. I took a deep breath; I was glad. If we hadn't run away at the time, we would have been used to transport illegal goods.

"I can only tell you that I am here by mistake. So, could you help us get back? I can give you whatever you want."

I had no choice but to plead.

The man pondered for a bit, looked up hesitantly before raising his hand and patting the tannedskinned driver. Then, they exchanged a few words.

The tanned man looked back at me, doubt in his eyes. After a while, he frowned and continued talking as he drove on.

finished talking, he looked at me and said, "Well consider sending you to Monsa, but the

say anything,

a seaside villa, which

the five of us would be held together, but I

was taken to the second floor, to a rather clean

other to untie the rope around me. He told me, "Miss Reid, you may rest here for the next few days.

before I finally understood what he meant. "Where are my friends?" I asked,

out for others. As long as you are able to save

that, he turned

would bring me food. Since she could not understand my language, no matter how many questions I asked her, she always had

which I could see the scenery outside the villa. Outside was a boundless sea. The waves rolled in and

coming from the villa, which cut me to the

time I was actually awake enough