A Remake of "the Land Lady"

A Remake of The Land Lady

After a long night of wandering the streets alone, she finally decided to find a decent place to stay. The house-like building was toward the outskirts of the inner city and looked very antique, like from the early 1900s. The sign read, "Brad's Bed and Breakfast". She found it quaint and cute. She went up the door and found it locked. So she pressed the bell on the side.

She waited in the silence for almost a minute. She peered inside, and saw a fire glowing in the fireplace, comfortable chairs, a desk, and two hallways on the side of the desk, one going to the right, one going to the left.

"How odd," she thought. "How could they close at only 8 o'clock in the evening?"

She decided to ring the bell again. Immediately after ringing the bell, a very handsome man dressed in a black suit and red tie appeared from behind the hallway to the left. He walked to the door and unlocked the lock.

"I'm very sorry, Miss," he said. "I was busy in my office and my secretary just left to go home," he explained very quickly.

"Oh," she replied. "Are you closed? I'm looking for a place to stay for the night."

"Oh, no, we are open." He replied. "Please, come in. I have a room available for you."

Relief overwhelmed her. "Oh, thank you, sir." She replied.

He walked her in and showed a place where she could hang her coat and hat. The man had jet black hair, looked about his early 30s, but sickly white skin. His eyes were so dark; she couldn't tell if they were a dark brown or actually black. He walked with a slow, relaxed pace as he led her to the hooks. When she reached the hooks, she saw there were no other hats or coats in the hall.

"Here, Miss. Let me show you your room." He led her to the right hallway and led her up one flight of stair. They passed a few doors before coming to a door with the number 666 on the door.

"Might you mind asking me to know your name?" he inquired.

Willingly, she replied, "Alice Cooper," with a friendly grin.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Cooper." He replied with a sly smile on his sickly white face. "My name is Brad Rathke."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Rathke." She replied, and extended her hand to shake.

She shook his white, cold hand, and a shiver was sent down her spine.

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