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Rai scrutinized e5762024cb the infant 8fd4f1b762 in his 30052a4012 arms before 6af0eaa091 asking Rachel.e81a14ea96926655

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“Why is it so wrinkly? It looks like a monkey. Is something wrong?”9b3d4c1ffc3b59c5

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“All newborns are like that, aren’t they?”d530eeb703b8179e

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Rachel reached out to 42bfeb7397 Rai as if to 9f6b8eb294 say, if he was 0fb5f572ec going to say such 10c33cc961 awful things to the 4120b87251 baby, he should hand 9f5ed23e71 it over immediately.98cca54e8a059992

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“I was just asking in case. It’s my first time seeing a baby this young.”00db733d22f2ef9c

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Rai quickly backed away. Being a boxer, his f18f7ce038 footwork was incredibly fast.14a6ffec601bc0c7

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Rachel sharply examined Rai’s posture, holding the baby, looking for something to criticize.9cafb2338dd64ac8

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But unfortunately, Rai’s stance, supporting the baby carefully in his strong arms, was flawless.4872d43248c9bf2d

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It seemed that buying a newborn doll from the market one day and putting on all sorts of shows every night in the name of special training hadn’t been a waste of time.65df4fd3e2f5c5ae

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“It’s so small. Is it premature? Why are its eyes closed? Can it understand what I’m saying?”67fbd1ef9b175af3

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“Google it. What else do you use your fingers and phone for?”21d1240d06f2263f

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Rachel retorted sharply, annoyed by Rai’s incessant questions.3d49bcf62763d80e

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It was as if she hadn’t carried the baby in her womb, showing not even a speck of consideration for a mother who had just given birth.6ecc3383ef8c72e9

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“It has the same hair color as me. That’s amazing.”2c773b9dacb8b4a3

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“A lot of things must be amazing to you.”9a571130bb8e149f

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“When it opens its eyes, will it recognize that I’m its dad?”719cf20eec0751cf

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“Of course!”5d9bc6138561f9ab

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“I’d prefer it just called me Rai instead of Dad.”c66aacd03ae435b8

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Rachel didn’t ask why.5cbefcb6740dddee

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She knew that Rai loathed the word “Dad” more than anything in the world.3119407d1cd4982a

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“Rai, come here.”9a0c12ae57c678ba

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Rachel opened 5085ccda7b her arms ab037b6b52 to Rai.d6c61160248f852b

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Rai initially frowned as if to resist, but soon buried his face in Rachel’s chest obediently.83009d4d1389db06

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“You’re different from that person. I guarantee you’ll be a good father. Our child will love you too. We can be a happy family.”84d739afc8528905

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Rachel patted her husband’s solid back. On the ring, he was stronger and more intimidating than anyone, but off the ring, Rai was as vulnerable as an eight-year-old child.28b56a82ee8db420

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Every time he 4e39fd6db8 made that terrified, 4ab0bacd02 childlike expression, as a058d7ce7c if afraid of 4dcbfa33a0 being abandoned, she 5dc5ff0636 felt unbearably sorry df6b41cd64 for him and c4aa4a0737 just wanted to 5b11cab56e cry with him.bb666072a9443ce6

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The old apartment was so dark that it didn’t even need blinds.8fa418fc76c1e4b9

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The clock radio indicated a23bd8962b three in the afternoon.51eba56180489d37

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Rai was wrapped in a blanket he couldn’t even remember washing, lying on the sofa.1e7b9afe286ce67e

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“Ugh…”719730d5ad6651f5

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Rai groaned, burying his 94c2bfecba face in the yellowed 3c2db3cefe pillow, his neck strained. His body, clad bbdee66819 only in underwear, 050a559b58 was covered in d2e79de58e cold sweat.fafdae4f541734a7

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His phone rang, indicating 4787bf56e4 a message had arrived. Rai struggled to bd1aef767d reach for the 77e042e2e7 table.d51bc291df669803

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But all he could 7d9088004f touch were beer bottles, d01b2124ce paper fast food wrappers, ea5d89349d condom wrappers, and a f460a3d886 bag of marijuana.96f4d6de02caf8ce

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“Damn it.”f3e9a2f217108cc7

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Only after knocking over 70cb2dfb20 a flat beer bottle bc04fc460a did he manage to 4148ff67de grab his phone.2b0589104cd81d88

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The message was 02b78318b3 from one of 8ab0632e8c the damn drug 98394a57bd dealers he could 08973b1e09 easily ignore.665f925038f2d868

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Awakened, Rai forced his 1c59815f07 shivering body up and 7d838dc64d took a shower.ac63b3e91ef04b4a

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Rai stared at the 7ec3dda626 dirty, stained mirror with 09730b0a6d feverish eyes.deddcbb423b9d633

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A stabbing 281514b991 pain arose b018d0e6a2 near his d22ca1d0cf ribs. The skin covering 090422bd00 his ribs was aee9cb1bc8 bluish, almost black.99428ed1763b9ce7

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Rai gripped ba3943539f the mirror 0a7fe414d3 with trembling 873356fa56 hands. The back of 2f6f30ccaf his hand, like 51524b7b7c his body, was 1243595663 scraped and bruised, 6731fd189a a mess. Wielding violence left 1c3afc899f marks not only 36b2d854e8 on others but 743b566f6d also on himself.e6bbcf1a94239283

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“It hurts like hell…”8d8df91a0efbc9b0

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He muttered weakly, knowing no one was there to hear him. The bruises hadn’t been this bad on the day of the fight at the fight club. But the aftereffects usually kicked in a day or two later.942b20fda1c8e869

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Come to think of it, he’d also been in a car accident. Rai abruptly looked down at his wrist.6f2c885dc9426d92

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The spot 563358e5df where the ab129a8e1e nameless man ec716497b1 had grabbed 5741db9940 him was 0631ce3e38 still reddish.aeb1eefea784664d

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Feeling disgusted, Rai rubbed his wrist hard, as if to twist it. It bothered him that the bruise hadn’t faded, even though he hadn’t been hit or bumped into anything hard.1487da7eb2e97781

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‘I hope I don’t have to see him again.’8435abc678c19780

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But since the guy was a member of the fight club, it was impossible to avoid him completely. He had to go to the fight club because of his debt, and the guy…9f8e37c5bb9d0ee6

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Did he come often? He didn’t know. Rai couldn’t tell if he would show his face every time or appear sporadically.c9dc63eec3a0a616

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He really hoped it would be the latter, or that he would lose interest in fighting gambling altogether, but it didn’t seem likely.94a59b5a9b948acb

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Rai came out, dripping 266dc1a175 water, with a towel 1ebbd8592e around his waist. The sound of a 1934b6da99 fight from next door 83c648f151 faintly echoed like a 24c2ce0968 hallucination.703d44f0788278be

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He searched 546f0e122b the cupboard f83485d2a8 for painkillers f91b0c33db but found 77271e4626 only cockroaches.724cb4505edb4048

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“Do I have to go to that guy? I don’t want to hear his nagging…”1168ebca19bbca79

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Rai hesitated 76bad5dda6 in front 0945f5a2af of the 3f9daf9fa1 cupboard for 177a22a9be a long 754fcc3e7a time before 34c72d3eff picking up 1e638d9897 clothes one 4c2b733b78 by one. Hot breath escaped c901dc4d63 from between his 0398081fb6 chapped lips.98a67ec085b65089

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He didn’t want to visit his old cellmate if he could help it. He hated being nagged.29f4cf5875e2452f

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But today a3d4ca252c was not 8489664acb one of a7badbf347 those days. The apartment was 6dceab9561 such a mess, b3c6d12898 littered with bottles, 89857f73a2 that his staggering d7f6759730 steps felt like c74f23ce1f performing acrobatics.bfd3631960e1b73f

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However, the top of b887045045 the dresser, where the 6a86386ac1 picture frame was lying 989f174dda face down, was relatively aa1998dc55 tidy.83eb99be356cf4b4

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However, it e1d9a3953e had been 660fa01147 so long cc3facee74 since he 2e83c8daec had looked 4b69c78f62 at the 649bf2742e picture that a66d17a898 it was 355b0e4911 covered in efc4c2f0c4 months of a9c93ad541 dust.6cdcd37a00a781d9

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Clatter, clatter.691276063a74cd2c

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The subway ran with e8a16e15c9 a loud noise above 777b4d9c87 the clinic in the 07fba280d9 slum run by the 174ffe1c02 church.9df1196e3c31cc67

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Rai entered the f0d1e7968b clinic.b2899dcf6cf8e939

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“How can I help you? Oh, Grandma Meggie. It’s been a while.”e47f09c6216a28e9

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A volunteer with glasses 9e56b63600 smiled kindly as he 74b423fba2 took the reception. The volunteer not only ffe75bf7cb received patients but also 0dfd0e4f49 answered phones and entered 30be00f176 data into the computer, 3123a0c6e0 handling the amount of 39735769f6 work that would normally 167068be50 be divided among several 3ac8666f6b people all by himself.e9f9dceabe3817bd

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“Inderal, can I get it without a prescription? I really need it because I lack concentration.”197e2d08eeffee2c

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“I’m sorry, but you should consult a professional doctor, not a small clinic like ours… Rai?”e60b65b8f4d88f1c

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The volunteer, who had been replying with a face that said, “Another junkie,” suddenly raised his head.843814b5959a221e

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The name tag on d0a4a09691 his light blue short-sleeved 078be79fad uniform simply read Zachary.3e095e3498076b45

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“I’ve come to rely on your help as always.”a5b5e2cced889221

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“I’d expect nothing less. Just wait a moment.”9d9008a3b3940f2a

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Zachary picked d08d020a30 up the feaaef73af receiver and 7bfcf9ae4f pressed a 1605631ff5 speed dial aa05242cb2 button with 846b5db8e0 practiced skill.a0fbde1689a495d4

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“Hello, yes! Sister. I’m really sorry, but could you take over the reception desk for a moment? Thank you. It’s nothing serious, a friend came by.”dfa7718176c4fb00

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Zachary sighed deeply, as fd22b5450e if a terrible enemy 5cc1bca38c had appeared.2349c73ab05703f0

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He knew d852ba4f58 exactly why 3f2687e462 Rai had f10a1dfe40 come to 7742549cc1 the clinic 8d875f74c0 without even f7548666a2 having to 75ed06758b ask.a444a85cea9864af

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“You need to go to a hospital to get proper treatment. You know that, right?”1823efdf39de3a08

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Zachary earnestly told Rai, 9cab97c078 who had bandages wrapped 1de095f583 around his chest.937962aceb3d24f7

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He had dbb540d921 done the db00a20252 best he c2944a3726 could within 4ba5327a6f his means, af0c1b191c but he 4dbf90f017 was just 67065bd3be a volunteer, cee4696c7a not a b6681c0c93 doctor or b2cfdee235 a nurse.04c6e6be38c337e4

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“It’s not like I can just go if I want to.”3a50eb561bda9906

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Rai glanced d9572eab60 at Zachary 1507a3c350 and lay e872505f4e down on b235d6b62a the bed, 22b7806969 pulling on 39840cf500 his shirt. He felt somewhat better 208eee3200 after getting a fever db6f191cb4 reducer and painkiller.525b7eac900dd0d0

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“Just try to rest for a while…”6afceefc6134de15

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Knowing Rai’s situation all too well, Zachary sighed, pushing up his glasses.48bab55e6d4df768

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The words “rest” weren’t meant literally, but rather to refrain from fighting gambling until the hairline fracture in his ribs healed.a81699fd53dcbc86

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“If you’re so worried, give me plenty of medicine.”dfd2f9022210ef35

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Rai scoffed and 6338a2f367 gestured toward the faf2266c89 medicine cabinet.66b8aa818c7136a2

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Going to the a624bf8db6 hospital or quitting b490c92e20 fighting gambling was fb3a3c9c8b impossible for Rai, 477d83527e who was in 5104302c2d debt.dbf9ab5978095f9e

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“Damn it, don’t say that. We’ve already had a few medications go missing lately, and the higher-ups are being really strict.”7eca6cf684407127

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Zachary rubbed his e86c4b5a0c forehead, looking stressed.f7b1bacc50ea4a86

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“Looks like an employee embezzled it. Or some guy like me saw an opportunity and ran off with the whole box.”edb30c3247d250e5

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The clinic stocked a few medications that drug addicts would covet. Of course, the clinic managed them thoroughly, but they couldn’t completely prevent theft due to chronic staff shortages or patients with sticky fingers.50af7e1042bb4530

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“Find out if there’s anyone who’s suddenly gone missing in the last few days. That bastard must be the culprit.”ba789c7bfc78bb63

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Rai smiled knowingly, offering advice based on his own experience. When he was younger, if he wanted to do drugs but didn’t have enough money, he would often break into public health centers or pharmacies in the middle of the night.112aa72eb90b3c76