I Had To Call The Police On My Neighbour

I’ve recently moved house, so am still getting to know my new neighbours

Bernie Pullen
the Challenged
Published in
3 min readJun 30, 2023

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houses in a neighbourhood
Photo by Trayan on Unsplash

The street is a quiet one, in an historic market town. A desirable area.

It has a modern university close by so the town has fashionable bars and restaurants to match the student vibe.

It also means that many houses are rented out to students. The house next door to me is a student house.

You may be thinking it was them I had to call the Police for, but no they have been quiet and quite friendly so far.

Then there’s the one neighbour adjacent who has lots of people visiting her home throughout the day.

They park in front of my house, which is annoying, but I have no right over the street in front of my house. Still, it’s annoying.

I was in awe of the number of friends she had and wondered what it must be like to be so popular.

But noticed that there were different ladies arriving each time. Not the same friends as it was different cars.

I was about to conclude that she was dealing in something.

And was right. She is running a lash beauty business from her home, the ladies that arrive, leave an hour later and appear more…

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Bernie Pullen
the Challenged

Life experiences intrigue me. Parenting| bereavement|memoir,|travel writer. I’m a coffee lover, I keep grounded by walking in nature, Tai Chi, and Yoga.