There’s this neighbor of mine—Let’s call her Amaka.
Quiet, polite, always the type to water her plants right at 6 a.m., sweep her compound before sunrise, and greet everyone with a nod and a smile. No one really knew much about her except that she lived alone and worked at some bank downtown.
Until one night… everything changed.
It was a rainy Tuesday, just like this one. Power had gone out, and the whole street was dark except for the flickering light from Amaka’s veranda. I was up late scrolling through my phone when I heard a knock—not on my door—but hers.
Through my window, I saw a tall man in a white shirt. Soaked. Tense.
Amaka opened the door, and for a split second, their eyes met. She didn’t say a word. She just… stepped aside and let him in.
The next morning, no one saw her.
Not at the gate. Not at her usual early morning routine. Not even at church on Sunday.
It took two full weeks before we saw her again.
But when we did… she was different. Her smile was gone. Her eyes were tired. And strangely—she had a scar on her arm.
When someone asked where she had been, she simply said, “I needed time away.”
No one pressed further.
But every time I walk past her house, I can’t help but wonder…
Who was that man?
What happened inside that house?
And why did she come back… only to live like a shadow of herself?
💭 Now I’m asking you…
If this was your neighbor, would you try to find out what happened?
Do you think silence sometimes speaks louder than words?
Should we always mind our business—or are there times we need to step in?
O.M.A_Slim Jane
27 days agoThere’s this neighbor of mine—Let’s call her Amaka.
Quiet, polite, always the type to water her plants right at 6 a.m., sweep her compound before sunrise, and greet everyone with a nod and a smile. No one really knew much about her except that she lived alone and worked at some bank downtown.
Until one night… everything changed.
It was a rainy Tuesday, just like this one. Power had gone out, and the whole street was dark except for the flickering light from Amaka’s veranda. I was up late scrolling through my phone when I heard a knock—not on my door—but hers.
Through my window, I saw a tall man in a white shirt. Soaked. Tense.
Amaka opened the door, and for a split second, their eyes met. She didn’t say a word. She just… stepped aside and let him in.
The next morning, no one saw her.
Not at the gate. Not at her usual early morning routine. Not even at church on Sunday.
It took two full weeks before we saw her again.
But when we did… she was different. Her smile was gone. Her eyes were tired. And strangely—she had a scar on her arm.
When someone asked where she had been, she simply said, “I needed time away.”
No one pressed further.
But every time I walk past her house, I can’t help but wonder…
Who was that man?
What happened inside that house?
And why did she come back… only to live like a shadow of herself?
💭 Now I’m asking you…
If this was your neighbor, would you try to find out what happened?
Do you think silence sometimes speaks louder than words?
Should we always mind our business—or are there times we need to step in?
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