Squeak!
First Winter at Fire Lodge
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Jennie was hiding in Dahyun's closet, where she couldn't help but hear Lisa's conversation with Dahyun. She hadn't wanted to eavesdrop, but once Dahyun had shoved her into the closet, she really didn't have a choice. So she was sitting in the closet, trying her best to pretend she wasn't listening, and making sure she wasn't making any noise. At least, she wasn't making any noise until she heard Lisa say "I think I'm in love with Jennie." Upon hearing that, she couldn't help but let out an excited little squeak.
"What was that?" Lisa asked.'
"I didn't hear anything," Dahyun replied.
"No, I definitely heard something. It sounded like a mouse in your closet!"
Jennie heard Lisa walking toward the closet. In a panic, she did the only thing she could think to do - she grabbed the doorknob and held the door closed. No sooner had she done so than she felt Lisa on the outside of the closet, trying to open the door. Jennie strained silently, doing her best to hold the door shut without giving herself away. After the better part of a minute, Lisa stopped.
"I've got to go get a screwdriver so I can get the door open," she said.
"Can't it wait until tomorrow?" Dahyun asked, yawning loudly. "I'm exceedingly tired and I'd like to get a good night's sleep before checkout tomorrow."
"No, no way," Lisa said. Jennie could picture her in her mind's eye: Her arms crossed, one foot in front of the other, shaking her head vigorously. "If it was just a stuck closet door, I could let that go, if you were okay with that, but a mouse is a potential health hazard. I've got to get in there ASAP."
"And I still say it can wait until tomorrow. Check with Jennie, see what she says. If she said it has to be done tonight, then it has to be done tonight. Otherwise, I really need to get some sleep."
Jennie heard Lisa crossing the room, presumably to the phone. After a brief silence, she said 'She's not answering at the front desk or in her room. I'll have to go find her."
About 30 seconds after that, she heard Dahyun whispering at the door. "She's gone. You can come out now." As Jennie came out, Dahyun added "How are you going to get downstairs? There's just the one staircase."
"The same way I used to sneak out of my room when I was growing up," Jennie said, crossing the room to the window. Climbing out, she anchored her toes in the stonework of the lodge and grabbed onto the drainpipe. Just then Dahyun stuck her head out the window, a big smile on her face. "Did you hear what she said? She loves you?" Jen
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