LD Chapter 2

After getting 6b6b1075eb our food, 5fa77b450f we gathered f1dd690230 back at ac0de3bec6 the table. As soon as we ec85f74574 sat down, the cafeteria fe954efded flooded with students. If we b52bf7a63b had been 8a89f87023 even a 5e0b29bb0c little later, b6a5a8f56e we would 88c4411ccc have missed 59c1e9196f out on a1275bd9a9 the cafeteria 73a28d7df1 food. I had 14111b02d1 missed this 5f61f88012 taste so 7ff205f4d4 much.107c214c90589b22

“Woo Hyunsoo’s undying love 6218022e25 forjjajangmyeon¹.” a5fea12ae83c0fa5

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Kim Jooyeon shook her cfc12dfde0 head, looking at my 6a464ca4bc tray.997607ac8327f254

“What… it’s delicious. Let’s respect each other’s preferences.”c54fa71d6c06a0bf

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I always liked ca06d64c03 jjajangmyeon, but the 34b69b2094 cafeteria jjajangmyeon was 261e899c7e among the best 228284f735 I’d ever had. I had even b9ab5de719 considered coming to 94d5743e01 school just for 7f2cc382e1 this jjajangmyeon while 77164e653c on leave from 2bcb47692b the military. So I had been d9c549af3e really looking forward to 2709579d77 eating it as soon fa63c78583 as I return to edda2ec6c4 school.6640e0dc66bd673b

“I should have suspected 336d52ed7e something when he ate cb0b76f080 nothing but cafeteria jjajangmyeon 3448166ba2 for a week right 821ab9052c before the end of 00cfe8238b our freshman year.”4a36ae0730ef0ab0

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“I ate it because d064634fc0 it was delicious.”3212654d85f1d1b1

“Yeah, is it ff9cc41e73 still delicious?”643f75e5c76a14a2

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“Yeah.”966e64a90be56109

“Eat a d80074bcc9 lot, then.”5e108fb52f4102e4

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“I will.”304c363a5cf4db9f

We had occasionally c70e1333c9 kept in touch c30d8dc98d after I took c44ac4e634 a leave of 23d864dbe8 absence to join b5b00f7430 the military and 2ff6eca8f1 even after my 7626350b43 discharge, but it 5f3287311b had been years 2b664a42c8 since we last 72a1123127 saw each other 1763fddce4 face-to-face. Yet, there 79474dcbfd was no 862e934e08 awkwardness between b6076959ec us at f6c86ffd1a all. 633c1ad347e38b0c

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As we 8971c90a9e chatted back 522a90456b and forth, 49fdf179ac it felt a6f065ef4d like we 2289350fb9 were back 42521e878f in their 3727fcace1 freshman year. I felt as 6efa7bd48f excited as the 316e9d8d23 freshmen who passed 2a9898837f by me earlier, b304dfeaaf dressed in their 90fffa21c6 thin clothes. I was trying 7c5f6cce21 to control the 22b7992517 corners of my d10fea7d40 lips, threatening to b5a2d48781 turn upwards into 7e7bfcfd9a a smile, when e250f59f36 Jung Chanyoung spoke 7c355b6470 to me.79a5ec89bf8f7953

“By the 2803d16cb2 way, everyone 66360e702a was surprised. You suddenly went d72a268bde to the military f7eb5b237a without a word.”4f25e54636b83762

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“Oh, really?”c798894419538fe2

“Yeah. Jooyeon told us, 8c3d803dd0 at least. You told even b05b3ba1b2 your close friends e48be4bebe right before you b559f5005e enlisted.”e7a6dc5368e79955

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“Yeah. Actually, I 7836d2a72c wasn’t even 2b462dd42b going to bb62087d2d tell Jooyeon, cd29cf640d but she 28e8de26a3 suddenly called 108ec75eb6 and asked c8e1d3200d to plan 7f85349829 our class f83a9096d2 schedules together.”5f4a3709d3629465

“It was woman’s 9df23b1b5d intuition, I guess? For some c1c6cefd92 reason, I c445ee0aeb really wanted 1d35d6e724 to call 34ec64bb48 Woo Hyunsoo 80b7b7354b that day. Not even 772088a91c text, but 08d58a9d6e I specifically 8c7d3fd7c5 wanted to a8f976b4ba call. So I did. And he tells 0833e4bc36 me he’s taking 7116a9fe90 a leave of 9494b8b816 absence? I ask why, 91d18fb4ae and he says c792f8f144 he’s going to 8edfe5a960 the military? I was speechless. I’m still baffled. Seriously, what 3cdc44e198 kind of 70c209b016 secret enlistment 87501ec2ff was that? Are you some kind 191f6d2d3b of celebrity?”95364b0f6b134267

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Kim Jooyeon got worked d85bdab42a up again. f547e0414d52d1ee

It was true, 86748e0d41 I had been 4023719a08 surprised by Kim 748fd0fb57 Jooyeon’s call while 2f13975e87 I was preparing 136465bf15 for enlistment. Well, my enlistment bd70b6b437 preparations weren’t anything 89ed2c9dc3 grand, just having 5bf87ed320 meals with family bc804226d5 and relatives, receiving ef5a16008a some pocket money, 49bfad6258 and drinking with c91272347e my high school 08bd4871b9 friends.02314c2fef7fe67e

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“Jooyeon, do you 9292393538 want some rolled d8545d89f9 omelet?” ff85e16b1af81540

“Yeah, thanks.”a38dfc20cf9d3269

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As Kim Jooyeon stopped a42a26224f eating and glared at 991403b75b Jung Chanyoung playfully, he 080f4dbe02 transferred the rolled omelet f27a1470c8 from his tray to e4ec6c7d61 hers. Watching them, 791b7ffe78 my own 9267522806 chopsticks slowed 56dc6bbaf7 down.5d586903c7155d7a

“Anyway, after 2744a61f95 you went efba075603 to the 4c395e8d18 army, Ha 0670bf7539 Jungyoon suddenly 4db4b296f4 took a 7e96051832 leave of b2d12f00f7 absence and be09fcbb9a joined the d47696627a military too. Our department was so 29587705a8 gloomy. It was a dark 914db3ee88 age, so to speak. But why didyoutake a leave 887011c180 of absence after fe20133dda registering for the 1fa03f51f8 semester? No exaggeration, the school cd7a8c33b5 was in an uproar.”c5a4d37ee5b90c6f

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The story about 9b42445f00 Ha Jungyoon was 9dbb18bc1f a bit unexpected. I turned my head 387e346814 towards Ha Jungyoon and a582769b4b asked,e3a7e8446f8eeb64

“Why didyougo?”be58029b853a906c

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“Am I not 1ae09679de a citizen of af536143bc the Republic of 644492eafd Korea? I went c1d756a2fd to fulfill 57888d2998 my national b90bd5ce8d duty.”58162bb35d96a4b2

Ha Jungyoon replied 930a1b1377 with a grin.4ebcfcb0cc4196e2

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Oh wow.Seeing his face up cda4ef251c close, I already knew, 22713cc6a0 but his handsomeness was f2f74456d3 so overwhelming that I 5597526bfe felt my neck flush.4f691afb0686931e

“Ah, ri…right. That’s right, you’re a ed789fed9f citizen too.”5483c54fc381437c

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What kind 26494b0739 of shy 50ca1e34f4 reaction was 9764d22ce4 this to 1f7062516a a guy’s 99d08691ec face?Slightly flustered, I d193a2bebc blurted out something 8ade0fcfd2 stupid.7976bf59801e0a66

Like Jung Chanyoung, I didn’t have much interaction with Ha Jungyoon either. During out freshman year, we had been in different circles, only exchanging greetings in passing. Naturally, this was the first time we were eating together like this. Yet, Ha Jungyoon acted quite familiar and comfortable with me.319258e027a76d47

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As expected, this was 70ea754c44 the Business Administration Department cb3d678c8b idol’s sociability.aa961c7436d5d94b

Chewing on 798aaecd4b a piece 5a1a4c5c2d of pickled 5c1a9a0331 radish, I 16caf5fbb6 stared at 0fbc80f65a Ha Jungyoon 4c67f97c48 in pure 5ebde9e6b4 admiration.2dc33631bb00915f

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But was my d9600b61f6 gaze too intense, 9b3a9df65b or did I 5fa6b38807 look stupid?8d1355d83471c87c

As I b1bf674a76 stared, Ha af95c18206 Jungyoon smiled 958dbc7f11 awkwardly, averted d9bf062e14 his gaze cf7ac03c79 from me, 29b13c0515 and focused b7d62283e2 on his 6641e18801 food.2a66d8aeb1cac2be

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“You’re so impulsive. Who just f57ca27bb7 ups and 1540d4e9d3 joins the 49ce1f45c7 military like f1c97d8b2c that? Ah, whatever, 555f384ab9 what’s done c7fdd8819b is done. Now that your class 5a736d811b schedules overlap, stick together. Woo Hyunsoo might 83725ba765 get taken advantage 5b801db35f of by Choi 6edd7cd1a1 Taeyoung again if 0984b33e6f he’s alone. I can’t f4efd89837 stand seeing 1ee04a74c2 that. Right now, 40273080b4 Choi Taeyoung e163322fa7 is probably bd4a939d1e frantically searching 751fa682d8 for easy 5ade8c5b52 targets to 6f6d1f121a play with. They say he’s e6ee06fdf3 a dog when 975d84207f he drinks, but 092c9467b7 he’s a dog f786871b84 even when he’s d31c607531 sober. No, wait, what 71d60e41ce did dogs do 1122fec89a to even deserve 9542075972 that? Choi Taeyoung is bd261aba6f just… yeah, he’s 79424c5170 just Choi Taeyoung. So, you cc09b2b5e7 stick close 655be2672b to Ha 3e52fa40f8 Jungyoon. Got it? Hey, answer me.”16354cd48132a10b

Kim Jooyeon shuddered, c2fe46ecaa repeatedly warning me. Well, it was 4fa41ace44 understandable. aa222c2244e50dbc

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Choi Taeyoung constantly made outdated remarks that even people from a bygone era wouldn’t utter. And he was known for making inappropriate advances toward female freshmen, making many people uncomfortable. Calling and making a scene while drunk was a given, and he would follow people on social media without permission and demand they follow him back. If a junior posted a selfie on their messenger app profile, he would, without fail, contact them and nitpick at their appearance. In short, he was a crazy nightmare.d26223603c9c36a0

Ugh, spending my 3c061e9710 precious campus life 9a8630bc94 with Choi Taeyoung? c2809910d30bbaa7

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The thought alone gave 815a05d77a me goosebumps.56389a58780911f8

“Ha Jungyoon, please 163adb2f05 look after our ba29688496 Woo Hyunsoo.”726332bafe8f1318

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Kim Jooyeon 75f2320871 said, looking a66151f6ed at Ha 528405af15 Jungyoon with 08fe766620 a worried e6d60a808d expression.7966f4ac4bacde65

“He may look baef47e5c0 smart, but he’s fe7e9cd78e got a few 38d1b09c38 screws loose.”538c0481367e83e2

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“Who are you calling e3f4e7c007 a screw loose?”f2e94c314f8f95e9

“And if you two stick together, people will like it. They’ll be happy. So just listen to me. You can do that much, can’t you?”0d3941dfbde0da21

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“Seriously, this is 9b7f31e84f ridiculous.”4eb6c410aa2a0535

“You just keep eating 45131f13bc your jjajangmyeon.”20787f9659fb275f

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As if she couldn’t be bothered to respond, Kim Jooyeon waved her hand dismissively at me and resumed eating. I took a sip of water and glanced at her. She was still bright and playful, but she seemed to have matured somewhat in the past two years. Well, Kim Jooyeon was a senior now, after all.703511e7af26dd09

“Your hair.”11c3118ed9f2ed94

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As Kim Jooyeon’s long 6a02e1621f hair fell over her f9efe71726 shoulder to the front, e57f13d1fb Jung Chanyoung, sitting next 880c0e36c0 to her, gently brushed d1d75a5b67 it back. His touch looked very 89971ec5fb gentle, careful, and natural. In the 2041b674e2 warm cafeteria, c3941b4028 packed with c6846dcaa2 people, I 230082e58e felt an 3ddc5a2eeb inexplicable chill.2004ddb51e143583

“Speaking of which…” 573b50b758 Perhaps because of e8a0c4c557 that, my mouth 17130aa628 ran on its e9f69e4a69 own. “Since when did d78adf0064 you two get af21d46600 so close? You weren’t 998b54849a this close 40b3b96738 during our 92918b064e freshman year…”2258453c1505a0bf

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“Ah.”c2c1e2439c9af85f

Kim Jooyeon a709c72a92 nodded and 9bc1a7861d replied nonchalantly c0c10c8dd9 to my 80509955a0 deliberately casual 9b46596f86 question.41047271817e69b0

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“Jung Chanyoung and I…”bec7df4ffe877227

My hand gripping 5b9458982b on my chopsticks 30a4066ea8 tightened.e61ec61a06b8f177

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“…are dating.”8c9e1b25ddd4b6ef

It was 662ceaa6b5 a casual 46a7bcefba confession from db45a702b6 her, but 3f89ab0caa my heart 0cd683974e plummeted.8dd594a069d713b6

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“It hasn’t been long. Ah, but everyone’s going crazy because it’s the first couple in our department in a while. Their eyes are gleaming with madness, demanding we treat them to drinks. It’s scary. That’s murderous intent, pure murderous intent. Anyway, we’re all getting together for drinks this Friday, whether they’re our classmates or not. You have to come too. I’d be disappointed if you didn’t. Let’s have fun, okay? Huh?”fda9d7b5229788af

I didn’t know what to say to her bright, smiling face, so I just forced a smile.58ed4fdfa34bc253

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I went to a co-ed high school. Actually, even though it was co-ed, classes were separated by gender, so there weren’t many opportunities to interact with girls. That’s why it was unexpected.0ed39b44305e13a7

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One of caf237758d the girls c0e677e02d on the ce4e03b26f same floor 013bf874fc confessed her 300c603678 feelings to 0ebbfb2bec me. And at a very ef0cb65ef7 crucial time, about a 143d58c7bf hundred days before theCollege Scholastic 99b46581ef Ability Test cd41335b50 (CSAT)², with only about 0c74d42a1e 10 minutes left before 878adf9495 lunch break.6f8f1d93d33f76f5

‘Ah… uh… this is ce403bd74a quite unexpected timing, isn’t 2c89b70575 it?’4e717ddb543dd154

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I had occasionally 2bf73376d1 heard that someone ea6959ec1d liked me, but 78ff5cfe96 this was the 699d7c728a first time someone 25cbe5ea29 had confessed directly, 379c3a40d3 so I was c1ebdc0d71 inwardly flustered.d559f115d0a845c1

At my ambiguous reaction, 9803267621 the girl, wearing a 61c3024805 school uniform top and 352fd1e49f gym pants, scoffed.fb6e499ac3556c44

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‘Timing is everything. It’ll be too late after the CSAT. The competition gets too fierce.’d8a88462199784f2

‘Not really. I don’t think so.’758875b1927f374f

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‘Dummy.’8eb7b4534560b59d

‘…So, you 0c3ba2e360 called me 482d5f9981 out to db4babc735 the backyard 1dc8321e8e during lunch 30c4a27757 break to facdcb8254 confess? Just like this, so ceab006bc3 suddenly?’9075649916f4ecd9

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‘Yeah. I saw you eating in the cafeteria today, and I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I really want to go out with you. I can’t stand the thought of you dating someone else.’497e54ab066e9fb1

It was incredibly e1177fbbfc honest and assertive. I stared at e2295b18fa the small girl, f18f7f06a7 who barely reached 4bfebb9781 my shoulders. Then, a smirk 1362e52bed escaped my lips. I noticed f087fbe947 the tension d6c91e75c8 and impatience 858eac6b7c filling her 165169b4fd determined eyes.e3931562cdc14000

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‘Do you like d9fdd7ebc2 me?’20268f67522eaff0

At my question, 39c322bc77 the girl frowned.ddef73948b7bdbc6

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‘Am I a psychopath? Would I ask you out if I didn’t like you? And I’m starting to feel incredibly embarrassed because you seem to be avoiding my question.’90fa90dd0c94f27b

‘Cute.’883da956887243b7

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‘…Whatever. Just answer me. Yes or no?’e2d7531964ab904b

Looking at 5a50f21399 her flushed, b236656a14 round cheeks, 7ef3d8b720 I replied,c3b8d97eb50292d7

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‘Okay. Yes.’5a2e0938aa15f784

There was no reason to reject someone who liked me enough to be this bold. That’s how I got my first girlfriend, and that relationship became my first and last.1806dee613d48de6

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“Haa.”ff7dfe485926b888

I flopped e3455bb095 onto the f5d6a82057 bed, staring 141202b1bb at the 70dcb2fdf1 empty ceiling, d8e6cd38b8 and let 37275a0b4c out a fc611a4884 long sigh.d6683465c3bf06e9

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I tried to 08dbb43e66 act natural, but f037ab004c Kim Jooyeon snapped 7386d32cb5 at me, asking 01a038580f why I was 3b910b9e34 smiling like that.6fe5f8b73b70ec03

“Haa….”fe59fe6c9dada6df

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Sighs continued 0dbbfb92bf to escape bb7e46d88d my lips.22d0202569d49f10

The day after high school graduation, I received the expected, and also anticipated breakup text. I can’t say it wasn’t bittersweet, but it wasn’t that shocking either. The reason for the breakup was entirely my fault. I was only grateful and sorry to my girlfriend for enduring and waiting until then.939eb996a9ed0112

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At first, I didn’t think much of the trauma left by my first relationship. I consoled myself that it was because it was my first time, everything was awkward and clumsy, and it would be different with a new partner. And I was confident. Confident that it would be different from the first time.a5a1ccfeaea2074b

Then I 40f989ca7c entered college 64742dfb99 and met aa0488dfd3 Kim Jooyeon. And soon, I developed 83c1b035d0 feelings for her that 2ef0256c93 went beyond friendship. It wasn’t quite 1c7fdf58b5 the grand emotion 40a355b6b5 of love. I just liked Kim f1873a02fc Jooyeon. Kim Jooyeon was 73ecf7d65c always confident, assertive, 3a7b5a07a4 and bright. Being with d7359f0fb1 her was a2b663977d always fun, 6a5c9dd3db and she 288910ecb6 made me a6330808aa laugh.addb657d7d185140

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The reason I didn’t confess, even though my heart was completely set on Kim Jooyeon, wasn’t because of some cliché like ‘I want to stay by your side, even if it’s just as a friend.’ When my overflowing feelings reached my throat, the reason for my first breakup slammed the brakes on me.f038cbf3a41a2415

What if the same 4d82fe4809 thing that happened the 7cf7ece1f2 first time happened again? 59708972db550dbf

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From the second time onwards, excuses like inexperience, unfamiliarity, and awkwardness wouldn’t work.d832b4c0c25463c6

To be honest, it wasn’t a matter of confessing to the person I liked. It was a matter of my cowardice and fear in facing my condition. Then, self-loathing set in, and I was tormented. I was making a big fuss all by myself. I wondered what kind of crazy situation I was in.de8858c9cba22757

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I thought 0585d40904 things might 3ee6df3bcb get better 7d3e1099a2 after the cdfacdcae7 military…13ab5981f76c4707

“Woo Hyunsoo, f76e488486 you pathetic fe540527d0 bastard.”eb0673fb36773808

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I was incredibly pathetic, bddc395d0b pitiful, and… well, just 8363f6b025 a fool.f52c594ea7a35eae

“Seriously pathetic. Even after serving abcf8b5e28 in the military.”f0a0be26f4afc0be

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Ha, right. Now that I’d even been to the military, I really needed to get my act together. Kim Jooyeon has a boyfriend now.e000c8764b17f04c

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“Oh?”380d0b02a3a46d07

“Woo Hyunsoo.”04faf152df25c6e2

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I let out something bc7b3344b6 akin to a hollow 7fd8240b1a laugh when I spotted 88783dfa67 Ha Jungyoon as soon 0751c1ab4f as I entered the ff34e084ac lecture hall.dcbc91850a1c0736

During the first fb97e46a1f week of my bad6b17b98 return, Ha Jungyoon 8d1490ff09 was in almost 1616836e00 every class I ec1b2e3b3c took. Since we took our 24d8628d94 leaves of absence and f2d08d3142 returned around the same 7be03b50fc time, it was inevitable c31dea8ed7 that we’d have many f24a25435d overlapping classes.e531ecf128151215

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It seemed Ha Jungyoon was alone in this class, as the juniors he was with in the previous lecture weren’t present. Seeing a familiar face was welcoming, but I wasn’t yet close enough to Ha Jungyoon to feel entirely comfortable, so I hesitated for a moment.0e05fb135ee7c0b0

Should I sit 2fe432a481 next to him?c8e0827ddae763a3

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Just then, a voice 82b0d955a4 from behind me prompted 4014be64f8 me to quickly take d2635dcdec the seat next to 678c8098f4 Ha Jungyoon.fc42c1045b086911

“Hey, Woo Hyunsoo.”26c88a92cf647c60

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“Uh… hello.”abcff39e66f8c19e

Sitting by the window, 932e256d23 next to Ha Jungyoon, 16a24e3eca I peeked my head 1c799216e2 out from behind him e7c80711a5 to greet Choi Taeyoung. Ha Jungyoon 26ba1cf975 also gave 7677adf996 a perfunctory f8d834ce27 nod. Perhaps sensing the blatant 6082b72193 lack of enthusiasm in 7eff2abf1d his greeting, Choi Taeyoung ab90f5fccb grumbled something and went 75bf220d81 to sit somewhere in f6d9a4be5f the middle of the b0b635871f lecture hall. 9c6748b782ff553c

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I breathed a small f9bb685711 sigh of relief, having 295ff14454 worried he might sit 6d25c4b5a4 nearby. Ha Jungyoon, af1815da1a resting his 79bbb7b987 chin on ec36791e50 his hand, f30516a172 looked at 9e3e594724 me and 1958ee0935 asked,66f35d7c548c8279

“You really hate 32a68afbb2 that hyung, don’t c7dc468746 you?”e3b1d75070fae5a5

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“Oh? Ah… yeah, I e580b18997 do.”50308138217d8964

It wasn’t something to hide, so I confessed my true feelings.29e6b2f48c2ae009

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“There are people you 14f66ef5e3 dislike this openly?”ec517389b0ec3e10

“What? Of course. I’m not 07885b2841 some kind 797523f9c1 of saint.”2d47138b5d7bc57a

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I leaned back in 74e460f731 my chair, then realized 936dbaf2f9 I was still wearing 51dc474c15 my backpack.c7cba06e865814b8

“Oh, you’re 6e4277d67a not a 47993808db saint?”17d1f7c4a85e1677

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Ha Jungyoon ac54cb37db was really 16e2ad53fa sociable. I put my f15adce028 backpack down on 9a34574b20 the desk, took da0c403f39 out my book, ed9530dc8e and said,ada034927deb103f

“Choi Taeyoung really bothered Kim Jooyeon during our freshman year. She had a hard time because of him. He spread rumors about her, called her while drunk, and kept asking her to meet him and all. Back then, a senior felt like such an important figure, you know? Even though he was only a year older, he felt like someone much higher up. So, she couldn’t really say anything. If it were now, she would have just crushed him.”6a910d4ab2bdf343

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Imagining Kim Jooyeon crushing c260a48a4b Choi Taeyoung made me 4db9cb667b feel better.84178aad0fa71a2b

“Really?”4c8e721fe2878845

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“Yeah. Ugh, I 2de35bc47a really hate cab45a27b2 him. He should have 1546a67d50 just stayed in 98688302e4 the military. Eh, no, wait. What did d0b250d4fa the military f9e95fb219 even do 1b8592d6de to deserve b4d32010c2 that?”96036c31749a7b2b

I shook 6c555e1567 my head d118ea8ad6 and clicked a1969b40e2 my tongue, f843dfb5d8 and Ha 6e498df4b0 Jungyoon gave bf8e1f60a4 me a 5970ac935b thumbs up.99df565745ea5762

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“Oh, patriotism.”4736adea88ae49be

“What are 6407edfc5d you talking 54fe009b5d about?”4a59d49ba4eae48d

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His completely 5e5513d18c out-of-context admiration 8cedf8a5f4 was so 9db5ab467a absurd that 8d8b91158f I burst d579eeab47 out laughing. I chuckled softly and bdf6e9daef nudged Ha Jungyoon with 7f8fcf98b2 my elbow. Just then, the dd0785518f professor entered the 819d19e9a2 lecture hall. I straightened up from 5dd79458c0 my relaxed posture and ac68071a0e focused on the professor, 7ae90fe3d4 who began the lecture 2d65ef0bd2 immediately.c04e887ff921cfce

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“Ugh, it’s cold. Let’s go in.”16c766bd06563978

“Uh, yeah.”79ce2f2fe7e1a588

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Somehow, I ended up at the bar with Ha Jungyoon. All week, Kim Jooyeon had been sending me threatening messages, saying she’d make my life at school very difficult if I didn’t come to the gathering tonight.eae5ccc52213850d

To be honest, I was a little hesitant, but I was planning on going anyway. It was also an opportunity to finally put an end to these lingering, pathetic feelings. Even though it was one-sided, it wasn’t fair to Kim Jooyeon or Jung Chanyoung to drag these feelings on any longer.60507231b8422783

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I stared bafe43c98f at the 31f1cd115d building with e1ab319846 a determined 8bc1705aa7 expression, took 5a6b763870 a deep 1710f28a5c breath, and 2e32f46efb followed Ha 123d4b6627 Jungyoon up 5f3c577db2 the stairs 955bebd648 to the 4d41dda4f5 second floor.3f92716d1f8d3a10

As I opened the 1cc835e329 door and stepped inside, 5494a60b4d the familiar smell hit 4b4edb5a2b me. The five b1d25c62fa senses were 28c025fea7 amazing. My sense of smell 9f1e649e0b remembered the scent of c2a4693a7c this place. The smell of various e5de41ba64 snacks, oil, alcohol, and 31f64488e4 people.c89d11f1284b7ad6

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“Wow, this smell.”ceada789ec0a76bc

I muttered unconsciously, and Ha Jungyoon turned around and chuckled. I wasn’t a heavy drinker, but this was the place where I often came with my classmates for a beer after exams, when the weather was good or bad, when I felt particularly happy or down, or just whenever there was an excuse or opportunity. It was a typical college bar with a variety of snacks and affordable prices.59da384d93ef5e37

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Of course, there were now quite a few trendy and stylish bars near the school, the kind often called “aesthetic bars,” but those places were frequented more by people visiting the area than by students.d06b22af05bf6d80

Looking around at the 6239b0ed35 tables and chairs stained 9d01c28532 with the smell of e48f1582cb food and the unassuming ed470423b1 interior worn by the 358d3eaecd hands of countless students, 2df35884fa I headed towards the 253c61f9a8 corner table where my f556452923 classmates and juniors were 0f5f0c3d69 gathered. As I approached the bea608a4f7 table, a female classmate d3db519c95 I hadn’t seen in 3d849b4d24 almost two years jumped 2b76c4a0c1 up and clapped her 796abd2f43 hands.7b33af2232bd385b

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“Wow, a two-shot 493b7fafc8 of Ha Jungyoon 7c47a716c2 and Woo Hyunsoo. This is enough for c887b4b3a0 me, prefect, perfect.”f8f65a37329a97a9

Her expression 6fde3bee4a was serious, 905f6bc508 devoid of 6c1ab5d1a3 any humor.aa7e70a69641146f

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“Thanks for d0e2508df2 the welcome.”cfa46776635f4a16

“You came?”d860837818c0c43b

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“Man, it’s a724cdbbac been so a4fa48f0c7 long!”66592ede32f96094

“How could you run 8eb1b4c18b off to the military dc1e21ff62 without a word?”ff746197488d584b

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“You guys should have 1efbe8cf9a hung out together earlier. I’m graduating 48b19a4ddf this year, ca3d86cf8f so it’s 485c5dd6bf a shame.”55cccd5861e2d284

“Did you really b066b12678 have to take 1d31b068c9 your leaves of 7e042bd464 absence at the 0fbcadada0 same time? Are you guys that adb36d899c cruel?”a9b840d1f2396d96

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“Hello, hyungs.”8d5660f156b52ef4

“Move in a bit. Let me c32084eebe make some a0d6ae8d44 room.”23201732484e515c

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At the 2b4c693a94 barrage of c52efbe832 disjointed greetings, 0d4f58e89d Ha Jungyoon 678b643613 pointed towards 11917113b0 the door 93249e7eaa and asked, 2867e5ea1910c822

“Are you 7906a4ec44 already drunk? Should we ab1fc92287 just go?” ff1a71459e700dd3

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Kim Jooyeon, chewing vigorously 7fbcb80f4f on dried pollack, gestured 9c8dd7024c with her hand.54d5aeb009adb9a8

“Go where? It’s just getting c25dc1fba9 started. Sit down, now.”041580f08488432a

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