Gertrude’s Bigger Problem

Gertrude’s Bigger Problem by David Klotzkin (a Short Story Contest entry) 

Gertrude had had it with her husband hogging the bed. One dark night, she snuck out and checked into a fine hotel. She just wanted a good night’s sleep!

She floated, languorous, centered, in the soft silk sheets of the king-size bed, wide awake. She couldn’t sleep until she scrunched all the way over and clutched the edge of the bed like an ant on a stick. 

“Oh, hell,” she thought ruefully.