My neighbour used to peek at me over her fence when I was little by sophiethetoad
Summary
A young man with repressed childhood memories hires a mysterious neighbor, Ramona, to mow her lawn, triggering a return to traumatic past events. He discovers his abusive mother was actually a monstrous entity who killed his mother and protected him from her. The story concludes with the narrator caring for the dying creature, who was a guardian spirit, and continuing to visit her empty home to honor her memory.
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Arriving at a familiar address
The abandoned childhood home and job details
Starting the mowing job
Flashback: The figure at the fence
Rationalizing the vision and finishing the lawn
Entering the house and finding the payment
Noises upstairs and leaving the house
The sandwich with hair
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Discussing the events with Ellie
Second visit and the lemonade
Dreams of food and hunger
The hand through the fence and discovery
Third visit: Determination to find the truth
Memories of being fed and lifted
The mother's death and the creature's face
Confronting the creature upstairs
Emotional release and falling asleep
Waking up and the note
Uncle reveals the truth about the mother
Caring for Ramona and her death
Epilogue: Mowing the lawn at night
Outro and Patreon shoutouts
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