When Dad Became a Ghost

Synopsis

Ever since my husband started staying at his late teammate's widow's house during every leave. I noticed my daughter began writing "My dad disappeared" in her essays. The teacher called to confirm. I was silent for a moment. Yes, it's been a long time. For Father's Day crafts in my daughter's class, they had to make cards for their dads. She lay at her desk, folded a paper airplane, and carefully wrote four words: "For Heaven." On parent visiting day, the walls were covered with children's essays titled "My Dad." My daughter wrote: My dad went to the neighbor lady's house. That lady kept crying, and then Dad disappeared and never came back. Later, my husband finally noticed something was wrong and rushed home in a panic, bringing flowers to celebrate our daughter's birthday. When the door opened, there was a new essay by my daughter on the table, titled "If Dad Were Still Alive."