I Let My Sister and Her Kids Move Into My House – Three Months Later, My Neighbor Knocked on My Door and Said, ‘You Need to Check Your Basement. Now’

“Yeah. Uh, mostly.” He shifted his weight and glanced over his shoulder, as if he expected someone to be listening. “I’m heading out of town for the night. Sort of last-minute.”

“Oh.” I tried to keep my tone neutral. “Work thing?”

“Family,” he said, quickly. “Would you mind checking on my place this evening? And feeding my cat?continue reading …