Chapter 8 - ENJOY MY POOL NOW
The helicopter arrived at 10:12 a.m.
Karen and Mark were already watching from behind their fence.
The backyard was empty except for:
Rachel,
contractor,
safety spotters.
Everyone stood outside the exclusion zone.
The suspended bucket moved over the empty pool.
Karen shouted:
“What the hell?!”
Mark looked panicked.
“You can’t do that!”
Rachel folded her arms.
The helicopter stabilized.
The bucket tilted into pouring position.
Rachel looked toward Karen.
“Enjoy my pool now.”
Click.
The release mechanism opened.
Concrete flowed.
Not onto people.
Not near people.
Into the prepared, empty shell.
Karen’s face collapsed.
Mark started filming.
Rachel smiled.
Then stopped smiling.
Because this was not the end.
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It was only the moment Karen lost the object she wanted.
People who lose one argument often find another.
