Six Weeks Later,

Emily was sleeping peacefully when out of nowhere, she heard the jiggling sound of the door knob.

She set up straight, alarmed by the aggressive jiggle. She looked at the time, it was 3 o'clock A.m.

'He is here', she thought shivering,

The past week, Emily was leaving in a distress because of the creepy hotel manager, Lucas. After every two or three days, he tried to enter in her room at night. Creeping her out by humming spooky tunes and when she questioned him, the next morning about his weird act. He gave her bone-chilling smile and said 'nothing'. It became routine. He knew that she didn't have any place to stay for now and was looking for a house on rent. He could easily make her victim of  harassing.

'It was a grave mistake that I came in this hotel. I didn't know that the manager was a sicko and a pervert!'

She carefully got up without making any noise. She pulled out her suitcase and backpack from under the bed, and threw them outside on the ground covered with grass, she came back wore her shoes and hoodie.

"Mon Amour, Opennn the door, let's do some funnnn togetherrrr", he slurred in drunken state and tried to open the door.

Ahh! this is too much now... I can't live here!, She thought panicked and grabbed a big vase from the table and ambled towards the door, she stood besides the door, hold the vase tight in her sweaty hands, holding her shaky breath. she turned the door knob and the flew opened,

"I know you are going to open the door!"
as he entered, she smashed the vase on his head, he screamed in agony clutching his head with both hands, blood was oozing from it,

She was about to run outside, but shrieked when he pulled her back by her hair,
"You bitch! Come here!", He slammed her on the floor,

She crawled backward, away from him, her eyes widened when he took off his belt and held it in a tight grip.
He was shaking his head trying to stay  in senses because of the hit and alcohol. He lashed the belt on her, she crawled on the other side, the belt whopped on the floor instead, she gulped and abruptly threw Eiffel tower showpiece at him from the side table and got up, she ran towards the window. She was on the first floor, which meant height; she had an acrophobia, fear of height. It was drizzling outside, she glanced back at the him. He was hissing in pain clutching his left eye this time.

"I will kill you!!", He growled and walked towards her. Panicked was raising, she took a deep breath and climbed on the window railing, she grabbed the wet rode above the window, her eyes widened when her hands slipped, before a ear-piercing scream left her throat.

"Ooomph!", she landed on a bin!. She placed her hand where her heart was about to came out of her ribs, 

"Thank God,Thank God, Thank God...",she  was chanting in her heart, and looked upward to saw him looking for her at a distance, due to darkness he couldn't see her, she tried to get up and groaned when her hands touched something sticky, mouldy, she was about to puke when a cloud thundered loudly shooking her to the core and it was started to rain heavily. With huge efforts, she got away from the mess. He spotted her and yelled out her name,
"Sapphire! Come here! You bitch!"
She looked back at him, showed him the middle finger before walking away towards some random street away from the creepy hotel.

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With limpy pace, all wet from head to toe, shivering in cold, the rain was stopped, the weather was misty, temperature was dropping and it was getting freezy as the second passed, she settled herself on the bench in the park, she pulled her sleeves down to covered her hands, holding her legs to her chest in a slouching position, teeth were chattering uncontrollably,
she was constantly blowing into cupped hands trying to keep herself warm untill morning, was trying hard not to think about the whole situation, because she knew if she did, her dam would broke and she will cry like hell!.

With half-open eyes, she saw the sky was glowing with faint light. She yawned, she mumbled 'good morning' to herself before stretching her fatigue limbs, before getting up. She took her suitcase and continue her journey of finding a place to stay.

Her shoulders were aching because of the heavy backpack. She was looking around for any kind of rent sign or board, while one hand kept on adjusting the uncomfortable strap of bag on the shoulder, her mind was getting dizzy because of low energy. Sun was out, the weather was moderate but she was shivering still because of wet clothes. She yelped in fright and jumped side away when a car passed by her in a rush.
"Watch out! you son of a bitch!", She yelled, angered,

The car stopped, a little far away from him, window rolled down, a bald head came out of the window,
"You are the one who was walking in the middle, Bitch!"

She gasped offended,

Head got back inside and car flew away.

She cleared her throat embarrassed when she saw herself, actually in the middle of the road, people giving her are you crazy look, some of them were shaking head,
she threw her hand in the air,
"What! I-I was crossing the road!",she had to cross the road afterwards. Because she lied to them.

While walking, she bumped into someone, she stumbled a bit and looked at the small old-figure of women,
Oh! Sorry, Madam. I didn't know where my eyes at! I am so sorry!", Emily bent and picked her vegetables from the floor and placed them in the basket.

"Oh it's fine dear... I was the one who was not watching... I forgot my glasses at home", a frail weak voice made her stopped, she looked at the old lady maybe in 70s in front of her,

She was cladded in pastel pink blouse with the same color long skirt till her knees and a champagne color shawl drapped on the shoulders with brown loafers, a light make up still looked good on her wrinkled face.

They both got up, she was watching Emily up and down with a frown
"Are you new here?" She added, "I have see you here before"

"Um, yes."

She quickly introduced herself,
"Myself, Sapphire. Sapphire Brooks."
She shook hands with the old lady,

"I am Debra Jason", Emily nodded,

"So where you live, young girl?", Debra asked,

Emily mumbled, looking everywhere except her, bitting her lower lips,
"I-I don't have a place to stay"

"Oh!"

"I am not a begger. I was looking for a apartment on rent.", She quickly added,

"That's really grea-", Debra was cut when a guy approached them,
"Ma! I was looking for you in the Mart. When you come he-"

"You!", Emily shrieked when she saw the most annoyed person Oscar.

His eyes lit up,
"You are here!"

"Wait, do you guys know each other?" Debra asked puzzled,

Oscar told her everything, smiling,

"I think I should go now", Emily said giving him the vegetables basket,

"Wait, I was saying that we have a apartment on the first floor. We are looking for the tenant. If you are interested?"

Emily beamed,
"Really! Oh my God yes, I am interested. Can you please tell me the address"

"Come with us. It's not far from there. It is in a small town, straight from there", Debra replied,

"Sure!", They started walking. Emily told her about herself, but a lie that she moved out from her parent's house. Needed a fresh start of her life, so she was here.

Emily stumbled a bit while walking,

"What happen? Are you alright?", her shoulders were slouching , her vision getting blurry. She stopped, clutching her head,
"My head is spinning...", She mumbled blinking trying to stopped the spinning vision, before she grasped herself, she knocked out...

"Sapphire!"
"Academy!", they both yelled in unison...

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