Chapter 32
Hana felt refreshed after her bath. Her washed hair hung in long red ringlets down her back, almost to her waist.
The hotel guests arrived and Hana heard the party start downstairs. Many of them booked rooms and the surrounding noise increased. Loud music accompanied the banging of doors and squealing of women’s voices. Hana sat on the bed fiddling with the TV remote, settling instead on the novel she brought.
She read to page four of the book before falling asleep, a feat considering the noise in the hallway. She woke with a start when the book fell from her hand and crashed to the floor. Her stomach urged her to check the clock, seeing the hands moving past seven. She made herself tea and ate the complimentary crackers, hoping they lasted her until morning.
Answering a kno
