Banging on the ceiling with a broom
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This story is MXM as well as humour, if you don't like the genre then please move on.
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Dave lives in a flat, a nice flat, a posh flat, if having neighbours that were two tax brackets up from you was considered posh, a decent-ish job and a best mate called Tony who turns up whenever he feels like it.
The one thing he DIDN'T have however was his sanity and a decent night's sleep more than twice a week.
"AH AH AAAAAAH MY DAAAAARLING, YES YES YES".......
Thump thump thump.
Glaring up at the ceiling and the crack that seemed to just grow steadily, Dave swore......
"SHUT THE F*CK UP".
His upstairs neighbours may be snooty but they can't keep their pants on for five minutes.
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"Have you tried banging on the ceiling with a broom"?.
"Not helpful Tone"
"Just a thought"
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A story about best mates who become BEST MATES, and their funny, sometimes serious, adventures through life, from being best mates to discovering they'd had feelings all along and what they're going to do about those feelings.
A whole crew of characters and the elimination of some rather awful ones.
I aim to make you laugh a bit.
This story doesn't take itself too seriously, if you don't like it, don't be rude, just move on yeah 👍
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