Translated from Japanese by Saya
A Cryptic Story!!
It was around midnight, three days ago.
I was on my way home from a night of drinking. As it was a very cold night, I stopped by a vending machine to buy some warm tea. **
While I was at it, suddenly a kid went running like a thunderbolt down the cross street on my right.
"What the fuck is that kid doing in such a cold night,"
I thought to myself.
After getting tea, I again began walking when a woman came running up to me and asked,
"Have you seen my son?"
It was cold, I was sleepy and couldn't be bothered to get involved, so I told her I didn't see her son and went back home to sleep.
But a surprise was lying in wait for me the following morning. The mother of the kid I saw had been stabbed at home and was now fighting for her life.
The tobacconist near my place told me all about it.
The case didn't get to be on the news, so I don't know the details, but it was the kid who first discovered his mother in that state and ran to the police station for help.
Hearing that made me feel sorry, because I thought there was perhaps something more I could have done to save them...
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** You find those vending machines, usually selling hot and cold drinks, on every bloody street in Japan.
Learn more about Japan's vending machines below:
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| A row of vending machines |
It was around midnight, three days ago.
I was on my way home from a night of drinking. As it was a very cold night, I stopped by a vending machine to buy some warm tea. **
While I was at it, suddenly a kid went running like a thunderbolt down the cross street on my right.
"What the fuck is that kid doing in such a cold night,"
I thought to myself.
After getting tea, I again began walking when a woman came running up to me and asked,
"Have you seen my son?"
It was cold, I was sleepy and couldn't be bothered to get involved, so I told her I didn't see her son and went back home to sleep.
But a surprise was lying in wait for me the following morning. The mother of the kid I saw had been stabbed at home and was now fighting for her life.
The tobacconist near my place told me all about it.
The case didn't get to be on the news, so I don't know the details, but it was the kid who first discovered his mother in that state and ran to the police station for help.
Hearing that made me feel sorry, because I thought there was perhaps something more I could have done to save them...
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** You find those vending machines, usually selling hot and cold drinks, on every bloody street in Japan.
Learn more about Japan's vending machines below:
What's so interesting about Japan's vending machines?
25 things you'll only find in vending machines in Japan
Comments
I find this one to be very interesting, because while there's an *apparent* solution to it, there are many ways to think of the story when you get to analyse a few things.
Like how the narrator can't be sure that the stabbed woman is the same that he saw that night, if all he has is the information from the tobacconist.
Also, since the woman is apparently still alive (fighting for her life), rather than he seeing a ghost, it's fun to consider that maybe he actually saw the stabber, who was trying to catch the witness.
i think the kid was running to get some help, and the women who asked the guy was that women's spirit when she was in a coma or something...
Basically the person who asked him "have you seen my son" is the stabber and the kid was running away from her. Right? hehe
Imho, the kid - who is appearantly her son were running like a thunderbolt (to the police). So the event of stabbing must be happened before.
So did he saw his mother's doppelganger?...
I'm so glad you're posting again, Saya-san!
i think the murderer is the tobbaconist, why i said that?
because the narator said that he was on his way home and stopped at the vending machine to buy some warm tea.
i think he was alone until the kid run past him and the woman running to him.
and next morning suddenly the tobbaconist told him all about the woman and the kid ??
how the hell the tobbaconist know the woman is the narrator saw one?
kind of weird.
I'm not sure about the tobacconist, but I assume they don't really have anything to do with the stabbing.
As for what he could have done - he already helped the boy by being unhelpful lol since he didn't help the woman find him and probably end his life.
The tobacconist pretended to be a woman to chase after the boy, I know it seems so far-fetched but it did say that the news didn't really cover the story at all so how did the tobacconist know that the son ran away after seeing the killer stab his mother? Unless he was there...
Also, the title in itself tells you the outcome. The narrator is THE WITNESS, by encountering the killer disguised as the mother.
This one baffles me. But the only theory that I can think of was that the narrator saw the kid running to get the police, and later on saw the spirit of the dying mother looking for the kid.
Maybe the mother was concerned about the kid, or maybe she wanted to say goodbye to him before her last breath.
I'm really interested to read more theories from other readers.
This one is definitely very cryptic for me. Good reading as always, Saya-san. Thank you for the story.
-nunu-
However, the last point about the title applies even if the woman wasn't the tobbaconist.
Or... plot twist, the tobacconist is the murderous lady and the guy just didn't recognize her the night before because it was dark and he was drunk and tired! Yeah, I don't think that's likely, but hey, it's possible. :P
Dommo for the grest blog
If the child get lost then she wil do the same thing as the running women WITH AN PANIC EXPRESSION in her face . even the fact that narrator are drunk, he still can remember the kids afterward right ? So that mean he can see the women expression when asking about the child but he didn't say anything about it. For me, that mean he unconsciously feel something wrong with that women so he didn't tell where the kid go :3
Well, it is very interesting to read all the comment from beloved reader.
This is my assumption for the stabbed mother. The tobacconist was cooperated with the kid to rob the women stuff. When the kid robbed the women, he ran away because the woman ran after him. The kid met the man who bought warm tea while the kid attempting to escape. Of course the woman saw the kid's face and she could report it to the police, but the tobacconist stabbed her to stop reporting to the police. It is really weird when the tobacconist is the only witness.
Note: if the kid really need a help, why he didn't ask for help to man who bought a warm tea. if i was in such condition, i will ask for help to everyone i meet. THE STABBED WOMAN IS NOT A MOTHER OF THE KID, BUT SHE WAS A VICTIM. :)
I hope you're doing well. :)
I absolutely love your blog and was just wondering if you're planning on updating it.
Don't overwork yourself and have a nice day! <3
最近SAYAさんのこのブログを見つけてから凄くハマっていて、何週間かけてやっと8年間の記事を全部読みました！
自分もホラーが大好きで、本当に面白かったです。
もう更新はないのですか？更新をとっても楽しみしてます！
是非是非また更新してください！(^-^)
We hope all is well, take care and see you soon!
You might want to add to the general warning; 'for those who have psychic ability please exercise caution'.
Some of these stories are real, and the 'traces' still linger there even though you're only translated them.
I'm saying this out of good intention. I sincerely apologize if I may have caused you discomfort. And please be careful. I am very concern of you.
All the best.
- nunu -
Even if not, I hope you are doing well Saya! No updates since 2015 are a little worrying. Less from a fan perspective, more from a wondering if you are okay perspective. I hope you're doing well and are just too busy/lacking interest to update rather than anything bad keeping you away.
Have a good October!
Please let us know you're doing okay.
I miss your stories, so I started reading all your old posts again. They're still hair raising now as when I first read them. Sometimes I challenged myself to read them late at night before I went to bed. Haha.
I hope everything is well with you, Saya-san. We(all your fans :D) all miss you, and we hope to hear from you.
-nunu-
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