My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

For a moment, my heart throbbed in pain, and I couldn't say a word. I allowed him to kiss me, as my punishment.

"I didn't know what poppy flowers looked like, before. I've only heard people speak of their beauty, but I'd never seen it, until Myanway. Indeed, as people say, once you've seen and sniffed them, you'll never forget them. Hendrix, you're similar to poppy flowers."

In the darkness, I opened my mouth, and I couldn't help but feel conflicted.

He stopped moving, and his breathing was still a little rapid. Even though I couldn't see his face in the dark, I was able to guess his expression.

"Why did you go to Myanway?"

As he asked, he put his hands tightly around my waist, as if he was afraid that I would run away.

I was thinking about how to answer him, but I couldn't find a reasonable answer. I just smiled and said, "Destiny led me there."

He seemed to frown. "To hide from me?"

say anything. Maybe it was good to let him misunderstand

a future, I might as well be cruel, and push him

was better

grip on my waist and asked in

couldn't think of a way to answer him. "You should ask who came back with

faint chill in the air.

shouldn't have had to go through this! You know very well that you won't be able to escape. I won't let you

you. Everything in my past hurts me, so I can't face you. Every time

body suddenly stumbled back. I looked down at his face,

think, maybe, with this,

lowly, his voice filled with an unfathomable

"No!" I said, after a pause, "Hendrix, we have to let go.

ache. I finally understood that when people were heartbroken, their

you mean by saying that? You can't turn