The Trick Using Aluminum Foil on Door Handles
An Unexpected Visitor
Three nights later, I was watching television when I noticed movement outside.
A man I didn’t recognize was walking slowly down the street. He stopped near my neighbors’ house and glanced around.
At first, I thought nothing of it.
Then he stepped onto their porch.
My heart started racing.
The man reached toward the front door and grabbed the foil-covered handle. Instantly, the aluminum foil crumpled loudly in the quiet night.
The stranger seemed surprised.
He looked around, hesitated, and quickly walked away.
I never learned whether he had bad intentions or was simply at the wrong address. But the incident made me think differently about the strange foil-covered handle.
Maybe the noise had been enough to make him uncomfortable.
Maybe it had prevented something worse.
