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They stole from us in broad daylight, and we watched every second from a beach chair. One smug neighbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One \u201cborrowed\u201d grill. One raging fire that turned our quiet street into a spectacle. I pressed play on our security app and felt my stomach drop\u2014then,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
slowly, unbelievably, satisfaction creep in as the fla\u2026 Continues\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I never imagined our peaceful \u201cforever home\u201d would turn into a front-row seat to someone else\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watching Oliver wheel our locked grill across our yard felt like a punch to the gut. Seeing him preen in front of his guests, proudly flipping burgers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
on something he\u2019d literally stolen, made my blood boil. But the moment that tablecloth caught under the lid, everything shifted. Helpless on that beach,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
we watched smoke twist into flames, then leap to his precious pergola. Panic, shouting, guests fleeing\u2014it was all there on our phones, surreal and undeniable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No one was hurt, and that was the only reason I could eventually let myself laugh. Insurance replaced our grill with a better one; his wouldn\u2019t touch<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cborrowed\u201d property or self-inflicted damage. Now, when I see our new grill gleaming in the yard and his charred patio next door,<\/p>\n\n\n\n