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“I think my new neighbour is a hooker” Miu said casually as she took another bite of her dessert. Orm on the other hand nearly drenched the poor woman sat beside her as she struggled to keep hold of the coffee currently in her mouth.
After a few seconds of coughing and spluttering and a very dirty side eye from the said woman beside them, Orm finally managed to cough out, “Miu… are you… *cough*… you can’t just… *cough*… say things like that!”
Miu actually looked up at Orm properly and handed her a napkin as she; completely unfazed said “what? Its true. I heard them this morning, same as all the others – a random woman enters her condo. Her music goes on loudly for 2 hours, then the woman leaves still straightening her cloths and hair a mess.”
Orm blinked rapidly for a minute processing what her friend had just told her before she started giggling “how do you even know that? Are you spying on her… although I can’t blame you, she’s hot!”
“Orm! I am not spying!” Miu whisper shouted at such a scandalising accusation.
Miu then went into detail how she had bumped into her new neighbour as she came back from runs, grocery shopping etc etc and each time a different girl practically draped over Lena going into or exiting her condo.
“She even has the nerve to smile and say hello to me like I didn’t see her with a different woman hours earlier sometimes” Miu said horrified.
Orm listened intently and shrugged her shoulder when Miu was finished.
But before Miu could say anymore Orm just calmly and factually gave Miu a list –
“Does she give you trouble?”
“Do you hear lots of loud sex noises?”
“Are the women causing trouble while they are there?”
“Does her way of life cause you problems or stop you daily?”
“You don’t even know if she is for sure”
“I know what you are trying to say but if any of these are no, you just need to live your life and leave her to live hers…. Until it becomes a problem, don’t make it one. She’s polite and smiles when you see her, all you can do is the same.” Orm finishes casually.
Miu on the other hand snaps her mouth shut, unsure of what to say or make of this suddenly wise and uncharacteristic information from her friend.
After a few more hours Miu and Orm had parted ways and Miu was currently heading up to her condo. As she exited the elevator onto her floor, she saw the woman in question currently stood at her door, Miu took a deep breath and politely asked “can I help you?”
Lena spun around with an amused expression across her face “hi, sorry to bother you – funny story but errrrm….” She began as Miu walked towards her and unlocked her door as Lena laughed out “my friends bra is on your balcony and she kind of needs it back, would you mind…?” Lena trailed off.
Miu on the other hand spun around so fast she nearly created her own cyclone, mouth open and eyebrows up into her hairline… “excuse me….” “no, absolutely not am I getting your….friends… underwear!”
Lena leaned against the door frame, smiling and trying desperately not to laugh as she not so subtly cleared her throat and then looked up at Miu surprisingly genuine “I’m really sorry, it won’t happen again I promise – if you don’t mind, I will get it if you can open the door outside.”
Miu felt like she was in some sort of time warp, her she was in her own apartment fishing out another woman’s bra from her balcony and staring at the woman who had probably thrown it there. In her own damn doorway.
Not trusting her voice any more than she already had she walked further into her apartment towards the balcony, she could hear Lena walking further in behind her when she heard a quiet “I hope you don’t mind me saying but you have a really nice place.”
Miu unlocked and opened the door to in fact find a black and red lace bra on her floor, turning quickly to finally look at Lena – cheeks flushing red at the current embarrassment. “Thanks” she answered bluntly.
Lena walked out and grabbed the bra like it was the most natural thing – fishing your underwear from a stranger’s balcony. She held it up like a trophy as she came back face to face with Miu and said “got it! I promise it won’t happen again”
She was clearly unaware or didn’t care that Miu was dying inside, skin crawling at this entire situation… “Its fine, just make sure it doesn’t” she replied colder, now turning to leave towards the front door.
If nothing else Lena could take a hint and followed Miu to the door, this time the undergarment tucked more discreetly in her hands as she dipped her head and headed into the corridor. Before anything more could be said or done Miu shut the door as soon as Lena was through it and leaned against it – letting out a breath she didn’t realise she had been holding.
‘I’m going to kill Orm’ she said as she looked up to the sky – don’t judge my ass!