Main Road, Azumano, Tokyo, Japan
2100 Hours
The sirens blared as the ambulance rushed down the crowded streets of Tokyo. It dodged around slow-moving trucks and ignorant teenagers on mopeds. As it approached Azumano General Hospital the driver made contact with the ER team, it was difficult from farther away due to interference, and the gate slid open. The ambulance stopped only ten centimetres short of the hospital wall. Two doctors rushed out to assist the paramedics in unloading the accident victims.
Niwa House, Azumano, Tokyo, Japan
2130 Hours
Emiko Niwa peeked into the living room where her husband, Kosuke, was watching the news. She sighed, she wished her husband would watch something more interesting. "BREAKING NEWS!" the reporter announced, "A deadly two car crash in Azumano has killed two people and sent the passenger to hospital tonight. We go to Laura Yokomato for a live update.
"Thank you Ito. At this very intersection a drunk driver ran a red light and smashed this red Mitsubishi against a concrete wall, just moments ago. The drivers of both cars were injured and died on the way to hospital, however the passenger of the Mitsubishi is clinging to life in hospital. We'll have more details as they come in." Strange, Emiko thought to herself, that car looks a lot like Dai…she stopped, coming to a sudden realization. She screamed. It WAS Daisuke's car! Coming to this realization too, Kosuke grabbed the portable phone out of its holder and opened the speed dial menu. He selected Harada Family and hit SEND…
Palazzo Turchini Hotel, Centro Storico, Naples, Italy
2330 Hours
Risa Harada was awoken by her cellphone jangling on her desk. The caller ID showed her home phone number. Leave it to Mom to bother me even in Italy, she thought. Regardless, she answered the phone with her nicest hello. "Risa," her mother sounded like she'd been crying, "you have to come back to Japan right away!"
"But Mom! I'm on a trip withthe University remember?" she responded.
"I know, I know. It's…your sister." Her mother sounded like she was holding back tears, "She's been in…in a car accident, we don't if…if she's alright." At this point, Mrs. Harada broke into sobs. Risa leapt up from her bed.
"OH MY GOD! How could this happen? I'm gonna catch the next plane to Tokyo, so I'll be there soon!" She hung up the phone and threw some clothes into a suitcase. She grabbed her keys from her desk and ran out towards the parking garage, all the way thinking Oh my God… Oh my God… Oh my God… Oh my God…