Chapter 120. Fire And Ice

They drove up to the Inn though it was further away from the street than advertised and they circled a sharp turn that led up a narrow path.

As they arrived at a red neon sign saying ’open’ and a lady sitting with headphones on behind the desk inside they looked at each other, a lingering silence that was questioning just how good of an idea it was to go in. The rain poured around them. Drops on the roof of the car began to sound like firecrackers went off in a tunnel.

Ash gave Lola his jacket to hold over her head and they shared a look before they ran from the car and slammed open the door as they tumbled inside.

The lady looked up, slowly and gently as though a couple of strangers hadn't just tumbled into her hallway. She slowly leaned to the side to look past them and watch the pour outside of the Inn.

“You kids don’t listen to the news, do ya?” She laughed.

She wiggled her finger in front of Lola and pointed to the den.

“There are towels in there, go grab yourselves some and I'll