Grand Seasons Business Hotel ^hot^ -

Eleanor had been here for eleven months. She knew the housekeeping staff's names. She knew which elevator had the smoothest ride (Car 3). She also knew that the man in 2215 had a heart attack three weeks ago, and that the paramedics had to move the mini-fridge to get the gurney through the door. She had stood in the hallway, wrapped in her Grand Seasons bathrobe, watching them work.

The three stories converged for one silent moment in the elevator bank. grand seasons business hotel

"Beta, when will you come home?" her mother asked. Eleanor had been here for eleven months

"Why?" a new guest once asked.

She turned off the lights. The only illumination came from the "Do Not Disturb" sign, glowing a soft, bloody red. wrapped in her Grand Seasons bathrobe