deformed bone

At dusk that day, Calvin pushed his "friend" who was "impaired" downstairs.He and Reed's little luggage was put under the wheelchair (God knows where Reed got it) and was about to leave this place that was far from "comfortable" and "clean" motel.

The front desk of the hotel was a fat black woman who kindly helped Calvin lift his wheelchair as he passed by.

"Thank you."

Calvin said.

"You're welcome..." the front desk lady replied.

Things should have gone smoothly, but Calvin suddenly felt the lady's gaze resting on his face.

At this moment, cold sweat broke out on Calvin's back.When he came to stay at the hotel, everything was so chaotic, he only had time to do the most basic cover-up, but now Reid helped him modify his face and facial features to the greatest extent with clay and foundation before going out.Calvin wondered if it was this inconsistency that made the lady suspicious.

He kept as calm as possible, then looked back to the front desk: "Is there a problem?"

he asked.

The woman was taken aback for a moment, and then she came back to her senses with some embarrassment: "Oh, I'm sorry, I almost saw you as a certain star just now—" She burst into laughter immediately, "God, I Must be dizzy, celebrities don't live in a ghost place like ours, oh damn, shouldn't I say 'ghost place'..."

Calvin kept a slight smile amidst the woman's chatter and laughter, as if everything was an insignificant episode.But only he knew that the cold sweat on his palms almost prevented him from holding on to Reed's wheelchair.He almost wanted to disappear from the front of the lady at the front desk without leaving even a trace of smoke behind.

Reed seemed to be aware of his nervousness, he raised his hand and gently covered the back of Calvin's hand.

"Honey, I think maybe we should hurry up—"

At the same time that Reed was speaking, Calvin saw the woman.

Actually it's weird.

Calvin felt a voice whispering in his head, in that calm, indifferent voice.

That woman has become like this, how could you recognize her the first time you see her?

That voice was right.

Calvin himself thought it impossible for him to recognize it.

The woman was very old and ugly. She was wearing an ankle-length sleeveless yellow dress that looked like it hadn't been washed for two months. The collar was loosely turned out, and a layer of black and green was floating on it. oily.The skirt should have fit well, but at this moment it was hanging on her body like a rag bag. Her thin arms protruded from the cuffs like burnt firewood. The cuffs were empty, It seemed that her breasts could slip out of it by accident.

Calvin still remembered the last time he met her - of course her condition was not good at that time, but she would never be as haggard as she is now to a terrifying degree.Even her hair had faded to a lifeless grey.

Her eyes and the corners of her mouth were covered by fine and dense wrinkles, and her eyeballs were trembling abnormally.

"Madeleine?"

Calvin murmured in a very soft voice in disbelief.

He gripped Reed so hard with his backhand that he was almost completely immobilized for a moment.

Isha's swollen face, dull ginger hair flashed for a split second.

【"Don't hurt her..."】

The voice of the ghost clearly seemed to be right next to his ears.

Did Isa already know this? That's why she appeared in front of Calvin in that way.Is she reminding me of something?Why does she keep saying don't hurt her...

Countless thoughts flashed in Calvin's mind and then disappeared, his brain and heart seemed to have become very strange organs in his body, they were going crazy on their own, and Calvin couldn't control them at all.

Calvin believed that under normal circumstances, the well-meaning but overly enthusiastic receptionist might have noticed his abnormality, but luckily or unfortunately, just like Calvin noticed the existence of Madeleine, that person The lady found her too.

"Fucking bitches, here they come again—"

Calvin catches a curse from the reception lady.

"That woman? You know her?"

Calvin asked subconsciously.

In his sight, Madeleine staggered towards the backyard of the motel like a ghost.

"That crazy woman? Of course I know her, god knows how much trouble she's gotten me into. She's always walking around the pool, saying she's looking for her daughter. . . The little bastards are scared to death!"

swimming pool?It was only then that Calvin realized that Madeleine's destination was indeed the swimming pool, and the sound of children playing in the swimming pool came from afar.

"Sorry lad, I have to go, I have to get her out of the way before that lunatic gets in trouble."

The woman at the front desk said hurriedly, and then she walked quickly towards Madeleine, shaking her huge hips.

Calvin stood there watching the intersection of the two women.

Cold sweat slowly slid down his neck and down his back.That breathless feeling came back again, and Calvin was now wishing it was a nightmare.

"Why is she here... God, she's here..."

Calvin didn't know whether he was talking to Reed or asking himself.

The lady at the front desk had already grabbed Madeleine. Compared to her, Madeleine was flat and deflated as if she had been crushed by a hydraulic press. It could be seen that she was trying to struggle, but she was too weak. The lady at the front desk only With one hand, she completely suppressed all her movements.The sound of a woman crying wafted in the wind, the sound was dry and astringent like the sound effects in a horror movie.

"Calm down, Calvin, we'll find out what happened."

Reed grabbed Calvin firmly, and he whispered.

Calvin followed his instructions with a blank expression and came to the rental car.Reed took a look around and stood up from the wheelchair after realizing that there were no other people waiting beside him, and then he forced Calvin into the passenger seat.

During this process, Calvin was always a little dazed, and his attention was always on the two women next to the motel.

It's the same even in the car, he has been watching them through the glass.Reed looked at him, then started the car—he pulled out of the parking lot and pulled over on a downhill ramp.From this position, Calvin happened to be able to clearly see the swimming pool not far away, as well as Madeleine next to the swimming pool.

Calvin was actually very worried about what the front desk lady would do to Madeleine—she used a lot of profanity when talking about Madeleine.But from such a short distance, Calvin was a little surprised to see the lady give Madeleine a hug.Calvin didn't know what she said to Madeleine, but Madeleine seemed obedient, she staggered and followed the woman around a corner and disappeared into the corner.

"According to the usual practice, she will take the woman to have something to eat, and that direction is the kitchen of the hotel."

Reed suddenly spoke.

Calvin froze for a moment before realizing what he was talking about.

"You know Madeleine?!"

"All I know is that there's a crazy woman here. Tani hates her for scaring the kids, but I think she kind of sympathizes with that woman. I've heard her say something about a woman who's in a bad mood because she lost a child. A mother who collapsed and completely lost her life... But I didn't expect her to be the mother of the girl you mentioned."

Reid said with a wry smile.

What is so rare is that there is hardly any lie or conscious deception in what Red Deer said this time.

While he's the boring gay tourist, he's on good terms with the lovely front desk lady, Taney, who just happens to be the type to tell everything (she doesn't care if anyone, of course listen carefully).