Chapter 11

Madison woke up with a start, as the noise of the incessant banging on her door resounded heavily through the room.

As she hurried to her feet, wondering who could possibly be knocking like that, a sharp ache ran through her head, making her grimace in pain.

She still had the searing headache from yesterday, and she hasn’t done anything to treat it, as she wasn't sure if she could afford to get some painkillers with the little change she had.

Her eyebrows cocked in surprise when she unlocked her door to reveal the motel owner.

She knew he was the owner, because she had seen him the day she moved in with Alvarez.

Rubbing her hands up and down to warm herself up, she greeted him. "What can I do for you today?" She asked, puzzled as to what he could want so early in the morning.

Her heart skipped a beat as a thought crossed her mind.

But she waved it away.

Alvarez had paid for the room already, so it couldn't possibly be because she was o