There was a bottle of water beside Stella’s feet. It did not seem like she had the intention to end her life.

Marshall heaved a sigh of relief upon thinking about that.

There was a very steep drop just less than six feet away from Stella, and Marshall dared not to startle her. So, he sat down not far from her and accompanied her in silence.

It was past noon. Although the sun shone brightly, it felt chilly at the mountaintop.

Stella wore a windbreaker. It did not look very thick, and her exposed earlobes turned bright red from the coldness.

“Stella…”

Marshall called out to her softly.

Marshall did not know

again after some time, “I had a younger brother called Ryan who was two years younger than me. Not only that he was adorable and well-behaved, but he was also incredibly smart too. He could say plenty of simple words before he was even a year old. He always had a

was never a talented person, and I was always slower to learn compared to other kids my age. I was also introverted, and not many people in my family liked me. My mom often took her anger out on me, but when Ryan came along, the family’s attention shifted

in my life, but it didn’t last long. On the second Thanksgiving after his birth, our

a beautiful toy car from abroad for us.

adults were busy. The nanny who was supposed to take care of Ryan said she was going downstairs to prepare some fruits, but she didn’t come back up

seemed to look even more uncomfortable after some time. His face turned red, and he was making some strange noises from his throat. I didn’t think anything was wrong and kept feeding

I realized that he was crying but couldn’t make any sound. I had no idea what was happening, so I immediately went downstairs to look for help. However, I wasn’t very good at

them thought that I was just playing with

ran back to the room. This time, Ryan wasn’t

continued in a low voice, “I thought he was asleep. I was getting tired too, so I next to him and fell asleep too. Then, I was awakened by the screams

died of suffocation. What was supposed to be a joyous celebration had ended in tragedy. My mother cried her heart out, and the

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