My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 898

"You're right!" Rainie replied, excited. "If we get arrested, we'll ask them to send us back. We won't need to look for help elsewhere."

That didn't sound like a bad idea to us. So, we basked in that satisfaction for the moment.

We then began to discuss how we could get a hold of the authorities.

We were in a rural area, near the forest, so we didn't know if there was a police station nearby.

Dahlia didn't want to have anything to do with our plan because of her beliefs, so she excluded herself from our discussion.

Tina and Naomi were eager, however. "We'll both know what to do!"

When evening came, Tina and Naomi broke into a house, taking their things.

When the two came back with fruits, they thought that the villagers would call for the police.

It was a presumptuous thought. They thought us desperate outsiders that needed the supplies. Though they were angry, they sympathized.

Thus, no authorities were alerted, leaving Tina and Naomi speechless at the outcome. In the end, they gave everything back.

Upon their return however, the villagers tried to make us keep the stolen items. In the few days to come, we tried many ways to offend the people in the village in hopes that they would call the police.

In the end, not only did they not call the police, they even brought us their own food.

Living in the mountains, most people relied on nature to make a living. They knew they'd farm and labor on their whole lives. They knew nothing about the world beyond the mountains.

Therefore, from their point of view, Tina and Naomi only stole because they were hungry and poor. They were compassionate, and never thought about hoarding their food and keeping their belongings from us At this revelation, we decided to stop. Even so, news of the events had spread.

Over the next few days, almost all the villagers came over to deliver food out of sympathy.

Gradually, we got to know the name of the middle-aged man named Pollard Langham, and his daughter, Yannie Langham, through simple words and guesswork.

Tina was well versed in her southeast language. They weren't exactly the same, but the similarities helped.

Eventually, she was finally able to communicate with the two of them.

Pollard finally understood our actions and told us tiredly, "You didn't actually have to do all this. I can help you borrow a phone."

Tina clasped her forehead. She also knew that it was stupid to steal, but it was human nature to do absurd things when one was anxious.

Pollard said that he would help us find a phone the next morning.

He couldn't do it right away as it was a custom here to not visit others' homes at night. It was a taboo that all villagers adhered by.

It didn't make much sense to us, but we still respected their way of life. It was important for us to do that for everyone here.

At the thought of returning home soon, the girls got excited, and spent the night playing with little Yannie.

Tina, having become our makeshift translator at this point, awkwardly helped us promise Yannie that once we got home, we would return someday to see her, with dolls and delicious food.