It was just a hypothesis, but it was something that needed confirmation.
My exchange student mate, the one who mysteriously disappeared the moment I arrived in China.
Originally, I was supposed to stay at his house, but for some reason, he was nowhere to be found.
Well… the chances are slim, but still.
The reason I called it a hypothesis and not a certainty was because of a few nagging doubts.
The first was age. Could someone who disappeared decades ago reappear as a student?
That seemed questionable and a bit perplexing.
- “There was supposed to be someone assigned to you, but...”
- “Two days ago, there was an accident. Their parents died in a car crash.”
