My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Behind me, I could hear the police officers whispering to each other.

"Have you contacted any of her relatives?"

"They said that they don't have a daughter like her and have cut all ties with her a long time ago. They don't care whether she lives or dies!"

"There are parents who can be so cruel in this world?"

"Now isn't the time to talk about this. Hurry up and ask where the fire truck is!"

It was very obvious that when Shirley chose Irvin, she had also decided to cut all ties with her family. This caused her parents unimaginable grief.

Aside from Irvin, she had no one else to turn to.

I had just realized what a fool I was. My only hope now was for Shirley to think about her child and how much she loved him.

The corners of Shirley's lips began to curl upwards, revealing a mocking smile. I wasn't sure if she was laughing at herself or at someone else. She seemed very sure about something. She then looked at me with her sharp eyes. "I want to ask you something. Are you willing to marry Irvin and make his wish come true?"

"You already know..." I slowly put my hands down. Suddenly I wasn't sure of what to say.

ultimately be the one who would suffer

that. I just want to know if you are willing!"

Hendrix's wife. Marrying another would be

brief pause, I added, "Even if there wasn't a law against it, I don't love Irvin. So no, I won't make the wrong decision. You know this as well. How do you think things will turn out when you force two people who

I had been suppressing before had now transformed into a forceful ball of energy. The more I spoke, the more I resented this situation. "Can you please stop putting yourself down Shirley?" She probably hadn't expected me to burst out like that.

emotions. The most important thing now is to save her. If you say those kinds of things, you'll

angry. He was afraid that Shirley would notice, so he tried to keep his voice down by

I had made things worse, I quickly

there were no longer any opportunities to keep talking. After

she was standing on

she was constantly shaking her head. "I'm sorry, Arianna. I can't stand it anymore feel horribly suffocated Did you know when I moved closer to him and when I felt his cold body along with the beeping sound coming from the machine, I felt a terrible wrenching pain in my heart? It felt like the whole world was spinning and my soul had flown away with his. I went limp. I

crying and she looked at me with tears trailing down her cheeks. She was like a frightened bunny. "I'd rather die than experience that feeling again. Arianna, tell me your answer right now.

buzzing sound in my head. I was completely

will to not go against my own principles

officer urged, "The overall situation is very critical. If we save her,

jumped forward and said, "Miss, I need to remind you. Attempted suicide is a legal offence and will be held against you if you proceed with it. You need

"I..."

I could say