Hashtag Murder by Vreni Fox

Author:Vreni Fox [Fox, Vreni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Well Read Loris
Published: 2020-03-19T22:00:00+00:00

It wasn’t exactly easy to discreetly park the van at the Hotel. I only had one vehicle and it was my delivery van that read ‘Zuckerfee fine cakes and pastries’ on both sides.

If the Hotel had been closer I would have just walked, but it was nearly at the top of the mountain and time was of the essence. I found a decent spot empty between two laundry service vans and hoped that no one would notice me. If they did, I planned, I would just make something up about having to take a second look at the venue to get some creative inspiration. Which was ridiculous because the Hotel was the only venue in town, but I hoped that it would seem plausible.

Getting to the room without being detected was easy. The maids were out cleaning, pushing their cart full of linens and shampoos around, but they were easily avoided, spending most of their time in the rooms working hard.

Otherwise the Hotel’s guests were busy either enjoying our beautiful natural landscape or indulging in spa treatments. No one was in their rooms in the middle of the afternoon.

I strode through the hallway with purpose, as though I had somewhere I was supposed to be, until I reached the suite. Just in case, I knocked on the door.

“Sir?” I wasn’t taking any chances. “Sir, housekeeping…”

I knocked and waited until I was absolutely satisfied that the room was empty. Then I took my chance. I inserted the key into the doorway and it fit! Then I tried to turn it…

No dice.

“No!” I hissed under my breath. “Come on, don’t do this. Just work. You worked yesterday. How is this even possible?”

I messed with the key for several minutes, with absolutely no change. It just didn’t fit. Maybe the enchantment lasted for just a short while?

Okay, Plan B. I wasn’t ready to give up quite yet. I was going to do this the old fashioned way. Or the new fashioned way, depending upon how you saw things.

I glanced around the hallway for a place to conceal myself. There really wasn’t much available. The hallway was empty aside from a few end tables adorned with small statues and some large plants, though not large enough to hide a person.

Then I saw them. The floor to ceiling brocade curtains. It seemed to me like the most ridiculous idea ever, but I had no choice. I concealed myself behind a gold jacquard curtain and waited.

Fortunately for me, the curtain was long enough to cover my feet. Also fortunate for me: I hid behind the curtains, expecting to be standing in cobwebs and breathing dust. Instead the curtains smelled… surprisingly fresh. Saputra ran such a tight ship that it was obvious to me that they had been recently laundered.

By the time that the maids reached the suite, I was shifting my weight back and forth from one foot to another to keep my legs from falling asleep. I couldn’t give up now though. I watched as they entered the suite and told myself that it wouldn’t be much longer.

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