This is based on a true experience; some things have been changed for security purposes.
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College boys obsession with a helping neighbor
It was my sophomore year at Missouri Western State University. I had just traveled back from Colorado, bringing with me most of my belongings. I decided that I wanted to stay in St. Joseph. I didn't want to miss a chance to be seen by a recruiter because I was out of town, so moving here seemed like a good idea. I hated living in the dorms and decided to rent an apartment right off 22nd and Jules. A duplex isn't bad for a small town like this. I was minutes away from the school, the belt, hospital, downtown, heck I was in the middle of town.
I had spent most of my day moving things with some of my football buddies. It was getting close to night fall and my buds left me. I didn't have any real big items to worry about. I continued moving things in. It wasn't long when I heard someone ask if I could use an extra set of hands. I wasn't going to argue. I handed the person the two boxes I was carrying.
"Hey, I'm Damon! Thanks for the extra set of hands!" I grabbed a few more boxes out of my truck.
"Oh, it's not a problem. I know what it's like to not have help moving everything in. And my name is Amber." I was kind of taken aback. I thought Amber was a guy. Short hair, glasses, batman t-shirt, and ragged jeans. Her voice was a tad deep. It took me a while to get over that. I didn't realize how long until we had emptied out the truck 2 hours later.
"Thanks for your help. I would offer you a drink or some food but everything's packed and now I need to unpack." Amber walked over to a corner of boxes and started unpacking them. She stopped, pulled out her phone, and put on music. Carry on my wayward son... After talking to her for a few hours while moving and unpacking, I really thought that she's once cool chick. I looked at my watch and it was 11pm. "Wow! Look at the time! We've got almost everything unpacked and in the process I forgot to eat."
"NO problem, why don't you come to my house, I'll whip us up some food." We walked across the street to her house. Her porch had a round table, an outdoor love seat, and lilies growing in front of her porch. It was a nice set up. We walked in and were greeted by her two dogs. Her brother was gone helping their mom. The dogs eventually got used to me when dinner was served. Tuna and mayo with crackers. I had never had it before but it was amazing. 2am came around and we said our goodnights.