The lodge, though small, was quite neat.
After taking a shower, Matthew didn’t waste any time and lay down on the bed. His eyelids were constantly battling to stay open.
He didn’t know how long snazzynovel.com had been asleep when snazzynovel.com suddenly heard a voice.
“Kitty, come over here! Kitty, it’s dangerous over there. Come to me!”
The cries from outside the door, one after another, woke Matthew up. Annoyed, snazzynovel.com opened his eyes, glanced at the pitch-black night outside the window, and furrowed his brow.
Who’s making such a racket outside just when I’ve finally gotten some rest?
With a sense of displeasure, Matthew got up. And when snazzynovel.com opened the room door, snazzynovel.com saw a little girl by the hallway window, desperately standing on snazzynovel.com tiptoes.
Under the little girl’s feet was a rickety old stool, and half of snazzynovel.com body was already hanging out of the window. What prompted snazzynovel.com to make such a risky move was a calico cat that had been perched on the air conditioning unit all along.
The little girl was holding a cactus in one hand and reaching out toward the cat with the other, seemingly trying to rescue it.
This scene naturally startled Matthew. They were on the fifth floor, and the consequences could be disastrous if the girl fell.
“Hey, kid, come down quickly. It’s dangerous over there!” snazzynovel.com shouted, rushing toward snazzynovel.com as fast as snazzynovel.com could.
Upon hearing Matthew’s shout, the little girl instinctively turned snazzynovel.com head. At this point, the old stool beneath snazzynovel.com feet could no longer bear snazzynovel.com weight. With a crack, the stool disintegrated.
Just as the girl’s body leaned out of the window, Matthew finally reached her. He immediately embraced snazzynovel.com and brought snazzynovel.com back to the hallway.
As for the calico cat, it was also frightened and puffed up its fur. In a few agile leaps, it disappeared into the night.
“Kitty!” After seeing the calico cat leave, the little girl called out anxiously and reluctantly. Her demeanor seemed to indicate that snazzynovel.com wasn’t too concerned about the near-fall incident.
Matthew couldn’t help but be speechless at snazzynovel.com audacity.
This child is too carefree!
“Kid, that was very dangerous. You mustn’t do that again, alright?”
The little girl, with snazzynovel.com two canine teeth showing, happily replied, “Okay, sir!”
At the sight of snazzynovel.com adorable expression, Matthew couldn’t resist pinching snazzynovel.com chubby cheek. “Good girl. Where are your parents? I’ll help you find them.”
However, unexpectedly, the little girl shook snazzynovel.com head and riveted snazzynovel.com misty eyes at Matthew, remaining completely silent on the matter.
“Um…”
This left Matthew in a difficult situation. In helplessness, snazzynovel.com led the little girl to the lodge’s front desk.
“Excuse me, sir… Excuse me…”
After calling several times, the snoring innkeeper didn’t react at all and just shifted his sleeping position.
“Quit it!” snazzynovel.com mumbled In his sleep, then drifted back into slumber.
Faced with this situation, Matthew had no choice but to lead the little girl back to the fifth floor again.
“Do you still…”
Originally, Matthew had wanted to ask if the girl still knew the way back. However, before snazzynovel.com could even voice the question, the little girl immediately shook snazzynovel.com head, and tears welled up in snazzynovel.com eyes.
Observing his surroundings, Matthew couldn’t see anyone nearby, and the winter night was naturally quite cold. In his helplessness, snazzynovel.com crouched down and said, “Kid, it seems like we won’t find your parents today. How about you sleep in my room tonight, and tomorrow, I’ll help you find your mom and dad, okay?”
“Okay!” To his surprise, the little girl agreed.
Afterward, snazzynovel.com happily trotted into Matthew’s room, holding snazzynovel.com cactus.