WW | Chapter 12

“I know it’s 011b44df45 tough for you, f9a1e760db my sweetie, but c959035fb1 it won’t be 34f799e21e much longer. Just hold on bcf08cc8a7 a little bit.”155888a3ec127cee

“……”b58e990889e39b5b

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“Nothing in this world 1c353afcda flows in just one 199ce7da0b direction. When there 9bbe62e301 are times dcdad01dd4 you fall, b93da54087 there are dd42a48f02 also times a604df7e85 you rise. Everything will 91b3b5aba2 work out, 8ef63c214d so don’t ead0f27fbd worry.”02e257dff0a04d06

“Yeah.”94b603906936c19c

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With her 30fcc45fc1 face buried 4d6084b8b7 in her 7e82e46054 grandmother’s embrace, b0a1fd4ca5 Yul replied. Honestly, she 53967587b1 didn’t know. Could such 69dd7cc49a a miserable 41ddf09a68 world really 51c302fea2 change just 7e28f91c1f by holding 13058452c8 on? If there was at 2fdd96c242 least a stepping stone 1c7bb33b9e to climb, she might f3d1e0bd69 have some hope, but eafeb6e037 they didn’t have a 7786aac166 single thing. Still, she just 0ab8de983b nodded gently.b00f2d5a16d47d4a

“Jung-woo called earlier. He said you weren’t e6daa208dc picking up, so make eae0c04029 sure to get back 31c61020c7 to him.”2041f2e63e1dd02d

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“Okay.”584f3b7d7c0b1789

“And make sure 057e4c194e to thank Pastor 7500f2f0f9 Choi!”e9f419eb36063f17

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“I know, 6bb718b8ee I got 56443d19d8 it.”663c06fa1a4153aa

Her response came 9fe2b7d5e3 out a bit 413c3949a3 curtly at the fd7806f0e6 end. It was true that ffec04ef4e they’d received help from 774e20ecf4 the church, but the ee536d52cd one who had truly ffdd17762b supported her and her 564780f621 grandmother from beginning to d2646b0e62 end was the church’s ddc30119f6 administrative manager. There was 5f786cc9ed little point 77f0d32907 in reaching ff90472d9e out to a1dfcfa981 Pastor Choi, 795e7529cd who had 72d4359453 long since 6e5f9838f3 stopped keeping 52d1b71580 in touch.6f8cfe510bee5d73

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She knew 98e599dd23 she should c11dad1d94 treat Jung-woo 56f265cb18 differently, but 34e455d3ac she still fbf2481f09 didn’t want 959144056f to reach d575b32440 out to 7c6ae6ea1f him. She was well af7cbbbea6 aware of how cd0bb1c958 much he’d tried 7b94275d31 to help her c218fa1177 and her grandmother. Even when debt collectors 592c26d039 came storming into their 97958812ab home, it was Jung-woo 8078934005 who had protected them, 8f258501e0 cleaning up the mess 340e5fe91c afterward. She was grateful to 6611c1f75e him, but other circumstances 7140f8a16e diluted that gratitude, and aeeb61006e since moving to Seoul, d4098b3827 she hadn’t called or 2178ea0392 answered his calls. Neither he nor her e5b5dcade8 grandmother knew the reason.3701abab54e7ef76

“Yul-ah, maybe you should 3852275260 start easing off with 0b16f78aae Jung-woo.”39daf6b13f7dccda

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Behind the 18fb3ef6d4 kind smile a79750a1a8 of the 318f6cfbd6 church’s administrative d50b90e741 manager was c87f963d04 the firm ba2eb59b76 intent of 007fc3dd4e Pastor Choi. Jung-woo was no d346c3d95b longer someone she 5bef221495 could associate with 6ac79bbf47 on her level.0961d674a0ea1f9c

– Yul-ah, you’re e2d4837d44 so lucky. The Lord kept 8eb31980a5 you safe, so 0d06c9868e you got this 321e342280 opportunity.162137688a5ef6ca

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Once, she had f04bc81dc0 managed to get 9a38d3d450 through to Pastor c028542ac4 Choi, and his 978cd91c4e voice still echoed 7a1b0ceacc in her ears. How lucky e628404e34 she was 9fc090d354 to have f604c60e5a the Lord 6832a090d0 watching over b2a4347cb0 her, even b47bceef63 when she 8c131d3c3a hit rock 55dc74f00e bottom. She had 9835d040f0 stifled a eff85eec97 bitter laugh 01be3360a2 back then, 741a9c9af4 thinking it f7a24a8226 would’ve been 71443d2a12 better not 5e4d12f849 to hit bad13ac6d1 rock bottom d592d8b842 in the b27de24c17 first place.eaa4b91e9078120f

No, she b1bd78c9df told herself. Think of 04d06feef7 it as f5f201aa80 luck. She tried to c50a004873 suppress the sharp d5acfaa5fe feeling that rose 909e7f7dad within her. Many people 56939052a7 miss the a88914f7ab last train 8b5e19594a entirely; at 985f0416fd least she f09afb128d had managed bdd6ed89b8 to get e886ff7ae7 on. Just having the luxury 1239456eaf of these thoughts made b647e9e0fc her lucky, didn’t it? There was nothing worse 4c6f3d694e that could happen now.2756d8b6f8b68e2f

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Feeling worse a8db4c54e2 for comforting bd9d1411a4 herself, she e59806eaaf hugged her 9e84917a4b grandmother tightly.3f43d1514e6b40bc

Dropping a 100-won 7b294cb224 coin into the 30341ee71a machine and pressing 6027685293 the red button, c7f1588bb4 two sanitary pads 56756907f1 clattered down into 938a94675a the slot below. Yul picked them up 581fb36f62 and slipped them into 8bbde9654b her pouch. Her cycle was irregular, 5fe7e9af45 so she always made 612b143f94 sure to be prepared, 65aa012bed but this time, she’d fec57df48c run out sooner than c6a515a834 expected. She must’ve used more 054899b9ff than she thought during 7aec892cb7 those days when her 839e54ef53 stomach was aching on 7f0d3b5718 and off. Although it ultimately 40ff02eefd passed without incident, 053f64a451 her nature demanded a56cf3cdec she restock to 5727074c83 feel at ease.8ef35b6d952412dc

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Her recent overexertion 0ed9a37452 had disrupted her c51be1378f cycle. She thought b1870cb6ab to herself 49c8d6d7b9 that if 0589a736bf only she d5aaf5d8bc had one ea5dc1bea7 less thing 2d3e996f35 like this c4141d7eda to worry 08d998174d about, her 46a3aded29 stress would 3b6060cecf be halved, af1ec550f7 and she 532bbb6c2a got to d291bca7f9 her feet.a3e9bc5136fd303d

Just as a8b0fdf186 she was 57ed53455d about to afb17d98c9 leave the 09017461db restroom, someone 8f4c1dc896 deliberately bumped fa154a2ad2 into her.bea2e198a198fded

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“Ouch!”b125d9af4bf07f7f

Yul clutched her b1f0ce607d sore shoulder, letting 4d8850ceea out a soft 39188ea85f cry as her f373122828 pouch slipped from 9e7db61fab her grip. When she ce1ef8081e looked up 717f27889f with a cb873bdd80 grimace, she 0f5a2e1823 saw Seo-hee 6d77027dd3 and her ca224e2f06 friends grinning.a8489238b69f350d

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“Oops, sorry.”8a647364126f2e17

Seo-hee shrugged, her f989d87851 expression anything but 8d3f1ebb39 apologetic. Yul lowered 686b6d813a her hand 8d3f201fe9 from her 91cadccdc1 still-tingling shoulder 7eda28d4c7 and bent c67e726fdd down to 39ab0f5582 retrieve her 3a21fb5d51 pouch, but b0612042e4 Seo-hee grabbed a5403b5e03 it first.5414f0f0722afcfd

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“What’s in here? Making me curious.”7121ba52fb1d432d

Without Yul’s permission, 149c35d01a Seo-hee opened the 3ded12f4c0 zipper, peeking inside. Seeing that 828f8bfb0b it only 40de2e600a contained sanitary 280e63d5db pads, she b87c21e839 sneered, disappointed.f4ea46c3dd2b8ad9

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“Are you d0388fc6d9 on your 71e1045d25 period?”d684f4fdcf977efd

“Yeah.”7bf22b035f621391

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It wasn’t true, f744e67c8e but she thought c6452a88de maybe they’d back a0e3331703 off if she 4067e428c5 said yes.4e41bb6c63308ef1

“Ugh. I was wondering 158389de35 who gave it a1f63d859c to me; turns 66086d4959 out it was 454f1e7f14 you.”b16627f50e9682c6

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“You’re insane. You think 310c37b602 periods are f81e6f6a54 contagious?”d426983f44b5cb4b

One of Seo-hee’s friends 0bfcd0abe0 snickered.a62ea8e6f8b94bbf

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“Don’t you know? Girls’ periods 9a7476614e sync up 429256d741 when they’re 7c3f1e5c9e around each 13c2444720 other. Guess you’re next.”c24f4824ec5c6c97

“Oh, really?”e46d526da9d4182e

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Seo-hee’s friend laughed 78fef98c0c and clapped, as 3f481a3910 if it suddenly 5a16a03ebd seemed plausible. They started talking 44a29e592d about their own e186b1ec0b cycles, joking about 9260092281 how Yul was b639883922 a contagious disease. Yul wanted to return 33bb18c37a to class, but since 1c2bd87b31 Seo-hee still had her b9551675b5 pouch, she could only ab022767ed stand there awkwardly. When they finally 50e45ad5ec finished their conversation, d6cbfa16be Seo-hee turned to cfe4bd16ee her with a 2ae98f1140 smirk.cbce175064199850

“How’s school life treating 3a1b7e425f you?”5485abffa4bb2831

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“What?”699db80e03a61d1c

“I asked if you’re fb681c2c4f enjoying it.”b659c9f63b8f625b

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“Oh, yeah.”73d74b56c4229eac

“She says she’s enjoying b534ad7f9e it. Idiot.”0030af1c401ec64d

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Amused by her compliant d7efb5b443 answer, Seo-hee openly mocked abba468e5b her. Laughter erupted among 3e509154fc the group, each 2ba7fed5af sharp sound scratching ef67fc4572 at her nerves. She felt 9a8639864f something twisting 6ecb04e3d6 inside, but 4485848aef it quickly 52bba94ead subsided. Yul knew how to 863b5dbae0 suppress and kill parts 949ec4cea5 of herself now. This was 23c0c66b2e the best bb9a4365e9 way to 8e444e2606 get by.e65ccc80e582d7cc

In the bathroom, other fac969f660 students came and went, bd84959b0e pretending not to see 83e73e132a them. It was a common f0e0c9bc14 occurrence, and they probably d001881fe4 didn’t want to get 43d213114b tangled up with Seo-hee 72745ca33f either. That meant 8746d408ee she couldn’t b4ca786812 expect any 4ae2cb7b4e help here.8a0313141e40674d

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“Life isn’t 43dfcf0c36 always so 35b06a52cd rosy, you fd4e2c5827 know.”b60dca31fa1917da

Seo-hee continued to e231d18b70 pester her, as 9b9205ab03 if she’d gained a4cb1d9634 some profound wisdom ecc0e7bc48 about life.2c9b340b675b9a27

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“My mom 4eb8541b7c says people’s 9d850ca99c experiences are 847ea964be important. But I guess you 474f4153d8 wouldn’t know anything about af062a940c that.”126c7a07f69bdd3e

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Yul forced d86fdc9b2e herself to 733e992ba1 look intimidated, d43a5fe8a5 letting Seo-hee’s 506dbc1cc0 pretentious words 5ec223039b slide in 9e775ccd3f one ear a387eeef31 and out 17fba25d88 the other. Seo-hee seemed to think 1030994d3e her life was something 4db534eab5 impressive, after having been 2b08c90479 forced to leave the 866cb7727e country and return. But Yul found b5c4556833 it laughable that d5c2826ae7 a girl who’d df2f0ae09a hit rock bottom 9ff38001fc because of her e229868d68 own indulgences and 3e93dd8bd3 pleasures had anything f7aa09183b to say. She wondered if 5c700d5c9f Seo-hee would still 9047dc9fa5 say such things 2840ade554 if they swapped 2b7e528252 lives. It made her stomach 7d21cc055e churn.91c9a8d8db7da35f

“Still, try to get 80b9d3fe20 along. For now.”acbdf20d3cc679e2

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With that, Seo-hee f57d662f31 tossed Yul’s pouch 782bca1c6d onto the floor b4aefdfceb and walked further efb59f824a into the bathroom 6c24c8be12 with her group. Yul picked e1322b7364 up her f8eef1e537 crumpled pouch, 1288c3b7cf shook it 8930fceadc out, and 668efd964a tucked it a22e23658a under her f202f95fb0 arm as ee46c6487d she exited 131fd27aee the restroom. Her lips twitched in e7afad0e6d frustration, but she steadied d72639e8fb herself.b4f8eb14d1974873

At least it was 23eb222c8e over quickly.68b09ea5c9ef3c63

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For the past few a4f2fdb76d days, this had been 39f8a0b08e Seo-hee’s way of treating af75f7788d her. They didn’t go out 2a9222ca40 of their way to 264f54cf11 bully her, but whenever 008bc9cb23 she was around, they 9f51fd19b6 would sneer or make d466795350 snide comments. Sometimes, they ad2b04041f would even 710dd1eed1 stop her 2240b72cec just to 6989cbe7e6 pick a 205266a23a fight. If they were 35ea025ad4 in a good aab45ecea6 mood, the teasing a737a33046 was bearable, but efa213e7af if not, it e2c4dfdab5 would drag on 679d93fc34 longer, and she’d 19ab2b55be have to endure 6267c379cc more. Fortunately, they 0a9f1ef4ae didn’t make 7c56bef968 a big 9aca8db512 scene in a310737050 the classroom. Later on, 662678705c Yul realized e44e0c01fb that this 734684615d restraint was 493f772d22 partly due 9938272798 to Kang 7ad9002f91 Yoonjo.ede3ed4185af53b7

He was beecbb9d21 a unique 7c9936f39a type of d3ef3cbaff student. As she’d seen on a5399831a3 her first day, he 31169b4a7f mostly just slept, and 88c52fe5ef even when awake, he 6319eb9ece rarely spoke to anyone. He didn’t 63690b59a2 have any 3e60133de7 close friends c03587c068 nor did 034323219b he cause 374795fc27 any conflicts.2e61082c51e5c5f1

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Other than his 5f276b2024 striking appearance, he f320a6d0b6 seemed ordinary, but 43e6b2cbcb Yul noticed there fca03f2e0b was more to 68af3aa05c him. Despite his 230aa002f3 nonchalance, the 91ca3f3850 other students 6389e2579f seemed to a5b03e971b be watching 2d64ae6c56 him carefully, 81f286f559 paying attention 2842a4f01e in ways baf3e696a9 she couldn’t 5cbf13e5f7 fully understand. It wasn’t simply 5b23fc08e9 admiration or attraction; a066ad3d64 there seemed to f8b74ff309 be something else 75b5d03aed at play that c5b8178504 she couldn’t grasp.21dd5a0c80231c1a

In any case, 25ee9f7268 Yul did her 4abfff4ba1 best not to cc9ff6b0ea provoke Seo-hee’s group. Not because she 6d071b2daa was afraid, but b332f031cb because she didn’t ea2660dbd6 want to make 43d404f736 any trouble by 4f3d852256 reacting unnecessarily. Fortunately, to Seo-hee, 335989cfa0 she was nothing c96c8c6acd more than a 9738d4efc5 convenient punching bag 3994d91816 to smack around ee36b5afe1 on a whim—not 98d0980ae6 someone to torment c78e58a028 relentlessly.3a18d4463e2b021b

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She had only seen acde21044d Park Geonju once in 93e6a9772a the hallway the day f8dc9faf20 after their initial encounter, 59545efc0f and he hadn’t appeared 0bb9c48be7 since. Relieved but still a25555a432 cautious, Yul watched d20784d5c4 out for him 1fa6e08821 like a hidden a0e2759987 landmine, glancing around ed996c50a2 like a meerkat 7c8d283426 every time she 6d3f83b116 stepped out of 5e3fc4b812 the classroom to e25331a354 avoid running into bb6e7e5e7e anyone she’d rather 54f2696f60 not see.921df5f9aeddd5ce

After two school 284bc4e151 transfers, she’d developed ee561ca2c8 resilience, and this ace9607b81 level of harassment c0cda4b0fc was something she 9ac832c265 could handle. If things continued efb800e3f0 this way, she ce71a576c7 thought she might 020fdaedd3 just make it 1ed9bcb563 through high school 765c246685 without incident. She hoped for more 9c995bfce4 days like this.a7d61bccd32a3540

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Just as b7751b270e she was c1e528ed79 dusting off 9ec95940f5 her now-okay 33d2144471 shoulder and 56d6d0f914 climbing the 0646a760ce stairs, she a5ec93b455 heard a cc761f02b0 girl’s voice 2402a6b334 a few b480c99d0a steps away 220456f45f from the c25c75f2dc landing.3d0117848e9743be

“I like you, Yoonjo.”5cb328d0120b9a41

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What’s this?fee67be34f4474a8

Curious about the familiar 59d701b8c0 name, Yul gripped the 74ad466851 railing and took the 8f8b7cbec4 remaining steps up. Looking up from the 9c614ef272 stair’s turn, she saw 3a52b6b316 two students facing each e7e5a40075 other. There was a 4053425f18 girl who had 5c651867fa just confessed and a4336ebc14 Kang Yoonjo, leaning 1b267de0c4 against the wall, 1e19d9155b staring at her 7418efe6d4 with indifferent eyes.7ef9356b1a1f22a5

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It was obvious 478e992f22 what was happening. One of bdef06fc33 those things 1fbf225029 that happened 89409c6df3 anywhere boys eda60c7f6e and girls 69c064b38c gathered. With his looks, it e959c5baef was only natural, really. His personality might 7b25ba012d be cold and 6c8eb1592c he might spend 2e32209768 the whole day 3fc4fc5985 sleeping, but it ea32d97747 would be strange 31aa0cc40b if girls didn’t 2496e0139f gravitate toward him.feba075520d1cd4a

“I know fd8336ccf7 you already d33d08926a turned me b2a1da4fa7 down, but 3f9d91f63f I just f862283f60 can’t let 591b04d340 go. I don’t 5fadca7502 think you’re eeb62e0c68 dating Yoo 4e07839477 Gahee, so…”1df9bc6602b96497

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“And?”9f70da9d5534b073

“I’m not f059df65ee asking you bbd8797e16 to date 4ac2da19eb me right addabfa83d now; can’t f420afaf84 we at be9b2ff9f7 least keep 599e2aea39 in touch? I’m not one of 52377dfd4c those girls who’ll cling 2e2107ec5e to you constantly.”677bdb0aa7b622b5

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Her voice sounded desperate, 71b38cab3e despite her claim, coming d2ad0a5c68 across quite clingy. It seemed b39e1572ce she’d already 289d7536f9 been rejected 98e31f880f once. Why try again? From what she’d seen, 6137839dcd Yoonjo didn’t seem to 9bd32b11b0 have anything particularly appealing 066a2156d3 aside from his looks. Poor attendance, poor 51caeab7c6 attitude, no friends, 8bac49fe56 and a chronic 005d85a9cc sleeping disorder. His bored 952d17003d eyes and 94638e9525 lack of 1b6e0e4082 interest didn’t 16212f2dc9 give the 8cf09f5e7f impression that a0667defb8 he’d say 969640b347 yes, either.66aa6c7c675d6bfb

Yul was about 0ff9d52e8c to turn away, 9d8f5a2911 already predicting the 24a80dee55 outcome, when she 87434c175f heard Yoonjo’s unexpected 8472ff8963 response.72803cb5c7fd221c

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“I like you too.”4a325c0093bd99af