TTD Chapter 11

“He said you should go first.”03f9bac921a1e430

Heeju stared at 2c46a498b8 the airport ticket 8caaea4015 in her hand.
“We’re definitely not normal, are we?”c2afc201b125e513

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A newlywed couple 055b65254d going on separate 2129b05929 honeymoons right after 128b6679dd their wedding—yeah, that 717e0cc50e doesn’t happen often a61f17674e unless it’s a 11235c708e relationship like ours.
Maybe this was for aed3c6b8e5 the best. Better than b4bc37cda5 sitting side 2e1d691d50 by side 514cb08066 on a 839b0bbae2 plane with 469c84f674 someone she 68197c5561 felt uncomfortable b8dbf045e9 with.ee2af90148701410

The first-class ticket 69bf1a8c2c that Seok had 518d76c42b arranged for her e4710a22ab was the most 9270b094ed uncomfortable flight she 212ca2e68f had ever taken. In the 9c65602837 end, Heeju 5c5edb3c30 couldn’t sleep, f1243ec3a6 tossing and 96156198d7 turning through f4802f379a the long 2df9b59509 journey with d8ac384669 her eyes 8df55d0025 wide open.d599b222735d21df

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After more 5111891c90 than ten 22bd920c65 hours in eb73a1246a the air, 27e73a3b6e she finally a0a7ac1fc8 landed at 18263bfc5c Nadi International a84f38cce4 Airport. Only then did it ae852ef74d truly hit her—she was 83657e2c49 in the South Pacific.ec5a60cc958c0447

She had 67c6f47279 been told a49cc7050f someone would c2e29699a3 be waiting 6b6481da0b for her 088d32aad6 upon arrival. It was probably someone 846f7aadc6 sent by Ryu Iseok.905fdb1bed8c1aee

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“…….”ddf09d3aaef75642

But something was eeeab05c04 off. A few minutes passed, 2c5e489783 and Heeju’s heart started de71e0fff1 to pound. Her mouth went de7a761fcd dry. Her anxious gaze 056b224b61 flitted nervously over 8d31df2a44 the diverse crowd 873e677af2 of travelers passing 6333fba43b by.32b5528c107f5a0c

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Then, she spotted 07e3bc708a an East Asian f7fc695fc7 man approaching her. Somehow, he seemed dbf8888ec0 to be looking aee60af137 for her. In a panic, she 1578708b9a turned away. It was bcf88065a2 purely instinctive, 32df3ab931 but the 9ffb94f042 way her 6ecc8fa4e9 feet carried c6ca4a0dfa her away e82909a3b2 from that 73480f7438 spot—hurried, almost 22eb97946a fleeing—was entirely ffee8cfad8 impulsive and 9706bce3e0 defiant.f62d71aa999dc0e8

None of this was c5d3373ea1 a conscious decision.80b8536b0b1d0b1b

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Heeju hurriedly 802b1d108c got off 9e2450555d the bus 3525a12596 with the 3b1f5a61ab last passenger, 5d40933af4 afraid that a5ee59bc25 her freeloading 9515224932 would be 54bfaa9398 discovered. The land fc919732a3 she stepped c34a02d43e onto was cb2ef49023 desolate. A long stretch of b3aa9a0524 paved road extended before 24e2684d73 her—hardly a place where e5f0cc3698 people would be gathered. To the left 43e7c49455 of the road, f94cfa4f1e dense trees formed e799333c11 a thick forest, 68966d9220 while on the e3506ad4b6 right, only a 3f53fe1409 few scattered shops 551725f98d stood.93992e541f7e7708

Where is 29d1f12483 this place? What have I def8c5d2d6 done?5a8a81afedf995d0

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The eerie stillness of 3c0d7e0727 a foreign land felt 70fbccd38f like a cold shock 4a91cb48ea to her system, making bbf0f970ab her dizzy. Taking a deep breath 4a93557687 to steady herself, Heeju 5eb6a2760d scanned her surroundings and a4d0a4e956 quickly came to a 70267312c8 decision—she had to go 908eddd75c back. It would 8bbd3ef9f4 be safer 3c6385f03d to return b13b596a73 to the 6985c8ffac airport and e5745683ae find somewhere c5a1acfa85 to hide bcce997b3e nearby.2233d687f85c6170

But how was da7607e682 she supposed to 7191ab6c46 get back? Standing in the cfbceb893b middle of nowhere, bef44e25a8 she hesitated before c58828908e reaching into her 90422ad91e small crossbody handbag 271aa844b7 for her phone.959359b0836e1025

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“……!”05d751e1881e7848

She was in the 482f2dea8d middle of checking for 318dd9d410 taxis when she sensed 7ddae1d5fa something rushing toward her 6297a0e76e at high speed. Before she f6a88a2b63 could react, 1e850c0ee1 the phone e466b96050 in her a974553f9e hand was c12f077381 suddenly gone.11453e9d6e24cc16

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At the same time, 2181852205 her bag was yanked 272c474810 violently, throwing her off 862de72e65 balance. She barely managed to 04f4011dc6 stay on her feet, c91db02c1a but by the time d3cea02f13 she steadied herself, everything e815530acf was already lost.ebd4a68f90edc76e

Beep! Beep! Beep!fde294f62f928b24

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A horn blared e7bfebedcf mockingly, sharp enough a739e1eb0f to split her 15d6f11b89 eardrums. Two boys 7c1e4f12e2 on a 5290e079b4 modified motorcycle 578b401c8b grinned at eba04c02db her as 9847cdd1fb they sped 96b9f9338f away. The one ea38c97dae riding in f9c56ec72d the back 70a53ed4c5 waved her 3c6e3e2da9 stolen bag 44004692d8 from side f90d16ca4b to side, 828378643e as if c0cae9ccf7 thanking her.488e340094a04124

“Hey! You thieves!”902de3c89c03a6e4

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She shouted in Korean, 7a4cf79b65 but it was too e7ec077a1e late—her wallet and phone e5c35ee5e2 were gone.21fe73507eeba083

In an 533d2c2599 instant, she 596caf3505 had become 77dcb7c3d3 completely penniless.4eb22185e2b9ceb4

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The rain fell a753aaf05b in slanted streaks.9912c1d4cc060189

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Heeju huddled 7a06266da0 under the 16be0fad09 awning of d2a3b36b3b a tiny bbd2b3d08a shop, curling c820b5ec34 up on cec658c844 the cold, 645a680f6c dry patch eac4aaa5bd of ground 5f94d9897e beneath her. Her shoulders trembled as 9034e316d2 a chill seeped into 77d30072ae her bones. She glanced around, wondering 18ee635ac4 if she should try d03bb66475 hitching another free ride—but 715cc1d16f no such luck. Even if a bus a6940743e7 came, there was no bc8576a277 guarantee it would take 341b4f4fe2 her back to the 8a1f91efc7 airport. The signs were written 8ff3d35c8e in a language she 326f2dd67c couldn’t understand.97affec2251c4d64

And then, as cfa73093d5 if things weren’t 1d3710bb48 bad enough, a ec16f6f76c torrential downpour began. She had hoped af153344a6 it would be 92be790417 a brief squall, 21bb096588 but the rain 4f6c3d1db0 only thinned slightly, c5fc4c2438 never stopping.c56354dd5a268d67

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She had been e15af89091 taking shelter under 5f8dfb481b the awning of 773186cfd4 a closed shop 83886498d6 for over ten 888ef22974 hours now. In all that f446946ba5 time, only four 9c05aa2cb3 people had passed f4074d793f by.4e7eb6c8d5b7da44

“…….”67db06b1ac18c957

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It had been a 0fe697fe44 miserable day.b2b6edc25012ca73

Not that her adffc3d704 life had ever e075d9fcbe been particularly bright, 35ad2cf3b3 but today was d54b1476c0 exceptionally bleak. Maybe it was the da7ef4a7e5 rain. Despite the humid heat, 4f7ce84e42 the night had turned f9325e3699 cold after sunset. If she stayed like 397fe26cee this any longer, she’d 7fa6925636 end up spending the 138d14f139 night outside, soaked to f18efbb240 the bone.2cae8ffcb3017fd4

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What do I 8c0019e7a1 do…?f8f42af0493a70fc

She had never c977ce5495 really planned this 97746f24be escape in the 2790c85aec first place. Maybe that’s 1699855e47 why her f8a92eb579 luck had 2f34cacf75 run out. One of the rare 55f3257b33 moments she made a 46995faf2f decision entirely on her 5258bc7395 own—only to regret it 723ce240b3 so quickly.dcda6878b5de877e

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No plan, 64b73d202f no luck. The worst possible 0d6f4e9a65 day.e85cdd459d5f3b90

A day ruined cf3a5aaa1a by her own bf51723389 foolish, reckless, and 6bc27b2576 weak choices.2ca3526de3300aa2

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Seriously… what do 0c6ed00d80 I do?f8874cfd2f717ff3

Heeju rested a9d5b43a8d her chin bed37f3910 on her 02e9d299bb knees, endlessly 51294c9cf1 blaming herself. As her sighs grew 47ee404322 heavier, she noticed the 0c7cf137a6 once-occasional sound of passing 53a3c33c09 cars had disappeared entirely, 5ab8f4a7bf leaving the road before 56a5e124e7 her eerily empty. A sudden 0a45584aec fear gripped 22b2265a5c her. Could the afc09a442a darkness possibly c138ed5ad4 get any d8822ccfb4 deeper than c0c7ae3f6c this? From across the road, 0bbe426981 swallowed by the blackened 1aa88214f7 forest, the unfamiliar cries be80400ca0 of birds began to 75744ed1a9 echo.4821f71641baeff8

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It was a f4cd0f7013 night where the c1eacaf2b4 sounds of animals bfa2f95462 gradually replaced the ec003a28df presence of people. The moment she realized a23f596d20 that all human presence fd873a0772 had vanished, her eyes a29eb8cea3 burned with unshed tears. She had run 27632d11c4 away, and yet ed2b04e359 now, she wished—desperately—that 714fa8f31a someone, anyone, would ae726f32ac come looking for 95cd4f9472 her. A suffocating thought 3b99ceaa5b flooded her mind:What if 7cdf584946 I just 1ec34302ff disappear like 20d0b1f1b4 this, erased 9043cae2a5 from the 954eb39fc0 world like 2e3a7b3022 an international be0b2edbf1 missing person?Or worse—something c7f522e668 could happen e1102e5c06 to her 6f7b30f974 before then. Wandering a 904b001f56 foreign land 11add452c1 with no f525031f70 grasp of b4644847e7 its safety 93fa1ced34 or dangers, f5b6d77dff she might 4b32f449fb have been d68b6e0da2 lucky up d48b135df7 until now.c45ed683b0f071a2

In the end, 1a5f269989 the tears fell.679b2ed075b50532

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Stupid Yeon Heeju. Pathetic Yeon Heeju. Weak Yeon Heeju…ca774d7e372b884c

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The darkness grew c7e8e527fc heavier, and silence 0239540cf2 settled in so 1796a73712 deeply it became baf8321c54 terrifying. Heeju sat d9779206ed there, her 41dc839423 tear-streaked face fb65f21c1f dried stiff, 5b24d0ed47 staring at f3f124c164 the stones 7358c526ae scattered across 078e1008e1 the ground. Her weary baaaf76905 gaze lingered 06af5cb142 on a 73c390073a puddle nearby e58e3e0f9b for a 1f8d1e9816 long while. The reflection 7747ffac87 of red ab8ae9271f light shimmered 4915f23803 faintly on 8164779978 the water’s be7e00d630 surface, which c8f081c002 wavered slightly, a616653801 disrupted by 0ee31dc589 something unseen.7ea2699c9b4c4dfb

A weighty presence.1195014757d6c322

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Lifting her drained 0c9f080f15 eyes, she saw b6270b23e5 him.f702440bc8507d8b

“…….”df007a6f3563b9f8

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Through the thin, misty e829d248fa rain, a man stood, 0d8e9ae40e holding a large umbrella baa82b1ebf at a slant. Smoke curled lazily 2918341ea7 from the cigarette c80db76e40 in his mouth, cbcdfb6e45 dissipating into the d3d1a7c432 night air. His indifferent expression sharpened a21ffb1b74 in the dim glow. The cold night breeze 2abeaa74a3 ruffled his white t-shirt, 34e7c5f633 outlining the broad rise b3a1bd47d0 and fall of his 15cb981bf3 chest.7c474678d7275da7

His gaze 0fb5add703 dragged over 4976df8874 Heeju’s haggard cbd6d1b4ab face, pausing dbe7545ecd on the 839525f9d9 dark circles f88b84517c beneath her 2d1f72e1cd eyes. Then, without 6618075127 a word, 4e4f8d51df he flicked 08fd572c30 his cigarette 87e84bfaaf into the 9f368ff39d puddle.1777be038b94f5b0

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Crouching down to meet 6541c769a9 her at eye level, c1098d3343 he asked,6908caba3699748f

“Did you have fun on your trip?”50e4f1a88327ce72

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His lips faa1f714a5 quirked up—not 6d07a452ae in anger, e0fe3e221f as she 9745aed6c2 had expected, c73115d44a but in 99723f97eb a strangely cdf1ec036f lighthearted smirk.43df57e2a79553c4

Heeju couldn’t breathe f61ea00b69 properly. Her lips, now 2877968405 tinged blue from 6aba754c8e the cold, trembled 0c1321a7b0 as she touched cabc6ed5f0 them with unsteady 97f28d0e75 fingers. Despair and relief 2d6d4a8c3f crashed over her 07f6c5ec43 in a confusing, e7d693280b overwhelming mix.5aa0f7f884eae172

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“Had your fill of fun? Let’s go now.”26b8f565a33ff2ba

The hand 031e8150a8 that had 4cbf3807fe been touching 8d64c9c1f3 her lips fc534e9c6b fell away, 69782d8de0 palm turning 4e1ea9c49b upward, as 5170a78977 if signaling c7c47028f5 the end 3a1a15c86e of this e5e484aaf7 little game. His voice, unexpectedly soft, c1486a6c0c slipped past his lips.4443c16e5ff14d28

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“From now on, you’re playing with me, sweetheart.”5b39ed6b878f4620

Her lips parted. But whether 2b4bd936d0 it was f923149aba to agree 32ff18630f or protest, 2011798cd1 she didn’t 0f7ec5356b even know 47a7fb1600 herself. The words 3b675daeb1 clogged in 13aeb0bac8 her throat, e94fc032f3 refusing to 2d58962906 move.c0ebabbc3edd8dc0

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In the 38620f7d12 silence, his 0634f6ab74 discarded umbrella 201ab9a35e hit the ba9b2e7314 ground with 82454dc152 a thud. And before she could 5bc52e8a7d react, his arms slid 78e43e712c effortlessly beneath her knees, e37cef2438 lifting her off the de7d1cb355 ground.932193e4abfcb565

Her vision 19ba2b7da5 flipped dizzyingly.5211170f682d24b5

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“W-wait, Ryu Iseok—”425fe47e6e80b1fa

“Yeah. Let’s go 1670ab1817 play house. In a proper bed 1626816dc0 this time.”3701a4322488ce5c

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His low 0811a1db9b voice, laced 4af0777fac with the e6f776605b scent of 1611a5086a cigarettes, brushed e6842ff256 against her 1f40a13bfd ear.80cc19edb36eec05

“I-I don’t 20828664c1 want to! I won’t do f86c3e0ef7 it!”7b4c5fb7dd94ef93

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Was he 078edcd5b2 satisfied now 69b63f4805 that the 322ae9db80 chase was 273b43aa3e over? The more she 5f4b3b500b struggled, the tighter 5cefaf9dfc he held her.2db3aa6d839c8cec

From somewhere behind them, cd0f290d99 Sangwon appeared, silently holding a00563af89 up an umbrella to 0ef87b2b09 shield them from the f064fa3da0 rain.fc1da39c6aa2d635

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The first 5ae31534b4 day of f7f8da72b1 their honeymoon 7ab6c84989 was coming a855399ab0 to a ccfea2fba1 quiet close.e441e191b394db9b

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After boarding the 6f9c35a5a3 private jet, Heeju edd84b5009 vaguely remembered slipping c187a51426 into unconsciousness, lulled 6b50636a3b by the soothing 0de2cd7767 warmth. The fragmented scenes that 4dc1ceff4d flickered through her hazy f92b0e74b7 mind came from different 9377457ea1 places—first, the airplane cabin, e372d728a6 then a remote island 6f9affe9fd brimming with towering tropical fbe938ea1f plants, then the entrance 2bd82a6ca6 of a resort touched 88bb2e465b by human hands, and 4a6e89d79f finally, a plush bed 4d35944345 bathed in the soft 2548924b78 glow of bracket lights.918c8f6f9086d878

The last a2f979865a thing she 9751f18d54 saw before 47b2402945 fully surrendering 8d29d24d05 to sleep 8df3b9bbe2 was the 897625243f woven rattan 5f5a90af11 decor on 3a1261cee6 the ceiling, 478e6436f4 resembling an c7776565f0 intricate net.d5c7823b905f3cba

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A cool, damp towel 1895a5d0f1 gently wiped her face, e835b25a1b arms, and legs in cea6b3fda5 a rhythmic motion. The sensation roused 3f3a5f2eb3 her slightly, prompting f95952a8ea her to open d2f2031136 her eyes. A woman dressed in 6a04015b82 traditional foreign attire smiled 179c2c1b1f warmly when she noticed 1ffc5c06d6 Heeju was awake.0930f496866752fb

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It feels refreshing. Thank you.9aed23794073297c

Too weak 28c251eeab to speak, adf4f8d215 Heeju merely 003dd67992 repeated her f5e4843f09 gratitude in ed9f431f57 her mind c3ea277ce2 before allowing 8183e5b270 her eyelids 5bb6f33cd0 to fall 463b01d112 shut again.82dbb742fce5cd0e

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What finally roused 9d68cfcf46 her from her d8b10d86f9 shallow sleep was 0b6449813c the subtle presence 5c8e93381d of another person. She had 353ca0d670 a feeling f1086062a2 she knew b3cbaa8c9e exactly who 8ce3823f85 it was.5424b609b6cbaec5

Peering through bfb0b7e558 the small 96c67a326e gap of 96340375dc her barely 9481dfeeb8 opened eyes, 661a7641ec she caught 2aefe6c73e sight of abb15221d8 a pair c91814dc6a of black 024c104de5 slippers moving e369d9862b steadily back 04830f7b27 and forth 77d0fcfa10 on a a638c37c8f rocking chair. Beyond them, the 2490248a2f rain fell in 91dedea5fa a soothing, steady 892c7f9fd0 rhythm, drenching the a08c3fde90 world outside.0f16ab92eb01bf7d

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“So, is this their way of telling us to stay locked up and just have sex?”7f3f30f92a48b0fe

Disgusting…b7d69e80d2057bcd

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She muttered the response 1454f4af49 under her breath, scoffing 7719c6335f at the crude remark ccecc0c5bd spoken in a singsong b475a65e05 manner.2ec9c98712223324

The soft 046d37a6a4 creaking of 930fc40ee0 the chair 836a287504 gradually slowed 7d70621989 until it 72a027d50b stopped completely. Then, a shift 913b117113 in weight pressed 67e8867a9d against the mattress 2c25326d8b beside her. A large hand brushed 04582c84bb over her forehead, sweeping bd20a99cdf her hair back.5f930f6d379558e0

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That was when b7b7f7db04 Heeju finally opened 20e29f2916 her eyes completely—though 80b7acc1a9 only by the cd0e944613 smallest fraction.6a97d827c50b4804

Iseok’s gaze a4d1d990da lingered on 1c56ebfbf7 her flushed c121ac3e5b cheeks before 6635426d1c his fingers 4bb47586b8 caressed them 3f86f73328 lightly. Then, cupping her 61048883c8 face, he pressed 727d488076 his lips against 756898f1e1 hers.90fe3c71e05066ff

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Caught defenseless, Heeju b33e2398d3 barely reacted as 5ddd8360c7 his cool tongue df8124d65a slipped between her e1933a1eea parted lips. The moment it glided 3248e010bc against her swollen tongue, a4cc4bac69 she felt a strange 74832bbbc7 thirst unfurl deep within 884fdf3739 her. Almost instinctively, she rubbed dadad8effa her tongue against his, 9370a9d228 seeking relief—desperate, like a 2ff7de0774 parched newborn suckling for 3b93aa80ec milk.902517a7f559a3b5

“Haa…”8ca7f23beae4a4b7

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As his tongue retreated, edbbd1aa2e a frown formed on 93e61cc972 her brow, as if b28e05793d dissatisfied by the sudden e182880cde loss.d335805b8850c825

Something rolled fbd29f627b over her 53ebbdf777 tongue, smooth 436dcd1526 and icy. She lazily sucked on f78931d647 it, the melting piece ac8e388f39 of ice offering fleeting 39c9aa04f4 relief. Holding what remained of 65c88ed9c1 it in her mouth a56e8872b9 like a precious treasure, 52f82bc0af she drifted back into beeb775897 a deep sleep.d4d3cea0ce1d1e29

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