Staycation
written by: Drew D. Lenhart
He checks into room 311.
The silence is almost abrupt. The second hand on the reception desk clock ticks, 10:45:01 AM — and doesn’t stop, each tick lodging somewhere behind his eyes.
Every door he opens leads to another room. Same beds. Same faded curtains. Same stale, musty air. No guests. No staff. Not a soul.
He’s been here for twenty years. Or he checked in this morning. Both seem true.
Just as his breathing quickens, the television flickers on. A man in a suit, who looks almost like him, smiles from the screen.
“Evergreen Motel: Your Staycation Awaits!”
Drew D. Lenhart is a technology nut who works in Information Technology writing software for web applications, testing, and automation. He has written numerous flash fiction, short stories, and comic books. His short stories have appeared in Mystic Mind Magazine, Galaxy Anthology, and The World of Myth Magazine. He founded the comic publishing company, SnowyWorks. Drew currently lives in Indiana, the U.S. with his wife and two daughters.
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