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Chapter 4
"'Ello, mate," a tall man entered the hotel lobby, holding the hand of a tall woman with two kids following. He was dressed in a pinstripe suit with black boots. The woman was wearing an elegant black suit with black heels. "Are you Ben?"
"Why, yes, I am," Ben shook the man's hand. "You're staying in room 1209."
"Wonderful," he exclaimed. "Could you have someone assist us with our luggage?" The man lowered his dark sunglasses revealing shiny eyes. Ben gulped and nodded. He signaled for some bell boys who took the luggage up to room 1209.
"I'm Gerald," the man introduced himself, "And this is my beautiful wife, Candy. These are my lovely daughters," he pointed to the taller one whose dark hair was pulled back tightly in a ponytail. She was squinting, as if she needed glasses. "This is Leigh," he pointed to a slightly shorter girl with curly red hair and a horrid pink dress, "and this is Emmy."
"Hello, Gerald, Candy, Leigh, and Emmy," Ben smiled, leading them to their room. "If you need anything, don't hesitate to call room service."
"Thank you, Gerald was leading Ben to the door.
"Actually," Ben said, "dinner should be starting momentarily if you and your family would like to attend."
Gerald stopped. "Will other guests be attending?" His voice was almost sinister.
"Umm, yes," Ben answered.
"We'll seer you there," Gerald slammed the door.
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Meanwhile, Klaus, Violet, Sunny, Quigley, and Kit sat at the table, ready to order food. A young blonde woman made her way to the table.
"Hello," she said perkily. "I'm Abby and I'll be your waitress. Can I get you something?"
The group ordered their meal and handed Abby their menus. Sunny was chewing on the chair. Klaus, who was next to her, smiled. He glanced up and saw Violet and Quigley smiling at one another. Kit was at the head of the table reading The Daily Punctilio. His eyes wandered back to Violet and Quigley. Klaus longed to feel what she felt for Quigley – and probably Duncan too. He missed Isadora so much. He hadn't seen her since she floated away with Duncan and Hector in the life sustaining hot air balloon.
Klaus brightened when Abby returned carrying trays of food. A burger was placed in front of him, as well as one in front of Violet and Quigley. A tray of vegetables including carrots and celery was given to Sunny and an elegant steak dinner was given to Kit. The group dug into their food, not noticing the perfectly normal-seeming family who was most likely up to no good enter the dining room and sit down to order a perfectly normal dinner on the first night of their stay at a not-so-normal hotel.