The Nightly Disease (Serial Novel) by Max Booth III

Author:Max Booth III
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DarkFuse Magazine
Published: 2016-10-04T10:18:43+00:00

If we catch Yates, he’s a dead man. If I let him get away, I’m the dead man. Unless I escape the hotel with him. We could head to the police station together and give a full statement. Except Hobbs could be gone by the time we get back. What if him and his cowboy brother know where I live? Any one of them could have easily followed me home one morning after work, scoped out my apartment. Or hell, who cares about where I live? They know where I work. They know there’s no guards, no security cameras. No way in hell I’m an important enough figure of the human race to warrant twenty-four hour surveillance for the rest of my life. If I die, the only person it will affect is the asshole who has to cover my shift until a suitable replacement is recruited from the stack of job applications growing fungus inside Javier’s desk.

But still. I can’t kill him, and I can’t let him die, even if that means further endangering my own life. Fuck. None of this shit would be happening right now if I hadn’t gotten drunk with George. Whoever mugged me better be enjoying themselves. Of course they are. They’re $4500 richer.

Leo’s already on top of Yates, punching him in the face, making him scream louder, the dumbass. I rush them and push Leo off. “C’mon, man, you can’t do this here.”

The door to room #210 opens and a woman sticks her face out. “What’s going on out here? Do you need the police?”

I freeze. We’re busted. Caught by a grouchy guest before I’m given the chance to go to the police myself, now I’m guilty, there’s no getting around this. Except I’m the one with the tie, I’m the one with the name tag. I’m the guardian of this hotel. In this building, I am the law.

I hold up my hand, trying to look calming and reassuring as Leo drags Yates down the hallway. “It’s okay, ma’am, only a drunk guest having trouble walking. We’re just trying to get him to his room.”

“He sounds like he’s hurt.” The woman peeks her head farther out of her room, trying to get a better look at them.

I jump in front of her, smiling. “Yeah, I think he fell, but seriously, we have the situation under control. I do apologize about the noise. I’ll be sure to discount your stay for the inconvenience.”

The mentioning of a discount is enough for the lady to forget all about the man on the verge of death in the hallway. She smiles weakly, then frowns. “It’s the least you can do. Can’t even sleep in this miserable place.”

She slams the door.

The good thing about hotels, you can do practically whatever you want and the next day all the witnesses leave the state. Well, at the very least, the block.

Leo’s dragging Yates through the side-door into the stairway and I have to sprint to catch up with them.

“Leave me alone,” Yates begs.

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