My Son ‘Died’ Two Years Ago, Yet He Comes Home

I was stunned when my son’s boarding school told me he had died two years ago. He had always come home for holidays, healthy and strong. They said he was no longer a student. When I called Obadiah, he answered at first but hung up as soon as I mentioned his death. His younger brother Obed was in tears. The air in the house felt heavy, as if watched by an unseen presence. I raced back to the school and demanded to see his grave. The principal sent for his former teacher. He confessed Obadiah vanished in a car accident and no body was ever found. But the result sheet I held had a different logo and was signed by a teacher who left years ago. Now I wonder: has a spirit been living in my home for two years, eating our food and pretending to be my son?

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