“If you want proof, come back here at 2 p.m.
today,” Sarah said. “I’m serious. Please think about it.”
Paige hesitated, then nodded.
“I…
I don’t believe it, but I’ll be here.”
A few minutes later, Matias left the hotel with his loving wife, unaware of what Sarah had told her.
Now, all we knew was that Matias would return to the hotel. But we weren’t sure if Paige would show up.
As expected, we saw Matias enter the hotel at 2 p.m. sharp.
I must say, the man was quite punctual.
I met him at the entrance, still in my disguise.
“Hello, beautiful,” he said as he wrapped an arm around my waist. “I’m Matias.”
“Nice to meet you, Matias. I’m Stella,” I replied.
“Shall we?”
I could feel a lump in my throat as we rode the elevator to the room.
Was Paige really going to show up? I thought. What if she didn’t?
In the room, Matias us some drinks. I sipped mine slowly.
At that point, all I wanted was to Sarah and Paige to enter the room.
Where were they?
Just as Matias started unbuttoning his shirt, the door burst open. Paige stood there with Sarah right behind her.
“What the hell is this?” Paige screamed.
“Paige! I… I…” Matias stammered.
“This isn’t what it looks like!”
“Really?” Paige spat. “Because it looks like you’re about to cheat on me. Again!”
I stood up and removed my wig.
“Actually, Matias, I’m Leslie.
I work here at the hotel.”
The color drained from his face as he realized he’d been set up.
“How could you?” Paige yelled at him “I trusted you! All those business trips, all those late nights at work… How long has this been going on?”
Matias tried to reach for her, but she backed away.
“Paige, please, let me explain…”
“Explain what?” she shouted.
“How you’ve been bringing different women here every week? How you’ve made a fool of me? I don’t want to hear it!”
Then, she stormed out of the room.
Sarah and I followed, leaving Matias alone with his shame.
We met Paige in the lobby.
“Thank you,” she said softly. “I… I needed to know the truth.
I’m going to file for divorce.”
“We’re so sorry for this,” I said. “But we had to… you know. I hope things turn out to be fine for you.”
She smiled, nodded, and then left the hotel.
A few moments later, we saw Matias exit the hotel with his gaze fixed on the ground. He couldn’t face any of us.
That was the last time we saw him.
You know, working in a hotel, you see all kinds of people and stories. But this one?
This one I’ll never forget.
It taught me that sometimes, the most unexpected moments can lead to the most important actions. And that standing up for what’s right, even when it’s hard, is always worth it.
So, that’s my story. Have you ever had to make a tough choice between following the rules and doing what you felt was right?
I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Source: amomama
