My Neighbor Dug Holes in His Backyard Every Weekend – Then the Police Suddenly Arrived One Morning

but he heard us.”

“What did he say?”

Rachel’s voice shook. “He came to the doorway and said, ‘That kind of crying doesn’t belong in a shop. What happened?’”

“What did he say?”

Jacob tried to smile. “I told him it was nothing he could fix.”

I whispered, “And Max said?”

Jacob looked right at me.

“Try me,” he said.

I pressed my fingers to my mouth.

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