Within Their Reach

to my lap. I need an apartment-badly-but I was having a shitty experience finding one. I was fresh out of college, just scored my first job post-grad which had absolutely nothing to do with my d

my job was around there, it would have been convenient. I wouldn't have even needed to take the train in the morning, which would be a dream. I had grown u

failing to sound cheery. Her shoulder length red hair contrasted wit

Next to Aimi, she was still one of my closest friends. I couldn't stay with either of them because Aimi lived with her parents and Lila lived with her boyfriend, Rafael. There

es moved over the cost of rent. If this was the case, I could definitely afford it. I ra

eyebrows shooting up. "Maybe they'r

that there's two of them, looking for a roommate imm

shrugged before my brown eyes met hers. "But it sounds nice. Maybe we sh

e thing about rich people, they su

istance," I murmured. "My feet ache

96th street, went on the train, walked more, then hopped on the train all over again. H

one of your plans that it actually makes sense. The last time I got thi

lready felt small enough in this city, but the building just reflected my own insecuriti

s try not to look too much like

ead in agreement.

s trying to rent out an apartment. It was humiliating to say the least. The way the security guard l

eye contact. Mirrors surrounded every inch around us. I had ne

I muttered. "I'm alre

d to live on anything past the tenth floor. I stepped out first, Lila following closely behind me while we se

ting for?" She asked,

ly. There was no answer. I knocked again impatiently. I

f me. I was sure my eyes widened as I suddenly struggled to breathe evenly. His dark brown hair was slicked back and a little to the side while his fox-like green eyes were hard and trai