THE SILENT STREET
[INTRODUCTION]
CH.0
20xx 7.7 / Friday 17:30 / Sunny.
One week after "Boy" travelled from Russia to Japan to attend University ends right now and he is ready to go home from school, alone. The reason is that he wants to discover more places around his new home. But alone.
7.7/ Friday 18:20/ Sunny.
"Boy" wanders to one of not many named streets in the city. "Kamigashinda". He is just few steps in when he sees a sign with a name of the street right beside small convenience store.
-"Oho, interesting name I see here, in rough translation, would It be something around "God is dead"? Well, Japan, you certainly is interesting country full of suprises." he says quietly.*chuckle*
"Boy" laughs to himself and continues:
-"I will take a picutre of it, tho I hope noone will see me, one week here and I will already look wierd." *worried chuckle*
After another silent laugh, this time a bit worried one, "Boy" looks for a few seconds around him and with big amount of joy, almost like a kid after getting sweets from their mum he is slowly taking his mobile out of his school bag.
-"Hmm, I think this might be okay, aside of that girl which isn't even looking this way, there really isn't anyone here.."
When boy ended the quiet monologue, "Boy" thought in his head:
"..but that girl really is beautiful, brunette and that skirt with pure white shirt, she truly looks awesome, atleast from behind..I just don't understand why is she holding hoodie in the heat like this... anyways, what if she actually sees me and tell her friends?.. she must be popular with that looks..."
After exactly 3.14 seconds "Boy" makes a choice. Choice that happened 7.7 20xx in a regular Sunny day, choice that will change his future forever. Choice that looks futile, but under the cover, it's everything but not futile, atleast not for most of HUMANITY, it's choice as big as making one new life, or on the other side, choice of taking one and a half of another person out of this world.
Instead of just thinking in his had, "Boy" once again said something quietly:
-"I will just take the photo, she is going in the opposite direction and even if she were to say to her friends that she saw some wierdo taking picture of sign its not like it will kill me, and unless she have a picture of me which is on par with impossible because we didn't met each other, noone will actually know it was me."
*clip* & *chuckle*
-"For what reason was I so scared? it didn't even take more than six seconds of my life and I have it, easy peasy.. "
-"Oho, I even have part of her in the photo, well, atleast I can be sure that she didn't saw me when I was taking it.."
*steps*
"Boy" went to closest bench.. no, actually it was the only bench around, sat down, put his school bag on left side of a bench and started editing. Editing his new post for Instagram.
-"..yup, this filter might be good, crop her out and its ready for IG, I'm interested what will others say about that name."
7.7/ Friday 19:18/ Sunny.
Right after "Boy" posted his new picture, he looked around him. And it was just now that he thought:
-"This place feels wierd. It's too quiet here. Other than that girl I didn't meet even one person here, nor one car went by here.."
*quiet wind whirling around*
Boys hands started to shake after he realized that the street he is on, is almost like death itself. It was probably just "Boys" curiousness that made him not realize it until now but that's something even I can't comprehend..
-"Rather than sitting here I'm gonna hurry home, I still haven't eaten yet. Luckily there was convenience store besides the sign at the start of the street."
He stood up, this time placed his smartphone into his pocket, took his school bag and went with little faster tempo into the convenience store. On his surprise, it was totaly usual convenience store, nothing unusual there. As usual, there were atleast thirty types of ramen along with a lot of yogurts, there was a bit older lady, already with some gray hairs, a bit of overweight but still vital enough to work in a small store. To his surprise, there even were som chairs to sit, which are more common in larger stores rather than stores this small. After almost twenty minutes of walking around he bought his favourite bread, lemon ice-cream, bottle of water and one bucket of the cheapest ramen. He was already leaving when the old woman looked at him with the most sorrowful look he ever seen and said:
-"Hey youngster, you are not from here right?"
After question almost like from a film, boy answered and questioned her right back:
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-"You are right, I'm not from here, do you want something? I'am in hurry.."
Old woman sighted, put her hand on a regal and said with her weak voice:
-"No, no, I just haven't seen you here yet.. you shouldn't wander around here this late, it's dangerous for young people like you to walk alone this late at night.. anyways, have a nice walk home."
"Boy" was opening his ice-cream while old woman was talking and right after he opened it, he licked his lemon ice-cream once and said:
-"Thanks for caring but I heard these things from old people even in a place I came from and look at me, I'm still here, healthy and safe..."
Boy bitten his ice-cream and got few pieces of it around his mouth but he didn't notice it and continued conversation:
-"..rather I would ask, how did you know I'm going home without me telling you? All I said was that I'am in hurry, I haven't spoken a word about going home.. tell me old woman."
Boy went back to licking his ice-cream and waited for old womans response. After a few seconds staring on boy, she said:
-"Well, I haven't seen one teenager who bought this type of food and didn't went home afterwards. Especially this late at night."
Old woman smirked and continued:
-"Oh and youngster... there is ice-cream around your mouth, also there is plastic spoon for ice-cream in the packing.. I see,you must have came to Japan just recently right?"
Boy took out his phone, switched on front camera and got emberassed look on his face. He wipied out ice-cream really fast and said quiet "thanks". Afterwards he left with fast pace and when he was already few meters away he heard old woman saying:
-"Be safe youngster!"
7.7/ Friday 19:56/ Sunny.
"Boy" stepped around the corner, finally got out from that wierd street and just when he exhaled, the person walking against him was the girl from before. The only difference is that the hoodie she had before in the right hand was now on her white shirt.
-"..and just when I got out from that store, gash."
Just as usual, boy quietly told his inner though march and passed the girl just like any other person. When he turned behind with his head to see that beautiful girl once again, she was already nowhere to be seen.
-"What the hell? She is walking even faster than me. Is she freaking gepard?.. Gonna hurry up home now, that ramen is already seducing me.."
7.7/ Friday 19:57/ Sunny.
Few meters away from boys encounter.
-"That boy looked great, didn't he? hmm Oyzis?"
-"Oh shut up Ma'at, my whole shirt is now wet because of your stupid ideas.. luckily I taken hoodie today, I wouldn't be able to go home if I haven't.."
-"What? You know that other people also have clothes right? Are you alright? even I know this.. you should've just taken his shirt... what was his name? Hobart? Homobe?"
-"It was Hotoke, Ho-to-ke. How did you even thought of Homo-be? Wait, how did you THOUGHT OF HOBART?! I'am the one who should be asking if you are alright!"
-"haa, what did you say? Do you even know how old I'm?"
-"And what now? Do you see this? Another shirt I need to throw away cuz' it's as red as roses.."
-"You see, you still remember what did we agreed to right?"
-"Oh yes, yes.. I'll be good girl from now on..it isn't like you made me like this.. totaly not.."
-"You are sarcastic once again right? And you are wrong, you always been like this, I just made you more honest with your feelings."
-"Ahahah, sure.."
*steps fading in the distance*
7.7/ Friday 20:03/Sunny
*steps*
*sounds of unlocking doors*
-"Oh god, already 8pm and I just got home.."
Right after boy got home, he put ramen into microwave and turned on tv so it isn't silent in his own home, he had already enough of silent for that day.
-"Lucky that tomorrow is saturday, but today really was hell of a day. And that annoyin' old woman in the store was the cherry on the cake..she even embarrassed me and then just normaly said 'Be safe youngster!'.."
Boy turned his computer on and went back to kitchen.
-"Anyways, I'm still wondering why that street was so damn silent.."
*beep* *beep*
Boys ramen was finished, he taken it, sat behind computer and just like always on friday, "Boy" started reading new episode of his favourite horror webtoon "Ghost Teller".
*slurp*
-"Oho, I wasn' expecting that! Killing her family without even knowing it.. funny."
..
7.7/ Friday 21:12/Sunny.
After showering, boy went into his bed, when he came to japan, he promised to himself that he will wake up everyday at 6:00 and run as morning exercise...you need to be healthy to live a good life, dont you? Haha-Uhm. Few seconds before "Boy" actually fell asleep, his last words were:
"That silent street.. that surely was something INTERESTING, just what I was trying to find! Tommorrow, I'm gonna take my camera and get back there, that place surely have some secret. It really was long ago I was this hyped for something..."
And this is when I, myself thought:
"This is gonna be more interesting than I thought... humans surely are something. It was also long time ago I seen something this entertaining "Boy", I'm really interested in how this will end up."
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8.7/ Saturday 5:40/Sunny.
TV: "..There were found another parts of human body this morning. It's already seventh case in seven days. It is believed that victim died around 7pm yesterday. It was 26 years old salaryman without any found family left aside to girlfriend that found him. If you know this man on picture, please contact police station so we have higher chances of finding out who the serial murderer recently named "Jack the Ripper" after serial killer from 19th century is...
and now to a little bit better topic, weather! This whole week should stay around 26°C which is exact average for this period. But in friday we should expect a little decrease to around 24°C and occasional clouds.."
Diary of XXXXXXXX
Day XXXXXXX
Ch.0
[Introduction]
The End