Because of her high fever, the girl didn’t go to school, and at noon someone unlocked the door with their own key, put something into her mother’s coat, and left:

 

Because of her high fever, the girl didn’t go to school, and at noon someone unlocked the door with their own key, put something into her mother’s coat, and left: the girl checked the pockets — and what she found inside shocked her  A 12-year-old girl woke up in the morning and decided that she wasn’t going to school that day. To make it believable, she lied to her mother, saying she had a fever, felt dizzy, and had a strange pain in her stomach. When her mother saw the high numbers on the thermometer, she grew worried, stroked her daughter’s head, and allowed her to stay home, then left for work…

As soon as the front door closed, the “sick” girl jumped out of bed, put the thermometer — which she had secretly warmed on the radiator — back in its place, and turned on her favorite shows. The day promised to be perfect: a test at school, silence and freedom at home.

But exactly at noon, a sound echoed through the apartment — like someone opening the front door. The girl immediately hit pause, her heart dropping. It definitely wasn’t her mother — she always called first and never came home this early.

To understand what was happening, the girl carefully peeked into the hallway. Standing in the doorway was her father’s sister — a strict, cold woman the girl had never trusted. But now the aunt looked different: tense, nervous, as if she were hiding something.

The strangest thing — where did she get those keys? No one had ever given her a copy.

The aunt glanced around, checked the rooms as if afraid of catching someone inside. Once she was sure the apartment was empty, she took the mother’s coat from the hook and quickly, almost harshly, stuffed something into the inner pocket. Then she pulled out her phone and said quietly: