Hyungseok was walking in the desert. Whenever he took a step, his foot sank into the ground. When he tried to take out the foot by putting strength into his other foot, that foot would then sink knee-deep into the ground. When he came to himself, he found himself sunken until his thighs. He groaned and twisted his body from side to side. He couldn’t budge as though a giant hand was tightly grabbing onto his legs. Just as he started having a hard time breathing and thoughts about the afterlife, he suddenly wondered why he was in the middle of the desert.

He felt like he was surfacing from deep within the water, he opened his eyes. He collected his senses and looked around. He was lying down on one bed alongside Gitae, Beomsoo, and Youngjin. Pushing aside Beomsoo’s feet and Gitae’s body, which were the things that made him have a hard time breathing, he got off the bed. Four grown men were sleeping on one bed, so it was natural for him to have a nightmare. For some reason, he felt like he could smell the military. The stench of the military blanket tickled his nose.

“You up?”

When he opened the door and walked outside, he saw Maru in the kitchen. The large TV in the living room was yapping by itself. Tomorrow’s weather will be warmer than today and….

“Where is this place?”

“Of course, it’s my house.”

The sound of glass being scratched...