05/31/2025
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""NEW HOMEOWNERS THANKED ME FOR LEAVING AN EXTRA SET OF KEYS, BUT I NEVER DID, AND NONE OF THE LOCKS MATCH THEM
My sister Megan and I inherited our grandparents' old house. Megan wanted to sell it fast and didn't even want to step foot in there again. We sold it, no repairs, nothing. A couple of weeks later, I get this weird text from the new owners: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Thanks for the extra keys! But what does #1135 mean?"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was like, what? I didn't leave any keys.
I asked them where they found them, and they said, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""In a kitchen drawer. None of the locks match, though."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" That's when it got strange — Megan had cleared out the kitchen, not me. I asked her about it, and she immediately freaked out: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Tell them to get out. NOW.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
My heart was racing. I asked the new owners to step outside, and thankfully, they already had. I called Megan, and she finally told me, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""It's Grandpa's code for the basement.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I felt a chill run down my spine.
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Meg... there's NO BASEMENT DOOR in that house.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I know,"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" she replied. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""BUT THERE USED TO BE.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
My heart DROPPED. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""What do you mean?""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Megan was silent for a moment before she finally said, ⬇️"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""