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Motel Blues 
by Ela Lourenco 

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I drum my fingers on the dusty counter as the TV shows yet another rerun of some old movie. The aircon fizzles and pops as it struggles to spurt out thin streams of. A bead of sweat trickles as though in slow motion from my neck and down my chest.

Nothing stirs in the night. It’s as though time itself has stopped, paralysed by the hot damp air.

All the rooms are vacant. No one has driven this way for a year. My palms itch, restless. My days have melded into one, my senses numbed by boredom.

My heart skips as the lights of a car appear outside. I slow my breathing, barely daring to hope… The bell on the door jingles as a young woman walks in. The wariness on her face is replaced by relief as she sees me, a young woman much like her.

She seems to be running from something and is now safe. I smile widely as I show her to the only guestroom I bother to clean. My skin is pulsating, I can barely contain myself as I let her close the door. It’s OK, I have waited a whole year, I can wait another few hours until she falls asleep… until I get to finally play again.

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Fiction © Copyright Ela Lourenco
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com.

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