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

At the time, I knew only that they were checking the house and that I had been told to remain inside.

Maya asked, “Mommy?”

“They’re looking for her,” Sarah said.

“Can she come?”

“We’re working on helping her.”

She did not promise something she had not confirmed.

I appreciated that only afterward.

In the kitchen, I wanted her to say yes.