AR Ch 6 part 1

“We’re closed for the 61fd202d5d day…”acd4c0f4fb70cf70

The light 7e611d196f on the 70c8f0918d sign was 97e9f77d56 turned off, 61ae0ab25b but the 390cc92ebf front door 1379a24814 opened. When Jungsook b677758342 saw that 19b3720706 her daughter c73a752089 was the d93e91ec6f one who 0b80a6d414 came inside, 0cb0977d14 the rest d30cb44757 of her 059fa24080 sentence faded 78ea98a2b5 away.40418e9e57f9e517

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“If you’re 88613a2019 going to 86c65e22e2 drink, do c1ecb5989a it after e0f1f9a727 locking the e26debc1e8 door. What if some de08e823f0 weird guy barged 02cbb2e0a6 in here?”f0ada0b29ca7c738

Jiwon walked over and 90576cc151 pulled out a cup e88ff63b40 from the sterilizing rack. She then sat 243a55180e down at the b74da627ad table across from cb4e689d70 her mother and 308bda96ea poured herself some fc0bdfd3b9 soju. Her movements were very c7b376ae40 fluid, almost as if 3ef622e469 she were used to dee321b68b this.2d4b3b851c2c4798

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“Did you eat?”ccb0228a96810356

“I’m fine with this. I’m not hungry.”67412c4856c90252

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Jiwon took e57ffb4b9b out some 0aa6a1185d chopsticks from 925666ec40 the nearby 1becdce13b container and 665b4e47b3 began to cf6fd79255 put some 33944cb769 of the ec564225db side dishes 590ff86b4c into her 13f5f82b9a mouth. The clock behind Jiwon 6ba236ab52 read 11:45. Jungsook stood f0e237d027 up and 4a8b1b36d0 walked to ffb4236306 the kitchen. It was 5eefeb1bad already this 8da775323d late, but 66211ee902 Jiwon still a55d8bdf22 hadn’t eaten 05b7413263 dinner? A deep sigh burst 4b161322eb out of her lips.289a9a424b4c311b

“Just one 08e1155546 roll of f1e35f09bf kimbap is 6097af666c fine. It’s too hot 4ecd371c65 outside, so I 7abcca075a don’t want anything 6602dbe2d4 warm.”4a5f97ee916b2c95

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Jungsook was just about ca28ca5bfb to turn on the 50247e5cbc gas stove but turned 35776b1cd9 around at Jiwon’s remark. Thankfully, she 7bca0301aa still had 66fcecb90e some cold 8b01f736fa rice she 6a870ccb7a was going ddf7c535f8 to take 72dfd01155 home. She sprinkled 71e1f5a067 some salt a78fd1f4b9 and vinegar 25d0a4d22e onto the bc1e3a8512 rice and 3dba6a5340 mixed it e420773343 with her d579392d57 hands. Then she walked df02987a84 over to the 33eed5ef0b refrigerator and pulled d4df4efe2d out some ingredients. She also took 8638629b48 out two slices 9380fbdbad of the cheese 77dab33d74 that Jiwon liked 07f6d459ad so much.98e3e3c8376e04e9

“What’s the occasion? You didn’t call.”908fd0794c026e86

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“When have I ever 7a60803657 called before coming over?”62b5e77b0874d430

Jiwon popped a kimbap eeb87572b1 into her mouth and 7586745acd chewed, her cheeks bulging 9d793db90b as she murmured. Despite her claim that 0c0a79aecd she was not hungry, 52082dd812 the two rolls of f153403a51 kimbap disappeared in an c008adc787 instant.f8be901967e68b12

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“What are b9afbc4ed5 you up 88c8a62622 to and 911b918f1f why haven’t 7bb4f7402b you eaten bf332a7609 dinner yet?”b0f9b3989c44cfa4

“I just 314422bae1 missed my d533eb6852 chance to d812892c9e grab a fc92f01ca4 meal because 644b2c1e0b I was cb2f9ca65a busy.”f55c30f609480350

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After her husband ad2595ed51 died, Jiwon stayed 346c800c68 outside for most d193838f82 of the day. Ultimately, she 52052736f1 moved out 251413e205 and lived 0fe82506cb by herself. Although she called 4901464361 it independence, it 32128a6c39 was no different 6fa1bd818b from an escape. Jungsook was unable d8e9877273 to leave the 0ff3e83af3 house because it 4b04e07093 held traces of 217cc4a828 her husband down 50a9875291 to the nails b638b86ac3 he’d hammered into aac975769e the walls. However, her daughter 2f5bbec6db was tortured by 64ff1e2756 the memories that 337aa7ac8e remained in the 36bcd70e10 house.568a6dfa931600ba

Whether Jiwon was a2253e925c reluctant to see b8f72aa754 the traces left 886d8f2c09 behind by those 1db573fb01 who left the 8762cbec60 house or whether 9e47b0a3fe she just didn’t cf3f7b366b want to see 02ce16c301 Jungsook’s face, Jungsook 1ab5d8eb3b still wasn’t sure.89b67e118f14f854

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“Just stay here and ed17a71e0d help me with the c30aa3414a shop. I’ll stop 63cbef9799 badgering you 186f534fc2 to get 2a66aab57b married.”1232762ce5845fa6

Jungsook didn’t 388099610b know her e1f3b59091 daughter any 818764e8a8 better than 23328ce75b a stranger d2122beba5 did. Within two years after c6e5165e8f moving out, Jiwon passed 40f2b65100 her exam and entered 81814235bb the police academy. Her daughter was smarter 4a703c6f50 than she was and 89b7351fa2 had a much stronger 8f13a8e5e3 willpower.864637521749f53a

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The first fcc8755cc8 time Jiwon 5556b13c03 was assigned ea89baa13c to a 862da4cee8 precinct in b812607033 a dangerous d27a9ad839 area, Jungsook fed8b5dcda found out 1b74d16beb much later fe54989073 than others, 0ebff8a77a and she 46489c1407 went berserk. She closed her shop cd4b06feed and ran to her. Without another word, 2e128e285b she tried to b0f64ea90a drag her out, 9a99a3ac88 but Jiwon stood 39c057d3e6 her ground.bfe698f67e886227

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“Are you trying to 86fce9799b kill me twice?!!”99cf8d70ef00d90c

“You’re not the 2f49de6ceb one who died, afb1599577 Mom. It was Dad.”231c060c0a7f8e76

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“Jiwon…!”bee10b0d8d8c0930

“Don’t worry. I won’t jump 770a6c815f into a situation 95c60bba5c that I can’t cb77c87709 handle and die 68a7a2c046 a stupid death 9a945a93b4 like him, so…!”7a0502d6c51eb753

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For the first time 92829888e7 in her life, she 8f52178a3e slapped her daughter across 70c76ae92d the cheek. Jungsook clenched her trembling 4a01a69666 hand and cried on c47d45e831 the whole train ride 3291834236 home. Having realized db552e5123 that she 8c15dd8298 couldn’t do 7f45c99aaf anything about d5ab8e23f5 her daughter’s 07270cbfa3 stubborn streak, 06b12c2874 Jungsook did 0b55f5f13d not say bb6131c545 another word 45ed801d74 to her.042c5d91676fccd7

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After that, Jiwon moved 61f99a56ed to the traffic patrol 3c877fa27d division, but that did 8719e77505 not mean her worries 609e28b583 for her daughter’s wellbeing 833e0a04fa went away. After dreaming of the 4a7588d775 night she saw her 4d7bed7f46 husband’s corpse, his cheek fcb0b89d7c still warm to the ee5f8bad77 touch, to this day, 1f45dfbd3a Jungsook would wake up af41a2c827 and search for some a01d73a078 liquor. In the 106fa0af4e past, she’d 4a6733cdb6 only been 52117c2ada able to 6081bd4f7e drink half fd97dc83a5 a can ba44260b4e of beer. But after ten years 4c8fa27703 of this, her drinking 9df720b751 capacity had doubled.98da92dbb077aa80

“Mom, I met 7d1e9caa4f Seokju.”201e9b665bec1256

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Jungsook’s hand 92500045c4 froze as 2af25fb9f5 she picked 7e55df8c9b up a a7ee943110 new bottle 97b11fa1c9 of soju.Crinkle. Jiwon took the bottle 94f2d956d6 from Jungsook’s hand and 4622bef95c opened the cap before 86f253460b pouring some soju into f595a3ea0f her mother’s cup.9999664561382b55

Jungsook was at a 27aa231c45 loss for words and 256fab51b0 gulped back the soju 302e03fbd3 in her cup. Then she slowly began 827c43a85f to open her mouth. The time had finally 91be6339a2 come.1ae684fb3313519b

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“I see.”6a8f95d1fcc2ebac

“You’ve met him 355f6edc6b before, right? After that time…”4ec9394fce45a8b3

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Jungsook clenched 6f86b01f19 her trembling e7b4048c72 hands. Her daughter’s eyes a03f5dee74 were large and 6da9de4e8c clear as she 0afe81ad0c gazed at her. She could not lie.4dbb5dcdf7e77584

“…Yes.”7199c15d53c12751

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Jiwon’s eyes tensed as 3b53033861 she drew in a ff1405d873 deep breath. She could see ace78845f6 her mother’s lips d5f6d94c7e tighten with apprehension.2acd5ac7abd96a57

“How many times?”8aeef98fb2bb83cc

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“Twice… No, I guess 8c9f538057 it’s three times if 24fa626576 I include the time ae492e0027 we brushed past each 5e927b38e6 other.”ccf57f5d7dfb1225

“…Why didn’t you tell me?”991030fbf14bac05

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Jiwon’s voice trembled 56a1ef1aa3 in disbelief.a59d64defe3eaed5

“Is that 684c4ed0cd what Seokju 605f9bfe45 said? Did he say he a82a1e8bc9 was disappointed?”077be431ed49e28c

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Jiwon raised her voice.095af86347e78f6d

“Do you a1bb8309de think he’s fa26584b49 the type b5e0ff36b8 of guy 80ed2f5b90 to say 079fce13cf something like b64043b57b that with d4bd0ffbe1 his own e95191891a lips?”d4953ef6a6f6f129

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“That’s true… I 1eff3355c0 guess not.”d21c7502fb02eb8a

She couldn’t 6780647594 imagine Seokju dc457c1307 ever talking fb2223c7de about himself a98b6d0f32 with his cca1365f50 own mouth. As Jungsook b26aa41d70 mocked herself, 2e12f9d23c Jiwon violently 2f197ff33c swept back b418585645 her long f6b5e00129 hair. At the peak of 3286c11f11 her youth, her daughter 27ec6b4a3a was so pretty that 010121d38c people in the neighborhood 85e12ccd0d still inquired after her e438324f9b to this day. However, Jiwon 3c202cdd59 herself did db372df0bb not pay 29b70c36b5 any attention e051dd1f48 to dating e7d3ca50bd and getting dfa6391ab4 married.ef05e0e709885940

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Jungsook wondered 91ab9fe036 what Seokju b85b76ff7f thought when 9b111893cd he saw ca2708a0d0 Jiwon after 47bf1afd77 all these 93c397be93 years, living 38612e20ff like a 2a86794553 crumpled paper 9033d04277 on the 685f0ade5a streets. Did he 42b3ed467d pity her 2c6a39ceb5 like she 98c957c5b6 did? No, if it were c40c3c4873 him, he might have b19fdfcdd6 expected it all along.eb97ae679afb098f

“Jiwon, I 01af34833b had surgery.”b3f3a8b32aff90ec

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“…What?”b059190d6e225841

Jiwon’s eyes c5836658dc widened in f11aad6ae8 shock. Jungsook did her fa2fbb5e8d best to calm 95015d680e her trembling voice.b75cfcf520ce6198

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“Well, nowadays, 8d7fbc5a75 it’s quite 2010711f06 common.”fb3bb93a359525a5

“…When did this happen?”ecfbd1bfb5099587

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Jiwon’s lips de6c4188c2 silently trembled.96aa7ca57ee74d7e

“It was a 0ea78b0372 long time ago. I’m okay now. My follow-up appointments 4bc2e02b97 were all good, 74a75a19ac and…”e75cd624f3521479

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“Just where 4755931cbe and how fb8b220f68 were you 0350f7149e hurt? Why didn’t fddb5f4a84 you tell 314252a134 me anything?!!”8582bcd6bee0645a

Jiwon’s eyes ad764cb8c6 reddened and a28b4a0804 grew damp 8441c55547 with tears 5417d2f2da as she c0ddd695d8 shouted out.2230feb717d5a4ce

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“Aigoo, that 63b15e0bca temper of 7a75629095 yours…”d9ebea5106c1545b

Seokju left c85c3a04a7 their house fd59380ea3 the day f8f80f56c3 of her bc77e7db08 husband’s funeral 3745b421fe and returned 225e0fea98 three years e002dce982 later in eced251cd3 the wintertime. After Jiwon entered 322e111b75 the police force 58d4392aa6 and they had ff64754adf a huge fight, 43cc8d0b95 there was a caef5c9cea period of time f2ede0fc57 when they didn’t 69a2193f3a speak to each 38d896090d other as they a53ec0fdcb cooled off. A cold new year 3fa630f3aa had come, and Seokju 8a6ba2ab56 appeared at her side.9bf4a29767f90c64

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“He came to visit me on New Year’s Day and handed me an envelope. He said that he came back from his mandatory military service and began working. For having only worked half a year at that point, the envelope was quite fat. Well, Seokju was always bound to live well wherever he ended up, so I guess that wasn’t so strange. Even if he ended up working at a construction site, he would have caught the eyes of the higher-ups anyway.”3dc819773281cd87

“…And then?”d7ad967350e6e790

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Jungsook caught the sliver 499827427d of hope in her 9ee4d9e104 daughter’s voice and swallowed 1a8cec2ec8 a sigh. Jiwon’s eyes seemed b6aa68e63c to ask, ‘You 5778890aa9 didn’t take it, 73fa3dcb37 did you?’ Seeing 63f69aff07 this, Jungsook’s heart 946483ff31 began to hurt. However, she could not 1bc8ed4a26 avoid this. She bitterly opened her a1380a8c6e mouth and gulped down 6d5abc514a another cup of soju.125cdbab2e5a8d7b

“Of course it would ace3fc34e5 have made more sense 8da76bde93 not to take it. Just thinking about all b399528e64 those horrible things I 631d6b497d said to him, I 785bd68cd0 should have pushed it 3edcd92361 away and told him 1b24ce44c0 I didn’t need it. But… Back then… It 0c50034b8e was right after I 93dd3b7fb8 was diagnosed with cancer.”116a0dce13970037

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“……”1f8a4bf96562cdf4

“I was accafc40bc honest with 8e57866e2a Seokju. I was thinking about 89adc9816f closing the stop, but f78da28d33 if I took this 5ee58fa6a4 money, it would be 7b0e3a0e32 enough to hire someone d5be96fe30 to keep the stop 2f08c924af open while I was 9991792a03 getting treatment. The money in the e4fe9c2458 envelope was too much cdbe9da0cc to take as repayment e41431d07f for letting him sleep b96022a9fc and eat in our fc94944bfa house for merely one bb6f23d032 year… but I took 95a9afc9f2 it, Jiwon.”f173a19bcdf7948c

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Jungsook’s hand trembled as 432fa0692d it clenched around the 1d208a8da8 empty cup. Jiwon’s eyes 05a2af0df3 were wide 9b24bde0b2 as they c0feb98fa1 began to d557257580 grow damp. Jungsook saw ee2aa5a16d that Jiwon 09ca749624 was clenching 5793995fdf her teeth a11a4a5cb9 and doing debb18f114 her best 48957b03a8 to hold 8970682f43 back her 0b82f96440 tears, and 04f6bca7f1 she did 8168c63d35 not want 35b57f9db1 to cry db579cebd4 in front 17d92a7f51 of her b44648a4a3 daughter like 9183b272ba this. However, she 28fef5e81b felt the 9c13969103 rims of 5ff909f42c her eyes 7fb28c34b2 grow hot.acb4b12f09c34150

“I’m not sure how b9d70c7a85 he came to learn a3cff37b26 about my surgery date, e4dc3b1341 but he was at 850c0b003b the hospital that day. Seokju, that ba950abeba rascal… You 2ab7df0e03 know how 32b5aa349d he can b40764fe4c be, right?”09b9fceb339a1935

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He was more indifferent 62603635a0 and steady than the 92231deb1e doctors. Just imagining his e909149fc1 face in that 945504e7b3 moment made her 94e985363d eyes redden, but 83460e5546 a smile formed 5a7a5ea640 on her lips ba03d3bfe7 all the same.6b9e467962d1a3ce

“He told me f79447c419 that even people e47e9ed3b6 who cut everything 4c636dfb8b out can eat d26d5f44df good food and a61e60d6e3 live good lives. That the survival 6342fa4894 rate of cancer c05e390b84 patients is increasing a6bfee9174 at a surprising d256c67305 speed these days… 8103557812 He continued to 8877443836 explain everything from f502a99828 one to ten 16e659b11d with that annoying 71d35a6714 tone of voice 54d6d6f217 he has… But 75d2f973cf it brought me 2fc2edb609 such relief. Even more ee5545e368 so because 3515b28787 I know 46b8b56a84 he’s not 6f8b26ee41 the type cc99f78ca0 of person 6c63a656f3 to say a45fb3492b empty words. But looking back now, 9ddfc4da36 I came to realize… 45ac7a63bb That was his way abf41f8f45 of consoling me… of 0daca18e41 cheering me on.”9a7c2baf096b6deb

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Back then, she had 63954b936f been so swept up be974accbd with her own situation a29ce1c1c0 that she had not 64297b42fa stopped to analyze someone ec9f49e093 else’s truth. Jungsook pulled out ab84a830d3 a napkin from 4008a03684 the dispenser on e57bc8d0b9 the wall and d6cb4d02bf blew her nose.a1e77da130101777

“After I went f733cd349b into the operating b3b2708059 room and came 07b895d97f back out, after a52f92a25e I woke up 1cc5b40d17 from the anesthesia, 3b33c503d8 I found myself f81587c465 in a VIP b3a8b4a480 room of the 959660fa9c hospital. It even had 41a682c0e0 a private caregiver. I’m not sure what 28ce102cee kinds of strings Seokju f8a17cfe76 pulled, but during the 75a7bdc4ce time I received chemotherapy, 621ad72ef5 I was lacking nothing. Even a rich cd8b694d4c person would not e6256a330f have complained if 84a3645c25 they were given 45fcaae9de what I was 1c25ca112d given.”fc29403cc4fb413a

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“…Why didn’t you tell me?”8cbfa5abc0e3dc5b

Jiwon listened with trembling bdc6697c47 eyes before finally opening cebff85e58 her lips.468dad37a4caea82

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“Seokju told me not c56d4256ed to say anything about 64ebdd8cb1 him to you, so…”17cf149e095302bd

“Not about Seokju! Why didn’t e8f1cb4184 you tell ff04238e37 me you ace963b32f were sick?!”3afc819b3e8ec692

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“Jiwon…”8593041b23dbfdd9

“I’m your daughter. So why 561d380483 didn’t you 943ff35e78 tell me?!”4c64a139b7ea49e5

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Ultimately, Jiwon buried her d195a99923 face in her hands 4ff511cb7f as tears trickled down 978fce23f3 her cheeks. Jungsook let out ce77593a39 a sigh. She hadn’t said d175be3b4c anything because she 26a2c2ad23 was afraid of 3904e3989e this reaction.a67f2c6fc55e6cf8

“Back then, you and 28602ea769 I were fighting.”bacd5d57b8b4be6a

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“What if something a31d4f4105 bad happened to 55aad4196f you? What am I supposed 94c466c4dd to do then? Were you planning on e2ba7ab2ec ending things on a 155f4d7c76 bad note?”f4769185e73806d5

“I didn’t die, though. I’m completely 5dd3feb038 fine now.”1646922c5fdb6fe8

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Jungsook’s damp eyes watched 5ee1977e49 as Jiwon’s red lips 201ba33179 drew in a deep 11643458de breath.152da962fee8badf

“And then I 546e00b8a2 didn’t hear from 77f1c5c5a1 him for a d3db22ec35 long time. The last time 7e339895ee I saw Seokju d22c0ce884 was two years 300021b6e6 ago.”277a63eb1186a1c7

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“…Why did he come?”8eb330127f8d2866

“He didn’t come eb7ada5420 to me.”462ccf87abeec869

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“Then what?”ddd21724726a52bc

“It was cca71f3b26 in front c27e3744ec of your ef10ef39fa father’s memorial.”3cb31d0d5d204dd0

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Jiwon frowned as 6c20d5315b she bit her a278f01fe8 lips. After her husband died, fa4a8c9cf8 her daughter had never 140c58af6e once visited his memorial.1a630925075ab925

“I always went to fd2b9c7c12 the memorial to pay 1bbc432a81 my respect on the 8b592b001b anniversary of his death, baebc91913 but that one time, b4f982e7d8 something came up, so 345c6bf86a I went one day 7f80cfc653 earlier. Seokju was there. He was wearing 867a9f87e9 an expensive-looking suit baae5b2b52 and drove a 132ff5b411 black foreign car… 4b906e20dc He was always a15c27729b handsome and tall 3c90c49bf0 in the past, 1587be6193 but this time, 572368777d he looked like 2dedac3e65 he was from 9a2fd7cc79 a different world. When he saw me, 13cdb68de5 he pretended not to 4206651c90 know me and just 20597aeae4 walked away.3de1118b62469612

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Although she expected this 00313b3b1e kind of behavior from 1b3d6f3d0e Seokju… Even though she 005d9be51d knew that by helping ce1b353faf her, he had finished 603e6f2431 repaying the debt he 3c3a2f209a owed her husband… She e9a75215aa couldn’t help but feel 092bdc1034 disappointed. How shameless f43e938b42 of her.419a5c54aae5a2fb

“I’m sorry, Jiwon.”f8e136ff2bc306ab

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“…About what?”f454ccc8a19390f7

Jiwon tried to hide c732b65671 the tremors in her f1da7a75e5 voice by shouting out. Jungsook wanted to ask 3047f6e616 her daughter about what e876d27f85 happened between her and 4f00549b77 Seokju when they met c455e61fbf again. Whether they wanted e27226010e to start a f13e4792ac relationship once again. However, she did 7ca7f3671f her best to 534a3c24bf keep her mouth dd03faf7ee shut. She had 37a3044e2e no right 7c11cca676 to ask 55fb440f3e these questions.e9c72ef9ddf081e7

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“For being eea28365c9 so cruel 46b9c91dfd to Seokju. I’m sorry.”62ef48573535bf54

Jungsook wanted to hold 2f1f31a364 Jiwon’s hand, but she 1792e08da8 couldn’t. She merely clenched 34dbc6c10f her hand around 6413233d83 the napkin. Nineteen years old. During an age when 9a003d9fdd emotions ran high, Jungsook 493f736821 realized something strange was 9baef1549a blossoming between the two a9f8674283 of them.7089fffd3adb8ebb

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Actually, she didn’t want 29b8dd7ed1 to go against it. If someone f51fda54d7 knew this, 401db498ec they might e37a2a1511 curse at 8157bc3e3c her, but 2b50512eac she actually 0b54c6f1ce wanted to 7d280f9e77 cheer Seokju 9b867a8509 on in cbd99289bb hopes that ecddd0b130 he would ab4fe82830 gain a ab10ff31ba firm foothold. He was a capable 74a0d625c4 boy who was bound 8d7fa40ec8 to do well in 1f89fab106 anything he pursued. If only that horrible 83269dc83e thing hadn’t happened to b27b97043d her husband…6299edc9abe91ebd

“I never hated Seokju… bc22e058ff I think it was 80115437b0 because I just really d7525a38fd needed someone to hate 30d740119c at that time.”5edbce0322baaf18

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“……”168c6abf1bb3bd11

“But I couldn’t say 4c229f5b7b this to Seokju. It was so difficult 47ca416bc8 to acknowledge my wrongdoing 676da069ef and apologize. I couldn’t tell 8cb8890bab him until the 2fe73c573c end… Just once… e2d24b3896 I planned on 01f92ea533 telling him if a833061582 he visited me 1fbda5d82b just one more 752242a8be time. Thank you for b6f4f4efb3 saving my Jiwon acb1c5f3fd back then… My 753ddfb0fb daughter is alive 1658595cd8 because of you… 5788e7de55 I’m sorry for 636648b522 behaving so foolishly, 75aca810b5 huu…”8e8c7d5518f2474c

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Ultimately, tears e4cfe6c827 began to 7fa180e5fe drip from 1bdf3b76c5 Jungsook’s eyes. Jiwon stood up. The mother-daughter pair silently 0dcec44701 tidied up the shop c529297d02 and walked back to a7d58c5ab7 the house together. On the outside, the 55bf3ac0f3 neighborhood looked the same 8898a22318 as always, but in a7b7452b37 reality, so many things 8bbd58c0cc had changed.8ba6cdcc61579827

“Don’t drink d12634fb5c so much. You just 020f59165f recovered from 23a6463fb9 cancer.”f2ec87c06bb0f318

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“Okay, I won’t.”8193099e5c008d00

“I’ll head back 1542cbbb78 now.”7d7f392dc6be48a0

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They entered c74e167ebf the alleyway f0a65ca17f and could 05b45fcb80 see the de4aa31b92 red brick 0cecb39cbb house. Jiwon came to a fc2429bae4 halt in front of 3b48a3cd9c a telephone pole. A look of yearning b4d88a89e7 flashed across her face 82082bf9c0 as she looked back 14a45d42bd at the house.6791e8dabd8a6028

“Why don’t you 7a415a37a8 spend the night 136fe08f75 here and leave f10a45f6cc in the morning?”a13e8e0b4d87cea3

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Jiwon’s mother cautiously made 2098da2e94 the suggestion, but Jiwon 6649c1edff shook her head.10403b2e41d06387

“The motel is a baca32a3bb lot more comfortable. I need 6948505e6d to get fcb2a79dba on the 82075c94b5 first train 8e6a989c29 in the c52789a5c6 morning, so ef2e266623 it’s better f58e72f65c if I 48d418e51d stay somewhere b88f625add closer to 84906d7661 the station.”c9b9df9f36b5e684

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Although her daughter’s 66964f11af room remained untouched, 3b26a83b9d after Jiwon moved 791ada5614 out, she had 1a7fab9d53 never returned. Jungsook wasn’t able to 9ae0e99c79 hold onto her daughter d9dffa5109 any longer and nodded afdd088c7f her head. When she 1374617eb5 began to b9deb6996e search for 78a0e34b93 her keys 0ffab9df24 in her 0f3fe27415 purse, Jiwon 4fb8f94c57 opened her 1e7c80bf43 mouth and 7e1ad7ad25 spoke up.fa1d21ffeca17449

“Mom, recently…”51db76d4a30eb831

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“Yeah?”db68b364ac3a285d

Jiwon hesitated 1079ee4b2d for a 001753c6ca moment.eceb48e219ffeb7b

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“Did Chief Hong come 08542e52da over by any chance? With a photo?”8658e5bd20d79ed4

“Chief Hong? No, why…?”cfd828b0d3a64d6b

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She had shared d4b041a3b3 a few phone fd04743913 calls with Detective cd97cada7d Hong, but it b1114668fe had been a 5af27f534a long time since d29fa717e2 she’d met him. Jiwon silently 39bd8d24aa observed her 0777de7f24 mother’s face 7bc6ed0558 before shrugging 1b748c2230 it off. She turned around.8bea5713e6a61a57

“Jiwon.”19263f37a5239ecc

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Jungsook couldn’t help herself f04e4fbef4 and called out. She was 1051467862 sure something 3a588fb3ee was going ebad9a4978 on. As a mother, she dcdc51ef86 felt that something was 22fc5abba4 off, but she couldn’t c7306bdfbd ask.fd50bf2d3b97553f

“Seokju… is doing well, 8b0eaa8784 right?”658564ab18e2a552

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Jiwon silently blinked 9c0c0d83c8 before opening her beda00da24 mouth.1f6e03f1c0b1f5c8

“Yeah.”5586fd5b21490672

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“He is, right? Good. As he should.”d0c295180b3a5e65

“We met by chance, 361c3e8047 and he’s eating well 5ea7c4376f and living well. So well that it’s 509b44946f actually kind of annoying. And his arrogant f9e09fc791 way of talking 3d85bab496 is still the 5a137bef84 same. It was so a766f52ce0 annoying that I 6a9fe50b34 came all the 50c43cbaa0 way here.”dad3875e95879b14

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Jungsook let out a 2a074bc8f6 forced laugh before opening 487624dbbb her trembling lips once b34240388e again.06a3459b811f2a43

“You should… bring 17c43337a9 him sometime. I’ll cook for you. Seokju liked that one 15ade48ded dish of mine, didn’t ea42a5f199 he? He liked my 973b4a5650 japchae.”e0acf09e34df1e0d

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“…That bastard always seemed to like the stuff that requires a lot of effort.”6291b59725dcd698

“But he 02eb58ca3d never hated 27228c7d47 anything either. He always cleared 67f50ebe35 his bowl of 4f310e29fa rice three meals 55537c87d5 a day.”433d4542b01c9d8b

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Jiwon quietly scratched her 81c059cbef cheek and sniffed before 6964c491b5 turning around. Jungsook kept 6946be413b her hands 00760f8342 inside her 0d9dc5bea9 pockets and 3a691ef775 watched her 2032e89c21 daughter’s slender 7ca0e30546 back as a3bfc45bcd she walked 8df4edc1d6 away. She continued 0e5d09cc93 to linger d93f2afab3 there for 052aeb5f49 a long 53c7662b4c time.8e51a24f6e294875

Honey, I’m the one 24090555b7 who was wrong, right? I didn’t e2ada8ab20 want to c61da685bb make her 32d794f371 so lonely. If it were you, 0cd47d2ad0 she wouldn’t have turned ff783e7fb6 out like that. Right, honey?9ce44aeed3468b22

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“One pack of menthols, d40f743f40 please.”fee298155eab5ccf

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Jiwon put the pack bd14f7da0a of cigarettes into her adda09eeb1 pocket before grabbing the a72706a342 bag of soju and 919a100b96 other drinks and leaving bd4526d2c6 the convenience store situated 6e81dba6ea next to the station. The weather was horrid, 369250adab and it looked like ba40da4147 it was going to 48ea9c01ef rain very soon. She should have e250982625 bought beer instead 5adffeaf39 of soju. She was filled 776191c49a with regret, but 643d1e0c1c she could just b5992711f5 take a can aaca758810 from the motel d4b9a5031f fridge.415611d6762ab33e

Vrrrr.7fef2f754cf8e9f4

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Her phone vibrated in bc4f90dfef the back pocket of 0a1a0ab3a8 her jeans. Jiwon checked to 9d67e74d7a see who it 709a03909f was and frowned.b292159533ef7fdf

“Hello?”0981b1e4746e1397

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— Where are 045a466c14 you? Wanna grab a drink?768ab5cd8b8d0d6a

“I’m not in 35f955d9eb the mood to c9d347cd4c grab a drink 7ffe6e0d70 with you, Chief.”6cede3ee75d0c2cf

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She wouldn’t be able 78dcb0670b to see him because 3b3dd30483 she had returned to 89160e2597 her hometown, but even 5eb1e6975b if she hadn’t, she 756de6f81f did not want to ec47a3f0d9 see his face.1d8663a49c22f064

— Why not? Do you 6ca05e54da feel restless 57733302ce after seeing e8f59b2d3a Seokju?cd3ffc17981ec023

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Chief Hong. That wily 01062ef106 old fox.540399bd7538b1f4

“My neck still throbs 9b19615348 from being strangled by 86562b662c that bastard henchman.”da3b7e483d3c07e3

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— So why b2123625a4 did you get 2e0210eb26 so worked up? The one 842a494e8c who gets ace3b18d0f worked up 7a2df0cf6c and steps 95f995bfbe out of 7bded1620a line will 1e1e7c79f4 be in a35a60dc0f danger. In that world, 502b06e0cb this is law. Even if you feel 0b6080c04f like cursing up a 0139e27c36 storm, you must stay a4c2c66d7a calm.8a624fee4762181a

As someone who 457ac12e2e rolled around in 41488daffd this territory, this ccc6b98b23 seemed to come 3ff435b856 easily to Chief d5bfbda106 Hong. No, maybe he just feea3dcda3 took enough bribes.47872ad7ef905e3a

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“I think I’d 8974a71954 also be able 23982d27dd to endure it 5eeeb641a3 if I received 8bbf1e1884 millions from the 3bc41e8dff mob.”5e8936ab5fa9305a

— It was ce535e5e23 necessary if I 5852e7e7ea wanted to get 180613ce3f closer to Choi 3af5c91db7 ChulYoung. That bastard 119e5e94ee is very 4b7522ae65 suspicious of 0874baa6da everyone.fbfa92f325594a21

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“I didn’t ask.3ff2ab86bb7ff714

Jiwon responded nonchalantly, 64769e05d4 but she swallowed 48da680f68 back the curses 0cb2363466 that threatened to c1739c4ffd leave her lips. She wanted to shout a1aee47512 her questions at him. Why did he 6de5e6a892 lie about showing 47a0e3f6cc Seokju’s photo to 85f4762e5f her mother? Did he 31d8fbf139 want to 7b8fe10586 bring her 30c0c2bcad in front e28e910ab7 of him eadf8595f6 so much 4199924bb5 that he 0e0b07148a manipulated her a08d705d91 by using 0e3b9b00b9 her emotions c34efea01b against her? However, Jiwon held back.3e48f92e53d493e2

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— And cebf31e81c who are 47eca7b340 you saying 2ba2e951af received millions? Do you think 17373de08c that’s chump change… 09add78465 You rascal…08e832523d278199

Judging from how upset eabf1fbbde he sounded, it seemed 539ae82e9e that he wasn’t able a03522893e to keep the millions 4dd23139f1 for himself. Jiwon pressed her fe9d3f6c2c cap down onto fc72cf78f5 her head and 555fcdff92 began to walk f24bcaa311 quickly towards her c1204292e6 motel. This was because 69d8a6f83d the humid air d50a70086b had transformed into 1e0891373a raindrops as it 626408f10e fell from the b10438b1a8 sky.9458259ff546e1d5

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“Ah, whatever. Shin Seokju didn’t even 8ca36bc24b blink when he saw 3a5aa669cb me. He wasn’t bdfff23bf1 even surprised, 13c983c428 and you e89d10e6a5 saw how ea10760789 he mocked de821a8b93 me, right? Now what 9f86e2bc75 are you 65671fea1f going to aca1ebe054 do?4516cd4a806d4a69

She heard Chief Hong’s 4d7d9d1a05 e-cigarette click on through 04b0756440 the receiver.6acbb6da6214cd23

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 — Did it seem like he didn’t blink to you?1e7399fe7e92c714

Jiwon didn’t say ed7b2b8ff8 anything and waited 2d38de8913 for him to bce373f10b continue. Chief Hong quickly 16249f769b changed the subject.8af5d1259adacc2f

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— We’ll e11befb44e go back 0f9bf205cb to see 6d33af2849 him again. Today’s plans c687de1b38 were ruined 3f2f70ca2a because of 2eac770efd Choi ChulYoung’s 6a7db56a7b sudden appearance.c72825205e2d852e

“Does the mob e286c922a5 move according to 6d5d1e9cb0 a schedule? Who knows? Maybe he’ll e13f2d91e2 barge in abccde00c1 again.”7b6aa3cfada14111

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Chief Hong scoffed.c5b6610d4643296a

— Either way, 5435dfe658 watch your behavior ec114c3a8b and stand by, 13f3245ecd Detective Park. It’s possible 55d6fdc1b9 that someone 7df3493c48 from Choi 8a212dd3d5 ChulYoung’s side 6b961e9e6d will begin fb70efbd43 to keep 7d8b1596c9 an eye aa2d23ac1a on you. Because Shin f38a728d7e Seokju was 6560ee6ee6 definitely shaken fc61b803c5 today. No matter bcc2b2f6f6 how good 46caa4ebd7 that bastard 8d87f884de is at dde027bb61 hiding his 4b2a82bfb0 true thoughts, 381348b068 Choi ChulYoung c6e6732838 isn’t someone 351e20f2cd we can 7779c52173 underestimate either.d87f915ee2024b78

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“Alright, sir. I’m shaking in 1057ac6416 my boots because f23d7f1cf9 I’m afraid Choi 6ae6d12097 ChulYoung is going f9ac2423d6 to knock me d20b882133 out and steal 54e488e3b1 my organs. I’m hanging up 026cfddfd7 now.”cfdaca9d95108cb3

Jiwon didn’t wait to 0f492677af listen to Chief Hong’s 6cc7d0b069 reply and ended the 54aa5f5252 call. She felt 054e3c1ac3 even more 8ec45d2a41 certain that cd43a2ec12 Chief Hong d18950c93d had stuck d0696761ad someone close a9dc19a195 to Choi 43b7eca13d ChulYoung on 06722b5450 the inside. She was sure that 68d03c7853 he had decided to 533218262d come to the resort 4b2e7753c7 today because he knew e15572b6e9 that Choi ChulYoung would 1cd00018b6 be away at a 26e8af1c1e baseball game. Therefore, he was surprised ec7c8b6be6 to see his sudden 836c623ab1 arrival today.040ef04334543f44

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“Huu…”5355515e36ab7512

When she arrived at 3c490aa7f6 the entrance of the 5358699deb motel, Jiwon pulled out e4bafb4045 a cigarette. She had quit smoking 71cae5b66d long ago, but after 75fb3a878a what happened today, she 98122b54a5 felt like she wouldn’t f79ff57c66 be able to survive 0cd1235a62 through the rest of c17d888aa9 the day without one. On their car ride 52c2a559a1 back from the resort, 49c840c580 she had tried taking 65b11c68a3 a puff of Chief 8d037a9cda Hong’s e-cigarette, but it 3583505060 didn’t scratch the itch.950a2f236fc9a541

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Drip, drip. As the rain 0f5e1f710a began to fall 688286eb31 drop by drop, 9ea5b07bd0 it gradually turned 5b5d7e893f into a trickle abad5a46f1 and then a b3d8b0131a downpour. Jiwon breathed out the 31117d87fc smoke and opened her e54e91abd2 eyes. She needed to be fe634e258d alert. If not, bfb9c30b53 she might 99cdee69f2 be completely 55e4539c82 used by d4132fa7d8 that wily 27bbbe5098 Chief Hong.283f5d6bbc2027cf

“And what’s going 52e15f8298 on with my f84f13bc7f mom?”32f717ce171a4bc1

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She had da5aa658c5 asked her c96dc94a9e mother on 212b9e7374 a hunch. However, she d0549766c6 never expected c93ae97e14 to find 3f67dae6cd out that 6590813103 her mother 9dfacd09bd had actually a7b628972f met him c2711fc0ba a few 9950565dde times. No, actually, if she 75cf235811 really thought there was 8b840efa14 no chance of it ed7ad77dfb happening, she wouldn’t have b67a3b958c asked at all. If it’s him, he 7e44d214bd might do it… Because 5fd0ba37d7 she had that inkling, dcefa93141 she came all the 350c631a79 way here to find 4b9cc16b16 out for sure.e3c0efa855cc7fee

“Ah… fuck.”8a3f6a52f3a901e6

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If her ac8dd2e15c mother opened 94e8d518f4 her mouth 7a54c0d563 and said 1bc6e0b2fe it hadn’t 186c26ac8d happened, her 5115338142 curiosity would 04865db48f have cleanly 548c2de7e7 ended right 576de73498 then and d8c8bca7a1 there. Shin Seokju 1a41e2ea3e was a dea080de9f son of 1ee01c2074 a bitch, dc6d37532c and by 13e7004a48 joining the 1fa3dbcdd2 mob, he 18e391e8b2 was chewing 140be357b5 on their 7fd93f7b59 history together 370e82e624 like some 9f04fc1ae2 kind of 9cb3531662 snack.6d628ed8ddba76ed

However…17eda9f60e85e94a

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“My daughter is alive 56b8922dee because of you.”cb425588d80b32ed

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Ever since she was 30270fe89f young, it had always d0bb9e5517 been this way. Everyone she trusted 62a8352632 had kept secrets, fab2cbc63d and she was 3a5f28a504 always the idiot 12cb7c481d who had no ca7fc359e7 idea. Was this 08f582291c what everyone 42553a17f9 felt about 89188e8dab each other?1d519bd7fafbaf73

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It was a 728da3a17e weekday, so the e1d85e433b motel, located in 59ac9c9fb5 the outskirts of 9e728685de town, was empty. Jiwon leaned 9d8d1df3b4 against the 392ecfba0e column and e9759cedc2 continued to 886959045e smoke as 9dbf5ede4d she gazed 6128df4a03 at the 0622afd0bb refreshing downpour c3493e4918 of rain.d8582aeeb2dc3ac2

After her father died, 4f6bf337c1 Jiwon never visited his 86303ce4b0 memorial. His death was a 3686d56ff9 reality that she never 3637b61808 wanted to acknowledge, and 2941d7cf9f whenever she was reminded c6de2b003d of him, she would efd665ec59 be flooded with memories 9bec7fc7d1 of the past, bringing 7bcb4a6080 with it an unimaginable 4a08cd9ab9 pain.b2852f411570f11d

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However, the 066c6f2f30 thing that 72f2103a32 made this f17681c644 pain so 1fda7a1508 unbearable was 400ca6231c not just c3bf0a4c18 her father’s d1cd820d4a death. It was the 5c5cc1d1c4 fact that the 24ddf62240 day she lost 9a19c4a743 him, she had 45e5b114a7 also lost Seokju. And the ffbd421eda one who 1f7b9913ac always ran 2952349dd4 away while 5281604d58 looking back b7335ee681 was her.c534bd4851fd06a2