Chapter 1
Volume One Chapter One: The Suicidal Girl It was a cloudless day, and the sky was clear as crystal. If I could choose my own death day, I would probably pick a day like this. On a certain day in April, I was lurking on the platform of a station, sitting on a bench towards the back, facing the oncoming train, yawning and playing with my phone. This station was located about an hour west from Shinjuku Station, and although it was within the city, it was quite remote. There was only one island platform sandwiched between the tracks for up and down trains, and there was only one ticket gate. You had to press a button to open the train doors when boarding or alighting, and express trains did not stop here. Even with such a small station, during the rush hour, it was still crowded with office workers and students waiting for trains to the city center. A group of middle school students in front of me was making a racket, irritating me. Next to them, a bunch of heavily made-up high schoo...
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