I Found My Neighbor’s Twin Toddlers Hiding in My Empty Trash Can—Then Their Mother Told Me Why They Had Been Sent to Find Me

I had already said too much by opening the door once.

I needed to keep it closed now, not win an argument through it.

There was a pause.

Then footsteps moved away from the porch.

I heard the side gate.

“He’s going around the house,” I said.

I checked the back door without opening it.

The deadbolt was secure, but I turned the handle to make certain.