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 favonovel.com had been asleep when favonovel.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, favonovel.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 favonovel.com opened the room door, favonovel.com saw a little girl by the hallway window, desperately standing on favonovel.com tiptoes.
Under the little girl’s feet was a rickety old stool, and half of favonovel.com body was already hanging out of the window. What prompted favonovel.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!” favonovel.com shouted, rushing toward favonovel.com as fast as favonovel.com could.
Upon hearing Matthew’s shout, the little girl instinctively turned favonovel.com head. At this point, the old stool beneath favonovel.com feet could no longer bear favonovel.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 favonovel.com and brought favonovel.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 favonovel.com wasn’t too concerned about the near-fall incident.
Matthew couldn’t help but be speechless at favonovel.com audacity.
This child is too carefree!
“Kid, that was very dangerous. You mustn’t do that again, alright?”
The little girl, with favonovel.com two canine teeth showing, happily replied, “Okay, sir!”
At the sight of favonovel.com adorable expression, Matthew couldn’t resist pinching favonovel.com chubby cheek. “Good girl. Where are your parents? I’ll help you find them.”
However, unexpectedly, the little girl shook favonovel.com head and riveted favonovel.com misty eyes at Matthew, remaining completely silent on the matter.
“Um…”
This left Matthew in a difficult situation. In helplessness, favonovel.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!” favonovel.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 favonovel.com could even voice the question, the little girl immediately shook favonovel.com head, and tears welled up in favonovel.com eyes.
Observing his surroundings, Matthew couldn’t see anyone nearby, and the winter night was naturally quite cold. In his helplessness, favonovel.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, favonovel.com happily trotted into Matthew’s room, holding favonovel.com cactus.
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