The Hotel’s Newest Guest I Story By Khwaish
The Hotel’s Newest Guest
The hotel stood beyond the isolated mysterious forest in northern Romania, where the path ended at a locked massive iron gate. It’s windows dark except one faint light on the eleventh floor. She went there after her train was cancelled, unaware that she had already been expected.
Inside, the air felt sealed, as though it had never been disturbed in centuries. The lobby’s dim lights, but there were no shadows moving beneath them. The walls were always bare except for framed photographs, dozens of them, each of them showing a different guest standing in the same lobby. The receptionist stood behind the desk without greeting her, his expression blank, as if he had been waiting mid-thought. He handed her a brass key engraved with 713 and, without asking, lifted a camera and took her photograph. There were no forms to sign, no questions asked. The elevator did not work, so she climbed the stairs alone. The eleventh-floor hallway was too long for the size of the building, stretching farther than it should have. The carpet muted her footsteps completely. The doors along the corridor had numbers like 11;10, 11;12, 11;13, 11;14. There was no 11;11. When she stepped into her room which had a really strong fragrance of mystery, the first thing she noticed was the mirror facing the door. It reflected the bed, the window, the wardrobe but for a fraction of a second, it did not reflect her. The curtains were stiff with frost from the inside. The room felt colder than the hallway. In the bedside drawer, she found a freshly printed photograph of herself taken moments ago. On the back were four words written in faded ink: She opened it anyway. At 12:03 a.m, three slow knocks echoed through the door. Then, from the other side, a whisper spoke her name in her exact voice, saying “ You’re late “.
By morning, the corridor outside her room was empty. The staircase no longer led to the lobby. On the wall near the entrance, a new framed photograph had appeared, dated that night. She was grinning in it.
Note : The story is written by Khwaish Binani. She is a student of Word Munchers.
FAQs The Hotel’s Newest Guest I Story By Khwaish
1. What is the story about?
The story is about a mysterious hotel in northern Romania where a young woman arrives unexpectedly after her train is cancelled. Strange events make her wonder if the hotel has been waiting for her.
2. Why does the woman go to the hotel?
She goes to the hotel because her train is cancelled and she needs a place to stay for the night.
3. What is unusual about the hotel?
The hotel feels strangely quiet and old. It has mysterious photographs of previous guests, unusual room numbers, a hallway that seems too long, and a mirror that briefly fails to reflect the woman.
4. What does the receptionist give her?
The receptionist gives her a brass key engraved with the number 713.
5. What is strange about the photograph in the room?
The photograph shows the woman even though it was taken only moments earlier. This makes her realise that something unusual is happening.
6. What happens at 12:03 a.m.?
Three slow knocks come from the door. Then a voice that sounds exactly like the woman’s own voice whispers, “You’re late.”
7. Why is there no room 11:11?
The missing room number adds to the mystery of the hotel and makes the woman question whether the building follows normal rules.
8. What happens the next morning?
The corridor is empty, and the staircase no longer leads back to the lobby. A new photograph of the woman has also appeared on the wall.
9. Is the story a mystery or a horror story?
It is mainly a mystery with supernatural and suspenseful elements, creating a sense of curiosity and unease without explaining everything.
10. What is the main mystery of the story?
The biggest mystery is why the hotel already seems to know the woman and what happened to her after she arrived. The ending leaves readers wondering whether she has become one of the hotel’s permanent guests.
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