We headed to Bandera to visit AJ’s family ranch with BA, LA, and all of the kids. We rented an Airbnb with a pool so the kids would have something fun to do while we were there.
That evening at the Airbnb, the four of us spent some time talking about the strange situation with the Facebook messages and trying to figure out what was going on. None of it seemed to make much sense, especially since the screenshots that had been sent were so innocent.
The next morning, we headed out to the ranch. While we were driving, my phone suddenly started blowing up with a flood of new screenshots. Since I was behind the wheel, I handed my phone to AJ and asked her to see what was being sent. She read a few of them to me, but not all of them. I could see confusion on her face as she scrolled through them. Her mom and a few of the kids were riding in the car with us, so we did not talk much about it other than saying how innocent the messages seemed.
When we arrived at the ranch, everyone settled in and we had a good time. We went on a few hikes up the hill and spent some time exploring the property. We even tried to get into the cabin on the ranch, but AJ’s mom had forgotten the keys and we did not want to break in.
Later, back at the Airbnb, I was sitting by the pool when AJ came out to join me. I could tell something was on her mind because she was acting differently than usual. I suspected it had something to do with the screenshots that had been sent to my phone, but I resisted the urge to go through them myself.
For the rest of the trip, it felt like something was weighing on her mind.
Drifted Notes 