A Crazy Night Novel

The doctor said, “Miss, don’t be hasty. You can’t get out of bed yet in your current condition.”

Given Christina’s weakened state, getting out of bed to make a phone call was indeed a little difficult.

“In that case, can you help me contact my family?” Christina was also aware of her condition, so she contemplated briefly and decided to write down Nathaniel’s phone number.

Vito received the phone number from Christina and turned around to exit the clinic, heading toward the village chief’s house.

“Vito, where are you going?” Halfway there, Vito was stopped by his sixty-something-year-old mother. Miriam Landry.

Everyone in the village knew that Vito had brought Christina back three days ago.

Vito replied cheerily, “Mom, she’s awake!”

Hearing that, Miriam understood that the girl Vito had found had woken up.

At the thought that the pretty-looking girl had survived, Miriam was thrilled too. “Since she’s awake, why aren’t you keeping her company? Why are you running around?”

Vito honestly answered Miriam’s question by informing her of Christina’s wish to contact her family member.

After Miriam heard that, her expression darkened slightly. She pondered briefly before saying, “There’s no rush to contact her family. We live on an island, so even if we manage to get in touch with them, her family won’t be able to arrive here at once anyway. Why don’t we wait until her condition improves before making the call?”

Vito didn’t understand why Miriam would say that, but her words did sound logical.

Conch Village was on an island. Everyone there made their living by fishing. Usually, not many people left or came to the island. Not to mention, its location was remote and hard to find, requiring one to look for someone familiar with the area to lead the way if one wished to visit the place.

Vito had found Christina clinging to a reef on his way back from selling fish.

“Let’s do this instead. Since she’s awake, why don’t you go home and make some soup and oatmeal? She must be hungry,” Miriam suggested upon sensing Vito’s compliance.

Vito nodded and turned around to head home while Miriam made her way toward the clinic.

At that moment, Christina was gradually calming herself down as she lay on the bed.

seemed three days had passed since she fell into the sea. She wondered how Nathaniel,

television or phone in the clinic, so she was entirely cut

things, she saw an elderly woman

feeling better?” As soon as

concern, Christina pursed her lips and asked in slight confusion, “Who are you?”

Vito’s mom. You can call me Ms. Landry.”

and said, “Hello, Ms.

to sit up as she

Miriam quickly stopped Christina from getting up. She dragged

to chat with Christina, asking the latter about her age,

were not too personal, Christina answered honestly. However, when Miriam heard Christina. had gotten married at such a young age, her

Christina hastily asked as she

Were you forced by your family?

into those matters. Nevertheless, taking in Miriam’s sincere

briefly described her circumstances.

been married off because her parents. were in need of money. The rest of Christina’s account didn’t register in Miriam’s mind.

Christina. “I didn’t expect you to have had a hard life too. The gods

cried as she uttered those

with you?” Christina panicked as that was

of chicken soup, walked into

son had returned, Miriam hurriedly waved her hand. “I’m fine. I just

to flow and stop at a moment’s

herself to the chicken soup and oatmeal brought over

food. Then, she took the dumbfounded Vito by

must take good care

Vito nodded.

phone call she asked you to make, you don’t have to do it for now,” Miriam added.

Vito was baffled. “Why?”

always been so slow on the uptake.” Miriam jabbed at her son’s forehead but didn’t elaborate further. “Anyway, just do as I say.”