When Julissa woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to go to the bathroom, she realized she was already in her bed.
She sat up and scratched her head, feeling a bit confused.
Wasn’t she in the living room earlier? How did she end up in bed?
Had Scott left?
She got out of bed to use the bathroom and called out toward the other room, "Mr. Nichols?"
The room was pitch black, and there was no answer.
She walked into the kitchen and glanced at the cupboard. The watch was gone.
She checked the entryway next, and the shoes under the shoe rack were also gone.
It seemed he had already left. He must have carried her to bed after she fell asleep, then left afterward.
There was an inexplicable feeling of disappointment.
But soon, that feeling was replaced by the sharp pang of stomach
