I told myself it was coincidence.
Then I found the grass.
A narrow strip near the rear acreage.Green.
Too green.
Everything around it was dry.
That strip ran toward the subdivision tree line like somebody had drawn a line with a ruler beneath the soil.
Buried water leaves evidence.
Leaks especially.
I planned to dig.
Before I could, Delphine moved first.
A notice appeared on the Bellweather Pines community board.
Residents had reported significant unexplained water losses.
An outside landowner was suspected of illegally accessing the association’s private water
