What Really Happened To Gatlinburg's Cabin?

I was thrilled to be escaping from home and traveling to Gatlinburg. The cabin we would be renting was outstandingly gorgeous. I had my own full size bed , couch, and a full bathroom. Unfortunately it is a seven and half hour drive to the cabin from my house so of course we had to find something to do. We saw fifty out of fifty states, two provinces of Canada, and Great Britain license plates and the top three states we saw were Indiana, New York, and Ohio. This distracted our minds from time. Once we arrived in Gatlinburg all was left was to venture up the mountain to our getaway. The roads were narrow, steep, and curvy. It became tense creeping up on a corner hoping another car was not coming down our way. While going up we noticed every cabin had their own …show more content…
That night I smelled a foul smell escalating from the vents so I just sprayed some perfume and went to bed. A few hours later I was startled from a bright light in my room and naturally assumed my dad was checking on me. “I’m okay” I muttered and the light disappeared. Morning brought the knocking at the door. My dad opened the door to discover it was the mysterious neighbor. Looking right at me he spoke loudly, “The roads are closed going down. Can’t leave. Maybe not for the whole day or tomorrow. I am obligated by the owner to take care of you all. You all shall come to my cabin and stay.” My dad responded, “ No thank you we have food and all necessities to last us a week.” The neighbor didn’t like this, “NO.. I mean no sir, you absolutely cannot stay here you have to come with me. It’s my job sir.” That evening we were still at his house. It had stayed dark in there all day. But he turned out to be an okay guy. He has two daughters and a wife who have passed. He is a retired pilot from Texas. “ May I use the restroom?” I spoke softly. “ yes just not this one.. use the one upstairs. It’s the first door on your left.” He