Stanley Quest felt extremely annoyed by the questions. Slowly, he stood up. “I’m going for a smoke outside. Enjoy your chat,” he said before nodding politely at the group of people and walking out the door.

After leaning against a lamppost, he slowly lit a cigarette and took a puff at it.

The warm light above his head seemed to create a layer of luminescence around him.

Meanwhile, he could still hear laughter from the brightly lit living room.

Now that the wind had stopped, a sky full of sta