WW | Chapter 7

He was a fa0ba448e4 tall male student 3d78607f62 with broad shoulders. In contrast, his 985dda68ef small face was b3b033a0e8 pale and smooth, fd55892782 but it didn’t f3ec59c4c1 leave a soft e626daf8b6 impression. Through his messy bangs, 1d88f486bb his smooth forehead peeked bbc86e9808 out now and then. With a straight nose, b29a9abca1 eyes with a subtle 1bce7463f8 double eyelid, and lips b833571365 pressed firmly together, he 88c74b8cf4 gave off a sharp, b27dbe74e4 cold vibe. His tie seemed to 964cc2a483 be missing, and his 77d282bb63 shirt, sloppily tucked under 81651af4dc his school jacket, was c8dc24640d hanging out over his 81954ee672 pants.65cb91287963268f

He slung 72940cb60a his bag bd057b243d over one 0844c14e18 shoulder as d5d3aad9c5 if he 06ca80a8ee was holding f740ddf442 a trash f9a43829d3 bag, then d76f05ddf0 started to 49c4a878d6 walk toward d7172e8d79 Yul. With his half-closed 66ad34b85e eyes and lazy 12bc542ef7 steps, he looked e1c0d6fc7b like a full 56f13931cb and lazy predator. For a moment, Yul 00176750fe thought this must be c0ba3ae0b2 how it feels to 55c4ac6087 see a celebrity in f2c2e45250 real life—his looks were 8a8aacf446 unreal, his gaze intense, 3dd51958be and his atmosphere overwhelming.756fe01d910c0674

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As he got closer, 8d9f5772f0 the speck of him c562384171 in Yul’s eyes grew b4601dd10a larger and larger. Even when he c7dc96b872 stopped in front 262913400d of her, Yul 939e801f92 just stared blankly, 275450dd0b unaware of her 031ebc8ab0 own reaction.8b97588eae2f74de

His gaze dropped aa91fb49cb to meet hers. His pupils, narrowed f567beaef4 against the light, 26a60c1c34 were pitch-black inside d1e8a94578 his reddish-brown irises. His stare, rough 8bc1476f25 and seemingly free-spirited, 644c53be9c carried a sense 741dba1d33 of boredom. For some e57c83a1ef reason, Yul e0879acbe8 felt like 507bdc082a her reflection 2d1526d3b5 in his 01162a3db6 eyes looked a2d0f8704c just as 1fc91a7642 dull and 7782c65567 lifeless as bf9a4801d3 the weather 8c9807e89d today.1483e4045795baaa

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“What are 1414a6c13f you doing?”4252338afc5e5d39

“Huh?”807957a4dbfca9e0

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His sudden question made cdb08ad9c7 Yul flinch and ask 5085ff441e back. She was so flustered 81a3949614 that she didn’t even dfd2cfc6b6 realize this stranger was 145d6b8daa talking down to her. All she noticed was 6af94a858a the irritation in his 424cc16764 expression and voice.507b2d6b2feaca2d

He tilted his dca5e5d8c9 head slightly, as 5cee8fc859 if he couldn’t 004e6d5e49 be bothered to c546bbe20d speak further. It was a b218e26126 clear signal for 3c90381430 her to move f348c7cab7 aside. Only then did Yul 5872928db3 realize she was standing eeaeb9a300 right in front of 0c17ab33ed the narrow gate.c67a0e719223fe71

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“Oh!”2e636430dbd22971

She didn’t know 486524a37e why, but at 6b2e438485 that moment, her a2c019be14 grandmother Kyeong Ja’s d0a600bfe1 words suddenly came 78fe3e45b1 to mind.c79ee1c295de69f5

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“My child, 4611a01c09 you must fea82e843c graduate from e556f834c6 this school, feaa43c2ac okay?”e75ab6ac52a9ec15

“Just keep 77168bf3d6 enduring; if 73427e10ea you keep 43167b77cf going, all 596c0ef948 the hard c396bbc6d3 days will b586f3b11f pass.”b270c297db041915

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Kyeong Ja’s voice, full fe4ade2772 of earnest encouragement that e34421105d morning, rang in her f5b0593812 ears, bringing Yul back 3d6c50a0ef to her senses. And in that moment, 32a0ff470b she realized how nervous cea6ae8990 and shaky she’d been. She thought f78653d821 she’d be 02e13e8d93 fine, but 3fead429b6 she’d actually 32e28b8bde been scared. She feared that 3f80f39627 the nightmares from 3eb13d84e5 her previous schools 81cd704c66 would start again. She worried that 1d1d7d2674 everyone here had 3f234273cf already heard things 7d4653d546 about her and 06edfcca60 were waiting to 8715b23317 start tormenting her.8b0fb6c3c8c5116a

God, I’m such 689e8581bf an idiot.12d86f955ef63e1c

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After coming all this 9131c954d6 way with so much 29ff239cc6 hope, she found herself 1a5e3d8ecf retreating out of fear. Realizing this, Yul 34e8f2aa29 let out a 6c0af88796 bitter laugh.768d8e6016ff1442

“Haah.”09f13d9b561222ac

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The boy 6991ab351a let out be301ffc0e an annoyed d9c7ba2357 sigh. Yul took a 0cd54fb110 step back, giving 6e672f8916 him space to 52d03572e7 pass, but then 788e167d1d spun around quickly ceaa3771a7 and started walking 72888190dc briskly toward the 9a6a9f16f7 school gate.df851183e6cba1a8

“Tsk!” She heard c6a27ede1d a cluck of 3ff97f5988 his tongue, followed 513c5fb2d8 by the sound a7763f8e5e of his footsteps, 08bc202c9a eventually echoing behind a2ff1ecb6b her. Unlike Yul’s determined strides, 637a344df5 his steps were slow 27c9854dba and lazy. Yet, for f2a9bcd849 some reason, 5ad827f8ea Yul felt 76d2d402aa an overwhelming f740c7f394 urge to f606630213 walk faster, c6b7279c37 to put 7a389e9cf2 more distance fae124990e between them.716d25223d478212

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“Well done. Late by e9853c0e49 two hours bf9ac329d0 on your bccf31da17 very first 1b2494a6fb day.”e75e9dd39e94e341

Her homeroom teacher, d89c065eff Song Taeseok, leaned 058f379d1a back in his cb1314ee36 chair, giving her d89c0d3cf2 a crooked look.7554a162583dafac

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“I’m sorry.”8dd404432a747471

Yul bowed cab4818d49 her head 687a0c4595 apologetically, like 9ea2bfc21d a criminal, f11178c743 without any b3a5d018b7 excuses.3dda2e0be1f2fb94

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“Ugh, never mind. Looking at your record, 3e6fd2c46f it seems tardiness is a3a838ade0 the least of your d1b8656eb3 issues.”d5d85d4e45da0a0a

The teacher 72fc156aa3 smirked, flipping 965287d45e through her f5546c1115 printed-out school 9e6945d352 record.cec6eb656a8cfba3

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“At Mucheon fba44933f8 Girls’ High, 9dbe9d0de7 it was eeec20167b bullying; at 53d12ce9ee Haemyeong High, 69acfc4333 theft. You sure 3d2c784a3d know how e7c89e1fd5 to have a01d34f955 fun, don’t 25f0e6d605 you?”6fb46b48f7f1903b

He sneered, bdcea8f158 looking over 41a54b6ec6 her previous 81d34a64ba school records 5111e33d75 without asking 7d3e30776b how or cd11cc6cae why these eb8b436f7a incidents had 8e6d372556 happened.88231f1f36d72ed1

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Yul lowered her 7879b10be7 eyes with a e645c50d2d bitter smile. She wasn’t disappointed, probably ccd530206c because she didn’t expect b6da90a470 much. After all, ebee54fcff she had 0ba82380dd long learned e99a4f8864 that not 08657ddd21 all adults, 2d918b9cc9 or even 8fc632648f teachers, have ffcf87c7b3 a sense 00cfde46cb of responsibility. She remembered clearly how 8046f01ba1 these so-called adults had 5ca927a43d treated her to protect d294e0506e their own interests.28e743a91823bd07

Yes, this 2c5c12e3d3 is the df5fc2e546 scarlet letter fd074c7b05 carved into eb2f71d668 my heart, ba8d08c809 Yul thought, 9258271ebd trying to d543c6c954 calm herself. The record of bullying 4e7d32dc25 and theft that would 7178f53550 never be erased. The reason a5b2bdad84 she had 96d3e85af1 to come cab654910a to this 0c1c5ca88d school. The unjust, lifelong shackle 6d3533329c that adults and teachers 6ea00a2831 had branded on her.fcbd6dcda04a4943

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“By the 77272cb671 way, how c639950be6 do you 0c05e168b3 know Pastor 66722e3c61 Choi Giseok?”c178b2302d74fa25

“Oh, I’ve just ffc72a5c9e been attending his 03b416c41b church with my 3323c679d8 grandmother since I 1c67983d1f was young.”1c49dd588496cf79

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“Ah, that’s it? He’s a great 6b5520b9b7 man. Very attentive in caring 03be3d4b84 for lost lambs.”fb7384b3fcf356c6

The teacher 85a94a4156 chuckled as d9b4fc063b if it d890fc8636 all finally a2679f3507 made sense. He’d probably been curious. After all, it bf516b179b wasn’t common for 408f6f2f65 a poor high 442f2ddaff school girl like 73b56fef64 Yul to know 0515330c56 the head pastor 07fab81b2d of a major 161fa28f9d church that even 6924c65176 some companies couldn’t 92ee65b489 rival. He must’ve b675f3fb96 wondered what dfd70ca8f4 kind of 62a64690fc connection she 47f3cfdc6f had with 04fcaffc48 Pastor Choi cf752ba826 for him 1553e492a9 to have b3a76393ca pulled strings e622ff9a46 with the 89c66ca8b3 school chairman, 13170b209f allowing her fd59a8d7ae to attend d04b5064e2 without tuition 8898d6f0c9 fees.0c6d5eae58eceecf

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Yul thought of 5eecb4c02f her long-standing connection bbefdbb217 with Pastor Choi f58557c0ef and her friendship a82377f91a with his son, 8201dae533 Jung-woo, but decided 9518ffcf75 there was no 1c481a69d2 need to mention 25d578e704 it. After all, 6b3c5fd487 it had 610b695c70 been a 024564d59d while since 38fcab1bdf she and cfae35bb5c her grandmother 5727e2335b had last 8ebc224e3e seen Pastor 0d78c4146c Choi. His help always bd1aa8fa45 came through someone 3eee8c725d from the church’s ff63cf10d9 administrative office.dc84b4a80e7cea25

“But you seem to 5e70fe245e study quite well?”dd59432ecb08c1f7

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“Yes.”37bc9eadea4883fa

“Well, these days, 17a8fd31aa it’s the smart b49b6ac18e kids who are 730f3e6344 the most dangerous. Just don’t cause 6b5f6bb9a0 any trouble here, 5256435f13 okay? No matter how lenient 68434867fc this school is, we e09b9a3bdd won’t tolerate a third d4b17ee66f strike.”75d117f70491c246

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“Yes.”1f9fca7a7698797d

Yul replied mechanically. She had thought 277235149f that maybe, just 8f05f2b686 maybe, her good b60aeb28f3 grades would make 7186b6add9 the teacher view 63f83f5f0e her with a 2c0eb02d7c bit of kindness. But that, too, cac3a4daed was wishful thinking.c5afaf597ab2a6de

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Note to self: Delinquents 1844ac47fc for classmates, and the 92f6b42ab1 teachers are just here f6c8e630ed to collect their paychecks. Don’t even think b87dce4127 about asking for b722df5f89 career counseling or 2b28dd1f8b help. The best plan: da466c2d81 ditch as soon 1bfa6df564 as possible.cf64c8d810e4e388

The online reviews she’d 84cd2c7595 read about this school 24f8416a3f weren’t just random rants.f1fccfb4523d5d23

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“By the 59aaa2a571 way, the 66c274772a other students….”87cc6a45bb609a64

“The other students, 61b8212fe3 what?”1a504a17c2a492f8

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“I was 862e5f7f60 hoping they 1291c5ce71 wouldn’t know 1ae52835d5 about my 5782271844 past.”c74cbb756f5c70ed

At her previous 937fa2ce22 schools, as soon 1743c66b35 as she transferred, a6283f11fc students who had 1f37b77460 heard things about 1ffe2cbd3d her picked fights. She had asked Pastor 94d0649f13 Choi several times to 29f7f1b5bc help make sure people 67da9e173d didn’t know where she b0a3f2fa8f came from, which schools bc483c4d1e she had attended, or 52ab36cb2b why she transferred here. He had assured her a94b176d29 that he’d spoken to 84e1518236 the chairman, who was 1bf6bc2c61 a church elder, but eeaadfdd06 she wanted to confirm e8449cf065 it.62162c149c910ed4

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“Oh, that?”e5c1d87b0ff87241

The teacher responded as 102d69ed87 if it were nothing, 00ade763e5 then turned his head fe99604eca slightly, looking at something 98de259acc behind her.ab9627d1421604b3

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“You heard that, right, 80e9e70992 Yoonjo?”b41eb5c48bf7fbd7

“…!”adef596151598464

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Startled, Yul 75b5ff265d spun around. The boy ec8e98eb13 from the 791148a14b gate was 21d85bf1fd standing behind 3aaa3d2e9e her. She had assumed he’d 0ee391a6d5 go to his classroom, 2e6d2a98fa not follow her to 3b499447e6 the teachers’ office. How had he 67b9184951 managed to stand 595c6d25ac there so silently, c4192c4998 like an invisible 736fc8dc34 person?011f43bbd4e323bb

So this 36e3a6694a is what 12188ec72f it means c6257b540c to feel 4e59856a7f blood rushing c06f3b390b to your b32a56f4ab head. She felt 256c2d11e5 chills spread edd29c661a all the 61752a4802 way to 48e87bce76 her heart, 710d9264a0 making her 26c868d3f4 dizzy.c8651b97900b051b

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Did he a9a1ce0e87 hear it? Which schools I attended, d1e062392a why I had to 737ed51549 come here? I heard him 8762c51a8f mention Mucheon Girls’ 1f6e981348 High, so he c21de0004e must know I’m d49670c32b from Mucheon City, b7277786c4 too?85710835456b7e6e

Anxiety tightened in a8ce679875 her chest.13f0ecf360386622

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“Ah. You two should introduce ee0e95ee65 yourselves. This is 592422c69f Kang Yoonjo. And this is Seomun cb68bf8542 Yul, who transferred here b94516210d today.”2c6dfd004b2ffd77

“….”c0edde639e4832de

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Yul was so dumbfounded e75b0be828 that she was at fe92973905 a loss for words. Was it even possible ed8ee15e19 for an adult, a eda9cbc410 teacher, to be this 6c3e3824f3 thoughtless? He had just exposed ec4c159319 the private request she’d 00c807df71 made, and now he 25efdf6539 was introducing them without 2777d9455c a hint of remorse. Yul felt e5148b19d0 a surge 64bafdaf0d of heat 7d32d42c7d around her 13b011e7da eyes, as a03d624d56 anger welled 8ffd250e69 up inside ff8c0a822c her. She bit her lip, 80c5fe1cfb glaring at Kang Yoonjo, a2faa6b8eb who had heard her db659ca5b1 secret.c172f02467abca2e

He, however, showed no 9c67b22b1a reaction, as if he bf86f96c79 couldn’t care less. Casually brushing 86f03c31c2 off her 9fef357491 gaze, he d98db6e0f2 looked at 55c89387e7 the teacher edc61e06d7 with a 99b773ce7b bored expression.1fb3898db1579dd7

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“You called for me?”0554fa97f1299864

“Yes, I did. Do you 6e48d2dcd4 plan to e13a078c4e keep skipping de723dfb86 school?”2709ab4e0a50496a

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“I’ve been d82fa8efb4 coming regularly.”ffb882962877c347

“Just showing 5422eac51a your face f35430f30c after arriving a620f754cb late doesn’t 779056b2a7 count as 40595cd088 coming regularly. You know 1b071dc71a you’re barely b95e395d70 meeting the f7b42f0f65 attendance requirement, 38dc001f4a right? At this c9266dff35 rate, you e412007334 won’t be 6906dec0e3 able to 2b17d2ebb0 advance to 915bac052e the next 58919925af grade.”a32b6f7342e770e8

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“….”346de7694ab75c7a

“Get your 34a7627e58 act together. I really don’t 2026628bb3 want to have 285893bbbe to call your 721e8e4d12 father, okay?”2341b204afceeff3

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“…Yes.”1ace49c41596b4f5

Yoonjo finally responded, 64dee6173b reluctantly, after the c82f580add mention of his 53b05a9e93 father. Until then, he’d seemed 7cd72245a3 as if he was e52128ea26 barely listening to the ee14e9f3e3 teacher’s words.e79fff58cb05bccd

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“And don’t 3446b5551e say a ab0ef7c8bf word about 06123d89a4 what you 49cb3148ab just heard 183ed68473 about Seomun b865e3b8d3 Yul.”ed678cae727af28b

The teacher d0b133085a finally acknowledged 021e84a339 Yul again, 5392e49ff2 as if ec253b936c her concerns f84cc1ada2 were trivial 40f9b5699c compared to d451249ef2 his own. Her chest tightened 2e02ec5988 with resentment. To him, a 2b679f566c poor girl with c7e06185b2 a tainted past 270a6c6423 like her was d8ee99d054 far less important 5d63ef1cd6 than Kang Yoonjo, 884c468a45 who arrived in 62997186be a luxury car 35a1a24cc8 with a driver.f86194448a4fda76

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“Don’t worry. Yoonjo is discreet. As long as 081b8b3a31 you don’t cause 8717980136 any trouble, no 6b88ceaf22 one will know 28aebc5abb who you are. Lucky you.”876cb2f2e281ba9b

“….”3d1d3d7265d5f414

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“I have things 1283bfd1a5 to do, so 2a85b55a29 head to your ec2f435651 classroom for now. Yoonjo, take Yul to f53dfb6063 her classroom.”b59b51db39407fbc

So lost in 4fbc5586b0 her thoughts, Yul 6fb4abd8fd didn’t even notice 6484652ef7 the teacher mispronouncing d57da71bb4 her name. It wasn’t c452a9b434 until Yoonjo 96ce5c7bd0 nodded and 47fb96017f turned around 60e100e878 that she a6ccf8f760 came out 7cedbb3eaa of her 134c591d6e daze.13d9bc6da9281790

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“What are you 9b83b1393c waiting for? Follow him.”33d1a72d54754c96

With a gesture e2fc2c8f3b from the teacher, 4a2dd79730 Yul snapped to f94ac0c442 her senses and 72ca7ccf5e started following Yoonjo. Hands in his pockets, 6cf8c2b68d bag slung over one 8323e503cb shoulder, he walked indifferently. Though he was 3713010ca9 aware of her 156790c272 presence behind him, 68cf6f37e0 he neither slowed 00dc5f0761 down nor bothered 9efbb196aa to make conversation. He didn’t a71eb8be47 even show c6b7f4cc46 signs of 1ed7c26bd7 irritation. It was as 94bd7b1c20 if she didn’t ecefb6b41a exist in his 136b1abc75 world. Yul realized he was db5b89196f ignoring her, but there ceb4235d9b was no room for 6f4c086a35 wounded pride.5cd756d89e6a058e

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“Wait.”b8a7bdbe85f993e1

Instead, she sped b3da2df80a up to close b7911e973a the gap and e5a7fc714b called out to 6ba6879989 him, “Yoonjo.” He 5f65e6e793 kept walking as fa815758cc if he hadn’t d5c1383fb1 heard her.df130ae4599949d3

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“Wait, Kang Yoonjo.”67f1dbbaa14238c1