Hotel Cryptid [completed]

Alone

Juniper yawned loudly, it was 5:30 a.m. Quiet filled the air. No noises from the kitchen, no people talking, not even the sound of snoring from others. Juniper hopped into the shower and washed her hair.

After the shower, she dried her hair and body, then got dressed. A simple black T-shirt, jeans and her bomber jacket.

Still no noise. "It's quiet, too quiet", Juniper muttered. She looked into the hall. No movement, no talking, nothing. "What is going on?", She wonders.

Deciding to continue her day, she walks around. She checks hallways, kitchens, dining areas and more. No one in sight. Not even the guests at the hotel. Juniper decides to check guests' rooms. All the guests had seemingly disappeared.

Juniper ran downstairs and checked through the guest logbook. The names were still there. Odd. Very odd.

She checked the pirate cove play place. "Tabitha?", She called out. No answer. She checked the pool. No Aria there. She checked the whole floor, no one. Not even Dahlia.

Next she checked the Yeti floor. "Michelle?", She called out as she shivered. No answer here as well. She saw her breath. "Damn it's cold", she tells herself.

She then went to the casino. No Cecelia. Not even a mess from the party the night before.

Next she went to the floor Big Foot and then floor Loch Ness. No Charles, Calico or Felicity. Not even Anita.

She checked the kitchens, Grace wasn't there. Next she checked Maya's room, not there. She checked the front desk, Antoinette wasn't there, nor Georgie.

No one was at the hotel. It was just her. It was quiet, lonely, and frightening.

Jay-Jay sat alone. She heard as the clock ticked, tocked, ticked, tocked. Her mother had died a few days ago and her father spent all his time in his study, leaving Jay-Jay alone. It was very quiet. Nothing really but the ticking of clocks. God she hated that sound.

Juniper went outside and went to the willow tree. There sat her mother's grave. She sat right next to it and leaned on the stone. "Hi momma. I miss you already. Dad won't leave the study. He really misses you. It would be great if I could see you again", Juniper told the grave.

The rock felt cold against her skin. A gust of wind blew and leaves danced in the breeze. Juniper shivered. "Gosh, it sure is cold", she whispered as she laid down by the grave.

The wind continued to blow by. The ground felt warm. She hugged herself and she stared at the grave. "I really miss you. It sucks being without you", she simply said.

Juniper was brought back by the ticking of a clock. "A noise?", She whispered.

Then she heard yelling. Loud and lots of people, coming from downstairs. "Oh God", she whispered as she started running down the steps. She ran and ran, almost falling many times. Her mind told her to ignore it, but her gut said to check it out.

Her feet started to hurt as she was setting closer, but she ignored it.

She got to the bottom floor and ran towards the noise. The house only got louder and louder. She could start to make out some familiar voices. Dahlia, Calico, Anita. Oh no. Tobias.

Juniper got to the noise and saw quite a scene. Maria aiming a gun at Tobias' head, Calico, Aria, Anita, Felicity, Charles, Grace, Maya, Tabitha, Michelle, Antoinette, Cecelia and Dahlia yelling.

"What in the world is going on?!", Juniper screamed. Everyone went quiet and looked at Juniper. "Juniper?", Dahlia whispered. "Oh, darling, your here. Welcome Jay-Jay", Tobias sneered.