Couple Discovers Hidden Safe During Renovation, Then Their Neighbor Tells Them This

First positive expression

The old man gave a faint, genuine smile—the first they’d ever seen from him. For years, he’d been the quiet, gruff neighbor with a closed-off stare. “My name is Wilburt,” he said at last. They shook hands, said nothing more, and walked together across the yard. The silence between them carried something new: a quiet, shared sense of purpose.