ASHLEY'S P. O V

Jackie, July, and I stood outside the building. The sun beamed down on us as we squinted our eyes and looked up and up and up

July scratched her scalp, her whole face was red from being under the sun for too long, but she was too stubborn to get under a shade “So....it's a six-story building. Okay”

Jackie slipped her hands into the pockets of her jeans, her eyes slowly taking in the reddish-brick exterior and pale stone trim.

“And the apartment available is on the ...