1001 LOVE STORIES(book Of Oneshots)

the man across the hall (11)⭐

Word count:1086

The guy who rents out the guest bedroom is strange.

I think staring at his door.

Mom doesn't notice but every night he cries.

I pretend to be asleep and i often wonder if mom does to.

Through his sniffles and quiet sobs he whispers the words I'm sorry.

During the day the bags are noticable.

On day I chose to stay up to see when he would go to sleep. It was down before the sobs stopped.

I wouldn't dare ask him about it.

He works while I attend school and after I spend about six owers alone with him until mom comes home.

He spends this time in his room or out sitting on the garden swing.

The days he sits out there bother me the most.

He doesn't say anything or even move. Just stairs blankly at the sky as though he expected someone to descend save him from his suffering.

Today was like any other yet it was pouring rain.

It hurt seeing him cold yet unmoving.

It felt as though i could do something to prevent it but I wasnt.

I couldn't just let him freeze. I grab an umbrella rushing into the rain.

I storm over to him looking into his eyes.

"You'll catch a cold if you keep sitting out here." I tell him and he smiles slightly.

"Don't worry about me." He tells me and I frown.

"If you get sick it'll be bad." He only lets his soaked hair fall into his face.

"Come on I'm not letting you sit out here."

"But you're powerless to stop it." I sigh he was right.

I sit next to him holding the umbrella and quickly drenching myself. He suddenly looks at me.

"Like I said. It makes no since for you to get sick." He pushes the umbrella over so it covers us both.

We sit in the rain quietly before I finally get up the courage to ask a question.

"At night I can hear you crying." I tell him and he stays quiet.

"How long ago was it?" I ask and he sighs.

"Three maybe four years." He tells me and I look at him.

His face is slim shaved and neat. Yet his hair is a mess.

"She's not coming back. It's ok to move on." His head falls then suddenly tears began to roll down his cheeks.

"Lets go in." I tell him getting up and holds out a for him.

He slowly takes it and I pull it up to him and he smiles.

Parkers Pov

I sigh walking out of the bathroom robe on when I notice that Kalem's door is open.

I slowly peak into his room.

You ever heard the saying curiosity killed the cat?

Well im a dead cat.