#2: Lingering Doubts
Jamie tried to ignore the unsettling drawing, but the image kept nagging at him. Who was the man his daughter had drawn with the family? His mind spun with possibilities—maybe it was a family friend, or maybe it meant something his wife hadn’t told him.
As days went by, Jamie noticed more troubling signs. His wife’s letters grew shorter and less warm, filled with vague answers and hurried sentences. Something felt distant in her words. The little details, once comforting, now seemed to confirm his growing unease.