“Hello ladies,” Ariel put on a wide smile as she met the ladies, but now that she thought of it, she must have come up as a creep.“Hello, can we help you?” One of the ladies replied, although she barely spared Ariel a glance. She was on her phone, smiling brightly with no care for the world.“Yeah, I booked a room here the night before.” Ariel explained, hoping it would catch their attention, but none of them would pay any heed to her. “I am new in the area, and I was hoping you knew somewhere I could get an apartment, preferably an affordable one.”All the ladies' heads snapped up, and they stared at her with a similar icy gaze that gave her goosebumps before they returned their gaze to their phones.“Excuse me, I asked a question.” Ariel reminded them when seconds had passed and they didn’t answer her question.“Excuse me, can’t you read the sign outside? Huh? This is an inn, a place to stay, and if you don’t like it here, you can take your shit and go.”Ariel's mouth hung open at
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