You Should Have Left

You Should Have Left (Original title: Du hättest gehen sollen) is a 2016 novella by German writer Daniel Kehlmann. Originally written in German, it was later translated by Ross Benjamin into English. The novella is the diary of a screenwriter attempting to write a sequel, Besties 2, to follow his earlier success, Besties. He is on a deadline for the production studio and includes events from his daily life in his screenplay. Plot December 2: An unnamed narrator rents a house through Airbnb for himself, his wife, and his daughter to stay in on vacation. He also spends that time writing the sequel for his screenplay. Susanna disapproves of his screenplay, this starts several fights between them. December 3: The narrator begins to experience abnormalities in the house. He gets lost while looking for the bedroom. He blames it on him still getting used to the house's layout and starts creating the plot for his screenplay.