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VIDEO: Meakashi-hen | TIP 2: A Smudged Diary
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SFX: Crickets
She's been crying while clinging onto me, so my back was wet with her tears and snot.
My aunt had been screaming hysterically, but she looked tired now.
...I suddenly realized that it was already past one in the morning. She vomited out a series of screams one last time, then finally called it quits.
Even after my aunt walked away, she didn't realize she had been freed.
So, I stroked her head and told her...
Satoko twitched.
Her eyes grew bright again, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
...She looked up at my face.
She knew it was over... but wanted to hear it directly from me. She begged me with a look.
...To be honest, I was really exhausted, too.
So I felt a bit annoyed when she tried to make me say it.
But I needed to pacify her... so I gently told her what she wanted to hear.
"......She's done with her scolding... So let's go to sleep, all right?"
She was crying again silently...
Satoko was shivering pitifully.
...Her small back reminded me that there was nobody else to protect her.
"Here... Go brush your teeth, make your bed... and go to sleep..."
Satoko smiled faintly and nodded.
...As I was released from the strain, a harsh drowsiness fell upon me.
While Satoko was washing her face, I went to the toilet.
I zoned out while watching my pee.
In my dizziness, I almost missed the shot.
...I felt like I was being sucked into the toilet.
...I couldn't even remember what caused it...
