Shall I tell you the story of the man who loved playing his cello and hated having to talk, so much ... [+]
Elodie Torrente's story, "Room 414," was written for the Grand Hotel Cabourg, located in Cabourg, France, as part of the Bedtime Story Project, a collaboration between Short Edition and MGallery Hotels. To find out more about Elodie and this project, visit https://mgallery.short-edition.com/
Translated by Hannah Charlton
How did they first meet? By the revolving door, on the beach side. It was like a scene in a Lelouch film. Being a person who hums shoobedoobedoo every time I walk into our dear old hotel, I was delighted. You've booked room 414, haven't you? Great choice, it's the one that truly exemplifies the hotel. Here's the key, and Marie, my colleague, will take you up there. She'll tell you all about their encounter.Follow me, sir. This way. Hannah Dawson has been coming here since she was a little girl. She used to come with her grandmother who she called Poupette. Just like in the French film The Part