She would come downstairs to greet us. Her shock was apparent when she saw we are Caucasians; I dare say that there were some frozen seconds in her introductory act. Ironically we were not surprised to see she was Afro-American.
Her flat, a second floor of one of those walk-up brownstone houses, was spacious and quiet. Lots of windows, nice enough decoration that made us feel ‘at home’. The rooms had the perfect balance between enough furniture to be functional and feel comfortable, and enough free space. There were two fireplaces -one in the living room and one in the main bedroom- which added a touch of coziness, even if they were out of use now. The bathroom was huge, its floor covered with tiny mosaics in different shades of blue. There was an additional room that could be used as studio or work-out room. The living room had a large comfortable sofa in a soft fabric, an armchair and a couple of poufs. There was no dining area, but the living room was large and comfortable enough, with sufficient sitting space. The kitchen was tiny and there was no way to make up for this. However it seemed to be functional enough for us.
We spent easily an hour talking to her, telling her about us and how much we would like to rent her place. However, she said that response from her posting had exceeded her expectations, and she would be showing her place to at least two other people on Sunday. She would get back to us on Monday. Faith also advised that because of the demand she was getting, she had decided to pump up the price by $200.-; we agreed since it was still within our budget, and we wanted this place!
And Faith’s game had only started. On Sunday, she sent a message saying that she would get back to us in further 48 hours instead.
Typical row of walk-up, brownstone houses in Brooklyn, NY.
Photo Credit: WFinch.
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