I Couldn’t Remember Hearing Anyone Come Back Upstairs

Are there neighbors?”

Lights were snapping on now. One porch. Then another. A dog started losing its mind somewhere close.

I limped to the fence and realized with a stupid burst of panic that it was taller than I thought. At least six feet. Wet wood. No footholds except the horizontal brace halfway up.

I heard the back door slam open.

I jumped, caught continue reading …