Dear Daddy,
It's been two days since John stayed over. I wish he would have stayed longer. He was there for breakfast and Mommy made pancakes, my favorite. We ate breakfast together before I left for school and they left for work. It was nice. All three of us being together. Angel skipped breakfast. She was gone when I woke up. Mommy didn't say anything about it, even though I asked her where Angel was. I wish grown ups would just get over their problems instead of staying secretly mad at each other for a long time. It's weird. Who wants to be that uncomfortable?
Now I'll tell you about today. There was a newspaper on the bench at recess. Mommy never lets me read the paper. She says that I don't need to read it right now. I don't know why. Most parents would love for the kids to pick up a newspaper. On the front page in huge block letters it said,
Jack and Jill Strike Again!
I decided I'd go ahead and read the article. It sounded like a nursery rhyme and I remembered John talking about Jack and Jill.
Tuesday, Jack-of-all-Trades struck again with his new accomplice Jill. They hit in Florida, murdering four scientists at the Jinison Forensics Labratory. They slipped in unnoticed, apparently disguised as temps sent from a local agency. Before the scientists knew what hit them, the four were murdered brutally by some of the acids Jinison produces. Dr. Samantha Waters of the Violent Crimes Task Force comments to Jack, "This is not going to work. You can find your Jill, you can find your new life, but we will find you. Your new operation isn't going to hide you. You will pay for all you've done."
I stopped reading after I saw Mommy's statement. Is that why she wouldn't let me read the newspapers? Because she was in them? Or was this Jack-of-all-Trades and Jill the bad man who killed my Daddy. The name seemed familiar, even though I couldn't figure out where I'd heard it. Maybe Angel had said it. I know John had. That must be it. Why didn't my Mommy just tell me that? I should know that the bad man is still killing people! I can't believe she hid it from me! So I took the newspaper and tore out the article. And I'm going to put it in here with my life stories. Because someone should know about Jack.
Love,
Chloe Waters
It's been two days since John stayed over. I wish he would have stayed longer. He was there for breakfast and Mommy made pancakes, my favorite. We ate breakfast together before I left for school and they left for work. It was nice. All three of us being together. Angel skipped breakfast. She was gone when I woke up. Mommy didn't say anything about it, even though I asked her where Angel was. I wish grown ups would just get over their problems instead of staying secretly mad at each other for a long time. It's weird. Who wants to be that uncomfortable?
Now I'll tell you about today. There was a newspaper on the bench at recess. Mommy never lets me read the paper. She says that I don't need to read it right now. I don't know why. Most parents would love for the kids to pick up a newspaper. On the front page in huge block letters it said,
Jack and Jill Strike Again!
I decided I'd go ahead and read the article. It sounded like a nursery rhyme and I remembered John talking about Jack and Jill.
Tuesday, Jack-of-all-Trades struck again with his new accomplice Jill. They hit in Florida, murdering four scientists at the Jinison Forensics Labratory. They slipped in unnoticed, apparently disguised as temps sent from a local agency. Before the scientists knew what hit them, the four were murdered brutally by some of the acids Jinison produces. Dr. Samantha Waters of the Violent Crimes Task Force comments to Jack, "This is not going to work. You can find your Jill, you can find your new life, but we will find you. Your new operation isn't going to hide you. You will pay for all you've done."
I stopped reading after I saw Mommy's statement. Is that why she wouldn't let me read the newspapers? Because she was in them? Or was this Jack-of-all-Trades and Jill the bad man who killed my Daddy. The name seemed familiar, even though I couldn't figure out where I'd heard it. Maybe Angel had said it. I know John had. That must be it. Why didn't my Mommy just tell me that? I should know that the bad man is still killing people! I can't believe she hid it from me! So I took the newspaper and tore out the article. And I'm going to put it in here with my life stories. Because someone should know about Jack.
Love,
Chloe Waters