My girlfriend and I recently moved into our new house. It's honestly the home we've been dreaming of, the perfect fit for

us. We have a cat named Bella whom we rescued together, so everything felt perfect when we

first moved in. The only downside at first was the house to our right. It looked abandoned,

as the owner had started renovating it but never finished. The layout of the houses is such that on our right there's a space for the entrance to our back garden,

and next to that is the abandoned house's entrance to its back garden.

There's no fence separating the two, as the owner removed it to install a new one but never completed the job,

leaving both back gardens with open access. Behind the abandoned

house is another property separated by a fence. From what we could see, several young men lived

there. Occasionally, when we returned home, we'd see them cutting through the neighbor's back

garden to reach the front of the street. We didn't think much of it at first. Maybe they knew the owner

and had permission. Fast forward to our first night in the new house. We were sitting in the back

garden and enjoying the space and looked up at the houses behind us, just out of curiosity. That's when we

noticed a man staring blankly at us from a window. He wasn't hiding it, he made it very obvious.

There was no expression on his face, and the room was dark, which made the whole thing

even more unsettling.

We assumed he was just curious about his new neighbors, but after half an hour of that

blank stare, we decided to go inside. The next few days were normal. I went to work,

and my fiancé continued unpacking. One night, we decided to sit in the garden again. It was dark,

but we enjoyed looking at the stars and having deep conversations, until we heard the makeshift

wooden board fence being moved. Three men appeared standing there, staring at us.

Are you okay? I asked, knowing they wouldn't leave unless I said something.

The youngest looking one, around 29, was holding a big bag, and we had no idea what was inside.

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