Category: Imperfect Girl
IG Part 44 & Afterword
44 With that, I burned the final version of the file onto a CD, packaged it, and mailed it off to the publishers in Tokyo. I could’ve sent the file directly by e-mail and it would’ve arrived in seconds, but they would never accept anything sent through the Internet. Besides, mailing it would only take…
IG Part 43
43 And that brings us to the end of the incident. As for the details… Early the next morning, almost a full week after my abduction by the U family, the police rang the intercom. I don’t know if I should say that it was too late or sooner than I expected, but there was…
IG Part 42
42 And so my “story” began. My voice came out in a soft whisper to U as she lay on the couch half-asleep. It had been so high-pitched with nervousness moments prior, yet was miraculously neutral as I began speaking. That wasn’t even intentional. I think that happened because I wasn’t speaking my own words,…
IG Part 41
41 “I am home.” I stood just behind the doormat to greet U‘s return, rather than waiting in the closet where I had been held captive. Not because I didn’t have the time to get back in or replace the door. I could have done that with time to spare. There was just no point…
IG Part 40
40 I’m not sure that it’s actually possible for two people to both strangle the other to death. With the knowledge I now have a decade later, I’m pretty sure it’s biologically impossible… I suppose one or both of them had suffered a fatal traumatic injury, maybe from hitting their head on the headboard, or…
IG Part 39
39 I never found out what U‘s parents did for a living in the end. I’m sure if I had scrounged through the bedroom and study still left on the second floor, I could have easily figured it out, and more. In fact, I can wager some guesses from my memories, but I’ll never be…
IG Part 38
38 [ Always say, “Good morning to you.” ] [ Always say, “Thank you for this meal.” ] [ Always say, “I am finished eating.” ] [ Always say, “I am leaving now.” ] [ Always say, “I am home.” ] [ Always say, “Welcome home.” ] [ Always say, “It is nice to meet…
IG Part 37
37 I started with the washing machine. My clothes were by far the nastiest in the house, but there was a massive pile of all the laundry U had used in the past two weeks just tossed into the laundry bin. It was too much to wash in one load, so it would need a…
IG Part 36
36 I write novels at a consistent pace, keeping to my routines, but I don’t bother trying to keep up a uniform mood or level of excitement. Frankly, I can’t do that. Some parts just flow, and I can ride their wave while writing, and some I can’t. Then there are some parts where I…
IG Part 35
35 The whole situation was beyond anything I could possibly manage. If she was just messed up in the head, maybe I could’ve done something; at least we would’ve been in the same boat. If she was just a monster, maybe I could’ve become the hero who rose up to defeat her. But I couldn’t.…