The girl next door (request) by ElsieGuen, literature
Literature
The girl next door (request)
"Finally..." Marcel sighed as he laid back, enjoying the warmth of the morning sun.
It had been a crazy year. Ten months ago, he had left this house to pursue his studies at the university. At that moment, he had hoped to come back during the holidays, but student life had been a rollercoaster and he simply hadn't found the time. It didn't help that his parents loved traveling and rarely were at home.
Now, here he was, back in the familiar environment. It felt good to be home. He would have the house to himself for the first couple of days, so he could finally relax.
He had just closed his eyes when he heard a rustling sound coming from the hedge that separated his yard from the neighbor's. He looked up. There, poking her head out of the hedge, was a familiar face. It was Lissa, the girl next door.
She hasn't changed a bit, Marcel thought to himself. She was still the same girl he remembered from last year. But in his memory, she had always looked more or less the same. The