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- Name: Nanny for the Neighbors
- Author: Lily Gold
- Language: English
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BETH
“ARE YOU BLOODY KIDDING ME?!” The shout echoes around the street
below me. “SHE COULD’VE DIED!”
I watch out of my window as my neighbor paces up and down in front of our
building, talking animatedly on the phone. His large biceps flex under his
shirt as he tugs hard at his hair. He looks like he’s having some kind of
mental breakdown.
My best friend Benny leans over me to get a better view. “Jesus. What’s
wrong with him?”
“I don’t know,” I murmur, squinting against the sun. “I’ve never seen him
like this before.”
Benny snorts. “Yeah, because you know him so well. Have you ever actually
spoken to the guy? Do you even know his name?”
“Yeah,” I say defensively. “It’s Jack.” I’m on the fourth floor, so I’m looking
down at him, but I could recognise Jack’s broad shoulders and bright blonde
hair anywhere. “And I know him pretty well,” I add stubbornly. Benny huffs
a laugh.
Which is probably fair. Technically, I’ve only spoken to Jack once. But I still
know plenty about him.
I know he lives on the fifth floor, in the apartment right above mine. I know
he has two unnaturally attractive roommates. I know that whenever I’ve
bumped into him, he’s seemed sweet and a little shy. I’ve certainly never
heard him shout before.
“WHY WOULDN’T YOU TELL US?” Jack’s frustrated bellow floats up
through the afternoon air. A few pigeons toddling across the street scatter in
fear. “WHAT THE HELL DO WE DO NOW? NONE OF US KNOW HOW
TO LOOK AFTER HER! I… hello? Hello?” He stares at the dead phone
screen, then slumps down on the building’s steps, defeated.
I twist my fingers together, concern tugging at me. “It sounds like
something’s really wrong. Maybe he needs help.”
“Perfect.” Benny reaches over me and flips the latch on my window. “Now
you finally have an excuse to speak to him.” He shoves the window open,
and I grab his arm, yanking him back.
“What are you doing?!” I hiss, horrified. “I can’t shout at him from a
window! That’s so creepy!”
“Right. Watching him silently from afar is so much more normal.” Benny
looks exasperated. “For God’s sake, you’ve been stalking this guy for two
years. Just talk to him, Beth. It’s not that hard.”
I pull a face. That’s easy for him to say. Benny is gorgeous: tall and brownskinned, with a head full of wild curls and muscled arms covered with
colourful tattoos. No man or woman can resist him, and he knows it.
On the other hand, I’m tiny, so pale I reflect sunlight, and covered in so many
freckles that in the summer they all blob together. Standing next to Benny, I
look like an anemic ginger goblin.
There is no way I’m marching upstairs to
hit on my absurdly hot neighbor. I’m perfectly happy admiring him from
afar.
Benny’s phone suddenly dings, and he sighs, checking the screen. “Shit. I’ve
got to go.”
“Another date?”
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