Left to Rot {Book One}

Chapter Two: Noose

.~Aya~.

"Sachiko is the most powerful spirit that roams this school... Everything is under her power. She can make people see things that aren't really there..."
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.~Mari~.

I looked in the first stall... Nothing.
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.~Aya~.

"...And the mortals will believe it. It can drive them towards doing things they never thought they could do..."
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.~Mari~.

The second stall... Nothing. There was a croaking sound in my ears... It was getting louder...
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.~Aya~.

"They could hurt others..."
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.~Mari~.

The third and even the fourth were empty... I walked in front of the fifth, and the croaking noise stopped.
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.~Aya~.

"Or themselves."
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.~Mari~.

The fifth stall was locked. A pair of shoes were perfectly set up in front of the stall. I started to get scared. I grabbed the door, and kicked it open.
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.~Aya~.

As soon as the spirit said those two last words, my head started hurting. It felt like... It was splitting in half, slowly...

"AHHHHHH!!!" I screamed, yanking on my hair.

What is wrong with me?

"Aya?!" Katashi turned to me, concerned. I let go of my hair, and I began to cry.

I collapsed in to Katashi's arms.
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.~Mari~.

The first thing I saw were feet, with no shoes. I looked up a bit more. I was getting really scared. I saw a blue skirt, the same color as mine. I looked up more. I saw a white shirt with a blue and white collar...

It was the same uniform as mine.

Then, I looked up until I could see the face.

My heart stopped. I recognized the person as soon as I saw their face.

"N-no... AYAAAAAA!!!"

She wasn't moving. She swung lifelessly... From the rope hanging from the ceiling. Her brown hair was dangling behind her, and her bangs were covering her ears. Her eyes were grey and bloodshot.

She had hung herself.

I leaped backwards, falling. I landed on my butt.

"AYA!!! WHY?!" I screamed, sobbing.

Right as the tears spilled out of my eyes, the rest of the stalls flew open.

I saw Amaterasu, Rin, Rei hanging, lifelessly... But I was sure they were just hallucinations since they faded a few seconds after. I screamed as loud as I possibly could, the tears multiplying.

It was all too much. My best friend, dead, right before my eyes.

In an instant, I blacked out.
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