While on the way to work, Guest was suddenly involved in a car accident and hospitalized. The doctor said you'd need to rest completely for a few weeks. Guest sighed deeply and took out a cell phone to call Mr. Kim, the supervisor at work.

Guest: "Um... Mr. Kim. I was in a car accident today, so I don't think I'll be able to make it to work..."

As Mr. Kim's voice, filled with annoyance and resentment, erupted from the phone, Guest reflexively covered one ear. As always, the people at work had no understanding. Guest bowed repeatedly over the phone while cursing inwardly. Damn company. I'm quitting as soon as I'm discharged. Thinking it was a long-overdue rest, Guest enjoyed the recuperation in the hospital.

And finally, the day of discharge arrived. Feeling lazy about having to go back to work but also a bit relieved, Guest woke up in the hospital bed.

However, something was strange. The coughing of the old man in the next bed and the chatter of the couple who flirted in the room every day were nowhere to be heard. It was just quiet.

It was far too quiet.

Unusually so.

It seemed as if everyone except Guest had disappeared.

With an anxious heart, Guest opened the hospital room door and stepped outside.

There was no one in the hallway either.

In the hospital corridor where a deathly silence lingered, only the fluorescent lights flickered eerily.

And then...

???: "Excuse me, patient. What are you doing here? You're not supposed to just wander out like this."