THE GLOWING

By Kim

Cast of Characters:

Kim: The kid with THE GLOWING (A.K.A. Me)

Elaine: Kim's taller friend. She's a sugarholic and abuses Kim.

Jade: Kim's other friend; she's been trying to stop Elaine from her sugar high

Geoffrey: The cook guy of the hotel, he too has THE GLOWING

Jonathan: The bartender guy

Kaitlin: The ghost

Matt: He doubles as the two twins

The story begins...

Jade, Elaine, and Kim made they're way up the winding road through the bitter winds, past the hedge Labyrinth and to the doorsteps of the Bumblebee Inn. There was an eerie aura floating about the walls, in which the red paint was peeling off exposing the dank, rotting wood underneath. Raindrops were beginning to make the ground speckled with darker spots, and the wet mud caked the girls' shoes. Elaine was rather furious since they were her new shiny, black, Vans she just bought from Hot Topic, and her aggression from lack of sugar was boiling inside. Kim had piped up with one of her "Are we there yet?" songs and Jade was tuning herself away from the cold.

They stood upon the porch, staring at the red door with the bronze lion doorknocker. Jade knocked on the door three times and they all held their breaths as it slowly opened. "Hello..." Geoffrey said as he stuck is head out and glanced at the visitors. "Hi, um, we won a free trip here." Jade spoke up. "You're the girls then?" he asked. Jade was getting quite pissed and snapped. "OF COURSE WE'RE THE GIRLS YOU MORON! WE JUST SAID WE WERE!!" Everyone froze in fear, all except for Kim who was clapping for her friend's assertiveness. "Right this way then." he opened the door and ushered them inside.

Despite the cold appearance outside, the inside was very warm and cozy, although it couldn't be distinguished as a five star hotel. The lighting was very dim, and the walls were painted a deep burgundy color. “This is gay.â€