Creepy story #2 Short Horror Story: Toryanse (You Shall Not Pass) - Japanese Nursery Rhymes

 (Originally taken from 'fun-japan.jp' website.) Click here for original link. 

A mother was driving out of town with her son to go hiking to a shrine in the mountain. When the car stopped for people to cross at the intersection, she mentioned that in the modern time the pedestrians-crossing sounds are just beeps for people with poor eyesight. The son then asked what was before that, so the mother sang to him Toryanse, which used to be the pedestrians crossing melody. The child seemed to like the song.

They made a stop when the mother's cell phone rang: she got off the car and talked with some young guy on the phone and asked him if they can be together when "this is over" and if he would come to assist as promised. When they were back on the road, the son seemed to know that it was the young lover of the mother.

When they arrived at the mountain, the mother called her young lover, asking where he was. Surprisingly, he did not come to the promised place, so she carried on the plan alone; going up to the mountain with her son. The son sang Toryanse on the way, until some strange woman approached and talk to them.

The old Lady asked why he liked it so much, and he said the situation is fitted; he was about to turn seven, the narrow path up to the shrine also fitted, but he still was not sure about why the way back is 'kowaii' (scary). The old lady said the song is about people who abandon their offspring in the mountain, so the scary part was for the parents as the child's spirit would follow them back if they ever look back. The mother dismissed the lady for telling such scary thing to her child. Then, she continues to drive to the mountain. 

When the boy was enjoying the scenery from the terrace, the mother slowly approached him from behind without him realizing... determined.

"Toru! Please rest in peace! You do not belong to this world anymore! Please cross-over so I can have a new start! Don't you remember coming here last year? Please stay with the Gods and don't follow me back!"

The mother ran down the mountain looking back and drove home in haste. When she thought she finally did it, she found her younger lover had hang himself in the house. She realized she must have looked back somewhere on the way, but alas, it was too late. The familiar voice interrupted her thought.

"Welcome back, mama. Don't ever leave me again."

- The End. -