Let Me Stay The Night

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.

doctor’s words, it seemed three days had passed since she fell into the sea. She wondered how Nathaniel, Camilia,

phone in the clinic, so she was

saw an elderly woman

miss? Are you feeling better?” As soon as Miriam entered, she met Christina’s

her lips and asked

You can

said,

tried to sit up as she

from getting up. She dragged

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

too personal, Christina answered honestly. However, when Miriam heard Christina. had gotten married at such

Miriam’s expression, Christina hastily asked

It’s just that you got married so young, Christina. Were you forced by

taken aback by Miriam’s volleys of questions. She hadn’t expected the latter to delve into those matters. Nevertheless, taking in

described her circumstances.

remembered was the fact that Christina had been married off because her parents. were in need of money. The rest of

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

she

with you?” Christina panicked as

chicken soup, walked into the room just in time to witness

hand. “I’m fine. I just

tears seemed to flow and stop at a moment’s notice.

false alarm, Christina helped herself to the chicken soup and oatmeal

watched Christina enjoy the food. Then, she took the dumbfounded Vito

life, so you must take good care of her. Do you understand?” Miriam exhorted Vito after they

Vito nodded.

the phone call she asked you to make, you

was baffled. “Why?”

her son’s forehead but