When Jules’s packages began vanishing from her porch, she couldn’t ignore the strange coincidence — her new neighbor, Tessa, never seemed to get deliveries of her own. In their quiet neighborhood, suspicion grew quietly but steadily. What started as mild concern turned into silent tension. Jules couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right.
Her usual routine — unboxing deliveries, petting her cat Molly — was now filled with unease. She blamed porch pirates at first, but Tessa’s mysterious lifestyle made her second-guess. One night, Jules stayed up and spotted Tessa sneaking over and taking a package. Determined to catch her, she planted a glitter bomb — but it didn’t go as planned.
Jules eventually involved the police and confronted Tessa. To their shock, her basement was full of untouched, unopened packages. Tessa broke down in tears and revealed she had a history of stress-induced sleepwalking. The items had been taken without her conscious awareness — her mind was misfiring under pressure and loneliness.
Jules’s anger gave way to compassion. She saw the hurt behind Tessa’s actions and chose empathy over rage. As they got to know each other, they built an unexpected friendship — sharing meals, watching old movies, and exchanging stories. And though the packages stopped disappearing, what truly arrived was something far more valuable: understanding.