This choice: A large group of people starts to come down the hall. • Go Back...Chapter #3A large group of people starts to come down the... by: anonenffan   Mackenzie had heard many noises coming down the hallway. Squeaky wheels from a luggage cart, voices, and footsteps! People were coming, and if she didn't move soon, she would be exposed to all of these people!
Without thinking about, she was still holding her ice bucket and her room key. She frantically looked around for a place to hide. There was little room for her to work by the ice machine. Mackenzie quickly ran to a wall of the hallway, facing the ice machine. She looked around to make sure nobody was coming, and tried to listen. Some people were probably just getting in. She'd wait for them to get in their room, and sneak back into hers!
She giggled to herself. It was a step more risky than she liked, but there was no denying there was a bit of a thrill to it. Perhaps a lingering urge could be tickled when she got back into that sauna like room.
But then Mackenzie's naughty thoughts were interrupted by a voice.
"Lets see... they said it's on this side. 401, 403, 405... ah here we go! 407!" It had sounded like a gruff man.
Mackenzie froze. 407 was her room! She peeked to her right around the corner to see what was going on. There she saw two men in work jumpsuits. One was holding a toolbox, while the other was getting a door key ready.
"So what's up with this room?" Said the younger looking of the two.
"The last person that used it said the AC is busted. I just gotta switch a few parts but that involves taking quite a bit of the thing apart." Said the older.
Mackenzie cursed silently. Yes, they were going to fix her air conditioning. She wanted that to happen. But not while she was outside of her room completely naked!
"How long should it take us to fix it?" said the first.
"This kind of repair... about an hour. There's currently someone renting the room, but we'll have it fixed. Fun fact, most people are out sight seeing instead of lounging around the hotel while on vacation." He used the room key, and the door opened. Both men went inside, and shut the door behind her.
Mackenzie was in trouble now. Someone was in her room, and it wasn't her. She had no clothing of any kind, only a bucket and a card key. Both offered little in the way of coverage. The red head would have to wait at least an hour before getting back to her room! She tried to calm herself.
Trying to think rationally, Mackenzie knew she might have to switch hiding spots, depending on when other people showed up. She set her ice bucket aside, and looked to a chair near the ice and vending machines.
"Better not lose this," Mackenzie said to herself. She slid her card key under the seat cushion. If she had to run, it would be better to hide her key card, so she would know where it would be. It was better than losing track of it elsewhere!
Then a noise almost made her leap out of her skin. Squeaking wheels. She had forgot about those! But she couldn't see a luggage cart down the hallway. That's when she turned to her left, and noticed the echo of the voices from a large group of people. They were all female voices from what Mackenzie could tell, not that it helped either way. If she was seen, she was seen.
Mackenzie looked around quickly to see if there was any way she could run. Near her, was the elevator doors. She could ride the elevator and hide from whoever was coming. It was the closest, but a bit risky if someone was waiting on the other side of the door.
She looked to her right, and at the end of the hallway was a stairwell. She could hide there. Being on the fourth floor probably meant it wasn't used often. But the trip there would increase her risk of exposure.
Though she could try to stay put in those hallways, and circle around the hallways of her floor as needed. It was risky, and anyone could walk out of those doors at any moment.  indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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