Perils of dating a beautiful neighbour

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You invite the girl next door with the excuse of football, since she is donning the Arsenal T-shirt. You asked her so kindly, yet so confidently; she would have to be such a mean misanthrope as to turn you request down. When you think about it, it came out as a good neighbourly invite, no motive beneath. She drags herself over, takes her sandals off and comes in and sits uneasily in the seat, closer to the door.

She regards your pad, and makes a silent approval of your minimalist style, but taken aback by your irresponsibly big TV. You beckon her to feel at home. Arsenal is playing Newcastle, and it is a boring match, you cannot comment on anything on the game. There is an easy silence in the room, so palpable with possibility, but you have to establish a few things. Is she saved? It is easy to establish that...