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! Where

so worried

tears. She said angrily, “Why would | call the cops? | wasn’t the one who

Gary called out and grabbed one

me!” Tammy screamed, refusing to look at

you,” Gary said as

went completely still when she noticed a snowy white moon-shaped shell in her

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

find this?” Tammy

should have told you before | left. | know you

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 Karl walked alongside the

up her volunteer opportunity,” Peace

“Why?” Karl asked, surprised.

had been doing nothing

that? She didn’t make Wayne stay

Peace interrupted

lowered his voice and said, “Although few people knew the truth, Wayne still worried

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

“Got it.”

and Wayne were talking in the hotel when her phone rang. 523 An