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.