Unaccustomed Earth
“But as soon as they entered the lobby of the Chadwick Inn, Amit was disappointed: the place was without character, renovated in pastel colors, squiggly gray lines a part of the wallpaper’s design, as if someone had repeatedly been testing the ink in a pen and ultimately had nothing to say. By the front desk a revolving brass rack was filled with tourist brochures about the Berkshires, and Megan grabbed a handful as Amit checked in. Now the brochures were scattered across one of the two double b...eds in their room. Megan unfolded the cover of a brochure to reveal a map. “Where are we, exactly?” she asked, her finger trailing too far to the north.
“Here,” Amit said, pointing to the town. “There’s the lake, see? The one that sort of looks like a rabbit.”
“I don’t see it,” Megan said.
“Right here.” Amit took Megan’s finger and drew it firmly to the spot.
“I mean, I don’t get how the lake’s supposed to look like a rabbit.”
It had been a long drive from New York and Amit was in the mood for a drink.MoreLess
“Here,” Amit said, pointing to the town. “There’s the lake, see? The one that sort of looks like a rabbit.”
“I don’t see it,” Megan said.
“Right here.” Amit took Megan’s finger and drew it firmly to the spot.
“I mean, I don’t get how the lake’s supposed to look like a rabbit.”
It had been a long drive from New York and Amit was in the mood for a drink.MoreLess
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