I turn around and sit down, trying to take my shoes off. I’m angry when I catch myself adhering to indoor etiquette out of habit, even in this kind of situation. I put my shoes back on, tighten my laces, and start kicking the door. The door rattles. Alright. I’ll kick harder. I’ll kick until the door breaks open. I don’t care if I break my leg. I take a few steps back to ram my shoulder against the door. Again. The door of someone else’s room opens, and a woman looks out to see what’s going on. Another door opens, and a man notices the knife, wire, and wood chips from the door on the floor. I shake the biru in my hand and make a face at them to go back in. We all live in the same flat, but we don’t know each other at all. Just as they shoot back into their rooms, Sungyun’s door unexpectedly opens.

“Get in!” He grabs me and pulls me into the room, locking the door.

“Why didn’t you open the door if you were home? How long have you been here?”

Sungyun covers my mouth with his hand and quietly whispers. “Are you going to be quiet? Or do you want to fucking die?”

I blink. Yes, I’ll be quiet, and he pushes me onto the bed. The blanket is creepily white and soft. The room is freshly done with pearly white wallpaper. It looks like a brand-new room. The room is several times larger than mine. It’s nearly unbelievable that such a nice room exists in the same building I live in. The shower is made of curved glass, and a window with white blinds halfway open looks out over the city. Sungyun opens the refrigerator next to the washing machine and grabs a beer from it. He looks too calm, almost as if he had been expecting a guest. The place looks freshly tidied, and he looks like he just finished taking a shower.

“Do you want some beer?”

I bend up my knees to my chest, wrap my arms around them, and hold myself. “What did you do to Jimin?”

“Why are you in such a hurry to learn everything? Don’t worry. I’ll tell you. Drink up while it’s cool.” He pours the beer into the glass; the foam rapidly rises like it’ll go over the lips of the glass but stops short, and the head sits perfectly.