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“People jump it Mostly tenants, honestly, since otherwise, they have to walk all the way around to the entrance”

“Why walk? Can’t they drive in?”

“They could, if they owned cars Not everyone in this neighborhood owns one”

Saate so people can come in at different points”

April shrugged “Preaching to the choir But a fence won’t work here, anyway It has to be at least half a wall, with fencing on top and specific points where the tenants can get in The gate for the parking lot doesn’t even work It never has You just drive on through, or walk”

“Why in the world did you live here?”

“I couldn’t afford rent anywhere else”

Sa You could have been living with Lana, and you chose to live here That says so about you, as a person”

“Yes, it says that I’ to take care of myself”

Saue that she didn’t have to do that any on the stoop of their apartame He was about to ask about that when a tiny dark-skinned woe laundry basket on her hip came up to the steps to shoo them off before she went inside The aone in

“Would a wall help this place?” Samson asked doubtfully

“To a degree There would have to be other structural changes, and you would have to do so And the tenants would have to be able to still live here, if you started doing renovations The rent has to stay sort of low Partially becauseto live this far frohborhood, even if you fix up a complex or two”

“Hmm” Samson took his hands out of his pockets and put his arm around April She leaned into him

“Hey there, pretty lady!” a lasses called to thee, and dressed in a blue tank top over a pair of threadbare jeans

“Hi, Rene!” April waved “Still stuck in this place?”