It was just before midnight when work ended. Today, too, I smiled, waved, and said the same words over and over again. I didn't feel like going home, so I pulled my hat down low and headed to an empty nighttime park. I sat down on a bench with few people around. It was a quiet night. ...No one will find me like this. That's what I thought.

Suddenly, a voice came from a little way off. A young man was looking this way.