Freaky Friday (but on a Tuesday)

Chapter 8 - The Truth About the Girls

Back at the hotel, zombie bellhops and witch maids had just finished their cleanup of the party. As a witch laid her apron atop a chair to go on break, Eunice peered out from beneath a tablecloth. She looked left and then right, ensuring that there was no one around before she called the all clear.

"Ok, girls, we're good."

She carefully crawled out, followed by Mandy, Crystal, and Wanda.

Crystal groaned with worry as they crept out of the ballroom and into the lobby. "We can't let anyone see us like this. Especially Drac or Johnny. They'll know something is up!"

"I agree," Wanda put in. "It's best to just avoid the whole situation until Mavis and Ericka get back. They did say they were going to find a cure, after all."

"Yeah! And hopefully they'll be back before the end of the day!" Mandy replied. "I'm really not liking this whole human thing happening here."

"Well, I can't say I am complaining all that much," Eunice said, gazing at herself in her pocket mirror. "My hair looks great!"

Just at that moment, the group froze upon the sound of a door opening. At the other end of the lobby, Dracula came out of the stairwell. The girls gasped and then heard the ding of an elevator. They turned and saw Johnny stepping out. In a panic, they managed to duck right behind a baggage cart full of luggage before either one of them could see them.

The two men approached each other, meeting in the middle of the vast lobby.

"Have you seen the girls?" Drac asked.

"Have you seen the girls?" Johnny had also asked at the same time.

Dracula shook his head. "No, I haven't seen Ericka since the reception. How the heck am I supposed to have a honeymoon without my wife?"

"Right? And how am I supposed to have date night without my wife?" Johnny said. "I've been trying to look for Mavis since the reception, and I haven't been able to find her, either."

As the men talked, the girls tried to make an escape again. Wanda pointed to one side. "Over there!" she whispered. They were about to step out when they stopped again, Wayne having come into the lobby with Griffin.

"Hey guys, has anyone seen Wanda? It's feeding time for the pups."

Quickly, Eunice pointed to the opposite side, preparing to go when she yanked the girls back behind the luggage cart again. Frank had just entered the lobby as well with Murray.

"Anybody seen Eunice?" he asked.

The other guys shook their heads.

"Does anyone know where any of the girls went?" Drac asked, a hint of impatience underlying his tone.

As if in answer, the luggage that was on the baggage cart, unstably stacked to begin with, suddenly toppled over and hit the floor with a loud BANG! The men immediately looked over to the source of the noise and were all equally startled at the four quivering human females crouching down behind it.

Frank's eyes widened as he zeroed in on the tallest woman of them. "E-Eunice?" he asked tentatively.

"Uh... uh... " she stuttered at first. "Yeah, it's me! What do you think?" She struck a pose, making sure her hair looked great.

Frank's jaw dropped. Then he smiled wide. "Wo-hoa!" he cried out. "Who knew human looked good on you!" In a gentlemanly gesture he took her hand and bent to plant a kiss on the back of it, Eunice blushing.