Neighbor Fills My Pond With Dirt—So I Sue Them and Make Them Restore It!
Neighbor Fills My Pond With Dirt—So I Sue Them and Make Them Restore It!
I stepped outside and felt the world shift under my feet my pond was gone not dried up not drained buried smothered beneath an ocean of dirt packed down and flattened as if it had never existed My Sanctuary my land my water erased overnight the scent of fresh soil filled the air thick and suffocating the kind of scent you notice at a grave site my stomach clenched as my eyes scan the destruction trying to force an explanation that made sense there was none the sun glared down on what had once been a thriving peaceful Pond and now looked like nothing more than a hastily filled crater my breath came sharp and uneven as I took a slow step forward my feet crunching on the Disturbed Earth who had done this the answer came quicker than I expected a movement from the corner of my eye a figure standing still in a nearby driveway Brad my neighbor my problem my son suspect he stood there arms crossed over his chest his mouth curved into something that was almost a smirk but not quite his gaze met mine unwavering challenging as if he was waiting for my reaction he didn't even try to hide the satisfaction radiating off of him the rage hit me.........