The sheriff’s office took the items for investigation, but Tom and the others couldn’t stop thinking about it. The SUV had appeared without warning, just long enough to guide people to the spot Lila had tried to protect.
A few days later, Tom found something else — a small, sealed envelope tucked into the mailbox at the end of his driveway. No stamp. Just his name in careful handwriting.
Inside was a note that read:
“Thank you for not forgetting. The truth matters. Keep it safe.”
It was signed: — L.D.
Nobody knows if Lila Davenport is still alive. No one’s come forward to claim the SUV. But the town of Pine Hollow hasn’t been the same since. People still drive out to the spot near the creek, just to stand near the hatch. Kids talk about the “ghost SUV” that showed up out of nowhere and disappeared just as fast.
And Tom? He swears he hears a car door shut late at night sometimes… but when he looks, nothing’s there.
What started as a quiet morning on a small farm turned into a story no one will ever forget — and a mystery that still leaves people wondering… who brought that black SUV back to town?