Dad Notices His Daughter’s Grave Is Always Green — Turns Pale When He Discovers Why

Daniel talked to Helen, but it was a hard thing to search for. Emma’s old phone contained no contact with the young man. To Daniel, that absence made him more frightening. What if she was being stalked before she died? Helen promised extra patrols while she checked cameras.

The following morning, Sylvia found the side gate open again. Daniel hurried to the grave and saw mud around the headstone. Beside a footprint lay a folded note: “One year today. Still going.” Beneath it was a hospital wristband with the patient’s name cut away. Daniel remembered the machines surrounding Emma after the accident. Anger rose through him. Whoever this man was, he had obtained something tied to a hospital and brought it here.

As Daniel left, movement beyond the fence caught his eye. A pale young man stood beneath a tree, watching the cemetery. Daniel called out, but the stranger turned and vanished behind a delivery van. By the time Daniel reached the road, traffic remained. Helen found no useful number on the wristband. “Let us handle this,” she urged. Daniel agreed, but he no longer trusted their promises. Whoever was visiting Emma knew when the cemetery was empty. Daniel decided that the next time the stranger entered, he would be waiting inside…