Cupid's mistake

5.

POV PAUL -

" Monthly rent is 300 dollars .
And the deposit is 1000 dollars .
Pretty good for a new york city apartment, right ?" the short man asked , grinning at me , revealing a set of brownish yellow teeth .

I looked at the dull green coloured walls of that 200 square foot room / apartment , paint starting to come off at some places , visible pipe in front of the bathroom door.

" Yeah , pretty decent." I said .

Atleast it has a window unlike the previous one.

Not to mention , this is the only type of space I can afford right now...

I will have to lay low for a while , Police have been sniffing hard these days.

" I will take this . " I said , ducking my head to go out of the beige coloured main door of that apartment .

Stale smell inside was now at point of suffocation. That apartment must be closed for a while.

I stood in that first floor balcony outside , hands in my jeans pocket , looking over the empty road , except for street dogs rummaging through trash bins filled with black bags , the graffity walls of the compounds of buildings behind it.

Locking the main door with a thud , the old broker said with a smile ,
" Congratulations, Mr. Miller . Mr. Brown will contact you in a short while for the paperwork. "
He handled me the key.

" Oh ? "

I heard a voice from my left.

Crap.

It's that brunette chick from yesterday , coming at us with her eyebrows raised , brown head of her baby visible from a baby carrier attached to front of her blue floral dress.

Her baby seems to be asleep.

What is she doing here ?

And why my heart is beating faster ?

She started coming towards us , eyebrow raise replaced with a wide smile on her face .
" Hello Mr. Paul ! Do you also live here ?"

" Paul ? His name is Mike , Ms . Cindy.
Mike Millar , Right Mr.Mike ? " the broker looked at me , question in his eyes .

" Yeah , Paul is my middle name. "

I lied , looking at the short man , my fists clenching in my jeans pocket.

I don't know why , but seeing that Cindy girl here is making me angry.

" Mr Mike is the new tenant here. Make sure you help him , he has just arrived in the city. "

The old man said looking at Cindy , smiling , his hand slapping lightly on left arm of my shirt , maybe to emphasize my naivety.

Little did he know , what things I do and have done..

She smiled and replied " Sure , my pleasure. " nodding at me .

" So I will leave you two neighbours to bond over , goodbye Mr.Miller and Ms.Carter. "

With that , the broker sauntered away whistling , leaving us and the smell of his tobacco to linger behind .

Author's note -
Hope you like my story so far.
Next update on following  Wednesday.