Off Kilter by Glen Robins

Author:Glen Robins [Robins, Glen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2015-03-03T16:00:00+00:00

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J W Marriott Hotel, Lima, Peru

May 20

This is comfort, thought Collin as he walked through his twenty-third floor suite. Thick carpet, soft lighting, every modern convenience and luxury he had ever imagined, and then some. Everything was so clean, so fresh, so modern. A flat screen TV, leather couches, fancy artwork. But the crowning feature was the view of the ocean. It was spectacular. He gazed out the full length window, taking it all in—the cliffs, the protruding peninsula to the south, the moon as it shimmered on the water.

When he finally finished gawking, he felt even grimier than before. A long, hot shower made him comfortable and relaxed. Dressed in his favorite sweatpants and worn out T-shirt, he stretched out on the bed. He wanted to close his eyes, but he didn’t feel sleepy. Instead, he lay there and pondered the events that had taken place downstairs. It was probably no big deal. Nothing would come of it. He forced his eyes shut and let his head sink into the down pillows.

But sleep would not come. The image of making a spectacle in front of all those people kept sweeping across the stage of his mind, followed by the words Lukas had said so many times. “Stay low. Stay small. Blend in.”

The incident had blown over just as quickly as it had started, so he forced the thought out of his mind by thinking about more pleasant things, like his Facebook conversations with Emily. Since sleep eluded him, he went online to see what was happening and to continue the communication with his dear friend.

At two o’clock in the morning, after emailing his mother, his siblings, and Rob, and messaging back and forth with Emily, he decided it was time to get some sleep. It had been a long, difficult day. And week. He needed to catch up on his rest to stay sharp. He signed off and climbed in the soft, inviting, king sized bed, gathered up the pillows, and settled in for a cozy night of luxury.

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