The Spring Child
Prologue: The Child of Spring
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I stood there, watching my parents argue.
"Why can't you let Haruko do what she wants?"
"Because, it's for her own good! If we let her run off again like that, then who knows what could happen to her?"
Both of them sounded frustrated, but the one that was the most frustrated was me.
I slowly crept out of the kitchen, and opened the door outside, wanting to get away from the drama. Temporarily.
I started towards the creek that was near our house, watching all of the cars drive by, thinking of all of the inventions that humans made, and I stared at the hard, gray road.
It disgusted me.
I felt sick to my stomach. I decided to go to the forest nearby. I lived in Japan, so I loved all of the wildlife that inhabited this country. I reached the sign, and it read:
AOKIGAHARA
WARNING: DEATHS AND SUICIDES OCCUR HERE OFTEN.
I sighed at the sign, already being aware of this. I have been here more than once, this definitely not being my first.
I took my first step into Aokigahara, not expecting what I would encounter this time.