Shinigami
The train to Fukujiwa is express at 8:15 and so I wake up at 7. I eat left over noodles cold. I get dressed, grab my bag and head to school. I get to the first car as the door closes. The train rumbles away nearly empty. The next train is 30 minutes away.
The time is 8:45. When the next train arrives the platform is full. The station agents help shove people in as the doors close, pushing against the crowds until we’re stuffed in like clothes in a suitcase. The door closes and the suffocating car rolls down the track.
The time is 9:12 when the train pulls into Akoyama. Someone bumps me. I lose my grip on handrail and fall. I reach out blindly and catch something soft. I rear up, finding myself facing the door and the young girl in front of me. I follow her gaze down to where my hand is holding her supple breast. The train passes Akoyama when she screams. The time is 9:45.
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