Maria and Peter mourned their son, who had died in a tragic accident. They went to his grave every day, but after a month or so, they noticed that someone had gone ahead of them each time. There was a new rose on his grave every day.
But who put them there? Peter had a solution to this mystery: he installed a camera to see who it was. Peter and Maria saw how the screen twitched and a pop-up window opened. All they had to do now was press play to see who had put those red roses on their son’s grave. When Peter saw this person, he was shocked.
Parents Maria and Peter had never fully recovered from the loss of their son, Michael. He was only 18 years old when he died in a car accident, which left them both devastated. Since then, it had been just the two of them, and it was hard to cope. As parents, they never expected to outlive their children. They didn’t have much left after their son had passed away; all their savings went to his funeral, but they never complained about this. Their son deserved a good resting place, and they promised to continue to care for him even after he had passed.
Michael passed away far too soon, but they didn’t know what his death would bring to them. They visited his grave every day and brought flowers and mementos to remember him. This became a routine for them and a way to keep him close. It was just the two of them, and they loved that time, telling their son what had happened that day. But one day, they saw something strange. It was a Monday, and Maria and Peter were on their way to the cemetery. When they approached their son’s grave, they noticed that something was lying on top of it.
“This wasn’t here yesterday,” Maria said, and Peter agreed. “Why would someone put something on someone else’s gravestone?” Maria and Peter were puzzled. A single red rose lay on the tombstone, and they had no idea who had put it there. They looked around, but no one else was there. They checked the other headstones to see if any more had red roses, but Michael’s was the only one.
At first, they assumed it was a random act of kindness from a stranger. But every time the rose withered, a fresh one appeared. They became increasingly curious as to who was putting these roses on Michael’s grave, but there was no way to find out who did this. That was about to change.
This went on for a few months, and they learned to appreciate the rose, but they were still interested in solving the mystery. But how? One day, Peter came home with an idea. “How about we set up cameras in the gravesite aimed at Michael’s grave?” he asked his wife.
Maria was not impressed. “I’m sure it’s against the privacy policy, Peter,” she replied.
But Peter did not give up so easily. He was determined to find out who kept putting those roses on his son’s grave. So one night, he bought a new surveillance camera and drove to the cemetery without telling his wife. He went home and crawled into bed next to Maria, who was pretending to sleep. She knew what her husband had done that night but didn’t stop him either. Deep down, she was just as curious as he was to find out who this person was but wouldn’t admit that to her husband.
They continued to visit Michael’s grave every day for the next two weeks. Peter continued to behave suspiciously around the grave, glancing furtively at the camera. Maria noticed it, of course, but didn’t say a word to Peter about it. She liked having her own secret.
Then one Tuesday morning, Peter and Maria were getting ready to go to the cemetery when they got a call. It was the head of the cemetery. Someone had complained about the camera, and the warden had to confiscate it. She noticed that the film was focused on Michael’s grave, so she made the connection to Peter and Maria. Filming without everyone’s consent was against the cemetery’s privacy policy, so she had to hand the camera over to the police.
But knowing Peter and Maria personally, she made an exception. She kept a copy of the film especially for them but did not tell them what she had seen on the film. She told Maria and Peter that they could pick up the recording later that day.
This was good news for them as they couldn’t wait any longer to find out who their son’s mysterious rose giver was. They spent the day trying to distract themselves before it was time for them to head to the cemetery. After a few hours, they were finally able to get past the cemetery to pick up the recordings. They talked briefly with the supervisor about how life was and how they were coping, but when the cemetery manager was about to leave, she handed over the USB stick and said, “I thought you needed to see this.
Peter and Maria were a little puzzled by her comment, but it would all become clear to them in a few days. They took the USB stick home but suddenly felt hesitant to look at it. What did the woman in the graveyard mean when she told them that? What if the way they remembered their son completely changed after watching the video? They decided to sleep on it and see how they would feel in the morning.
The next morning came, and the USB stick was still on their kitchen table. They watched it while they ate their breakfast.
“What shall we do, Peter?” Maria asked her husband. “Is it really worth it?” READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
Peter remained silent, looking at the small device. Was this USB stick about to change their lives forever? Finally, Peter stood up and grabbed the stick. “I need to know, Maria, otherwise I can’t go on.”
Maria agreed. “Let’s watch the movie together as a team.” She could see her husband calm down when she said that. Peter held the USB stick in one hand and Maria’s hand in the other. He slowly reached for the laptop and inserted the USB stick. They watched as the screen twitched and a pop-up opened. All they had to do now was press play to see who had put those red roses on their son’s grave.
At first, the video was completely normal. They could clearly see the burial site, but no one was within the camera’s angle. After watching for over five minutes, Maria and Peter wondered if they had made a mistake. But then they spotted something moving at the edge of the screen. It was a person in all black approaching their son’s grave. They couldn’t see any details about who it might be. The only detail that stood out was the single red rose that the visitor was holding. The person placed the flower on the grave but did not clearly show their face. Who was it?
Finally, they understood why they seemed to recognize the woman. It was because they actually knew her quite well. Maria questioned how it was possible she was there, but neither of them had any ideas. They knew they had to find out what she was doing in the cemetery. It had been over 10 years since they had last seen the woman. Maria and Peter continued to play the video.
Finally, Maria declared that she would not be able to rest without an answer from the woman herself. There was obviously something unusual going on. There was just one problem with that plan: because so many years had passed, Peter and Maria had no way to get in touch with the woman. They had no friends who could help them, so their only chance to speak to her was to go to the cemetery and wait for her to come back. It was a far-fetched attempt, but the result was the last thing they had ever expected.
When Peter and Maria arrived at the cemetery, they saw that the superintendent was already standing by their son’s grave. She asked if they had watched the video. She seemed curious as to what Maria and Peter might have discovered about the situation, but the couple also had questions of their own. Maria and Peter asked the cemetery manager if she knew anything about the woman, but she told them that she had no information except that the stranger stopped by quite regularly.
The manager assumed the couple didn’t know either because they had set up the camera, but their answer surprised her. Peter explained that they knew who the woman was and simply wanted to talk to her to see why she was coming around Michael’s grave. The manager wondered why the couple didn’t just call the woman if they wanted to talk to her, but she didn’t want to intrude on their family life by asking, so she stopped asking questions and finally walked away.
Or so they thought. The cemetery manager pretended to go back to her office but, due to her curiosity, instead hid behind a nearby tree to observe from a distance. Peter and Maria did not know that someone was spying on them, so they sat down to wait. But they didn’t have to wait very long. They saw a car pull into the parking lot but didn’t take much interest until the door opened and a woman stepped out. They immediately recognized her, even from a distance. It had been quite a long time.
Just as they had seen in the video footage, the woman carried a single red rose. She approached the grave slowly, keeping her head down. She seemed to know the straight path to the tombstone without even looking for it. But when she finally looked up, she froze for a few moments. The three stood in silence, staring at each other. Neither of them moved or said a single word. The cemetery manager wasn’t sure what would happen next. Would they fight, cry, or walk away? She began to wonder if it might even escalate into something dangerous.
Finally, Maria took a step forward. The cemetery manager was surprised to see that she was smiling and even seemed to have tears of joy. She called the woman by name, and it turned out her name was Nora. The head of the cemetery couldn’t stop watching how Peter and the woman would react. Peter also stepped forward and held out his arms to Nora. She didn’t move immediately, almost as if she was in doubt about what she should do next. But when she made up her mind, she walked over to Peter and returned the hug. Suddenly, it was as if all anxiety had disappeared.
The head of the cemetery didn’t feel comfortable spying on them like this, so instead, she went to them to learn the truth about the mysterious visitor at Michael’s grave. Maria and Peter were a bit confused as to why she was still there and why she cared so much about their family. They found her next question even stranger. She asked who Nora was to them and why the parents felt compelled to keep her identity a secret. Maria and Peter thought it was a little too pushy of her to ask, but Nora didn’t seem to mind. She had apparently seen the head of the cemetery several times.
The answer was nothing short of shocking. Nora revealed that she was Maria and Peter’s daughter. The cemetery manager couldn’t believe it. She had assumed Nora was an old friend or lover, but once she was told the truth, the head of the cemetery became even more confused as to why Maria and Peter had needed to spy on the grave.
Nora explained that she ran away as a teenager and started a life of her own. When she finally wanted to reconnect with her parents, it had been so long that she wasn’t sure they would want to see her. So instead, she visited Michael’s grave on her own. But now that they were together again, Nora had a confession to make.
Nora told her parents she missed them and wanted to be there for them after hearing of Michael’s death. But when they didn’t recognize her right away at the funeral, Nora thought that maybe it had been too long since they reconnected. She still wasn’t sure that Maria and Peter really wanted to welcome her back into the family.
Peter and Maria were more than happy to have Nora back in their lives. They had missed her terribly and wanted to make up for lost time in any way they could. They vowed never to let anything come between them again, and together they would honor Michael’s memory for years to come.
