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I quickly took a shower although I am a bit scared of what
Tod has seen. Tod seems to be angry with me since I brushed off
all his fears. After I finish bathing, I brush my teeth at the sink.
As I am gargling, I smell smoke and something burning. I look up
and see a deformed woman covered in burns standing behind me.
I almost faint but before I can, the burned woman disappears.
I quickly wash my face trying to wash my memories out with the
water, but as I look up again the burned woman is even closer
behind me. I run out of the toilet, leaving my clothes behind. “The
burned woman was behind me! The woman that you saw in the
bathtub was behind me!” I exclaim.

“Really? I thought you said there’s nothing inside there,”
Tod says with a shrug and looks back down at his phone.

Suddenly, Tod’s phone rings, which makes me even more
frightened. “Calm down bro, it’s my dad,” Tod says, laughing at my
terrified face and answers the call. He turns on the speaker.

“Hey son, how's it going? Is everything alright?” Tod’s dad
asks with his old cracking voice.
“The trip was great,” Tod says happily.

“Well, where are you sleeping?”

“The Thirteenth Sweet Dream.”
“What? The one that is across the theater with the dull
receptionist?”

“Yes, what’s wrong with the motel,” Tod stammers.