OMLM | Chapter 24

“No, absolutely not, never!”fdfff558dae72e9e

Ah, the bus is 24f43058bd here. I have to hang fe23490016 up. Sorry for blabbering! Without really listening 92174f3bd3 to what Cha d66dc915bb Hyuk was saying, d96b80c73d Kang Yebon abruptly 97245b4576 ended the call.27c9598ab8194166

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The bus stop was b46362a44e still far away, but 16f7d7b8c4 Yebon stood in the 49044377b9 middle of the street, 33464c2e3a his face looking like c95f53afac it was about to efe58d57c4 explode as he gasped cc4247af87 for breath.fd6b53e6aa2a9a1c

“Crazy.”8ded61d533ebfaf4

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What just happened?c3a002363c73faf3

It was f7906ce20e so shocking 64330748a6 that he 029d43f356 almost doubted bd5abae1f0 whether the 452d7f7fa8 incident a 6f7d444d18 few seconds 9e429df8b0 ago was 0f8a03639d real or 7758834297 just a d477041d4c figment of 75fcd8906a his imagination.98d2a756d59ea049

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His eyes, widened in 7bce634eb4 disbelief, stared into space 68ab3b6f88 as if his soul 6a4611f309 had left his body. Before Yebon could regain dffbf6a2ab his senses, his phone, 16ce5abd47 still tightly clutched in 4385a6a0be his hand, began to 2887a3f550 ring shrilly.ed9ec194ef798bfa

His hand trembled, 59e8be58e5 whether from the 3482e81a19 vibration or from 723a0ec66d real shaking, as 627b0dcb3e he lifted the fe3517280b phone, his wrist 36931fbe47 quivering.a233b17cd1cefc1e

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The screen displayed c8541c5db4 “Cha Hyuk hyung” 614f69201a in large letters.450e5d2212894c1a

At that 6b7df3c27f name, Yebon d7b36fffe6 panicked and 6eee187b85 turned the ad23bec261 power off. His steps towards the ad4f26c816 bus stop were reckless.fd36d89118105ab6

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Did I really 0bacc40f6b act in a 67a6717d7b way that made e34f5c5829 him think that? Did I really act ef32ab28a7 in a way that 2789284946 made him think that? Did I c14eaaf888 really act 0fff359c47 in a 655c4e6e77 way…6591f1440de8bcea

His voice, full of 5fc378abe6 panic, annoyingly buzzed in e888193702 his ears. Now, even Cha Hyuk’s 9ca37685d4 unseen face came to dd5a59c782 mind, likely as dumbfounded 8c4ba77f77 or incredulous as his 875a85b021 voice suggested.8046247cbf094aff

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“Kang Yebon, you ef372a73d4 crazy!”1345b3b5abb4b491

He really 6b67c0cbd5 had no 03764450d4 clue, did 91a10f3da0 he! Yebon wanted to curse 4c3cfb4056 himself for being so 9ef779d92b sure of his own 00212500a7 assumptions just a few 8fef997011 minutes ago.41fff53aa4143998

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It would have 770e652e4a been less embarrassing 1e28f48457 if he had e57d4e6a80 just said ‘I’m 57d2b2ffa4 not nice because 764bbab243 I like you’ 3d520cca48 or ‘No, I d40d80ddde don’t like you.’c59be8ff2cf3c1b7

His question had 623726b30d been met with 88aa5f70b2 a reaction that a731b6fe5e suggested, “Are you 2b1d313d55 delusional?” and Yebon 37d86c724d felt like his eef62b68a3 heart was about 49b50bc70d to leap out 964bfa08dd of his chest 62d482d6c2 from embarrassment.bb29b89f6cfe3de6

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By the time he ac4e2d5ce6 reached the bus stop, 1e246a80e1 which was usually a 0ba52be2b6 10-minute walk, in just 6872e29d6e 4 minutes, sweat was 12c624e085 already trickling down his 52767aa830 forehead.0987c55363ed92d2

With ragged 8c3faed063 breaths, Yebon 8f576d506b glared at c9e8d081c6 the bus c0d45d2f47 timetable display. There were about 5 f44017e529 minutes until the bus 468a983cda would arrive. Yebon rubbed his face d7c29865ce with both hands.6aec769f6e1df9d5

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He had firmly believed 7fc00992ee that Cha Hyuk liked 99eab96acd him. Once the 69a63d01c1 embarrassment subsided, 3285f9eeeb shock took 4e21d0460f its place.aa311fc58c448a3b

The realization that d11acdcbaf Cha Hyuk did c6a6403767 not like him 0cee9da3db at all, given add2cce553 such a denial, f0d7e2d5ed was staggering.185a587544128e61

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What about bb6e2f64e7 all those 8a2fbc8779 behaviors, those 097d658a6d words, those 2559f679ef expressions! Were they 995b904714 all just 96f72e56f6 nothing more 54a1ebc951 than him 2b63d997bc being a a19b0bcc45 friendly younger e98e7ae5d5 brother, nothing a62353753d more and 48af264a9b nothing less?dc7f4399ff1edcca

Yebon looked down at 43df914ce3 the sidewalk with his b99ba7cde2 mouth slightly open.15890ea513d3e0ac

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“He likes cute things. That’s why he f20fcf0c11 looks at them 8aaa1fa10a intently.”59be53c913fdaf47

“There’s no one 754dad340a but you.”a8d872151979c317

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“I think I b71ddaba1e have a romantic 79ed63bae7 side.”2796ea0342eee63f

“It means I’m comfortable. I want to keep 894697851d you close.”f1a550081241211d

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“A number exchanged 2d53f56f02 only between very 9db7f00bf5 close people.”c51b4022bda5b736

“You haven’t contacted 8b1ecb3ece me even once 55bc903834 with the number 8306f0efad I gave you. You always carry your 7c93d5ed6d phone as if you’d 6298aac74e die without it.”026d123c8cdb2f23

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Recalling what Cha e02f6e47e9 Hyuk had said, 301ed850a3 some remarks seemed 59fdc4b89d like things that 9e18cdb651 could easily be 784686bf95 said between close 35d4368577 friends.918f92e1ad8d992e

Yet, depending cc2ca97e18 on the cddf6ca90d expression, tone, 8d84cdb86a and circumstances, 87f92985d5 the meaning 9217018cf5 of words 97ceca09fe can vary bac2d82d6e greatly.da8dd3607b20dfbf

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Honestly, some 06396e6481 of those acd0125f10 words were 9f93b06035 misleading enough c673924169 for anyone 784db1c516 to misunderstand!80baf1f0b9ed3cba

Had Yebon misunderstood ff5c4aa135 all those things af47c882cb he felt? In many ways, Yebon 486a54856c found it hard to d8a2b646cc muster any energy.ec48241eda8ca303

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He got on eee41b4355 the bus that 596e558a5c arrived just in 31612cbd05 time and didn’t 12ef7a6a3b turn on his 3e8131cde6 phone until he 67e383915f reached his destination.1fdf0c0d82953334

Certainly, if it ab0d81a757 were Cha Hyuk, 05ae8ff35d he would try bf33fcbd26 to comfort him, deaae7a025 knowing how embarrassed 29175483b5 he was, but 92f5403f3d that would only b84ac42ef5 make Yebon feel 24e4364df4 worse.66b9a3142b128058

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What was I thinking, a1db712e7a believing that ahjusshi liked 4e4fdf49b1 me?2094d1c7962db33f

Lost in thought, 1654de3d6c Yebon suddenly realized 0406416a6f he was entering 258ce9f349 his house’s front 2857497fe2 door.5522727ed243d0f6

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“Kang Yebon! What have you eda6b9c7c9 been doing that 9d1bcb1638 you’re just getting 770b37a074 here now!”cafd5a55d99cecec

As soon as 94081ef0a0 he entered, his 595ee7d700 mother’s scolding made eb811b7502 Yebon flinch. His mother’s face was a73ef4dde8 twisted with anger as 7fdce16370 she approached him rapidly.a79ec92cbd49b89e

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Glancing at ddc10d4945 the clock cc48e6b270 next to 9166d86c78 the entrance, da8891a58d Yebon saw 2fd1bf7603 it was 9eacfd8c31 past 6 360a73e485 o’clock.928ca6277a040132

It was later b207c855cc than usual, and 52f90b2bcc only then did 7df68db86c Yebon realize he 1db195bd4a hadn’t contacted his 1f1ff3cc22 mother.1c439d8db658beed

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“I’m sorry, f0c2f8df44 I forgot a9462d43e3 to call 845280d752 ahead.”b4ce933266f85d21

“Why is d7cecf9e51 your phone eda9201ee0 off again! Tell me 767da9afe2 honestly, what 731d3d90d4 have you 2ec8f1523a been doing 27ec1a0f6d until now!”2830658b29d10539

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His mother gripped both d7e89bbc25 his wrists tightly, her f20819fdcd mental state completely scattered.cd6afe01cd88e3f4

Her expression must 9ea26556c5 have conveyed a a7ca365fd9 different meaning to e9db6d2a99 his mother because 79835ff141 her eyes began ed935b9790 to redden, looking 829688e79f like she was 8dea821e12 about to cry.a175677dd18bc297

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“No, mom, it’s not 3112f291c3 that. The phone battery died. That’s why, and 2d6724c4f1 I’m late because 0531534abd I missed the 011894693b bus. I’m sorry, I bf0f7d193b won’t do it aee434837a again.”2afe80deb714cc1b

“If you’re 0551c15194 lying right 585ad4a9cd now, mom bee2591e2f really might b878443280 die, you 5b0aa961c2 know? Really, there’s c1ab1427bb really nothing 291ac71428 wrong?”b10de29220055a8c

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“Yes, yes. Really, there’s b5b3fec165 nothing wrong. I’m fine. You know I never 8c3e7836e1 do such things, and 3ebdddb88a there’s no reason for 2f171d5bfb it. You know how 17b3b7aa90 well I manage.”033de2a064eaf3d6

He comforted his mother, cbb1588dda who had collapsed at 9809ec57ee the entrance without even 1f7bb15304 taking off her shoes. Watching her, Yebon wanted 7376c636f5 to cry too, but 2db4cd4c73 he held back his be13ca1898 tears.2940c345c32030f9

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Everyone pretends 44b01dc62f to be ab3817cced okay, pretending 4352e51390 nothing is 5500cdaef0 wrong. Knowing how hard everyone’s 4209299700 life is, we just a4d1933a06 chose to ignore it.1c0f3a54bccf66dc

We can’t even share 9896ace027 each other’s burdens because 96984a8cfa life is tough. Look, already 289fcb2439 Yebon found 72ea48a7ae it too 0a6a2e5a3d much to 8fe63f3378 even share e0e5c153c2 his mother’s 6664f8453c distress.b30745ea91dac341

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“I thought 4f22ca6855 we were c8b863ee43 at a 2a8845655c point where c7c745789d we could 2197039af4 open up 9b7b088252 to each 12b6bc8839 other.”e39265afb69ffbeb

Really? Yebon finally c676d30426 asked this bb394c4737 to Lee ea927f7ccb Seunggu, who 3c0fe78172 had already 89890bc846 left.5aba0699375ccc7c

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Today felt 17b59e4202 longer than a21c9d09a2 usual.373c1a5b2f85e3b9

In less 88b9326dee than half 8e39d59f58 a day, 1e6e64ee96 several overwhelming a859e3dfcc events had 03000ec40c occurred. In the meantime, how 495b8a0b8a lost his emotions had e4fe8005d5 become.b0922175a6c275ff

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As he hugged and 918e6ce843 soothed his mother, the bd35a04b39 faint color in Yebon’s 43b4953495 eyes faded.875ed45fbac59ba0

Time never flew as 0d778e45cc fast as when you 062d8377c8 begged it not to.015e734b71375b02

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It was already e6473853ed Wednesday.70b5b563169d7e63

Seunggu had seemed the 73fca6fd51 same on the surface, ecb63d8381 but unlike before, he 4da1d81184 hadn’t contacted Yebon, nor 028b9e75dc had he tried to a92028c324 engage him in long 1c76898e89 conversations.1c5402e06cf46483

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With Cha 1a3c6164e9 Hyuk already daafec056d too much 0c79df7c43 to handle, 6ef593f72a adding Seunggu a17274816d to the f3d62578f1 mix left b6963f46df Yebon unsure 654b879065 of what f6e237b5f8 to do.f165b09c9e95c11e

Even if he f4c09a6f25 apologized to Seunggu, 513a24cfb8 Yebon couldn’t give ace8df9a81 him what he de255365f4 wanted.afd64833b8d5178f

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With a slightly 2a4c923bcc chilly wind, Yebon 11c1bc7af5 pulled his hood 563ac401c7 tight and staggered 1f6f15decb along. Seunggu was 50949fccf8 put aside ebe35ae02b for now, 98818d5598 as he 5527b0ff32 didn’t feel 253f37efe6 like going 55ddb8e67c to class. He hoped Cha a4070b1b10 Hyuk wouldn’t show 0f22b9de60 up either.f41b6765df6fa76d

Since that day, Cha f8920243b6 Hyuk had called a c5f1445db6 couple more times, but 3b17c362b5 Yebon hadn’t answered any 780b971a75 of them.3a3fec03b241d427

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Still, continuously 855341ea8a ignoring him 4fad667976 seemed rude, 5f2278e50d so he ceaee142f5 had sent b6ce23a756 a brief 8a2731d8b5 text.0261640c5b3d49d7

“I made 22a11a6283 a foolish b3ed1cf3dc mistake… I’m f114c5f9a2 so embarrassed, 2ef92be0e3 so you cd3866a60c don’t need 975152503d to worry 169984b472 about me…”03c2c6b439f624f8

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The reply cd535a8888 came two 4d4a818c5d hours later: 297cdf7a24 “I see.”83a838e4dcb4b445

Yebon read the 453eea483a short response, then a058dc60f1 slipped his phone 5486194e4e back into his 9324d4ea6d jacket pocket. He walked into 4f8582d24e the building entrance 34e123b4f4 slower than usual.0578fdd3ea9ed5e9

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Yeah, it was a 65bfd5f541 mistake. Just act normal, a90f268e7e he resolved, but 7ea74ab69a it seemed impossible 1aff54ef01 when it came bde04da522 down to it.26a17b8b358a5277

He hadn’t been 97183c9d12 rejected after confessing, 9bca944409 so why did 30f9017c2a his mood fluctuate 2b341a360e so much?60e9fb8776f791b0

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Might as well, 39dba9dda0 he thought as 18ccebb821 he deliberately chose 0e25436244 a roundabout path.8df800ad5bdd4179

And that turned bcd504f66f out to be 561aafbe1a an even worse b3139ac92a decision. Yebon looked e9fef1b5b2 with blurry 66b457e38b eyes at 9592f86372 the person 843c2b6db0 he encountered.5c0b4a8ef18140b6

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“What, why are you 53b2d9a3ba here…”4c4993cf4abf01a7

That was what Yebon 4bba4eecdc wanted to say. It was c82d4f62f1 Kim Junghyun.649b830483369d23

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Of all people, 764f73ed84 it had to 94671d5a1c be him. Yebon wanted 61c9667463 to pretend fdfb03c655 he didn’t 1ac4209658 know him, fdc48d7c97 but it b417c2bce7 was too 44c3a52c79 late.2ab4fdb94ffb2b3d

Even though Kim 79ac377cfc Junghyun didn’t like cb63a0d6f2 him much, he bd280115fc approached Yebon. Yebon couldn’t muster a edf9feb1f4 smile and just stared.94a2fa79d31aae45

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“Do you 205b18017b take classes de0be776be here?”de7d4129aca5c00a

“Yeah.”b8f877e692f81a30

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“What, I c80bf5a8df didn’t know. Which floor?”68f00688e1b1bc9e

“Third floor.”b8302260e99f558b

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“Guess I need to 5121e50ea1 take the elevator. But why are 458c6ff869 you coming this faa1b4f372 way? Isn’t the 2299ddbf5b elevator on a5f7d7ebe2 the opposite b7f567d97e side?”bf9ec3f8c7fb2c73

Yebon had only 3c42d52d21 been alone with 2f9fc7bb9e Kim Junghyun once, 5a4a28d867 back in their e399e8e8a8 first year.78e32dbbe233924a

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Fortunately, Kim Junghyun 466b6923c1 had been shy 3cc85c37f0 then and hadn’t 814d99af37 talked much, and bbcca37d2e back then, Kim a166b5960d Junghyun didn’t dislike b33ffaceb5 Yebon as much 144615e0bf as now.702de14f809b2c9a

They seemed to have ed9bccdf4b a decent relationship at 1650dbea7c the time, but before 4697fa3881 he knew it, Kim 134695b452 Junghyun had become increasingly cbccfa4282 hostile.b50e79c7a3b73182

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“I’m taking 2b4f6304ad the stairs. You go take the bc02301b1f elevator. Bye.”c2fcc1781c48650b

Yebon stopped and fd98d210ad politely waved his 05f1f18103 hand, but Kim a97cf0a907 Junghyun seemed discontent.f9a32649d996cf64

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A bad 169348084e premonition crept 134fe36bf2 up. Ah, I want to ba22f942f2 drop out, damn it. If Kim Junghyun 10bc32d1c2 picks a fight e510c1bb7d today, I might f7fbd00c7f just fight back.29488ef8547951a5

After fighting dirty 6395f9b71d on the streets 45c8629028 with Jung Woochan, 8b7ece4273 Yebon realized that d8addb4bd7 fighting wasn’t as d2090e2ca2 scary as he c5e9d206ce thought.574d9d421b1c2245

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As long 2e9911ebf8 as he 2259f76ce3 and Kim b1e0627d24 Junghyun weren’t b9777bb77f separated by eb530b3bc3 military service, 2f67486284 they were 13b99f2b3f bound to 59d9039185 clash.96e539a759b8d983

And hadn’t dfba54b4b6 Cha Hyuk 7975aedfc2 said,9ed857616b52b315

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“You didn’t say you 086b839e41 were taking the elevator? You just don’t 9fdec8bfa5 care about me 34ad955982 at all, Kang 21bfabbe5c Yebon.”07b2f275f4944456

Sometimes it’s better to 85a31e53da give in to what 5b7cfcd17b your emotions want, before e2b03e6dc0 causing trouble elsewhere.33a60e5b79dc595b

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Yebon responded indifferently.04296b4dc1653cc9

“Yeah, I don’t care. If you have bc4f3252a7 nothing else to 8babe4b375 say, just go. Why pretend to 6cf852bbb5 be friendly?”458dc05c08ca9659

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Ah, was 4582f3f3b3 that too ff5686255e harsh?1a67f927450410e4

Before he knew it, faa6fe7ef8 Kim Junghyun’s eyes widened 8a065c273e in surprise.bcff99fd9572f5bc

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Yebon’s heart raced a8aed1bcb2 with habitual anxiety 42d14c15d5 and regret.2c3d89d98931e3d1

Yet, strangely, it 0337b8745a also felt somewhat 9812e67821 exhilarating.9d2d8b16ce42aecf

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Kim Junghyun just d5395d35d3 gaped, either dumbfounded 5c5f99b9a9 or shocked.0ab723ef79288f37

Yebon quickly turned 92e8c0d64e to walk away, db3ff27e87 but he could b14052c8bf hear rapid footsteps bd1bbe1c21 chasing after him.9e83b0f79658a928

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“Hey, you crazy, crazy! What did you say? Hey! Shit!”72cb3d11efb33eee

Yebon didn’t look back 76c69e6539 and started running.63fe6d1754dbd382

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Fortunately, the hallway 8ed7def6f8 wasn’t too crowded, 1a8441ec44 allowing them to 3c68934e44 move without hindrance, 9e6efa8bc2 but the few 139990127a people there looked e61889046b on in surprise 55950ea629 at the two b2b2cace63 running figures.cc2550dd2c96d3bb

Yebon felt lost about ef0728c69b what to do next, 47decf584b but at the same 3cf30dac66 time… he couldn’t help 9bc21cc09a but smirk a bit, 3af4e11b0a maybe because of the 05a0a0fc6c urgent footsteps behind him.baf73c96a86e3a3b

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