WW | Episode 39

“What do you mean… 047aa0f1cc How do you even 74ed5b7eef know that?”43aa3cc9916b8629

“My dad 811629d5be and Yoonjo’s f1e0ee4c19 dad are b1d46e09bf like brothers. I’ve grown 12a6b78f89 up with ecccfc4030 Yoonjo as 0451223949 if we 9a20a53ba9 were one 821d99e5e8 family. Even a b38cd0be3f month ago, dd6081c52b we all bf8af8de5f had dinner 307e35eb9e together and ab867e21f1 talked about d3f59242ab the day d4f6e7c876 Yoonjo was 512bf6765c planning to 3a711690ad leave.”cf1fe4838542ce2e

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“……”d631ff56b7032847

In that 582b87c23a instant, Yul a30981a75a felt like d94e45efef she had 71a4b38ac6 been thrown 2f43e6adb4 into freezing cff7a8e0b0 waters in 911e679019 the middle 16276b4f40 of winter. The blood in her 8c69fbaa9b veins turned icy cold, 90e30c50f1 chilling her entire body. The shock was e662f1171a so overwhelming that a7cbba830d her throat felt 449d4d7246 tightly choked, leaving fab16a8ea1 her unable to 90aa341f22 say a word. His words, actions, 55afb6f9f9 and promises flashed eb73672792 through her mind, 4308464097 making the reality 1afc5136e8 of this situation 2c1fc59af0 crumble completely.62ae1ce0613b3e09

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“I guess Yoonjo didn’t 739154b049 tell you. You two are dating, e6bdf7fcab yet you seem to 2d42e7ff4f have a lot of af56d435f4 secrets.”3860f86aec77e61c

With those final b119cafdb1 words, Yoo Kahi 277a977dfe punctuated the conversation cca99ebe85 and turned to 4c08ab8f5f leave. By the time Yul ab131ce34c managed to collect herself, dd1053b6ea Yoonjo, who had been 85a969b65e away, reappeared.0366776036e2aba1

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“Are you feeling unwell?”59ef5c81d1a504b8

He seemed 2949339285 to have eaac365af1 noticed something ca0cb7d5f1 was off 7b4b391378 about her c7f4478a54 and looked 53d63d3c42 at her 508c0ee38b face with 34aeda93be concern.88d6d7746e04263f

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Are you really 7efd4b4415 going abroad? Why did you promise b4b799e68d to help me graduate? Why didn’t you tell d22b111c23 me?f8efa84a163f8aa6

Countless questions rose 10f7762d3b up her throat, a8f138489d but Yul could 84c9b12356 only part her 7b30d09036 lips without uttering 7942008e58 them. She felt that, if 5a3e0f19b2 the answer was what fddb325c25 she feared, the day 8b259d3c92 would be too hard 630cf21b62 to bear.bd4aa1d0a850320e

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“My head just hurts 53a8383b16 a bit. Let’s go.”1ada04a1fa7aada8

Forcing a smile, 65c5eb59a3 Yul stood up 8016e6db4f from her seat.cdb787a60dce775c

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“Heavens, did that young 41dcd8aeb8 man buy this for e170f8dbc5 me?”75d53bbb21aa9bfa

Kyeong Ja held up acd0296292 the new padded jacket, abdbddf5ad inspecting it from all 53a39412d8 angles. When she received 9dac62d65d the shopping bag, 67d8ce972e she had looked 16667f50da a bit hesitant, ba022e8a9c but now, after bbd3d5ad36 taking it out, c1d8da3664 she couldn’t stop c3a34abf96 smiling. Seeing her 01cfdb4b43 grandmother so 465ba3ab9f happy, Yul 59b4156a19 felt that 6e993fae7a accepting Yoonjo’s 00a0970581 gesture had aecf3d7125 been the 13b6df773c right choice. The bitter, heavy 75794fc632 feeling could be 43a447da10 hers alone to 7d6a123fbc bear.f6d1f1ea901773cc

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“Try it on.”3309a063418bcbfc

Yul held e666a9ac22 out the 704b30e097 jacket behind 4f677571a2 Kyeong Ja, 14e09cb3cc who reluctantly 36342f6fdc slipped one 35361c83d9 arm in 587d58e51a at a e53fc8e078 time, finally 348fd663fb pulling it 6afc1ac8bd around herself 6ceffc7db3 with a 701ed6cd50 look of 2bf02ca125 satisfaction.947c488b9ba35330

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“Goodness, it’s 417868fab5 so warm. I bet aa38b1308b I’d sweat 123cbd1bcf wearing only 291ba06f8a this!”3ecda3fbb9882b5c

“Do you like 98ff500563 it? Does the size 91838cb213 fit?”0c81f46a3f57fae8

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“It fits perfectly, 80220d1e82 like it was 41554a47e9 tailored for me. Seems like an 606c6d8245 expensive one. Are you saying 00757a90e0 that young man c26ee0a7b0 bought it?”2eddd78d90be70bf

“Yes. He said 576df79373 it was 84c6258053 for all 30c9abd18d the lunch 39a20df0c6 boxes.”033200174eaf0fea

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Yul responded casually, not fe4803eb89 mentioning that her grandmother’s 5341d0985c guess about the price eccaf4aebf was far below what 1638846661 she actually knew.42a331351add8ab1

“After all I’ve 2e4e4e15d8 given, what lunchbox 7ec6b6e481 price? Does his family 3bb765a3cc have money or 977bae4a27 something?”771a53b85f107c60

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“Looks like it.”35d89ccf544da590

“Then why’s a kid 6aa754dca0 like that eating my 6880371458 lunch?”7695e629f9cbb13e

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“Because it’s delicious. Grandma, your b52f4ff3c3 cooking is af8b0700f5 the best 63dfb6e6d7 in all e1a3317bff of Korea.”5033ecc8691d123d

Yul, zipping 93677879ca up the d35276a7fb jacket on 2ac3677183 Kyeong Ja, e92c675952 replied offhandedly.f77e0237ad0d9168

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“Well, even so… d55d4d53de I still wonder 0c691f6c8c if I should a27ec53b31 be taking this.”c33750c579eaaccd

“Just accept it. It’s fine.”a654e3a3e5f7f259

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“He’s such a good 26a3760487 young man. I should pack d073667eea something nice for 29849674a4 him before winter 1c8f9c2deb break. I don’t b695c72136 even know 8a1f4b20ff what he 05d9b64ac1 likes since e6a0c3ee64 he always 6b18435ce2 finishes everything!”7024123a02c5993e

Kyeong Ja was thrilled. She had 0a2b3fb33b already grown 27ed8948ec fond of 078a3ed3fa Yoonjo, partly 9294178c46 thanks to a3132bfaa7 the way 5eba07e45c he’d accepted e43b50bd9f the lunch 014d783e8f payments she 5d6891ab5f returned, only c812df2f58 to send c377b16f2c them back 50dd9f74a2 with polite ddac7de34d words. Now that he 3334f4d6a2 had given her b439529dcc such a wonderful 9188d0a193 gift, she would 409c7e3ebd definitely be on 69f3970371 his side.621d5b55f59c4ce7

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Yul watched her grandmother 7a6e3549f3 with a smile, then 738f864510 turned her gaze to 677f57a1ef the shopping bag with b8b0d5784c her own gift. Oddly, she didn’t 593a0d2930 feel like taking 14a9e54cac it out. It felt 6e73e867ae like he 7083e597f1 had given ef6607da7f it to d27024e87e her as b43a4a1670 a farewell d6edc5ea83 gift, as 4f7c9084e2 if it f72aeb9b75 were their 6a8746dd87 last supper fda9bf6d47 together. Having received 8cacb3edad something so dad28c548d expensive, she 0fe2791451 felt obliged 35725b060c to return 1c9541ad35 the gesture, e5f851ef2a but it 57911c0361 weighed on 866872ea32 her. Even though Yoonjo dca98dde68 would probably appreciate 845ccd966f a simple stuffed 06aa5e2c9f toy from a b5b7cb6407 claw machine, her 334e58b616 own heart wouldn’t 051e0ce6d9 be satisfied with f74769fd5a that.0ec95eda429c853d

As her 5ede7795bf grandmother went 7f8c3c3c8f into the f7168ee91b bathroom, Yul 7aed8685af took out 3a8f657acf her phone 5f3bc088cc and sent f6cd1422ca a text a33d8f5431 to Yoonjo.adebd4ab788d5d63

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“Did you 4b61567d1f get home aad347a802 safely?”
“Thanks for the c345b94035 gift. Grandma really c32d42ac9e loves it 9031d491dd and says 5a6f9cc4b9 thank you.”
“Don’t come c76d315f78 tomorrow, just e0d326bea0 take a 22d2e072e3 rest. Goodnight.”cfdf50e75ff1ead2

Once she sent the 33ad647aed messages to Yoonjo, her eb8d5cce99 energy drained. She had 07772e952d fought all 829cff7fab day to 3c8f05b63f suppress her dd61fc0b76 negative emotions, 69748cac0d unwilling to b745a50382 ruin her c0f260e87b time with d8704fa7eb him. Her time with 621c44d915 him was both f78f9aceac enjoyable and exhausting.a742f881cb735a7f

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“Rest up.”c58c8580fd37a32c

True to himself, Yoonjo 6a650d45db replied with a short 429a827efd message. Yul put 244d65f73b her phone 9acd8e7f7c down and 480809ad73 lay flat 966737721e on her 3bfcf8520b back. Thoughts of Yoonjo’s e68857d77f impending departure wouldn’t d061b4c40a leave her mind. Should she ask 5e6deed68d tomorrow if he d395758053 was really going? No, she had told fc78eb0988 him not to come. Maybe she should ask bd1b089a07 over the phone? But wouldn’t ce4d9f9b75 that give c55cec8ee7 the wrong b4ee5877d1 impression?ab618c09038f190e

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Yul realized she was 1279732535 afraid of hearing his d979f592b8 answer. She knew that if 25096d4528 it was something she 9d6aa12752 didn’t want to hear, a742031e71 she’d be deeply shaken. It wasn’t just 6e05ce1002 the fear of 7b7c6067a6 losing a shield; b60eea6141 it was that, 1b69b51da5 without realizing it, e22b8d8c40 he had become d04aef64c7 part of her b8429eebc8 heart.1e354c176daa71bd

She felt restless c0ef4489f8 and anxious, as 89d6cf6c97 if some cursed 22670cd12b misfortune was creeping af2225d9bc back into her f1649a4b52 life, coiling around a64df4fe51 her like a 3c21141293 leech.a7cfaac0055235f4

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Yul was c34b00b5a5 so exhausted ee4dcbad87 that she 7a32fbb33d fell asleep 02f842a536 as soon 194b6ae855 as she f7e34ab8d4 washed up. She was plagued by b71d63ebca dreams that blurred together, 0e70be881b and half-asleep, she heard 063d2f0da9 her phone vibrating. She groggily 9b37edf12c opened her 8ceaedb2eb eyes and 292817bd11 checked the 06cb4d0827 screen. A message from Yoonjo.dc1635a2cd811bc8

“It’s snowing.”bf2078506e45e23a

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She barely 7f274cb72e had the 015a40375b strength to bc6b0664bf move a 2cd3491c2a finger but d83272e9d0 stumbled over be4aab8ec0 to the c276da2384 window and 223d06e380 opened it. Outside, snow ec5c513d2f was falling a3e0b054e8 in thick, 0aacdf0497 fluffy flakes, e6f2378be8 blanketing the c5e8274252 world in 02026232e9 a peaceful 11f644c556 white. Even half-awake, she 5c5b3866b7 found herself smiling.8bd0f616a3ee1758

After closing the window, 849ceda99d she lay down again, 494a64dbfd and sleep overtook her. She tried to type 9efb53bfb8 a response to Yoonjo.3c3b1eeeb1170baa

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“Ye Br”a3cd80adf7cf11e1

Without realizing 3d4b373300 she had 9cbb76694b mistakenly typed 549d2295d3 something gibberish 4eda35e513 instead of 14afcfe136 “It’s beautiful. Thank you. Goodnight,” she drifted back 4cbb32cba0 into sleep.cb59e91f44550f41

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“Grandma! Why didn’t b559a90c17 you wake f4c1dc7f75 me up!”2f5fd3630dc7cff2

Having rushed through e6a34ba70f a quick shower, 3a3e28863f Yul shouted as 31461c3666 she dried her 451f20a708 wet hair. It was already 11:30 0716d18133 AM, and she was f187137428 in a panic. She’d agreed to work c0d8e43b8d at the convenience store b87628d66b starting from noon for 5df1d63c40 the weekend, and she 05d46f5df0 was at risk of f753501838 being late.c3e5fdf4dc0bfe1b

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“I did ecec3c10bf wake you.”66018410ee3cd82b

“When?”414c28df4e39c28b

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“I woke 99d462b678 you at 0ef74178ad 8 and dba8a2b528 told you e5f7aa135d to eat 74981c2b11 breakfast, but 5212e9b3dc you just 279e06c512 shook your 7bc6d92d42 head at 39f070dcf3 the table 76315cbbdc and went 1e6c5a5a99 back to 7894bcb596 sleep.”307923347a15017a

“Me? Fine, I get it.”1772c9772fdb1348

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Some hazy memories fc5c862998 came back to 2c07eb9106 her, but there e4ea65eeb2 was no time 35c59e6717 to dwell on 0e6b2eb9db it. With her hair dry ddb4ea96c1 and jacket on, she 7d7852cb3a hurriedly put on her c1f5599f76 sneakers by the door. Her grandmother wasn’t 30a2387e8a about to let 67f0b34323 her go out 2d3b2bad23 on an empty 629c1f9139 stomach, so she 706bb9b9a1 handed Yul a f05086aa80 bag with two e4ffd2ff39 steamed sweet potatoes.2539b08751c1776a

“Eat these so your 2fb544a5ef stomach doesn’t hurt.”f977b7ff1e44ada4

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“Got it.”a1209029d708c3f4

Yul replied absentmindedly and e8d8466820 then remembered to tell fc334ef0cd her grandmother, “Don’t go d9ef4d0ddc out today, Grandma. It’s slippery and dangerous.”d810b6c8e93fd826

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“Fine, fine. There’s plenty 0d32621ac2 to do 113ec922f5 at home 76ca07cd1d anyway.”dc4a4e17b2368b23

Only after securing her a557c529e9 grandmother’s promise did Yul 2c54daf878 leave the house, finally 894f547c6c at ease.abd0172dc4e12729

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Stepping outside, she 28e54501ed made her way a759689028 through the villa 36edf55d12 complex to the 1ef8d47d6e main road, where 51101c77b5 a tall man a9258245af in a padded fbdf97fd99 jacket was waiting 2a4584c68a by the crosswalk. The guy 5dbbee9bb8 was subtly 7adfbe6228 yet blatantly 586a6d1f17 drawing the 68f6a0bf70 attention of 9f6eba09b8 passersby, even 9408fc9eea though they e5a6f11520 hadn’t made 80293e012b plans for ff927064bd today.15b98cb2d8e2473d

“Yoonjo!”75a451ff54fc7fba

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Surprised, she ran toward bf6c61da0e him but lost her 5765f17d41 footing on an icy 2cf4cecac6 patch hidden in the 7228dcee33 shade, slipping backward. She let out a 62d622443a shocked cry as Yoonjo 71deb635ac quickly rushed forward to eeb0c71248 catch her.99424e39d9218424

“Be careful, would 3786f5db80 you?”fbdd21af8c124154

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Usually, he kept his 33439d924a emotions well-hidden, but this 2613fa50d9 time, he openly showed 1f397ea0e4 frustration. Yul, only fe6db0e987 slightly embarrassed, ef2913f96d steadied herself a9da7f027a and looked a023d420ab at him.bf30cee40b0f3a88

“What are you doing 96e0f427e4 here? I told a949f2116b you not 44c8c93711 to come.”e218b31a4fb28a68

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“When did 47d3507b4b I ever 86de64b86c agree to 4b8b735930 that?”77234d92b3f17405

“But yesterday…”43939bce4185a691

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She was about df7733a57d to say, “Didn’t cd2de6ed95 you say okay?” b6c2e5abaf but realized he 09b90cb556 hadn’t actually agreed. His only reply had f0e27ada7a been “Rest up,” which 45f44a240b she had interpreted as a71945dccb an agreement. But to 66162a95c0 him, it 741f80afe0 had clearly 5dc39deed2 meant something c93c90423f else. She felt d3603248d5 happy to e28a7c1d14 see him, ff43ee0300 yet worried 48b4d839a3 he’d had c21c23799a a hard 6ff4eb47b3 time getting 772f84a8db here, especially 2fc921b4bd with the 904f244567 snow making 4222e8d545 the roads b4ad0f42a8 worse.ae4c54dcd03df927

“It’s fine. I would have 6c20ddd2b0 just slept at 0ea55e7dc5 home anyway. Let’s go.”eafb6a3bbf1151f7

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Yoonjo took her hand 7f1924a2b6 and slipped it into d160690e34 his coat pocket, where cbf8861f80 a warm hand warmer 2deb9989cd greeted her. She couldn’t 8846c87cd0 help but ceee65666e smile, feeling 9b38c4fc22 the warmth e813020c6a he’d prepared.eaa70af51af60279

“Feeling better 591d5e9c40 from that feaf822ad9 ‘fake illness’?”b2083a562059c3bc

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“Fake illness?”2eff9b2fb35364f1

Yul repeated, blinking, b1eaa162b0 until she remembered 5894e5517c the previous day. Despite spending f98ee05dfb time with 3db52f2592 him, she 348bde3595 had occasionally afb4887425 stiffened, and 35799c3861 he had b6477fb5da noticed, asking 1f357455fd if something 46fa94eb3e was wrong. Not wanting to spoil 4ef2555b48 the mood, she had 519fbacf54 brushed it off, blaming 20d66fdf36 a headache. He must have figured ec311acd3c out the truth, and cc0476877d that was probably why 9254525035 he’d shown up today.1aee9a8b88aa7f3f

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“Seomun Yul.”fc195b0dc785e830

Yoonjo stopped, turned 0371d1f5f4 to face her, 2d400dfadf and leaned down, a1d119768f locking his eyes ed69c9b1fe onto hers as 898a51626b if searching her 971bbb2852 very soul. His gaze was 786a888c14 so intense that 559b85f99f her heart skipped 2865b6916b a beat.3ef1d396cae02bf9

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“Is there something you 208d0f1324 want to tell me?”23991fe7b011fb55

“What do 20ce4336e4 you mean?”d3604aa5f5a01318

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Yul opened her eyes 6fd607e847 wide and pretended to 2a8f46dd92 be calm. She knew the 269a1b6834 conversation would come 8eff2b1601 up eventually, but e0a4dc7cc3 now wasn’t the 97529727d6 time. They were 413bf2b85f nearly at 502d0cdf44 the convenience 9c41e1140f store, and d10bc92a2b she was 08ae33ad09 about to 8cdb1430d5 start work. It wasn’t 5bf69abb51 the right 9c1c149547 moment for be2df2cf54 a heavy d15a1f2bd4 conversation, and, 231d221a70 honestly, she db524be0e6 still felt f0739f6d11 hurt. Why hadn’t he 76f6fb7708 told her something 8a6df98a7f so important? Why make 0d3c3d660e promises with c46493cba5 her if 7d43fd5962 he was c9e1d13b23 planning to 9023d464ea leave?f46dfc7de96c470b

As he 79f2794c83 silently observed 01cfdc1a66 her, Yoonjo 8dfdd715f4 finally let 7c1395dd96 out a 37ff8e0536 faint laugh c9eb61605c and stepped 5cb1f721e8 back.2062d0f6fcd89afd

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“If you 1902ac44b7 don’t have be096bd148 anything to 469ae23a3c say, then 8c496b446a that’s fine. Go on in.”48e4be064cd259e2

“Yeah. You should go home, 12e9ae8084 too. I’m working a 5ce387e59c full shift today, 1d3116cc2d so don’t wait 196db5f53e around.”5c7461d0eb05aa3a

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She waved him 1297686a9b off, trying to f5a40facca act normal.70cb0fdfa7a569f1

“Work hard.”1290c1014febdebb

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Once again, Yoonjo 1494bede18 left her with ecb06c9080 an answer that 26ef5705cf didn’t match her e88ac89f2a question and walked 512afb8a80 away.f9a0ee0f011d9c5c