“Don’t you know how to knock?” I was getting annoyed with her inconsiderate view of my privacy.
“Why would I knock?”
“Yes, why indeed.” I roll my eyes. “What do you want?”
I didn’t actually care about her reasons for barging in here unannounced, but unless I appeased to her urgency, she would never leave.
“You never guess what?” She screams.
“Okay, I can’t be bothered playing this game?—.”
“Dove, someone died.”
Okay, that got my attention. I sit upright, looking at her. I had thought she had come in here excited. You could never tell with her but I didn’t expect that.
“Who?”
“They don’t know. The body was that badly burned when they recovered it that they will only be able to identify them by their teeth.” My mouth drops open. “By their teeth.” She screams. “Isn’t that sad?” She sighs.
“Where was this, and how did you find out?”
“Chloe told me she’s a mess.”
“Chloe?”
“Yes, Chloe works at the spa. She’s the one who got us both a good deal on those massages.”
“How does Chloe know about this?”
“Oh, Dove, don’t freak out, okay?”
“Why would I?—.”
“It was at the spa. After we left, there was fire and?—.”
“And what?” I whisper.
“The fire started in room 12.”
My eyes widen and I’m pretty sure I’ve more than likely lost what colour I had in my face.
“But that was the room I was in.” I mutter.
“Are you okay?” I blink rapidly. “Dove, you look like you’re in shock. I will get you a drink.” I shake my head, but she’s already exited my room.
Shit.
The crimson splashes across my body. That wasn’t paint was it, it must have been blood.
The fear hits my body in that room—panic sets in. He fucked me over a dead body. My eyes widen. How could I be so stupid? I didn’t even try to fight him. I just let him do what he wanted and left.
Somebody had died.
That couldn’t be right. I try to think of any other scenario where that hadn’t happened, but even my neurotic mind can’t come up with anything other than the reality of what it was.
But nothing ever happens here. Hollow Hills borders on the lines of boring.
“Nothing ever happens here.” I mutter to the empty space of my room.
