"Ah, we're out of bread for tomorrow… Come to think of it, a bunch of other things too!"
Reiko muttered under her breath, but her two beloved daughters didn't hear her.
"Mio, Saki, I'm just popping out to the shop for a bit, okay?"
She called out to the pair watching TV in the living room.
"Yeah, got it. They say it's gonna rain, so be careful. Taking the bike might be faster."
"I want ice cream, pleeease!!"
"Yes, yes, but it's already late, so you'll eat it tomorrow, alright?"
"Roger that~"
Reiko couldn't help but smile at thoughtful Mio and greedy little Saki. By then the clock had already passed 10 p.m.
The neighborhood supermarket stayed open until 11, which was plenty of time for a quick shop.
"Feels like the cold is finally easing up a little, huh?"
The wind against her face as she pedaled felt wonderfully pleasant.
Less than twenty minutes later she arrived at the store and started hunting for what she needed. Since it was almost closing time, there were only a few customers around.
"Now that I think about it, we're out of soy sauce too… Might as well stock up on vegetables while I'm here."
Reiko was the type who hated putting things off until tomorrow. She also had an eye for anything marked down right before closing.
"Oh no! It's already this late…?"
The store's closing melody ("Auld Lang Syne") began to play, snapping her back to reality. She had only half-finished her shopping, and there were still things she needed. She considered putting back the items she could buy tomorrow, but there was no time.
Reiko hurried to the checkout.
"Thank you very much!!"
As she left, she could see the cashier slowly starting to close up the register.
Under the lights of the bike parking area, Reiko stood thinking. She'd already taken a bath, finished the dishes and the laundry; all that was left was to go to bed.
"…Well, since I'm already out."
There was still plenty of room in the bike basket, and the night breeze felt nice for once. With that in mind, she started pedaling toward a 24-hour supermarket a little farther away.
She failed to notice, however, that the sky was gradually growing darker.
When she glanced at the clock a little after midnight, a slight look of panic crossed Reiko's face.
"I might have stayed out a bit too long…"
She hopped back on her bike and hurried home.
Still, it wasn't a full hour's ride, and the girls were probably already asleep. She'd just take a quick shower and go to bed herself.
Those were the thoughts running through her mind as she pedaled—when suddenly a violent impact struck her, and darkness swallowed her vision whole.
.....
"Ughh! Urghh… haa… haa…! P-please… no more… I can't… agghhh!!"
Reiko couldn't believe what was happening to her right now.
Her clothes had been ripped off; she was completely naked.
The only thing she was wearing was a thick blindfold.
Forced onto all fours like a dog, she could clearly tell that one man's cock was being shoved into her mouth while another was penetrating her from behind.
"Check out this woman's body. Fucking erotic."
"Hey, ma'am! Suck it properly!!"
"Damn, what a huge ass. Perfect for spanking!"
"Heh heh."
"Ahaha, this old lady is hilarious!"
As her pale naked body rocked back and forth, Reiko kept thinking.
She clearly remembered the boxy truck that had started tailing her on the way home… up to that point.
Then the men who got out had pinned her down and thrown her—bicycle and all—into the cargo bed.
Reiko had tried to scream, tried to think, but no one witnessed the truck speeding away, and her cries for help never reached the outside anyway.
"Hey, face up and spread your legs!"
"Nnghh!! Mmmph!!"
She kept resisting desperately, but deep down she knew it was useless. No man in the world would stop just because a woman told him to.
If she'd had the strength to fight back, none of that would have happened back then, and Saki would never have been born.
Even so, as a human being she could not simply let her body surrender.
"Stop! What are you doing!? No! Stop it—please stop!!!"
One man pinned down her upper body while another tried to force her legs apart.
"Just give up already and enjoy it, ma'am!"
The instant the man's tip touched her, he thrust inside again.
"Aah! Aah—ngh…!"
She was being raped once more.
"Here, we'll put your clothes and underwear over here for now."
A young woman's voice.
"Toss the bra and panties. They're torn to shreds anyway—she can't wear them."
"Roger that!"
Following the orders of the man rocking his hips, the woman pinched Reiko's underwear between her fingers as if it were garbage and flung it away somewhere.
It felt like hours had passed, but probably not as much time had actually gone by as she thought.
Still, Reiko's strength and voice were gradually fading, while the men's energy and the women's jeers showed no sign of stopping.
While she was being violated, Reiko kept thinking.
This had probably been planned… it wasn't some random rape like last time.
Three men, two women.
A warehouse you could drive a truck straight into without any sound leaking out wasn't something you just happened to find—it had obviously been prepared in advance.
She told herself that she had simply been the target by chance.
She just happened to be the one who caught their eye while they were prowling around.
"It hurts! Please—be gentle… ngh!?"
Her hair was yanked viciously, and a cock was forced deep into her mouth.
In the middle of the excited young group, Reiko was gradually broken to pieces.