Probably Not Ever
Neighbors and Pets
The new guy who moved into 4E stood at the mailboxes, sifting through a small stack of pizza and roofing fliers.
Larissa wondered why he hadn’t written his name on the mailbox like everyone else.
Larissa wondered why roofing companies sent fliers to apartments.
She wanted to meet the new guy.
Not attraction, just intense curiosity.
She couldn’t and wouldn’t tame it.
As she approached he looked nervous. Before he could skate out the door with a handful of coupons she said “You’re new. I’m Larissa. How do you like Culberry Gardens?”
The guy shoved the fliers, circulars and one official looking letter back in his mailbox and slammed it.
“It’s ummm….nice. Uh…thank you. I still haven’t found the gardens but…”
Larissa laughed and the guy looked like he didn’t mean it to be funny.
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