Bright Future

The living room was straight in front of her with the kitchen to the right. Two large plush leather sofas were laid out in the living room, and on the wall there was an entire bookcase, with a medium-sized television inside surrounded by hundreds of books. The bookcase was dark oak, with grey walls behind it, the same color as the rest of the room. Winnie turned to the kitchen with marble countertops and glass cabinets. "You live here?" She climbed out of the bed, looking out the window. She hadn't looked at the city from the apartment yet, but she was stunned. The same windows that had blinked in the daylight were blinking in a different way that night. Lights turned off and on around the city throughout the different buildings, but most of the city was lit up. She could see the edges of Time Square just up the street, and little dots of people on the ground below heading toward downtown. She looked back at the time. It was 9 o'clock. In Ohio, nobody would be out...