Chapter 40: Danny
America in the 1980s, looking into the hotel.
Jack Trans walked into the Yuanwang Hotel, looked around, and then walked into the office when he was greeted by the manager.
"Hello, Mr. Trans."
The manager politely gestured to Jack to sit down, and Jack sat down on the chair cautiously, constrained his shoulders, and sorted out his suit.
"Hello, manager...I am Jack introduced by a friend to apply for the winter administrator."
"Of course I know, Jack."
The manager is very enthusiastic, I can see that he is very optimistic about Jack.
"Then let me briefly introduce the situation of the winter administrator."
"You know, we look at the hotel in the high mountains, and every winter is rare, so we will be closed every winter for half a year. At this time, we need a winter caretaker."
"First of all, the winter administrators are very leisurely. You only need to check the pots and pans and various equipment every day to ensure that they can survive this hard winter... However, the biggest difficulty is the intense loneliness. Feeling that you can only spend this long winter with your family."
The manager's tone was a bit regretful, but Jack quickly took over.
"You may not know something...I am a novelist."
Jack smiled confidently, "Loneliness is just accustomed, so don’t worry."
"That's great...I think you are very suitable for the position of winter administrator."
"I think I am also very satisfied with this job."
Jack thought to himself that a considerable salary for this job can improve their family's downturn in life because of writing novels.
"But Mr. Jack, I must tell you one more thing."
The manager's tone suddenly became a bit heavy. In fact, for this reason, many people refused the job.
"Seven years ago, there was an administrator who went mad at the hotel in the distant view. He killed his wife and twin sisters with an axe, and finally committed suicide by swallowing a gun. The doctor's diagnosis was that his long-term loneliness caused depression and He had a manic episode and then killed his family."
"I don't know... whether Mr. Jack minds."
"Of course...In order to prevent this from happening again, I will hire another administrator, although this will cost more, but it can also ensure the safety of both parties."
Jack doesn't care about such things at all. Although he is a little frightened, money is the key to life.
"Oh! I can definitely accept such a thing, I think my family and son will support me too."
Jack spread his hands out to express his confidence.
"That's great...now we can sign the contract."
Jack readily signed his name on the contract, then got up, ready to go home immediately to tell his wife and son the good news.
"Then we will see you later."
"Ok."
Jack picked up his briefcase and was about to leave the hotel.
Before leaving, he faintly heard the voice of the manager talking with other people.
"Hello! Mr. Chen Lu, are you here to apply for the winter administrator?"
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Jack's house.
At this time, Jack’s wife Wendy and his son Danny are eating breakfast at home, waiting for news of Jack’s interview.
Danny looked at the front and sipped the sandwich bread in his hand. Then he hesitated for a while and asked his mother.
"Mom, if Dad passes the winter manager's interview, do we have to stay in that hotel all day?"
"Yes child."
Wendy put down the coffee in her hand and shifted her gaze from the book to Danny.
"But... I won't have anyone to play with me there." Danny pouted, a little unhappy.
"Hmm~"
Wendy thought for a while, put down her legs in the chair, and faced Danny.
"What does Tony think, is he looking forward to going to that hotel?"
Danny stretched out the index finger of his right hand after hearing what his mother was saying. The index finger moved back and forth slightly, and then changed a tone and said while eating bread.
"No, I don't like it there, Mrs. Trans."
Danny’s voice resembled a drake voice deliberately squeezed by a child. It sounded a little cute, but it was also a bit oozing.
"Child, don't worry, I believe we will spend a pleasant winter there."
"Okay mom."
Danny was a little unhappy, then jumped off the chair and went to the bathroom. Wendy glanced at Danny strangely, but did not intervene and chose to continue reading.
In the bathroom, Danny pushed a chair, and he stood on the chair so that he could look in the mirror.
Danny looked in the mirror and asked suspiciously:
"Tony...Do you think Dad will get that job?"
Then Danny stretched out a finger and replied in the drake voice:
"He has got it."
Just then, the phone in the living room rang, and Wendy heard a surprise voice from the living room.
"Oh Danny, Dad passed the interview!"
Danny didn't have any surprises, but rather frustrated, he stretched out his finger and continued to ask Tony.
"Tony, why don't you want to go to that hotel?"
His index finger began to beat, and Danny's eyes in the mirror looked like a different person.
"I do not know."
"Tony, you must know, but you don't want to tell me..."
"Yes, I don't want to tell you."
"Please Tony, please, tell me, you know, you are my best friend."
"Well, Tony...tell me."
With this sentence finished, Danny stopped his fingers, and then his eyes began to empty. In his line of sight, he saw another scene.
This is a corridor...Single sofas with plaid patterns are placed on both sides, and in the middle is an elevator.
Then, the elevator began to open, and a lot of blood rushed out of the elevator. The blood spread throughout the corridor, washing every place in the corridor, and finally rushed to Danny.
Danny was frightened, but his eyes flashed again. A pair of twin sisters in sky-blue clothes were holding hands. They stood in front of a window and stared at Danny. The sister on the left was smiling, and the sister on the right was smiling. The sister was expressionless.
Then the picture switched back to the elevator. The elevator was halfway open. A large amount of blood rushed to Danny. Danny had no way to dodge. He could only watch the blood rushing to him. His vision was blurred by the blood. It was red and turned into pitch black.
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In the bedroom.
Danny opened his eyes slowly, and in front of him was the doctor invited by his mother.
"The child woke up."
The doctor nodded to Wendy. Wendy was frightened, with tears in her eyes, and her hands on her face, looking very anxious.
"Don't worry, I will diagnose it clearly."
Doctor began to ask Danny:
"Danny, are you better?"
"Better."
Doctor nodded, and then continued to ask:
"Do you remember... what were you doing last before fainting?"
"I..." Danny looked blank for a while, then said, "I'm chatting with Tony."
"Tony? Who is Tony?"
"Tony is the little boy who lives in my mouth."
"Tony is Danny's fantasy friend."
Wendy explained aloud.
The doctor nodded, his eyes a little serious, but he continued to ask with a smile:
"Then open your mouth now, can I see Tony?"
"No..." Danny's eyes floated to the other side, "He hid in my stomach."
"It's ok."
"Did Tony let you do anything?"
Danny thought carefully for a while, and finally shook his head.
"I don't want to talk about Tony anymore."
The doctor was not angry, and ended the conversation with Tony's words.
"Okay, then you have a good rest. I will go to the living room and chat with your mother."
Danny nodded, then the doctor and Wendy left the room, went to the living room and sat on the sofa.
The doctor embraced his legs and began to give Wendy an explanation about Danny~EbookFREE.me~Mrs. Trans, Danny is in perfect health. "
"Although his behavior is a bit weird, most of the things that happen to children are unexplainable. This is not a disease, but a trance similar to self-hypnosis. This situation will slowly disappear as we grow up."
"By the way, when did'Tony' appear?"
"Hmm..." Wendy suddenly panicked, she picked up a cigarette, put it to her mouth, and lit it with a lighter.
After took a deep breath, she said:
"Danny was injured once and didn't go to kindergarten. It was discovered at that time."
Doctor nodded, and then continued to ask:
"How did the injury cause it?"
Wendy took another breath, the smoke bypassed her panicked eyes, she felt that this matter was a bit difficult to tell, but after thinking about it, she reluctantly smiled and began to explain to the doctor:
"One time...Jack went home drunk."
Wendy lowered her head and began to recall the past.
"That night, he was in a bad mood, but Danny still threw his manuscripts all over the room. Jack, who couldn't bear it, grabbed Danny and prepared to teach him, but he didn't expect to use too much force... I hurt my shoulder."
"But this incident has also become a lesson for Jack. He regrets that he hurt the child. He assured me that he will never do it again, and he did it. He has not drunk for five months. ."
Wendy played with the nails on her hands, her voice was loud and small, and she felt a little worried.
Danny was fine, so the doctor left soon.
And the days passed by, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day to look at the hotel.