Stories tagged “neighbors”
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Paper Thin Walls
Samuel was witness to everything that occurred in his neighbors’ apartment. He never saw them, but laying in his bed, he could hear them through the walls. Dinner conversation, arguments, rough sex; Samuel heard every bit of it. Eyes shut, ear pr...
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The New Neighbors
He was good looking. He was smart. But all I could see was his vanity. She was sweet. She was cute. Maybe not quite as smart as he, but hell, they went to the same college. He should have loved her all his life. I’d make sure he didn’t. Mak...
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fritz & zooey reinvented
Zooey tried to remember the last time she showered as she finger combed stringy locks of dark hair absently while lounging on an emerald armchair. Her bedhead had given her a chameleon-like ability among her fellow unwashed wannabe-hipster neighbors. I...
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morning salutations
With a swift gesture, the lid was ripped ferociously away from the coffee canister. Grinds were measured with a bent spoon, poured and spilled thoughtlessly in all the wrong places until they finally were aimed into the filter. Zooey pushed the brew bu...
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the morning after
More banging and groaning persisted. The figure reemerged and made its way towards the armchair’s fellow, the bedsheets dragging slowly behind, picking up unswept patches of dust in its trail. “Morning Fritz, dear,” Zooey sang out che...
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My Neighbor's Necklace
The older neighbor sighed. “Dogs like me,” she said. “I’ve never had a problem before.” Are you sure? That’s what I wanted to say. They like you? I could see the necklace she wore underneath her husband’s old o...
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The Baker Homes Apartment Complex
I live in an apartment complex of rules. I moved here two months ago. Apartment number 29. A quiet, quaint complex. A new home, one much needed. I was fresh out of college, and needed a closer place by my job. This complex was ideal. The whole process ...
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George
George was very excited to return home that evening. It was not for any particular reason. Certainly not for what he would find when he got there – a modest apartment that was less a home and more a shelter from the elements. It had a couch, some...