As I left the hospital, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something had changed. Visiting Sai had stirred emotions in me that I didn’t want to acknowledge emotions I didn’t even think I was capable of feeling.
I wasn’t supposed to care. I wasn’t supposed to feel pity, or sadness, or anything like that. But seeing Sai in that hospital bed, so vulnerable and yet still so friendly… it had affected me in ways I didn’t understand.
I tried to push the thoughts away, to regain control over my emotions. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop thinking about Sai’s words. We’re more alike than you think.
Maybe he was right. Maybe there was more to both of us than what people saw. But I couldn’t let myself dwell on that. I had to stay focused, stay in control.
And yet, despite everything, I knew one thing for sure I was going to keep visiting Sai. I didn’t know why, but I needed to see him again. Maybe it was curiosity, or maybe it was something else. Something I wasn’t ready to admit to myself.
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The Perfect Mask
Mystery / ThrillerNakamura Kazuki, the son of one of Japan's wealthiest families, has everything: good looks, fame as a successful model, and the image of a perfect man. But beneath this flawless exterior, Kazuki hides a dark secret he is a psychopath. For him, killi...
