Hotel Selten

Chapter Eight

"Thilda, stop threatening people!"

The weird-looking girl guides Ophelia in the living room of the hotel. With her green (with pink in the low part) twin ponytails bouncing in the air, she let Ophelia sat on the sofa of the living room. "You didn't know? She's the new resident? Show some enthusiasm and respect!" Her a little bit high pitched voice echoed in the hall. 

The girl who threatened her earlier, who seems to be Thilda, as the green-haired girl called her, is looking at the two boringly as she reached the area. "I know, Eo, but I think she was planning to escape!" She rolled her eyes as she turns her back to them.

"Eh? How did you say so?" She looked at Ophelia and squints her eyes, which made the confused teenager back up a bit, she felt uncomfortable. "She seems nice!" Thilda grunts and turns back to them again, crossing her arms on her chest. "She came from the underground hall! She probably planned that, which is so dumb. If I weren't training that time, we would be in danger, and you know that, Peony."

After that, she stared at Ophelia who was settling at the corner of the couch, 'If only you got away, now it gets even worse, great Ophelia, just great.' She gulps as Thilda goes nearer to her, with her death stare. "Tell us, what are you planning?"

She can't handle the tension anymore, she feels that she can die anytime right there since the woman standing in front of her has a knife blade for her hand. "Alright, alright!" She positioned herself upright and took a breath, and she looked up to Thilda. "I am planning to leave here, okay!?" "Hah, told you—"

"But it's not what you think!" Thilda raised her eyebrows as Peony sits beside her, willing to listen to her story. "I was being chased by cops, then... I found this hotel! Since it's already dark, I decided to stay here for the night. And... The lady... She gave me the keys and she said I could stay here as long as I want. And... Yesterday night also, I've realized this is a place for monsters!"

Suddenly, she felt a sharp thing poking her throat, "Don't you dare to say that!" In her eyes you can feel her rage, obviously, she didn't like that. "Thilda!" Peony holds on to her arm, slightly pulling her backward. "She's one of us! Please don't hurt her!"

"What's happening here?" All of them turned their heads to the source of the voice.

"Miss Eve!" Peony stands and bows at her presence. The lady walked to them, unlike how Ophelia met her, her mouth is not curved into a smile. The childish girl raises her head, "Sorry, are we disturbing you? Are we too loud?"
Miss Eve shooks her head softly, as she looks to Thilda, who is backing her sharp weapon away from the poor teenage girl. "Why are you treating our newcomer poorly?"

"She was planning to leave—or escape from her statements, I am sorry for pointing my sharp blade to our new resident. She just said some foul words, I need to teach her lessons." She hid her arm to her oversized sleeves, her clothes are specially tailored for her since she patrols around in the area near the hotel.

"Specifically, what words?" "In verbatim, 'this is a place for monsters'." The lady just heaved a long sigh as she switched her stare to Ophelia, who seems sorry for what she said. "I think I haven't done some right orientation to you."

"I mean, it's only a day miss! It's not too late!" Peony enthusiastically suggested. "It was almost too late, Peony if I didn't catch her, she'll—"

"She would have been a threat, blah, blah, she would tell the authorities, blah, blah. I get it, alright? You know she can't tell anyone, since she was being chased by the police—"

Thilda cuts her, "It's better to be safe than sorry, it's better to take earlier actions, I don't want that to happen again..." She stops and sighed, she looks at Peony, but this time, her look was soft and seems concerned. "You know it, this hotel is our home, you don't want to be homeless, right?"