Rumble rumble.

The sound of the train going from work to home could be heard.

“Sigh.”

Seo Ji-Ah hated this noise. She hated having to follow the tide of the train. It would be better if the wave took her to the wide ocean.

— The exit is on your left. The exit is on your left.

A different tide swept her away as soon as that one ended.

“Let me get out!”

“Would you move?”

“I’m passing by.”

Suits and ties brushed past her as she arrived in her neighborhood at Hoogye station. Some people called this little town within Seoul a slum, but she had been born here.

“I’m home.”

Ji-Ah said her usual greeting when she arrived home, but no one answered.

Thump.

She sat in front of her computer and tossed her bag to the side. Then she grabbed a handful of almonds in front of her, threw them into her mouth, and gulped it down with a glass of water.

After swallowing everything, she headed to the Treevy website. She scrolled through her follow list and clicked one. This channel recently caught her interest...