I have looked out for my neighbour, MrsM, for 20 years, intensively for 10, shopped, cooked, ferried, accompanied to hospital appointments, visited her in hospital, tidied the garden and done my best to help when anything went wrong. She is 91 but clear headed and socially active in her church. She has always said how lucky she is to have such a good neighbour!.
Earlier in the week a car blocked my driveway and we had to fetch a cab for my nephew at 6.45am as I clearly couldn't drive him to the airport. Thoughtless people often park across our drive and I put my standard note on the car's windscreen pointing out what had been done and that it is a registered dropped kerb and they would be reported. It turned out to be MrsM's morning carer's car but I had no way of knowing that until the carer came to my door that afternoon.. We talked and I said she was welcome to park there now that I know the number of her car and where to find her. I also talked to my neighbour and all seemed well.
I hold MrsM's key and yesterday afternoon I let myself in to say I was going shopping and did she need anything and was shocked to hear her on the phone talking about me in very pejorative language, saying I was a liar and that I wrote a horrible note and nearly lost the carer her job and then she said, 'No wonder her husband left her". I was stunned, still am, and don't know where I go next. Do I let her know I heard her, which would have to be in writing as I can't bear to talk to her, or just keep away. I don't feel I can carry on doing everything for her any longer but she relies heavily on me when she isn't well
Wicked Little Letters? (funny film of a long-forgotten case)