I was planning to hold out for just a year and sell it.
An old guesthouse by the sea. A leaking roof. A red ledger.

But the guests won't check out.

My older sister's friend whom I dumped 3 years ago, a former hotelier.
The small and tough boss of the surf shop next door.
An author who booked for 1 night and paid for 30 nights.
A police officer who came for a crackdown and left after having a meal.
And even the CEO of a large corporation who came to buy my land.

"Boss, I'm extending. For another month."