My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I took a step back, lowered my voice, and said, "I'm about to sleep soon. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

There was no response as if no one was there, but I noticed that the shadow under the door never moved.

As he was waiting, Hendrix changed his mind and returned. He deliberately controlled his footsteps so that he wouldn't make any noise. His footsteps were so silent that I didn't notice him until he arrived next to me. I leaned against his frame gently.

The three of us were only separated by a door, but it felt like life or death.

After a long while, Irvin finally replied, "Have a good rest. I will grant you your wish tomorrow."

Then, his shadow flashed and disappeared in the direction of his room.

It was not until the footsteps disappeared that I let out a sigh of relief and murmured to myself, "To fulfill my wish... Is Irvin bringing me to see my child?"

Hendrix's deep voice sounded out, "Do you still think he's Santa Claus?"

His tone sounded strange.

a long time now, haven't

the window and lit a cigarette. He breathed out a cloud of

I won't ask." I walked over, closed the window, and turned to

cigarette at the window sill. Then, he tossed the cigarette out through

and comforted him. "Don't worry about being discovered. I'll open the

looked at me with great interest. "Who would you choose if you had

Hendrix. After a brief period of shock, I looked at his serious appearance and couldn't help

and glanced away sheepishly, saying, "I already know your answer. It's

laughed. "Who do

know that no matter who you're up against, I will choose you

a casual look, which made me unsure whether I should be

that, he did not wait for my response and began to climb out of the

and disappeared into