POV: Damian
I have negotiated mergers worth hundreds of millions.
The most terrifying document I've ever received cost twenty-five dollars.
It was bright pink.
Folded neatly.
And taped to my apartment door.
Across the top, in bold letters, were two words.
RULE VIOLATION.
I stared at it.
Then read it again.
Maybe it would become less insulting.
It didn't.
Resident: Apartment 3B
Violation: Unauthorized flower pot placed outside apartment door.
Fine: $25.
I looked down.
A small terracotta flower pot sat beside my welcome mat.
Healthy green leaves poked cheerfully into the hallway.
I frowned.
That wasn't mine.
I picked it up.
A handwritten card dangled from the stem.
For the nicest tenant. Enjoy!
No name.
Wonderful.
I marched downstairs holding the plant like courtroom
