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“Okay. Then can I ask you something about yourself?”4b55622303aac626

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“…… Yes.”ab464acf00f4f1d4

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“Where did you live before you transferred?”93d969313e196a74

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It was an easy question to answer, but I couldn’t get it out of my mouth.025b3a80b56446f8

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If I told c972738236 her I lived ecdd075613 in Ohio, I d060a35882 worried that Melissa e9ce755c64 would associate me 4e3758a5dc with Sophia Kang.90e1d5b2db875b7d

Fortunately, she a648d22518 noticed a 81bceb3681 subtle change 1ffd772281 in my 76cf762966 facial expression dafc9d3129 and asked c4f4c5b3da me another 4573f0a934 question.5ee3fdfbbeb64912

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“I guess you didn’t have any good memories. What are you eating now?”6d232420cdd95bfa

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I was able to 41e5f00f08 answer this question without 5c457dbac5 any hesitation.d8e8938c0ed9c969

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“……’Gimbap’.”b588999845e31829

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“Kim…… Pop?”135612ca8325a92a

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Melissa imitated the Korean word ‘gimbap’ with an awkward pronunciation.7c38a34845a434ac

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“What’s that?”e9af162db7def085

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“Hmm……. Do you know seaweed? It’s seaweed…….”8f4847a00272b886

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Why am I explaining 50a817cb31 this?7bbd557e913b00f0

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I was confused by the situation at hand, but I couldn’t stop explaining because of Melissa, whose eyes sparkled with curiosity.8a898a2df075d6d4

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“…… Wow, I see. That’s a great food.”5c48dc58603c859d

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Finally, I finished 8f29ed946a explaining. I held dded84816e out my bd410197f8 lunch box e02f4cb9b8 to her, a18524f1f0 who could 74696c4ec9 not take 34a6dab521 my eyes f04fdddfe7 off my a8f5ed8d22 gimbap.e0f1386e1c757747

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“Would you like to try one?”ff258b27672bef0e

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“Can I?”eeb7f4db486400e3

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“Yes.”182af0903c70ae1f

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I nodded, 434dcfd276 and Melissa afcfb9344c thanked me 7904b334d6 and poked a7947dfbff one of d6460f297f my gimbap ad28c96188 with her e066d136db fork.683c86810490760d

She skillfully took c532709aa8 a bite without 68d3f40610 spilling the ingredients, be4fc6fcde and her eyes e39898e337 widened, and her a68fe37838 mouth pursed.8944f34737ba03d2

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“Wow, this is so delicious! What country is this from?”ef592b9b6bbeb464

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“It’s Korean food.”22ab233b44f08e8a

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“Korea. Vegetables are also included. It looks good for the health.”8b93fef4dd62f5ef

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“Do you want another one?”0190bfe599793be2

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“Yes, you have some of my spaghetti too. It’s all blown up and tasteless.”877015650489f17c

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As we shared food, 7eeedd6ff9 my tension decreased.18e487dac9d57b36

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The spaghetti Melissa 00b99db640 put in my 5312bb7b50 lunch box had af0974aa2f dried-out sauce and a8e706ee57 was swollen, but 9328e44c5a it was somehow 118a7c5b17 delicious.c5468915c3d0acdb

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“What class do you have in the afternoon?”9c149b6a68ed82a2

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“Math.”b65de54f4bbbc1b0

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“Oh, my! Math right after a meal? Isn’t it nap time?”23b62f0167fb873d

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“Haha!”bd83c76dd3212446

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I couldn’t help but laugh at Melissa’s fuss. Then my shoulders stiffened.9442c525b4bea30a

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‘…… How long has it been since I’ve talked to someone like this?’9d8c885efe75a138

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It seemed like c5d471e6a6 it had been 5c769e6f06 a long time f396fe8838 since I laughed 944ec2db4f out loud.000eb0095b63d36c

It must have felt strange that I had suddenly become silent, but Melissa didn’t show it and asked another question.e6ba75ccd1451e5a

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“Where do you live? Oh! I know that place. It’s close to where I live. I live in the neighborhood next to it. Oh, come to think of it, doesn’t Angelica live in that neighborhood? Oh gosh! The house diagonally across the street? I heard Angelica invites her boyfriends to her house every day. How is it? Have you seen it?”b92fa0e61ce0f00d

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I forgot that I 2e3a8b9801 was awkward and answered 16655d9ca4 each of those frantic 06682ffeef questions.00a928a42c0388ba

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As if her goal fa26615724 was to distract me, 61c6d93e3c Melissa sped up her 7dfac9a548 questioning.5336410117e46c52

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What’s your favorite color? Where’s the glasses you wore until yesterday? What? Why did you wear something like that when you can see well? What classes are you taking tomorrow? Do you always take lunch at this time? What do you do at home on weekends? Where do you usually shop? Have you been to that store?6f00ce0b096c2064

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It was 704ad0e22a as if 58864da069 I had 99fe844533 been summoned 7ac1256d85 to a 5ce8a2e73c hearing.e52e3076c41d37f3

Even after I finished my lunch, I was held up by Melissa and asked me a lot of questions, and she didn’t let me go until 10 minutes before class started.839a24a67216f00c

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“Let’s say hello from now on, Haley.”e1693a1e8771c57b

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“…… Yes.”f635b701d0de5aad

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I watched Melissa’s back as she waved and walked away. I felt strangely empty.f355d966bf13ea6c

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I stared 5f4588ee6e blankly at 66227fa2dd my wrist, 0720028735 where Melissa d6a3079035 had grabbed 7d8382593b and let 6ef5703ec7 go.e4e81215366ace05

Is it because Melissa is unawakened? Or is it because she’s a girl?3e8b3758f77b89b9

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‘Our skin touched……and I didn’t feel repulsed.’5456af5c64d7a9af

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It felt weird to feel like I was a “normal” kid who didn’t experience any trauma.4464b9c6b5094296

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‘…… I hope we can have lunch together tomorrow.’dd7c190080292f63

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I thought about aada4b347d it for a b37bd68637 moment and walked 9effc250b3 away.07248889f0811d90

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The math class that 49231b1cd0 followed was boring and c1a5d79328 sleepy, as Melissa said, 5782ebfe3e but I was able 318f262765 to avoid sleeping on c0c823117d my desk as I ea65af8a9f was in a daze b16627ced6 the whole time, immersed adb1a05352 in other thoughts.6d9de14261a9d4f9

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“I haven’t seen Hugo for a few days. I haven’t heard of any news that he’s been dispatched.”a957e399337dfc8a

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It was lunchtime with 858a96024c Melissa which had been 4a3b495ad0 going on for days.3dd0a2710d97d0c9

The topic of conversation today was ‘Hugo’, she suddenly looked around and spoke.99f472094607f032

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I was nervous a9ef4f3aad that Melissa was cac7719a2e going to bring ee9b8d3fe3 out her true 47437d9704 purpose belatedly.e9099c53e83f4534

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“…… I don’t know much about Hugo.”ee8b3b7487e80fbb

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So I shook 84fba0372e my head hastily.b83d7ed8e987ff30

It wasn’t until I said it that I realized my answer was out of context, but it was too late.3506bad501d98db8

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Luckily, Melissa didn’t seem to notice anything strange in my attitude.d3a8344003bd5b7e

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“Oh my! You don’t know much about Hugo? Where and how much do you not know?”29b23c400553c64f

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She seemed more shocked that I didn’t know much about Hugo, a famous person.17459cf8cbb51403

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“How can you not know that? Then do you know this? That? You know what? What? You don’t know? How many years did you go into the mountains and live there before coming out?”39153da51034ffc8

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Melissa’s words quickened with excitement.45efbd0c069ef981

The voice d225d68048 was so 9ab9dd3a64 loud that 9f0e95b963 the other c39287f8e6 students at d27e3e5a5b the surrounding 3672567620 tables paid 7fd2f32966 attention to 4fb55214b7 us.64955c8e308365f7

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“Hey, did you say you didn’t know about Hugo? Oh my gosh!”2a51160e04e31aea

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“Wow, did I hear that right? You’re not locked up from somewhere like Melissa said, are you?”cf9c7459427a7fbc

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Men and women a9e4b9a3f7 alike added their d708be3dae own comments or 01cc103591 let out shocked 1e4f6a15af gasps.97e57ab02ff56f2b

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I blushed 86e3844278 at their ed16d7563f gaze, and ee0edfcc73 Melissa waved 24f91ad818 her hand 89a5e2e645 like swatting 129291baed away a 80f50df51f fly.42a98bb27a05e3ef

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“You all go away. You’re embarrassing my friend.”4de4e6d4c00393be

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“But, Melissa. She should know. How can she go to our school and say she doesn’t know Hugo well?”5abd71c976b462af

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“Is this some kind of a new concept, transfer student? Are you the type who make up lies to get attention?”0d94409d9fd0b4e5

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Someone spoke sharply. I thought maybe that’s how I looked.9e59f6180160e20c

But before I 47df3946b7 could say anything, 8479ee8c53 another boy shook a43d93703b his head in c0829ca4e4 front of me.6d1f16eb028d0ccb

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“Look over there, it’s a kind of cell phone my grandfather would use. Isn’t that an old cell phone with no internet?”6125b0d8d3b212d7

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“Oh, you really wouldn’t know if you’re using something like this.”b9bc6955190cc97c

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“Is the transfer student just a ‘nerd’ and not into concepts as you thought?”61af0d1e6010cf6c

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The kids burst into bee9701740 laughter. They didn’t seem b2ee0478af to be making 09b3decad2 fun of me, d86a546c20 but rather that 4cd0c80862 the situation was b7081bfd5f funny.d13cc73092f77d88

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The kid who had 498b3795ea been talking about concepts df8006d43d seemed to dislike the 89fa4d2335 atmosphere and snorted before fb41b0bc34 walking away.458de94095afcfd0

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“Okay, buddy. You may not know. Then why don’t we explain it to you?”c78061c93fae2c44

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The boy 246f9b1b2a who had 086414f765 been pointed a8da4bf43a at my f16461470a phone squinted 7fd5452a6f and moved 159c0b1908 to the e6ab0a59c3 seat next 93abc599fd to me.d5402c11e0835457

So did his 3cd072a7e7 friends.d91418e163422565

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‘Uh…… Huh?’0ea137be1f8a1507

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The table 47846e6acc I was f0bffcb509 sitting at 001ea694fc suddenly became 6dec8d9eb3 crowded.6ebbd2f2be766a34

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Looking at Melissa’s joyful face, it seemed that I was the only one who was embarrassed by this situation.95df7e03ff6dde01

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“Oh, by the way, my name is Samuel Lee.”1d503f7ce17080f0

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A hand c28237c8a6 was held 68f91ce4d2 out in 96defcd2c4 front of 2dfe39098e me. It was 81a60ddc91 the schoolboy e1953b0cbf next to 8ae7537c8d me. I hesitated 86132a5d25 in embarrassment 66c55764fd and then 3c78cc8191 lowered my b479f2d60d hands under 629c6229e9 the table.6b13f04ec3b2c468

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“…… I’m Haley Baek. I’m sorry, I’m a little sweaty.”10909b441d05c65c

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“Hmm. That’s fine”31ae92f1d02ecc8e

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No one asked me d4732f9395 to shake hands after d1a47c55dd Samuel. But everyone smiled and c94b84f2ad said their names.4475d5255db76e9c

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“Nice to meet you, Haley. I’m Kennedy Allen.”348fc58ebd7f0cb9

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“I’m Josiah Walker, and this is Nicholas Cooper. Nice to meet you.”f728522c4ed94b3a

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There were e63e024c0b more than c036837cfe five kids 59a4dd1670 introducing themselves. It felt awkward 0b8fc1d141 and overwhelming to 510b55abbd be surrounded by a23a8e776d so many kids.93c37056178be572

But on the 08d6a8ade1 other hand, the a2c2ebbdde pounding in my d0f8ff1e67 chest wasn’t so d682d38ba4 bad.10602292e7bed052

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As I memorized the names and faces of my friends, they continued to talk about Hugo as if they were explaining it to a three-year-old who didn’t know anything.837662c83e839a02

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“Hugo didn’t originally live in our area. He also transferred. It’s been …… about a year now?”73ce7acef933ca80

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“One year and three months to be exact, Kennedy.”ea80f08adf2aa8d2

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“Right, one year and three months. Anyway, he’s originally from Texas. When he transferred here, he moved his affiliation to Arizona.”4aa651409532bc9c

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“The former Texas Center director retired and moved to Arizona. Because of that, Hugo had no choice but to follow him. He was Hugo’s guardian.”afc0a0ad718c0be0

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Melissa raised her eyebrows df809ea117 at the mention of 5c07b756e1 the Texas center director. She seemed uncomfortable with 3f9a7a388f this topic.d446f1d3c71d56e6

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‘What’s wrong?’c14daa35eb57ac07

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I glanced at 31dd35e14d Melissa, and she c7d3dd52ab noticed my gaze. She gave me a 93d4615ba7 small smile and changed ea7934be4e the subject as if 1d6d4d35eb nothing happened.1e0efef5744c868b

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“Hugo has a pathological aversion to physical contact with other people. When he first transferred to school, various sports clubs tried to recruit him, but he rejected all of them.”9d58e79dbdedb2a7

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“That’s right. I don’t know about anything else, but I was expecting Hugo to have a talent for football. You know, he’s physically strong, right? But he didn’t want to, so it’s a shame.”0c6d3165e758a6cb

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The kids were instantly swept up in the atmosphere and began to talk about Hugo’s physique.0ab20e76707ed653

I tilted my head 547e680d3c inwardly as I listened 2263152a7d to the story in c19cbed018 one ear.315339017d86f5f8

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‘He hates physical contact with others… but he was fine touching me back then……. Is it okay for him to touch over clothes like I do?’1c23c1f5ddaa389d

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As I c24a5df0f8 was thinking 85272c7018 so, a f366462df5 girl who 9901e19ae9 introduced herself 5ba2e05fcb as a ff4db3a9c2 fan of 4236c4d5bd Hugo spoke 8f7c1d3d4b out.86202e1ad04f4b32

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“When I was younger, I heard that he refused to be guided after ‘that’ incident. I don’t know why. Did that traumatize him?”1c2f368b1a705e20

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