Ryan slammed his fist into the door. “Open this door right now! It’s my house!”
That line again.
It’s my house.
I turned off the intercom and went to bed.
Not to be dramatic.
To be clear.
I slept like someone who finally lived in her own home.
At 5:00 a.m., I was already up in my sharpest suit.
By 6:00 a.m., the screaming started again—louder, uglier.
But this time, it wasn’t banging.
It was the whine of a drill.
Ryan was trying to drill out the lock.
I checked the security feed.
Ryan, red-faced, drill in hand.
Karen behind him filming, narrating for her tiny audience like she was producing a courtroom drama.
I pressed the intercom.
“Ryan,” I said. “Stop.”
He screamed back, “Open it! You crazy—!”
“You’re damaging hardware,” I replied calmly. “And you’re committing a felony.”
“I LIVE HERE!” he roared, kicking the door.
I exhaled once.
It was time for the part they couldn’t shout their way out of.
I walked to the door, placed my thumb on the scanner, and listened to the cheerful chime of compliance.
The bolts retracted like a vault opening.
I opened the door.
Ryan stumbled forward with the drill still whining.
He didn’t look powerful anymore. He looked feral.
“Finally!” he snapped, pushing past me. “I’m calling a lawyer. This is illegal eviction.”
“Before you call anyone,” I said, picking up the white envelope, “you should read this.”
He spat, “I don’t want your apology note.”
“It’s not an apology,” I said. “It’s the deed.”
He froze.
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