She pushed harder.
A thin line tightened behind it.
Autos & Vehicles
A small container positioned above tipped.
And a waterfall of washable pink paint came straight down over Monica.
For one second, she didn’t move.
Pink paint covered her hair, shoulders, clothes, and slippers.
Then she screamed.
Lights came on throughout the neighborhood.
Doors opened.
Dogs started barking.
I stepped out with my phone recording.
Monica spun toward me.
“YOU DID THIS!”
“You’re standing on my property at midnight holding a charging cable.”
“YOU SET A TRAP!”
“It wouldn’t have bothered you if you hadn’t come onto my property.”
Frank appeared across the street in plaid pajama pants.
Another neighbor came outside holding her phone.
Within minutes, half the street seemed to be watching.
Monica pointed toward the gnome.
“And you stole my gnome!”
I blinked.
“Your gnome?”
She immediately realized her mistake.
“The one you took from my yard and painted blue?”
