I'm trying a couple things differently with this one. One, shorter chapters. Two, deeper stories and more developed characters. As always, let me know what you think. Except for grammatical errors. I do care about those, but once the story is up, there is nothing I can do about it.
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Tim
As I pulled into the parking space outside of my apartment, I saw a moving truck being unloaded. Obviously I was getting new neighbors, but I couldn't see who yet. Regardless, it probably wouldn't make a difference. The people in my apartment complex typically kept to themselves.
There was the polite "Hi" here and there, but in general this was a fairly introverted neighborhood. At least, as an introvert myself, that was my perspective. So, I kept my head down and walked to my apartment on the first floor. I hoped I could get inside without making eye contact with anyone.
Introvert might not be the right word for me, phobically shy might be more accurate. I was 20 and had never had a girlfriend. Which also meant that I was a virgin. Which in today's age meant that I might as well of been an alien. At my last physical the doctor asked how sexually active I was. When I gave him the answer he thought I was lying.
I wasn't in luck today though, because the door next to mine was wide open and I could see furniture being move around inside. It was an impossibility that I wouldn't be seen entering my apartment. I almost turned around and got back into my car. I thought about driving around until later that night.
I refused to let myself be that cowardly though. I took a deep breath, got my key ready, and marched fixedly to my door. I stuck my key into the lock, turned and was in. I closed the door behind me, thankful that I had avoided an awkward social encounter.
Knock knock knock! I knew I couldn't of gotten away that easily.
I took a deep breath and opened the door. I should have looked through the peephole first. A swat team busting through the door would have surprised me less. I saw a 30ish gorgeous blonde woman standing there. Her eyes were the brightest blue. She had breasts the size of small watermelons, and was wearing a tank top that liked to show them off. She was also wearing a pair of short black running shorts.
Her long sexy athletics legs stretched down into a pair of tennis shoes. She had to be at least 5'7 to 5'9. If all that wasn't enough to cause a reaction in my pants, then her bright smile was. I felt like my neck was about to snap as I tried to maintain eye contact and not look at her body. I was raised to be a gentleman, and not gawk at women's bodies.
"Hi! I'm Sophie." The woman stretched out her hand.
"Uh, um, Tim, I'm Tim." I shook her hand.
"I just wanted to introduce myself, My daughter and I are moving in next door."
"Hi, welcome to the neighborhood." Was all I could think to say.
There was an awkward pause, and then she continued. "So, Tim, what do you do for a living?"
"I'm a personal trainer."