My Daughter D:ied Two Years Ago… Last Week the School Called to Say She Was in the Principal’s Office

“What girl? You must have the wrong person,” I said automatically. “My daughter is deceased.”

There was a pause on the line.

“She says her name is ‘Grace,'” Frank continued. “And she looks remarkably similar to the photo we still have in our student database.”

My heart started pounding so hard it hurt.

“My daughter is deceased.”