Jack’s Strange Morning
Jack, a man who never took sick days, shockingly tells his wife he’s staying home from work due to feeling terribly ill. When she heads out to deal with the kids, she’s stunned to find a life-sized, porcelain statue of Jack sitting on their porch. As she grapples with the bizarre sight, Jack emerges from inside the house, pale and shaken, and hurriedly drags the statue inside. His strange, haunted behavior only deepens her confusion.
After demanding an explanation, Jack insists she take the kids away for a bit, promising to explain later, but there’s a palpable unease in his voice. As they leave, Noah quietly hands his mother a wrinkled piece of paper he found under the statue. Her heart sinks before she even reads it, and the tension builds, leaving the mystery hanging over the family.
The sense of foreboding and mystery intensifies as we anticipate Jack’s hidden secrets and the meaning behind the statue. It feels like there’s more to this story that will unfold, particularly with the letter and Jack’s odd behavior.