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“YOU CAN’T DO THIS!” IVY marched down the front stone steps toward Darla, who was standing on their lawn holding a hand-lettered sign that read Neighbors against the Seabreeze Inn.
“Free speech is my civil right,” Darla said, waving the giant red letters in her face.
“You’re out of control.”
Darla ignored her. When a car drove by, Darla raised two fingers to her mouth, let out a screeching whistle, and waved the sign.
The high-pitched whistle brought Poppy and Imani to the front door.
“This is rich,” Poppy said, flicking on the video on her phone.
“I call it harassment,” Imani said. “I’ll see what I can do.”
“Darla, I respect your privacy, but no one here is bothering you today,” Ivy said. “Can’t you leave these poor people alone? Imani and her son lost their home last night, and
