My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Instantly, the noise outside receded to a dull hum, and I stared blankly at him in the dark for a while.

He did not say anything, just hugged me and just patted me gently on the back, lulling me to sleep with peace of mind.

I was already exhausted so it didn't take long for me to fall asleep. I slept through the night.

When I woke up the next day, it was bright outside the tent. It had rained all night that even the morning sun looked wet and humid.

I looked around instinctively checking that there was no one else around. For a brief moment, I felt dazed.

That man came and went without a single trace. If it weren't for the ear plugs in my ears, I would have thought last night was a hallucination!

I had a bit of a headache. Try as I might, I couldn't find the energy to leave the tent. Naomi came in and saw me lying down with my eyes opened. Concerned, she asked, "What's wrong? You're not feeling well?"

head and regretted it immediately, "My head... hurts!" I managed to

I thought. I might be having

must be having a fever." Then, she went out. I could hear her telling the others, "Let's hurry up and pack up. We need to go to Asherton. Arianna has a fever. She is burning up!" I wanted

gaze was dark as he glanced at me. Putting his hand on my forehead, he frowned and said, "You have

there. She needs a doctor" Hendrix nodded and picked me up. I had a massive migraine pounding through my head. I knew that it was useless to

migraine did not subside. After a while, I fell into unconsciousness and went back to sleep. It felt like my whole body

consciousness, nightmares plagued me. Nothing

me. It was Hendrix. I wanted

a few times, I broke down. My emotions were all over the place and I started

talking to me, but I couldn't make out what was

cotton, stuck behind the glass. The feeling of being unable to communicate with the outside world was dreadful. After several times, I found that I could not open my mouth, much less speak,

my dreams. Terrible dreams, beautiful dreams, and vague dreams, as if I was going through all of

them. I couldn't