Love Last Longer
It was all beginning to make sense.
The day before, the housekeeper at our hotel had button-holed Dani. In limited English and extensive pantomime, the housekeeper had said she was not feeling well. The various symptoms she acted out led Dani to believe she had a bad cold.
Later, over lunch, Dani said: “She was trying to ask me something, but I couldn’t figure out what she was trying to say.”
The next day, the housekeeper appeared at our door once again. This time, Caroline tried to interpret. She handed Caroline a foil package of capsules that looked like cold medicine.
The housekeeper said: “Farang leave this in room. He throw away. Me take. What is?”
Caroline told the housekeeper to wait for a minute while she checked, then showed me the package of pills.
The foil contained about a dozen orange and white capsules. Four of them were missing, presumably ingested by the farang. I found the name “Prelox” on the bottom of the package.
“I’ve never heard of Prelox,” I said. “But I’ll check online.”
February 25, 2009 5 Comments