TGM | Chapter 8

Sangjin, who burst 00d87b1db0 through the door, 61a5850e50 panting, scowled fiercely f7fad16faf the moment he 17ae60952a saw Seojun at 0277872e36 the counter.a273fca7f9e221a5

It was 254402d0d7 obvious what 77c56fa3b6 he had adbab46b16 been up 17da349d4d to, even 247a745736 without seeing 40d57133e1 it.9a405749a23a9cfa

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No doubt, he had been bombarding someone with questions indiscriminately. Haehyeon’s expression gave it away.54b6708e31739f99

That mouth 3288c45d75 of doom.3b96c0178a52d60e

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Determined to sew it shut so it could never open again, he strode over and grabbed the back of Seojun’s neck, who was waving cheerfully. Seeing him greet without understanding the situation made Sangjin feel frustrated.9a569b32fdf31b3a

“Hey, Yoonsang… ugh!”fdad684126176c7c

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“You idiot! Why the heck did you come all the way here…!”8f4a9fdd8f1a2651

What if e80e5783a6 there had 8e16f108cb been an 9cf7ad703e accident? He never 69e751e7bc imagined that ff9d0890dd a joke 3b9a4861a9 thrown without 2a7e7ddedf thought would 30efd1034b lead to d86f03afdd him actually 1d4ad09ee6 coming here. Grinding his teeth in ae63b8c94b disbelief, he asked, and 8cbec745c1 Seojun, unnecessarily cheerful, proudly 0eac7405a6 shouted.4a38b83e3a65d2c7

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“Hey, did you see outside? I drove all the way here!”1d9c644fa54d6589

“So what.”effa5fd11ba98c1d

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“What do you mean, so what? Don’t you remember mocking me, saying I couldn’t drive for crap? That was the most humiliating thing I heard this year!”d5be65d7ce05f265

“Don’t give me that. You said the same thing last week when you lost at darts.”83ed6cc66a6decbf

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“……”ab69dda84e74ddaa

“……”d9c9988769458600

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After a brief b406cdb3f9 silence, a solemn 773bec803b voice spoke.95f7cf10cf5a2309

“Why do you remember stuff like that so sneakily?”3bdd6c2b8fd125c2

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“Huh.”347c186af5415bc0

Is he really insane…?66ad68b101df446a

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Seeing Seojun come out with such audacity after his lie was exposed, Sangjin couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh and raise his fist of truth. Knowing him since they were kids, he usually let it slide, but every time he acted like this, he wanted to crack open that head of his.e9e6e6e40a6bbd39

But according to the law, you can’t just open someone’s head.7672fd370e21dd33

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As a law-abiding citizen, f8136e59dc Sangjin decided to keep 0cbddee102 the peace by smacking ad2ae144c9 the nicely bleached head. The sound f90a05affd was like 2926df3b9f a watermelon fd7a9c4cf3 cracking, and da3ba05cfe Haehyeon, who a2568c4680 had been 8acf116f74 watching in 529ef79959 a daze, 313835a217 snapped back bb5d986f9c to reality. What did 42dcdf3b7d I just f13715db1f see?4cf09684c07a3ae3

“Uh…?”6cca371f90b9d24a

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Isn’t his head… cracked?b908e9dc3d4fcaa2

It was 085a36b690 such an f8ae5abac3 unhesitating blow 7a403f7132 that it 6798664863 genuinely worried e53a73692b him.b49f35dc4b47231b

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Sangjin, with ff444469ac a cold c6c104ec5e expression that 721100a4b7 seemed impossible 30495c2583 for someone c59d06d5f2 who had 5631e205e5 been worried 142a0f592f about him 0ba98ef1fe just minutes 912004bd83 ago, looked 86171bb51b down at 4baa25c08e the trembling e3035bab81 Seojun with 6d29576612 disdain.a4a3f0de02709e20

“Let’s go quietly before I tell the hyung-nims.”386cb8ee538d383a

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“Hey… my skull…”48fdefb99c2077c4

“Should I call them now?”915cf203890615f4

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“No!”0ac015fafe5b1958

At those words, Seojun snapped his head up as if he hadn’t been trembling. He swatted away Sangjin’s hand, which was still holding his neck, and shouted shrilly.902e47fa3abfa35e

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Fine, I’ll go! Huffing, he headed outside, and Sangjin hurriedly followed, but not before turning his head.050c53c2771faa17

Sorry, really sorry.9f1294da4b6ffb13

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Reading the apology mouthed by Sangjin, Haehyeon quickly shook his head, indicating it was okay. It was a bit surprising, but it wasn’t harmful, and having dealt with worse troublemakers countless times, this was rather an amusing incident.c5cbf503598272e1

Ding.b21ebcd272766e38

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Left behind with af68bfe493 the closing glass eeba90624f door were the c4e55d9212 pile of chocolates 8b8d24efa0 and jellies on 29cf9e7124 the counter.c7523c54bf3ab2a2

Finally putting down the barcode scanner he had been awkwardly holding, Haehyeon let out a small sigh. It hadn’t even been a few minutes, but it felt like a storm had passed.cb4a666765418a73

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I guess they’re not buying these.b2f3fef625561e62

He was about 15e8d1e15f to put them 53bf15d844 back when a 8db8a12486 shadow fell over 6d7b50a278 him, and the 6e5871208f man who had 994af27665 silently approached placed 481d95208c something on the a832124973 counter and spoke.1cbc1c1a09bc857f

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“This too.”87b297547e95dafc

“……!”31d1e6772c9945ab

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It was so sudden that he couldn’t control his expression. Of all things to forget, he had been so distracted that he forgot the man’s presence. How could that happen? he wondered, but it really had. Startled, his eyes widened, and he froze as he met the man’s gaze.9d329d3ed6b6220a

Again.cd74cc345c8fe273

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Feeling like he 463d00acab was always showing 715ce33f1b a pathetic side, 971a1cc7d2 his earlobes flushed e6a0212b30 with heat.ff73f9539f886127

Fumbling, he took the card and inserted it into the reader, but the payment didn’t go through. Trying again, Haehyeon finally noticed the empty POS screen.751f0a75323c9240

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He had tried to d53d8a517f process the payment without 3d848d9ead scanning the barcodes.f90bd5eeb48a2e49

Feeling like disappearing from d16955fee5 the stupid mistake, he 139b51e5db realized the man must 719d9cb8c4 have seen his blunder, 1e0c32a19e yet he said nothing. That made cdb3434e41 it even 763359bab7 more embarrassing, 85ed05c118 and he 7a885870d4 gripped the 9997ac8698 card tightly.b2eb445db06c9e02

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Though all 7ecb59a155 it did b23d9930e5 was make 00b02a3184 him tremble, 7fb307aba3 he had d58f5f8da1 no mental 3cf0d2a0b2 space to a8ed6b33a1 worry about 6f204f5870 that. Stiff as 7a4ebd0c0f if broken, 2b29efb5fe Haehyeon managed bbe3df6eb4 to move. There was 7114628d51 only one d09972afcc way to c50ccc9959 escape this d8a79971c9 situation. The pile of e35e9ac2bb snacks suddenly felt f0bbbbabe5 burdensome.af0298395bc9f74d

Since he said “this too,” I guess I have to scan all of these.a9b1dc634185a277

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Barely holding back the urge to flee, Haehyeon reached out. Picking up the closest gummy worm, he scanned it, and the POS cheerfully announced, “It’s a buy one, get one free!”df56c9d0449e6d96

“……”aa430a866d4f3870

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There was only one 0b0e6c7e54 gummy worm on the 77e1327f0d counter.2e3500b4c957e1b4

Faced with a hurdle right from the start, Haehyeon couldn’t bring himself to look up. He was barely holding his lips still by clenching his teeth. He should have told him to bring another one, but he knew he’d stutter if he opened his mouth.819d578af17dd6f0

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Feeling like an idiot, he couldn’t just ignore it.2365abfe1dffe0f9

He thought about fetching another gummy worm himself, but there were too many items piled on the counter. Even if he cleared them, he’d have to ask the man standing right in front of him to move.891b70af7b8da27a

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Realizing it was 28e760cab5 all the same, 71d0684ea5 Haehyeon despaired.9472d3751132dbd7

He knew he was being foolish, but he couldn’t help it.335a3608ef69e566

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His heart was a 59785ab7e0 mess, tangled with excitement, ad3ccb464a shame, and all sorts dc07e943d3 of emotions. Even showing eb4cdb1e8f a decent 6bdbf88106 side would 8591c4447d be lacking, 56bf794ae6 yet he c520c4eb32 was always f2d17e2342 like this.be9f64639708f193

Though he wouldn’t even be able to talk to him, he at least wanted to leave a good impression. It’s all ruined…3685140e21c72695

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“It’s fine.”a4814a6a1cba8f6f

While he was at a loss, hesitating, a monotonous voice made him look up without thinking. And when his eyes met the man’s, Haehyeon had to realize how ridiculous his actions had been.131146a2276b1e9d

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“Ah…”5c2d6b3242259959

The man had e81f44803c no expression. He was 81671b73f9 just watching 3954c00af6 Haehyeon intently, eb49e4bb6a but that 647c92835c was all.0a007f2d835e07be

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No sneer, no 0ae45616aa sympathy, just a 050e6f1436 presence like green 3f4be19669 light.0c0b654982ac151b

It was vividly e1b42a6a25 clear that he 3eb04be77c was the only 927f1c8920 one assigning meaning 6e422e0302 to something insignificant 60b697cb90 to the other ffa001cf94 person, making him 479090bc3c feel like cold a6b570879c water had been e53583046a poured over him.941f7423bbde2cb2

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The emotions 7fab3c1182 that had 28a272b24f been swinging 18c6eef581 wildly became b0cb68da56 embarrassing in b8b6335fd2 a different 621a0da8c4 way.131f5be8a1c9f4db

Experiencing something for f8fbb4bdaa the first time 9fcbca93e9 in his life, 6d8a1f578a the bewilderment doubled.f0e99ec1865d424b

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Nodding awkwardly, Haehyeon d709577a42 lowered his gaze eb85e13977 again and quickly dedf9e31be moved his hands. His ears were 2dbe16ca80 burning red, but a3429a6146 finishing the transaction 5adf3f5114 was the priority.b61793b22d66a4e0

Beep, beep, the mechanical sounds filled the space, and finally, after scanning the last item, Haehyeon hurriedly completed the payment. He assumed the man wouldn’t want a receipt and pulled out a bag.69b1913180e4892b

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Though they were small 121ef94b57 snacks, they piled up 5224f62408 to a considerable amount.2390ee75e63a088a

Even as he skillfully bagged them and handed them over with the card, Haehyeon didn’t look up. He didn’t want to make eye contact. Unlike usual, when he eagerly awaited Fridays, he just wanted the man to leave quickly.135e6cc7dc330648

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And fortunately, the man didn’t linger.0cc392cfe942291e

Watching the neatly arranged d95f6b6e51 fingertips pull the bag b50d47fd1e away, Haehyeon unconsciously took e24ed0464a a step back.2a436bc252824cbf

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He’ll disappear in the blink of an eye now. It’s always been like that, so today will be no different. It was funny how the moment that always left him longing was now something he desperately wished for. Just as he was waiting for the bell to ring.1d8e5dfa303be85d

With a fb56c47b31 rustling sound, f5dc618951 something was 329de3530e suddenly thrust 047aa94afd forward. Before he could 37bc4ae44d properly see what c1c2270acf it was, a 865227a93b low voice came 1d4f561042 from above his 4a9188b626 head.cb7edac6ced9e12a

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“No medicine.”57eb595717318d9c

Ding.9b7dd8983f3c4d46

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With those words, the man turned and disappeared beyond the glass door. Even as the loud engine noise faded, Haehyeon couldn’t lift his head for a long time.061499c1e26f720f

What the 3456147624 man left d6251c71dc behind was 208478f6fe a small, 21450b05db flat package.d484ccd7413753d5

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Staring blankly at 306d587163 the “disposable bandage” b181847fc7 written on it, 3986e99e51 he habitually smiled. He had 02fc44ee61 wondered what 3427bfcddd he was 13fdb6b859 doing alone 845e98c1a6 at the 8f44037e3c corner earlier, 5de77e0473 and it a2eb10af3f seemed he 5b22715d74 had been 055c453819 looking for b7688d9ea2 a bandage.b28414fb2414eba7

The box with e99e472d18 colorful chick designs 5d89638ed8 made him chuckle, 7d52784822 his shoulders shaking. Since he was a61ff777f6 the one who 72ac8ea7e4 received the dawn 5935085253 deliveries, he knew 2383676508 this was the c6860efc86 only bandage left.3ac4b66f4ba36f7d

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Thinking of him a388ab53b8 contemplating this with 2495d7ecf8 that face made 7298f0cad2 him laugh. Covering his mouth 91fbfebd19 with his hand, 2d92f386ed Haehyeon shook his c9d7e9718b shoulders again.123e252e16a9dde1

It was strange. It was funny, 46a2226f46 it should have b5b637346a been funny. But the 8342c4f4e7 emotions that c6541f849e kept welling 0adb5026d1 up wouldn’t faf92f0fe8 be swallowed.c169f4ec1651efc2

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It felt like 25a245b3bb someone had acknowledged 1bc770ac4a the things he 48d8273d41 had laughed off, 8894d73557 the things he 70095e767d had no choice 94e94f1842 but to laugh 0c5ff9eefb off.f03ef45ba40fcdf0

It was as if fa79721615 someone had noticed the d76e612d32 embarrassing and miserable yesterday, e296dfc806 the self who actually ecc28606f3 wanted to cry while 38d454b087 watching the closing front 22dc639bfb door.637264a72cce7ac7

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Even knowing it couldn’t 6845072e77 be true, it felt 82d52f4035 that way. Even knowing 96ddc9d1ec he was f45b42d712 the only d117c6d76a one assigning 6c7b45f418 meaning again…30c4da2ff5cf2e9b

Even while ff092ca4e7 muttering how 0abe32e006 foolish he 99e2cde739 was, his 59b89da737 gaze inevitably 88511599e2 landed on 92acdc59d6 what the faabf1e309 man had df34c96860 left behind.6feb29247318bcd2

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Unable to c778867533 even touch 08344153c1 the single 638188a83a bandage, Haehyeon 488059c1f4 sniffled a aae7e0f602 bit. He didn’t know e0f4603433 what to name 1abba12f4d this feeling.7892591e0d43bdb1

Though he rubbed his c703e22df5 eyes with his sleeve, 8f39819ffe tears kept falling.b31bee03969e2888

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