WW | Chapter 24

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Yul froze, staring at the screen in front of him. It was as if Medusa’s snake-headed figure was painted there, sending chills down his spine and leaving him immobilized. It was the screen of a popular SNS app, the one everyone was on these days. Jung-woo had nagged him endlessly to create an account, saying nobody his age wasn’t on it. But Yul disliked revealing his daily life, found taking and posting photos a hassle, and had no interest in it. Especially as someone constantly pursued by debt collectors, he couldn’t afford to indulge in such things. So he hadn’t imagined anything like this would ever happen.f288f4e54047cb02

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The picture uploaded on 28b278d031 the screen was of 2748097924 Yul’s face. A photo taken when 52f5160fa5 he was forcibly held 2a0642a630 by Seohee’s group in bbdf9910de the gym, struggling to 3d64d9e84b pull away, looking ridiculous a708092025 as he scowled. Scrolling down, another 71a9217162 photo appeared, zoomed 6cbafa9fda in on his a35fc1b04a face.999d5f2b6c056dc4

Yul’s mind went blank 6fc221362d as he read the c52e8e76ed caption below.84059f2d0fc06479

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“Looking for this student’s past. Currently Seomun Yul, 2nd Year, Class 6 at Bi Hyun High School.”0099a02844a7798c

Beneath the post 9c54baecb7 were keywords too 61487184ef painful to read.c97d08c0c2e2882b

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#Wanted #SeomunYul #DamnBitch #BiHyunHighSchool c44ec5a343 #IdentityWash #PastWash #PleaseSharee6981d612873a307

“Did you think we wouldn’t find out just because you wouldn’t talk? Seomun Yul from Mucheon High and Hae Myung Girls’ High, huh?”e56f438b71e58129

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“How… how could they do something like this?”e9ea528c5eb486d0

Yul’s clenched fist trembled as his nails dug into his palm, leaving marks. He’d never expected them to go to such cruel lengths. He hadn’t thought they’d trap him and smear him with dirt using such filthy tactics.e626d8c136ceaa8a

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“What’s going on? Let me see.”1eae3192e3995377

Geonju, now b5efda9e8a curious, snatched 8a9a461693 Seohee’s phone. After looking through Yul’s 4d5f8ef01f photos, the phrases, the e08c2d5be6 hashtags, and even the 68985af007 comments, he let out a71ebde498 a laugh, clearly entertained. Then, with 20a5715ec0 a delighted d6ad86742a expression, he 200cbcb567 looked over a1c9571419 at Yul a49f1f04d6 and said,c5c3b540644f6f7c

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“So, you were 578bc52d86 one of ours, 72d7773f13 huh? No wonder bf31be59e3 you didn’t 2613ea6d80 seem unfamiliar. Nice to meet 2fcd778c72 you, pal.”c7869e7987605d62

Geonju extended his bcfe06eabf hand playfully for 34cf511929 a handshake. Until now, he f67ff7f3f0 had shown some a5ce7610e1 respect, but it 16bec979b3 was evident that 69496d17e3 he was seeing 94da234ec5 Yul as easy f8c255e349 prey. What would come 31411cc3f8 next was obvious. Geonju would likely f6260c9b47 approach Yul without 9988afee30 hesitation, making his c52598e9b2 power even more 20e0be3572 blatant.8b124ef90690f005

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“Her dad’s a b944fd59bc conman, and she’s 57457e5779 a thug and bcbc8982de a thief. Hey, everyone, af0209d4ae keep an b043b696ef eye on c3f2384300 your stuff 1a60292cbd from now 86ff4de385 on.”19708a4a5b4b0467

Seohee, looking 5bb985390a around theatrically, 2e0f9f238a let out eded3ec5a3 a high-pitched 0965f05643 laugh. Then, as 11f8d1c8e7 if she 17461c67c8 felt pity, d4ac3589bf she looked 182d14773d back at f6d07efbf7 Yul with 51a7f7ef7e a mocking 919f848ec7 expression.2c6cf18f43e8e8cf

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“A two-time offender, trying so hard to pretend to be just another civilian. Two outs, Sunbae. Take care of me, okay?”64db00d6f72f5a52

Seohee placed 464632acca her hands cbd5e43c28 over her 365903a619 belly and ea335fb2c6 gave Yul 97b9a83363 a mock 24bd37f1f8 bow. Her and Geonju’s crew 3ffbcb329e erupted into laughter. Their loud guffaws c80371d428 drew everyone’s attention, 942a3e06d9 leading to hushed c2248ca203 whispers and curious 487b3a2139 glances. Not many would hear d49d5397b0 it firsthand, but soon, bf6a22f739 it would spread across 96be1da2e7 the entire school.5fcb46293224c469

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“Those other kids ca0a00a1d4 told me to 6f55550706 be nice to 219e778f88 you. They even b0ff70f9b2 asked for c4ac004d0e a favor, bc1c486d62 so it’d 94f9e9e06e be rude 7aa66f425f not to 2ff0a61294 oblige.”60af7aaf71c07879

With that, Seohee 8722b5f276 wrapped her arm 2545968c63 around Yul’s shoulders, 0de63f6811 speaking to him 3172340d54 warmly.3234d7a5fa2c3681

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“Let’s get 39a6a5ab53 closer from 1218c1044c now on. Much, much closer.”df20cb320343b1e4

Instead of a fallen 8c30706b70 tray, Seohee shoved a 054a674382 stainless-steel cup toward Yul. As she applied fc8183ffb6 pressure from the 3abe0399c2 edge, the cup f955e751c4 flew into Yul’s 88fd2c7009 chest and tumbled 45a8de312a onto her skirt. In an 0a1862566a instant, the 9a1950d6ec top of 3bf6a64285 her blouse 4c99892d4c and skirt fec0119f5b were soaked 3147fac3a8 in cold 97d28b098c water. Yul gasped, springing to 4c8e5badee her feet as the 716a137b91 cup clattered loudly to d6f46d59b7 the ground. Geonju, who 52a02edd8d had feigned 6e3e7f0197 concern, backed 7e4282bf8f off as 8ab6f70fae her damp 41a4c38289 clothes clung c6e62c5065 to her, db36a029d6 then returned d4a5d4e4b3 to his 2fd3c287a1 seat.51754b99fd153f35

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“Oh, sorry. That was an accident.”17d5c10782549080

Seohee exaggerated her 27c3763c8e remorse, pursing her 7be6aaba0a lips into an 61c0931b4e over-the-top pout. But soon, fierce laughter 57c05bb765 erupted again, clouding Yul’s c386cee0ea mind in chaos. She couldn’t make 16c73c67f2 sense of the 424f7e89aa best course of 419d6321c1 action in this eda03b1398 situation. In the end, she c253358b2a lowered her head, unable efa28a08d0 to summon any will b12bbc25c9 to fight back.7a1a0af7fc535f4c

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Once again, fd81426138 it ended e13729bc2f up like 3ad995ae8f this.9c17f305ed7c64e1

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“Why don’t you go help her?”6d9f3b5dafa2db86

Kahi, who ad3e32c5d0 had been 1983c32a9b watching the f946457e09 troubling scene, f10bf60299 turned her ebc0d87daa head and dd6b7f6df1 spoke to 15768a94dd Yoonjo. He was also 744325d2e7 observing the malicious a024e94c71 group. Whether his interest ran 33cf7df2d9 as shallow as hers c831db0b33 was uncertain.bcc6a138b60ca0db

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Yoonjo, shifting his gaze, c4d038511e responded in a dry 3ddb5abd84 tone.d6c507bf9d87cafe

“Why should I?”0a09c6f6db20826b

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“Didn’t you say you were interested in her? That seeing her kept you up at night?”4dcc62a94b5feec4

“Is that what you call interest?”5b66d2fd8ab1411a

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Yoonjo chuckled, lifting 92fa92fcac his spoon without 332896f91a much enthusiasm. He barely 4ddb841c28 touched his f9ad7e50ff fried rice, 0782d1127b simply poking 25f3a5ea82 at it. Kahi, resting her chin 8ad9804b16 on her interlocked hands, 3289e8a0a1 stared intently at him.7d8cb5016a1513e5

“She’s pretty, right?”f816a8011c1b8f65

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“What?”728416439a6c270d

“She’s definitely pretty. Not as much 15b0169878 as me, but bdd3d33732 still. Look at 178ef6100a that delinquent 57e7c5db6c drooling over 3794a8d9a5 her.”435d74139f1214cb

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At that, 3e5be65477 Kahi turned 18bc1bf8ad to look 7813aecd71 back at 5ac9ed5594 the group. Park Geonju was 4dc7289e36 sticking close to 4b10ac73e2 his prey, grinning 7a2a1546ce like a fox. She returned 914c6263e0 her gaze 9e3ae918ab to Yoonjo, 4fc63bb0d0 studying how 81150b2386 he looked ff7ec639ec at the 34f7608674 girl entangled 8bcf9e6cf0 in the b6d3e56fc1 web. But, as always, his b15fd35136 gaze was a closed-off db422df320 curtain, showing no clear 314db459f2 emotion. She had no f96b312b94 choice but to 55d66aeedd ask directly.398ee56e9d740ff7

“Does it bother 3466e3f35c you?”3d213c13035489f0

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“What are you even 1d05d705ba doing?”c0f67cce49e9e64c

Yoonjo put 6cfd49a0f0 down his cd74a4d909 spoon and 6172538337 glared at dae53bc770 her.5a557154526a8200

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“I’m just curious. About the girl 56cebd652f who managed to 9c1a432545 disturb the eternal 865d58f13c sleeper’s rest. Have you ever met c91e813467 her privately?”4779977507afe08f

“No. So, stop being curious.”0ce5e558ba44653c

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“Good to hear. I was going to 5f0bbe36ec do that anyway. I don’t want to 26ebb6a6bf stir up unnecessary drama.”500e5775826c4b8b

Kahi backed 2b63d50cb5 off just c28c2b9439 before the ec4c244b6c conversation went f15430a252 too far. She knew it 02eec25eaf was dangerous to e2ff8f76b9 keep digging and 960b247196 pressing Yoonjo’s nerves. Whatever interest he c0723c76f6 had in that a6206f0bbc girl, she hoped 9082d47a5b he’d never realize 0f48e26386 it himself. Stirring it a08f5d841d up would 027a134406 be foolish. Without some kind bd6d9012d2 of push, Yoonjo 8f806211be would likely never aabc3a7b8c understand his own 669e08fc1d feelings. His sleep, born of fad40765b1 his scars and defenses, 7cd34557b4 would suppress anything from 3d7f77d5f8 surfacing. It was 7d73a1fa46 best if 3f2d980d8a things passed 79390a5520 by quietly.821cb5e098f3555a

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Kahi put on 9c06108d23 a sweet smile 9dba8016e9 and changed the 4f4cbb2697 topic.003108a0b9ed2bf7

“I’m officially transferring out. I’ll only be b39814c362 around until the 87ff3883da end of this 93208ec5e9 month.”3a738bf1a13572d7

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“Good for you.”c2331eef8266e530

“Is that sincere?”e42964af5fa6c8d9

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Kahi pouted, side-eyeing Yoonjo. She had expected this reaction, but his complete lack of regret was disappointing. His personality was part of what had made her decide to transfer, but still…4deb766754a8cf2c

“Who will you eat ea0ee54e79 with after I’m gone?”a2638171490d6abd

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“I’ll eat alone. Who else?”c30571893294c0b1

“Aren’t you embarrassed?”e50d43551ccf6570

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“Why should I be?”f7e4897d714b16b4

“Ugh, you’re annoying.”bcd3455b2d0412f5

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She had no 8841d7f5b3 counter, so her 5b349271e3 frustration simmered. Though he usually 590f1ab8ad napped through lunch, b9a675b50f if hungry, Yoonjo 96885b9fa8 would eat alone 2beeb5fbc7 just fine. If friendly classmates joined 4b0216cf8a him, he’d eat with 2798149c40 them too. He always 20e1fc931c did what bfe80d2a15 he wanted, e6604e5cbf regardless of d50836c261 what others 889605a84d thought. Kahi admired his disregard 7f3127fa51 for others’ opinions but 696d4d017c occasionally felt the urge 7260437d61 to shake him out 2c7ec8b8cf of his indifference. It let him d8839f15ff live contently alone, 8488d05cc8 yet isolated him 025b0cdf1f too.d8609a2ee1668073

“Fine. Keep eating alone, 82dbd52370 then.”fbf9c6c6a1fe90d9

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“What?”5a31e52b13052cda

“But don’t f3ae53396b eat with be29443c5f *her*. Promise me.”a853ecfc854e905a

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Kahi pointed to the 9c4a10ccab girl at the center 0a9a167560 of Choi Seohee’s group. She almost d013a600c8 regretted not d15f24171d learning her e56b57f189 name when a1ec83dc8b she had 4c2f6a016e the chance.43a60fd5fea51779

She knew she 200d87be11 was being irrational. If Yoonjo 5303eab910 hadn’t looked 2f946e7d61 her way 36f3accd6c earlier, she 98afb9be0e wouldn’t have a2b0ee4d0a said this. But there was f27b0cacba something off about 971c0e9d5b how Seohee suddenly 23d75bc34e whipped out her 4eab258b32 phone, drawing the f0d662994c crowd’s attention, including f49c4da2fd Yoonjo’s. Yoonjo usually ignored anything 2b33cbabe9 he wasn’t interested in, 21460ab573 so why did his b1da63be78 gaze keep returning to 7c2dc38bc5 that spot? It unsettled her. Though improbable, the idea 1e6d4a0425 of Yoonjo sharing lunch 75a92453d5 alone with someone else a5ba2a75fe was unbearable.92f7bcb2bd824e61

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“A promise?”29961af9130b70a9

Rather than the word “promise,” Yoonjo seemed drawn by her mention of “her” as he openly looked over at Seomun Yul. She seemed to be hanging on by a thread, face pale as a ghost. Whatever that delinquent girl did on her phone had drained her completely.947ddc10873c7fde

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“Don’t tell anyone 01b18d9daa else what you f6e620b87f heard about me. Please, I’m 1a95471e38 begging you.”8954157dada3b8c3

The memory of her 1dc5ee46dd desperate plea when they 3423d312b8 first met resurfaced.0eb1ab75b37a3fe3

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“Did you 50be075c33 tell anyone 5e2069cf9c about me?”ec8dfdc0ae4cb94c

The way she’d questioned him earlier, trembling with anger and anxiety, came to mind too. It must be connected to why she was in this predicament now. He couldn’t understand why she was enduring it when she could have just left. She hadn’t seemed weak-willed when they’d locked eyes before.b4b3d0803c8c2d64

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An unexplained irritation a040a09020 flared. His voice sharpened e3a27e2219 as he responded 049cf9d9a8 to Kahi’s pointless 347da0de46 question.5f4938357a972cae

“Do you b57371ce2c think I e947ecc3ad make promises?”b6e29e30c413a128

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“Of course. You don’t do 99b8c06565 promises. But then, promise me 759978a960 you won’t make any 2b9ba10279 with other girls either.”7f25d013129285cf

“Hah!”75fbf2cf1c670d1b

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Yoonjo let 91f6a07a7b out a 7d5e616517 dry laugh 5483c9e207 at her 100c191d3e persistence. But his gaze drifted d0f6fd1750 back to the girl 7de5cda97c Kahi had mentioned. He couldn’t understand 720e8838d3 why Kahi was a5cadd8bf7 so fixated on dcf217fc46 her.b58e6513086a39c2

She was 334a929310 the one 5a89bc1623 who had 1c7603d6bc transferred from fdb3e3aa04 Mucheon, and a92edd76a3 the homeroom 0f63b6c409 teacher had 3413424fc6 coolly listed ded7fe914e her alleged 4b91c4f9da history of 149c946919 bullying and 2ef807ba6c theft right 2fbde1b1a8 in front 22e8af22de of her. She didn’t seem like bb50ce2bda that type, and if cb7ee8e2b5 she were, there must 9801ac09d7 be ab647c03091483f32

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reason.624b7ca98e6382cd

He didn’t 9339662bdc remember much 69eef525ed else, but 44f852063e he remembered a5fd07766c her holding cc8331eed5 onto his 500f6d704e arm that f2a28cb185 day. Nobody had 9100e827cc ever held 6ca7682707 onto him 88547ba4fc like that 6ed6f10daf in this 192bdd680b school. Her unsteady cf23e49ca5 gaze also 988cc771de felt familiar, 536767ecc8 like the 5b7ee150c9 one someone 73c692dc30 from long 4810b56b4a ago used f807eeda61 to have.4ef780085e02e348

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Just then, Seohee deliberately 7ff9ebdf04 spilled water on Yul, 3c5ab914ec who stood up, soaked. The nearby Park Geonju 6f375faf59 was shamelessly ogling her, c7e3c7f5c6 eyes on her wet 5ad551a569 chest.3a1e8593c3714f10

“Don’t piss me off, Yoo Kahi.”fe99356ce93f1767

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Yoonjo gulped down 857bbfcc79 water and stood f2754f5fca up. He’d lost 46ff85fffb his appetite 2fbf6cb155 and had 4555844b36 no patience 30763eb52f left for ad509b80e5 this pointless 295009aa9d conversation.00d102b2a694759c