I Found Two Little Girls Hiding Inside My Empty Trash Can—Then One Whispered, “Please Don’t Send Us Back.”

with tears.

“Him.”

Before I could ask another question, a heavy thud came from next door.

Both girls ducked beneath the table.

A second later, a man’s voice carried faintly through an open window.

“Lily! Lucy!”

The girls began trembling.

I shut the window and pulled the curtain closed.

“Stay here,” I whispered.

I walked to the front room and peeked through continue reading …