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.

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

phone in the clinic, so she

about those things, she saw an

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

on the receiving end of Miriam’s concern, Christina pursed her

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

mom? Christina immediately grinned and said,

up

Miriam quickly stopped Christina from getting up. She dragged the bench

Christina, asking the latter about her age, family, and other

were not too personal, Christina answered honestly. However, when Miriam heard Christina. had

off with Miriam’s expression, Christina hastily asked as she thought the older woman was feeling

that you got married so young, Christina. Were you forced by your family? How’s your husband? Does he treat

expected the latter to delve into those matters. Nevertheless, taking in Miriam’s sincere gaze, Christina figured she was just genuinely

she briefly described her

her parents. were in need of money. The rest of Christina’s account didn’t

Christina. “I didn’t expect you

suddenly cried as she uttered

panicked as that was her first time

walked into the room just in time to witness that scene and quickly

hurriedly waved her hand. “I’m fine. I

tears seemed to flow and stop at a moment’s

alarm, Christina helped herself to the chicken soup and oatmeal brought over by

she watched Christina enjoy the food. Then, she took the dumbfounded Vito by the arm and led

listen to me. Christina has had a hard life, so you must take good care

Vito nodded.

phone call she asked you to make, you

was baffled. “Why?”

at her son’s forehead but didn’t elaborate further. “Anyway,