Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

I suddenly received a call from Douglas. He asked when I would need Tabitha's passport back, as it was still with him. I couldn't help but feel that once a person wakes up to the truth, everything starts to fall into place as it was meant to. "Send it to Coral Villa," I said, then hung up and went to find Tabitha.

"Tabitha, would you like to go abroad to see Aunt Deena?"

Tabitha was growing up fast, her eyes as dark as Nicholas'. When I entered her room, she was leaning by the window, looking outside.

I patted her head. "The windowsill is cold. Next time, make sure to put a blanket here if you want to lay down here, okay?"

"Whatever." Tabitha was concise with her words. Then, she asked, "What about him?"

"Are you asking about your brother or your father?"

No matter who it was, it seemed that Tabitha now had someone to care about.

Tabitha didn't answer. She just continued staring out the window. I followed her gaze and saw not only the golden leaves but also a sweaty little boy who was collecting leaves from around him and stacking them up.

I watched for a while and noticed the leaves had been arranged into the shape of a star-golden and bright-but with the wind, they scattered.

He gathered the leaves again, one by one, creating more stars

hair gently, then quietly left the room. I thought maybe this was what the doctors meant by companionship-the joy of

bag with a

about the nearest flight to anywhere and bought a random

the northernmost

to empty

between Nicholas

quickly realized I wasn't at home. That night, my phone rang nonstop. When I didn't answer, he switched

then went outside

watch the snow, joining local tourists in searching for nocturnal animals that occasionally came out at night to hunt. I tried to

the north were very warm, but even when I smiled, I wasn't truly happy. I had a bad

was blowing up. I had the eerie feeling that everyone in my contact list was trying to reach me all at

other end

me all of a sudden? My phone is still showing incoming