I FOUND A NOTE ON MY CAR—AND WHAT IT SAID MADE MY BLOOD RUN COLD I was just going about my day, running errands like usual. The parking lot was half-empty when I got back to my car, nothing seemed out of place—until I saw it. A folded piece of paper wedged under my windshield wiper. I almost ignored it, assuming it was a flyer or some advertisement, but something about the way it was hurriedly folded made me stop. I opened it, and as I read the first line, my heart started pounding. “Hi, I’m just letting you know that there was some guy looking into your car…” My eyes darted around the parking lot. Was someone still watching? I kept reading. Two strangers had noticed the guy, pretended my car was theirs, and scared him off. They even called security. I exhaled, gripping the note a little tighter. I thought back—had I locked my doors? Was anything missing? And then a terrifying thought hit me. What if he hadn’t just been looking inside? What if he had been waiting for me to come back? ⬇ (continue reading in the first cᴑmment)

I was just going about my day, running errands like usual. The parking lot was half-empty when I got back to my car, nothing seemed out of place—until I saw it. A folded piece of paper wedged under my windshield wiper. I almost ignored it, assuming it was a flyer or some advertisement, but something about the way it was hurriedly folded made me stop.

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