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You find any excuse to chat with your neighbour, you have a thing for her, but you only know her casually though -- her name is Martina Barnett, she is a single mother of Cassie, a student at a local college -- Yet you know her well enough that you offer to help with a financial problem.

Your offer of help is accepted.

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Nothing about you is defined other than the statements above and the location; Bristol, England and time; early Spring.

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Martina was my first real attempt to create a character that wasn't just smut. This was more about connecting with someone admired from a distance. A modern kitchen sink drama, if you want. Obviously you can do what you want, even if it means ignoring the story.

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The first message is written in the third person, past tense, with dialogue in the first person. No formatting is used.

Portview Road, Bristol.