"We should get moving," Jade said, "It's too dangerous out here."
She grabbed her skateboard, and went in front of me. I grabbed one too. A couple hours later, we were tired and very hungry.
Then, in the distance, there was a huge building, with a sign on the front of it.
'Lay Low Inn.'
It seemed very weird for a hotel to be right in the middle of the highway, but Jade didn't think for a second.
She took me by her hand and pulled me along. When we got there, Jade opened the door. We got inside and saw a middle aged man, with long, slick hair. He also wore a navy blue suit and tie. He had a fading scar near his right eye. She whispered to me, "Ok. I'll pretend to by your little sister, ok?"
I nodded. We walked up to the counter.
She put on her most pitiful face and said, "Excuse me, kind sir."
Jade sniffled and looked up at him, tightening her grip on my hand, "Me and my older brother are lost. Can we please stay in your hotel?"
The man laid a skeptical eye on her.
"How old are you, lad?" The man said.
Jade stopped. She hesitated. I stepped up.
"Please don't ask my little sister personal questions," I said, putting her behind me. It worked since she was 5 inches shorter than me.
"Sir, lad. Call me sir."
"Sir," I corrected myself.
"I'll take you in. Stairs are down the hall," he said, taking off our backpacks. Wait. When did we pack backpacks? But before I could say anything to Jade, the man shoved us down the hall.
"Go on!" he said. His smile was creeping me out, so I rushed Jade up the stairs. We finally could get out of character once we hit the first flight of stairs and I couldn't see the doorway.
"Ok, we're good," I said.
Right away, Jade started getting out of character. She put her jacket and her hat back on. She also put her hair back in a bun. I started making my hair more messy, so you could see the faint blonde highlights. We walked up more.
"It's funny..." I said. Jade looked up at me.
"What?" She said, starting to slow down.
"Earlier, I think two days ago..... Me and my friend June woke up in a white room and found a robot with a British accent."
"So?"
I rolled my eyes
"So.... It just feels very suspicious that the guy had a British accent."
"Coincidence, maybe?"
I paused.
"Probably," I said.
We kept walking. Finally, we saw a light coming from the doorway. We went inside. There were so many doors. There was one door with our backpacks in front of it so I assumed that it was ours. Jade open the door to see if it was opened. It was.
"Weird," she said.
I nodded.
We went inside. It was like a 12-year old's dream. There were giant screen TVs, a kitchen filled with different foods, two rooms, and a building studio. Jade looked around, slowly, her eyes studying each object for at least 10 seconds.
"Woah," I said.
"Cool!" exclaimed Jade.
For some reason, I went downstairs. I still wish I hadn't.
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