Hi everyone!
About a year ago a new couple moved into my complex. I ran into them, we had a nice chat, I helped them a bit, we exchanged numbers, but then nothing.
So far so good. Not everyone is destined to be friends.
But then I started to hear whimpering and screams when I walked the dog at night. I couldn't identify what it was at first. Thought it was my neighbour's baby screaming at night.
I had noticed that the couple I had met was absent. We're a community. We have events. I tried to invite them to groups bbqs a few times, they always declined. I saw him all the time. In the morning on his way to work, in the evening on his way home, etc. He always greeted me friendly but that was it. It's cool. Not everyone needs to want to be a part of the community.
Now that it's hot again, their windows are open and I can tell that the screaming and whimpering is coming from their place. They don't have a baby. I recently saw the woman again at the local supermarket. She didn't talk. Didn't look at me. She seemed miserable and I could tell she had some bruises that she tried to cover with foundation.
Then it all clicked into place.
When I met them she was vibrant, loud, high on weed. At the supermarket she looked like an abused trad wife. Fully covered. The light from her eyes gone.
What do I do? How do I offer her help? I NEVER see her leave the house.