Gemotions

The noise was relentless, a persistent reminder of her own inadequacies. Mark was adding a second story to his house. "Just great," Sarah muttered, looking at her modest house.

She began to catalog every single infraction. Every misplaced tool. Every illegally parked vehicle. Every violation of the city's building codes. She had already started a notebook, meticulously documenting everything.

She made sure to be friendly, asking questions about the project, expressing "genuine" interest. All the while, her pen flew across the page, details of every misstep etched into the paper.