When I got home, my neighbor confronted me: “Your house gets so loud during the day!” “That’s not possible,” I replied. “Nobody should be inside.”

When I got home, my neighbor confronted me. “Your house gets so loud during the day!” she insisted. “A man is shouting in there.” I told her that was impossible—I lived alone and worked all day—but the certainty in her voice unsettled me. That night, the house felt tense, like it was holding its breath, and I barely slept.

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