Faked Overdose

T was a teenage member of the Church. Her boyfriend, said her mother, had died of an overdose. I went to see T. Her eyes were puffy. She said, “Maybe he isn’t dead. Maybe he went away. Or something.” OBSERVATION: This seemed strange to me, since dead is dead. It later transpired that he was “dead” enough to convince his family and friends -- however, he had faked his death, for the reason that some drug dealers were after him.