I'm currently working my second interval
at this hotel every interval is three
months and during the time off you have
two weeks where you can decide to stay
or quit I haven't really thought about
quitting since back when I first started
I honestly really enjoy working here it
has really opened up my life and allowed
me to witness and experience a world few
ever see a world where we are aware of
the shades I didn't take a lot of time
to think about quitting during my break
I was too excited about all the things I
was learning by working here I'm nearly
to the end of my second three months and
something just happened that I'll
definitely be keeping in mind when I
have the chance to quit a few nights ago
everything was going as normal or at
least as normal as it can get around
here I was sitting at the front desk
talking to alpha his most recent persona
Kiara beautiful as always she was petite
and 5 foot 3 she sported olive toned
skin and highlighted deep auburn hair
she smiled sweetly from behind the desk
as I came back from helping a guest hey
Tyler
mr. Smith needs you to do him a favor
she told me her bright blue eyes widened
as she waited for my reply sure thing is
he any office I asked she nodded at me
and seemed to be trying to hide her
amusement I guess she knew what I had to
do and found it funny or she knew how
confused I would be when I received the
task either one would be exactly in her
character I tried to prepare myself so
that she ARRA couldn't laugh at me if I
just handled the job and got it done
well enough then she'd have no reason to
chastise me when I returned mr. Smith
did not seem impressed when I entered
his office he gestured for me to have a
seat and began speaking after a sigh I'm
sorry to have to ask you mr. Stevens but
all of our other employees are tied up
and with a guest we have scheduled to
arrive
evening a failure must remain at the
front desk all right I replied
hesitantly what do you need me to do
there is a delivery for the hotel that
needs to be picked up
you will drive there in one of our hotel
vehicles exchange vehicles at the
delivery pickup location and return the
delivery to the hotel he stared at me as
though this was the most serious matter
on earth I can do that I told him there
are some requirements you cannot look in
the delivery vehicle to see what you're
carrying you are not to unlock the back
of the vehicle then please do not ask
any questions about what you're
collecting I nodded moderately concerned
about what it could be that I was
delivering he told me what car to take
and gave me the keys the GPS was already
set to show me the way to the pickup
location
Chiara wiggled her fingers in a goodbye
as I walked to the front desk to leave
she had a knowing smile on her face but
I didn't want to give her the
satisfaction of admitting that I was
freaking out on the inside the car was
plain and silver the kind of car that
you see absolutely everywhere the drive
towards the delivery was quiet and dark
I had nothing but time to think on the
hour and a half long drive I could be
picking up guests I could be picking up
raw meat or large dead animals
I could be picking up corpses I panicked
the entire way there I had no desire to
find out what the consequence would be
if I were to peek at what I was
delivering arriving at the location of
the switch brought me to a small dirt
road in a dark wooded area suffice to
say this did nothing to ease my worried
mind two suited men exited the u-haul
truck that was parked there as I stood
outside in the cold one of them
instructed me to drive as I would
normally so that I would not be pulled
over they got in the hotel car and left
it took me a few moments to clear my
head and remind myself to ignore
whatever it was I had to deliver
I've steeled myself for the journey
ahead as I got in the driver's seat and
noticed that the GPS and the truck
already had the destination set for me
this is a simple task they've made it so
easy for you I let out a breath that I
didn't realize I was holding as I
started the truck and drove away I tried
to distract myself from the task at hand
by listening to the radio but no
stations were coming in clearly the
voices distorted by static would somehow
managed to slip their way into my
already hotel ravaged to nightmares the
car was quiet and according to the GPS I
was only about 15 minutes away from my
destination unfortunately that was when
I started hearing noises coming from the
back of the truck banging muffled shouts
and crying a panic thought crossed my
mind I'm delivering live people I sped
up my delayed start must have messed up
the schedule set for the passengers to
sleep I didn't know why they were being
delivered if they were human or shade
and I didn't want to know I couldn't
come up with any peaceful reason that I
might be taking a shipment of people to
the hotel I knew that these people
likely wouldn't enjoy their stays at the
good shade it was none of my business I
got back to the hotel at record speed
and mr. Smith awaited me by where I was
instructed to park he asked him
follow-up questions to be sure I hadn't
tampered with the delivery then sent me
on my way I was sure she ara could tell
I was freaked out when I sat behind the
desk I couldn't stop thinking about what
I'd done am i a criminal now did I just
commit human trafficking hey earth to
Tyler Chiara waved a hand in front of my
face I snapped out of my panic state um
yeah sorry how was the drive she asked
with an eyebrow raised at me it was okay
I replied vaguely still trying to avoid
her mocking me great she smiled widely
an incoming guest has requested a human
bring the bedding to the room prior to
arrival I nodded and she gave me the
room key and directions
room is you one two five four and the
requested bedding is located on the
storage floor you won
take the second elevator don't be too
long I hope this simple walk to place
some bedding for a guest might calm me
down but Chiara had an odd look on her
face when she gave me this task she knew
something I didn't know as usual I used
the card to get down to the underground
storage floor a place I had never been
previously the floor looked just as nice
as any of the ones that actually house
guests
it was clean well-lit and looked like a
regular floor overall the one major
difference to this floor was the set of
doors to the left of the elevators this
led to the basement laundry room and
linen storage I grabbed a small cart to
place the bedding in and loaded
everything I could possibly need to make
the guests bed as I was leaving the room
I noticed a group of people coming out
of the storage elevator located at the
back of the hotel I recognized several
hotel employees who seemed to be
escorting these people into different
rooms on the storage floor I willed the
elevator to get here faster and take me
to the guest room I didn't want to think
about where those people came from after
I got back into the elevator and headed
down to the guest room things went
smoothly I got the bed made in record
time spent less than a minute on the
storage floor to return the laundry cart
and made my way back to the front desk
with confidence Chiara looked exhausted
you okay I asked her she sighed
high-maintenance guests tonight will
probably be giving a lot of requested
room service tonight I wasn't concerned
about it at that point it wasn't the
first time a guest had requested a human
to deliver their room service since I've
been working here requested service
meant great tips for escorting a person
food or items to a guest it wouldn't be
so bad the night was fairly uneventful
until we began receiving room service
requests Chiara had to provide escort
for me to the room each time it was
Hotel regulation there were a few simple
requests for drinks and such but every
so often there would be a
request to bring up a friend each time
the guests requested a friend
Chiara made a call and another employee
would escort in a person we would then
take that person to the guest this
happened three or four times during the
shift and I became concerned when none
of the people returned from the room I
couldn't imagine what this guest might
want so many people for the worst part
was I recognized those people as part of
the group I had seen entering the hotel
through the service elevator the
delivery was eating me up inside and
before the shift ended I had to ask
Chiara and I was sitting at the front
desk waiting for another request did I
deliver people to be eaten by guests I
blurted out into an otherwise quiet
Bobby what Alice laughed obviously
you're aware that you did deliver people
but not specifically to be eaten I
stared at her she was acting as if this
should be obvious to me she rolled her
eyes they either Oh something or have
done something and they're being brought
in for the hotel to take care of or they
were requested by a guest to be
delivered for whatever purpose they wish
I had no idea how to respond to that how
does the hotel take care of the people
who have done it wrong also whatever
purpose does not rule out people being
eaten the rest of the shift kind of went
by in a blur I was exhausted from the
continuous nightmares that working here
afforded me the stressful shift did
nothing but add to my exhaustion and I
went by the last of it on autopilot it's
almost time for me to go into tonight's
shift
I remembered Chiara saying one thing
while I was zoned out one thing that's
stuck with me one thing that might
always remain true you've been here for
what feels like so long yet you still
hardly know anything about the good
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