Mack get a weird letter in the mail which is signed off by papa, This letter creeps him out immensely because the only person who he knows is papa is god. Papa was Nan's way of saying god. Though Mack is tied between the thought that this may be a letter from the serial killer that killed Missy to bring him to the shack.
Letter:
Mackenzie,
It's been a while. I'v missed you. I'll be at the shack next weekend if you want to get together.
- Papa
Letter:
Mackenzie,
It's been a while. I'v missed you. I'll be at the shack next weekend if you want to get together.
- Papa
Mack cuddled with a picture of Missy on the couch and falls into a deep sleep where he gets a flash back of the day before Missy got Kidnapped.
It was the Labour day weekend and Mack wanted to take the family out before school started. So we decided to take the camping.
Mack had told Missy the story/ Legend of the princess and the Multhomah Indians. Missy really enjoyed listening to this story. She also asks her father if she would have to die like the princess to help people, Mack was devastated by her question he just hugged her and said never.
The family spent the next few days going out and enjoying them selves, biking, boating and watching scenery.
Josh and Kate go canoeing and their boat end up getting flipped over kate is worried about josh because he has not yet got up from the water. In a panic she calls her father and he leaves Missy all alown on the picnic bench colouring n a rush.
Returning back he find that Missy is missing and he starts to Panic Thing that shes probably with her friend Amber. Later to find that Missy is not with Amber. They end up finding Missy's Shoe and Red crayon in the parking lot and near a tree, A person standing my later tells the police that they saw the girl with another man in a green military truck.They were not sure if there was a problem or not.
After not being able to find Missy they return to the Picnic table where she was seen last to find anything. They end up finding a Ladybug Stick pin. They notice that there 5 dots on it and the police confirm that he has kidnapped and Murdered 4 other young girls around Missy's ago. They also confirmed that this serial killer was wanted and they have spent years looking for him,
After waking up Mack Asks Willie if he can barrow his jeep, after coming to an agreement Willie bring the jeep over. Willie tried to talk Mack out of going to the Shack but Mack is firm on his decision. Mack had already convinced Nan to take the children and to go to her sister's house for the week.
At his arrival at the shack Mack is really angry and end up throwing stuff everywhere and shouting out at god about everything in his mind.
Mack Knocks out on the floor where Missy's Blood Stain is.
After waking up he is sure god did not write him the letter because god did not show up so he decided to return to his car when he notices that it looks like spring in the middle of the winter. also a bright list shines behind him.
After Turning around he notices that the shack has become this beautiful log cabin.
The door of the Log cabin opens and three people show up a black women, a middle Eastern guy and a Asian women
The Three people are known as the Trinity and they all welcome Mack.
Mack end up staying there and spending time with the Trinity Learning many new things.
Jesus was making cake and he has accidently spilled the batter on papa's feet. Papa does not at all get mad, Jesus washes it off for Papa. Papa does not get mad at all. This shows how close their relationship is,
Mack goes to sleep that night and hes a dream of him flying in sky, an odd force forces him down into the mud and wont let him get back up. He also Notices Missy slowly floating away,
Mack wakes up and the "great Sadness" has hit him again.
God tells Mack that people thin god is bad because dying and suffering are all bad so they think god is bad. Also Mack argues to God saying that Missy has the right to be protected and god should have protected her. God replied saying /god does not protect children because its their right. He protects them because he loves them.
Mack is told to go on a walk with Jesus.
They take a walk Mack across the lake by walking directly on it.
Jesus points in a direction and tells Mack "someone is waiting for you".
Mack fallows that path and finds out it leads to a chair that he thinks he should sit on.
Mack sits on the chair and its Magically shifts time.
Now he is right in front of this really beautiful women called Sophia she is also represented as apart of god. She tells him that the chair he sat on is the chair of judgement.
Sophia take him to see Missy Mack is ecstatic about being able to see Missy he calls out her name to find out that she cannot hear him. Sophia tells Mack that Missy cannot see or hear him but she knows that hes there. Missy is staring into a water fall that Mack and Sophia are behind.
Sophia Finally tells Mack that When Missy was kidnapped she was scared but she still prayed for Mack and his family. Showing Mack how brave his little girl is.
Once Mack returns to the Shack Sarayu touches Mack eyes to show him something.
Magically there are on a hill and they are looking up into the sky and they see muilty coloured stars. Sarayu explains that the stars are people and each star is different and that means that every person is different and every relationship between two people can also be different.
Sarayu also shows Jesus entering the sky all the stars that are people end up bowing down to Jesus showing gratitude.
When they return back to the Shack Sarayu gifts Mack a package of Spices and flowers.
Papa and Mack fallow a path that papa believes the Little Ladykiller has been throw.
They find rocks with and a very abnormal marking on them and they fallow them to a mouth of a a cave.
In the Cave they find Missy's body. They cover her body in spices and the in flowers and they carry her body back to the Shack.
When they return to the Shack Jesus shows them the casket that he build for Missy and also states that She helped build it. They place Missy in her Casket.
Sarayu had Mack dig a hole in her garden and they burry Missy's Casket there.
Mack Sleeps at the Shack one last time
Mack wakes up to find him self on the floor in the shack on Missy's Blood Stain, .
Mack walks back to him car to go home. After telling god that he cannot stay with him because he has a family that is waiting for him at home.
Mack opens him eyes to find out that he had gotten into an accident and had been out cold for 4 days straight. questioning if he had actually been to the shack.
Mack tells the police everything he knows and also tells the police the place where he found Missy's body, the police go to the exact spot and fins Missy's body they use evidence from there and from the Shack to trace the Killer.
The Serial killer finally told the police where he has placed the other bodies and the police where able to retrieve them.