Echoes of Love: A Mother’s Encounter with Her Son Beyond the Veil

After Son’s Death, Mom Enters His Room and Cries as She Hears Child’s Voice Saying ‘Hi Mom’

A few days after her son’s death, a grieving mother tries to check on him in his room after hearing his voice and is instantly taken aback.

After her husband passed away from disease and entered the afterlife, Amanda raised her son Eric by herself. At the time, Eric was just four years old, and Amanda found it extremely difficult to raise a child by herself.

But with time, she managed to come to terms with the circumstances and did everything within her power to raise her son. It wasn’t until Eric reached adolescence and began to mature that issues surfaced.

Like many other kids his age, the boy grew reticent and started to turn away from his mother. He rarely spent time with Amanda and instead spent most of his time in his room studying or playing video games.

Amanda assumed that Eric’s abrupt behavioral shift was just a typical teenage phase and chose to ignore it, believing that things would get better eventually. But in contrast to what she had anticipated, they became more distant with time.

So one afternoon, after making lunch, Amanda looked forward to Eric’s arrival. Eric was running late, even though she had made his favorite foods and was going to chat to him about matters.

She was so worried that she gave his instructor, Mrs. Matthews, a call to see if there were any additional lessons that day. However, Mrs. Matthews told her there weren’t any. Subsequently, Amanda contacted all of his pals to inquire if the boy had visited their home following school, but nobody had any updates.

Amanda’s heart began to race at this time. Asking if Eric was there, she hurried out of the house and approached the neighbors. However, it was all in vain. Ultimately, Amanda made the decision to report a missing person. Her phone rang as she was ready to head to the police station, bringing with it some very bad news.

A deep, male voice asked, “Am I speaking with Amanda Jones?”

“Yes, you do? Who is that? Amanda questioned, trembling a little.

“This is Officer Ben Davis, ma’am,” the man answered. “It’s about your son, Eric Jones.”

“Well, I’m delighted you located him, officer. I was somewhat concerned.I’m always telling Eric.however, he doesn’t.

“I apologize, ma’am,” Officer Davis cut her short. “I’m sorry to say that I have bad news. The body of your kid was found in a lake close to his school. We found your contact information among the stuff we recovered from the water, along with an ID. As quickly as possible, please come and verify that the boy’s body belongs to Eric. The child fell into the lake and drowned while he was trying to help a classmate when the ice beneath his boots suddenly shattered.”

Amanda was completely taken aback by the news. She seemed to be serious as she answered, “Officer,” but her heart was pounding. “I believe you are mistaken.” Eric is not the culprit. He’s just running behind schedule today. He never did.

“We know it’s difficult for you, ma’am, but you must persevere. Hi there? Can you hear me, Ma’am?” Officer Davis inquired again and again, but received no response, and the phone was cut off.

Officer Davis sent a team to Amanda’s house out of concern for the single mother, and when they arrived, they discovered Amanda was unconscious. The shock of her son’s death had caused her to collapse.

But after she recovered a few days later, she went to identify Eric’s body and was astounded to see her son Eric, her baby, lying in the morgue, lifeless. “Hey! She cried herself to the ground, “Wake up!” “I’ll fulfill all of your wishes. I’ll never chastise you more.”

When her young son was placed in a casket and buried beneath a brand-new pile of dirt, Amanda sobbed uncontrollably for several hours that day and the following. She watched as darkness descended and the setting sun set, thinking to herself, “I’ve been a terrible mother, and that’s why God took him.”

She got up slowly from the floor and went home, crying herself to sleep in the living room. But she was awakened the following morning at about nine in the morning by a noise that originated in Eric’s room. It was as though Eric was phoning her.

She started crying at the mere notion of it.

“I don’t want to wake up if this is a dream and my boy is calling me,” the woman reasoned as she made her way to Eric’s bedroom. However, nobody was in the room. She turned to glance around multiple times, but there was no response. As she turned to leave the room, dismissing everything as possible, she noticed something at the corner of the bed. She felt a startling movement in the room and moved cautiously over to the bedside.

Suddenly, a squeaky voice said, “Hello, mom.”

But there was nothing on the side of the bed. At this point, the voice came again, and Amanda bent to peer beneath the bed. “Hi, mom!” She was astounded by what she discovered beneath the bed as she threw up the blanket that had been hanging from it.

With teary eyes, the woman exclaimed, “Eric?!” “Oh, my! Did you do that?

When Amanda found a parrot in a cage, she was shocked and kept shouting, “Hi, mom!”

“Where did you find this parrot? As she unlocked the cage, she wondered, “Did Eric buy it? The parrot leaped out the window and out of the cage in a hurry.

Amanda yelled, “No, wait,” as he trailed the bird outdoors. When she went outside, she saw the bird sitting on a boy’s shoulder who was crossing the street.

She said, “Excuse me,” to him. “Will you kindly wait over there? I must retrieve the parrot.”

The youngster patted the parrot that was peacefully perched on his shoulder and grinned, nodding to her. Amanda went over to the boy and said, “Thank you.” “I appreciate your patience. This parrot may belong to my son. But it appears like he likes you.”

“I know him, which is why. Henry is his name. He was my pet once, but since Eric gave me his toys, I sold him to him.”

“You sold it?” Dumbfounded, Amanda inquired. “And you know Eric?”

“Yes,” the young man nodded. “I was mistreated and undernourished in the orphanage where I was living, so I ran away and am now forced to beg on the streets. Henry and I became friends when we happened to cross paths at the park one day. However, I met Eric when I was out of food and money, and he offered me his toys in return for the bird. He declared his want for a pet. I enjoyed his playthings. They had just been bought. I sold them and paid for a great dinner with the proceeds.”

When the boy said that, Amanda thought back to the discussion she’d had with Eric only a few days prior to his passing.

After getting home from school one afternoon, Eric insisted on owning a pet animal just like his classmates. Regretfully, Amanda’s financial situation was precarious at the moment. She told Eric she couldn’t purchase him one since, in reality, she had been working a night shift as a nurse and the salary was barely enough to support their costs.

Eric snapped at her when he heard her mother’s criticism of her decision to have a pet. “Mom, what the heck? Could you please get me a pet? You refused to play video games last month, and this month you’re behaving in the same manner! Why do you take things so seriously?”

“But honey,” a frightened Amanda said. You are aware of our difficult situation. As soon as I land a decent job, I swear I’ll get you one. Please make an effort to comprehend.”

“No, mom!” Eric said in a firm voice. “I don’t care to hear your little justifications! Since you are the one who earns the money, that is how you behave! I promise that as soon as I start making money, I won’t behave like you.”

“But hear me out, honey. I simply did that.”

Eric cut Amanda off before she could say anything further. “Mom, screw you and your justifications! It doesn’t concern me. I detest you! I detest you because you’re just too arrogant! ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS?

“Honey…” Amanda made another futile attempt to speak with Eric. The child had already disappeared inside his room, shutting the door tightly behind him.

Amanda said to herself, “I’m sorry, honey,” with crying eyes. “I swear, I’ll get you a pet real soon. I wish to avoid taking orders. That’s all it is. The youngster didn’t even come out of his room to comfort his sobbing mother, even though she was crying loud enough for Eric to hear.

Rather, he traded his father’s limited edition Transformers collection for a pet parrot, which he bought in secret the next day.

Because the youngster had banned his mother from going into his room without his permission, Amanda was unaware that her son had a pet. Additionally, she was wary of too meddling in Eric’s life since she already feared alienating her son, as she had in the past.

She therefore took care to avoid doing anything that would annoy Eric. Who knew, though, that fate had even worse plans for them?

As the boy told her the entire story, Amanda grabbed her mouth in disbelief. That’s how Eric came to own the parrot. Do you, by the way, have no one to go back to? “Where do you sleep?”

“It depends,” the boy said, revealing a smirk. “Sometimes I sleep in the park, and other times I sleep under a bridge.”

Amanda heard the boy’s story and felt so bad for him. “What’s your name, boy?”

The child said, “My name is Christopher, but you can call me Chris.”

Chris, please listen to what I’m saying. Please, you will no longer beg on the streets. In order to prevent them from abusing additional children, we must report your orphanage to the authorities.”

“Can we do that?”

“Yes, Chris!” With a smile, Amanda answered. “But before that, you need to wash up and eat something, okay?”

The boy gave her a nod and went with her home. Amanda later reported to the police what Chris had told her about the orphanage.

Social services was soon to take the boy with them when the police reported the situation, but Amanda’s heart started to miss Chris just as much as it did Eric. There were moments when she fed the parrot and thought that Eric was right there, grinning at her. Before she realized it, her thoughts were on Chris’s happy smile and the happy youngster he was.

Thus, Amanda chose to adopt Chris after giving it some thought. After a drawn-out adoption procedure, Chris found himself with a loving mother and a new home two months later, while his mother was left in mourning but now had a handsome son.

Amanda occasionally still senses Eric’s presence around her. “Maybe he’s also happy that Chris has a place to call home,” Amanda speculated. She still laments, though, that she and Eric were never able to work things out.

What lessons may we draw from this tale?

• Not every hero has a cape on. Amanda’s adoption of Chris shows that there are still kind individuals in the world who want to help others and don’t ask for anything in return, making them feel like heroes and saving their lives.

• Before it’s too late, make amends. Amanda still feels regret for not being able to resolve her issues with Eric.