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(Translated and arranged by Saya)

This is a famous urban legend (with many different versions), so you might have already read it somewhere!😊⭐

A man casually looked up at the sky on the way home from his work.
What spread before his eyes was the perfect starry sky without a cloud in sight.

"How long has it been since I last looked at a starry sky?"

He had been up to neck with work for months.
As he looked at those twinkling stars, he felt a quiet joy in his heart.

From that day onward, it became his custom to gaze at the stars from the balcony of his apartment after work.

One night, he noticed that, in the apartment building opposite of his, there was a woman who was gazing up at the sky from her room, in the same manner as he was doing.
"She must love looking at the night sky too!"
He felt a friendly feeling towards her.

He continued to gaze up at the stars whenever he had a chance, and as the days went by, his interest in the woman in the opposite building grew too. In fact, he became almost infatuated with her. The reason was because every time he went out on the balcony to look at the sky, she was also there looking at the sky.

"I wonder what kind of person she is. She must know that I am also here looking at the sky."
He couldn't contain his desire to get to know her any longer. He decided to visit her room.

Feeling butterflies in his stomach, he headed towards her room.
When he arrived, he pressed the doorbell, but there was no answer, no matter how many times he pressed it.
He impulsively grabbed hold of the doorknob. Surprisingly, the door was unlocked.

He timidly peered into the room. It was almost completely dark inside.
Only the moonlight through the window was casting a pale light on the woman.

But he froze the moment he saw her.

The woman was dead, hanging from the ceiling by the window.

She looked as though she was standing there gazing up at the starry sky.

Comments

Diogo Valverde said…
Then the cops arrive to investigate the numerous reports from neighbors of a horrifying stench originating from her apartment and he's the only one at the crime scene. He'd better lawyer up, this ain't a good look for him.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
He was just in love with her🀣✨ That's hardly a crime! They will be united in heaven πŸ˜†⭐⭐⭐✨
Banake said…
Tell this to the judge.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
Everyone is so concerned about this man 🀣✨✨⭐
George V said…
I love classic.
Banake said…
Well, to be fair, if there is no sign of a fight in the apartament, the woman was unknown to the man, and the autopsy indicate that she died by asphyxiation without any indication of other wounds, and the fact that the man would probably be the first to inform the police, it would probably be ruled as a suicide, what I assume is what happened. But that is taking an obvious joke too serious.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
I am glad you like it! πŸ˜†✨
Haem said…
This is the first version I read of the story, it was very interesting but at the end it turned to be kind of sad. Still, it was entertaining :)
Saya_In_Underworld said…
You are so kindπŸ˜†✨
Yes, it's a rather sad ending! ⭐✨
ladyinthewater said…
Hi there, Saya.
I've been a fan of yours since 10+ years ago. I felt like reading your blog again yesterday and found out you've became active again since October. I am so happy! I am a scaredy cat but I always enjoy your blog.
I wish you health and happiness always <3
Saya_In_Underworld said…
WowπŸ˜†πŸ’•Thank you so much for dropping by to comment! Don't worry because I am a scaredy cat too!🀣✨

Thank you for your lovely message! I wish you health, happiness, prosperity and success in every area of your life too!πŸŒΈπŸ’—✨✨✨
allucinator said…
Now you can tell us that the woman has gone up to the heavens and now amongst the stars.
Saya_In_Underworld said…
I am SO surprised to hear something so romantic from you!🀣⭐
@milkyslaps said…
So glad you're still around! I appreciate you and everything you do!!! Best place for that spooky urban legend mood. Much love Saya!!!
Saya_In_Underworld said…
AwwwπŸ’“ Thank you so much, I appreciate you too! I am so happy to receive your comment! Much love from me tooπŸ˜ŠπŸ’•✨✨✨
kraken said…
thanks for the new stories saya!! i've never heard of this urban legend before but i had a feeling that she was dead when he said she was always star gazing at the same time lol. poor guy was so in love 😭
Orion said…
It said blogspot was down when I tried to post my first comment, so here it is again~

At first I thought this would be like that Junji Ito story called "The Window Next Door," but this story ended up way more creepy than that! Here's a link to the comic if you haven't read it yet:
https://www.reddit.com/r/creepy/comments/rm17o/the_window_next_door/

You said this is an urban legend with many possible retellings so I wonder if Ito was inspired by it? And I noticed that j-horror victims have no problem checking if a door is unlocked and entering someone's house! haha
Saya_In_Underworld said…
You are perceptive! πŸ˜†✨ Don't be so upset! They will be together in heaven πŸ€£πŸ’—✨
Saya_In_Underworld said…
Wow😱😱😱😱😱

This is why I NEVER read Junji Ito or Kazuo Umezu. I get so freaked out simply by looking at their drawings 😱😱😱😱😱 lol ✨

That is WAY creepier than this story!🀣✨I hope it won't appear in my dream tonight!
Thank you so much for sharing though!

Yeah, J-horror victims do all sorts of wrongs things just as the victims do in those low budget horror movies 🀣⭐
Fleisch Katze said…
Wow, another cool creepy story :3 I suddenly thought about the famous song "Ue Wo Muite Aruko" by the late Sakamoto Kyu. It's one of my favourite songs and probably the oldest Japanese song I like :)

https://youtu.be/C35DrtPlUbc
Saya_In_Underworld said…
That's a great song! I love it tooπŸ˜†πŸ‘πŸŽ΅✨
Anonymous said…
Aih.. such is a tragedy of a single soul.

What could have been the beginning of a love story became a non-starter. Instead, it
became a horror experience. Double whammy.

How could anyone survive from this blow? Will the narrator ever have the courage to look for love under the stars again?

Very amusing story, Saya-san. Thank you. From the bottom of my single self's heart.

- nunu -