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.

not know if she had even heard

the distant mountains surrounded by mist and spoke 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 smile on his face,

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 be myself, so

it didn’t last long. On the second Thanksgiving after his birth, our aunt returned from overseas to celebrate with the family. Everyone was

abroad for us.

but she didn’t come back up for a long time. Ryan started groaning as if he was not feeling comfortable. I thought he was thirsty, so I took his bottle and tried to

seemed to look even more uncomfortable after some time. His face turned red, and he was making some strange noises

but couldn’t make any sound. I had no idea what was happening,

that I was just playing

room. This time, Ryan wasn’t

too, so I next to him and fell asleep too.

tiny parts from the toy car had lodged in his throat, and he died of suffocation. What was supposed to be a joyous celebration had ended in tragedy. My mother

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