Megumi's death happened here as well, but, soon, things WILL change.
Tuesday, August 16th
Kaori felt horrible guilt just tearing at her soul, nonstop. She had just lost her childhood friend to acute heart failure(According to Dr. Ozaki), apparently caused by Anemia. Megumi was the person in Sotoba who died at the youngest age so far, much to the shock of every other villager.
There was, however, unusual, which no one noticed—Megumi's soul never left her body. She could still hear, and still think, despite being dead. She had become an Okiagari—an undead individual.
"Megumi I'm sorry!" a soft, tearful voice said, and Megumi immediately recognized it.
Kaori!? Wait...I can still hear you? Megumi's conscious had heard her. But this can't be possible...I died...how can I still hear? It was all so confusing to her—she was dead, and yet her conscious was still alive, and listening.
"The poor Shimizus, how will they deal with this?"
"This is all so unexpected..."
It's true, my life is over.
"I guess I feel kinda guilty for this." Another familiar voice was heard, Yuuki...he came. I guess I should've listened to what you and Kaori said. she thought to herself.
Later, nighttime
Megumi's eyes opened, to her surprise, as she found herself inside a strange wooden box. She could immediately tell it was a coffin just by reading a plaque at her face - "In loving memory of Megumi Shimizu" - which only confused her even more. Even more confusing was that it should've been pitch black, and yet she could see perfectly clear. Was she still alive, or was she something else? Though the coffin hardly had any space, she was able to move her hand to where her heart was - nothing, no heartbeat. Megumi was beginning to feel terrified - she knew she had died, and yet here she was, able to see, hear, and feel as if she was still alive.
Over at the Yuuki house...
What a load of crap. Natsuno thought to himself, she was just like every other villager, expecting something I was assigned. She was nothing more than a Love-sick puppy, expecting me to return her feelings.
No matter how much he tried denying it, Natsuno felt as if something was missing from his life after Megumi's death. Did he like her and just didn't know it, or was there something else at work? There was no telling.