My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Fortunately, I still had the branch in my hand. I poked around a few times and noticed that the soil not far away was hard. I let out a sigh of relief and slightly bent down, trying to reduce the weight of my body. I prayed my momentum slowed and hoped I will not sink so fast

Suddenly, another loud clap of thunder echoed in the hole, followed by the ominous sound of drizzling rain.

Hopelessness surged through me. Even if I could get out of the swamp, I couldn't climb out of the cave. Once it rains heavily and the cave floods, I would either die or suffer terrible injuries. The bigger danger though was what would happen if a landslide occurs. I was afraid that Rainie will be harmed too.

"Arianna, are you alright? It's raining outside, what should we do? Dahlia has been gone for so long. Why hasn't she returned yet!"

Rainie anxiously paced around the hole several times, but she didn't know what to do!

There was already water coming into the hole and the rainwater flowing into the swamp, making it

softer.

in

and clenched my fists. Then I jumped out of the swamp

moment to realize that the ground beneath my feet was solid. I

outside. I could hardly hear Rainie's voice. There was the sound of water splashing into the hole. The rainwater mixed with the soil here for a long time must be the cause of a swamp forming in

the blue? It seemed likely that it was

full of forested areas. After many years of deforestation activities, it

local people owned many mines underground. Although there were many who tried to control the mining activities, the mines had been idle for many years, and it was inevitable that the soil would be soft and

upper part of the land is prone to erosion. Between the damage caused by the mines and

pit. But in the dark night, I had lost my

hear me? Are you alright? Someone's coming. Well get you out. Don't worry!" Rainie's voice called to me from the entrance of