KANNA
In the city morgue, Dr. Mitsuo sat in the corner staring at the covered body several feet away. The white sheet that covered the body had eerie splotches of blood, a grim foreshadowing of what lay beneath.
The door to the right of him opened, and so entered Det. Yoshikawa and Det. Kamio.
"This is the corpse we found at the school?"
"Yes it is, Detective. I have to say…I've never seen such a corpse. It's as if she was twisted and turned by some unnatural force."
"You say you found rabbit fur mixed in with the blood?"
"Yes, but aside from that, there's no evidence of a second person involved…except for this."
Dr. Mitsuo brought out a small tin container covered with a piece of white sheet. He lifted the fabric and showed the "evidence" to the two detectives.
"A jaw?"
"A human jaw, detective. By the way, did you identify the corpse?"
Det. Yoshikawa pulled out three photographs from his pocket.
"Ms. Matsubara said that she only saw three girls come into the school. This is Hisayo Yoshida, Mizuho Tamura, and Kanna Murakami. Ms. Tamura seems to have disappeared, while your corpse is Ms. Yoshida."
"And what of Murakami?"
"Bloody footprints were found outside the school. Theblood was her's."
Noriko returned to an empty house late in the afternoon. She was looking forward to having dinner with Yuki and couldn't wait to see Kanna's progress on her homework.
"Kanna! Help me carry in the groceries!" she shouted upstairs as she opened the door. There was no answer.
"Tsuyoshi!" she shouted again as she walked up the stairs. She started into Tsuyoshi's room, but he wasn't there.
"Probably went out with his girlfriend." She thought. The phone rang from downstairs.
She ran down the stairs and answered the phone.
"Hello? Oh, Mizuho! No, Tsuyoshi's not here…I thought he was with you."
The front door opened and she saw a figure come in out of the corner of her eye.
"Hold on, Mizuho. I think he's here now." She said as she laid down the phone.
She approached the lurching figure as it came up the stairs. Noriko could pick out a school uniform amidst the darkness. It must be Kanna.
"Kanna, have you seen—" but her voice stopped as she looked down on the foot of the stairs. There was blood. Lots and lots of blood.
"Who…are you?" Noriko murmured to the bloodstained person. It was her last words.
Slowly, the figure raised its blood-splattered head and turned around. Noriko screamed in utmost terror as she gazed upon Kanna, a toothy red hole where her jaw used to be.
What do you think, eh? Possible R-Rated caliber in the next two chapters.
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