“Mr. Carter. Yes, here it is. Room 314. One night, two guests.”
My father nodded. I picked up my bag.
“And which room is mine?”
The receptionist looked confused.
“This is the room for both of you.”
I smiled, assuming there had been a mistake.
“No, I mean the second room.”
She looked back at the computer.
“There is no second room.”
Slowly, I turned toward my father.
“You booked one room?”
“Why?”
He took the room key.
“Upstairs.”
I didn’t like that answer. Inside the elevator, we stood in silence.
When we reached the third floor, my father didn’t even look at the room numbers. He walked directly toward the end of the
hallway. He already knew exactly where it was. He opened the door. I stepped inside. And stopped. There was one large bed.
One armchair. A small table. That was
