Jim Called Out But Didn’t Receive an Answer
At first, everything seemed perfectly normal to Jim. He cheerfully called out for Jonelle, nonchalantly brushing off her silence. He even managed to wrap a festive Christmas gift before he ventured upstairs to her room. But, it was empty. A flicker of concern ignited in his heart. In the kitchen, he discovered a hastily scribbled note. Jonelle had taken a call for him; a colleague was ill and needed a substitute. The call had come just 15 minutes after the Ross family had dropped her off.
As the clock struck ten, a worried Jim anxiously awaited Jennifer’s arrival, praying she held the key to Jonelle’s mystery. However, his hope crumbled when Jennifer appeared, completely oblivious to Jonelle’s location. “Our girls are usually so punctual, always informing us about any change in plans,” Jim mused. With a surge of adrenaline, he sprang into action, dialing the numbers of their friends, desperate to unearth any clues.