When I came to, I was greeted with a starry moon-lit sky.

Ah, when was the last time I gazed at the night sky leisurely like this.

Been constantly dead tired afterwork lately, I just don\'t have time and energy to.

Hm, starry sky?

"...Huh? Did I fall asleep outside?"

I hurriedly raised my body in reflex.

No wait, does anyone sleep outside just cause they\'re tired?

Exhaustion from overworking maybe? No no, I wasn\'t that tired... I think. Yup.

Rather, what\'s with all the trees here. Am I out in the woods, no, a forest?

...Where is this place?

Calm down me, first gotta grasp the situation I\'m in and the last thing I did before I went to sleep.

Right, today, no yesterday? Eh whichever. I dropped by the usual supermarket on my way back home from work, then I got really sleepy probably from fatigue so I stopped at a parking spot and took a nap in my car... I think. Yup, that\'s it.

Then, when I came to I was out in the woods.

What the heck.

What happened when I was out cold? I\'m not a sleepwalker or anything. Probably.

Did someone brought me here? Who\'d do something so pointless. Maybe some ya**za was gonna bury me in the forest? Got no recollection of that though?

F-for now I should head back to my apartment. It\'s chilly out here and I\'ve got mud all over me from laying down.

First gonna take a shower. Then wash my clothes. Sheesh what a pain.

There\'s only noise from insects here, I don\'t hear a pep from people or cars.

...

Which way\'s my apartment again?

Wait, I don\'t even know where is this place.

Oh yeah, smartphone! Wait it\'s in my bag.

Where\'s my bag. Ah, I used it as a pillow.

Smartphone, out of range. Present location unknown.

Lost kid? Am I a lost kid? In my 20s?

Wake up already if this is a dream, me. Please.

I pinched on my cheek, a cliche. Yup it super hurts. And I\'m not waking up.

It\'s real...! This is real life...!

I wanna cry.

Wait, ain\'t it bad to get lost in a forest?! Oh shiit!

"Excuse me! Is anyone here! Please say something if you\'re here!"

Silence

No response even when I\'m yelling.

"Hello! Anyone! Please say something!"

No response.

Anyone please show up. I\'m bad with speaking, even worse with yelling.

"Ex-cu-se-me! Anyoneeeeeee!!"

I let out a shout loud enough to even surprise me. Had no clue I could shout this loud.

Emergency power is awesome.

Cough, my throat hurts from shouting. Damn, I\'m weak.

Hm?

『...oO...』

Oo?

Is that voice I heard from afar? Is someone there?