Whoever was on the other side of the door just kept on knocking. Relentlessly. Like they couldn’t see the big Do Not Disturb sign hanging right there, plain as day, on the outside of the door. Apparently, reading wasn’t one of their strong suits. I was about two seconds away from losing my s**t.
“f**k off!” I yelled through gritted teeth, hoping the volume of my voice would be enough to get my point across. But no—of course not. The knocking didn’t stop. In fact, it intensified. It sounded like the person had switched from knocking with one hand to pounding on the door with both fists now, full-on hammering at it like they were trying to break it down. The thudding echoed through the room and right into my skull, and if I didn’t open up soon, I was pretty sure hotel management would be kn
