Escape
You gently lift the keys to the truck off the nightstand. Ellroy stirs and snorts, before rolling over and resuming his snoring. You exhale in relief, and then grab one of the Mossbergs and a box of shells and slip out of the room.
You take the elevator down to the lobby and find it empty.
Outside, though, is a different story. Two zombies are sniffing around the truck where it is parked on the sidewalk by the valet stand. They spot you and move into the lobby. Think quick! You hurry down one of the hallways off the lobby and take up a position at the end of it. The first zombie--a college kid with a UTexas shirt--moves at a pretty good clip. You might not even know he's infected except for the way his right arm hangs limply at his side.
Wait...wait...now! One blast to the head and college boy falls, dead. The second one--a heavyset black woman--is easier pickings. Two shots, two kills: you're starting to get the hang of this.
You hurry out of the lobby to the truck. More zombies are coming, but the closest is fifty yards away. You hop in the truck, start it up and ease it away from the hotel, and the next chapter of your adventure begins.