papers stocked up in piles, lots of it. the clock ticks as every second passes by. every sip of coffee i take...

doesn't help at all.

it makes me sleep, and i know myself that i shouldn't. the last time i slept...

i don't even remember.

my legs rose from my desk, and headed for the door. i needed a break from my environment, which was my apartment.

i took my robe from the hook and scurried out. the lobby was not far from where i stay.

walking down the hallway, i realized that it was still dark. i looked everywhere to check the time and there were no clocks.

the deepest sigh escaped my lips and decided to walk faster to get to the lobby.

i decided to sit down once i finally got here. the chair was quite comfortable, and close to the outside view. the moonlight pierced through the windows and leaves this blue hue in the room. the heaviest sigh escaped my lips once again and checked my surroundings. my eyes landed on a figure in front of me.

that person was asleep, right in front of me. at least, i think they were.

"excuse me." my voice called out to the figure right in front of me.

no answer. i brushed it off and decided to look out the window and watched as cars passed by. the city was still lively, no matter what time it was.

living in london still takes time to get used to, but it wasn't an issue for me at all. few months in moving into this apartment and nothing has changed. my last apartment was farther from my workplace thus this move was indeed neeeded.

i haven't seen korea in years ever since i moved here. five years since i haven't seen...

i heard the figure slightly move in the chair and startled me. i turned my head to their direction and decided to call out to them again.

"hello-"

"i'm sorry. i had a tough day at work and ended up passing out here, just don't mind me." the voice of a woman replied to me. they sounded quite tired.

"no, it's quite alright. been a tough day for me too... actually scratch that, it's been a rough couple of years."

"oh yeah? are you an owner of a company or something?"

"a law firm. the head and the owner of a law firm."

"must be nice. being rich and having a nice nose structure must be really nice."

i chuckled at their comment. "what about you? what do you do for a living?"

"doctor. in a hospital. not really the owner, but i love helping people."

"lovely." i paused and still wondered what time it was. i haven't brought anything with me. "do you know what time it is?"

the person checked their phone and the light illuminated from their device. "it's 3:30AM. quite late to be awake if you ask me."

"yeah, work stuff. i needed a break."

"you don't sleep?"

"no, not at all."

"i remember i couldn't sleep in my college days."

"how'd you overcome it?"

"someone sang to me. their voice was incredible, and i never forgot the sound of it."

"they must've been a great opera singer."

"yeah, he was."

"... i'm quite nosy, but what was this man's name? i would like him to sing to me as well. even though i don't want to sleep and i want to keep myself awake to do work, his singing voice would help."

"i think his name was chae hyungwon."