This happened back when I was in elementary school. It was during winter break, just before the new semester was about to start, when my best friend’s mother, who lived right next door, passed away. We were told it was a sudden subarachnoid hemorrhage. My friend was completely devastated. Her parent…
This is something that happened back in high school when I went over for a sleepover at a close friend's house. Her house sat directly behind a renowned shrine that drew worshippers from out of state,…
Ever since I was in middle school, or maybe high school, the uncle who had always doted on me passed away. He lived by himself, and when he slipped one day, he hit his head... and that was it. I cried…
This happened about ten years ago. Having only finished middle school, I left my backwater hometown—a place with nothing but farm fields—to look for work and moved to a slightly more developed part of…
This is a story I heard from my friend, Ms. K. At the time, Ms. K had just finished building her dream home. She lived with her husband and their five-year-old son, who was at that delightfully mischi…
