[ hostel ]

by Giulia Fuel ︎︎︎



[ 1 ]
Hey.
Wake up.
Wake up.
There you are.
It’s you.
But that,
that above you,
it’s not your bedroom ceiling.
That’s – erm, a hostel bedroom ceiling.
Where’s your phone – can’t find it under, near the pillow.
Where did you…
> 2 ]


[ 2 ]
Wait, I have a feeling…
you do have things to do…
Don’t you?
Yes > 598 ]
No > 596 ]


[ 596 ]
It’s fine,
crash for a little bit more,
I’ll wake you up later.
You need to rest.
You need to…
rest.
> 1 ]


[ 598 ]
Well, I really think you should roll out of bed.
First,
check behind those curtains,
tell if it’s day, night.
Well, what do you see?
A city you know > 271 ]
A city you don’t know > 272 ]


[ 271 ]
Ah fuck – your phone!
You forgot it at the Arcade downstairs!
You said you’d go down and get it back.
They should be still open.
Or… or about to close, tho.
It seems already quite late in the night.
Told you not to fall asleep…
> 409 ]


[ 272 ]
Ah fuck – gotta be back home!
How could you forget?!
How could you sleep through?!
Y-you
must leave now,
the taxi must have been waiting in the Lobby since FOREVER!
Your pho – where’s your phone? Where did you…
Don’t tell me, you did not forget it at the Arcade, you did not –
Fuck, we have to go anyway!
> 409 ]


[ 409 ]
Jeans, hoodie, shoes.
Keys.
Close the door,
down the corridor,
get the elevator.
Press the button, the doors close.
We go,
down.
D-
d-
d-
down.
Dooooown.
Too many floors, this place…
The moquette smells funny,
like melted chocolate.
Ah, here it is:
Arcade > 154 ]
Lobby > 156 ]


[ 154 ]
Quick, get out,
I really can’t with this smell,
push, no – wait,
pull the entrance doors.
It’s still open, not for long, tho –
the staff is cleaning up.
Straight to the counter.
Hi, sir,
I know you closing, sorry about that,
just asking,
did you find a phone?
I left it in charge, around th…
Really?!
Oh my, you found it?!
Thank you thank you!
What were the chances…
> 437 ]


[ 156 ]
To the reception,
please, sir, tell me THAT taxi outside is my taxi,
please – ah no, it’s not.
Fuck…
Yours left quite a while ago.
Ok… Thank you.
You
missed it.
You,
stupid,
lazy idiot.
Ah, look what’s in your pockets: your phone.
Dead battery, tho.
Look around, there might be a plug somewhere.
There, look,
nearby that Pac-Man machine.
There, plug it in,
because later
you might want to call
and tell that you’ll be late,
you’ll be very late,
you dumb…
> 437 ]


[ 437 ]
Pac-Man’s wako wako poing poing
is so loud – I want to play.
1 coin, 1 game.
Wanna give it a go?
Yes > 101 ]
No > 202 ]


[ 101 ]
I mean, not that you have anything else to do…
BTW, if you’re looking for a coin,
you might have one in your pocket, I just saw it.
Erm – wait, behind you…
> 180 ]


[ 180 ]
Ah, yes, sir,
I am leaving, sir, no worries,
we leavin’,
damn.
Leaving.
Uff, these guys,
they really want to close…
> 202 ]


[ 202 ]
Push, no – pull,
PUSH these damn doors,
back to the elevator,
to the chocolate moquette,
up the corridor,
to your room.
> 211 ]


[ 211 ]
Is this actually your room?
Yes > 89 ]
No > 90 ]


[ 89 ]
Enter, close the door.
Funny, now, you smell like the elevator.
Uff, what a day…
Maybe,
let’s sleep a little bit more,
tomorrow we’ll see, we’ll get stuff done.
First and second shoe off,
pants, hoodie…
> 2 ]


[ 90 ]
Ah right,
Should be the one over that other corner,
check it…
> 211 ]





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