Nick Straughn

Striking Resemblance

“How do you think it’s gonna feel being home for the first time?” said the counselor with a look of sincerity that puzzled Jacob. “What do you mean?” Jacob replied, with a raised eyebrow. Gary had never shown any interest in Jacob’s life outside of reminding him of how insignificant it was, so why was he suddenly so interested in his departure from the orphanage. “Well, we received a letter from an estate attorney addressed to you and thought you might've been aware of it.” Aha! Jacob thought to himself. His intuition was once again, right on point, but he was admittedly caught off-guard with this letter.