A Bad Neighbour

I could not take it anymore! Fuming, I stomped to Adam’s house.

“Shut up! It’s 1am!” I shouted, banging his house door.

In a few seconds, all was quiet, and the silence was almost unnerving

I had a neighbor called Adam. He was a snob, a brat, you name it. Personally, I preferred brat, because he was a rich kid who flaunted his wealth.

Adam was a notorious neighbour. He would cook with his window open, and whatever it was, it always smelled really bad. Thankfully, I never had to taste any of his food. He also constantly made the “accidental mistake” of not wringing his clothes dry before hanging them out in the sun. Of course, I had to live just one floor right below him, so after a few hours, my laundry would ironically end up wetter than before.

What made Adam even more obnoxious was the fact that he always pretended like he was a great neighbour. He would always ask cheerfully “Hey! Do you want to try my pasta?” or “Want to play video games together?” It really drove me up the wall.

Adam could be considered well-off, and he himself knew that. So, he would very generously invite me to his house so he could flaunt his possessions. Every time he made another “accidental” mistake, he would always come up with excuses.

“I really did! I did try to remember to wring my clothes! I even wrote a reminder on a post-it note…”

Then one night, I was woken up by music so loud that I jumped out of bed. I was wondering what was happening when it hit me.

“Adam… not again…” I sighed, returning to bed with some ear plugs.

Yet I could still hear the latest pop tunes that Adam was blasting at 12.30am in the morning. I tried bearing with it for a while more, but by 1am I was ready to tear my hair out.

I barged out of my house and took the lift to level 6.

“Shut up! It’s 1am in the morning, Adam!” I shouted, banging the door of unit 531. And in an instant, all was serene.

“Finally, I can go back to bed.”

I smiled to myself. However, the lift doors were just about to close when they opened again, and Adam entered.

“I’m so sorry; I didn’t know how to turn down the volume of my new speakers,” Adam apologised profusely.

“Is it because you lost your instruction manual?” I asked, raising my eyebrow.

“Err… yes… I mean… uh… I’m sorry, okay! I’m really, really sorry!” Adam said, trying to hold back tears of embarrassment.

I looked him dead in the eye, which was strange since it was something I never did. In his gaze, all I saw was sincerity. I decided to give him another chance.

“It is okay, Adam, just… don’t… try not to do it again,” I said.

He nodded his head, blinking away the remaining tears.

The next following days were very odd. It was odd to come back home after school to see that no mayhem was caused. Everything was in place. My clothes were dry, and my potted plants set beautifully at my doorway. My house would smell like my lemon freshener, unpolluted by the stench of Adam’s cooking.

I was happy that Adam was willing to change, but I also felt a tinge of guilt. I had been unforgiving towards Adam all this while. I had never given him a chance to change. I had simply assumed his attitude to turn over a new leaf was all a sham.

And the bad neighbour?

I finally realised…

That it was me all along.

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