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The Boy Next Door
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Ongoing, First published Nov 18
You never planned to fall for the boy who lives exactly five steps from your front door.

Pindah ke Canada harusnya simple
fresh start, new school, new city,
hidup yang lebih tenang dan nggak ada drama.

But then there's Martin.

The boy next door with the 190 cm frame,
the messy hair, the tired hoodie,
dan tatapan yang selalu kayak
he knows something you don't.

He shows up in the most random moments
di bawah lampu jalan yang dingin,
di hallway apartemen yang sunyi,
atau pas kamu nyenggol pintu tanpa sengaja.

Kadang dia senyum kecil, kadang cuma ngeliatin,
tapi selalu berhasil bikin pikiran kamu blank.

Slowly, you start noticing
the way his voice drops a little when he talks to you,
the way his steps slow down biar bisa jalan bareng,
the way he looks away tapi senyumnya nggak hilang.

Martin acts different around you.
And that's where everything begins to shift.

Because sometimes, the hardest part
bukan orang baru, bukan tempat baru...

but the boy who lives five steps from your door -
and somehow feels like a story you weren't ready to write.
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