When the narrator wakes up from his dream, he realizes that the voice in the dream was that of his father. He realizes that his father has never spoken to him, and that he is bored. He decides to go for a walk. The park is crowded, and he can't find a place to smoke. The doctor suggested that he quit smoking after his heart surgery, but he's not able to help it. He asks if his heart beat hurts, and the doctor tells him to put out his cigarette. He tells the old man to mind his own business, but the narrator feels uneasy when he touches him. The old man says that he ruined his mood, and then he tells the narrator to get out of the park. The narrator knows that he was rude, but feels uneasy because he knows that someone is worried about him. He feels like he has seen the man in his dream before, and asks if he can introduce him to the manager of the team he will be working for. He introduces himself as ethan hunter, and they begin to talk.