When you have a beautiful neighbor who just moved in | 𝑆𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑦

5:30 a.m., my neighbor called: “Your grandma is sitting outside your gate.” I ran out and found her clutching two suitcases, hands shaking, with a folded note tucked in. Checking the security camera, I learned my parents had quietly “dropped” her off at my place so they could clear a room for my younger brother, his wife, and their little kid to move in… I went straight to their house, but what was waiting there was colder than the fog. I shot up like someone yanked me out of sleep. My phone was