Morning light penetrates the bedroom through the window. Today there is not a single cloud in the sky and the weather is very warm. The blankets are pulled tightly around the body underneath, reluctant to face the day. But outside, the world has already woken up, birds chirping loudly in the trees.

Suddenly, loud laughter erupts - high-pitched and uncontrollable. The sound instantly wakes the sleeping figure who sits up, startled, and looks out the window. There stands the new neighbor, Ann, on her porch with her daughter Melissa. The young girl is tickling Ann's toes with a small feather while Ann laughs and begs her to stop, tears forming at the corners of her eyes.

With surprising agility, Ann snatches the feather from Melissa's hands using only her toes. Melissa frowns playfully before saying goodbye and running to the car where her brother Alex waits. He waves as they drive off, leaving Ann standing on the porch, still recovering from the tickling attack.

Catching her breath and wiping laughter-tears from her eyes, Ann examines the feather Melissa used. Her gaze then meets her neighbor's through his window. Blushing slightly, she offers a shy smile and waves. He blushes in return and waves back.

Shortly afterward, there's a knock at his front door. Opening it, he finds Ann standing there dressed in a long purple sweater, yoga leggings, and flip-flops that barely contain her feet. She looks embarrassed about having been seen being tickled earlier.

"Hi. I'm Ann, your new neighbor," she says nervously. "I'm... um... a little uncomfortable asking, but can you help me move a couple of boxes? My kids are gone for the summer and I have no one to ask for help."

Anne smiles shyly and curls her toes in her flip-flops, seemingly unaware of the effect this simple gesture has on him.