这家旅馆不是她在亚特兰大的时候常待的那家,但是那一家客满了,今天周末,又是阵亡将士纪念日。她太累了,不想再开车转悠去找另一家,于是她登记了一个套房。小厨房里亚麻油地毡地板黏糊糊的,微波炉里爆米花黄油污迹斑斑。冰箱上的日历说今天的晚餐是烤土豆和辣味牛肉末酱。她路上途经一家购物中心时就在里面一家加勒比餐馆吃过了。她要在这儿待到星期天早上。星期天晚上她去参加表弟博拉吉的聚会。博拉吉住在阿尔法雷塔,在市中心做系统分析员。上班时,他同事叫他 The hotel was not the home she frequented when she was in Atlanta, but the family was full, and on weekends, it was Memorial Day. She was so tired that she did not want to drive around for another, so she registered a suite. Slimy linoleum floors in the kitchenette with popcorn butter stains in the microwave. The calendars on the fridge say today’s supper is roasted potatoes and spicy mincedame. She was eaten at a Caribbean restaurant on her way to a mall. She is here to stay until Sunday morning. She went to a gathering of cousin Bolaji on Sunday night. Bolaji lives in Alpharetta and is a systems analyst in the city center. His colleague told him to go to work