When Mrs. Johnson refused to pay a 12-year-old boy after he mowed her lawn, she thought no one would hold her accountable. What she didn’t expect was his mother’s determination to teach her a lesson the entire neighborhood would soon be talking about.
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Mrs. Johnson had moved in a few months ago. She was the type who always looked perfect. Every morning, she’d step out in her sharp business suit, heels clicking on the driveway as she rushed off.
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She never waved at anyone, always too busy on her phone. The neighborhood watched her, but she kept her distance.
At first, I didn’t think much of it. Live and let live, right? I had enough to worry about with my own life—keeping up with Ethan, my 12-year-old son, was a job in itself. I figured Mrs. Johnson was just private. No harm in that.
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Then one day, Ethan came home, sweat dripping from his forehead. His shirt was soaked, and he looked like he’d been running for hours.
“Ethan, what happened?” I asked, walking over to him as he plopped down on the couch.
“Mrs. Johnson asked me to mow her lawn,” he panted. “She said she’d pay me twenty bucks.”
