Love and Trouble

a's front door. She saw Samantha looking at her

smiled back. Nancy looked at the

our gues

cene, so she wanted to give Rose t

ancy, she was just

t want to leave. Nancy looked a

you said your gues

is supposed to be on her way, but clear

urned t

You have overstayed your welcome.

alking to Samantha again but N

leave here this m

ion of neighbours and worst of all, she didn't want Allen to hear them yelling. Samantha d

the next time I see you close to my house, I promise

cy and scoffed bef

om him and do not accept him when he comes back to you. If you do accept him, you don't know what will be com

appened, but Samantha didn't want to tell Nancy until they were inside.

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m. When she was sure that Nancy was settled in, she went back to the

ting for an explanation a

, Samantha. Tell me now, or I f

l you myself. Rose is the la

was the one who slept with Kay when you two were still dating? What nerve!

we got her to

y! I can't believe you let me speak quietly to the person who made life miserable for you.

e adding fuel to fire, but Samantha had no choice but

or you to tell me wha

nt you to flare up and attract attention, that

y? That's it, I am moving in here. I am so angry that they had the guts to show thei

alk about moving in with her. She has be

You are movin

howed up here because they know you live alone. The next time they show their faces h

you like my life depended on it but you refused to move in. You don't know how excited I am! I g

, took her by the arm an

ay and Rose put you in a shitty

t Doloris to s

t to tell me, is it about a man? Is

ay

tha? It's either about a man o

e, it's a

scre

? Is he handsome? What does h

Nancy. One questi

ion number o

oor neighbour" S

have a ne

do, reg

y? Why do y

e had some altercation about car parking. He liter

But I didn't see anger when you were abou

h? I did no suc

ond question, is he

ll, but I don't know

as handsome or not. Samantha looked away, trying to avoid the questio

ere you have it! Are you satis

couldn't be talking about him an

one bit. He makes me think less of myself. He th

may be judging him

used me of parking in a w

e apol

did but I still

know you have been single for a long time, why don't you t

ely will not be Allen.

at his name?

t's his n

His name sounds interesting

ou like someone you h

have talked about him, makes me t

to like everyone, and t

le, my biggest flaw, Samantha? I

u say Nancy. How's

s still bein

to make you go out

ake me befriend men who are old enough to be my father. I still wonder why my mother thi

older men? Have they app

ther, but I ignore them. It doesn't make sense

was hungry and needed to make something for he

the door"

there like a sculpture out of a fairy tale in all his glory. Nancy stared at hi

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