The End and the Way Home

On the top floor of the inpatient department of L City's First People's Hospital, a young man wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown sat alone on the edge of the high wall, looking up at the scattered stars in the night sky. Although it is the hottest time of summer, the coolness after the rain and the night breeze from the high-rise buildings wash away the heat of the day, and there is even a slight chill in the air.