The Gift (continued VII)

We suddenly heard loud talking coming from the next room. It finally registered in our over exhausted brains that it was a television show. BUT REALLY AT 2 AM?! We laughed about there actually being someone other than us staying there that night, gave up and crashed.

When out on the porch there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter! UH, Anyway, Ya!

So all of a sudden we're woke from a dead sleep to this sound, CRRRRCK! CRRRRCK!
Ann drowsily says, " What's that?"
I answered, "Don't know."
Then again CRRRRCK! CRRRRCK!
Ann says, "What time is it?"
I haphazardly found my cell phone, flicked it open and it glared at me 4 AM.
And again we hear CRRRRCK! CRRRRCK!
"I think someones burying a dead body." I said jokingly.
We all giggled but were weary of this distant strange noise.
Robert slowly dragged himself out of bed, went to the door and cracked it open.
He peeks out, CRRRRCK! CRRRRCK!
He shuts the door shaking his head from side to side.
"What?" Ann slurs sleepily.
"It's some doof scrapping the snow off the balcony!"
"At four in the morning?!" Ann asks.
"What's up with that? They could wait till like 5:30 or so UGH!"
We all just covered our heads in frustration and dozed into a fitful sleep.

6 AM came around and we were wide awake, so while Ann and Robert packed, I showered. We put our bags in the vehicle and then pulled it in front of the office. Ann and I went in with purpose written all over our faces. I looked at the woman at the desk and my eyes nearly bugged out of my head! But I didn't comment just yet.

Ann told her about all the ridiculous antics we had to deal with the night before, from the dirty room to the waiting in the cold while the desk clerk ran around like a chicken with her head cut off to the guy scrapping snow at 4 AM. She then calmly asked for a discount of some kind for our inconveniences. The woman said "Ya I heard about that, I'm sorry."
"Well I believe we deserve a discount of some kind." I chimed in.
She fumbled with her desk book and answered the phone, while we patiently waited.
"Well I can't do that." she said.
"Well we are very disappointed in the service here and will never stop at this hotel again. We will also recommend to friends and family never to stop here!" Ann said angrily.
"Um, well I can give you coupons for breakfast at the buffet behind us." She responded.
Ann took them and said "This really doesn't cover the issues!" And we walked out. As we did there was a couple in the waiting room reading pamphlets who rolled their eyes at us. We didn't care it felt good to be leaving the 'Bates Motel'....

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your GOD goes with you; HE will never leave or forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31-8

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