My neighbor insisted I remove my apple tree—then one morning, I woke up to my entire yard buried in apples.

association.

Mira, the association representative, inspected the tree and found no violation.

“The tree is on Sloane’s property,” she told Ryan. “You are not allowed to damage it.”

After that, Ryan stopped speaking to me.

But he continued watching.

Whenever I worked in the garden, I could sense his eyes following me from his kitchen window.

That was why continue reading …