Arouse Suspicion
“The grease-stained walls and crumbling plaster in the entrance, as well as the smell of stale cigarettes, dirty diapers, and rotting garbage, reminded him too much of the place where he'd grown up. He'd worked hard to shed his past, but it still lurked within him, eager to emerge when waylaid by such powerful sensory triggers."Cher Arbor, 1C," Danni said, her finger on the decrepit line of mailboxes. "I wonder if her parents had a Sonny and Cher fixation."Nick, too caught up in his past miserie...s to appreciate Danni's dry humor, shrugged impatiently. He just wanted to get this over with.Danni led the way down the reeking hall, and Nick was careful not to brush against the yellowing walls. At 1C, Danni stopped and knocked. A baby's wailing and a man's guttural expletive drifted from another apartment, and Nick gnashed his teeth as deja vu swept through him."Knock again," Nick said between thinned lips.Danni pounded harder. "Ms. Arbor, are you in there?"After another minute, there was a scuffing on the other side.MoreLess
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