Ashley Flowers

I hope this makes it to y'all.

I never wanted to end this way, but I guess it has to.

I love y'all.

I'm so sorry.

Now this text immediately sounded alarm bells for Jennifer, but not because of the content.

It was because of the wording itself.

Jennifer said that the text did not sound like Tripp at all.

Like he would never say those things.

He never talked that way.

He definitely never texted in long paragraphs like that.

Like this was all one big message.

But the thought of her son taking his own life wasn't even one that crossed her mind.

So she just replied, I'm on my way.

The text that she got back was more of the same.

It said, End quote.

Eight minutes later, Gil and Jennifer pulled up to the woods and began walking to the exact spot where Tripp's phone last showed his location.

It wasn't actively tracking him anymore, but they knew where he was just moments ago.

Except when they got there, there was no Tripp.

And even weirder, they didn't see anyone else around.

No deputies, no patrol cars, no lights, nothing.