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My Daughter Vanished on Exam Day

My Daughter Vanished on Exam Day

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โดย:  Rich Sterlingจบแล้ว
ภาษา: English
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On the morning of the college entrance exam, my daughter surprised me by asking for a ride to school. She was usually much closer to her mother, so when she suddenly turned to me, I canceled my work plans without hesitation. “Don’t be nervous, Ivy. I’ll be right here when you’re done.” I watched her walk into the school, then returned to my car. When the test let out, students streamed through the doors. Some looked confident, while others seemed crushed. I waited anxiously for Ivy. But as the crowd thinned, she was nowhere to be seen. I assumed the test had gone badly and she was too upset to face me. I hurried over to a school security officer and asked him to help find her. He radioed the staff and had her name called over the intercom, but she still didn’t appear. Growing frantic, I showed him a screenshot of her registration details and asked him to check the room listed there. He went inside without hesitation. When he returned, his face was dark with anger. “Are you out of your mind? There’s no Ivy Young on the roster for that room! “There’s no one by that name taking the college entrance exam at this school!”

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Chapter 1

I watched the security officer’s lips move, but I couldn’t make sense of his words.

What did he mean there was no student named Ivy Young taking the college entrance exam at this school?

I had personally dropped my daughter off at those gates two and a half hours ago.

I could still picture her smiling and waving at me before she disappeared through the entrance.

I even had a screenshot of her registration details on my phone. Her name, date of birth, test date, and test center were all clearly listed.

Under the officer’s suspicious stare, I patiently explained.

“Sir, look. My daughter’s registration clearly says she’s taking the college entrance exam here. Why would I fake something like this?”

His expression darkened further.

“So you’re admitting this registration is fake? You came here to mess with me?”

He tapped his phone awake and thrust it in front of me.

“I checked every room roster,” he said. “There’s no Ivy Young registered at this test center.”

I stared at the two photos, unable to believe what I was seeing.

How was that possible?

My daughter had always been sweet and well-behaved. She would never pull a prank like this.

Wait.

I suddenly looked up at the security camera above the guard booth.

Its blinking red light calmed me down.

The camera was working. It had to have recorded Ivy entering the school.

And if she wasn’t registered to take the college entrance exam there, her admission ticket and ID wouldn’t have matched the roster. They wouldn’t have let her into a testing room.

The officer had to be mistaken.

I pointed excitedly at the camera.

“My daughter went in at 8:41. Check the footage and you’ll see her.”

The officer looked me up and down, growing even more irritated.

“You think you can make up a name and demand access to security footage? Another testing session starts in three hours. If you keep causing trouble, I’ll have you removed.”

He rested a hand on the baton at his waist, clearly convinced I was some dangerous troublemaker.

Several parents noticed our argument and gathered around.

“My daughter tested here this morning. They checked everyone’s admission ticket and ID before letting them into a room.”

“That’s right. My son said the same thing. There’s no way an unregistered student could’ve taken the test.”

“Could this guy be some psycho trying to disrupt the college entrance exam or hurt someone?”

Whispers crowded in from every direction.

My finger froze just before I could dial 911.

For a moment, my mind went completely blank.

Why was everyone saying the same thing as the security officer?

Why had my daughter given me false registration information?

And where was she now?

Through my confusion, a voice came from behind me.

“What’s going on?”

Relief flooded me.

Of course.

How had I forgotten about him?

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Chapter 1
I watched the security officer’s lips move, but I couldn’t make sense of his words.What did he mean there was no student named Ivy Young taking the college entrance exam at this school?I had personally dropped my daughter off at those gates two and a half hours ago.I could still picture her smiling and waving at me before she disappeared through the entrance.I even had a screenshot of her registration details on my phone. Her name, date of birth, test date, and test center were all clearly listed.Under the officer’s suspicious stare, I patiently explained.“Sir, look. My daughter’s registration clearly says she’s taking the college entrance exam here. Why would I fake something like this?”His expression darkened further.“So you’re admitting this registration is fake? You came here to mess with me?”He tapped his phone awake and thrust it in front of me.“I checked every room roster,” he said. “There’s no Ivy Young registered at this test center.”I stared at the two p
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Chapter 2
A uniformed police officer pushed through the crowd and approached me from behind.He’d been stationed outside the school that morning, probably helping maintain order during the college entrance exam.He’d seen Ivy wave to me. We’d even exchanged a smile.I grabbed his arm like he was my last hope.“Officer! You saw my daughter this morning. The girl with the ponytail and white dress. She waved at me!”His gaze lingered on my face, and his expression turned serious.“Your daughter? What happened to her?”The parents around us immediately grew concerned.“Oh my God, so his daughter really did go inside and never come out?”“It sounds like there was a mistake with her registration. Maybe she wasn’t allowed to take the test and she’s too scared to face her dad.”“Someone needs to go look for her. What if she panicked and did something terrible?”The security officer froze when he heard the policeman. Still, he stubbornly held up his phone.“But there really isn’t anyone named
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Chapter 3
“Ms. Leedon!”I shouted to a woman passing the security office.She was Ivy’s homeroom teacher. She had to know where Ivy had been assigned.“I’m Ivy Young’s father. She went into the school this morning, but she still hasn’t come out. The security officer says she isn’t even on the roster. Do you know what’s going on?”The words tumbled out of me, my voice almost pleading.Ms. Leedon seemed startled. She took a full step back.She studied my face for a long moment before speaking hesitantly.“Mr. Young, I haven’t worked at Jefferson High in almost two years. Didn’t you know?”She pointed to the proctor badge clipped to her chest.“I transferred to Westbridge Academy before Ivy started junior year. That’s why I was assigned here as an outside proctor today.”My eyes dropped to her badge.The realization hit me like a blow to the head.She was right.The proctors had been brought in from other schools to avoid conflicts of interest. A teacher currently teaching seniors at J
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Chapter 4
The call was on speaker.Everyone near the entrance heard Claire’s answer. Several people gasped.“Oh my God. His daughter’s been dead this whole time?”“I knew he was lying. It’s official security footage. It can’t be fake.”“Wasn’t there a girl from Jefferson High who jumped off a building six months ago? Was that his daughter?”“And this is Jefferson High. What if he saw his daughter’s ghost?”“Don’t be ridiculous. He probably couldn’t cope with losing her and had some kind of breakdown.”Their voices crashed over me from every direction.The room spun. I had to brace myself against the desk to stay on my feet.What the hell was Claire talking about?The three of us had eaten breakfast together that very morning.How could Ivy have died six months ago?I opened my mouth to demand an explanation, but Claire seemed to know exactly what I was thinking. Before I could speak, she switched to a video call.She was standing in Ivy’s bedroom.The cozy pink princess room was co
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Chapter 5
“The security footage is fake!”I pointed at the computer screen and shouted with absolute certainty.Officer Williams’s face darkened as he straightened.“Mr. Young, did you not understand me?“You have a serious psychiatric condition. Call your wife and have her come get you now, or I’ll have no choice but to send you in for an emergency psychiatric evaluation.”“I’m not sick!” I cut him off desperately. “Look right here!”He followed my finger to a spot on the screen.“What am I supposed to be looking at?”His voice abruptly died.His pupils contracted.Then he looked down at my feet, and his expression changed completely.In the footage, I was wearing dark gray sneakers.Right now, I had on black dress shoes.The difference wasn’t obvious at first glance, but once you looked closely, there was no mistaking it.The security officer noticed it too. A sheen of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.“That’s impossible!”He rubbed his eyes, stumbling over his words.
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Chapter 6
I turned instinctively.Claire pushed her way through the crowd. Her eyes were swollen, and tear tracks stained her cheeks.She looked as though she’d rushed straight from home. She’d even buttoned her blouse wrong.“Honey, why did you leave the house alone? Come home with me.”She grabbed my hand with surprising force.But I stood my ground and didn’t move an inch.I’d left the house alone?Had I also imagined her seeing Ivy and me off that morning?Her timing was perfect. I had far too many questions for her.I coldly pulled my hand away and stared into her eyes.“Since you’re here, tell everyone whether you and I came here yesterday to practice the route.“And why did you have me wear the same clothes two days in a row? Were you also behind the security footage being switched?”Claire froze. Her lips trembled, making her look innocent and helpless.“Stop pretending!” I snapped before she could defend herself.“You overlooked one detail. I’m wearing different shoes toda
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Chapter 7
Claire’s eyes flickered away for the briefest moment.That one tiny reaction erased every last doubt in my mind.The fog cleared instantly.I finally understood exactly what kind of trap I’d fallen into.“Honey, can we talk about this at home? You’re disrupting the college entrance exam!”She stumbled over her words as she grabbed my sleeve and tried to drag me toward the car.I gave a cold laugh and brushed her hand away.“Go home? You’ll take me straight to a psychiatric hospital!“You put that pill bottle in my pocket, didn’t you? And I’m guessing you’ve been putting something in the milk I drink every night before bed.”Before Claire married me, she’d worked as a pediatric nurse.We’d met when Ivy was hospitalized with a fever.That was why I wasn’t surprised she could produce hospital records so quickly. Instead, they made me think of the sedatives that had mysteriously appeared in my pocket and the dizziness and headaches I’d been having lately.Who else but Claire ha
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Chapter 8
The man was standing just behind Claire and off to one side.I hadn’t noticed him until she crouched down.The moment our eyes met, he instinctively stepped back. But the wall of parents behind him left him nowhere to go.“Yes, I was Ivy’s homeroom teacher.”Panic flashed in Mr. Harris’s eyes before he quickly regained his composure. He even managed a smile.“But so what? All I know is that your daughter withdrew from school and later died of an illness. I haven’t had any contact with your family since then.“If you want to see her withdrawal records, I can get them for you right now.”I ignored his offer and walked toward him one slow step at a time.Claire stopped crying. She staggered to her feet and reached out as if to stop me.I walked straight past her and stopped in front of Mr. Harris.“No contact?”I gave him a cold smile.“You must have a very short memory, Mr. Harris. You were the man who walked past me outside my apartment building last night.”I’d originally
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Chapter 9
Ivy had hesitated before getting out of the car that morning.She’d looked at me with a complicated expression, opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, then handed me a flash drive instead.“Dad, there’s a secret I want to tell you after the college entrance exam. Can you hold on to this for me until then?”I laughed and ruffled her hair.“Of course. Now stop worrying about everything else and focus on your test.”Ever since she was little, Ivy had loved sharing her secrets with me.She’d tell me which classmate had a crush on whom, or who was always tattling to the teachers.She was observant and always noticed the smallest details. Then she’d share them with me like funny little stories.I’d assumed this time was no different.But after everything that had happened, I would’ve truly been insane if I still hadn’t remembered the flash drive she’d placed in my hand.Mr. Harris’s reaction only confirmed it.Every bizarre thing that had happened was connected to the
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Chapter 10
Once the hotel sign proved that the security officer had pulled up yesterday’s footage instead of today’s, it was clear the school’s surveillance system had been compromised.The police immediately began searching Jefferson High.They found Ivy fifteen minutes before the next testing session began.She was tied up inside an abandoned storage room behind the security office, hidden in a camera blind spot.Her blood sugar had dropped dangerously low, and she was barely conscious.Around the same time, Officer Williams’s colleagues discovered that someone had manually deleted parts of the school’s original security footage.Only one person had the authority to do that.Principal Harris.Ivy opened her eyes in the ambulance as an IV dripped into her arm.“Dad, I’m sorry. I missed the college entrance exam.”The moment I heard her weak but very real voice, I couldn’t hold back my tears.She told me the flash drive did contain evidence that Principal Harris had sexually assaulted
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