Just like many things here, the faucets in our office’s toilet are sensor-activated. Once you move your hands away from it, the water immediately stops flowing. For my 3-month stay with the current company, never did one of them failed until that weird incident.

I’ve been busy at work lately that I need to stay in the office beyond my normal schedule. I was alone in the toilet at that time. When I moved my hands away from the faucet, the water still kept on flowing. I waited for a few more seconds, while deliberating whether I report it to I don’t know whom, or just leave it flowing like that. For about a minute it kept on flowing and to my relief it finally stopped. The weird thing is that it stopped as soon as an officemate entered the toilet. Only then did I get scared.

I usually stay longer in the toilet to do some stretching every time I feel sleepy. Plus, we could see the Osaka Castle and the castle grounds from there, so just staring out the window is really refreshing. But after that incident, eerie thoughts come to mind everytime I enter the toilet. I want to think of it as a technical glitch but…

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