ushed ▁by ▁a ▁steel ▁cross ▁that ▁falls ▁from ▁a ▁building ▁under ▁construction , ▁killing ▁her . ▁ ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁T su k iko ' s ▁daily ▁life ▁slowly ▁returns ▁to ▁some ▁sense ▁of ▁normal ity , ▁but ▁still ▁suff ers ▁by ▁rec urr ing ▁night mar es ▁over ▁her ▁steps ister ' s ▁death . ▁On ▁Tom ie ' s ▁ 1 8 th ▁birth day , ▁her ▁parents ▁and ▁T su k iko ▁stand ▁around ▁a ▁birth day ▁c ake ▁in ▁her ▁honor . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁someone ▁knock s ▁on ▁their ▁door . ▁Tom ie ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁door way ▁with ▁her ▁beauty ▁sh ining ▁even ▁more ▁bright ly ▁than ▁before . ▁Her ▁parents ▁are ▁delight ed ▁to ▁see ▁Tom ie ▁and ▁wel comes ▁her ▁back ▁in ▁joy ful ▁tears . ▁Meanwhile , ▁T su k iko ▁still ▁je alous ▁stands ▁there ▁unable ▁to ▁believe ▁what ▁is ▁trans p iring . ▁Tom ie ▁man ages ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁father ▁Mas ashi ▁( K ou ichi ▁O hor i ) ▁to ▁wh ip ▁T su k iko ▁across ▁the ▁back ▁with ▁a ▁steam ▁iron ▁cable ▁as ▁pun ishment . ▁▁ ▁Tom ie ' s ▁behavior ▁starts ▁becoming ▁increasing ly ▁b izar re ▁and ▁ab normal ▁as ▁she ▁shows ▁T su k iko ▁the ▁scar ▁on ▁her ▁neck ▁that ▁begins ▁to ▁evol ve ▁into ▁a ▁der anged , ▁talking ▁tum or . ▁T su k iko ▁was ▁fear ful ▁of ▁Tom ie ' s ▁hor rible ▁appearance ▁and ▁she ▁calls ▁Tom