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Monday
The room was quiet and dark; Cathy reached
inside and turned on the light. The space held a bed, a chair, a
desk with a series of drawers, suitcase stand, television, and a
rack for hanging clothes. A door on the right led, presumably, to
the bathroom. She walked in and pushed the door shut behind her,
made sure it was locked, and put her case on the bed. The cubicle
smelled of disinfectant and dust.
She crossed to the bathroom and flipped the
switch. A shower stall filled most of one wall, the sink and toilet
were on the other. The fixtures were old, chipped and stained, but
clean.
Peter had been wrong about the welcoming
committee. Cathy released some of her tension on a long sigh. Her
hammering pulse slowed down. The easy chair in the corner wasn't,
and ten m
