I am a very quiet and shy person, so much so that those who have met me say I don’t like talking. Where I was living for the last two years, I would usually have a lot of peace and quiet because I wasn’t one to sit down to gist with my neighbours. Although they knew me, and we have helped each other a few times, two have even given me food a few times, but I haven’t given any food so I don’t poison them with my concussion. Anyway, I still helped them with a number of things and had even borrowed cash when I had some available. But when my sister came to live with me, things changed. It was as though they were all given access to me. Not just my neighbours, but even those living in my street. I can not count the number of times I have had to smile because my sister was introducing me to someone who I was just meeting but knew me very well because they have been seeing me around. It’s sometimes awkward though, especially when I am not in the mood for it. Sometimes it becomes too obvious that I would lack words to reply to them when they try to vibe with me.
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But then again, I have sat down to eat at a large table with my neighbours about thrice. I have also watched some games with the men around, but that was just it because I am just very difficult to vibe with. Not that I am difficult per se, but I am an introvert, and if talking doesn’t flow, it doesn’t flow. And this does not mean I am not interested in knowing them, even those I really like find it difficult to talk to me. I think it’s majorly because we do not vibe on the same frequency. For every friend I have had, none have come from my neighbours. Some come from school, church, work, but not my neighborhood. And even my friends that live in my neighbourhood became my friends outside my neighbourhood. One time one said I always sound too intelligent for them, but the truth is, I wasn’t even trying to be intelligent.
But even with this, I can call my neighbours to help me with something at home. There are those I can even call to enter my house if the need be. We don’t talk too much, and it’s completely okay because we are there for each other if the need be. I guess it’s what we can call street love. I buy things for their kids sometimes on their birthdays, and even play with the little ones when I have the time and am in a good mood staying at home (rarely) But either way, I can trust them to come through if the need be and they can trust me to do the same. It’s just funny how my sister is the direct opposite, when she came, she made friends with a few of my friends and made friends with the whole street mainly because she is a baker and gets orders from a lot of them. Imagine yesterday one of my neighbors was celebrating her birthday, and I got to know when my sister was on her way there. Well, she knew inviting me would be useless lol.
>THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO HIVE LEARNER'S [PROMPT](https://discord.com/channels/928986840747372636/929001473231183873/1406907125468495963) FOR WEEK 179 EPISODE 1
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