So I knew I had a new neighbor. Magkatapat kami ng unit. Nagkasabay kami sa elevator once tapos bumaba kami same floor. I was unlocking my door, when he said:
"Hey! Are you the guy who plays RuPaul?"
"Yes"
"You sing too, right?"
"Yes"
"You have a great voice."
"Oh. Thanks."
Anyway, he was really attractive but I'm an awkward person. I had a deadline for a project and I ended up losing internet. So knocked on his door, in the middle of the night, to ask if I could connect to his WiFi. He opened the door shirtless and in boxers. I just stood there.
I asked him if I could connect to his WiFi and he was still sleepy but he grabbed my phone and put the password in and then he smiled then closed the door. I went back to my unit and realized that I needed to connect to my laptop. So I knocked again.
"Hi. Okay. I need to connect via my laptop."
"Ah. Okay sure."
He writes the password on my arm.
"Thank you!"
"Night!"
I walk back to my unit and type the password in. I hear a knock. It's him.
"Hey. Do you wanna just to use my desktop? I don't mind if you stay in my unit a while."
I notice he is wearing a gray hoodie now.
"No. I'm good. It's code, so..."
"Right right."
We stand in silence a bit.
"Well, if you need me, you know where I live!"
"Yeah." I point at his door.
We laugh in the hallway.
He goes back to his unit and I go back to work.
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The Neighbor Story
RomanceA newly moved-in neighbor and a long-time tenant strike a conversation.