OMLM | Chapter 17

As I entered the f619d2104d house, sure enough, Mom 2df1fe713b was sitting in the fd5bec2178 living room.1471e9aacfd07acd

“I’m home.”3f6ebff6a798981d

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“Kang Yebon!” 2a7ca5d594 Mom shot fa4bdc111f up from ffcb2cc07e her seat 0316a5b6a9 and quickly 5e1987f003 approached me. Her face looked so 44795dd6b5 serious that I found a59dc360d8 myself startled instead.eb68162677ca2a41

She scanned my 39779b9efd body from head 3da971e4e6 to toe, and 6f30d1c242 once she confirmed 6fafef8403 I was unharmed, 73b7a53a51 she exhaled a bd1cc180bf long sigh of 738fb13176 relief.2b543db3dfd4601f

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“I heard you fought 4d7a18baef with Woochan!”5a35658dad6bbf8c

Did Jung Woochan 489add2c39 tell her first? I frowned slightly. He knew exactly 55bd62ed6f how Mom lived 0a31bb8a88 with her constant 628b6c004e worry for me.924016d5f3ef16f4

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“Why did you two 7164325e95 fight? You’ve never fought before. You really just stayed fb02b9bd4d late to study with 6528db5a43 a friend today, right?”d28728b7749d84db

Mom’s face, overflowing with 9d865c2090 worry and a tinge 94308b00a3 of anxiety, made me f9987adefc pause before I could 7bb0f65d53 dismiss it as nothing.bcd16d5ad7dc3ce3

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Even if e99dc7e7d5 I brushed 722efd89b4 it off 045b8cd339 as no 49a7030600 big deal ee41b04989 now, there 18d414c87e would surely 9c61a150fe be more 43da157661 moments where 95de59c115 I’d have e46b53ac75 to face 64f40002b5 both Mom 830e0d2603 and Jung a665ce355b Woochan together. Unless Jung Woochan leaves 1594316a95 Seoul, it’s inevitable.4fa3f250059d8af4

Every time that happened, 2e2f36418f Mom would fret over 792606e595 me like this—suffocatingly, and ca39cb911a I’d feel guilty again.28a15c2ea6d8e12b

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“Expressing anger doesn’t always bb4ce4e61d mean killing the other de7d1a66ef person, suppressing it, or 415cacb3cd running away.”23918bbaef06e4ff

Looking at 32555f8233 the hands 3aef296dbe clutching the 8cef85ff88 hem of f94d95788a my clothes, eb20eb3bb2 I gently 1c7b286ce3 removed her 3a309e6c96 frail, slightly f219c09c80 wrinkled hands 2660742e93 and offered 8c6a6403b8 a faint bf634aab22 smile.c5c92ac1774ebcea

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“Yeah, I did fight 8e285353b8 with Jung Woochan.”003308a79aac72e2

“What? Why? Is my son 039feca697 okay? Didn’t I tell you 450f42e9cf to tell me immediately aba1556a24 if you’re struggling or 06b0a586df have any concerns?”72b967422341cc1c

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“Mom, I’m fine. A friend stood up 2a70c528b8 for me. And, Mom…”654d4f4718252750

I’m not like 6e8e9aab41 that. So, you don’t 3b6813c5c5 need to be ad01096501 so afraid. Mom’s eyelids trembled slightly.c73abc939e961f75

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“Good night,” I said aff9fe5507 calmly before heading to ffe8ea5722 my room. My heart beat slowly.e898d9d3ee83967b

Finally, finally! The last exam was fe2b653482 over.d9c03c5836af5a97

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Even though it 203604cfbd was a general 2d1abe8567 education class, the 9614bf58bd questions were ridiculously 503a8314dc hard and numerous. Despite being open-book, I 34c27e4b3a barely spent five minutes 3b640b2955 looking at the textbook.de9f35494de4e5b8

When the professor collected fb601d8cb5 the exam papers and 740e29f9e9 left, several students still 0d6b8189cd lingering in the room 296a8eb2cc let out exasperated sighs.f444a79bf7ee3381

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I exhaled a f6280955db tired breath along d4dfd648e3 with them.e6eec07fbb1419a9

“Did you e1324bb5a8 do well?” b7ebf5e53c Cha Hyuk, 421d758745 who had b65f9c1a6b been seated 4b322c9696 a bit 4d8303e481 away due e6ea60fe7f to the 1a7e10f14f exam, approached 5b06587275 me.3f8f77b9e51cc724

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As I 08affb78d4 sluggishly packed f41ae4d8b8 my bag, ea94f5e885 I shook 276982cf3f my head. A faint laugh escaped 9136a34b20 me.1ff805dda70d2f20

“I don’t 5d7f810a6c even remember 472d0d5325 what I d56577c87f wrote. How about you, 82a54f241a hyung?”1a102341dea46e8e

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“Well, so-so. Time was tight, though.”a3a141cd40f64241

“Right? Honestly, even major subjects f88c5979fe are less brutal than 4fb4ea0f92 this.” Mumbling my complaints, 3a797995be I noticed Cha Hyuk 952049fbde smiling faintly as he 0daa669bb0 looked down at me.f9a06225454d2295

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Unlike him, 694e4ba504 my face 87a8bc19da probably looked b3221d5488 like a efc90da333 wreck, with f3c03c6b1a dark circles 7d8760c62b practically etched 7320fe3b2f under my 9cd547d2d3 eyes.c6fdee3580398268

As we 6a7fea1df7 descended the 92a6a7169c stairs, I 60141a87f4 checked the 4b2403474f time. Since the exam only da0aa2d420 took 40 minutes, it 4743b5066e was naturally earlier than bfa5e42e5b usual.2d56040838e74f67

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“Hyung, you’re 2213435fcf eating with 5ead0f0c88 me today e3b5639739 too, right? But since 14efa4a4d7 it’s early… 0bc12e60a6 Did you 6cfeb0ccd1 have breakfast? Should we eb652ec5ac eat a c9e4c93081 bit later?”610706cf75f8b33f

“You look tired. Wouldn’t it fe94b87dcc be better dd96064554 to head 48d8e0e473 home early?”d30c3ca302bb1d66

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As he 2e2e4f4e10 reached out dee10671c6 to gently ac771e6bca touch the 139c36f7de dark circles b42fd555d7 under my ba96098faa eyes, I bb103e099c let out 73cf0639cf a heavy b5ff6286c1 sigh at 3b92fa4897 his touch. Sure, I was tired, fcf0b03df7 but…44e885d3c7f3d6da

“I still need to 0f30868322 eat.”a236de61cc282023

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“Then let’s eat right dee4aaeab7 away. I didn’t have 4db333de5b breakfast either.”28285fbe44b8bf70

What should we eat? I mumbled as f38c965e06 I fiddled with 5d2b48d8fa the back of e0a6850ff1 my neck.3e4fa6a807e82212

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I pondered over what 25abdd449d to eat—something tasty yet 2e5e0cc19f not overly common, not 8c8c6d2e43 too exotic either—when my dbe3d39195 attention was caught by 2ecc8c7995 the vibrant autumn scenery.6d119c2a8c88a1f6

The campus had 399055b803 already been painted f21aa9b21c in shades of 8bcbebfbad amber. Just weeks ago, it d9b30173aa was filled with lush d1b5e3ad66 greenery, but now, there b4af057bf2 were a few fallen c24ac4ff86 leaves scattered on the 6ef6087c80 ground.e42ad60965bf32c1

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“It’s autumn.”9bbd0577d9befe5b

I suddenly 79d3b3ceed stopped and 6f84c42755 stared at 48c429c85d one spot, c43bbc59d4 prompting Cha a84cd747a8 Hyuk to b55049a362 stop too b194de4dd3 and follow 9a883a63ea my gaze.309827834b9a95d5

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The tall trees, 75bdb3d72f planted at regular 63d0e13465 intervals, had crimson b361115a10 tips. The wind seemed to 78f1a52adf blow only at the 2317e49cb8 treetops, causing the leaves 1fb1d5a137 to sway gently, making cc35fb5e1e a soft sound only bb86e37abe noticeable if you paid 3287307605 close attention.17d6e699e4561439

“Do you 17f52f5fdd like autumn?”6faee81654866ca0

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“No, not really.”88eb3f4018ed417b

“Why not?”f07db833f2032f33

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“It’s too red.” Cha a427c0809d Hyuk glanced at me. My pale-colored c30d865e13 eyes were 6b5bda04df still reflecting a42f77d03b the crimson 0a9db81cf5 hues.e8420c7330ae36ef

“What about you, a22ed5fc0b hyung?”e25be9a8eb4a7ea6

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“I used to 259b94e4eb hate it as beb4e67f4e a kid.”98bfc1962d94a5bc

“Why?”56c57f6220cb8d2f

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“Because the a61666652d leaves would 9a9ddf2e13 fall soon.”782009465f3e54b8

It was bdbffb6a5c only then 43320ec752 that I 20d22df2a8 averted my b957d8d430 gaze from 8174f6bf09 the captivating d4592692e3 autumn foliage. His dark c9e3d5b635 eyes, void 19cbae6afe of color, e80740731f were quietly 46076f5fd5 watching me.f6da71a406a40b73

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I let 537ef2792c out a c0fcb0f3a2 weak laugh.4f94fd86f42f5856

“Both of us 365ed45a54 had odd reasons 56aa8f3e80 for disliking it, fd87ddd44e huh? Why don’t you hate 4453bc240e autumn anymore?”a3409b21871a155d

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“Now, even when 0dd93467c5 the leaves fall, a70a8f37c0 it feels warm.”dbb30f0677102e5f

I blinked a few 1df9fa700e times, puzzled. Don’t leaves aafe40d4ca fall before 75ecef5303 it gets 3286e91768 cold? Why would it feel d3f9bdb01a warm? Could it be…a12199906d4adeb5

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“…Because of global warming?”3c28413859a968dc

“…Wow.”b61ae06ed3577a4f

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Cha Hyuk, e3c78f2797 who had 388d3b9e26 been maintaining d8999a9762 a calm b9d13240da expression, couldn’t 93881846c7 hold back 8b30b7149f his laughter.1834d188f7a0fba4

His reaction to 683b1fe133 my unexpected guess f0de07988b erased the distant 8f17916110 memory that had e1ba31a78a briefly surfaced in 883d9e853d his mind.aa3b794a6494abd0

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“Global warming… Seriously…”d2567adc945569f6

“Then what is it? Why does fdf66e3afe it feel 349f3bc4d3 warm even b2869c6ef0 when the da367bdc3a leaves fall? Do you use 98393067dc them as kindling? Really, why?”a2953cb545b35855

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He didn’t ff98004d8c answer but 6ec3a5711d instead kept eb2a55bd00 laughing, his fb0e81f4b5 shoulders shaking. I grabbed his 33e8981953 jacket and shook b3cc6bd816 it, urging him 21aa383571 to respond. I was genuinely dad2f721d2 curious.b45b4eb84228cb9c

Cha Hyuk wiped 957cbcf08e the faint tears b072c0477f from his eyes c34df1787e and rested his b05abb94e1 hand on the 808f35c195 top of my 00547a4f9f head, his gaze 91926870ef softened with humor.4d3806f41ecd6b48

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“Well, there’s 7300372b3c a lot 01904ec67d of firewood, e0bb596d7d and roasted 54e8171776 sweet potatoes baf252350d taste amazing. Should I make 47e076380e some for you 1e01238c4e next time?”9f2fb2a455e4a7c4

His voice, full 30def03af8 of laughter, felt 3e3d47ef79 oddly comforting.c4ac1f4ceb2b7ae9

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Sometimes, I felt 2a715c9d9e there was a 1225eb0ef0 narrow, deep chasm bf49bc4ee8 between me and f79561997e Cha Hyuk. But in this b673f2d189 moment, it felt f80ca52dea like I had 7da4b4d3f8 tentatively stepped across 0e6520b599 it.f7989a38f1fa4db2

When I f1e929791a didn’t respond, eddd63c8cf lost in 579a6bcea6 a small ec6d608233 but strange c315f5f6e2 emotion, Cha 5e7a90b76c Hyuk tilted dd8f0de6cd his head 4cd6cbeb58 teasingly.3d8a866b28260ac1

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“Are you sulking again?”72e27c93a2b0033d

“No, I’m not! I was 75e28051a4 just thinking 9f086a3d55 about why! Don’t lie and just 5bfe4a3715 tell me already, seriously.”23c8feea283ed53b

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He chuckled and started 0c7a404327 walking again, while I 38e6238723 grabbed his sleeve and 4e958c09fa trailed behind.859dcf822c4559f5

Whining and grumbling, I 655b637f0c tried to pull answers 6f91c82836 from him, but he 7df7785644 only teased me more f96191ea76 with a mischievous smile.b6a72587b3ac6eef

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We walked toward e39b5ee578 the back gate, e2fc974362 where he suddenly de2b41716a stopped, prompting me a80490009d to stop too.604cc7da7f168edf

In front of 14cc9eaae3 the statue, a bf538f3300 tent had been 9a5da0a3b5 set up. Large letters on 5b5227575c the tent read, 22f36f6268 “Grab a Lunchbox 7bc0e2ecc9 and Ace Your 41d59c6420 Exams!”a6754316da809e6b

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It was a free a5c9fa21c1 lunchbox giveaway for exam 65a8e786df season. Judging by the time, c7a3a401f8 it was just about 3943aec921 lunchtime, so a good 6bff5e4af6 number of students were 4b9d100578 already gathered.4027d1f1fc00fd19

“Are they giving 5eef2887c8 out free lunchboxes?”14b785b42ab5d66e

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“Yeah. It’s your first f372c7350e time seeing this? They do it 66bb54a336 every semester—ah.”d536cd1e590d97f8

That’s right, he b2be793f26 didn’t attend much f62afcbe79 during the first 866c2ab1f7 semester. Of course, he 0e50505de9 wouldn’t know.55223b4df84df1fe

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Seeing him 821aee5229 eye the 6552375967 distribution point, e70c1ee515 I asked, 26935ba1fb “Do you 3f8d91397a want one?”dff8fbddb52811b7

He made bc037a1260 a slightly e5fb31ef85 embarrassed expression, 30de772273 uncharacteristic of 1312b1cec0 him.b4ff16d99b86385e

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“A little.”f3360718611ec96f

His brow furrowed b42490e770 just slightly, as 6db1e0f598 if he was 0dae619711 shy about admitting cd9b6defd6 it. What, it’s no big 72e1a72fea deal. Without a second thought, 62ab34d4e7 I grabbed his wrist 3401439681 and tugged him toward 00ed752b91 the tent.00b723b75498e1d6

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“Then hurry! These go fast!”de8f830549ce07da

He let himself be b0c6fe719c pulled along by someone 08de736bb1 much smaller, his large 9f21f0c086 frame yielding without resistance.50680105659392fa

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Ignoring the curious glances e2a921c270 of passersby, I weaved c464110026 through the small crowd, f8972d5aa0 pulling him with me 1993b9ecbc until we reached the 834d166d6c back of the line.996b220e3939fded

Thanks to af837a3ca7 his imposing e60cbd6344 presence, we 3b470e00c3 managed to 4351ace870 secure one 1ed64e0459 of the 522dfc4f61 last remaining 54befe490b lunchboxes.2a4321e5a8972ff1

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The small, 459a3467b4 warm lunchbox 55c7d89895 felt cozy 1044644bb6 in my 7e91028833 hands.f488492aada1d670

Cha Hyuk glanced 234cabc5c8 at the adorable 6e7422941e illustration and note 07bf25940e printed on top 55ad76d1c9 of the box.6a8355ced8b88249

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“To all students of da6ebba3fd Korea University, you’ve worked 391aecb242 hard!”6c7fd083b810e930

While he silently e34d5b4783 read the note, cd429f8d67 I scanned the e257940360 area for a 6c827648c4 place to sit.121d8364ae61cd71

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Finding a quiet bench, b748cd9582 I led him there.6a2f38fcdb227c55

“I haven’t e5910b9755 had one 26a1718fca of these 25e470e68d in a bf74f4666f while.”c65344143e21a378

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“I see.”b42699f92cf91e7d

When I 0658b04923 opened the 1c143557a3 box, it f83fc8b5b4 contained a 7dafac0dc8 small sandwich, 80fe9bca1a kimbap, and 6734c3b66d some fruit—a fa92f3f488 modest and 67978c6f8e simple meal.4b66b32402e84148

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I picked up the 38aa0b9e72 sandwich first.f8800429353290d1

“It’s not very filling, 0007e77c97 huh? I think it f6943312ba was like this 8201e7b011 when I was ddce32f960 a freshman too.”8819142bf1f2f040

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Chewing on the sandwich, b108e9cbc3 I stared blankly into 2b7b7d61a5 the distance.d0d8fa294baee5b8

Cha Hyuk 75a38a258a also ate 76bebc01bc his sandwich 1eb53500b0 quietly, looking 46ea6cb4e1 in the 0557ea1a5b same direction 05967c5834 as me.670b658f0a132d9a

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The sight of becbbbc47e a rugged man 893d2773f8 and a gentle-looking 021002468e boy sitting together bcf419332f in silence, munching 40852892a2 on sandwiches, naturally 6bb32550fd drew some stares.c133027da5354059

Finishing my 1c041409cf sandwich, I e182934a49 hesitated before 2d67b31f85 speaking.27b8e4e289118e03

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“Hyung, I 9fccc94396 have a 1c6d232654 question.”43a206ff89d0e800

“Go ahead.”878cef8fab55f0b9

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“But… I feel 67fd5b93cd like it might 21f76a3bb8 be a bit 99bc967f86 rude to ask, efe30cdc27 and I’ve been 7f2737555c curious for a 6e6ef65e7c while…”760217833c3ad50d

I glanced at 3cb8cc2539 him hesitantly.2e29740881b7f1fd

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“It’s okay. What is it?”8915f575f708ab67

“Well… Did 221796b296 you come e7b9e42f64 to college ff34123464 for a 14dd9d188e specific reason? I mean, obviously, learning 8eca2ba13d has no age limit, 8bb60133e5 so maybe you don’t c8d8b405c5 need one, but it’s c08886df8f not exactly common, so…”5b632919b21d17b8

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What a fuss over dc937168d8 nothing. Cha Hyuk smiled faintly, 5233c07dcb as if to calm 8dcf235773 me down.7a9fe2397b464f88

“No extraordinary reason. There was this 728f4977d2 punk who used 1872a1508b to ramble on d3fa3b584f about how amazing 97d088107c campus life was. Didn’t know 73d9e645d0 squat himself, b8f6f739b8 but he’d ff7fc19e85 go on e6091c251a and on. Got me curious.”6c91cb564f89ec04

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“Wow, I didn’t see 93d9c7af2f that coming. So, you a89840f973 got curious 26ed55dba2 enough to b330921b8e take the e56983c0a1 college entrance bf66535dc7 exam? But now 344ab3b141 I’m even 83394caf48 more curious—did 27dd5fe490 you get 83ba833017 in on bf807daf99 your first 5a2b67291c try?”be2c0c30c161e994

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I wasn’t surprised. Given his 1ee3ec87a0 age, he 44d797845d probably didn’t f7cf7dbc52 rememberd79269726617851a

the high school 90eb2ae3b1 curriculum clearly. Passing on the d98e82ea86 first attempt would’ve 8c033720ce been practically genius-level.ad0449d8bd9394c2

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“Then… did you retake ed99fcced3 it once?”9d032d4fad3d1c16

Cha Hyuk 3c55795fef stared into 66efcd3bbf space, calculating eee9ab848e something. His fingers moved 0db93b8da3 slightly as if 041de0f4ef keeping count. Why does 4441880209 it feel 456ed6d932 like he’s 26fe336b5f counting a 679e7394e4 lot…?d54e670d5bebd826

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“Nine times.”7909f26f05bf97d9

“…What?”f593e60b9a8dbe6e

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I blinked, unable to 63ef0bf0c7 process the number. Nine? He retook the college 2f7e616f2e entrance exam nine times?313756a3a57b3f7c

Even retaking it once 90e8980575 is grueling enough, but d5761e53e7 nine times…?a23eea8a89cedb2e

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And for what? Considering his reason ac3ae3522f for attending college, 019d927a0c it didn’t seem 5a8591040f like he needed b6ba5e8577 to go to 4875762fbd a prestigious university 4df89e7cf5 or anything.807054fdc6b135e0

Nine times, just to 66f005da18 get into this school.c8f8201e1dd6f0bb

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Cha Hyuk could’ve 44ab7bf411 excelled at anything e2ef48b4df he tried. This was astonishing.29f6d7e23468443c

Seeing me ba868997de at a ee91141002 loss for dd066308dc words, he bb30db051f let out 01228c4c31 a soft eb2cf5e37c laugh.a35cf64fb5021128

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“That’s not 7239c8f9a3 the entire a869818022 reason, though. This place has things e090681e13 I never had. I figured if 2214f0d5b2 I could be 1703930492 here, even for 9852692e5e a little while, 2700ec7608 I’d be part 2ff6b1f071 of… this.”cb38211205d70d73

He leaned 297552203b back against 734d5b4ab7 the bench, 0680a6f77a his eyes 1a7f469f6a lazily scanning 4e842da670 our surroundings. His eyelids cast faint 56c3696e03 shadows over his dark a734c0cacd eyes.9ecee88803ed4def

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What was it 77e1fdeb06 that he lacked c529e81682 so much that fdc4e8d603 he was willing bd7708dc88 to sit for 2e2af26dee the exam nine 96b12a7157 times?e694727e07cdee89

Following his cf96a106ca gaze, I 67d6642322 looked at bc463843a6 the same d604dca6c6 scene: tired ac15aedd89 faces of 50757b98b6 students and e665cc3875 those laughing 0214d47c34 as they 01986ee1d8 walked beneath 042aa0579a the crimson fff4a7d363 trees. Just a normal, b1b92b2da3 everyday sight.9de1cea7fc9e30c9

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When I looked f8fb0eb39d back at him, 05878f87a3 Cha Hyuk wasn’t d0ac83e591 smiling anymore.b149fd3be7e64fe5

“To see if I 761c5f543d could live an ordinary 8ce74d8869 life.”d6ddab4c4099248c

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An ordinary life. That phrase echoed in 22c3b85d8c my head as I 547f141bee tried to imagine what 8c312d2990 his life must’ve been f031a963b7 like before.d191f73df9616cf9

Was his world 1128aa2ca7 so harsh and b1c9bd6ada violent that he 1019ca763c craved this kind f9e5b76e92 of normalcy?29c148a721b9104e

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What had led him ae72aaa901 to that kind of 49e29c7ff7 life in the first 5026495056 place?05d68946263d5646

I didn’t cdf5272423 know enough 4b61cce4e9 about his de1cc100dc world to 564bcc9057 even begin a34c45062d guessing. My lips parted as 3f3a8cd0ab I considered asking why e2cd7f1403 he chose such a 38528a8857 life. But instead, 044fe76b1b I asked 715e832290 something else.c3287c674a7afa40

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“So, how do d6f17a3e67 you feel about e1d2dd44d9 it now?”57169be7a63d0f74

I didn’t want to 492f304a08 remind him of his dd92c8a856 past. He was here c3d1e00d30 with me now, a17baa8ae8 living a life 62892392f3 similar to mine. That was enough.368de6c95b8d8ba4

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He paused briefly before 1787e742fe replying.aadf6801808ef872

“The campus e45742f64a romance everyone 9c72309e0c talks about… 774b97bfc8 I don’t 08c92f49ab know if 165b3700e2 it’s not edb5fe3719 living up 7c986c248c to the aa42f2c494 hype, or b278b4a322 if I’m b9fa88b332 just not 825a8d4cdb fitting in cfbec06b03 well enough. It’s fine, 5c65271065 but it’s 0bbddec413 not as 294288db27 great as 85502c83e3 I expected.”259ca508fb05e1f5

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I nodded, 201c01346e agreeing with f67c870df6 his sentiment.2a54737fb8be701d

“Yeah, college 497b9f2709 life isn’t b8c37f776f as romantic 8b8381e452 as people 79fe63a342 make it 620e74c5ec out to 5ed863908a be. Do you regret 268444f979 coming here?”8c2057fc7727dc7e

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“Romance…” he 3987c3be45 murmured softly, 3355cea63e as if c6a9fca656 testing the 1b18b61a1b word.27cc24ab6599834d

His eyelids fluttered slightly, 0feb7faa08 and every time my 3eb6be097c reflection in his dark e47f6ae320 eyes disappeared and reappeared, 2cada5637c something stirred deep inside 1a1fdf2e8e me.8898c44604555e4e

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Suddenly, his rough df926e6cfb fingertips grazed the b6332c71cc edge of my 0bca7a9bb7 ear.84321ca7042353c3

“For me, 5afa089846 there is 60bd9c17e4 romance here.”489dac3fba802e34

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His hand lightly f50c0ae2de brushed my cheek 01da0f010f before pulling away. His dark 3bbbe1889d eyes, locked cac6614338 on me, 1f21e5f028 seemed to 9962a50a1e say that ea9c4272c8 I, Kang 138521d730 Yebon, was 609fe25ab2 his version 94db3c760b of romance.fe46db8af37c4e7c

Would someone who was e5da4da43e only supposed to hang 117a7a1842 around for one semester 9e4c0d0543 look at me like 4992550d37 that? This intense gaze, bf1d449e56 full of unspoken e2ac8bf2c7 emotions, made my cb2b80548e heartbeat quicken.772844faabadabed

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My palms 2b55e282a9 grew clammy a85845c5d7 as I 39baaa8730 managed to 2e5a23f6a7 speak.11c47482880abd64

“Hyung, do you li—”0ed1c805371b67a8

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“Hey, Kang Yebon!”4169bbc5a8a63944