Peach
“He drove past the building every day on his way to work in his brand new white Great Lakes coupé with the beige velour interior and Blaupunkt radio that was a step up from the Chevrolet he’d had before, and on an impulse he stopped to take a look. The building was a touch less glossy than when he’d last been there twelve years before and there were signs of neglect in the worn grey carpet and the unpolished brass plates in the elevator, but when he heard that there were apartments for sale, he ...knew he wanted to live there. And one of them was Scott’s. Noel walked the empty anonymous rooms with the view of Detroit’s towers from their wide windows, filling them with images of his hungry, frightened fourteen-year-old self wearing Scott’s soft striped cashmere robe and drinking his first Martini and almost getting himself seduced. Smiling, he called the real estate office and checked the price, offering them $5,000 less than the $20,000 they were asking. They compromised at $18,500 and he had a deal.MoreLess
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