Corpse Party: Lone Heart Beats True
"Hey M, look what I got?"
"Lorraine?" Marianne rubbed her eyes and tumbled out of bed.
"It's a charm!"
"A charm?" Marianne hushed her. "Keep it down. The sisters will go mad if they see you out of bed."
"I know but I haven't seen you in such a long time. I missed you."
"I missed you too."
"I know you love me, and even if we can't be together we should at least stay best friends forever." Lorraine cradled the paper doll like Marianne cradled her rosary necklace on Sundays. "I found this Sachiko Ever After Charm on the web. It's easy. You just have to hold the doll and say Sachiko we beg of you, tear the doll and keep it forever."
"That sounds lovely." Marianne's lips quivered as she spoke. Lorraine was her first love, she didn't want her soul to be in eternal ruin because of her. Homosexuality was a sin, that's what the sisters said. She remembered two girls receiving the cane for promoting LGBT rights in the school. Another was expelled just for being trans and Marianne heard that student is now homeless: considered a disgrace to the family.
They were so young, but there was so much at stake. She daydreamed about her and Lorraine switching roles between valiant heroine and damsel-in-distress. Hiding the Gameboys under the bed cause one of the sisters thought technology of any kind was a product of Satan.
Lorraine grabbed Marianne's hand until it touched the doll. "What are you waiting for then? Let's do the ritual."
"So, what do we have to do?" Marianne asked.
"We just have to say Sachiko we beg of you. There's two of us, so we have to say it twice."
She wouldn't do this in anyone else apart from Lorraine. They hadn't spoken to each other since Lorraine confessed her feelings for her. Marianne only wished she had admitted her feelings back. The voodoo charm could anger the heavens.
Letting out a a sigh she grabbed onto the doll. "Come on then. It's just a silly little charm. It won't do no harm right?"
"That's the spirit! Sachiko, we beg of you!"
"Sachiko, we beg of you!"
With the paper doll torn in two, Marianne held her piece of paper close to her heart. For a few moments, all her troubles had melted away. Lorraine leaned over she got the taste of chocolate was implanted on her lips.
"See!" Lorraine breathed into her ear. "I told you things would be okay."
Their sigh of relief came too early. The floor below them began to rumble. Marianne and Lorraine hurled on the bed together as the walls cracked. The floor shattered creating a big hole as they slid out of the bed and into the abyss.
"Take my hand!" Lorraine roared. "Don't let go of your scrap."