Berried Alive by Chelsea Thomas

Author:Chelsea Thomas [Thomas, Chelsea]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Chelsea Thomas
Published: 2019-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

BY 10 AM, WE WERE IN the heart of Greenwich Village, one of New York’s most exclusive neighborhoods, surrounded by quaint brick buildings and cobblestone streets.

According to the map on my phone, we were only a few minutes from our destination. So we parked the car in the first available spot, and followed the little voice directing us from my phone.

First, we took a short cut through one of my favorite spots in Manhattan, Washington Square Park. The park was even more wondrous than I remembered.

Jazz musicians played quiet love songs under hundred-year-old trees. College girls sunbathed on the far lawn. A portly man sold hot dogs from a cart. NYU students read beside the central fountain, quintessential young learners in action.

When we emerged on the other side of the park, we found ourselves on a quaint tree-lined street with small, charming brick buildings.

Even though I was happy I didn’t live or work in Manhattan anymore, I had never fallen out of love with the Big Apple. The atmosphere that day had me swooning with love for New York City all over again.

The sound of the GPS lady cut my nostalgia short with a loud bing. “You have arrived at your destination.”

When I looked up, I saw she was right. We were standing at the foot of 15 Waverly Place. What I saw surprised me.

Unlike much of the surrounding area, 15 Waverly was a modern structure. A dozen stories of steel and glass, with reflective windows and a shiny exterior.

During my time as an interior designer, I had trained myself to find value in almost any aesthetic. And I had learned to love many peculiar buildings and homes. But I could find few redeeming qualities in 15 Waverly Place.

Large, imposing and ugly, it had none of the soul or charm of the smaller brick buildings in the village. Instead it evoked a cold and cruel invader, descended from outer space to devour all semblance of attractive architecture.

I don’t use this word lightly, but the building was a monstrosity.

“Holy momma,” Teeny said. “This building is hideous. Are we sure this is the right place?”

I nodded. “This is it. What should we do now?”

Miss May pointed out a sign posted on the door of the building.

TOUR YOUR FUTURE HOME TODAY.

COME INSIDE.

“It’s an apartment complex,” she said. “Something tells me we won’t run into any squirrels in there.”

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