Anyway, it began when I was living in an apartment block, having a nice (if slightly small) living space to call my own and a good view over the city. As you'd expect, I had neighbors both above and below me, though I never saw much of either. It was the second night after moving into the apartment that the noises began, loud thumps in the middle of the night, slamming of doors and muffled yelling. It went on for several hours and I was beginning to lose my patience with all the noise. The next day I decided to sleep at my friend's house, looking back it proved to be a life-saving decision.