Not long after the truck leaves my car in the parking lot, I am waiting on the curb. Zoe got out of the taxi first as it stopped beside me. Zoe pays for the cab, and I help her grab her stuff from the trunk.

“I never knew this place was here,“ She says, looking up at the vast hotel, “kinda creepy, it looks haunted, “ She adds, and I chuckle.

“Anyway, I am so glad to see you again. I have been so excited I barely slept a wink last night,“ Zoe tells me, giving me a hug.

“So, is this everything?“ I ask her looking down at the pram and duffle bag.

“Yep, that’s everything, our life in a bag. Pathetic, isn’t it?“

“No, see that piece of scrap metal,“ I tell her, pointing at my busted wagon. She nods her head.

“That was home sweet home, “ I tell her, and she laughs.

“Seriously, as for baby stuff, don’t even worry about it. Valarie went on a shopping spree. The room is packed with everything, baby. So much so we may have to sleep outside to fit it all in the room,“ I tell her.

“What, really? How long have you known Valarie? “

She asks.

“Met her yesterday. She is lovely. I have never met anyone like her before, “ I tell Zoe, and she smiles just as a green Daihatsu charade pulls up next to us, honking its horn a few times.

“Thanks, bro, “ Macey says, punching her brother in the shoulder and climbing out before tapping the roof.

“Hi, girls, “ Her brother calls out, and we both wave to the stranger.

“Bugger off, Blake, stop hitting on my friends. They aren’t interested, “ Macey scolds her brother as he waves to us. Macey flips him off, and he laughs, driving off down the road.

“Sorry about him. He is a sleaze, so try to stay away from him unless you want another baby,“ Macey chuckles, shaking her head.

and a cut-off shirt showing her belly button, her hair pulled in a bun, and a pair of boots that she said she borrowed

She tells us when she catches

in the parking lot, looking up at the building. The

clean this dump, “ Valarie’s voice says from behind us, making

scared me; it

dump?“ Valarie asks,

Macey goes to say when Valarie waves her

one of you jumped in that pool over there, you wouldn’t come out again, water is probably nuclear, that might actually be that foul smell,“

place needs, let me know, and

the catch?“ Zoe

any friends that are good with that crap, let me know. If not, we will figure it out ourselves, “ Valarie tells them. That was going

the tool belt and

to help with that, “ Zoe says,

her to find out

find someone else, but I know he will do it,“ Zoe says

like you already; you tell him,

figure out, I guess,“ I tell everyone, and

what do you want to

the others, one at a time, and list everything as we go, “ Valarie says, and we all agree, heading up to the room. We stack everything in the bathroom before tossing all furniture over the balcony

watched the kids in her studio while we got everything out. Once we were done, we then

over the balcony. Valarie must answer because

under

looked down at the exposed floorboards, in

you will save a fortune by rubbing them back and staining them,

we will check the others later and see what rooms can be

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