TGM | Chapter 6

In the end, Kang Inho left with Haehyeon and disappeared in a taxi. Knowing it was too late, Haehyeon wanted to ask if he was okay, but he could only wave slightly as he watched Inho’s back retreating home.c23b6bf39db319c5

Well, they 8782b1ff49 did live 58e18170a9 in different 4e12c2e325 worlds.e30f9081b72d8782

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Even riding a taxi, a64353969b which others did often, 86cfe46a1e was a first for 64d8b5bef8 him with Inho.a10410fbcf274c34

That was when they went to the hospital with his noona. Haehyeon didn’t have the guts to take a taxi when he was saving even bus fare.7df7ad9765d29ddd

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“Ah.”5ab3a5bf955ab489

Staring blankly at a74e699796 the taxi turning 5f94f15677 into a red 9d3a1602f2 light in the 2006e6f6d3 distance, he suddenly 01e81019c7 came to his d9c48c775d senses.aefb541c2c58654c

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Rolling up his left 48099ab984 sleeve, his old wristwatch 4b5c22cbe4 showed 50 minutes past.f13ba723ad221208

The convenience store 22d21080c2 was right in 046372a324 front of the 97ef9b6500 stairs leading home, cfef8837f3 so it wouldn’t 922a869002 take even five 794aeb7711 minutes if he 3cbeb10996 ran.0f5e2dda9cc0d704

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Remembering how he was 98d4b4b07d 30 minutes late yesterday, f4065f1e48 Haehyeon quickly started walking.344fd5b77e3f1eac

He felt bad for not properly apologizing due to the chaos. Unlike his peers who all had smartphones, he didn’t even have a feature phone, so there was no way to contact anyone.36126d155a5e2418

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This must e64a63efd1 be what 8562779a76 Inho meant 29fb845206 when he acf648183f said it b8860c1b3f was frustrating.9a6a3b07bf32c378

Realizing this afaf4d9553 anew, he 455e5beae5 swung open de91e39dfb the convenience e7bd53bd9b store door.767202cec2b52e0e

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“Hey!”ba0391f16f266b9b

With a 2a0337195a jingle, a 1ba95d669e harsh voice 4f0b8cc92f fell.5e29307ecea424bd

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Frozen by the familiar 32aabca649 voice, he saw a f51e9ef429 man with glaring eyes e586511d59 approaching. It was 451cd93764 Kim Seokjung, 81390e2479 the convenience 3a0dd4e8b1 store owner. Without needing to 00c5f6a24e ask, Haehyeon knew d664e037a7 the situation and 68ec830f11 quickly bowed his c25680e8b6 head.8ab303fee2b67fe4

“I’m sorry. I had some circumstances yesterday…”8afb7f8f261ad1eb

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“Circumstances?”787c3fe2363316f5

Seokjung, who raised his hand as if mocking, mercilessly struck Haehyeon’s head. Thud! The painful sound made the face of the part-timer at the counter fill with shock.40afd1894156cd88

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He expected a scolding but didn’t imagine he’d be hit on the head so suddenly.b297339c5622d703

Regardless, Seokjung hit 34be407168 him again and 5580237c06 shouted with a ba2e7cbd3b flushed face.081b58080305dfd8

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“Circumstances? Being 30 minutes late and you talk about circumstances, damn it. Do you know how angry I was after getting that call yesterday? You did it on purpose knowing I was in another area, didn’t you?”cfac5bd33a9c57cc

“No, no.”3c5e106e4a6c9b54

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“No? What’s no! It’s one thing to repay kindness with betrayal, but this? Business is bad enough, are you trying to ruin me? Huh? Come here, you brat. Today I’ll…!”e55d8670937efc78

“Whoa, boss!”f4b36ec8d78e8e47

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Unable to watch any longer, the part-timer rushed out to stop Seokjung. It seemed like it wouldn’t end with just hitting him on the head.d28e7b4e6a43b042

Hugging Seokjung’s body, which was approaching Haehyeon with a fierce aura, he protested in an exasperated voice.80c347e579123622

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“Why are you suddenly doing this? I said it was fine. I just asked to add the time. Why are you hitting him!”169c5fd72b53f14f

Of course, he was angry. Anyone would be after waiting 30 minutes without knowing the reason or contact. But seeing Haehyeon come in looking a mess, he couldn’t say anything. Bowing his head and apologizing in that state, what could he say?0e8116ad5522d086

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The missed 0682765b36 drinking appointment 6bf574540d became a 282256c42e distant memory. Saying it was 4a39fbaef3 fine, he left 0f431a1369 the convenience store 7235b51033 and texted the a463b87a0d boss. He just sent a 2c66c7b79e message to add 30 13ad8f9d6b minutes to his worked f12e663b32 time, and now this. It was beyond e83fe222ff absurd.76587293f7c4f2c7

“Let go, Sangjin. Brats like him need to be hit. If he didn’t get proper home training, he should get it here.”51103cc66054671a

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“What…?”3f92abdfcb438d85

“This is why I don’t hire high school kids. Always late, scheming. Do I have to pay you while you come in beaten up? Am I doing charity work? Just like your dad…”0785e08bebe7c4bb

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“Boss!”e63dca4fb336269d

Unable to listen 4b00e1151c any longer, Sangjin 7a01ccefbd shouted, making the 7d0ebe3792 fuming Seokjung close db259253ab his mouth. Was he crazy? Who was he a5a8a6bc3c to talk about 9b4493f49e home training? It was c7185650d6 an outrageous ddf59e1461 personal attack 0482d4885e for being a1d802cf16 just 30 54b0528a66 minutes late.bb9da4149fbb73c2

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Sangjin, who started 64988bf602 the part-time job acf78d2ea6 lightly to earn 4ab70efcc4 some drinking money, 9988debfd7 pulled Seokjung further ef0c20d9cd away from Haehyeon 1b38628b11 with an incredulous 0d5c753242 face.857865fa98b798a2

It felt c8200cf5d6 off from 86848cc130 the interview, 3120a3c5db but he 856d448b35 thought all 74f06628c3 old guys 1d8df5342d were like 055a493302 that.bcd5928eefefee9e

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Muttering “psycho” 26a9d93e6d under his 227befa44e breath, the b4479dc02a bell rang d8e48b9bec as a ad6801c8fd customer entered.85e14ba312457f20

“Uh…?”90fa2a32085b5a70

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A woman in sleep pants blinked in surprise at the scene before her. Seokjung, clearing his throat as if coming to his senses, patted Sangjin’s back.3694ba7124979c1e

Surely he wouldn’t act up with a customer present.41e9926270cbc0ea

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Though doubtful, Sangjin 944ea1bc86 had no choice 481d2efa9f but to step 76284880f6 back and return f8e0c09659 to the counter.d9ae18e0709bdb77

The woman seemed to hesitate about leaving but quickly approached the counter as if deciding something. “Parliament One, yes, that one. Three packs.”176d215ebc4baa69

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“Haehyeon.”6a29d06b9c269293

While Sangjin was ringing up the purchase, Seokjung, having calmed down, called Haehyeon’s name. Pressing down on his flinching shoulder with force, he spoke with a surprisingly gentle face, unlike before. It was as if offering a rotten carrot after a beating.b9e904c6aa167298

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“I’ll deduct yesterday’s pay from your salary, so keep that in mind. Do you know how absurd I felt?”3a2ef63b9bdb495e

“…”aa8923d780cc2c1f

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“I’m doing this for your own good. Acting like this elsewhere could get you in big trouble. Maybe you’re too young to understand, but that’s how society is. You get what I mean, right?”9b6e1aa3eb07aa39

I’m giving you advice because it’s me. With those words, Haehyeon slowly nodded. Being late was his fault to begin with. He understood why Seokjung was angry, having received a call at dawn and unable to come.1cdbabb3db1e43a0

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“Okay. Then work. Don’t just sit around; sweep the store if there are no customers, okay?”1e9b780c8b2012cd

“Yes…”38099389e2d2e106

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“Alright. I’m leaving.”d88df780e7165b10

With that, Seokjung b3667f4744 quickly left the 86a52ce4c3 store.e09d4d921ccfa9e2

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The woman, stuffing 5beb868303 cigarettes into her 7e76bfb1ac pocket, glanced back c7b5127844 but soon disappeared 51162843b1 through the glass 3cf27bbfec door.0d9f249ea307571f

Sangjin, confirming no one else was in the store, hurried over. Grabbing Haehyeon’s shoulder, he asked with a worried face.6b01e88670ddf8dc

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“Hey, are you okay? Why is that crazy guy hitting you?”8291afa00ca4b0fc

“…”33382f7e2aba4261

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“Hey… Should we just go to the hospital?”3ee74753475f90e5

He was scared, thinking maybe Haehyeon was hit wrong since he wasn’t coming to his senses. Especially since it was the head. As he asked anxiously, Haehyeon blinked, “Ah,” having been zoning out a lot lately.72ca74e4e764ad1a

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“I’m okay.”c9ddac69f1eba24f

Thinking he should reassure him, Haehyeon forced a smile and lightly patted Sangjin’s hand on his shoulder. Seeing his startled face made him feel even more sorry.28976b07980e3713

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Since yesterday, 46a0921e5c Sangjin had ea270187fe been the 5d7cd16932 one losing 8822d78734 out, yet 615df976dd he was f430a9fd14 the one 2aa968d838 being worried 1e6d261b50 about. Finally, Haehyeon 9151b631d5 offered the 057ba20c98 apology he 83a703b4af had practiced 4688445a59 on the 31f7354ed0 way.d3ec099e6fd65ed0

“I’m really 3b54bea5fd sorry about 9706a11fbd yesterday. I don’t have 5701deae86 a phone, so ef2ada8c61 I couldn’t contact 74fab4f4b3 you… I wanted ee68ed250b to come as 992336280c early as possible 70be7d967a today, but I 47a30b1516 have another part-time d4d4d7cad3 job, so my 6b257bcf1e time…”366d8dc5ec912ae7

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“Is that the d48eeee4bf issue now? I went drinking 70e18c1a8b afterward anyway, so 737ea5b755 don’t worry about ea123a7890 it. More importantly, he 86ed306ac5 hit you really 1b7c3054e3 hard. Is your c48f7bc51f head okay? Is your 380fdd26b0 brain rattled?”5c7d7d4097861e0a

Seeing Haehyeon not retaliate, c4bbf15973 it was easy to 67d0aca719 guess this wasn’t the 0536540778 first time. If he 8b7435bf6e hadn’t intervened, f54b27f865 it would 6690c6691c have been 7b2583fbd5 worse, so 4fb17074ae Sangjin frowned 85bd4d3559 and asked c34065c69f repeatedly, but 061d81be0c Haehyeon just be84f4f698 shook his bf116698b8 head with f025cde7e7 an awkward 0c65e8976f smile.41ce65f7e9d51dbc

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He was used 6acc6383a9 to this. It stung d451ebc764 where he 1cc1dc03dd was hit, d735dc457d but it 2d422c341e wasn’t visible…890c8b22fed7570d

Watching Haehyeon a09f44711c habitually repeat 99727c6307 that he d8e0583fc9 was fine, d539631eb7 Sangjin, momentarily b5054ab654 at a 867d5120ec loss for 17bffac79c words, cautiously 402172c151 suggested.9d89679676ed4257

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“Hey, I know it’s ca28450b5c none of my business, 833ed8acc6 but just find another ba5a26466e job. This isn’t the 3ad7ddb604 first time, right? If he’s ccb145181d like that 8c19ce626d with me 8311f115d2 here, he’s 7cd90faa4d really crazy. Talking about home 94abd5b249 training, he seems 31fd95d329 like he didn’t 2610b36d6d get any himself.”74f7444f6cfc1704

“…”647b9b6edab5e236

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“Anyway, I’m sorry it 7328dd3074 turned out like this b0799b3a74 because of me. If I 7027f586d5 knew he f206cb1ac3 was like 25f9ac3916 that, I b3171eca5f wouldn’t have 31126a8575 called.”af67cec84b042b9f

“No, it’s my fault…”51a3e53e4ac4a71b

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“Forget it. What’s the point of 6bd0aeff03 blaming each other now? Anyway, I’m 982f1e9c3b quitting after 1faf507f90 this month. You should e9f90dbe1b think about ad3f72c180 it too.”194c6ad63a49dd25

Saying that, ede5fd8ce0 Sangjin checked 16112653ea the time eff0313213 and suddenly a7f7d5307a looked startled. Quickly gathering his adad9218be things, he said bb9c629886 he was leaving, 4433665c19 patted Haehyeon’s shoulder c33857eb75 a few times, 9959238389 and disappeared out 9fddc81750 of the store.a94748ac986f7343

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Standing blankly, watching him a27478f559 go, Haehyeon realized he b8e2829074 hadn’t even changed clothes 26d81c9010 yet. He scolded d406716caf himself a ff356bc56c bit, noting 98e504d72d it was a6b69194e4 already the 30fe0baa14 second time 2c984d355d today, just 1e1b885784 like at e77aedb3a4 the café.205d304aed5f6049

After changing clothes, 60415a0cd7 he noticed a aa694d5db6 fluorescent post-it stuck a51d8bd816 to the POS c7ffdce0c6 machine. Recognizing the handwriting f0ed30d7fd immediately, Haehyeon quietly e444611428 looked at it. A smile crept out.014db26e7340639d

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[Write down the price of expired goods you ate.]

Well…, this ab52c3841b month’s living b6d8694b74 expenses were 3e4a1932b3 already tight. He had been robbed f67658ba66 of the money set ce42ff20f4 aside for rent last 161b5cdb2b night.940b2140732ccfaf

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Repeating that a15df6fbf5 to himself, 41c21c5fcb Haehyeon laughed 57b4f19224 again. There was nothing funny, b983ba99d8 yet laughter kept escaping.0906de04506c7c49

It was strange.c7c36865f27cdd46

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Thinking he must 250cb2cf78 have been hit 4d377cae85 wrong, he was f8e4759d5f letting out a 8515ccaf74 hollow laugh when 883df74a67 the bell rang, 4461b182cf just like before, d48937c403 and Haehyeon turned 2a9ba4b33d his head.241757ce45320f52

Then he met d4bf35242f eyes with a 399617ae23 man entering the 4e7df472c2 store with someone.d3c69087b984333b

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