She looked bewitching in the red
off-shoulder dress.
He just couldn't wait to lay
his hands on her.
He put his right arm around her
lissome waist and holding her right hand in his left, entered the hotel's
elevator.
He continued his conversation by
saying sweet-nothings to his ladylove.
He was aware that all his
activities were being watched.
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The glass elevator offered
little privacy.
His subordinates wondered what
had happened to their boss.
The elevator reached his
floor.
The CCTV in the corridor just
showed him coming out as the sole occupant of the elevator, and entering his
hotel-room.
100 words story for the Friday Fictioneers
This story is inspired by the 2012 Hindi movie- Talaash- The Answer Lies Within. There is a hotel scene with a glass elevator too in the movie if I remember correctly :)
What do you think happened? Who was the mystery lady in red? Do share in the comments below.
Take care and stay safe everyone.
If you must use the buttons in the elevator, you know what to do. Please sanitize or wash your hands properly. Note- Covid is still there...
Your hotel manager has the same ability as my narrator.
ReplyDeleteDear Anita,
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't sound like it ended well for the lady in red.
Shalom,
Rochelle
If the elevator was so transparent how did he do such a good job of losing the lady?
ReplyDeleteI have no clue! Where did she go? Was she in his imagination? Great story, leaving the poor reader wondering what happened :)
ReplyDeleteVery good! A vampire....
ReplyDeleteFun mystery. My guess is that she was a cleverly orchestrated Princess Leia-type hologram.
ReplyDeleteGreat response! I love that she just 'disappears!'
ReplyDeleteAnita,
ReplyDeleteA ghostly tale. Loved it!
pax,
dora
My guess is she only existed in his mind - how she got there is the question!
ReplyDeleteInteresting - so everyone present sees the lady - the camera men dont.
ReplyDeleteMay be she did not come out in his floor and went down to the first floor (Indian ground floor) because he tried to come on strong with her.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking perhaps he's been there in the past with the lady in red and his memory was playing tricks with him. Or his a magician!
ReplyDeleteHere's mine!
Maybe she's a ghost!
ReplyDeleteHm, intriguing! I suppose she must have been a ghost and he was not willing to let his "ladylove" go.
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