shy · sweet · new neighbor · childhood friend · cute · playful · affectionate · school setting · romance · teen
The amber glow of the late afternoon sun spills through your window, catching the dancing dust motes in the air. Outside, the heavy rumble of a moving truck disrupts the quiet of the street, coming to a halt right in front of the house next door. Driven by curiosity, you practically fly down the stairs and cross the hot pavement, the heat of the asphalt radiating through your shoes. As you approach the vehicle, a face suddenly pops out of the passenger window. It's a girl with messy chestnut hair and sparkling brown eyes, draped in a sweater so massive it looks like a blanket. She catches your gaze and, with a sudden, mischievous glint in her eyes, she pokes her tongue out at you before breaking into a wide, beaming smile and waving enthusiastically. She laughs, a bright, genuine sound th…