Escape

Newspaper article: A nurse has been found dead at Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa hospital. The detective closes the newspaper and makes a call.

Detective: A nurse died at the hospital?

Doctor: Yeah, I found the body and reported it to the police.

Detective: Well, If I were to guess, it was probably Shin who killed her.

Doctor: Yeah, I feel so too. But this is a problem. You do realize you've trapped me with a serial killer? Even if this murder wasn't his.

Detective: Didn't you say he was innocent?

Doctor: Until he thought that I was his patient. Isn't that crazy? No normal person would act like that. If they did they would be guilty of murder. And if they were mentally ill, the proof shows he's guilty.

Detective: So what are you suggesting?

Doctor: Arrest him for the murder of the nurse and close the case.

Detective: Alright then I'll be on my way.

The doctor hangs up the call. He hears footsteps behind him. It appears to be the nurse.

Nurse?: Hey there doctor. You know how I really feel about you?

Doctor: Aren't you dead?

Nurse?: I'm jealous doctor. Jealous of your position, of your pay. I wanna be you.

Doctor: You-you're insane.

Nurse?: And I will become you.

The person who looked like a nurse was Shin. He took out a knife from his pocket, and stabbed the doctor until he made sure that the doctor was dead. Shin takes of his disguise.

Shin: Well doctor, looks like I'm you now.

Soon after the scene the police arrive.

Detective: Hey there doctor. We are here to arrest Shin.

Doctor?: He ran away...

Detective: As if he knew?

Doctor?: Well he did kill someone, of course he would run.

Detective: Alright then, let's go search for him. He didn't have enough time to run away. Goodbye doctor.

Doctor?: Goodbye.

The detective leaves.

Doctor?: Well, my shift is over. I might as well head home.

Shin finds the adress through the home key. Hey takes the bus home.

Wife: Ah, you're back.

Doctor?: Yeah, work was rough.

Wife: Well, dinner will be ready in a few minutes. I'll tell you when it's done.

Doctor?: Alright, I'll go take a quick shower.

Shin usually kills his victims shirtless, therefore his body was covered in blood. He cleaned himself up, then went back to the kitchen.

Wife: Dinner is ready.

On the table there was two tables of steak.

Doctor?: Looks good.

Wife: Why wouldn't it?

Doctor?: My lunches aren't really that delicious. You know, I eat the same food as my patients.

Wife: That must be rough.

Doctor?: Yeah.

Shin starts eating the steak with his hands.

Wife: I told you to stop eating like that.

Doctor?: I enjoy my food this way.

There is a few minutes of silence, and they finish their meal. Shin gets up.

Wife: Honey where are you going?

Doctor?: I'm sorry but I'm really tired today. I will head to bed.

Wife: Oh, alright. Good night then.

Doctor?: Good night.

Shin goes to bed. He wakes up next morning. It's a Saturday. He goes to the kitchen.

Wife: Care to explain this?

The wife shows a newspaper article. The best doctor at Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa hospital has been found dead at the same place as the nurse.

Doctor?: But I am right here.

The doctor's wife grabs a knife and tries stabbing Shin with it but he dodges, then he grabs the knife from her, and stabs the wife.

Shin: Where do I go now. I guess, I run away. At this point it's normal. I just wake up near dead bodies. But I wake up standing...

Shin books a flight for America, but the flight goes on the next day. He still has to spend the day in Tokyo.

Shin: Well I can't stay here. It's a crime scene.

Shin decides to go on a shopping mall. He figures he can escape more easily in a crowded place. He buys food for all three meals of the day. Suddently a girl appears infront of him.

Maya: Hey there, I think you're really pretty. Can I get your number?

Shin: No.

Maya: Seriously? Well that's a bummer.

Shin: Sorry but I don't know you well enough.

Maya: That's understandable. Have a nice day.

Shin had spent a lot of time in the shopping mall. It was lunchtime. He sat outside like a homeless person and ate his lunch. He didn't really enjoy it, but he needed it to survive.

Shin: Well, what can I do until dinner? Well going in an arcade wouldn't hurt.

Shin goes in an arcade. He is good. Too good. Shin spends hours trying to beat a world record in one of the games, and he does it. It's now dinnertime. His dinner was the same as his lunch. Not delicious, but needed to survive. Shin decides to sleep on the road.

Shin: Surely they will mistake me for a homeless person. Whatever, I don't have a better idea.

Shin falls asleep on the streets. He wakes up and it's the next day. Two hours until his flight.

Shin: Well, I better get going to the airport. Luckily I have no luggage.

Shin takes a taxi to the airport. He arrives at the airport.

Shin: Well I'm here. Might as well go on my flight and wait for the plane to start.

Shin goes on his seat and waits there. Someone sits near him.

Maya: Have we met before?