09/17/2025
Entitled roofers thought they could steal my late husband’s secret stash — but what awaited them was far from what they expected.
My name is Evelyn, I’m seventy-four, and I’ve lived alone for nearly ten years since Richard, my husband, collapsed from a heart attack.
We never had children, no close relatives either — it’s only me, rattling around in the house that was supposed to be our “forever home.” Now it’s aged, weary, and crumbling around me.
The roof, more than anything else, has become my torment. Each storm, I lie awake listening to the drip of water sneaking through, terrified that at any moment the ceiling might cave in over me.
After years of cutting corners and saving every penny, I finally scraped together enough this spring to hire a roofing crew.
Four men showed up. Josh was impossible to miss: loud, arrogant, barking orders like he was in charge of the world.
On their first day, I brought out sandwiches, hoping to show some kindness. Joseph’s eyes lit up in gratitude.
Josh sneered. “We’re not kids, lady.” That reaction should’ve been my first warning.
By the third day, as I worked in my kitchen kneading dough, I heard Josh shout from above:
“HOLY JESUS, LOOK AT THIS!”
Alarmed, I rushed out, apron dusted with flour. The men stiffened when they saw me. Kevin quickly shoved something under a tarp.
Trying to keep my voice calm, I asked, “What did you find?”
Kevin answered too quickly. “Nothing, ma’am. Just a bad beam.”
Josh, smirking, added, “Big hole up here! You’ll have to pay extra!”
That night, with the summer air drifting through my open window, their voices carried across the yard while I sat in the dim kitchen, listening.
Josh: “We’ll split it four ways. Easy money. She’s old, won’t even notice.”
Kevin: “And we jack up her bill. Tell her the whole frame’s shot.”
Matt: “She’s barely affording us already.”
Josh cackled. “Exactly. She’ll scrape it together somehow. We’ll be rich. What’s Grandma gonna do with it? She’ll die before she even touches it!”
Tears burned my eyes as I sat alone. Richard was gone, and there was no one left to shield me.
But those arrogant men didn’t know the truth: within a single day, the consequences of their greed would come crashing down on them.⬇️
