Chapter Thirty-Two
Luck of the Draw
All of us have bad luck and good luck.
The man who persists through the bad luck - who keeps right on going - is the man who is there when the good luck comes - and is ready to receive it.
–Robert Collier
DAY 4—9:07PM
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
ELENA
The lights of Tampa Bay’s Grand Hyatt aren’t as bright as they once were.
Just five short weeks ago, the black countertops in the lobby shone with a polished opal gleam that put the expensive leather pumps and soles of their wealthy guests to shame. The cream and gold tones of the lobby were pharaoh-like in their exquisiteness, and the grand staircase leading up to the second level felt as if it were fashioned for royalty—as it were a marble-polished pathway en route to greater nirvana.
I loved it.
It
