Next To Me

3. Balcony

It's such a refreshing morning in the middle of the week. It's 5:30 am and the sun is just starting to take a peek at the new day. RJ had a good 8 hour sleep last night. Birds are chirping. The sky's clear.

He went to his balcony to stretch and greet the world with a smile. His hands on his waist, his head tilted upwards savoring the fresh breeze. Then a waft of stingy smell made him scrunched his nose and he coughed a bit.

What the hell is that?!

He is now covering half of his face with his arm. He looked around curious where the odor is coming from and found a black garbage bag with house flies buzzing around it, on the other balcony next to his. He focused more on it, scrutinizing. It even has liquid oozing out of it and it made him gag and almost threw up.

His expectations for his new neighbor has just went down the drain. Of all traits, he hated someone who couldn't keep his house clean.

RJ stormed outside his room and started banging on the door next to his. He is not gonna allow this filthy behavior in his neighborhood.

"Hey come out of there! I need to talk to you." His voice can be heard on their whole floor waking the whole neighborhood. Good grief their rooms were on the end of the floor and no other neighbors to hear him. He started banging on the door again.

Maine woke up with a start. Her eyes flew open with that loud banging on her door. She scrambled getting up and went to the door.

"What's your problem?! Natutulog pa mga tao!" She said irritably scratching her side, exposing her waist curves.

RJ is surprised with what he is seeing. He didn't expect a girl would come out. But with the way she looks right now it isn't far to suspect that the trash at the balcony is her doing. Her eyes are still half closed and bed hair is very evident. She is scratching her side with her skin exposed and she doesn't even mind if a guy is witnessing it. There's also traces of drool on her chin.

"Hey, mister! I said what's your problem?"

He is pulled out of his thoughts. "Yung basura mo miss, nakakalat lang naman sa balcony!"

"E ano naman, di ko naman sa balcony mo tinapon basura ko?"

"Ang baho kaya! Nakakasulasok!umaabot sa kwarto ko yung amoy FYI! May pinatay ka bang tao at doon mo tinapon? Ang baho na kasi talaga!"

"Huy grabe ka! Di ako murderer! It's just ordinary garbage!"

"Pwes, pakidispose po ng maayos. And linisin mo yang balcony mo baka magkasakit pa ko dito!" He retorted while heading back to his room stomping. He really is irritated now and his morning is ruined.

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Aaaarrrgghh! The nerves! Nakakairita! Natutulog pa yung tao e! Sino ba sya to order me around?! Itatapon ko naman talaga yun. Ang aga pa wala pa naman yung truck ng basura! She thought to herself.

*beep beep beep*

The garbage truck's horn totally woke her up. She rushed to the garbage bags on her balcony. She was taken aback upon smelling the odor.

Shit ang baho nga!

She grabbed a pair of rubber gloves and carefully pulled the garbage for it not to get near her skin and brought it downstairs to the truck.