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Peering through the peephole,I beheld a familiar silhouette.
It was my neighbor from next door.That day,I had asked her to help bring back the fishing rod and tackle box.
She was hunching over,holding a red plastic bag in her hand,and it seemed to contain a watermelon.
I heaved a sigh of relief.I hadn't slept well and was mentally and physically exhausted from the sudden drowning incident.
Now,I was jumpy at the slightest sound.I was about to open the door,but my hand halted on the doorknob.
Something was off!The person outside wasn't my neighbor!My neighbor was a cripple.
Her left leg couldn't bend,so there wouldn't be a crease on the instep of her left shoe.
This person wasn't a cripple!There were creases on both of her shoes from squatting.
What should I do?What should I do now?Could it be that Lily had come for me so soon?Just then,the sound of breaking glass came from the balcony!I knew it.
I was doomed.Back then,I rented this corner room to save money.
It didn't get much sunlight,and the balcony was connected to my neighbor's.Here it comes.
The ghost is here!I'm completely finished!I'm sorry,Grace.I won't be able to propose to you.
I won't be able to have a cat and a dog with you...
I closed my eyes in despair,gave up resisting,and was knocked unconscious by the masked person who broke through the window with a stun gun.
My body convulsed,and I fell to the ground,my eyes going black as I completely lost consciousness...
