Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 54 Two Possibilities

I binge-watched dramas till the wee hours of dawn at home since I had nothing better to do. Consequently, I never got up before ten in the morning.

Fumbling for the offensive device on my bedside table, it took a while for me to crack my eyes open and look at the caller ID.

Louis Zanetti, you little asshole! Why are you calling me at such an ungodly hour?

Accepting the call, I immediately bellowed into the receiver, “Dude, what’s wrong with you? Why are you calling me in the middle of the night? If you can’t fall asleep, don’t drag others down with you!”

There was silence on the other end of the call. It lasted for so long that I had to check my phone to see if the line was still connected.

I raged at his seemingly senseless prank.

“Louis Zanetti, you-”

“Hello ma’am, am I speaking to Liliana Zanetti?”

My brain screeched to a halt at the voice that greeted me. Pulling my phone away from my ear, I confirmed that the number was indeed Louis’, despite the stranger who had just spoken to me.

The stranger continued asking about my identity. Confused, I inquired, “This is Liliana Zanetti speaking. Who are you, and where is my brother?”

I got an explanation immediately. “Ms. Zanetti, your brother’s run into some trouble. Could you make your way down to the station? I’m referring to the police station, by the way. It’s the one near your brother’s school.”

My sleepiness was gone once I heard about the police station. I sat up in a rush.

Having been detained in one myself not too long ago, I knew firsthand how devastating it felt.

How did Louis get himself stuck in the police station? He’s been a straight-A student since young, and his track record is squeaky-clean.

Another thought invaded my mind; I wondered if he had fallen for a scam. They’re getting more common these days, after all.

please?” I had to figure this

that the person on the other end was hesitating. Eventually, she agreed to my request and put me on hold. A moment later, someone spoke into the

other end of

really at the police station? What happened?” My questions tumbled out

Dad know, please.” His request made my

more questions, the person who had spoken to me earlier had come back on

“Ms. Zanetti, please hurry.”

choice, I could only agree to

up and hopped off the bed, getting dressed and packing as fast as

to worry my parents, and neither did I, so I

into a tizzy

on the coffee table, letting them know that I would

was a university student at the Jadeborough Institute of Science and

arrived at the airport. It would depart at

hours later and took a cab

and my brother’s university, so I had no idea where the police station

had to ask several locals before I managed to locate the

there a Louis Zanetti here? I’m his sister,” I asked a young woman clad in police

mouse rapidly like she was

“Yes, he came in yesterday, right? You can head

in the direction she had pointed

and pushed them open. Two policemen were sitting in the office. Confused about who I was supposed to talk to, I repeated my question to

He approached me and said, “Ms.

as the

dying to meet Louis, and I felt relieved that

to a room and gestured

Louis slumped in a chair. The lights in the

lights were meant