Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

“What are you looking for?” A woman dressed in black asked Gary.

Startled by the woman’s voice, Gary turned his gaze to the person behind him. He couldn’t see the woman’s face clearly because it was too dark. The only thing he could tell was that the woman might be in her fifties.

“Who are you?” Gary asked warily, becoming nervous.

The woman laughed out loud and then asked him, “I should be the one to ask that question. You’re on my doorstep right now. Do you have any idea about that?”

It wasn’t until Gary saw the gate that he realized he had accidentally wandered into someone else’s home. Then the woman stepped out of the shadows. Her dark green eyes sparkled like emeralds in the pale moonlight.

Gary stepped back and said, “I’m sorry, madame. I’ll leave right now. | came here to find a moon-shaped shell for my friend.” As he spoke, he looked down at the shell at the woman’s feet.

“Are you looking for this?” the woman asked, picking up the shell after looking down

Gary nodded.

“There are many unique shells here that you can’t find anywhere else,” the woman said as she stood up and took the tiny moon shell in her palm. She then extended her hand to Gary.

Hesitant, Gary paused for a moment before walking directly toward the woman. He approached the woman, reached out his small hand, and 523 An Uninvited Guest took the shell from her. Then he said with a smile, “Thank you.”

“You’re very welcome,” The woman spoke softly, “Your parents will be worried if you stay here for so long. You should leave right now, my dear.”

Hearing that, Gary turned around and left. As he walked, he looked back several times and saw the woman still standing in the same spot, waving at him. Because he was scared by the woman in black, he started running. After a while, he was surprised to see the light ahead

“Tammy!” He yelled.

immediately upon hearing his voice and asked, “Gary!

all right? Tammy was so worried about you

to wipe her tears. She said angrily, “Why would | call the cops? | wasn’t the

called out and grabbed one

Tammy screamed, refusing

said as he

still when she noticed a snowy white moon-shaped shell in her palm. The moonlight reflected off the

one of them was missing a comer,” Gary said, tilting

way to find this?” Tammy asked, surprised. 523

should have told you before | left. | know you like such shells, so |

the shell. “Look at the sand and mud on your shirt! You got dirty all over! Come on, let’s go back to the hotel,” she said. Later, she and Gary walked toward the hotel together. And Peace and

opportunity,” Peace said to Karl while walking

“Why?” Karl asked, surprised.

Wayne had been doing

Wayne stay at home. He’s

interrupted Karl

that Karl realized he shouldn’t have said that. So he lowered his voice and said, “Although few people knew the truth, Wayne still worried that it would land him in hot water. He resigned for

a few people know Wayne actually has nothing to do with the Wrights by

“Got it.”

the hotel when her phone rang. 523 An Uninvited