Chapter Five
Single
Occupancy
After
spilling her sorrows to the cat the evening before, Rosalie decided to console
herself by buying a new mattress. The one Gran had left in her room was the
most wretched surface Rosalie had ever slept on. If she had to forgo the
comforts of home, she could at least ensure she slept well. She could even list
the mattress as a business expense since it would remain on the property if she
was ever freed from her captivity in Ashhawk.
After a day
trip to Albuquerque to test mattresses while Susan covered the desk, Rosalie
charged a mattress to the hotel and set up delivery for the next day. It was
delivered midmorning, just when the sun was starting to get hot.
The drivers
unloaded the mattress hastily, leaving it in its plastic wrapping agains
