Hotel Cryptid [completed]

Letter from special someone

"And that's how I lived my life as a mob boss's wife and also ran the gang", Maria finishes her explaination of living her life as a mob boss's wife while also running the gang. "What type of gang did y'all run?", Calico asks, playing poker with Cecelia. "We were a Hispanic Mafia gang. My husband and I are Mexican, but we had so much more in that gang. We extorted people and killed. Whenever someone wouldn't pay up, we'd take something of theirs. Sometimes a human", Maria explains like it is the most casual thing in the world.

"How come, you were a mob boss's wife yet your so nice?!", Cecelia asks, very confused on how someone like that can be kind. "Well. I was only scary at work. Other than that, I was nice", Maria chuckles. "So, other than the whole mafia business, you were actually chill?", Calico asks. "Sí", Maria nods. "Were you born in New Mexico?", Calico asks. "No. I was born in Mexico. But immigrated to New Mexico at a young age. English is not my first language, Spanish is", Maria explains. Calico nods.

Juniper walks down with the mail. Despite being at a hotel, it still gets mail. Usually spam stuff. "Any good crap?", Cecelia asks. "Uh. A letter to the hotel asking about Calico", Juniper says, reading the letter. Calico looks up, "From who?", She's clearing interested. "A person names Sapphire", Juniper hands her the letter. Calico snatches it. "What?!" Calico exclaims. "I need to go", Calico quickly rushed out of the room and into hers. "What was that 'bout?", Juniper asks. Both Maria and Cecelia shrug.

Calico slams her door and locks it. She reads the letter.

'Dear staff of Hotel Cryptid,
I'm writing because my friend went missing at your hotel back in 2016. I'm trying to find any new leads in her case. The police stopped searching the day after as she is a criminal. I'm wondering if she's still there or even alive. I want to know if she has been found. Please, if you have any new leads, reply.

       From,
                Sapphire'.

"Oh sweet mother. I know she'll come to find me if she doesn't get any answer. I don't want her to come but I can't reply myself. I'll get Juniper to", Calico paces back and forth in her room.

Meanwhile, Dahlia leans in a hallway outside the employee meeting room. A gal who works here walks by with another one. "Don't you find it weird how Boss acts around her?", The first gal says. "I know. What if they are related somehow or have a past together?", The second gal exclaims. They both turn the corner away from a confused Dahlia. "Must be talkin' about someone. I know it ain't me", Dahlia goes into the employee meeting room.

Inside, she sees Charles, Felicity, Michelle, and Antoinette. "I'm telling you. She is Jay-Jay. Maria had all the evidence", Michelle says, laying down a photo. "I mean, the evidence is here. But we can't tell her that we know", Charles says, zipping up his jacket. "What are y'all talking about?", Dahlia asks. They all look at her. "Nothing", Charles gets up and quickly leaves the room, followed by Felicity. "What is it?", Dahlia asks. "Nothing you can know", Michelle grabs Antoinette and leaves. "Why is everyone acting weird?", Dahlia asks herself.

Tabitha runs around the halls, seeing who's around. She runs straight into Dahlia's leg. Dahlia looks down. "Hey sugarplum!", She smiles and picks up Tabitha. "Hi Dahlia!", The forever young Tabitha exclaims. Dahlia puts Tabitha down and watches her run off. She watched the forever young girl leave. Dahlia wishes she could reverse time and stop Tabitha from coming. But she can't. Now Tabitha has to deal with the problems that come with living here.