Chapter 14

After feeling better, Dave released his embrace from Aleta. Aleta wasn't crying, but the girl's eyes seemed to have an aura of sadness.

"I told you, don't go anywhere without my supervision. I deliberately put bodyguards by your side just to keep you safe. But damn it, you ran away instead. I can hardly believe that two grown men who are supposedly trained can't even keep an eye on a little girl like you," Dave said later.

"Sorry," was the only word that came out of Aleta's mouth for now.

"What made you like this? What exactly did you see there?" Dave asked.

What had Aleta seen there? What was on the top floor of the hotel? The question seemed to reopen a memory that Aleta wanted to forget.

"You! How could you let him?" asked Aleta. The emptiness in her eyes disappeared, replaced by a look that hinted at curiosity.

"What do you mean?"

"That floor... I'm sure I saw something. Blood! A room full of blood splatters. A torture chamber! I saw the gruesome faces of the dead. The desperate look in their eyes. And their screams. I can see it. How could you allow such a place in your hotel?" Aleta asked.

"Which floor are you referring to?" asked Dave.

"Floor..." Aleta suddenly became silent. What was going on, why didn't she know? Why did she seem to have forgotten something.

"Aleta, answer me! What floor are you referring to?" Dave asked again.

"I... I don't remember. What floor... why did I forget?" Aleta asked herself.

"How long have I been unconscious?" Aleta asked then.

"Well... about three days," Dave replied casually.

"What! 3 days. Really?" screeched Aleta with a shocked expression on her face.

"No, I lied. It was only a few hours," Dave replied with a shrug.

"That's not funny!" Aleta looked annoyed and serious. Dave just wanted to joke around a bit and break the ice. But it didn't seem like the right time.

"Alright, I'm not going to joke anymore, Seriously! It's just that I don't understand what you mean. There's no room in my hotel that you're referring to." Now it was Dave's face that looked more serious.

"You... you said what?"

"You fainted in the 10th floor corridor. More precisely in front of the door of this room. That's why you're here now. That's why I was surprised by your story."

Aleta was silent! She was completely still and silent. Her eyes wandered around exploring every corner of this unfamiliar room. Aleta realized that she was in one of the rooms of the Blue Moon Hotel.

"Are you sure that what you just told me wasn't a dream? Maybe you're tired. I shouldn't have brought you here after what you went through earlier. I should have let you rest first," Dave said.

This was getting weird. It felt a little impossible. Aleta was sure she wasn't dreaming. But why had she forgotten. It was as if part of her memory was missing.

"I'm sure I'm not dreaming. But why did I forget where exactly I saw all those horrible things," Aleta thought.

"Get ready! We'd better go home now," Dave ordered.

"No! I still want to know. I still want to make sure," Aleta said. Refusing Dave's order.

"What else do you want to make sure of, huh?"

"The massacre!" said Aleta firmly.

"What?"

"I remember there was a massacre that happened in this hotel five years ago. It's even on the internet."

"Are you serious? Were you knocked unconscious earlier?" Dave probed, trying to figure out what happened to Aleta.

"You're the owner of this place. How could you not know?"

Dave sighed and pulled out a cell phone from his coat pocket. He handed it to Aleta and said, "You said it was on the Internet, right? Look it up."

Aleta took it and hurriedly searched for the news. A massacre had taken place involving the lives of her parents. At that time, the news was very exciting. But... Aleta couldn't believe what was in her vision at the moment.

The news had disappeared! There was not a single trace on the internet of the Blue Moon Hotel Massacre. Aleta tried all the keywords. But there were no results. What had happened? Why did everything come to this.

Aleta clearly remembered that last night Felix had responded to a question about the news of the massacre. Although Felix didn't tell her directly. Still, it all referred to information. Something had happened.

"This is impossible!" said Aleta.

"What exactly are you looking for Aleta? Why do you insist on looking for that news. What exactly is it? Do you have a problem with it?"

Aleta couldn't answer him. She didn't want Dave to know that Aleta was the daughter of one of the massacre victims who was searching for the truth. The current conversation was already strong evidence that there were secrets hidden in this hotel.

"No, I was just curious. Even though at that time the news was very exciting. And I still don't believe that what I saw earlier was a dream." Aleta hoped that Dave wouldn't get suspicious.

"Do you want to try and prove your point? Do you want us to go around and explore every floor to find the room you're talking about?" Dave asked.

To be honest, Aleta was eager to do so. But somehow, Aleta felt that it would all be for nothing. Of course someday Aleta would go around and find out what happened without Dave's help.

"No need, I'm tired. Maybe you're right, maybe I'm too tired to imagine the things I least want to find," Aleta said.

Dave was relieved that Aleta preferred to end the conversation. And this man was also grateful, although not completely ... apparently Alvin managed to make a little bit of Aleta's memory disappear.

"I could have released a little power to eliminate this girl's memories. But since Aleta has the bloodline of a witch, maybe only a few memories will disappear. Dave remembered Alvin's words a moment ago.

Not long after, Theo walked into the room and approached the pair of humans.

"Hi, Aleta. Do you remember me?" Theo asked.

Aleta nodded her head. She remembered one of Dave's friends from the mansion this morning.

"Are you okay? I found you passed out in front of this room. So I brought you in and called Alvin to take care of you earlier," Theo said.

"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for helping me, Mr. Theo." Aleta bowed her head, thanking Theo.

"You don't have to be shy. I have to be nice to my best friend's girlfriend anyway," Theo said offhandedly.

Aleta was a little surprised at Theo's statement.

"Girlfriend?" Aleta frowned.

"Yeah, didn't you tell the staff at this hotel that you're Dave's girlfriend? Come on, there's no need to be shy. My best friend's boyfriend will be my boyfriend too. Aaahh... I mean be my best friend." Theo really made things awkward. Looks like something went wrong.

Aleta forgot something she did in the restroom. She looked at Dave who was staring at her without blinking.