title: C R A D L E
"Good Afternoon – we're here for ultrasound check-up." says Megumi Okina as soon as she and her husband, Kiyoshi, entered the clinic. The nurse beamed at them.
"Please sit down and fill up this form." the Nurse greeted them.
"Is Doctor Takahashi around?" Megumi asked.
The nurse nodded and entered another room to the right, leaving the couple alone for quite sometime as they filled up the form.
Megumi is already 7 months pregnant and since her parents were very strict, this was the first ultrasound check-up ever. She was extremely excited to know if the baby is a boy or a girl.
Ten minutes later, the nurse accompanied the couple inside the main clinic. The Doctor, Hiroshi Takahashi, had a huge smile spread across his face as they entered. He helped Megumi lie on the bed and did whatever he had to do with the ultrasound materials to start the procedure. He switched on the ultrasound monitor, and in a few minutes, the couple were mesmerized by the figure of their baby, which according to the doctor was a girl.
Soon before they left for home, they thanked the doctor, paid the fee and finally left. As they drove home by car, the couple talked about their future baby. "What are we going to name her?" Megumi asked excitedly.
"Er – what about Yui? – See – Yui Okina! Isnt it good?" Kiyoshi proudly said.
Megumi snorted. "Doesn't sound to good – what about Misaki? That seems better." she suggested.
Kiyoshi smiled. "Case closed – her name's Misaki! Give me a hug, honey!"
Kiyoshi embraced her tightly and they both jumped when they heard shouts and a loud beep from outside the vehicle as they thundered across the outskirts of Tokyo. The couple's cheerful expressions turned into shock when they freed each other from the hug. Coming their way was a huge ten-wheeler truck. People outside were screaming to stop their car, or they're going to die.
"I love you Kiyoshi – I love you my baby." Megumi cried as she held Kiyoshi's hand tightly and caressed her baby.
Kiyoshi uttered a loud scream before the massive, ten-wheeler truck collided with their car. Their vehicle was sent flying ten meters away and exploding into wisps as it fell back into the ground. People from everywhere crowded around the incident in a matter of seconds and when the police finally arrived and showered the flames off the Okina's car, they took pictures of the dead couple and took them out of the crumpled car. Kiyoshi and Megumi were both dripping with fresh blood and their bodies were full of severe cuts and bruises. Most of the people left for they couldn't stay any longer staring at those pitiful bodies.
Their bodies were immediately sent to a morgue and their families were called. The first person to reach the morgue was Okina's mother, Misa Kikumura, who fell in a dead faint when she saw the couple's bodies on the stretchers, stained with blood.
