Chapter 1

A notice suddenly appeared on my car’s windshield:

【Hey, neighbor from the same floor! My SUV is just too big, and my assigned parking spot is a nightmare to get into. I scouted around and your spot is perfect – spacious, super close to the elevator, and we're neighbors, so it's convenient! Please, as soon as you see this, add me on SnapChat so we can discuss switching spots and solve my parking problem.】

A phone number was left at the bottom.

Of course, I ignored it.

But then, almost immediately, I got a new friend request on SnapChat.

【Parking spot switch!】

I replied: 【Wow, the audacity! You’ve got some serious nerve.】

Less than three minutes later, my door was pounded on.

I checked my doorbell camera.

A man and a woman, with a chunky kid, were standing right outside my apartment.

The man was banging his fist on the door, shouting, "Open up! What did you mean by that reply?! Come out and explain yourself!"

I activated the intercom, my voice dripping with sarcasm. "Can't understand English, huh? Maybe ask your kid to teach you, or just look it up in a dictionary."

The man kicked my door. "Come out, you coward! Say it to my face!"

I ignored the delusional couple.

The woman put her hands on her hips and started guilt-tripping. "Our parking spot is tiny! It takes forever to park our car every day, making my husband late for work and our kid late for school! Can you afford to pay for that?!"

The man chimed in, "You seriously don't know how hard it is to park in our spot? We've scraped our car how many times already? Are you blind? Your car is tiny, taking up such a huge spot is a waste of resources! Come out and switch with us, now!"

Their brazen, self-righteous attitude, despite being completely in the wrong, actually made me laugh.

I immediately called the police, then spoke through the intercom. "Just wait. The cavalry, your personal judge and jury, will be here soon to sort you out."

And those people actually believed me.

The man directed his wife, "Go back and grab two chairs. We'll sit right here by her door and wait. We're not leaving until this parking spot issue is resolved today."

The woman quickly returned with three chairs.

The three of them genuinely sat down right in front of my door.

The couple buried their heads in their phones.

Their son wanted to play too, but they both lectured him. "Do you know why we can't be home right now? And you're still thinking about playing on your phone? If we don't switch spots, you'll be late for school every morning and everyone will laugh at you! Got it?"

Leo immediately threw a fit, rolling on the ground and wailing. "I don't want to be laughed at for being late! I want to go home and watch Paw Patrol!"

His mom smiled and said, "Just tell the lady inside to come out quickly. If she switches spots with us, you can go home and watch Paw Patrol, and you'll never be late again."

Leo rolled over to my door and started banging and kicking. "Open up! Open up quickly and switch parking spots!"

Just then, the police arrived.

The woman and the kid rushed over. "Officer, you're here!"

The officer asked, "Who called 911?"

I opened my front door. "That would be me."