For 25 Christmases, The Same Silent Stranger Appeared Outside Our House At Exactly The Same Time. He Never Spoke, Never Left A Note, And Every Year My Parents Called The Police In Panic. When I Turned 15, I Finally Stepped Outside And Asked, “Why Do You Keep Coming Back?” He Looked Straight At Me… And Burst Into Tears.

walked over to the man. I watched them escort him to the patrol car, watched them put him in the back seat, watched the car drive away into the snowy night. The man looked up at my window as they drove past. Even through the glass, even through the falling snow, I swear he was looking directly at me. I did not sleep that night. I lay in bed staring continue reading …