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.

did not know if she had even

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 smile on his face, and almost

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 away from me to him. He was the reason why I could finally

of the happiest times in my life, but it didn’t last long. On the second Thanksgiving after his birth, our aunt returned from

a beautiful toy car from abroad for us. We loved

happening in the house, and all the 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

more uncomfortable after some time. His face turned red, and he was making some strange noises from his throat. I didn’t think anything

I had no idea what was happening, so I immediately went downstairs to look for help. However, I

them thought that I was just playing

room.

voice, “I thought he was asleep. I was getting tired too, so I

he died of suffocation. What was supposed to be a joyous celebration had ended in tragedy. My mother cried her

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