Minako Arisato is unafraid to die.
This is it. I'm finally going to do it.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Minako had a family. She had a mother and a father who loved her with every cell of their being. They lived in the suburbs and had a beautiful house they called home. It was almost all too perfect. Her parents were both executives of their respective companies. She studied at an elite high school with good grades and all those who gazed upon her smile felt happy at the mere sight of her expression. Life was beautiful and nothing else seemed to matter. Everything changed in the blink of a second when a drunk driver fell asleep on the highway on that cold and rainy evening. It was almost too unreal. Too sudden. Too unexpected. Did it even happen? She was unsure. All she remembered was her face lying on that cold asphalt road. Pieces of glass surrounded her weak body. A sticky fluid dripped down the temples of her head.
Minako knew that Port Island will be her last stop in the train of life. Despair had flooded her veins. Her once clear and bright eyes were now clouded by pain. After the accident, her grandparents did not hesitate in taking her in. Truly enough, the girl was grateful. She loved them both so much. But deep down, she couldn't bear to live a life without the people she loved by her side. For days, she planned out how to execute her death. Sleeping pill overdose? Gunshot to the head? A slit to the neck? There were plenty of options. However, one specific way appealed to her badly. It was to fall.
If she didn't die from the impact of it all, she decided to surrender her body to the torrent and drown.
The full moon shone brightly at the bridge. The river, so clean and pristine, illuminated the sky. From a distance, a bell signaling the 12:00 AM has rung. It was time for her to leave her life behind.
"Mother, Father, I will join you soon."
Minako took a step closer to the edge.
Another.
And another.
Be brave, Minako. There is nothing left for you here.
The brown-haired girl closed her eyes and prayed for God's forgiveness inside her heart.
"Hey! What are you doing?!"
The voice came from someone who would forever change her life.