CHAPTER 2
Pacey woke up to the sound of the phone ringing. "Ugh! When did I go to sleep? Where am I?" Then he remembered. Joey, his drive, the storm, and then the hotel. He picked up the phone. "Hello?" A lady answered cheerfully. "How can anyone be that happy at this hour," Pacey thought as he glanced at the clock on table beside him. It was 2 in the morning! "Good morning Mr. Witter. I apologize for the interruption, but I have been asked to call all hotel customers to the lobby for a mandatory meeting. That is all." Then the other line went dead. "What the hell is going on?" Pacey thought out loud. He complained out loud to no one in particular as he opened his door and started down the hall to the lobby.
Joey woke up to the sound of the phone ringing. "Ugh! When did I go to sleep? Where am I?" Then she remembered. Eddie, Pacey, her drive, the storm, and then the hotel. She picked up the phone. "Hello?" A lady answered cheerfully. "How can anyone be that happy at this hour," Joey thought as she glanced at the clock on table beside her. It was 2 in the morning! "Good morning Ms.Potter. I apologize for the interruption, but I have been asked to call all hotel customers to the lobby for a mandatory meeting. That is all." Then the other line went dead. "What the hell is going on?" Joey thought out loud. She complained out loud to no one in particular as she opened his door and started down the hall to the lobby.
Pacey sat in his chair in the lobby and looked around. "What is going on?! Come 'on I want to go back to sleep!" There were a bunch of people down in the room he was in. Most looked like they had been woken up as well and weren't too happy about it. Then he spotted a familiar face. "Omigod. This is not happening." Joey had spotted him too. He got up and began walking towards her, trying to force a smile on his face. "Joey! What in god's name are you doing here?" She looked him up and down; bed head and all. "I was just wondering the same thing." Before she could say more, a man's voice came through some large speakers around the room. "Attention people. Could you all please take your seats please?" Confused, Pacey took a seat beside Joey as everyone else sat down too. The man continued as soon as they were all sitting. "I'm sorry about the inconvenience. I'm sure that we probably interrupted more than ½ of you all's rest." Laughs of acknowledgement told the balding man in front that he was correct. "But an important piece of information has just recently been received. It seems that a hurricane is heading for Massachusetts and the state has been called to a lock in mode for days, maybe more depending on the storm. I know this probably interferes with many of your plans and as a result phone calls will be free for the next 4 hours so you can call anyone necessary. ROYALTY is looking forward to spending the next couple of days with you and assures you that you will be safe here. Room service and pay-per- view movies will go on as planned." He paused. "Well I guess that's it. You folks enjoy your stay." Joey and Pacey looked at each other as the balding man was bombarded by confused people. "I can not believe this is happening." Pacey said. Joey began to laugh.
Pacey woke up to the sound of the phone ringing. "Ugh! When did I go to sleep? Where am I?" Then he remembered. Joey, his drive, the storm, and then the hotel. He picked up the phone. "Hello?" A lady answered cheerfully. "How can anyone be that happy at this hour," Pacey thought as he glanced at the clock on table beside him. It was 2 in the morning! "Good morning Mr. Witter. I apologize for the interruption, but I have been asked to call all hotel customers to the lobby for a mandatory meeting. That is all." Then the other line went dead. "What the hell is going on?" Pacey thought out loud. He complained out loud to no one in particular as he opened his door and started down the hall to the lobby.
Joey woke up to the sound of the phone ringing. "Ugh! When did I go to sleep? Where am I?" Then she remembered. Eddie, Pacey, her drive, the storm, and then the hotel. She picked up the phone. "Hello?" A lady answered cheerfully. "How can anyone be that happy at this hour," Joey thought as she glanced at the clock on table beside her. It was 2 in the morning! "Good morning Ms.Potter. I apologize for the interruption, but I have been asked to call all hotel customers to the lobby for a mandatory meeting. That is all." Then the other line went dead. "What the hell is going on?" Joey thought out loud. She complained out loud to no one in particular as she opened his door and started down the hall to the lobby.
Pacey sat in his chair in the lobby and looked around. "What is going on?! Come 'on I want to go back to sleep!" There were a bunch of people down in the room he was in. Most looked like they had been woken up as well and weren't too happy about it. Then he spotted a familiar face. "Omigod. This is not happening." Joey had spotted him too. He got up and began walking towards her, trying to force a smile on his face. "Joey! What in god's name are you doing here?" She looked him up and down; bed head and all. "I was just wondering the same thing." Before she could say more, a man's voice came through some large speakers around the room. "Attention people. Could you all please take your seats please?" Confused, Pacey took a seat beside Joey as everyone else sat down too. The man continued as soon as they were all sitting. "I'm sorry about the inconvenience. I'm sure that we probably interrupted more than ½ of you all's rest." Laughs of acknowledgement told the balding man in front that he was correct. "But an important piece of information has just recently been received. It seems that a hurricane is heading for Massachusetts and the state has been called to a lock in mode for days, maybe more depending on the storm. I know this probably interferes with many of your plans and as a result phone calls will be free for the next 4 hours so you can call anyone necessary. ROYALTY is looking forward to spending the next couple of days with you and assures you that you will be safe here. Room service and pay-per- view movies will go on as planned." He paused. "Well I guess that's it. You folks enjoy your stay." Joey and Pacey looked at each other as the balding man was bombarded by confused people. "I can not believe this is happening." Pacey said. Joey began to laugh.
