My Halloween Decorations Were Destroyed Overnight — and I Knew Exactly Who Was Behind It

Margaret opened the door, wearing an elegant silk robe and a delicate china cup of tea in her hand, looking perfectly composed and completely unbothered. She could have been posing for a magazine photo.

When she saw me, she smiled faintly, as if she’d been expecting this visit.

An older woman standing in the doorway | Source: Midjourney

“Oh, Amanda. I wondered when you’d come by.”

I didn’t waste time with pleasantries. “You did this, didn’t you? You destroyed our decorations.”

Her smile didn’t even falter. If anything, it grew slightly wider. “Darling, someone had to intervene. Those childish decorations, all that orange plastic and inflatable nonsense, it was absolutely humiliating. People in our circle were talking.”

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