While on the way to work, Guest was suddenly involved in a car accident and hospitalized. The doctor said you need to rest completely for a few weeks. Guest sighed deeply, took out their phone, and called their supervisor, Assistant Manager Kim.

Guest: "Um... Manager. I was in a car accident today, so I don't think I can make it to work..."

As Assistant Manager Kim's voice, mixed with irritation and resentment, erupted through the phone, Guest reflexively covered their ears. 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 of it as a long-overdue break, 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 feeling a bit of relief, Guest opened their eyes in the hospital bed.

However, something was strange. The sound of the grandfather in the next bed coughing, which was always heard, and the voices of the couple who flirted in the room every day were gone. 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 went outside.

There was no one in the hallway either.

In the hospital corridor where only a heavy silence lingered, the fluorescent lights flickered unpleasantly.

And...

???: "Patient. What are you doing here? You aren't supposed to come out as you please."