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183. Mysterious Neighbor

Sirius is a night owl.

The constant stress of university and adulthood creeps up to him. He ends up doing chores in the middle of the night.

It is calming. Hanging his wet laundry out in the balcony. Only hearing distant bird whistles and cars rustling by. The cold air did things to heal his busy mind.

Then he hears it. A sweet voice coming from his neighbor.

Unlike the other tenants on the floor, Sirius had never seen this neighbor in the flesh. They were always out when he's in, never seen them take the trash out or grab mail.

He wonders if there were neighbors at all. But sometimes, Sirius hears sounds from that unit. He guessed maybe Neighbor was a come and go type of owner.

The singing was wonderful. It was soft, like a Disney princess'. Fluffy, Sirius feels butterflies flutter.

The song ends and Sirius felt the urge to talk to his mysterious neighor. Considering their balconies were quite close, he could definitely do it.

Maybe later, Sirius sighs. 

He's not that close to this person yet. Would overhearing Neighbor sing be an awkward topic to talk about ? He's gonna look like a stalker.

***

Sirius makes it a habbit to be home before 7 PM. He opens his sliding doors and unconsciously waits by them.

He does work on his laptop, read his book, fold laundry. Anything to keep him busy. Really those were just an excuse to linger by the balcony.

Sirius spends his days thinking of the neighbor's voice. Would he be as nice as he sounds ? Maybe they could be friends and form a quartet with Peter and James.

Each time Sirius passes his door, he plays with the idea of knocking and introducing himself. It's probably awkward, he's practically eavesdropping on people. That's definitely a turn off right ?

***

"You have to hear it James." Sirius says. "He sang last night and holy shit !"

James chuckles as they climb up the stairs. "You're kidding right ?"

Sirius looks confused. "Dude I'm telling you ! He lives 2 doors away from us. How could you not hear it ?"

"First off, I don't stay up everynight."

Sirius huffs, taking the direct jab.

"Second, you do know that unit is empty right ?"

"No, you're kidding right ?"

James shook his head. His face growing a little pale. "I moved in first, it's empty. You move in next, still empty. The landlord would've told us or introduced us like she did with you."

Sirius looks to the steel floor. It's impossible. Ghosts are not real. Right ?

"I must've heard something else. Nevermind."

James didn't look too convinced but he dropped the topic anyways. He claps Sirius on the back and they part ways.

Sirius is not giving up though. He's not ready to let the singer go. He's real, he knows he is ! Besides, Sirius has a surprise for him.

From the snippets of songs he's heard throughout the week, Sirius managed to compile a bunch of songs together. It was a patchwork of songs. Sirius hoped that he could show it one day, but with his current state, he doubts it.

***

Debating whether to believe James or not, Sirius decides it's best to talk to someone who actually knows the apartment complex.