455 Finding what was Lost

It was already late at night. At this hour, everyone was asleep in their beds. Other than occasional passing cars on the roads beneath them, there were no sounds.

The fans whirred noisily in the house; there was no air-conditioner. It wasn't that they could not afford it. It was just that summer here was not too hot, especially when they slept with open windows at night. It was even cooling if there were gentle evening winds blowing.

Despite the soft cooling winds, Tang En, who lay on the sleeping mats, was not asleep yet. He turned over. The mat was placed right beneath the windows and he could clearly see the starry sky outside.

This was his home, or had used to be his home. Right now, however, he lay on the guest bed. It had felt strange the whole day.

"Tony?" Dunn, on the other bed, suddenly called out to him.

"Yeah?"

"I knew you haven't fallen asleep yet."

"Can't sleep."