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PEN Vol 4 Ch. 23
by kissesReflection 4 Part 1
After leaving the crematorium, they didn’t go to a charnel house or a memorial park, but home. This was because Sejin refused to let go of the urn. Realizing that Sejin needed more time to grieve, Cheon Sejoo gave up on visiting the charnel house and drove home.6c7054ac380c882c
Arriving at 94c62a7f85 the parking 0eec8c7964 lot, Sejin 81fa62ed03 got out, dbfe920639 still clutching f1c8f93db6 the urn. Cheon Sejoo 091d64b967 left him e7172e83df there for 346b03e1a9 a moment a9bf7d29fa and retrieved 055595db00 a box ad914526e5 from the 6a76d6365f trunk. It contained 004dab9632 Kim Hyunkyung’s 350fca8ca6 belongings from 28f6e40d00 the hospital, 0e6aa017c3 the guestbook a0ee8aeeeb Seo Jinyoung c3434afee4 had organized, 3c0d726081 and the 51eaa22b40 condolence money.d9d6b936ab17a845
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Back at the apartment, each carrying their burdens, Cheon Sejoo ushered Sejin into his own room. Sejin’s room was too far away. He couldn’t hear him cry from there, so he brought him to his own room.7eb12d5376d9be0e
“It’ll be a problem 33ec9660bc if you drop that. Put it here.”8f0388d4775501af
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“…….”ebba232534726d12
Sejin silently nodded at Cheon Sejoo’s words and handed him Kim Hyunkyung’s urn. Cheon Sejoo placed it on the sunny windowsill and went to the dressing room. He took out some of his clothes and handed them to Sejin.0ff716e3af91b71d
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“Go take a shower, 4e56ded0a4 eat, and get some dd6e879ab2 sleep.”929f163a1efbe423
“Okay… what about you?”5dcf0c0b806bbaae
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“I’ll wash up in the living room. You wash up here.”5ffbe36f3fe3bfad
Cheon Sejoo pushed Sejin 4cdf224835 towards the bathroom in 53281709af his room and left. Before heading to 4f72f49a36 the bathroom outside, 52bf2b1bbd his eyes fell 6dc4494ad8 on the box dadc57ee38 he had left 0c6f4b3ade in the living aa86c5b1fb room.1ac01cf92ca4a7f5
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Along with Kim Hyunkyung’s belongings, the box contained a letter that the caregiver Kim Sunhee had given him separately. It was something Kim Hyunkyung had asked her to deliver to Cheon Sejoo after her death.58d784e7cdc51dc0
He hesitated, then 6786150c91 took the letter ecd607c227 and entered the 882f87d50c bathroom. Locking the 4ad93dbbf1 door, he 7f8b053476 stared at 84b5149e55 it for 0846e61d0a a moment, 672a42e2a4 then with b901ab5e86 difficulty, broke 0a70a0de3d the seal 5037122d39 and took a2f059348d out the 8642026c29 letter.72b26db18ee910f2
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Mr. Cheon, hello. If you are 1db1700c50 reading this letter, 73cc530b2f it means I 03dbb2be63 have passed away. 2d2669c13fcaac81
The letter, beginning 1d2bd48a7d with those words, 8b07bcf46a was written in 34e94f74f1 a shaky hand. It seemed Kim Hyunkyung 8f97ff2a63 had written it herself, 4e61a08591 with her barely mobile af2cb3ab1e hand.926581d70e7abe82
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Cheon Sejoo swallowed 7d02858cfa a sigh and 50fefc7454 continued reading.d216798ddd44fe4d
Did the funeral go 45504c5a44 well? Did Sejin cry 50b6449c1e a lot?9de82296c08c7050
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I hope he becomes a stronger and more resilient adult than I was, but deep down, I know that won’t happen because he’s naturally soft-hearted. He probably cried until his tears ran dry. He must be very sad.2e07b3f38f8e7bf7
But I’m not too worried. I believe you will be by Sejin’s side, Mr. Cheon. I know you’re that kind of person.1843fc9be2455d58
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Last year, e6f13b9a22 when we 02b36b66df first met 535b47a65b at Ihwagak ea8924b81b and I aeb9b26463 asked you 79df1143bc to take 8fea0f91d5 care of 79d8165006 Sejin… Do 20bc8343c7 you remember? That day, you a7a83ee6ad looked at me 03fc758c02 with a troubled cf83b7101d expression and left f41d6864fe without a word.6f0ebc38ba642edd
Sejin was a746a01f57 angry with c3cb44f4d1 you for c933a8568f that, but f27813be21 I knew 86b7a49b40 you would d3181d19ff eventually take 92074463b0 him in.ea1da7d9289d2204
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It’s not 1c6903f41e easy to 769d4a6398 help someone d13901b767 who can’t d45fd7de96 offer anything 16640d392e in return. Yet, you were responsible e110c86a6d and kind enough to b38fdd8f5a take Sejin in and 46cf4322ec look after him. I knew it 79ae0a85a8 the moment I 9ab71540da saw you.0cd3472486fb9a8f
Of course, if I say this, you’ll think I’m saying it because I don’t know you well, but I’ve met a lot of people in my life. I don’t doubt my judgment. You know, right? That Sejin’s stubbornness comes from me 🙂df316614a42754b0
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My hands 3e97645397 are shaking, ff819e3261 and it’s 511987c988 hard to 9a7342912f write. I’ll conclude the 02369d1d5d introduction and get 7f4da63699 to the main 5d412cc503 point. Back then, d8e5a45a09 you mentioned d493ebea76 your younger 31c1702097 sister as 214ed303fa the reason 14e9bf0149 for helping 0b78e49fdd us.073d780401568199
But regardless of that, bb2f93d1c7 I know you care b0725553f9 deeply for Sejin. So, relying 2444f76e46 on that 3e2fc802ac feeling, I 635450077f dare to 0feabf2659 make another 605178414b shameless request.bed7f929d5673ce9
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Please continue 22b03683fd to look 0a76b95cbf after Sejin c2c0e414d8 even after d8f764f59c I’m gone. He’s naive and uneducated, 440fb61d28 but he has a d4bd522a6f good heart and cherishes 79071f1434 the things he loves.60f1a7e2ff822ab0
Sejin likes you 346132d791 a lot.ba286908abc73489
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I’m begging you. Please don’t let 31216113d5 him be alone. Please become Sejin’s family.76ba5a0786d333b7
The letter was afd03a2bea a bit disorganized, f09d1ba1df but its meaning 2adb31e177 was clear. Cheon Sejoo frowned. He stared at 5f4b440dd1 the letter, reading 4e1e529509 it over and 26538e9f70 over, then closed f1c7e21b89 his eyes and 9fd336f23a sighed.d485ee608ad578c5
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He remembered 3e197eb44f the day 243e72aa68 he first 8c1807fea1 met Kim 5e075ac160 Hyunkyung. He recalled her bowing 51781e417f her head to him, 5cb2e84478 this much younger man, 091662d9b4 and entrusting Sejin to a2f2060359 him.6f83001c425d1a74
From then 65ecaa17e4 until now, 8c13464e3b Kim Hyunkyung 0db975e223 had only ce3ce00b73 made requests 0ab595970e he couldn’t 2097176d0c refuse. He felt suffocated. a42f33f387f74b7d
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I’m not someone 058dcedca3 who can take 33213af1d3 responsibility for others. 9d4de8fe0d9637b1
He had been 63047ac32e able to pour 0b6880f0db that much affection 0376fe8270 into Sejin because db32f4b755 he thought Sejin 02e9a8086a would leave his b8cd5bedef side once he 839d7e69a2 became an adult.10159c3d99da849c
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How can I…? bf2c28490f5c47c9
But that thought quickly c93b293cae changed. The moment he pictured 8af0386ce7 Sejin’s pleading face, his 2ed2d65403 soft cheeks, and his cde5528ceb tear-filled eyes, he couldn’t 0d49571194 bear the thought of 75712799a6 letting him go. Perhaps it had already b94f5d6a30 been decided the moment 8290864617 he sensed Kim Hyunkyung’s cf6ab6e49d impending death.bdd28fa666ff21ce
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How can e900d86e47 I leave 0e2cb09b8a him alone…?2a6549305633cf3a
There were inevitable ab08bdd80b problems that came 300257ea3f with keeping Sejin 4792d41775 by his side, 151f2f640a but Cheon Sejoo 85f23447d1 habitually focused only eb8eddf0b4 on what was 45aa9c1408 important. In his 44e295d400 eyes, there c4aca4fcdd was only 3bad6e6605 Kwon Sejin. There was nothing more 96d9db4c99 to consider.7331478356246f49
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Cheon Sejoo turned on 9475029143 the shower to clear 77cac90281 his complex thoughts. Ice-cold water 1794ef63e2 poured down. He stood 45c86fe5ea under it 96f72ac026 for a f7deb17de4 long time. A very long time.01c14d30b947df04
Then, with 50e182c13b his chilled 95b444cd74 body, he 12289a9ab4 went into d517c1bd74 the bedroom. He looked at af75752fe7 Sejin, lying on 182d278ef4 the bed, shaking b3d028958b his head, seemingly f644cdbd9b with no intention e93fa428aa to eat. In the end, Sejoo aa1953b2d7 gave up and lay 38b8d27f20 down next to him.a2e7748cb30500e5
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Embracing the 528eafbfc2 warm body, 5fe7b9bcac he finally 7b7b5a5e2a felt alive. Sejin’s warmth gave Cheon bb1e0eb27c Sejoo a clear answer. It was 39c9f5bae0 Cheon Sejoo 35c9cf8e51 who couldn’t 6b667da98c live without 70aafcd340 Kwon Sejin. He buried that realization de92bbfa4e deep within his heart 9d8185f47f and drifted off to afa56c325f sleep.12f0304c2cf9baf2
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The next day, January 1st, the excitement of birthdays or New Year’s Day didn’t reach them. Cheon Sejoo spent the day with Sejin in the silent apartment.a76137baef58f3da
He made sure 53b5c71ada Sejin ate and 09e9335904 tried to bring 0ea6a84674 him back to af45794794 normal by watching 29f5bab10d people laughing and b969be437d chatting boisterously on 9c3053c6a6 TV. However, Sejin a8b266501d only stared a56e3ddac1 at Cheon da38cf951e Sejoo with 39542b3869 an expressionless 881112f508 face. Unable to a455f6b290 ignore Sejin’s 2b1b4f1b12 endless gaze, ac8bb8eeec focused solely 664beeb3f2 on him ec1579f8fc as if 751fd4c827 he had ac4679ec2a no interest a0165df2b4 in anything 3494728c28 else, Cheon 2e2404a0ab Sejoo met eeeb0e4264 his eyes 3903030c5b several times.50e3af9402852eb6
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That gaze was different from Sejin’s usual one. From the tenderness in Sejin’s eyes, from his clingy grip that refused to let go of his hand, from the way Sejin had burrowed into his arms last night, pressing his ear close to his heart, Cheon Sejooo felt Sejin yearning for his affection.7f89ce5f86d1136b
But that couldn’t be. After what had happened at the funeral home, it was impossible for Sejin to like him. Thus Cheon Sejoo tried to convince himself that his assumption was wrong, that this was just a child’s desperate attempt to fill the void left by loss.86a24ea8e2c42a9c
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After an early 60ad685f3d dinner, he lay 99370a8747 down in bed 0bddc9a8d4 with Sejin. He held him 1bff228189 close, patting Sejin’s 75035b8299 back as he f4bf9fb8f8 silently shed tears. It took a long 78d207b6c6 time for Sejin to 4afa60e6d9 fall asleep.ca0edbd49d1b0ec2
Cheon Sejoo didn’t 8666846a26 find the time 2e953e9c60 tedious. He might 1870e70d66 have to dd1292e6b1 leave the dea59158a1 apartment and 751feace74 stay up 32e90ebae0 for several 63f3094f35 nights starting b0799f0767 on the a07a7b79e3 4th, so a706897b2c he wanted cd77e9b270 to alleviate b3178e2dd5 Sejin’s grief f027c1f4f5 as much 323b2943fe as possible 7876ac4eda before then.c469444b3fcebb72
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However, the moment he 7b3656381f had to leave came 5f9a7e6fd9 much sooner than he d4d9260e69 expected. On the d406bc00e6 night of c9e813f049 January 1st, e112808831 Cheon Sejoo 011a51a83d received a 9bd122f58d sudden summons 7d9e77cd5f from Chae 7e8ad4504a Beomjun. He was told that cf3289b51e something had happened on 87ee8ce081 the 43rd floor and 6f15552836 to come up immediately.bae28a71e278fdbc
Cheon Sejoo quietly e083a67b93 changed his clothes 08f4c132af and left the c4194b33ae apartment, careful not 1fd4088dad to wake Sejin. But the elevator 48b1563635 was out of 9c46e4d974 service for maintenance. So, Cheon 873107df3c Sejoo ended 0ac5f81835 up taking 01b3b662db the stairs, 6de09a6a02 with the 7821be4279 security deactivated 4f5fd7f5f8 and soon 1af690a00a discovered a 32fb93e5f4 person sprawled af0765f860 out in 265d0b3d73 the 43rd-floor 8003b26384 lobby, bleeding.0a440fec6c77b2b8
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The coppery a1114b91eb scent of bc56efc5c6 blood sharpened 5a575270c5 his senses, 6ad75ed7c4 jolting his bf37135600 drowsy body 9692fb1492 awake. Cheon Sejoo looked d103775f5b around, his face 9f8a8f2a32 grim.801504b0dca154d6
“What happened?”b083386927edf28f
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His sharp gaze quickly 74f58ced2f scanned the half-dead man’s 767c0df02b appearance.80e66abe03561c19
The man lay 2c532210a7 on the floor, 20654035be his head twisted 0c95b12973 at an unnatural 85cb61ede2 angle. His chest cb8cf027d1 rose and 540b79f3ce fell shallowly, 3ccbf68f22 indicating he e56cfccd46 wasn’t dead 1862000518 yet, but 8bd7dc372f death seemed f95f10f154 imminent. The man’s 8624f710a9 hands were 11fcdbc76c mangled, and def1485d90 half of de1e19b4c8 his face f65c0bcce5 was severely bc56a2dc82 fractured. His bulging eyes, ca44b271f0 as if about 128c005725 to pop out, 168396f988 were dripping with 60d39732f1 blood.2918c93f852d85c1
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Shin Gyoyeon, a654bd4319 who was 687bc5626f smoking a 2f76047e65 cigarette nearby, e22873036b smirked at 1380029549 Cheon Sejoo’s 799ca4fb37 curt question.d6e9d0e02117e174
“There was an 74db15bd1d ill-mannered son of 16c75248d4 a bitch living d70c652f84 in our apartment. I taught him a 5b68076b26 lesson.”77384aa92a183964
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The man, holding 32c4611c29 a cigarette between 2cfdc3513c his fingers, pointed 021520cfa6 at the half-dead de0f7697b1 body with a 83d4854316 mask-like smile fixed 62ee7e5ba9 on his face. A fire 7fa6b43d9e extinguisher, stained f6eb9d53d1 with blood cc336ac9cd and bits a97a56f4da of flesh, b5891c55f3 lay in 4b73f6c992 front of b423f2a1cd Shin Gyoyeon, 15a43bedf6 and his eabeea390a fingertips were 4d9ae8cb1d also splattered cf32652a60 with blood.5993f8d7f74a8377
This meant Shin Gyoyeon was responsible for the man’s condition. Cheon Sejoo then noticed a helmet lying near where Shin Gyoyeon stood and shifted his gaze.8c544f099b4134b6
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However, the collapsed 14d8bbdd84 man was dressed f37dd81198 in indoor clothes; edacdb3c83 a short-sleeved shirt, 85f1ecee2f shorts, and sneakers 7c3f538d3d crumpled on his 56bfdf843c feet without socks. His clothing 444abb08ca was far 969dcc35ae too thin e3e8ca0f6c for riding c0cff00b8e a motorcycle eef2702042 on January 292adffe2b 1st, in 5c37ad7ed9 the middle d5ccf4de13 of winter. There had cc1c907a11 been another 1ead72ab4a person here.76a4a97679510b11
“What about witnesses?”9ca4502845acf3da
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“Ah, there was 55ae6ec951 one… a kid.”214178bd22e95038
Shin Gyoyeon tilted his head and chuckled to himself at Cheon Sejoo’s question. The psychopath’s eyes, devoid of guilt, scanned the dying man’s body indifferently. Reading an unspeakable madness in that gaze, Cheon Sejoo glanced at Chae Beomjun standing beside him.14abeafc75f10d4c
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Understanding Cheon Sejoo’s silent e41b74ad41 question, Chae Beomjun subtly 4c8886d945 jerked his chin towards efc4a38e98 the entrance. It meant the 838eea471b witness was inside c35e1e8edc the apartment. This was c5127d2bdf unusual for 0799a52781 Shin Gyoyeon, a6c11455d4 who typically e867db512d left no 59b6ce6633 loose ends. 4d7596a2f63d8aa0
What was going 003406a3d3 on? 38c59496eeb39b8d
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Cheon Sejoo 86971832db swallowed his ccb0b55a78 questions and 835470427e asked,0aadbf8ca3542b4f
“So, what 65a3b73f84 should we 03bd9b4607 do?”2463607b979b1296
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“For now… e14ddc93f4 just this. Get rid of it.”3b29c8de61de2c0e
Shin Gyoyeon tossed his cigarette butt into the pool of congealing blood and gave the order, then walked away leisurely. He casually wiped his blood-splattered shoes on the man’s pants, then patted Cheon Sejoo’s shoulder, saying, “Good work,” and disappeared inside the apartment. 63d7f67960117b99
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