My Neighbor Asked to Use My Backyard for One Afternoon — The Next Morning, I Found a Massive Hole in the Yard and My Neighbor Had Disappeared

tears sting my eyes, but I refused to let them fall.

“Every kind thing you did was part of this?”

His silence answered me.

That hurt more than I expected.

I had thought Mark was simply reserved. I had mistaken patience for decency.

“You knew I trusted you,” I whispered.

“I did.”

“And you used it.”

He nodded.

“I’m sorry.”

I stepped back.

“No. You’re sorry you continue reading …