Beyond the Carousel by Bette Lee Crosby

Author:Bette Lee Crosby [Crosby, Bette Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bent Pine Publishing
Published: 2016-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Friday afternoon when they finished their last day of training, Angie took Christine to see the apartment. They walked from the office to the apartment building then climbed the single flight of stairs. Angie unlocked the door, and they stepped inside.

Christine could see the entire apartment, including the doorway that led to the bathroom. It was a tiny place but beautifully decorated. She gave a sigh of delight then walked deeper into the room. Trailing her fingers along the smooth maple surface of the coffee table, she smiled and dropped down onto the nubby plaid sofa.

She leaned into the cushions and said, “Comfy.”

“I thought you was gonna like it,” Angie replied. “Kenny’s sister is a real pill, but one thing I gotta give her is that she keeps a nice house. You ain’t gonna find a speck of dirt in this place.”

“I can see that.”

Christine had been set to try and negotiate a somewhat lower price, but she’d already fallen in love with the place.

“How soon will it be available?” she asked.

“Right now. Anne Marie and Wayne were married last Sunday.”

Christine crossed the room, climbed the few steps and peered into the sleeping loft. She could already imagine the picture of her mama and daddy sitting atop the maple nightstand.

“I’ll take it,” she said.

“Anne Marie told me whoever rents it has gotta pay one month’s rent and one month’s security up front,” Angie warned.

Christine sat in the small desk chair with her purse on her lap and opened her wallet. She counted the bills then said, “I’ve only got fifty-eight dollars. Can I give you fifty now and the other twenty-six when we get paid next Wednesday?”

Angie nodded. “I guess that’ll be okay. Anne Marie and Wayne don’t get back from their honeymoon until Friday.”

She pulled three keys off of her key ring and handed them to Christine. “This is the downstairs entry door. This one’s the mailbox, and this is the apartment door.”

“Can I move in this weekend?”

Angie shrugged. “Sure, if you want to.”

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