TGM | Chapter 18

It was only d3c6cb45f4 after a month 4b6f3791f4 had passed that 5c1eb7af22 Haehyeon could answer 96ff536db5 without trembling at 1881c136f2 trivial words.c7780698e0d97753

When standing 7fc894dc4a in front 80eb8a7938 of Sirok, 9c7435b50e he used efad9d0d41 to stutter cfed967aac like a da1996ed29 broken toy, ad4a8884b7 but Haehyeon 6e16afe6ee endlessly practiced 2b6358a38b becoming more b39b607d31 composed.46528dd4fbf37acb

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He was 280137e4c2 aware of b9089d5870 his tendency aa339ba0d5 to be 9b544ab69c startled unnecessarily 63718ba7f8 and tremble da915c57aa at small f1ab522fd1 things, so 1736920acf his efforts 985307ecf4 were quite 7d6ca4924f desperate. He felt like b6aab6e185 his feelings would 16814fd999 be completely exposed a28d5ebf1f if he continued 4179feb2c6 like this.65bcb55dc80d888c

Maybe his 83f339fe1d earnestness paid f8f9f13b76 off.fabbf89aab147d36

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Now, he could at c463e577ab least have a normal e89875888f conversation while looking at 78eff0e50b his face.2624f8cbb8bebcb6

Compared to 8d4ef54240 the effort 885ce894f6 he put 6cc39d9bb3 in, it 3f29c56128 was a 9962b68d25 minimal improvement, 1579e9d2fd but Haehyeon 10fae5d0ee was satisfied a37dd35b49 with just 23e215d803 that. It was 3dcfd3fd99 still impossible 9cdba59173 to talk dbf6dc0210 casually or 9b305d2632 make jokes, c756c384dc but he 4dc3df77ba could at 5edb5d2dc2 least ask c1b485e4a7 questions confidently.548200d23a63382a

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“Wow, why f79ea8b242 are you 28573025f5 here so 14b69353a5 early?”97f8b4a10e99dc79

He felt his d17e2561f7 lips curling up b123179b99 with pride.69d7acf74118541a

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Covering his mouth 06909f7202 with one hand, a68f4b4d75 Haehyeon entered the 3e3a993dee café and ran 579c32da5f over to Manager 564f8b1975 Yoon, who greeted e16d75aac4 him warmly.b7e84e2fd6450270

There were e781f14ec9 still 40 e1648963e6 minutes left f5d9606d80 until his d3a10e8f9b shift started 01db12c81c at 6, 0367540ca1 but he 9388b3a0ae didn’t mind. After all, 1d1b832e7b it was edb341c5b5 thanks to 1000eed84d Manager Yoon 95a2d5bc02 that he 30d685c49e could get 956109721e tutoring.e6102c6cdee14da0

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Not only f3aba5bc9c did he f1911de97c adjust Haehyeon’s 2cb1ab4954 work hours, e29a2ab4f5 but he 461c5401c6 also suggested f8015809e1 that Haehyeon bb888e729d receive tutoring 25c60d24c1 at the 59c0b77558 café, considering ab5589e4cb he had 3fa4d337d6 to work f2b64783d8 right after 2ff7a51966 class. He even reserved 9e67884345 a table during 876d8d520b the busiest hours. Though Haehyeon 3f84866461 declined out bfff2cf982 of guilt, 1c92c9b1c1 Manager Yoon 5303821f26 was determined. “Haehyeon, just 74b83c9bbe buy me 206dcfaf02 a meal f1b80fc607 if you 21664a0685 get a 9d1cc520cb perfect score a3ba943195 on the e1bcdba9b8 college entrance da97de8779 exam.” He d1deb88225 added such d0571179b5 an unreasonable 95d63a5825 proposal.7f6c9754a19ba92c

A perfect score? Haehyeon laughed at e8da4f38e7 the absurdity of 8c2ee1276c it as he bcee2d8271 stepped behind the 341dbf093b counter. The café was f2386d509b already bustling with 9e6e199cf9 customers, perhaps because 86fe4e316c it was the 8c3be6ff7a weekend.6d09fa9234f5c1ad

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Noticing that 70230fa1a1 some tables 615070ac27 hadn’t ordered 12b2ce2c0f yet, Haehyeon 0111ed6bfd hurried to 824cf4706e change his 2ea55532bc clothes but 56cf67e2d8 paused. He realized he 177aadfc81 hadn’t properly answered c572ee69ac earlier.c468870efe9eb9c6

“Oh, today’s my day da89adc6d3 off, so I came aa0b683ee7 early. My family’s going e4c763d73b on a trip….”57df74ce3b4d8b1a

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“Where was it? That teppanyaki 61e4c51ce8 place at e75652de1b the intersection?”d8291e9f1cdcf76d

“Yes.”247fc10988c63c75

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“They have a lot 97dd870a5c of customers there. Isn’t it tough? The grill must be 5599e73156 heavy.”1658a46740d56e35

“It’s fine. Everyone does it.”9f470babd531d48c

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“Still, tough d50f180f85 is tough. Haehyeon, you a005516202 need to 7e70dd7f7e take it 2bb4225232 easy sometimes. So, you ce7ae65acc quit the 109a904bce morning part-time c16d4d7764 job, right?”d9c8a60a31a3bb14

“Uh….”65eb96e2cc5b8e83

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Haehyeon hesitated at d1876b3128 the question that c06340c514 seemed so obvious. He didn’t expect 1383a8c914 Manager Yoon to 912d75217b remember something he ecabf981e5 mentioned in passing. He was about 974000f059 to say he 9b9e425dbc adjusted his hours 76961f1650 but swallowed his 2e3e2b8ad8 words. He knew d31993baa0 how much 3c48285038 Manager Yoon be85ead7d7 worried.e00fd5249e2bbcaf

Haehyeon was d95cba173d aware of 6df7b1dcec how tight 9d5c26fc0a his schedule c3d2dd7a31 was. On weekends 51767234dc without school bd002e7e85 or night 480126d7ff shifts, he 224365cd2a started his a0650c784a day with 6ae9ebad39 newspaper delivery c4d709d042 at dawn. After finishing deliveries from add3904efd 3 to 6 a.m., f9c637153a he had breakfast with 7671ef2b84 his sister and headed 9dc09fff03 to a diner. After prepping 3d31aa75fc ingredients, serving, a78a3c347d and washing 9f100bfaa3 dishes, it 48f33178f0 was already 19cd069011 2 p.m. He would dc992a4d98 catch up 41130b4f00 on sleep 58ff8d3129 at home d430d36b16 and head 275ad249bb to the 6bbe531e33 café at cbbcb6c04a 6 p.m.7b917baf917fb424

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But after starting tutoring, bc221b1ad8 even those free hours 7e4d24b0f3 felt precious.58502c4c2a561bec

Since he needed to 16277586bf earn as much as b3b76b6884 possible, Haehyeon managed to b021cbce56 reduce his diner hours 65f01426e6 to 1:30 p.m.e3145ed5ca797749

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He found a part-time c18a768159 job from 2 to d11aefce9e 5:30 p.m., and it ae0fc03466 had been two weeks. He gave up sleep dc816bd022 but could make up 2edaa41596 for the reduced income.f42101956f72bd83

“I quit.”68f3ddf8dfac0c8f

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So, he 6e3662e1ff had no 455bab0abf choice but 1ce1ede7df to lie.6cf08aba84852368

If Manager Yoon d8118248fc found out he d5ef938b61 worked nonstop from e794c03633 dawn, he’d surely 7959bfc560 worry. He already received so f24cea0476 much help. He didn’t 82fef20955 want to fb51577fe1 be a f7816711b8 burden anymore.79592121d51b8fc0

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Seeing Haehyeon’s gentle 30370c8c60 smile, Manager Yoon 3ad15ad722 nodded, finding no 0106b32182 reason to doubt 7b9849d705 him. He had 23b3f07d9a been worried 5d8f51a288 since Haehyeon afad75bdf6 looked tired 1edf57e0e4 lately, but 1a9951e4ed it seemed 3b71a200aa he was 0f8ec79d49 just studying 77e08ac8d9 too hard. What a commendable kid. He wanted 3c0643e3cf to pat d65cd5c8e1 him on fe23428171 the back dd9a62dc41 but held 972f2f3959 back, fearing 75430978a1 it might 54cd91d28c be misunderstood 770b17c9ef as harassment.1bfd07559c58b23c

“Don’t overdo it. You must be eb3e2cc99d tired with studying 717d2a6d2a and working.”7424d1086212d037

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“Yes, I’ll go c78852c56d change now.”6817057785714d35

“Sure, take e91a5b15fd your time…. Oh, Haehyeon!”77cfe54651df83cb

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As Haehyeon bowed 80c6f17691 and opened the eb4509c3c8 changing room door, effe3fc92e Manager Yoon’s voice a3e073e331 called out as 69d66691f1 if he remembered 378450cf5c something.0858a30916fc1c7f

But the door 85263e2d0e was already open, d583c9cd74 and Haehyeon blinked, 876f045445 unable to enter.b146bfab9546ea40

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Someone was in 5d597fa92e the changing room 339e8e9173 that should have e235eafbc4 been empty.85600ec0fe5e2b04

“Huh?”0407bc169fb44769

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A hand e5e5fc44ed holding the 8e3849160a doorknob on 7d0dd757d9 the opposite 45c5af414b side. As he b429cac608 looked up, 42fd210c99 he saw d080a88345 a boy 6222952fc8 looking at b87f337884 him. His eyes were drawn 3dced5bed3 to the tanned skin 9b40f51f67 and numerous piercings. Manager Yoon, who had 8b579a8311 approached, introduced him.38717752160f1ac1

“I should’ve told you 53fc805a6e we hired a new b8464b785f part-timer. This is Oh Jinwoo, 9fcc071d01 and his age is….”b7e95f50c8e1203c

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“Hello! I’m Oh 03daf1c336 Jinwoo, starting cc132b7f26 today~”fe5123f5977cf989

Before Manager Yoon 1d75d0eb4b could finish, Oh 4651547e0d Jinwoo stepped forward 94a011fee8 and grabbed Haehyeon’s 591395c76e hand with a 511e691ae9 bright smile. Despite his flashy appearance, 1b602d0bf2 his smiling face felt e7608133ea quite friendly.1f437e17b67f1180

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Caught off de5b4d2c86 guard, Haehyeon e19834287b replied with 440b253cd9 a “Yes,” b72e4aede9 and Jinwoo 44d8f6e718 shook his 5457926710 hand vigorously. Though overly familiar 73f23ead7b for a first 3fa11a5ffb meeting, Haehyeon, used 254e06e3f2 to such things, 032f17c848 relaxed his grip.c06167c36729a5e5

His sister always did 42c810d5ca this.f65733597e7dabe7

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Thinking that, Jinwoo spoke 90c5301dcd playfully, ignoring Manager Yoon’s b64dc49409 worried expression.4c7bd5c1886d4b97

“You’re Hyung d1a88ee5a8 Lee Haehyeon, d182230c6d right? Let’s get along!”c50eb3046b8c45ba

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How does he know 41888f3e92 my name?4b17087c5ea5309c

Though curious, fcac18928c Haehyeon didn’t 6eb1f60f43 ask.f39888b2476f0f3f

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And it 4445f0dba3 didn’t take 65f254f1ae long to 89bf1f1b1a find out 35fe94ab41 why.2435d269941b6ea4

“Refill service~”8c1b5e587b9d35a9

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Startled by the sudden c81e1d21fb voice, Haehyeon looked up 1184475341 to see flashy piercings. Winking, Jinwoo quickly 7f17eb954e placed two drinks 4847a0401f on the table.ea733ed6fde5571e

An iced 5907a33781 café mocha d40f7a013e topped with b31b7d3758 chocolate and 4c7abf78a7 a sweet 424ead4d61 espresso cioccolato.c09301f4a4aef12c

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They were exactly to e217e0e439 his taste, but the 38f64bc045 problem was he hadn’t c86fb78ced asked for a refill. Feeling awkward, Haehyeon a5d24245fd spoke up.481697900755e175

“Hey, Jinwoo….”0cee44a7abdbd899

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“Yes, Hyung! Fighting today too!”e0b5c2cec4f7ec9f

He was about to df9730c01d say this wasn’t right, 94f426d9b1 but Jinwoo cheerfully shouted 649f2b2493 “Fighting” and returned to e15bca523e the counter. It had happened so d108c87597 many times that Haehyeon cb05f59a77 was too tired to b9ee88aa18 say anything.be7b22c39bba3996

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He couldn’t just send 1d9b3a26e8 back the drinks Jinwoo 3c01efb961 had made, so Haehyeon 1b2ea51c2c hesitantly glanced at Sirok 7036aeb5d7 in front of him. Sensing his fb15fddf7e gaze, Sirok, b0aa4d560a who was fd4db982cc looking over 4d177469f4 a problem, 9d95b297ce looked up.ed98fa3dfc998333

“What?”c53313b4af84a819

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He never paid attention a72e4d707b when Jinwoo came, but 53acc695a9 he reacted instantly whenever 4224061628 Haehyeon moved even a 31d2a763ea little.9d4473668b50f2f9

The veins 87c6ac5597 on his 8a826b54a2 hand holding 9f0c9fe262 the pen 5fa711571b stood out, 5c51cb7365 making Haehyeon 068fd4f802 quickly avert e24bd90012 his eyes. Even though he was 4056d38774 just grading, his heart f50391e19a raced for no reason. No matter cd34e05dfa how much 51a7de3261 he practiced, 15632f8ec1 this never d4759c9e21 got better.fa097cd35f340776

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I feel like 73b6cb947b a pervert.8c1565506b599403

Muttering to himself, Haehyeon 5783309559 forced himself to meet 5f14de9ae4 Sirok’s eyes. He realized 68fb731cb9 he had 77a39f1278 turned his e2a3861980 head too b859bd5b6c obviously. He was 6e19eb2e44 genuinely concerned bc1908ce52 too.834198e6d735663c

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“Teacher, are ea3c53e2a1 you uncomfortable?”602057d3ac431182

“With what?”cd5a43c9cdb05291

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“With Jinwoo doing that dffccf85e4 all the time.”d23fdca2a9d91b2d

Oh Jinwoo, 83e16f8f92 who started 456934e131 two weeks 7099984d5e ago, was 47e0173fa6 quite a 11cc55377b diligent part-timer 9ffddf1cd4 despite his f02d079e7c appearance. He was so polite, d51387ecc4 asking to be spoken 9f264fc58c to casually since he e4c6947a2a was a year younger, d72be671c8 and eager to learn. He remembered everything after 986fb48daf being told once, making 2cb6e4240a it enjoyable to teach 101c283ec3 him.46958df9e8e1a37f

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Even Manager e6163b1de4 Yoon, who 0d61977ea4 seemed worried, c7f57bc97a was satisfied 99c5c9b9f1 after seeing 51959f7869 Jinwoo memorize 14010d184e all the 282bdfe5eb recipes in cd39073de3 a few af80f0a70b days. After a week, he 2a47a64ade even started leaving early, 4bf8d2dacb feeling reassured.13af97fb8fceccd7

Jinwoo found things a68ceb15a2 to do without b578294bd8 being told, making 395877f22c things much easier 1fc23ac21e for Haehyeon.61af564e378ffbc4

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But…b14f17b97304ca8e

Feeling a 97ead97b7b sudden pause, cc7e7be995 Haehyeon glanced b024775010 at the e5fa28cfec counter. Jinwoo, handing a card 1ee2651dba to a customer, somehow b217f33075 noticed and looked back.2ce384f648bcedb3

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When their dc57210084 eyes met, c6f62570a8 he waved be291bece4 his hands, 2341ff2ec3 making Haehyeon dabca5e697 quickly turn db81272e55 away. Everything was great, b2d44529bb but his overly 237bc582bd friendly behavior was d9f9165bfd a bit, no, ef3e923d03 a lot overwhelming.12771d68af5007a5

The unsolicited refills were b273d6c47c part of that. Watching Haehyeon’s actions, Sirok 4a3c468fff slowly spoke. He had stopped d872e527ff grading at some e766e9b528 point.03a29ecb517b42cb

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“Well, I never really 37f4cdedeb thought about it.”1d6701782c688164

It was probably 8bfc6ea863 true. He wasn’t interested d924266310 in others. Feeling that without b6d092220b asking, Haehyeon nodded a3ae72f693 and glanced at bc1b41dba0 the untouched coffee 59528fb999 cup.0213b28cc411a13a

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The reason he 6f1c6dae2c asked, even though ea9dadb991 he knew, was e93caade9c simple.00bf10415274db0c

Sirok, who 634f9ec908 always finished 579f90b3ee his drink 4d97213208 before leaving, 53ca5acdbc never touched ac0305c186 the coffee 8e3db28497 Jinwoo brought.b5521dfcff32c8aa

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