“Didyouhearthestrangesoundscamefromthatroomlastnight?”Acleaningmaidwhowasmucholderthantheotherspokewithdread.
“Yes,Iheardtoo.Itsoundedassomekindofroaringhowlofanimals.Itlastedallnight.”Theyoungermaidcompliedofsuchstrangeoccurrence.
“Isthatroomvacant?Ican’timagineanyonewhocouldstayinthatroom.”Theoldermaidwhohadworkedasagenitorformanyhotelsallherlife,shehadwitnessedmanyoddthingsfromheryears.
“Isawacouplewithaninfantcheckedinthatroom,ahandsomeAsianmanwithabeautifulyoungCaucasiangirl;andthebabywasnotmorethan6monthsold.”Theyoungmaidhappenedtobearoundthelobbywhenthemysteriouscouplewhohadbeenatthereception.“Oneotherstrangethingwas,eversincetheycheckedintheroom,thehusbandhadbeenmissing.Ihaven’tseenhim,onlytheyoungwifeandtheinfanthadcameouttheroomfromtimetotime.”
“Saynomore,whoeverstaysinthatroomgivesmethecreep.”Theoldermaidhadbeenwisedafteryearsofexperienceswithstrangeoccupantsoftaverns.
“Fire!Fire!”Whilethecleaningmaidcontemplatedofthestrangeoccupantsoftheroomonthethirdfloor,wherealoudbawlofconflagrationwarningalsocamefrom.
Lessthanthetimeofanhour,theentireagededificeofthistavernwasswallowedbytheinfernoofblaze,theoldwoodenstructurewhichwasmostinflammablecausedthefastfiretoburnthebuildingintoashesquickandefficient.
Luckily,astheauthorityarrived,theyfoundnooccupantsofresidenceswereinjuredfromthehazard;onlyamotherandaninfantcouldnotbefound,noroftheirremains.
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