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Chapter 3 - I think I get it…

- After School -

Mochi and her friends, Yufimi and Arika, are walking home after school. After a while, they make it to Mochi's, dropped her off, and say their goodbyes. Mochi walks into her home and says her hellos to her parents and brother but quickly when up to her room soon after. She had a lot on her mind.

"What the hell is happening to me! First I get transported to some weird second dimension and now there's some weird man I have to meet. This is so wild. And what was going on with that girl? Did she kill the clown thing and I didn't? And what was with that picture that fell from that creature? And what about..." she continued to ask herself question after question for about ten more minutes until she realized what she was doing.

"Need to try to calm down. I'll get my answers tomorrow from "Boss". I should probably start to do my homework for the day." She grabbed her bag and pulled out the notebook with her homework in it but before she started she turn on her tv and went to the news station. Having some noise in the background helped her focus.

"Breaking news!"  Said the news reporter.

"There has been a suicide reported. The name of the deceased is Makoto Tanaka."

Mochi directed her attention to the screen.

"This the sixth suicide this month. What is going on?" She said in a sad tone.

"There was a note that was found near his body say: To anyone that may or may not come across this letter I would first want you to know that all of the bullshit that the world may tell you about life getting better is a lie. I've lost everything that ever made me happy. My daughter, my wife, my job, everything. That bitch of a wife I had never supported me in whatever I did. I always want to travel the world as a clown and to have fun with all of the children. I just wanted to make the world happy. She knew this, but she never supported me it was always "Get a real job!" or " You're never going to be successful if you do that!" It was suffocating.

After my resilience to change she left and took everything with her. When we went to court for the divorce she even lied and said I used to hit her and our children. I would never do that to her or them. As much as I didn't like how she didn't support my dream, I still loved her. After she pulled in court I got sent to jail for domestic violence. That was the worst five years of my life. When I got out I wanted to try and get in contact with my children so I tried calling my ex-wife but she never picked up. I got frustrated so I went to the school of my youngest child, Sasumi, to go see if she still loved me. I waited until school got our for her and when she saw me she ran to hug me but before we could embrace that devil stopped her and screamed for help. People began to stare at me as if I had done something wrong so I had to leave. I haven't seen my daughter or my son in four years. I tried to move on but I just couldn't.

Last week in a sad attempt to save my pitiful life I found another job as a clown, this made me the happiest I've been in years. But when I went in for the first day they fired me. Turns out they did a background check on me and they don't want "an abuser " working with kids. That was my last straw. I tell you all this to remind you that you may still have hope but just know that it will never it will never happen." The reporter concluded his story with a picture of the man. It was a man with brown hair, brown eyes, and a mole on his cheek.

"Wait..." Mochi said shocked.

"He looks just like the man in the picture... Could it have been him? And that fact that he was a clown too... Everything is lining up in the wrong way."  How could I have fought a dead man? How..." She went on her question trail again but never got any definitive answers.

"I need to know. Let me try and call Boss." She grabs her phone and called him.

*Ring*

*Ring*

*Ring*

"What do you need Mochi?" Said, Boss.

"How do you know my name- you know what never mind that right now. Was that shadowy clown figure I fought a real person?" Said Mochi?

"Can't this wait until tomorrow?" Said Boss in an annoyed tone.

"No! I need to know now. Please just tell me this and I'll wait until tomorrow." Mochi said.

"In a way...yes but no at the same time. That's all I will say for now I have to go."

*Click*

"Did he just say...yes?" She dropped her phone in shock and started to tear up.

"Am I a murderer?"

To be continued...