I'm going to die! But in return, your life is over too. So, struggle through the pain! - Chapter 4

What just happened?

I only hit Tsubasa like I always did, just messing around.
And then… Tsubasa fell off the platform, and…

The train passed by with a sickening crunch.

The train screeched to a halt, stopping awkwardly on the tracks.
In front of me, I could see splattered red blood.

What just happened…?

“Kyaaaaah! Murderer!”

A nearby high school girl screamed.

Her scream caught the attention of a salaryman, and soon I was surrounded.

“No, no! That’s not what happened!”

“Don’t lie! I saw you push him!”

“You were shouting, ‘I’ll kill you!’ just before it happened!”
“I didn’t mean to kill him…”

“Say nothing more. The station staff will be here any moment.”
I needed to run, but my legs were trembling too much to move.

Before long, the station staff arrived and escorted me to their office.

“I didn’t kill anyone.”

“It doesn’t matter what you say to me. The police will be here shortly.”

With that, they refused to listen any further.

A short while later, four police officers arrived at the station office.

“We got a call about a possible murder?”

“Yes, this boy pushed another boy off the platform.”

“I see. So, why did you do it?”

“I didn’t kill anyone!”

“Come on, you pushed someone to their death, and now you’re denying it? Let’s not do this here. Come to the station with us. Hands out.”

“Yes…”

The officer cuffed me.

I overheard them making a call and caught the words, “We’ve apprehended the suspected murderer.”

“I didn’t…”

“We’ll hear the details at the station.”

Surrounded by police, I was led to the patrol car.

At the station, they took me straight to an interrogation room.
They removed the handcuffs, but…

“So, why did you do it? No matter how much you dislike someone, killing them is unacceptable.”

“Killed…?”

“Why are you acting surprised? Your friend was hit by a train and died instantly. Witnesses said you were shouting, ‘I’ll kill you,’ before you pushed him.”

“I didn’t mean to kill him! I was just angry and hit him, that’s all!”

“Don’t lie! Multiple witnesses heard you shouting, ‘I’ll kill you.’ The train company is sending us the surveillance footage.

Any lies you tell will come to light. For now, give us your parents’ contact information.”

My dad… My dad will help me, right?

I didn’t do it.

But no matter how many times I insisted, the officers kept saying the same thing: “Don’t lie.”