Falling in love with my neighbour

he neighborhood had yet to awaken, with the only sounds of birds chirp and the low rumble of cars emanating from the dis

strange sense of dread hanging in the air. She had known the end was coming; occasion, the “For Sal

g the back door before pulling out a dolly. The first minute of the neighbor’s presence piques my interest. I have always been a social kind, always wanting to meet my new neighbors with a warm grin and a glance. Little did I

ht look like. Maybe a family with a couple of kids or newlyweds settling down for a long life together. Everybody could

the other house, and the sweat on his forehead ran down his face while he wiped it away with the back of a hand. Tal

’t look away. There was something oddly charming and enigmatic around the mysterious man in her

is voice resonant and genial simultaneously. “I’

ith each progress he made forward. “Hi, Olivia! .Hi

that would be marked by numerous encounters and law

ee on which steam could be seen. The chirping of the birds and the sound of a car from a distance filled the neighborhood, which was

ever, the curtains drawn, little bedrooms and silence filling the gap. However, she felt change was blowing over, for the “For S

ghtly overhead. She was about to see what had taken so long. Finally, the owner responded. She saw the mo

and scent what they were doing, what they were placing inside that abode,

To say she could have hoped for this turn of events would have been wrong. To shun her feline nature so soon after it had manifested itself wou

om the house next door, wiping her sweat from his face with the back of his hand. He was tall and br

ning; she couldn’t look away from him. The man who stood before her was unden

e called out, just a few steps closer to her

pproached her and her pulse quickened “Olivia,” she replied shy

rds, a journey of chance encounters and a love that

porch, hazel eyes bright and warm. “Thank

ucas’s eyes. Exactly what it was she couldn’t explain. She didn’t even understand the guy. Bu

en them hung this incredibly romantic illusion, and nearby from the children of

t settling in okay?” Olivia asked, g

ean it’s been a bit of a whirlwind, to be honest. However,

I can imagine. If you need anything, don

: “Thanks, Olivia, appreciate that,” and

. Olivia watched him go and felt something bubbling up inside her. Little did she k

ife was about to take a turn she never anticipated. After she opened her front door and entered her house, the aroma of

hape and form came to her thoughts. There was something different ab

e excitement in her stomach was rising, yet she could not help but be swayed by the calm tranquility of this

e memory of her conversation with her neighbor . She remembered the simple kin

phone calls to take, and plans to finalize for the charity event she was running in a month. As eag

as it was, Lucas seemed to have left her – and their encounter – in her apartment for her to fe

Olivia got caught up in a hurricane of feelings and thoughts. What would com

a grin as her final image just before close her eyes. What Olivia didn’t realize, she genuinely had seen Lucas’s gr

ns. The thought of seeing Lucas again, their new neighbor who made her feel

re, visible enough to make her feel both anxious and giddy. What is their second encounter going to be like

lden rays of the morning sun danced over Willow Springs. The neighborhood seemed to come to life with the passing of

s Lucas, stepping outside his abode with a wide grin and bounce in his step. They locked eye

!” The gust carried h

answered, her voice brimming

rowing inside her. Something about him was magical, drawing her to him like s

ascination over their next meeting excited her. What she did not know was that their fatefu

Lucas reached her porch Olivia, turned to face him, and he flashed her a

gesturing to the vac

as she answered a mere whisp

ting glances at the man who was now inches away from her, a mysterious stranger. There was somethin

cas asked, breaking the silence that had som

errands, hopefully a little me-time if I’m lu

at followed didn’t make things any easier. “Image a day! Any chances you might have

t deny she was getting exited, “Trying something othe

s if she had spent lifetimes rather than minutes with Lucas. Olivia was unsure how t

that this insane sensation had only just started; they were about to em

was about to knock on the door. A soulmate that would capture her worl