Chapter 2
Yui Okada...now I've heard of that name before.
"You're from Viyuden, right?" I asked.
"That's right," she answered. "We've been performing for awhile now."
"What just happened?" I asked.
"You really want to know?" she asked sadly.
"I won't tell anybody, I swear." My hands were on top of hers, which was shaking. It looked like she was going to cry again, but she looked at me and told me her entire, tortured story.
"This wasn't the first time I nearly got raped," she said.
"What!?" I was practically stunned.
"I nearly got raped almost a year ago," Yui began to explain. "It was after a show and I was finishing getting dressed to go out with the girls."
"Was it from one of the band members?" I asked.
"You could say that."
"You don't need to tell me anything else," I replied.
Unfortunately, she told me the whole thing. She knew every bit of detail to the attack like it just happened back in the alleyway. I didn't want to hear what had happened to her. How the person nearly ripped her clothes off, how he had nearly forced himself onto her. It nearly made me sick, almost to the point of throwing up.
Before I could go to the bathroom, she grabbed onto my arm and threw me back onto the couch. For a small girl, she had enough strength to pull me down. I could tell that she wasn't finished yet with her story.
"You got to help me," she said.
"Why?" I asked. "Those people I killed won't be coming back."
"No, they were friends with that guy."
"Did you know that guy?"
"Yes. He was my friend's brother."
"What?! Why would he do that?"
"I don't know. He's been stalking me for a while."
"Why couldn't you call the police?"
"They never believed me. You're the only person I can trust now."
I knew that what she said was a lie, about being the only person she could trust. I didn't want to hurt her, but I couldn't stand there and watch to see if somebody would eventually rape her. Also, what happened this morning, pretty much knew that my life was changed forever.
I had killed three people.
It could have been worse. They could have killed me and Yui.
I took a deep breath and looked at her. "What do you want me to do?" I asked.
"Don't tell anyone about me," she said.
"I promise," I said. "Not a soul."
"Good." Her face was beaming again. Just then, her phone rang. "Hello? Oh hi, Rika!"
It was her bandmate Rika Ishikawa. How could anybody not know her?
I went to my bedroom and laid down on the bed, trying to figure out what had just happened the last hour or so. What did I just do? I thought. I just committed murder on three people. But, they were going to rape, if not kill her if I didn't step in. Suddenly, I heard Yui coming into my bedroom.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Not really," I said. "How about you?"
"I feel a little better now," she said. "Thanks to you, of course."
"You're welcome," I said. "What did Rika say?"
"I asked her if she could come over here," she answered. "Do you mind?"
"Not at all."
"Do you have any secrets?"
That one question. That one word:secret. I had so many secrets to tell her, but is she ready to hear them?
I heard a knock on the door. I jumped off the bed and felt my heart in my mouth. I had a feeling that the police already found about about the murder.
"Don't worry," Yui said. "It's probably Rika and Erika."
I didn't want to jump to any conclusions, but I was still scared over what had happened this morning. I took Yui, and waited behind the front door. I still had the gun that I used previously. It still had a few rounds left.
"Who is it?" I asked.
"It's Rika. Can you open the door?"