It was a quiet afternoon for the townspeople of Holly Springs, North Carolina. Doug Jennings was the town’s retired police chief who enjoyed spending most of his free time birdwatching. With more spare time on his hands, he also signed up to be the leader of his community’s neighborhood watch program.
Doug and his wife, Ruth, had lived in Holly Springs their entire lives. They were high school sweethearts who shared two grown children. They were lucky enough to be blessed with grandchildren who they adored spending time with.
When Doug retired, his entire community came out to help celebrate all of his years of service, yet he had no idea that there was someone close by who needed his help.
Everyone who lived on Doug’s street was super friendly and involved in each other’s day-to-day lives, except the family who lived directly next door, the Hamills. They had a 14-year-old son named Jamie who seemed polite but also rather quiet and almost like he was keeping something to himself.
Doug wasn’t quite sure what it was, but he had a strange feeling in his stomach that something was going on with Jamie. One day, when he was out for a walk, Doug spotted Jamie outside and decided to invite him over for dinner so he could get to know him better.
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When Jamie arrived on the Jennings’ doorstep that evening, Doug was pleasantly surprised to find the teenager smartly dressed with a smile on his face. Jamie made polite conversation with the couple the entire night and completely devoured the roast chicken dinner they had prepared.
To find out what was happening with Jamie and his family when a few days after their dinner together Doug spotted the teen setting up a tent and sleeping bag in his backyard to sleep in, watch the video.
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