Life on Maple Street had always been peaceful—until Patrice moved in. My old neighbors, Grant and Candice, were easygoing, and we’d made a simple handshake deal about where to place my backyard fence. I paid for everything, built it myself, and it became my little sanctuary.
Then Patrice bought their house. A flashy realtor with a sharp tongue, she quickly made it clear she played by different rules. One day, she showed up at my door with survey papers, insisting my fence was nine inches over her property line. I tried explaining the agreement, but she demanded I tear it down or face legal trouble. Reluctantly, I removed it.
A week later, she was back—this time in tears. Her German Shepherd, Duke, was tearing her house apart without a yard to run in. She begged me to rebuild the fence, even offering to pay. I refused. Karma had just begun.
She tried putting up a flimsy bamboo fence, but Duke destroyed it. He escaped, caused chaos at her garage sale, and even while she scrambled to fix things, her purse was stolen in the mayhem. Her perfect life began to unravel.
Desperate, Patrice pleaded again. I felt sorry for her but stood firm. Her problem wasn’t mine. Eventually, the stress pushed me to sell my home and start fresh. Before leaving, I warned the new owners about Patrice, though they didn’t seem worried.
Now, in my new neighborhood, I have peace, love, and even those old fence panels rebuilt in my yard. Looking back, I can’t help but smile—because karma gave Patrice exactly what she demanded, and it backfired spectacularly.
