Any attempt to enter my residence without lawful authority or my consent will be treated as trespass and reported immediately.
I sent it at 7:42 p.m.
Read receipt from Brenda at 7:44.
That timestamp mattered later.
The next morning was Saturday.
I woke early.
Coffee.
News.
Garage.
Nothing happened.
Around eleven thirty, I saw Darren’s SUV turn onto the street.
My body reacted before my mind did.
Not fear.
Preparation.
I checked the cameras.
Recording.
Phone charged.
Front door locked.
I did not retrieve any weapon.
I did not want one involved.
Darren parked directly in front of my house.
He got out.
Black pants.
Black shirt.
Black tactical style vest.
Across the front, in large white letters:
HOA SECURITY.
Not police.
But from twenty feet away, it looked close enough to confuse someone.
He carried a folder.
His right hip held a holstered handgun.
That concerned me.
Private security can be armed depending on jurisdiction and licensing.
