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

“Hello?”

No answer.

I eased the bin upright before I opened it.

Whatever was inside, I did not want to tip it onto the pavement.

Then I lifted the plastic lid.

Two little girls stared up at me.

For a moment, I could not make sense of what I was seeing.

They were crouched close together on the bottom, knees drawn in, dark curls brushing each other’s cheeks.