Chapter 12: Her Fate
She had been a pretty young thing with short brown-black hair cut in a stylish bob, large brown doe eyes, and a full figured body. She had been the perfect distraction with her bell like laugh, easy smile, and quick wit. She ended up keeping him company for the rest of his time in Japan. He had never forgotten her name Noriko Takanashi.
"I remember Noriko but what does she have to do with anything?"
Tanaka huffed, "Well about a month after you left Noriko found out she was pregnant. Her parents put her out and broke all ties with her. The terrified young woman ended up living with her sister and her spouse for a time before she meet the son of a local shrine. His name was Higurashi, Kenta. It was love at first sight and despite the fact that she was pregnant they ended up getting married when she was around six months along. Once the child was born she was given the name of her step-father and no one outside the family was ever told the truth of the circumstances of her birth, not even the child. Until recently that is." She made a gesture to the young woman who was once again gazing at the door as if she wished she could make a run for it.