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.

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