Shameless Neighbors Novels & Stories

She even had the nerve to appeal to our neighborly relationship for mercy. Harold had abandoned every shred of the bravado he'd displayed in front of Alpha. Head bowed, shoulders hunched, he pleaded in a humiliated voice that this was all just a terrible misunderstanding. He told me we were neighbors, after all — we'd be seeing each other every day. No need to make things ugly. I watched their shabby performance with complete indifference. When they saw I wasn't going to let it go, Daisy changed tactics. She tried to play the victim card, hoping to win sympathy from the crowd.

Shaking with rage, I wanted nothing more than to lunge forward and tear Nova to shreds. She was the real liar here! But when the neighbors heard her words, they immediately pinched their noses, looking utterly disgusted. "That's disgusting. What kind of upbringing did she even receive growing up?" "Kids these days are unbelievable." I stood among the neighbors, feeling like I was being pierced by their disgusted stares. I was too ashamed to even lift my head.

It was plain brown, but the weight of it was significant, and the shipping label was stark, black, and expensive-looking. The address, however, was wrong. It read "Apt 3B," but he was in 3A. The name printed in bold, elegant font was "M. Thorne." Leo had lived in the Oakwood Gardens apartment complex for two years and had never met his neighbor in 3B. He’d only ever heard the faint, deep thrum of a bass guitar late at night and seen the occasional sliver of light under the door. The neighbor was a ghost, a nocturnal creature whose existence was marked only by silence and shadow.

That invisible entity seemed to be right beside me, and I could practically feel it. In order to see whether Henry was telling the truth, I decided to investigate the anomalies in-depth. I hence checked the air-con again and found traces of the refrigerant leaking out, which explained why the temperature beside my bed was so cold. I also noticed the renovation notice my neighbors put out. They had been renovating their place at night, which explained the faint noises. As for Yvonne adjusting the shoes according to my work-life schedule? It might really be due to her OCD.

Leo said bluntly from the doorway. Martinez didn’t flinch. “So is watching kids with glow sticks wander too close to a tree line that smells like fresh blood,” she said. “You have your world.” She spread her hands as if indicating the house, the woods, all of it. “I have mine. They overlap whether we like it or not. I’d rather we be… neighbors than ticking bombs.” Naomi mouthed neighbors with a faintly hysterical grin. I thought about the charter pages still on the council table. About Article twelve. About all the times, our worlds had brushed edges and nearly drawn blood.

Sick over losing even that much, she threw screaming fits all over the complex. In the end, the management terminated her lease for seriously disrupting the community, and she slunk away in disgrace. As for the rest of the neighbors, they were unfailingly polite whenever they saw me, and no one dared gossip behind my back anymore. With my savings, I opened a little flower shop downtown. Working with fresh flowers every day, I felt lighter than I had in years. On weekends, Ryan would bring his fiancée by to visit me. His fiancée was a gentle, kindhearted girl, a flight attendant with the same airline.

Liam jerked his chin at the window. “No way.” Nora did not believe him. It was impossible for someone to climb to the 18th floor unless he had some superpowers. Liam let out a long sigh at how slow she was. “Let me introduce myself. I’m Liam Keaton, your new neighbor.” Nora widened her eyes. “For real?” “When have I ever lied to you? ” Nora recalled that the unit opposite them was currently vacant for a long time. However, she wasn’t aware that it was under sale.

my simple thank you was enough to make his cheeks red and I knew his feelings for me were genuine. We were busy talking about ourselves when suddenly got interrupted by Aunt Isla! "We have new neighbors" Her words threw excitement in our entire house that's because after six years someone finally moved into that haunted house! Yes, the house across the street is famous for being haunted and this rumor made everyone abandon that house! Julia rushed to me and shouted with joy "Let's go welcome them" as her loud voice reached our ears, we all went outside in the rain holding the umbrella just to see our neighbor, we were waiting to take one glimpse of our neighbours.

RAVENNA I stared out the window, taking in the shitty view of the neighborhood we lived in. Like always, we would have to leave here again before we became a familiar face with the neighbors, although the chances of that happening were slim because the advantage of living in a shitty apartment were the neighbors that didn't give a fuck if their neighbor was a criminal or not. They didn't care if said neighbor kept late nights and only came home at the crack of dawn sometimes looking all bashed up.

Her grandparents loved nature so they choose one which was so close to the forest. The Sacred Place Village, which was where she was right now, was surrounded by a virgin forest anyway. The community living there was just a family of fifteen – more or less. Some of their relatives flew to the city to find a better job like everyone else. She shrugged at that thought. Leila was just so glad. Now, she finally had a nearest neighbor. She stared at the huge mansion – it was a three-story, she guessed, because of the gigantic concrete fence with thorny vines at the edges. She cringed slightly as she thought of the possibility that whoever might try to climb on it would surely be torn and full of