across the hall

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let's start where this story first begins , the first day i moved into the apartment with my mom. yes, the apartment across from him.
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i was carrying in a small, little box that was filled with crayons and coloring books while my mom and some moving guys were carrying the bigger , and heavier boxes. i was walking up the stairs singing the power rangers theme song aloud until i heard a boy speak.

the power rangers ? really ? let me guess , you wanna be pink ranger ? said a boy with think brown hair and bright green eyes sitting next to his apartment door.
no. i started out in a low voice because i wasn't use to talking to kids because where i used to live there were barely any kids around and i wasn't in school yet. i wanna be red ranger because red ranger is the leader and the best.
he laughed. you're a girl , you can't be red power ranger. red power ranger is a boy , not a girl. you have to be a girl power ranger.
who said that red power ranger can't be a girl ? if i wanna be red power ranger then im gonna be red power ranger! i yelled at him.

he looked at me with worry on his little, smug face. then my mom came out of the apartment.

veronica , what's going on out here ? oh i see , you made a new friend. she said and then knelt down to his level to have eye contact with him. hi , what's your name ? im sybil and this is veronica but you can call her vee or ronnie, which ever you want to call her.
hi ms.sybil he started out but he got a little nervous my name is heath and im six about to turn seven.
well nice to meet you heath, ronnie is four and turning 5 next week. would you like to come to a little birthday party im throwing for her ?
ill ask my mom he got up and went into his apartment and that was the last time we spoke to heath until my junior year of high school.