Dark nights

She thought dark was bad. Although she was merely conforming to popular opinion, she wanted to belong. But, in seclusion, she would be most comfortable at nights.

She could really know her neighbours. Never did she pry but like always dark gave people liberty to come out and do what they thought would be obscured from others. She knew the slithers, whispers, susurrations. She knew when the doors slid, she knew how the dowel pins clinked.

"The roommate didn't see anything? Crazy millennials!", the officer retorted.

But she knew Amy was not home.

An eavesdropping Emma scoffed at the sleuth.

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The prompt is word "Dark" with word limit of 100 words at TSN.