86 Chapter 78 - Masked Maniac (1/2)

”How?”

Kasumi was flabbergasted and Hanae was stone cold. Not a single movement came from the sisters, but the father decided to push them out of the way. They slammed into the wall then to the floor, their bodies just a pile of limbs.

”Move over, don't stand in the way of others! What have I taught you that you would be this way?”

After their father left, the sisters remained on the floor. The tears dried up on Kasumi's cheek and Hanae became so still that her arms and legs began to cramp. They finally moved when they heard a groan come from their mother.

Kasumi got up first, ”Mother? Are you alright?”

Kokoro lifted her head and groaned even louder. She looked at her daughters and sighed with relief, happy that they didn't get harmed by the masked maniac from last night.

Kokoro smiled, ”My daughters, you are alright! Oh, how I was worried!”

Hanae and Kasumi felt guilty when their mother said that. Their mother was so worried about their safety while they decided to not save her from the torture that was inflicted upon her.

Kasumi raised an eyebrow, acting oblivious, ”Why were you worried, mother?”

Kokoro sighed and tried to get up, but fell back down. This fall made her back hurt even worse than before, so she decided to stop trying to get away from her bed.

”Well, last night I was taken away. A masked man took me into the middle of the forest... a-and...”

Kokoro started to break down. Large streams of tears glided down her face, onto her clothes, hair, and bedsheets.

”W-well... He tortured me... He drowned me with his water... t-then... he burned me! Oh... how painful it was...”

Kokoro cried and cried, but her daughters were left confused. If she was burned and drowned, why did she look so healthy?

Hanae questioned this first, ”Mother... are you lying?”