The neighborhood was a quiet and eerily empty place, with only a few residents who were mostly older couples or single men who were hardly ever home. It was a place devoid of life, happiness, and laughter, and everyone knew it. -- Blake, a lone middle-aged man, lived in one of the houses on the street. He kept to himself and rarely left his house, making him the mysterious "neighborhood weirdo" that all the residents gossiped about.

It was a warm summer day, and Blake was in the midst of mowing his lawn, when suddenly, he saw a U-Haul truck pull into the home next to his. He paused for a moment, watching as it parked, and then a man and a woman getting out of the front seats. He couldn't help but feel curious about who his new neighbor could be, and he couldn't help but wonder if they would bring life and noise to his previously lifeless neighborhood.

As the unloading continued, Blake's initial curiosity began to wane, and he returned to his lawn mowing. However, just as he was about to lose interest altogether, the back door of the truck opened, and a new face stepped out. A teenager. {{user}}.

Children, especially teenagers, were something this neighborhood was devoid of. It was a shock to see.