Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Just Another Day ❯ Volume Twelve, Chapter Seventy-One: New People ( Chapter 71 )

New People

Mai-Pai came home to a shock. There was a moving van parked in front of the house next door. She looked confused.

“Huh?” she asked. When did this happen? Mai-Pai walked closer to the van. Yep, that was a moving van. Mai-Pai tilted her head. Who was moving in?

“Hello?” a woman's voice asked. Mai-Pai about jumped.

“Gah!” she shouted. She turned to see a woman about twenty years old staring at her. Her hair came down to her shoulders. She had her hands on her hips.

“Who are you?” she asked, frowning.

“Um… I'm Mai-Pai,” the older woman said. “I live over there.” She pointed at her house. The woman looked over at said house.

“Hm,” she said. Mai-Pai nodded.

“Yeah,” she said. “Yeah. And you are?” The younger woman tossed back her hair.

“Kiko,” she said.

“Oh,” Mai-Pai said. “Um… Nice to meet you.” She backed up to her house. Kiko just stared at her. Mai-Pai made it to the door. She unlocked it and rushed inside. The woman leaned against the door panting.

“Mai-Pai?” she heard Soon saying. She looked up to see him coming down the stairs.

“What's the matter?” he asked. She gulped and lifted her chin.

“They're here!” Mai-Pai yelped. Soon blinked.

“Huh? What are you talking about? Who's here?” he asked.

“The new neighbors,” Mai-Pai said.

“What?!” her husband asked.

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Mai-Pai just had to know. Kiko was living with a man. They both work black. The couple barely left the house. Mai-Pai looked out the window. Soon frowned and shook his head.

“You're doing it again,” he said. His wife turned her head.

“What?” she asked. Soon said nothing. Mai-Pai frowned.

“I'm just looking,” she said. Soon rolled his eyes. Mai-Pai frowned.

“Can't I look?” she asked. Her husband shrugged. She folded her arms across her chest.

“Soon!” she said. He put up his hands.

“What? What do you want me to say?” her husband asked. “Go and talk to them.” Mai-Pai stared at him. Her eyes grew wide.

“What?!” she asked. Soon shrugged.

“I mean… you keep looking out the window,” he said. Mai-Pai threw back her hand and groaned. Her husband sat, waiting. His wife dropped her shoulders.

“Fine,” she said.

“See? Was that so hard?” he asked. Mai-Pai rolled her eyes.

“Will you come with me?” she asked. Soon smiled and sat back.

“You know what?” he asked. “I will happily come with you.” Mai-Pai stared at him.

“Right now?” she asked.

“Yeah,” he said. The couple stayed silent for a moment. Soon eyed her for a response. Mai-Pai dropped her shoulders again.

“Fine! We'll go now!” she said. Soon smiled. He knew this was coming. Mai-Pai turned and walked out the door. Her husband followed behind.

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