{"id":6153,"date":"2024-11-27T20:54:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T20:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=6153"},"modified":"2024-11-27T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T20:54:08","slug":"boy-goes-to-visit-twin-brothers-grave-doesnt-return-home-even-at-11-p-m-story-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/boy-goes-to-visit-twin-brothers-grave-doesnt-return-home-even-at-11-p-m-story-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy Goes to Visit Twin Brother\u2019s Grave, Doesn\u2019t Return Home Even at 11 p.m. \u2014 Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It was a parent\u2019s worst nightmare come true when the Wesenbergs lost their little son Ted one Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, it happened in a place that was supposed to be the safest for the family, where nothing should have gone wrong, yet everything did.
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The Wesenbergs found Ted dead in their swimming pool. His body was floating like a pool float, and Paul Wesenberg had dived into the water to save his son, but it was too late\u2014neither his mouth-to-mouth nor the paramedics he\u2019d dialed could bring his son back.\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n Linda Wesenberg couldn\u2019t bear the sorrow of losing her son, and she sat as pale, numb, and motionless as her late son at his funeral. Then as a week went by without Ted in the Wesenberg household, things turned chaotic, brutal even, and so harsh that little Clark couldn\u2019t stand it\u2026\n\n\n\n Linda and Paul were struggling to cope with their loss, and they fought every day, every time. Clark heard loud noises from his parents\u2019 room every night, and his mommy would get frustrated and eventually cry.\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n His daddy would blame his mommy for Ted\u2019s death, and his mommy would blame everything on his daddy. Clark hid under his blanket every night, clutching his teddy bear and sobbing whenever he heard his parents bickering.\n\n\n\n When Ted was there with him, things had been so different. Their parents rarely argued back then, and his mommy was never sad and upset. She would kiss him goodnight and hug him before she tucked him in bed, but she no longer did any of that now.\n\n\n\n She had also stopped making breakfast and often stayed in bed, telling him she was ill. Paul always made them toast and eggs for breakfast now, and he had started arriving home early to prepare dinner for them, but his cooking was not even close to Linda\u2019s.\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n Clark missed his brother. He missed Ted so badly that he wished he had gone to the place where his brother was\u2026 because their parents no longer cared about their son, who was still alive.\n\n\n\n All they cared about was who was to blame for their other son\u2019s death.\n\n\n\n\n One evening, things went from bad to worse. Clark heard his parents arguing again, and he was so frustrated that he couldn\u2019t stand it. \u201cMommy! Daddy! Please stop!\u201d he yelled as he stormed into their bedroom. \u201cPlease stop! I don\u2019t like it when you fight!\u201d\n\n\n\n \u201cLook, Paul!\u201d his mother hissed. \u201cI lost Ted because of you, and now Clark hates you!\u201d\n\n\n\n \u201cOh really, Linda?\u201d Paul shot back. \u201cAnd what about you? I don\u2019t think Clark\u2019s in awe of you!\u201d\n\n\n\n Clark\u2019s parents forgot he was in their room and continued to argue. They began blaming each other for Ted\u2019s death again, and Clark decided he didn\u2019t want to stay there any longer. Their home was filled with screams and tears since Ted left, and Clark had started despising his home.\n\n\n\n \u201cI hate you both\u2026\u201d he whispered, tears running down his cheeks. \u201cI HATE YOU, MOMMY AND DADDY! I don\u2019t want to live with you! I\u2019m going to meet Ted because only he loved me!\u201d\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n Ted ran away from his parents\u2019 room and out the front door. He paused to collect the dahlias he and Ted grew in their garden before running away to Ted\u2019s grave in the cemetery only blocks away from their home.\n\n\n\n \u201cLook, you made him cry again. I\u2019m sure you\u2019re relieved now!\u201d Paul snarled.\n\n\n\n \u201cI made him cry? Stop acting like I\u2019m the bad person here!\u201d\n\n\n\n Linda and Paul continued to bicker, unconcerned about their little son, who\u2019d run away to the cemetery alone. Clark sobbed as he pressed his fingertips against his brother\u2019s gravestone and ran his fingers over the inscription.\n\n\n\n \u201cIn the beloved memory of Ted Wesenberg,\u201d read the engraving.\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n Clark bawled his eyes out at the sight of his brother\u2019s grave. He missed Ted so much!\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2026 I m\u2014miss you, Ted,\u201d he wept. \u201cCould you please ask the angels to return you?\u201d\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026and mommy and daddy are constantly arguing. Ted, they no longer love me. They hate me, and they don\u2019t care about me. Could you please come back, Ted? Please? Nobody plays football with me, not even daddy\u2026\u201d\n\n\n\n Clark had never felt so alone in his life. He placed the dahlias against his brother\u2019s grave and sat down on the prickly grass, telling him about his heart\u2019s concerns and how ignored and forgotten he felt.\n\n\n\n Clark couldn\u2019t stop crying as he told Ted how much he missed him, how difficult life was without him, and how much their parents had changed. He complained to him about the burnt breakfasts, how he had stopped growing dahlias, and how lonely he was.\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n Clark\u2019s heart was so at ease after finally sharing his worries with his brother that he didn\u2019t notice when the hours passed, and the sky darkened. The cemetery became deserted, and there wasn\u2019t a single soul in sight. Yet, Clark decided not to go home because it was the first time since Ted\u2019s death that he felt at peace.\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n Suddenly, he heard the rustling of dried leaves behind him. Clark looked around in fright. Who could\u2019ve come to the gravesite at this hour? He sprang to his feet in terror as the sound grew louder and louder, still searching about.\n\n\n\n Terrified he wasn\u2019t alone, Clark whirled back to run, but he was too late. He saw several men clad in black robes approaching him. Their faces were obscured with hoods, and they held firebrands.\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n \u201cSee who has arrived in our dark kingdom! You shouldn\u2019t have risked coming here, boy!\u201d shouted one of the men.\n\n\n\n \u201cWho\u2026 who are you?\u201d Clark asked in tears. \u201cPlease let me go!\u201d\n\n\n\n Clark was shaking in fear and didn\u2019t know how to get himself out of trouble. The men didn\u2019t let him leave.\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n Clark was terrified of the dudes in robes, but then he heard a man\u2019s booming voice. \u201cChad, back off! How many times will I tell you not to gather in my graveyard with your idiotic pals dressed in cult garb?\u201d\n\n\n\n Clark noticed the tall, well-dressed man in his 50s, as he approached. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, boy,\u201d he said to Clark. \u201cThese boys won\u2019t do anything. They\u2019re worse than kids!\u201d\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, c\u2019mon, Mr. Bowen!\u201d The dude who stood face-to-face with Clark pulled off his hood and sighed. \u201cWhere else are our cult\u2019s activities intended to take place if not here in a cemetery?\u201d\n\n\n\n \u201cHow about you stop burning your lousy report cards here and start studying instead? Back off, or I\u2019ll tell your mother you often smoke here! I\u2019m sure you wouldn\u2019t take that chance. Now, you,\u201d he gestured to Clark. \u201cCome here, kid. Let\u2019s get you home.\u201d\n\n\n\n Mr. Bowen seemed like a nice man to Clark. He dashed up to him and grasped his outstretched arm. Mr. Bowen took the boy to a small cabin and served him hot chocolate.\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat were you doing here at this hour?\u201d the older man asked Clark.\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n Mr. Bowen appeared to be a kind man, so Clark opened up to him about his parents and brother, how their lives had turned into a living hell since Ted died, and how he didn\u2019t like his parents and didn\u2019t want to go home.\n\n\n\n ***\n\n\n\n Back home, Linda was panicking. She dialed Paul several times, but he wasn\u2019t answering. It\u2019d been over two hours since Paul left home after their quarrel.\n\n\n\n She had been sitting at the kitchen table, venting to her friend on the phone all this while. As soon as she hung up and looked around, it hit her: Clark wasn\u2019t around. Where\u2019s Clark?\n\n\n\n Linda\u2019s heart was racing as she looked at the clock. It was past 11 p.m. when she checked Clark\u2019s room and found him missing. Linda then went into the other rooms, the bathrooms, and the backyard, but Clark was nowhere to be found. To her, it was as if he\u2019d vanished into thin air.\n\n\n\n She called Paul again, no answer. \u201cPick your darn phone, Paul!\u201d she cried. \u201cOh gosh! What do I do now?\u201d\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n Linda paced nervously in her living room. She had no idea where to look for Clark until\u2026 she remembered him coming into the bedroom when she and Paul were arguing.\n\n\n\n \u201cThe cemetery!\u201d she recalled. \u201cHe was going to meet Ted!\u201d\n\n\n\n Linda grabbed the house keys, locked the door, and hurried to the cemetery. As she turned to the first street, she saw Paul\u2019s car. He pulled over and rolled down his window.\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d he asked.\n\n\n\n \u201cClark isn\u2019t home yet!\u201d she said, getting inside the car. \u201cDrive to the cemetery now!\u201d\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat the hell?\u201d Paul cried, starting the engine. \u201cBut when\u2026 did he never come back?\u201d\n\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, Paul! We were, well\u2026\u201d she paused. \u201cWe were so busy arguing that we didn\u2019t notice!\u201d\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n Paul and Linda hurried to Ted\u2019s grave as soon as they got to the cemetery. But there was no sign of Clark.\n\n\n\n \u201cClark!\u201d Linda shouted. \u201cHoney, where are you?\u201d\n\n\n\n Right then, Paul nudged Linda. \u201cLinda!\u201d he cried. \u201cWhat the hell is going on there!? Look!\u201d\n\n\n\n Paul and Linda were taken aback when they noticed a fire in the distance and heard voices performing chants. As they approached the gathering, they saw several teens dressed in black robes performing some sort of ceremony.\n\n\n\n \u201cOh Lord,\u201d Linda cried out. \u201cCould they\u2026 have done something to Clark? Oh no, we\u2019ve just lost Ted, and now\u2014\u201d\n\n\n\n\n \u201cLinda, no,\u201d Paul consoled her. \u201cLet\u2019s not jump to any conclusions. Wait right here. Excuse me, boys,\u201d he began hesitantly, approaching them. \u201cIs it possible you saw this boy here\u2026\u201d\n\n\n\n One of the boys smirked as Paul showed them a photo of Clark. \u201cYour son arrived at the wrong place at the wrong time!\u201d he shouted. \u201cYour son should not have come!\u201d\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n Paul looked intently at the teen, then at his friends. In those robes, they all appeared nothing but dumb, and they\u2019d been burning what appeared to be their grade cards.\n\n\n\n \u201cOh really?\u201d he asked, putting his phone in his back pocket. \u201cWell\u2026\u201d Paul grabbed the boy\u2019s collar and yanked him forward.\n\n\n\n \u201cListen, kid; You\u2019d better speak out, or you\u2019re going home with a broken nose!\u201d\n\n\n\n \u201cWoah, woah, okay! Relax!\u201d the boy Paul had warned said. \u201cI\u2019m\u2026I\u2019m Chad! And I saw your son. We did nothing to him! Mr. Bowen, the graveyard guard, grabbed him.\u201d\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?\u201d\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2026 he took your son, sir. I swear. He lives right outside the cemetery! We just come here every night to scare people, that\u2019s all!\u201d\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n ***\n\n\n\n When Paul and Linda arrived at Mr. Bowen\u2019s cottage, they noticed Clark and Mr. Bowen seated on a sofa through the window. The parents wanted to burst inside and hug their son but stopped in their tracks when they overheard him talking.\n\n\n\n Paul and Linda were embarrassed. They listened in tears and shock as Clark spoke about his heart\u2019s worries, and Mr. Bowen advised him to reconcile with his parents. \u201cThey still adore you, little boy,\u201d the older man said. \u201cLook, kid. I lost my wife and child. Their plane crashed, and I\u2019ve lived in this nightmare for years, missing them every single day and night. What\u2019s happened in your family is any parent\u2019s worst nightmare come true. How about we be kinder to them?\u201d\n\n\n\n Clark agreed, nodding at some point.\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n Paul and Linda could no longer wait.\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, honey!\u201d Linda cried as she and Paul stormed into the cottage. She held her boy close as her tears flowed freely.\n\n\n\n For illustration purposes only. | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n Paul looked at Mr. Bowen apologetically and thanked him for saving Clark. \u201cThank you,\u201d he said. \u201cThank you so much for what you did for our family just now.\u201d\n\n\n\n \u201cNo problem. I know the hell you\u2019re going through. So, I understand. Hang in there.\u201d\n\n\n\n Eventually, Mr. Bowen became the Wesenbergs\u2019 close friend. In months, idyll returned to this family\u2019s household. They could heal from Ted\u2019s loss and finally look at life positively.\n\n\n\n Advertisement\n\n\n\n Share this story with your friends. 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Instead of grieving the loss of what you don\u2019t have, take the opportunity to appreciate what you do have.\n\n\n\n\n
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