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Chapter 20 by ENIAC ENIAC

How will this explanation time go?

Well...

"AHHH!!! GET AWAY FROM ME!!" Ashley tried to hide behind the toilet "DON'T YOU TRY TO... To.. to... I... Trisha! Where are you!?"

“(DON'T KNOW!!! Can't move!!.. But I see that guy... Is that the necklace?!)”

Ashley saw it around his neck "Yes..."

Will sighed "Your friend Trisha is... Inside you..." He took a moment to think what to say next "You both merge into one single being"

“(This guy is insane...)”

“M-Merge?” Ashley's tone changed from fear to an accusatory level “Honey, that's not scientifically possible!”

“(Yeah!! That doesn't make any... Ash.. Did you just say... Honey?)” Trisha wondered why that seemed to be relevant at that moment.

Ashley never would say something like that “I... Yes....” Right?

Will didn’t get all of what the girls were trying to say "You know, I can't hear your friend at all" He needed to try something different "Tell me, your body resembles both of you, am I right?"

Ashley automatically looked at the mirror again, as she touched her face “This is not happening…”


When Emily and Yan Yan were following Mina, the old Carmen saw them running to the fifth floor. She didn't like young kids, all they do is just waste their time drinking or playing, going to parties or surfing on the waves. All the things she never did.

The old woman was tired, she spent the last 30 years working on this hotel trying to reach the top by hardworking, unlike those lazy young brats she sees frequently. But every time she is up to do something significant, something unexpected ruins all of her efforts. 20 years ago, an earthquake significantly damaged the hotel infrastructure, turning down her approved schema to expand the main building. The big guys just blamed her for expending their resources, when the actual owner rejected a plan to upgrade the infrastructure with anti-seismic technology a few years ago. Events like that keep happening during the years, degrading her plenty of times.

She was beyond mad when that girl, Kim, was promoted to manager instead of her. Carmen worked hard, much more than anyone she saw there. Everyone knew that all Kim did was open her legs to that old pig of the owner. She wasn't the prettier one, but she was willing to do anything he said and the next day it was official.

It wasn't easy, but she accepted without protest to be her secretary. That way she might have somewhere to keep working on her dream, which seems to be far away every day... But then Mina...

All the good inside of her seemed to be buried alive, when Kim said that Mina was promoted to be her personal assistant. A little brat who didn't know how to dress properly, who wasn't working there for even a year, who never was worried for her future.

She was old, nothing could change that. She was tired, every day was harder. She needed to cross the line... She must take Kim out there one way or the other. And she had an idea of how to do it.

A couple of girls were following Mina, they were spying on her as she entered Kim's office. Carmen saw them as she went to deliver some documents to Kim, and noticed the girls hiding next to the door. They seemed to be tourists in the hotel, meaning they don't have much time there. Probably they listened to something interesting, or at least have a good reason to follow Mina. That might be her best chance to do something about Kim and Mina.

As the girls were leaving, before they took the stairs she talked to them “You girls cannot be here.”

Emily almost jumped from the surprise “Ahh! Ehm... Sorry we were just…” Yan Yan didn’t move or react at all.

Carmen was examining them “Come with me. Now.”

The woman irradiates authority in her voice, which is hard to ignore. Emily wasn't sure what to do, and Yan Yan didn’t seem to care about anything. They just followed her.


Ashley began her denial phase "I see! This is just a dream..." She relaxed, "That's the only logical explanation..."

Trisha didn’t arge “(Yeah...)”

Will need to try harder “(This is harder than I thought...) If this is a dream, which one of you is currently dreaming?”

Ashley wasn’t really sure but mechanically said “Well... Me…”

“(Hey!! This cognitive hallucination could only come out from the deepest of my mind!)” Trisha protested, with an expanded vocabulary.

“But I know I'm me! My conscience…


“(Love, I have been drunk in every possible state in existence, and every time I was at my full capabilities! This is just the same)”

“Suuure, but on Brett's birthday you just woke up in Emily's house, and you don't remember how!”

“(That's not... Ash.. How did you know that?)”

“I.. Suddenly remembered... But... Like it was my…”

Will might have only half of their dialogue, but he saw an opportunity "I believe you saw your friend's memory. Not only your bodies merged, but your minds. Both of you can see each other's memories like an open book"

Both girls were surprised, they felt he was telling the truth.

Ashley suddenly panicked, as she felt what Trisha started to dig in her mind "No!! Don't look... I.. I..." She was now red like a tomato, Will remembered Mina not long ago.

"(Wow... You really have a poster of them)" Insert young handsome pop band here "(You are waiting for a blue prince to...)"

Ashley yelled at her “STOP!!!”

“(Sorry... Didn't meant to...)”

“Sorry... Just... don't look again ... It's... Embarrassing…”

He tried again “Do you believe me now?”

Ashley couldn't deny it anymore “I believe…We... Do…”

Then he changed his tone to a more thoughtful one, typical of Kim “Good, now please tell me what is so important that makes two girls like you lie to Walter, and probably put him in trouble, only to enter my apartment.”

“Well…”


Mina couldn’t believe it, not just the possibility of Julia of all people to be there, she was more stunned by what Kim just said “We can't... We have to tell him.” She wasn’t going to hide something like that from him.

“How? Even if they never meet during the event, just knowing she is going to be around, will hurt him.” She wondered what else they could actually do.

“It's just.... Dammit…”

“I dreamed about her last night. Will was in real pain just for her memory... Imagine how he will... God.”

“... Then what are we gonna do?”

“I... I'm the one who needs to approve her for the job, if I…”

“NO!”

“Do you have a better idea!?”

“The way we are now... He will eventually find out. How do you pretend to hide something that big?”

"I..." She knew Mina was right, that wasn't going to solve their problem "You are right... We must tell him" Then Mina's cellphone was making noise.

"We will talk about lat..." Cellphone UNKNOWN "It's.. Will’s number!" They never exchanged their numbers, but she remembered his number from their time together. Probably he remembered hers the same way.

"Mina... You don't need to..." Mina ignored her and answered the call.

Mina: "Hello? '...' Yeah, what's going on Will? '...' WHAAT!? '...' It's... True... '...' Wait, you coming now? '...' I don’t... Will... Ok, we will wait for you here '...' Yes... There is something else..." Mina took a moment "But, we talk about it in person '...' Love you too"

Kim asked “What's going on?”

“He is coming back, and... He doesn't have the necklace…”


Meanwhile in Carmen's office she was hearing a solution to all of her afflictions “(This is... Wonderful)” Kim and Mina are in a romantic relationship with a third guy. They haven't reported it yet, which means it was something recent. But there was more, Mina stole something inside the hotel and looks like Kim is hiding it. This is exactly what she needed “(But this girl... Emily isn't telling the story entirely and her friend didn’t speak at all.)”

Emily just ended her phone call and turned around to face Carmen’s eyes “I've already talked with the girls. They found it and are coming here now.”

Carmen didn’t smile, but she wanted to “Good, but we will need it as evidence.”

That idea wasn't appealing for Emily “No!... I mean... It's just... Fine.”

The way Emily behaved was odd for Carmen, even considering the situation they were in "(She is hiding something important) One more thing, I need you to identify the guy you mentioned" She showed them pictures of the male employees for her archive.

“Let me... This one. He was the one she was talking to before.”

“I see.. William (Wait...)”


“Need something else?”

"No, that's all. I've already had your room numbers. When the time comes, I will call you" Emily with an annoyed face and Yan Yan emotionless left the room.

Carmen began to search for a note on her desk "What a coincidence..." She was calling a number on her phone

Carmen: "Yes, it's Carmen from the... '...' No, I'm afraid that is not the reason I'm calling you now. You were right, he is working here '...' Can you come here to talk for a moment? There is something particular we need to discuss about him '...' Ok, see you later Miss Julia"

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