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

Chloe shook her head.

When Sarah asked where their mother was, Maya pointed toward the house beyond my side window.

“Down.”

The officer acknowledged the answer and let her stay where she was.

I expected to feel relief because adults with radios and training were in my kitchen.

Instead, I became more afraid for the woman next door.

Derek had run back to the house after learning police were coming.

He knew the girls had reached someone.