6: Kojoh-Ike Tunnel

It had been relatively often that I couldn't see the ghosts what Master could see. 

It was just before the summer. Master and I had a midnight drive to Kojoh-Ike Tunnel. It was one of the five best haunted places of the prefecture. It was located in K city. There was a lot of haunted places in K city for some reasons.

"They really would appear in the tunnel. The telephon box at the entrance of the tunnel is dangerous enough but in the tunnel, they would even climb into a car," on the way to the tunnel, Master explained me the main point of the place. I'd ever heard of the rumor. "You need to be careful especially when you're in the grounp of three. If there is only one seat left, the ghost gets on." I awfully had a bad feeling about a stuffed animal which sat on the passenger seat next to Master.

"I know you want it get on this car." I gave up on registing him, sitting on the rear seat.

The tunnel was almost there. Although nothing couldn't be seen at the telephone box, the atmosphere had changed once we entered the tunnel. It was darker in the tunnel than I'd imagined. I looked around as the car went ahead. I became sure that ghosts would appear there because I had a ringing in my ears. I was fidgetting in the center of the rear seat, being unable to choose  the right side or the left side to sit on.

Would ghosts come from the opposite lane on the right, or appear on the wall on the left? As I was feeling nervous, Master suddenly shouted. "I'm gonna fucking kill you, ass hole!" I shrunk up, misunderstanding he said it to me. "Keep your head down. Dont' let it touch you," said Master. I couldn't see any ghosts despite hearing a ringing in my ears growing louder and louder. I quickly lowered my head. Imagining an invisible hand was about to touch me got my heart beat skipped. "Don't you fucking run away! You're gonna die once again if you do!" I'd ever heard him speak sharply for several times before though, it was the first time to see him show his rage that much. "Hey, don't let it go. Take a photo in a hurry," Master turned around and said. I had his camera to take photos of the ghosts. But...

"Which side?"

"Right. At the window. Hurry up."

"There's nothing."

"That taxi driver with a hat! You can see. ――Hey, don't fucking run away! I'm gonna kill you!"

"I can't see him!"

As he clicked his toungue, he turned around ahead again. He was about to hit the breaks. I turned pale at it and began to click the shutter of the camera recklessly. I was feeling numb when we finally came out of the tunnel.

In other day, he showed me the photos of the lights of the tunnel.  "I meant the right window in my view," Master said with a displeased voice. I closely looked at the picture again and found a elderly man's frightened face behind my  shoulder in the reflection of the window.