10 stories
Sunbathing
The fence between their yards has a gap. He's been watching her sunbathe for weeks. Today, she catches him. Today, she invites him over.
The Other Room
Thin walls. He hears her every night. One night, she leaves her door open. An invitation he can't refuse.
Property Lines
The divorce settlement was unusual: she gets him one weekend a month. But his ex-wife isn't leaving—she's watching from the corner, seeing everything they do, learning that giving him up doesn't mean letting go.
Visiting Hours
His roommate's mom is staying for the weekend. She's thick, recently divorced, and sleeps in the room next to his. When he hears sounds through the wall that he wasn't meant to hear, everything changes.
Jirani
The houses in Stone Town share walls and secrets. His bedroom window faces hers. He's watched her undress for months. One night, she doesn't close her shutters. She looks directly at him. Then beckons.
The Fence Between Us
She moved in next door six months ago. He's been watching her sunbathe, garden, and live her life through the gaps in their shared fence. When the fence finally comes down, so do all his reasons for staying away.
Khalti Mombasa
His aunt visits from Mombasa for his sister's wedding — thick, divorced, bitter about men. Through thin walls, he hears her at night. She hears him too. On the third night, she stops pretending.
Through the Wall
He can hear everything through the thin apartment walls. His neighbor knows. She's been putting on a show.
Thin Walls
The new neighbor in 4B hears everything through the walls. Every argument. Every silence. Every night he spends alone. She starts leaving notes. He starts leaving them back. Some conversations don't need words.
The Neighbor
She watches him through the window every night. Tonight, she stops just watching.