Chapter Nine(11)

‘Alberto......’ Cecy breathed. ‘Where is he when he is needed?’
‘He is probably still searching the entire hotel for you, as I have instructed.’
‘And you can’t hold on for very long. You will pull yourself down with me. We will both fall.’
Cecy could find no way to respond, so she silently clasped her right hand tightly upon her left one, encasing Lydia’s hand as much as she could. Her left hand was already sticky, and she could feel the fingers slowly slipping downwards.