The Extra One

"Did you know? There's apparently a scary story about a transfer student in this town."

"Really? I want to hear it."

One spring day in 2010, a boy transferred from the city to a high school in a small town. To his surprise and confusion, his classmates seemed unusually concerned about him, but their expressions and voices betrayed an unmistakable fear and panic. Even the way they addressed him was shrouded in mystery. And then, one night, a girl appeared behind the boy. In a voice only the two of them could hear, she whispered in his ear:

"Death is resting on your shoulder."