30 Crazy Next-Door Tales That Make It Impossible To Love Thy Neighbor

The Misfire Next Door

At 16, dogsitting seemed simple until my neighbor, Daniel, burst in with a gun aimed at me. As he entered, he called the dog’s owners about an “intruder.” I just stood there, not a burglar but a scared kid with a leash in hand.

This wasn’t a game. The fear in his eyes that I was indeed a burglar was as real as the steel pressed against my forehead. Now, when I pass his house, I can’t help but remember the man who is responsible for the scariest day of my life.

Next: Upstairs, our neighbor waged a silent, soapy battle.

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