Juki lived alone in a big city. Her husband died a year ago and her only son had disappeared twenty years ago. Her son was twelve at that time. The police searched everywhere but they couldn’t find her son. Some said that her son had ran away from their home. Juki did not believe this. She and her son had a special bond. He did not have any reason to do that. Others said he must have been kidnapped. Juki couldn’t believe this either. Her family lived a simple life and nobody had any incentive to kidnap her son. A part of her believed that her son was still alive and he would come back to her.
One day when she was walking in the park, a stranger approached her.

“Are you Juki?” the stranger asked. Juki nodded.

“I know what happened to your son.” the woman said.

Juki was shocked to hear this. She struggled for words.

“What happened to him? Where is he? Is he alright?” Juki asked.

“Your son asked me to contact you. I cannot say anything more here. Can I talk to you in private? At your home perhaps?” asked the woman.

Juki agreed. They decided to meet the following evening. Juki couldn’t sleep well that night. She kept thinking about her son and the woman that approached her. The following morning the stranger from the park came to Juki’s house at the appointed time.

“Thank you for having me. I am a psychic. Your son contacted me from the spirit world.” said the psychic.

Juki looked confused. The psychic told her that she had mystical powers and she can speak of ghosts of dead people. A part of Juki always felt that her son might be dead. Hearing that from a stranger brought tears to her eyes.

“Juki please don’t cry. Your son doesn’t want you to mourn anymore for his demise. He knows that you have lived in pain for the last ten years. He wants to give you closure.” said the psychic.

“Can you tell me what happened to him?”asked Juki

“I cannot ask questions to spirits. They tell me what they want to tell me. I repeat that to whoever they want to.” replied the psychic.

“What else did he say?” asked Juki.

“Your son says that he loves you. He misses you.” replied the psychic.

“Can you tell him that I love him too and I miss him too.” asked Juki.

“I don’t need to do that. He knows what is in your heart. He knows you love him and miss him.” said the psychic.

Juki fell silent. The psychic examined the house and her eyes rested on a picture. She turned to Juki.

“He also misses his dog.” said the psychic.

Juki looked at the pictures on the shelves. She pointed to one with her son,...