CHAPTER 3 "WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT 2"

From a deep sleep, Lara awoke quickly when she heard the bedroom door open and close.

"I'm sorry if I woke you up," it was Joaquin who laughed softly.

She just nodded then hugged herself. "Won't you let me leave yet?" Lara asked, glancing at the man sitting on the divan at the foot of the bed.

That's when she saw the man glance at his wristwatch. "It's dangerous if I let you go now. If it's okay with you, you can spend the night here," he said kindly, then smiled at her.

Lara was speechless at what the man said because he was right. It was late at night, and it would not be nice and safe for a woman like her to go out and travel at such a time.

"I-It seems quiet outside?" that was what she commented when she noticed that the noise she had heard outside the room was gone.

The man nodded. "Yes, wait, maybe you want to eat again. Do you want me to get you some food? I haven't even been able to celebrate my birthday with you yet," he said in a lively tone with a strange touch of sinc