# original here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/stories/comments/1ra38ah/i\_thought\_if\_i\_just\_froze\_like\_a\_statue\_my/](https://www.reddit.com/r/stories/comments/1ra38ah/i_thought_if_i_just_froze_like_a_statue_my/) Guys… I’m still shaking but in a good way now?? It’s been like 2 day since the Great Balcony Betrayal and I’ve been avoiding the balcony like it’s radioactive. Every time I hear her door open I duck like I’m in a war zone. But yesterday morning I’m taking out the trash in full paranoid mode (hoodie up, eyes down) and boom — she’s right there at the bins too, holding a recycling bag, looking unfairly cute in oversized sunglasses. She sees me, smiles this tiny, knowing smile and goes, “Hey… survived the heat wave?” I freeze again (old habits die hard), face instantly tomato-red, and manage to squeak out, “Y-yeah… mostly. You?” She laughs — not mean, just soft and warm — and says, “I’ve been wondering if you were ever coming back out. Thought maybe I scared you off forever.”...
I Thought If I Just Froze Like a Statue, My Neighbor Wouldn't See My Junk Hanging Out – Spoiler: She Did
Okay, this happened two days ago and I'm still dying inside. I'm 28, live in a crappy apartment building with paper-thin walls and balconies that basically stare into each other's souls. It was scorching hot, like 95 degrees, so after work I stripped down to my boxers, grabbed a bowl of leftover spaghetti, and plopped on my balcony chair to chill. Sauce was everywhere – tangy tomato smell mixing with my sweaty pits, fork twirling those slippery noodles like a pro. Felt like a king. Then, horror: my hot neighbor (let's call her Sarah, early 30s, always waves politely) steps onto her balcony right next to mine, maybe 5 feet away. She's in yoga pants, stretching, and I'm mid-bite with a noodle dangling from my lip. Internal scream: "Oh god, don't look over, don't look over." But she does. Our eyes lock. Panic mode – I freeze like that dumb dog meme, thinking if I don't move, I'll blend into the background. Heart pounding, cheeks burning h...