The Fugitive's Trail
“Where was he? He couldn’t remember. Wherever it was, it was pitch black. All he could see was a sliver of light outlining what he assumed was a window on a far wall. Disorientation and confusion swept over him, and then the sound shrieked again. What was it?
He glanced toward the sound and saw the digital clock on the nightstand next to him. Realization of being in his hotel room suddenly flooded back to him. Dizziness and a slight sense of nausea accompanied his reaching for the shrilling ...phone next to his bed. The effects of too many single-malt scotches consumed during the previous evening remained. He moaned and mumbled, “Who the hell is calling me at eight in the morning?” He sat up and lifted the handset. “Yes?”
The voice on the other end said, “Mr. Plymel, this is Robert at the front desk. There appears to be a problem with the method you gave us for settling your account.”
Plymel leaned forward and supported his head with the palm of his hand, elbow on his knee.MoreLess
He glanced toward the sound and saw the digital clock on the nightstand next to him. Realization of being in his hotel room suddenly flooded back to him. Dizziness and a slight sense of nausea accompanied his reaching for the shrilling ...phone next to his bed. The effects of too many single-malt scotches consumed during the previous evening remained. He moaned and mumbled, “Who the hell is calling me at eight in the morning?” He sat up and lifted the handset. “Yes?”
The voice on the other end said, “Mr. Plymel, this is Robert at the front desk. There appears to be a problem with the method you gave us for settling your account.”
Plymel leaned forward and supported his head with the palm of his hand, elbow on his knee.MoreLess
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