Cinderella Story Part 3

Going into the kitchen, Nina looked upward. The Olsens had had the roof patched, but the ceiling was still in need of repair. Clearly they’d chosen to spend as little as possible toward mending the place. “At least there was no major structural damage,” she murmured.

Looking under the sink, she saw that they’d also had the broken pipe fixed. She made a mental note to have a plumber check all of the pipes and fittings and to have an electrician come in and recheck the wiring.

She’d expected to be nervous and scared. The place looked a shambles, and making it into a paying proposition was going to take some doing. Instead, she found herself excited by the challenge.

Driving to her in-laws’ home, her enthusiasm grew. During dinner she, Helen and Ray discussed possible contractors. Since all three had lived in town their entire lives, they knew several and, of those, which were reliable and which were not. Helen suggested she contact the interior designer who had helped renovate the Old Elm Bed and Breakfast, and they all agreed a bit of professional help in that direction would be wise.

Anxious to get started as quickly as possible, she placed calls from her in-laws’ home to the contractors they’d decided she should get estimates from and left messages on their voicemail.