304号房的风景
A late check-in turns into a small gift when the hotel runs out of rooms on the lower floors.
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Keep it on your phone →马科斯终于到达酒店时,已经过了十一点。他的航班晚点了两个小时,出租车司机又绕了远路。他把行李箱放在大堂的地板上,看向前台的女士。
“马科斯·索托的预订,”他说。他在飞机上练习了这句话。那位女士敲了一会儿键盘,然后露出一个他看不懂的小表情。
“很抱歉,”她说,“您的房间已经没有了。我们的预订系统出了问题。不过我们还有一个房间,在三楼。”她停顿了一下。“有个阳台,价格一样。”
马科斯没有争论,拿了钥匙。电梯比他年纪还大,爬升时发出呻吟声。当他打开304号房的门,拉开窗帘时,城市的景色在他面前展开——屋顶、亮着灯的窗户,还有一个小广场,喷泉依然在喷洒。
他穿着外套走到阳台上,看着两个人在喷泉旁共享一根香烟。风很冷。他站在那里很久没有动。
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