Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Isabella and James took a bus to Michael’s village early the next morning. Because the village was smaller than they had anticipated, they needed little effort to get the information they needed.

An elderly woman was mending her nets beneath a large tree near the village’s entrance. She nodded to the village, “Go ahead, his house at the far east end of the village. You arrived just in time! They haven’t been here ina long time and came back recently.”

Isabella became depressed as they approached Michael’s house. She remained silent and worried.

“Michael’s left. Why do you need to see him?” Asked the woman drying her fishnet at the door, her straw hat covering half of her face. She looked at them both warily.

Before Isabella could say anything, James said, “We’re here to pay back the money. Michael helped us when we were in Birmingham. We’ve saved some money now that we’re both working, and we’d like to repay him.”

James then took a wad of cash from his bag. The woman was no longer wary at that point and immediately invited them inside.

And James added, “We borrowed money from him previously, but he keeps the notes. So, we still need to see hi in person.”

The woman nodded but then frowned and sai

“He never told me that. He left before dawn today, and | have no idea why he went out. So I’m not sure when he’ll be back.”

“It’s fine, we can wait.” Isabella gave James a wink. When James 455 Your Dad Is Dead realized what she wanted to do, he rolled up his sleeves and asked, “You’re going to dry the fish in the sun, aren’t you? Let me help you.”

The woman thanked James with a smile. Soon, Isabella crept into a room while they were busy.

The layout of the house was very traditional. It had two bedrooms on opposite sides, a living room in the middle, and a kitchen at the back. Isabella walked through the two bedrooms and seemed upset.

“What’s the matter?” When James realized she had spotted something, he asked her as he took a break

the edge of the kitchen door, her arms crossed across her chest, saying, “I just noticed a family photograph in the room to the left.

of Sabrina’s haircut on

“Do

the man called her Sabrina,”

to help you,” James said after a brief

on the floor after James carried them out of the small storage shed next

were busy working, James asked in purpose, “I heard Michael say that you have a daughter named Sabrina.

for you later. She is an excellent cook.”

fish out of the warehouse. When James was about to take a break, he heard someone shout from the doorway, “Something terrible has happened

Michael’s wife saw the white cloth covering her, she was devastated. She passed out before she could even touch him with

Micheal to the hospital said to them, “You better not look at

look at him. While James lifted the white cloth to make sure the man wasn’t Micheal before vomiting for

“It’s him,” James confirmed.

Isabella said, handing

“That’s spooky.”

accident. And Micheal had stopped breathing when the man discovered him. Unfortunately, there was no surveillance along that stretch of road.

later, a doctor entered with a sealed plastic bag containing Micheal’s keys, wallet, and mobile phone. His wife was simply too frail to grasp it. So, Isabella took

phone password, Ma’am?”

Michael’s phone. Then already shattered screen glowed faintly. Isabella clutched that phone 455 Your Dad Is

was conflicted, and she wasn’t sure what she was thinking. She dropped

him she was in love with a

3:05 a.m., saying, “Wait for me, III