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D'Amour Road
by
Sigrid
Macdonald
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Chapter Eleven
Heading off to Alain's, I hoped that he wouldn't be as negative about Lisa as WAR had been. I called Devon from the car to make sure that he had heated up the supper that I’d cooked earlier, and to see if he’d made any progress with Harper Lee. He assured me that he was about one third of the way through the book, and that it was getting "a little better." He was now eager to find out if Boo Radley was going to leave the house. I was thrilled and said that I was looking forward to discussing it with him when he was done.
Alain's apartment building was old and run down. Some of the windows were broken and remnants of Venetian blinds were hanging from the balconies. I buzzed Alain from the outer lobby and he opened the main door for me.
The elevator was small and cramped. It jumped nervously from floor to floor like a person with Parkinson's, and the elevator fan made a loud whirring noise. Ads for local bars and restaurants lined the wall to my right as well as a sign that said, "This proves that elevator advertising works!”
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