Hooked (Nile Perch Girlsʼ Club)

For Eriko, life so far had been something to take deadly seriously, to grapple with as earnestly as one could. Eriko was drawn to this approach to life: not immersing oneself in one particular thing all day long or searching for something to give everything else meaning, but remaining without plans and living according to one’s whims, a bit like a cat. Thanks to a kiss that had come out of a momentary lapse in caution, Eriko Shimura now had her by the throat, and she had lost her freedom of movement and choice as a result. Finally, thirty years into her life, she felt there was nothing left to be scared of.