{"id":6167,"date":"2025-02-26T22:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/?p=6167"},"modified":"2025-02-26T22:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:57:06","slug":"my-neighbor-used-to-drop-off-thoughtful-gifts-at-my-doorstep-but-when-i-opened-the-most-recent-one-i-immediately-knew-i-had-to-alert-the-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/my-neighbor-used-to-drop-off-thoughtful-gifts-at-my-doorstep-but-when-i-opened-the-most-recent-one-i-immediately-knew-i-had-to-alert-the-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"My neighbor used to drop off thoughtful gifts at my doorstep\u2014but when I opened the most recent one, I immediately knew I had to alert the authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sophie\u2019s gifts started as sweet surprises\u2014flowers, cookies, small tokens of kindness. But the last package chilled me. Beneath the chocolates was a note that made me call the police.\n
She had left gifts outside my apartment, each with a note signed \u201cSophie.\u201d At first, I appreciated the gestures, though we weren\u2019t close. Then, one day, I found a hidden message in one of the notes: \u201cCheck the notes in every package I gave you.\u201d\n
I searched through the packaging I\u2019d saved and found more hidden messages, all pointing to a disturbing truth. Sophie was in danger. The final note read, \u201cSomeone found me.\u201d\n
I realized Sophie had been hiding from someone dangerous. The police arrived soon after I heard three knocks on the wall\u2014a signal from Sophie. They broke down her door and arrested a man who had been stalking her. Sophie, who had been in witness protection, thanked me for saving her.\n
She vanished that night, leaving only a bracelet with no note, a final gift to let me know she was safe. Now, when I see yellow daisies, I remember her kindness and wonder where she is.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sophie\u2019s gifts started as sweet surprises\u2014flowers, cookies, small tokens of kindness. But the last package chilled me. Beneath the chocolates was a note that made me call… \n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n