personal diary
CASE FILE: YAI CHAINED – CHAPTER 1
Document Type: Personal Diary & Interview Transcript
Subject: Yai (born 1991)
Compiled by: Det. S. Morgan
Date Opened: 2016-04-10
I. INTERVIEW LOG
Date: 2016-04-10
Time: 14:32
Location: Stationhouse, Interview Room B
> Det. Morgan (DM): “Yai, can you tell me where you’re from?”
Yai (Y): “A small fishing village by the sea.”
DM: “And did you ever leave that village?”
Y: (pauses) “Not until… well, until I was seventeen.”
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II. SUBJECT’S DIARY – EARLY CHILDHOOD
> Entry #1
Date: 1999-03-15
Time: 07:45
Location: Cliffside Path, Village Edge
Today Mama said we must stay by the cliffs forever. She held my hand so tight it hurt, but I smiled because I was afraid. The sea looked endless, as if it could carry me away. Mama whispered:
> “Listen to the waves, Yai. They’ll tell you not to leave.”
I wrote in the sand with my stick: “I wonder what’s beyond the horizon.”
But Mama erased it all with her foot.
> Entry #2
Date: 1999-03-16
Time: 18:20
Location: Home – Mother’s Room
I heard the village women talking again today. Through the cracked door:
> “That poor girl… always chained, day and night.”
I didn’t have the courage to answer. I just hugged Mama’s leg. The metal clasp around my wrist felt cold.
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III. DOCUMENTARY TIMELINE
Date Time Event Description
1999-03-15 07:45 First recorded memory on the cliffside.
1999-03-16 18:20 Gossip overheard; subject’s emotional withdrawal noted.
2008-06-01 09:00 Subject’s school counselor files report of isolation.
2008-06-10 14:30 Local patrol finds subject walking alone on beach.
2016-04-10 14:32 Official stationhouse interview with Det. Morgan begins.
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IV. ATTACHMENTS
1. Audio Excerpt: “Audio Tape #Y-99-03-15” – Subject singing lullaby with mother.
2. Photo: Watercolor sketch found in subject’s diary — depicts sea, cliff, and a single chain.
