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Neighbor Problems
Neighbor Problems
By Erika Lievanos
Dear Maricela,
I think you need help with your stuff/things.
When I see you, you are throwing the trash in my yard.
I don’t get mad but I think you need help with your kids
and cleaning your house.
I don’t want to see you more sick because you are already
sick and you already went to the hospital two times.
Sometimes I see you screaming like an angry dog at your kids
and I feel like you need a lot of help.
When you scream at your kids and your dog screams with you too.
Sometimes I feel like helping you with your kids. I hope
you find someone that can help you with your stuff because soon I
am going to move to another house and I am not going to be
there to help you find someone that loves you so much that
they will help you.