When I was 14, there was a quiet boy in my class— he was a true genius.
One day, he vanished.
The police couldn’t find him.
His parents became recluses and barely left the house.
24 years later, I was shocked to see him on TV.
Same name and face but older.
Turns out he was recruited by the government at a young age due to his exceptional intelligence.
Everything was top secret; his parents knew
he wasn’t truly missing, but had to maintain the illusion of his disappearance.
Now, years later, he had left that life behind and was featured in a documentary.
My heart skipped when I found out about this,
everyone in our town had ended up thinking he was dead and now,
just like that, he was on national TV.
