Welcome back to Wellingtons Short Story Collection hotel stories! We are thrilled to bring you another behind-the-scenes that nobody sees from this unnamed American hotel. Today's saga features the lovable Maintenance Man and the Beautiful Housekeeper, and let's not forget - an age-old complication known as language barrier.
Each day starts bright and early at 9:30 AM for Joe, the hotel skilled maintenance man. He’s the heartbeat of the hotel, his cordless drill a familiar sight as he maneuvers through plumbing nightmares, electrical hiccups and everything in between. Down the hall, the wonderful aroma of freshly cleaned linen signals the start of Maria, day.
Every morning like clockwork, they catch each other’s eye in the hotel hallway, and every time, it feels like the universe pauses. A sound of Joe's drill you can hear while he working on the same side Maria and she would walk by making a slight noise to get Joe attention. A simple glance from Joe sends Maria’s heart to start doing the cha-cha dance, and a wide smile from Maria brings an unintended blush to Joe's rounded cheeks.
This dance between our maintenance man and housekeeper continues until the pivotal moment when Maria builds her courage and flashes her dazzling smile at Joe. With the grace of a soap opera diva, she elegantly announces in her Spanish accent, Buenos días, Joe! His eyes widen, and a goofy smile covers his face.
Unfortunately, there's just one hiccup – our macho Joe doesn’t understand a single word of Spanish! Now this could have put a stop to the budding love saga, but instead, it simply adds to the endearing charm of their everyday work routine.
Downloading google translate, with confidence, Joe says the best morning greeting the world has ever seen. Hello Maria!, he says with all the enthusiasm of a third-grade schoolboy. This immediately induces laughter from Maria. The initial confusion melts away into heart-warming hilarity, the both of them bursting out laughing in the lobby, adding another daily spectacle for the coworkers and guests.
Over time, these exchanges of broken English and mispronounced Spanish have become a thing in the hotel hallways, while they get smiles from passing guests. It's clear as day that this isn't a language barrier; it's more like they are liking on each other but who gonna make the first move going on here . A story like this is writing their pages right here in the quiet hotel hallway, painted with wide smiles, shy glances, and a determination to master Hola, Buenos días!
And so, the sun continues to rise over this busy unnamed American hotel, greeted by Maria's beautiful Buenos días and Joe’s earnest attempts to reply, confirming once again, that love, in any language, is just love. Stay tuned for more stories from our extraordinary, ordinary hotel!