30 Crazy Next-Door Tales That Make It Impossible To Love Thy Neighbor
Chaos Next Door
The woman next to us was a weekly call for the cops. Nightly, her yells sliced through the darkness—drunk, sometimes high. She’d stumble into our yard shouting or barge into our home uninvited with a beer in hand. One terrifying night, she threatened violence after breaking into our lawn and had me dialing 911.
Another time, a fire blazed in her garage while we slept, an accident born of her recklessness. She’s gone now, moved away, but for a while, she still came back, wanting to borrow our lawnmower. I had to tell her to get off our porch firmly.
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