34 No War

Home, after a long time away.

It was a tiny studio apartment, small enough to call a one-room box, but being back in my own place still felt comfortable.

I wasn't the type to lose sleep just because I slept outside, but it still couldn't compare to the satisfaction of sleeping in my own bedding.

I thought I could sleep soundly now that there was no night watch, without waking up until work—

- One! Two!

"One! Two! One! Two!"

The noise from next door made me rethink why my dream was to live in an apartment.

A true neighbor lived next door, one who gave me motivation to wake up at dawn and move into a good apartment.

"Ah, shit……."

I checked the time on the phone beside me...