Every Morning, My Neighbor Takes Out Bags of Trash – When I Found Out Where It Came From, I Couldn’t Look at Her the Same Way Again

down the block, a garage door would rise, a dog would bark once, and the neighborhood would slowly remember it was supposed to be awake.

I loved that hour.

Her house stood directly across from ours, perfect in the way homes in real estate listings usually are.

Her hedges were trimmed into clean lines.

Her flower beds bloomed without weeds.

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