Po po po . . .

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"Do you know about Hachishakusama?" My classmate, Sango Tagawa, asked me. I shook my head in response, and she leaned closer with a grim look on her face.

"Hachishakusama is an 8 feet tall woman with long black hair, usually sporting a large sun hat and a morning dress or kimono. We don't know how she comes to be, but we do know is that she targets children. Most of them in the age rage of 9-12. But if you happen to have a sibling in that age range, listen carefully for any 'Po' noises, that's what she makes when she walks around."

Another classmate of mine snorted. "As if, they're merely urban legends. Even if it's true, we're 18 year olds. Anyways, I want to move out of this old little town. Barely anything here to keep me entertained." He wrinkled his nose and everyone fell in silence, agreeing that it was boring here.

Oh how wrong they were.