Red
“It was little more than a minuscule box with just enough room for a twin bed, a small chest of drawers, and a plant stand that held an ancient black and white thirteen-inch TV with one broken antenna. There was a tiny sink tucked along one wall between a stove and refrigerator small enough to fit into a child’s playhouse. A lone window covered by venetian blinds yellowed by age (and who knows what else) let in just enough light to hide the worst of the dinginess ground into the carpet. The wall...s were bare but for a single framed photo of verdant rolling hills and a little red farmhouse nestled peacefully among them. There was no toilet or bathtub to be seen, so I could only guess that they were located somewhere down the hall to be shared with the other residents.
Nonetheless, Alice invited us in with such delighted pride she might as well have been a princess welcoming us to her palace. “I’m sorry for the mess!” she called over her shoulder as she kicked a pair of shoes under the bed and straightened the well-worn coverlet.MoreLess
Nonetheless, Alice invited us in with such delighted pride she might as well have been a princess welcoming us to her palace. “I’m sorry for the mess!” she called over her shoulder as she kicked a pair of shoes under the bed and straightened the well-worn coverlet.MoreLess
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