Sometimes the best revenge isn’t fancy plans or court fights. It’s knowing where to park an old F-150 and letting karma do the rest.
People say don’t mess with old folks because they’ve seen it all. My grandfather Clarence is proof.
My grandparents have lived in the same cozy hillside home for over forty years. Everything there tells a story—the oak tree they planted when my mom was born, the wind chimes Clarence made, the stone steps Harriet sweeps daily. They loved their quiet spot overlooking the valley, with an empty, steep lot next door as their only neighbor.
Until the bulldozers showed up.
Harriet called me that afternoon, her voice shaky but steady. “Ellis, they’re digging into the hill. Part of it’s our land.”