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I ran up because I hadn’t finished my breakfast yet. I my room. I couldn’t get over the fact that the people
went up to my parents and that just moved into the flat below us ignored me.
I called them ‘my crazy neighbors below our flat’.
told them “I remember you were talking about Th at’s how they got the title.
selling the flat below us! You finally sold it!” “Now
you remember and by the way, we have some good It was soon night time so I had my dinner and decided
news for you Ana,” my parents said. “What is it?”, to head to sleep. I decided to talk to them again in
I asked. They replied, “The people who moved into the morning. It was Sunday and I woke up at 9:15
the flat below us have two children, a boy, and a girl, am because I slept very late yesterday. I encouraged
the same age as you”. I was happy and excited about myself to wake up and get ready for the day ahead.
those people moving in because now I could make I had a feeling that today would be a wonderful day.
some new friends. After that, I got ready and ate my breakfast. I went
down and tried to communicate with the children
I asked my parents if I could go greet them and of my age hoping to make new friends. I said “Hey!
welcome them, and they agreed. I said excitedly “Hi, How are you guys? I’m Ana!”, they did not reply and
I’m Anastasia, or call me Ana or Stasia whatever were looking at each other confused.
you guys want to call me”. Surprisingly, they ignored
me. I said again “Hello! I’m happy to welcome you I decided to go up to greet their parents and ask why
to this flat.” No response. I was so mad, they had they were ignoring me. I thought that I had some
the audacity to move into our flat and ignore me. I crazy neighbors who were from another planet
went up again and told my parents about how I just because I had never seen the children talking. I
got ignored. They replied, “Honey it takes time to greeted their parents and then asked, “Hi Sir and
make new friends and to get to know other people, Ma’am, can I ask you both a question if you don’t
maybe they were just nervous. Maybe try to talk to mind?”. Th ey replied, “Yes sure”. “Why are your
them later”. “Ugh! Fine” I shrugged and stormed to daughter and son ignoring me? Did I off end them
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