JUR-719 Until I accompanied my husband on an overseas business trip—our neighbor, Mary, left us with an unusual fixation. Tachibana Mary

Our lives were turned upside down exactly one year ago. We all lived in the same apartment building, and after the married woman who moved in next door, Tachibana-san, came into our lives, each of us was drawn in by her at different times and ended up completely under her spell, both emotionally and mentally.

While keeping up our relationships with one another, we each tried to get ahead of the others, believing that we were the one most suited for her. But one day, she told us that she was going to join her husband, who was on a business trip overseas. Wanting to stop her at all costs, we clung to Tachibana-san and begged, saying, We’ll do anything you ask! But that was the beginning of a huge mistake…