The Family Tries to Make Sense of It
Sarah, Luke, and Mark stood in silence for a moment, processing the eerie message. “Do you think that’s what Max was trying to tell us? That we shouldn’t have cut down the tree?” Sarah asked softly. Mark shook his head, unsure. “I don’t know. Max never met the Turners. He couldn’t possibly know about them. But it’s strange that he only barked at this tree. Maybe there’s more to this than we realize,” he said, staring at the fallen oak.
Luke Finds Another Letter
As the family examined the contents of the time capsule, Luke noticed another letter at the bottom, folded more tightly than the others. “Dad, there’s another one,” Luke said, handing it to Mark. This letter was shorter, written in a hurried scrawl. It read, “To the new family: Forgive me for what I’ve done. I’ve hidden something you need to find. Please, do not ignore this.” The cryptic note left everyone unsettled, wondering what James Turner had hidden.
