Neighbours!

~Chapter 1~

  Romeo's P.O.V

This honestly has to be the worst Christmas ever (and that's saying a lot considering I've lived in a trailer my whole life ) but this takes the cake. Right now Dad and uncle Fred are in an argument with the Capulets next door and all because we accidentally threw a ball into their yard.

So today started out as a normal Christmas, wake up open presents and then have a braai.
But Dad and uncle Fred being Dad and uncle Fred decided to open a bottle of vodka and then another and another and then some beers so they ended up being wasted and really, really loud.

So I went and played with Mercutio for a bit. You know, like throwing the ball for him and on the one throw it ended up going over the wall. And that was exactly when it all went down hill.

So the Capulets decided to have an afternoon tea outside and were quite outraged when a ball came flying trough their yard and them being a family if honor they had to say something about it.

Next thing I know Benvolio, my 10 year old obnoxious neighbour, is in a full blown nurf gun fight with some little kids over at the Capulet house. Larry Capulet is red in the face with anger, threatening to call the cops on us whilst my genius Father and uncle Freddy laugh and offer him beer.

So there I am, calmly dipping chips in mayonnaise when Mercutio bolts past me, jumps the fence and climbs into the Capulet's snooty poodle, Tybalt.

That's when hell broke loose.
Screaming, running, crying, gasping. Any sound of horror could be heard in that exact moment.
Uncle Freddy fell over the fence in a failed attempt to pull Mercutio off Tybalt (I might want to mention that Mercutio is a dog. A great dane, specifically.) Dad just started laughing like a maniac, as usual, and continued glugging his beer.

I wish I could tell you what became of the whole situation. But honestly, I don't know. When good old mister C picked up his cell phone and began dialling, I promptly picked up my chips and ran inside.

Nothing new to see out there.
Just another day in the estate.