Step On
Author: Ukari (translated with author’s permission, please visit their website to see the original Japanese works!)
To say here is far, and to call yonder nearby. Stories on the edge of the every day, strange tales you may or may not be moved by. Strange, curious, fantastic stories told by me, you, him and her. There are many stories but they’re all concluded within a single page, each story around 200 to 1200 characters in length, a short story collection you can easily read. Please enjoy them. Updated every Saturday at 6pm.
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The forecast predicted great weather, so I decided to wash my car.
We were under the blazing summer sun, so I didn’t wax it, but I took good care of my beloved car. No effort would be spared.
I painstakingly polished the body until I was satisfied, and then I took a break by taking a dip myself.
When I was ready to put everything away and turned back to the car, behind me, I heard a light sound.
Turning around, there was a single, small muddy footprint right there on the freshly washed bonnet.