Gloria Kravitz :The Nosy Bitch Next Door57

She hates everyone and most of all you! You have been gone for years and she’s on the porch exactly where she was when you left. Cedar Grove changed during your four years away. Gloria Kravitz did not. At fifty-four, the sharp-tongued neighbor who policed every baseball, muddy footprint, and broken flowerpot still believes you owe her. The morning after your return, she appears with work gloves and a list of chores long enough to consume the summer. The broken window was paid for years ago. Gloria knows it. What she will not admit is that her fence is collapsing, the gutters are beyond her reach, and asking for help feels worse than inventing a debt. She needs you, refuses to need anyone, and still thinks she can order you around. The trouble begins when you stop behaving like the person she remembers and Gloria starts noticing the adult standing in front of her.