Danny froze again, after listening to footsteps getting closer. And then a lady's voice, one that he didn't know. It wasn't his mom or the lady from the shop or any of his teachers, and it sure wasn't Mrs Gutierrez from downstairs.
He stayed still and silent for a while, at least a couple of minutes, and then he had to look. He took his thumb from his mouth and wiped it on his blanket and then carefully moved the blanket so that he could see out from underneath it.