"If she steps foot on my property again, I want her arrested for trespassing," Caleb told the officers calmly. "And tell the HOA board to expect a formal notice of lease violation for harassment by tomorrow morning."
Caleb took his deed back from the stunned officer, folded it neatly, and placed it in his pocket. He didn't spare Patricia another glance. As the police officers sternly ordered a humiliated, trembling Patricia to step back onto the pavement, Caleb turned around, picked up his shovel, and went back to digging his trench in the quiet, midnight earth.