Chapter Thirty-Two
“Thank you, yes, I am of course, very sorry about scaring the room service staff like that. No, I have no explanation. Sorry, good bye.”
Matilda snatches the paperwork from the hotel reception staff and pulls her case quickly along the main entrance to the revolving lobby door. Jacqueline pulls another case alongside her. They go towards the white snow outside, then suddenly stop and have to put on their sunglasses. They wince and moan in pain at the light. Matilda grabs for her kitchen roll as tears fall down her face.
The elderly room service maid walks towards the hotel entrance from the car park. She glares in terror at them both then hides down between the ornamental conifers. She hurries quickly behind them into the hotel staring back in fear as she runs to the
