Mabel was floored to see that the new neighbor standing at her doorstep was none other than Samuel, the very man who had falsely accused her of being a fraud!
Samuel, clutching a small gift in his hand, stared at her with wide-eyed disbelief. “You’ve got to be kidding me!” he blurted out.
Seeing that her new neighbor was this insufferable man, Mabel couldn’t be bothered to argue. Without a word, she slammed the door shut, determined to brush her teeth, wash up, and head straight to bed.
After slipping into her cozy, striped pajamas, Mabel stepped out onto her balcony, intending to do a few simple stretches before sleep. But out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a tall figure standing on the neighboring balcony.
To her utter astonishment, Samuel was wearing the exact same striped pa
