I fell onto the sidewalk in front of Dr. Hayashi's clinic
It felt like my legs were no longer part of me
The yellow tape shone under the sun
And the sound of the police tore through the air
I couldn't hear anything
I could only see
The blood I had seen in the vision
And suddenly—
A voice I knew
"Ginso! Ginso!"
I lifted my head with difficulty
Miuko was running toward me
Her face full of shock
She sat beside me quickly
Placed her hand on my shoulder and said
"Ginso… are you okay? What happened?!"
I couldn't hold myself together
My voice came out torn
"It was… it was that doctor
Dr. Hayashi…
I saw him… I saw his death before it happened…
And I did nothing…"
Miuko pressed my shoulder hard
"Ginso… calm down
Tell me… did he contact you before this?"
I shook my head slowly
"Yes… yes he called me today…
He asked me to come to his clinic at two
He wanted… to see me"
Miuko's expression changed completely
The shock vanished…
Replaced by a slow… terrifying understanding
She whispered
"So… he had something to tell you"
I felt my spine shiver
"What… what do you mean?"
She looked at the yellow tape
Then at the police officers
Then at me
"Ginso… the organization doesn't kill people randomly
They kill people…
Who have dangerous information
Or were about to give it to someone"
Then she said very clearly
"And if Dr. Hayashi was going to tell you something…
It means the organization killed him
To stop you from hearing that thing"
My soul shivered
I couldn't believe it…
And I couldn't deny it either
Before I could fully grasp her words
I received a message on my phone
"Please go to the police station for investigation immediately"
At the police station
An officer sat in front of me
With shadows of fatigue under his eyes
"You are the last person who spoke to Dr. Hayashi
Why did he want to see you?"
I looked at the table
"He… he wanted an appointment for a checkup
That's all"
They asked many questions
And we finally left exhausted
While walking outside the station
Miuko stopped
"Ginso… since the doctor tried to see you before his death
It only means one thing—"
I swallowed before hearing the sentence
"You… have entered the organization's circle now"
I opened my mouth with a trembling voice
"Why?! What do they want from me?!"
She didn't answer
She just said
"Because you were about to learn something you shouldn't know"
And suddenly—
The pain returned to my head
Sounds mixed
Light
Then…
A narrow hallway
A wooden door
Number…
5
A drop of blood
And my mother's voice… weak, distant
"Ginso…"
I screamed and took a step back
Miuko grabbed my arm immediately
"Ginso! What did you see?!"
"My apartment… door number 5…
There was blood…
And my mother's voice!"
I ran as fast as I could toward my home
My heart pounding like crazy
The streets around me faded into a fog of pain and panic
I reached the door
My hands trembling as I unlocked it
And peeked inside the apartment…
But there was no one
Silence filled the place
No blood, no traces, nothing to show something happened
I breathed slowly
But my heart did not calm
Where was my mother?
I tried calling her… her phone was off
Completely off
I sat on the floor broken
Thinking about what might happen to her
Fear… worry… helplessness gnawed at my soul
Had the organization taken her?
Amid the darkness of my thoughts and depression
I heard a faint sound from the door I was standing in front of
My heart jumped…
Were those the organization's men?
I gripped my body in tension
And the door opened quietly…
"Ginso… what are you doing?"
Her voice… my mother…
My tears exploded as I ran to her
Held her while my tears fell
"Where were you, Mom?"
She looked exhausted, like carrying the house on her back
"I was working late, I didn't notice the time pass…"
I calmed myself and lifted my head to look at her
"But your phone was off…"
She smiled at me, a little sadly to calm my inner thoughts
"The battery died and it turned off…"
I sat beside her, whispering in my mind
"So… it was a false vision…
What would I have done if something happened to you…"
I hugged my mother
The fear gradually faded
But the feeling of worry and danger didn't leave my heart