Chapter 9 - Kicked to the Curb
The legal deadline for the eviction finally arrived.
It was a cold Tuesday morning.
I parked my black SUV across the street from the house that used to be mine.
I didn't get out. I just rolled down the tinted window to watch the show.
Two sheriff's vehicles pulled up to the driveway with lights flashing.
The deputies walked up to the front door and banged loudly.
A few moments later, the door opened.
Linda came out, wearing pajamas, screaming at the top of her lungs.
“You can't do this! We have nowhere to go! My son is looking for a job!”
The deputies ignored her, stepping inside to enforce the court order.
A few minutes later, Mark emerged, carrying garbage bags full of clothes.
He looked utterly defeated.
Behind him came Jessica.
She wasn't carrying garbage bags. She was rolling two expensive designer suitcases.
She stormed down the driveway, completely ignoring Mark.
“Jessica, wait!” Mark pleaded, dropping his bags on the lawn. “We can figure this out! We can get an apartment!”
Jessica stopped and turned around, her face twisted in a cruel sneer.
“An apartment? With what money, Mark? You’re broke. You’re unemployed. And you’re paying child support.”
“But I love you!” he begged, reaching for her arm.
She swatted his hand away.
“Grow up, Mark. I wanted a man with a house and a future. You're just a loser living with his mommy.”
Linda gasped from the porch. “How dare you speak to him that way, you little tramp!”
Jessica just laughed, hailed an Uber on her phone, and stood at the end of the driveway without looking at them again.
When the Uber arrived, she got in and drove out of their lives forever.
Mark collapsed onto the cold, damp grass—right in the exact spot where my suitcase had burst open months ago.
Karma had come full circle.
He looked up and saw my black SUV parked across the street.
Through the window, our eyes met.
I didn't smile. I didn't gloat.
I just slowly rolled up the tinted window, put the car in drive, and drove away.
May you like
They were no longer my problem.
They were just strangers sitting on a lawn that I owned.
