Kube's Promise

"I was a failure. I barely noticed whether the sun was shining or not, because I had no time.

"My parents couldn't support me, and I wasn't well educated. Alone in the city, I searched for a future.

"I looked for many jobs, but none of them hired me. Maybe nobody liked someone who wasn't good at talking, didn't enjoy socializing, and hadn't shown enough ability.

"I went three whole days eating only two loaves of bread. Hunger kept me awake at night. Luckily, I had paid a month's rent in advance, so I could keep living in that dark basement without having to endure the unusually cold winter winds outside.

"Finally, I found a job: night watch at a hospital, watching over the morgue.

"The hospital was even colder at night than I had imagined. The corridor wall lamps were unlit, and everything was dim. I could only rely on the faint light spilling out of the rooms to see where I was stepping.

"The place smelled terrible. Every so often, a dead body would be delivered stuffed in a body bag, and we would work together to carry it into the morgue.

"It wasn't a good job, but at least it let me afford bread. I could also use my free time at night to study. After all, hardly anyone wanted to come to the morgue unless a body needed to be delivered or taken away for cremation. Of course, I still didn't have enough money to buy books, and for now, I couldn't see any hope of saving any.

"I had to thank my former coworker. If he hadn't suddenly quit, I might not even have gotten a job like this.

"I dreamed of taking turns working the day shift. Sleeping when the sun was out and