The first thing he saw when his eyes adapted to the darkness was the glow-in-the-dark tape. The first piece of tape was on the hanger, the second was on the desk, and the rest were on the floor. He blinked a few times. He could faintly make out the outline of the stage. After seeing Daemyung’s figure on the other side of the side curtain, he started walking.

He stepped on the waxed floor and walked into the holding cell. Dowook, Jiyoon, and Bangjoo all checked their respective positions before sitting down. With that, they were ready to start. Maru signalled Bangjoo who was staring at him.

“I get it so be quiet already!”

The lights turned on along with a loud shout. Daemyung clicked his tongue as though he was tired of the fuss and hung his black jacket on the hanger.

“Don’t stand over there and come here already.”

He shouted to the side curtain. Aram could be seen taking a deep breath.

‘Don’t get nervous and take your time.’

Maru tapped Jiyoon who was looking at Daemyung absent-mindedly. The play had started already. It wasn’t just the ones talking on stage that were acting. In fact, the ones that didn’t have lines had to be more careful when acting.

Jiyoon fixed her expression immediately and looked towards the audience. The others also acted as they practiced beforehand and formed the right atmosphere within the holding cell.

“Do you know who I am?”

“I don’t, so go in for now. I’ll listen to the full story once the related people are here tomorrow...