26. For the first time.

"He's at the hotel."

"What?!" I exclaimed. "I just came from there, Paul and his assistant told me he was not around."

I called Paul to ask Nate’s whereabouts. Of course, I won’t go to his house. For all I know, he banned me from entering the village.

“Maybe in another branch.”

“Where exactly?” I asked frustratingly. “There’s a lot of NS Hotels. Which one? Please, I only have a couple of hours left and then my landlord will throw away all my belongings if I am not back to get them."

"Hannah, I'm sorry. I don't know. I'm going to fetch Elisha now."

"Can you help me figure it out please?" I begged. "Please, I've nowhere to go. I need him to tell my landlord to give me more time."

"You have his number, Hannah. Why don't you call him?"

"I- I don't have it." I deleted his number so I wouldn’t be tempted to call him then. "I deleted his number," I admitted.

"Jeez, Hannah, you're so complicated. I'll forward it to you. Call you later, I’m going to get Elisha."

"Okay... Uhmn, wait... Could yo