1408- Vee and Cee Twins

“Veronique changed the sheets,” Olin said. “I accompanied her. You
should feel flattered, Mr. Enslin; it’s almost like having your night’s
linen put on by royalty. Veronique and her sister came to the Dolphin
as chambermaids in 1971 or ’72. Vee, as we call her, is the Hotel Dol
phin’s longest-running employee, with at least six years’ seniority over
me. She has since risen to head housekeeper. I’d guess she hadn’t
changed a sheet in six years before today, but she used to do all the
turns in 1408—she and her sister—until about 1992. Veronique and
Celeste were twins, and the bond between them seemed to make them
. . . how shall I put it? Not immune to 1408, but its equal . . . at least
for the short periods of time needed to give a room a light turn.”

“You’re not going to tell me this Veronique’s sister died in the
room, are you?”

“No, not at all,” Olin said. “She left service here around 1988,
suffering from ill health. But I don’t rule out the idea that 1408 may
have played a part in her worsening mental and physical condition.”
...

“Nothing about this strikes me as funny, Mr. Enslin. Nothing at all.
Listen very closely, please. Vee’s sister, Celeste, died of a heart attack.
At that point, she was suffering mid-stage Alzheimer’s, a disease
which struck her very early in life.”

- 1408, chapter I