Her laughter was an ear-splitting wail.It was enough to throw my memory of what should have been my kind and warm mother into disarray.Even as a child, I came to understand it was something abnormal.But as the years passed, that memory became vague.It had become "a memory of a nightmare I saw as a child" without me noticing.And by the time I realized the duty of the "Hakurei" that had been assigned to me...I conveniently replaced it with that in order to maintain my sanity.
