Chapter Seventy-Six - Eva's New Friend

Eva spoke to her colleagues at the hospital and Laura informed her about a one-bedroom apartment up for sale in Bronx. Although buying it would leave her penniless, Eva didn’t mind. She needed a place of her own before Alexander’s wedding. She couldn’t see them together all the time.

“My cousin lives in the building. It’s good. Would you like to check it out?”

“Yes. Can we go today after duty?” She hadn’t seen Alexander since that night and wanted to move out before he returned from his parents' place.

“Sure. I’ll check up with her.”

In the evening, just as promised, Laura took her to a lower middle-class locality in Bronx, where the building was located. It wasn’t posh as her current home, but it was a decent, freshly painted one in a clean neighborhood. She introduced Eva to her cousin, Sarah, who worked at a departmental store and lived on the second floor.

“It’s on the third floor. Come, I’ll show you around.” Sarah led them up the staircase to the third-floor apartment overl