[ WP ] Your SO sends you a picture of a house you 're moving into , but there 's something there she doesnt seem to notice

Sofia loved the photos of the apartment on craigslist, but after two weeks of apartment hunting in NY, she has quickly learned not to trust the photos. Between the Photoshop and the realtors posting photos of blatantly different apartments, Sofia knew that what seemed too good to be true often was. Still though, this was the best prospect they had had in a while. She was getting desperate- Craig's lease was up in two weeks, and there was no way he could move in with Sofia and her two roommates- in their one bedroom apartment for the remaining month on the lease. It was hard enough getting ready in the mornings when he stayed after their date nights- she could n't let it become permanent. 
 
 When they walked into the beautiful one bedroom apartment, with hardwood floors and a fireplace ( a fireplace! ), she wanted to squeal with joy. It was perfect. It was in their price range, and had more than the space they wanted. But something was wrong. Craig was bouncing on his feet in excitement, visibly fighting himself from saying yes right then and there to the realtor. But Sofia was hesitant. The second she crossed the threshold a cold, foreboding washed over her. She shook it off, forced a smile at Craig and began to walk around. Everything seemed perfect- the beautiful baseboards were something she had dreamed of in looking at Better Homes & Gardens Magazines. The bedroom closet was huge! Not walk-in huge, but for New York standards, certainly impressive- she could actually walk into it. But as soon as she opened the closet door her stomach clenched. The feeling she felt upon entering the apartment increased tenfold. Something was off. It was the wood floor, she knew it immediately. Sensed it maybe. She looked down, and even though the lighting was poor she knew something was n't right about the coloring. It did n't match. 
 
 When she pointed it out to Craig, he dismissed her- `` who cares? It's *in* the closet. The rest of the place is perfect!'' Sofia knew he was right of course, but something about that floor just did n't seem right. Something about the entire apartment just did n't feel right. When she asked the realtor what happened to the floor, he nonchalantly said that a stain that had to be removed- something about the wood being stained the wrong color on repair. It seemed plausible, logical even given the look of it- but Sofia could n't help but feel that something was wrong. Noting her hesitation, the realtor quickly chimed up that at the current price, the apartment would certainly go quick! 
 
 Then Craig pointed out the granite countertops. It really was a beautiful apartment. Sofia really had no reason not to sign- it was perfect. If she could ignore the cold dread forming inside her, she knew Craig had found an amazing apartment, one they could n't walk away from because of some weird feeling that Sofia could n't even explain. She slowly nodded her assent to Craig, and walked towards the counter where the realtor had already laid out the lease to sign. As she picked up the pen and began to initial, she could n't help but think that something was wrong, that this really is too good to be true. 

