She Thought They Were Best Friends and Pen Pals — Then The Letters Stopped Coming
As a Canadian girl in Japan, Jessica Stuart made friends with another girl, Fukue. And when Fukue vanished, Stuart knew that she needed to look for her friend!
Fukue Had Vanished
As Stuart finished up high school, her mother needed to return to Japan for a few weeks for work. Still curious about what had occurred to Fukue, the young woman asked her mother if she could accompany her to Japan. Soon enough, the two were on a plane, flying to Tokyo!
Sadly, what Stuart found in Japan broke her heart. While she managed to track down Fukue’s mother, the news was far from good. Her former pen pal’s mom explained that Fukue had dropped out of school during the Japanese equivalent of high school. Even worse, when she moved out of the house, Fukue had not left behind a forwarding address or phone number. Though Stuart felt more worried about her friend than ever, she had no way to track her down…
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