by Eyt
Makoto lives in a lie. Four months after a vague “incident” drove his parents out of the city, he remains behind to finish school, presenting himself as an easygoing, cheerful student. But the truth always lingers somewhere, always following him around. One evening, in a dim alley, Makoto is confronted by a grotesque, spectral creature, a manifestation of the truth that he refuses to name. It accuses him, forcing him to relive the moment he has desperately tried to forget. He will be forced to face it. Again and again. Unless he confronts it and accepts it. There exists many others like him in this world, those still haunted by the past and refusing to move towards the future, those who desperately try to run instead of facing it head on. What is Makoto supposed to do now?
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