My Neighbors Love Stealing

It was midnight. I was sound asleep when loud, aggressive pounding on my front door rudely woke me.Groggy and annoyed, I barely cracked the door open before a bucket of foul-smelling water splashed all over me. The icy shock jolted me awake. The stench made me gag before I looked up in fury.Standing in front of me were my neighbors from across the hall.The face of Vera Morri, an old woman, twisted into a horrifying scowl as she planted her hands on her hips and shrieked. “You wretched girl! How dare you try to kill my precious grandson! Let me tell you something, if anything happens to him, I’ll kill you!”Next to her, her son, Gregg Morri, a beer-bellied man holding the empty bucket, glared at me with rage. “You left those shoes that were infected with athlete’s foot at your door on purpose, didn’t you? You’re trying to make my wife lose the baby! You better compensate us!”Behind them stood a woman, Kerry Morri, whose face flushed and contorted as she desperately tried to b

The next morning, I dragged myself to Riverstone Hospital. My face was sporting two massive pimples.Claire Gavin, one of my coworkers, immediately noticed and looked over. “Maddie, what’s wrong? You look awful.”I sighed. “Don’t even ask. I was furious all night.”Before she could press for more details, Dr. Thompson, the director, stormed in. His expression was dark with anger as he stared at me. “Dr. Young, get downstairs and take care of this immediately! Do you have any idea how bad this has gotten?”I had a bad feeling. I hurried down to the outpatient area and saw a massive crowd gathering there.Above them was an enormous banner with bold, eye-catching letters.[Maddie Young Lacks Medical Ethics! Unfit to Practice Medicine!]My eyes widened in shock. Before I could react, Vera, my eccentric neighbor, appeared right in front of me.Her trembling hand pointed straight at me as the sagging flesh on her face quivered with each word. She spat out her accusations with venomou

That night, I had a great night’s sleep.The next morning, as soon as I woke up, I bolted up to the rooftop.For God’s sake! Every single piece of clothing was stolen! Not even a shoelace left behind!Just then, Mrs. Warren appeared out of nowhere. There was a sly grin on her usually kind face.“Dr. Young, don’t worry. I threw in three pairs of my underwear and eight bras. That’ll be plenty for them to share!”I stared at her, stunned for a moment, before giving her a big thumbs-up. “Mrs. Warren, that’s genius! Oh, and please just call me Maddie.”She took a step back. “Maddie, keep your distance from me. Don’t worry, once that awful family surrenders, I’ll move out. I won’t be causing you any trouble!”“Mrs. Warren, what are you talking about? I…” Before I could finish, my phone started buzzing.I opened it and saw a flood of angry messages in the building’s group chat.Kerry had launched an all-out attack. [Attention, everyone! Be careful! The lunatic who moved in across f

After the brutal fight, I transferred one hundred dollars to Victor as a token of gratitude.However, Victor stubbornly refused to take a single cent and insisted on returning the money to me.With no other choice, I decided to go upstairs to speak with him directly. Yet, as I stood waiting for the elevator, I suddenly heard police officers’ voices coming from above, followed by loud, wailing cries.“You have to help us, officers! My daughter-in-law is in terrible pain because of the stress they caused!” “That’s right! My wife’s stomachache came out of nowhere. It’s definitely because of the foot fungus! Arrest them now!” “Ahhh! Honey, it hurts so much! The pain is unbearable!”…I could not stand listening to their nonsense any longer. Before the police knocked on the door, I headed upstairs and walked straight over to them.I coldly glared at the three troublemakers and said, “Leave them alone. Talk to me instead. If there’s an issue, go to the hospital!”“You witch! You f

Early the next morning, before the sun was even up, I contacted a moving company. I was ready to kick that entire family out for good.I was exhausted. Vera had spent the whole night banging on doors, crying, and whining about her situation. Her incessant wailing had filled the group chat with complaints from the other tenants.With a cold, determined expression, I headed upstairs. I was fully prepared to order them to pack their things and get out immediately.However, before I could make it to their door, the doors of the elevator slid open.A group of people came out all at once.I recognized several familiar faces.I froze in place. Were these not the same battle-hardened reinforcements Vera had brought in before?Their faces were twisted with rage. Their eyes were filled with hatred. They surrounded Vera and slapped her hard across the face several times.“You didn’t tell us the man across the hall had HIV! We’ve all been infected!”“You wretched old hag, you’ll die a mis