Story

The year was 2017, two 25 year old's move to New York. It was late in the afternoon on a Friday, Tracy had seen about 10 apartments and had picked her favorite. It was a pre-war walk up on the Upper West side. It had hardwood floors, a working fireplace and its original moldings. It was the perfect New York studio for her new life. She has one more apartment to see later today, but her mind is set.

She makes her way to the financial district, the August humidity is getting to her. She's dripping in sweat but finally makes the apartment viewing. It's a great apartment I guess. It's modern, new, close to work and has an amazing rooftop. Downside, it comes with 3 male roommates. She does not want roommates. She wants to be single, flirty and throw her cat around and live that Sex and the City life.

She's not convinced. Nathan, her pushy real estate broker tells her that this apartment is a great deal because everything is approved and she can just move in.. just meet one of the roommates and see if you guys get along.

Fine. She agrees because she's new to New York and hasn't found her NY 'No' voice yet. And so she waits. Nathan calls Eddy and tells him that he may have found the last roommate if he can come meet her in the next 5-10 minutes, he agrees.

Tracy waits outside the apartment building on a stoop. Its hot, the area is still under construction, the smell of dried dog piss fills the air as it usually does on a hot summers day in beautiful NYC. She hates this, she does not want this apartment, she does not want roommates. She has a great apartment lined up. She tells Nathan that this isn't gonna work out and she doesn't want to wait anymore. Nathan says "Eddy's only 5 minutes away, let's go to Starbucks", she reluctantly agrees.

She waits some more and pictures who this British man in finance is going to be, she pictures a young prince William. She curses him for what he did to her country and now making her wait an extra 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, Edwin is at work but his natural people pleasing nature makes him leave to go meet this new potential roommate. Nathan tells him that he needs to meet her ASAP because she's in a rush. He rushes to meet this new random woman, his Charles Tyrwhitt work shirt is rolled up and drenched in sweat as he rushes along the city streets to meet this woman who's already disrupting his life.

He makes it. He messages Nathan, he tells him to come upstairs as that's where they're sitting. He grabs a coffee and heads up.

"Hi I'm Eddy".
"I'm Tracy, nice to meet you."

She signs the lease 30 minutes later.