Boy Visits Late Dad to Complain about Bullies at School, Finds Parcel with Own Name at Grave — Story of the Day
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“A gift?” a boy said when he noticed a present with his name near his father’s grave. The teenager came to the graveyard to tell his father how awful his life was, unaware that the gift would change his life forever.
“Albert! Dinner’s ready!” Albert’s grandmother called him from the dinner table.
The 14-year-old boy was sitting in his room, thinking about his late father. He had just turned nine when his mother told him his father was no more. Her horror-stricken eyes were still fresh in his memory, and he couldn’t forget how his mother burst into tears after looking at his father’s unresponsive body.
Albert’s father was returning home from work when a car accident claimed his life. The little boy didn’t even get to say his last goodbye to the man he considered his hero. He was heartbroken after his father’s death and couldn’t recover from his painful loss even five years later.
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The teenager lived with his mother and grandmother, the two women in his life who tried their best to console him. They always told him his father was smiling at him from above, but Albert believed nothing could make him feel better.
“I miss you so much, dad!” Albert cried, holding his father’s photo in his hands. The boy was ready to do anything to hug his father one last time and tell him how much he loved him.
One day, Albert was at school when his teacher asked everyone to write about what they wanted to be in the future and read their essay out loud. Albert and his classmates began writing, and once everyone finished, the teacher asked them to share it with the class individually.
When it was Albert’s turn, he was excited to tell everyone about his future profession, unaware that his classmates would laugh at him.
“I want to be the next school president,” Albert read the first sentence of his essay and looked at his classmates. “After I finish college, I want to work as a lawyer like my father used to. He is my inspiration,” Albert continued.
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Albert smiled after reading his essay, but his cheeks flushed red when he saw his classmates laugh. After class, the students mocked Albert and made fun of him because they knew his father had passed away.
“You want to become a lawyer like...