TEITF Ch 1.1
by AmeliaWhat should she do? Unlike the urge to 68d70dc25b escape her parents, nothing de0bc9dbf4 specific came to mind a384b76cb9 that she genuinely wanted abf1500c8d to do. Not a single one 111d58d968 of those typical bucket de36540876 list items. Bungee jumping and 281227413f overseas travel held ff1d32bdf3 no appeal. Just a vague desire 85b6d4794f to be free, without c11021f6c5 even knowing what she 72a5b61917 was missing. Because Eunsong herself df9c01d414 knew nothing about 1f14a48409 herself. She had only lived to 6d4247cc79 avoid upsetting anyone.060986df27dbdf91
Eunsong calmly printed out her resignation letter. The trivial details of handing over responsibilities bothered her a bit, but she tried not to dwell on it. Anyway, who would even care if Eunsong suddenly quit? People might gossip about her being irresponsible for a few days, but that was it. It was just that kind of relationship, so she didn’t expect much.a075476b57516342
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She got up 0ed222a088 to get the f799d55bbc resignation letter from 0e458ebba4 the printer a 55c8a67953 little distance away 4f9e8a657e when Mijoo spoke.435dd4cc3f25e1ed
“You going to go watch too?”7a4be5f799c0100d
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“Huh?”a6d293747139a0bf
“No? Then where are you going?”518e594670a27f5a
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Their curious gazes scanned 1c81103b31 each other. After an awkward ec2b5294cd silence, Eunsong pointed 3f743ef7dc to the printer 3ee4da170c and said,8b4a699be0efad08
“Oh, me? I’m just getting the printout…”49e83950b75848ef
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“Oh, come on. I thought you were.”8f9760d3df8eae8e
Mijoo burst out laughing.931f043e2392e86e
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“Well, I guess it’s not really your thing. Only kids go to stare at handsome guys.”b8addbb717927c3e
It was a laugh that seemed to imply it wasn’t something Eunsong would do. Eunsong felt a little choked up by that expression, which usually wouldn’t have bothered her. Mijoo probably didn’t mean any harm. She likely thought Eunsong was someone who detested men, so it might have even been a thoughtful comment.954f5f9cc6c508ca
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Instead of ending c9db922234 the conversation there, 8131a0a9c9 Eunsong caught the 2ba6f2daa4 tail end of 769b834eb6 her statement and 53f531ae3f asked,d317eb5ab3ed64a7
“Did a celebrity show up or something?”94f1ce95640c8389
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“If they did, it’d be loud already. Eunsong-ssi, you really don’t know. He’s been super famous among us since late last year.”9b7b22f1eabad7c7
Even though no one was eavesdropping, Mijoo leaned closer to Eunsong and lowered her voice. The word “us” felt unfamiliar. Eunsong felt excluded even by that short word. It was a natural consequence since she’d chosen not to approach others, but she couldn’t help but feel a little lonely.242d68c8ad847f46
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“Since last winter, there’s been this guy who comes to the 3rd-floor reading room to nap. He looks young, but judging by him sleeping until midday, he’s probably unemployed. But his face and height, ugh…”8e288a0a35b9cb17
A passing coworker playfully chastised 586ab32d71 Mijoo for her overly vivid dd81288a97 expression and interjections.32763969c8ac2bd5
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“Mijoo-ssi, your husband’s gonna cry!”8453c766f629aa40
“He doesn’t know, so it’s fine! You guys are going to watch, too!”ee9e34a81fa02b90
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“We’re not taken yet, so we can!”848d44986981e5b6
“Ugh, you’re annoying!”a1653243183ce675
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A few people walked past, 1236287881 laughing together. Mijoo grumbled that they were a4ac3727cf openly slacking off instead of a69443db16 working first thing in the a2248c1641 morning, but she also seemed cf199d5ca7 to want to get up, d8e482bfe6 wiggling her butt. Then she spotted Eunsong e39369e98e standing there awkwardly and 1d5700969d muttered,d3e1fce963bf459d
“You really didn’t know…”69f0c27661ca35b2
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“…He must be pretty famous.”137a8484676383d3
“Yeah. He comes pretty much three days a week, regularly. And around 2 PM, someone always comes to pick him up, and get this, it’s a different person every time.”ebd0d8eeeb8ac902
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“…”4f34048b58984f11
“So what if he’s unemployed and a playboy? For us, it’s just eye candy. Seriously, you could just eat his face and feel full.”5b0ae9fdf0b22ba6
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Mijoo added a few more comments, mentioning which celebrities he resembled and so on. Eunsong tried to pretend to be interested and chime in, but even that didn’t last long. There wasn’t a single famous name that came out of Mijoo’s mouth that Eunsong recognized. Eunsong took her printed resignation letter, neatly folded it, and put it in the envelope she’d prepared in her drawer.c28047b76b7bdcb5
Who said that every office 35a5a94264 worker carries a resignation letter 325238f9f7 in their heart? Eunsong, though, had never once e7c096a140 imagined herself writing one until 0551158dbc this morning.e3fb0c44b73a228e
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“Hey, where are you going?”9b8bef55ada5e5d1
Are you really d095914ce8 going to check 510eea29e4 him out? Should I come too? Mijoo asked. Eunsong shook her head.473d32d73df8235b
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“I’m not feeling well…”9076cf3ce025446f
“Still? Are you really okay, you?”e20abf9c2b6c6bd6
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“I’m fine. Really.”d8c921df3cf69cb7
Of course, she’d be fine. There was no hope even with surgery, so she had to be fine. Eunsong muttered to herself and left her desk.253d3ae29d504db9
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I couldn’t exactly say I was going to turn in my resignation. What was I supposed to say? That I got a terminal diagnosis and decided to quit my job because of it? What would they say if they knew I was about to kick the bucket? “Oh, too bad, honey.” Mijoo’s voice played in her head, and her own expression listening to it. She’d probably put on a grateful face even though she wasn’t.72a3ab4d310c78ff
Once the premise of “having to endure” disappeared, impulses to just explode kept bubbling up. Still, she couldn’t let out her anger freely, just grumbling internally, which felt pathetic and ugly. Her thoughts naturally drifted to the heavy and dark side. Eunsong thought she was genuinely okay, but then realized she wasn’t. She was just in a situation where she had no choice but to give up, and she didn’t know what to do.00c4c0225cc97b5a
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Eunsong stopped in 40429a0980 the middle of 0f9e277f20 the hallway.f2646b3651bd6b7b
‘What do I even want to do?’da49c9b1ef9e0ab8
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She just wanted to run away. If she could just pretend nothing happened, hypnotize herself into thinking she was okay, then the terminal diagnosis might all turn out to be a dream. She wanted to believe it was actually a vivid dream, all lies, a delusion she’d cooked up in her head.fd7ca82f366cf058
She didn’t even know what she wanted, and she couldn’t be honest even at a time like this. She hated herself so much. The self-loathing she’d suppressed her whole life burst out instead of tears. Even though she saw their faces every day, no one had told her about this rumor that had been famous for months since last winter, and she had no one to share her worries with.a562e9f180b09c72
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Even Mijoo, her desk mate, didn’t have such a lonely and desolate life. There were always people around her. A husband, friends. But Eunsong had no one. No friends, no family. Not even a single memory she’d want to recall before she died.94287dc48816a562
Eunsong couldn’t stand the loneliness, feeling like she was the only one left in the world.29d66a6a87093608
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“Are you just going to keep running away?”cb9c44a20726789f
A sharp woman’s voice echoed through the empty hallway. Eunsong startled and looked up. It was a weekday morning, and there were no events today, so no one would protest the booming noise.560f16ac186e5122
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“Seungjin, are you really doing this?”71a227bd413516b6
“You, on the other hand, just stop bothering me.”973893aca1405706
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The owner of the chilly c204199c37 voice was a man.ce598be12348623b
“But you don’t have to run away every time I come…”025129c416aa1e3a
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“If you didn’t sit in my house, I wouldn’t have to come here.”04de2ef50f1efac0
“W-we’re engaged, though.”ea361a2b11bd2dc4
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“……”a2758521aea2b7d4
“Mom gave you the key because we’re getting married.”debf26e327ed0f15
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“I’ve told you many times, I’m not going to marry you.”e8d84434035a8674
“Seungjin-ssi.”975210aba5e1d68d
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“I told you from the beginning.”6f11ab768c841799
“But, I…”42fd623a2351fd45
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The woman looked like 0c00a64aa3 she was about to 69ce54633e burst into tears. But the man, seemingly 0d223f588e uncaring, cut her off 60e3d56491 coldly.81935170134578ec
“Don’t cry. I can’t stand crying women.”31c2fe0a467315bb
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“……”a9f712be40734b85
“You said you were confident you wouldn’t cling.”5f1394f777e3cbb9
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“……”d82dd82b183c53d0
“You ruined the relationship, Kang Jihyeon.”ceba4402825e5668
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“…Why do you call me that, like a stranger?”b6363e75e0baa911
“You are a stranger.”6392b7e9728d418c
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Eunsong held her breath and looked towards the center of the commotion. It was the hallway from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor, and they didn’t seem to have noticed Eunsong, who was coming down from the 4th floor. The man’s back was visible. His tall height and broad shoulders were the first thing she noticed. The woman was sobbing, and the man was approaching her. Unconcealed hope shimmered in the woman’s eyes as she watched the man approach her. The man, quite gently, placed his hand on the woman’s cheek.f6771dde4b4fd804
“…Seungjin-ssi.”4d81c324e93e2dab
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“You follow me everywhere, yell, hit people. You tricked my parents into getting an engagement. Well, my mom probably doesn’t want to miss an opportunity to sell me off at a good price, but…”e68b1d4d56168bff
However, unlike his gentle touch, his words were utterly cold. The woman turned pitifully pale. Even though Eunsong thought the woman’s actions were no different from a stalker, she also felt sorry for her. The man must have caressed her cheek knowing the woman would welcome his touch.8de6fd268d235374
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“If you hadn’t done this, we’d still be in a pretty good relationship right now.”b93e8cb425d3cf99
Eventually, the woman couldn’t hold it in and took a deep breath. She must have burst into tears. And shortly after, the sound of the woman’s shoes hurrying away, as if running for dear life, could be heard. A short sigh followed.8515d86c3e75b128
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The man was still standing there. Coincidentally, they were in the direction Eunsong was headed, so she couldn’t avoid them and stood there awkwardly. Anyway, it seemed best to wait until the man also left. Eunsong counted to twenty in her head, then glanced towards where the brief commotion had taken place.371e1d624f2a9aa4
“……!”90ce1f7448b0d706
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That’s when it happened. The man looked up, precisely in Eunsong’s direction. It wasn’t a casual glance around, but an eye that knew exactly someone was hiding there.4bc2db8a90962394
Eunsong was startled but couldn’t cleverly hide. There was no reason to avoid him either. Even though it looked like she was eavesdropping, she hadn’t done anything wrong. They were just in the direction she was going. Wasn’t it their fault for having a private conversation in a public place in the first place? Nevertheless, Eunsong, with an unexplainable sense of guilt, met the man’s gaze.d88e12e5a16d8111
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She immediately knew thathe was the “sight to behold” Mijoo had talked about. Indeed, he had an appearance so stunning you wouldn’t think he was an ordinary person. Even from a distance, his good proportions and tall figure stood out. His tired face was more handsome than any actor Eunsong knew. It was a cliché, but he truly was a sculpted pretty boy.58bb848f1bdc3af1
‘He’s definitely worth seeing,’ Eunsong thought to herself. She could almost hear Mijoo’s voice saying, “You could just eat his face and feel full.”87f65439f23a5ee5
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A slight smile appeared 86d3e4e535 on his expressionless, handsome d3178e4c0f face.c25b023d2b5615eb
“My bad. Was I too loud?”6cc9d6e1de3f4bd7
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“Oh, no…”72baae17eae73248
“Sorry about that. It won’t happen again.”f60259566c5e7e85
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Eunsong was genuinely surprised. He was smiling b3582ed088 so brightly, it 5d3f81f321 was hard to 814054b614 believe he was 31629c54c2 the same man 3ef24511cc who had been 05745f89ae so cold to b44e1df47e the woman who 1043b44e8d left in tears. His face clearly knew how ac932ffe4c to charm people. Eunsong just shook her head 3a1a3e68d0 instead of answering, and the 34e102f753 man smiled as lightly as 88821f7f22 a spring breeze, bowed, and 7ab1280da5 turned his back.f50420718c951180
He had just made someone cry, yet he acted as if he’d completely forgotten, moving so lightly.880a5847716df1d3
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Eunsong somehow couldn’t leave the spot easily, staring for a long time at the empty space where the man had been.80eb53bf6213814f