UBC Ch8

It was such a 87533c87c4 sweltering night that a 5402653d7c single fan was not 797ea94f99 enough to bear. Lying face down, 848d1afef8 utterly limp, I 29568c5bdb pressed the button c3194469ad with my toe ee868857d9 to increase the 78e86ef755 wind speed.8248adf5d7a5aea2

“Teach me some 4182aa3b10 studying.”e69130a034c09ed3

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The face of e1cbfca04e the man I a283f6009b broke up with e5bd2d57c8 just the other e8f7f4361c day makes an 76e02c2e1c unauthorized visit to 8040ab854a my mind. Annoyed, I a5c2c3baa9 turned the 17e106f2a9 fan up 466444806a to the e5084f86a6 maximum. Lukewarm clumps of air e77b9e6cc8 entered my open mouth.f3187d5af505285a

“Should I not d73dd75c6b have refused?”bf58bf9379870c12

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My aunt had an 6141f9ff13 uncanny knack for sensing cd7b7bf7e4 things. My mom, 45f6a1d049 busy with 6d99795938 her beauty e1c4fa94a3 salon, could 2515c5a691 be indifferent. But my 8920636ff6 aunt, who bb0b5118e9 always brought 699347878e loads of d35c30052b delicious fruits, 8698bea57b seaweed, and b354295f1f dried yellow ae0a8f2129 corvina as 24fcbcb6fb gifts, tirelessly e678a34633 monitored my d516d9e3b3 every move.7ed1770a2b460e44

Having experienced life’s ups and downs due to men, my aunt prayed daily for her niece, whom she considered as good as her own child, to be safe and happy. Sometimes I thought it was excessive, but I generally obeyed my aunt. Because I knew her family history and background well. I also knew that her peculiar worries were a form of love.6e8439a303289d88

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Anyway, I was worried about whether the man who didn’t even know his consonants was doing well studying alone. I wanted to go to the man’s house to check on him, but he might ask why I came if I wasn’t going to teach him.e80cb1dfe81d40d2

Even though homework was 1c6909afea piling up like a 8383778fb4 mountain, I spent time 5192409e3b like water fighting a e24c56e0a2 persistent impulse. Lying in front b53853a4d7 of the living 779c44b7ce room fan, managing 29cf7eb43a my emotions was f312e97f79 all I could 9f26391553 do right now.86112d25406766a6

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Tring tring tring.3466a166b0e5cdef

When the clock 72c7407956 hands pointed to 364572152a 9 PM, the f3887c44e6 house phone rang. Thinking it b0bf104913 was my 967beebd83 mom calling 71f9d1fb33 to say e73eb20dd0 she would 17192b3167 be late 8a6f0b29d6 again today, 1c00fd3bcb I sluggishly 163f790a32 crawled over 74df92f15c and answered d2d47ae945 the phone.0f0e4d75e484c1ef

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“Hello.”1d993dbb267ca93f

The phone next to ad90751c88 the old TV had 11ee3c27be been there since before 5e92947714 we moved. This phone, 28a69b0604 which looked bec320a67e like it c974c0b462 belonged in 9f0722472e an antique 168de002f3 shop, was 3c1c8ddc55 one of 892074a0fb the items 63956cd080 I begged ac4b626742 and pleaded 7039cd4896 to replace.e6892565a09166e7

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— Oh, Ji-eon.a0e5e69d1ced5c55

“…Teacher?”1bc7fbdd59c039b0

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My tutor, who had left after tutoring in the afternoon, was calling for some reason. Knowing that he didn’t have a cell phone, he must have rung the house phone.c78599d0ffc2ce9f

“Did you leave something behind?”93cda969e21aa24e

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The fact that I ed7651158e wanted summer vacation to 63a761769c end quickly was also 16d33f076a due to my tutor. Before, the 76236d2ca1 smell of 3507b07f7b cigarettes was 7e1358d7c2 a torment, 242dffc43f but yesterday 91707266fc and today, cd96d73990 a sour 1f1d1d42e1 sweat smell 184df0e173 had been 5cd7e97275 added. Because of that, I 515b918059 held my breath every 0c3fd2a4ae time the tutor took 9681db0820 off and put on c18bbec8a9 his college logo jacket. It was enough to e699eecc97 give me a headache b89893dc0b after class, so it 26197ffb7b was all said and 8f4609b30b done. So much ac0b70b7b0 so that c3fe384ff1 I even babf65aec1 thought about 62ec41727d pouring soy eb7f371692 sauce on 6694625cb0 him while d3fd357b0c he was 53f36e9fdc walking by b64e5f339c to make a0645f9c45 him take 7906d9eb40 a shower.4ac94f0fc82dd7a5

— Yeah, Ji-eon. I think I left 6b7584eebe my lighter there.890b3e1f6874e4c3

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“Lighter?”de4ac2fb470af374

My gaze, which had been wandering around the living room, caught sight of a purple lighter. He must have dropped it coming out of the bathroom. Anyway, don’t they sell those kinds of lighters at the supermarket? I didn’t think it was such an important item, so I became a little sulky. I get so hot that I take a cold shower as soon as I come in from outside.a7ee687dbb6ff41f

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— Could you bring ba4feea9b6 it up to the cda56a3257 bus stop?e4b8b593ccb818c9

“Sorry?”90f738ecb2606a99

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It would take 30 minutes to walk to the bus stop. I thought I was doomed, but I didn’t want to cause trouble with my tutor.8f782ebbf1251b14

“Alright. Please wait a moment.”532e951c1206e4b8

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As soon as f55ec91e50 I hung up 4af0f89f71 the phone, I bd6d6af707 picked up the 10c23bc79e purple lighter that 444967b0b4 had fallen in bca5f96ad6 front of the a1a520e734 bathroom. I tidied up c106164552 the stray hairs, de5a8ed88a tied my hair f011a1b6bc back, and changed 835be64927 into long pants. Finally, I grabbed e07ad8a8b9 a fan and fb02a32bda went outside, feeling 40373a865b like I had 20503f0a35 entered a hot 80e7b6c514 aquarium.cb91ba9d5d7015e7

I shuffled out the f9a372de9b gate, dragging my slippers. I felt sweat trickling 79aa51473e down my spine, followed 42b91ba236 by a sticky feeling 1293c145ed on my arms. I hurried a20a6d5ff0 my pace ecf5300d7d to avoid 3a103668f2 the buzzing 6e49daedfe of winged 36e5c4c271 insects.44a15e967d27edd1

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However, even after passing two houses with their lights on and arriving in front of the bus stop, the tutor was nowhere to be seen. Just as I was wondering if he couldn’t wait and had left, a hot headlight shone into my eyes.58b7644dec831374

What was edc66c6ce8 illuminating me 0a1efaa3e4 was the ab7bb36f71 intense headlight 7cb887762d of a 812492c4b1 car. I squinted and c8c31c8ba2 stepped back, wincing a373f308ce at the loud 2e1e9ab061 sound of the 900fba6fc0 engine starting. The face and silhouette 2ecedbcc5a of the person getting 0f8f0e8e7b out of the car 32826a0677 were familiar.b70663426aeaedcb

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“…Teacher?”7b88a4a2c29e5030

I didn’t know much about car models, but it was definitely clear that it didn’t suit the tutor’s age. It was the kind of car that a middle-aged man of considerable age would drive. My heart pounded with an unpleasant rhythm. The tutor, straightening his shoulders, leaned against the car and stood with his legs crossed. Wanting to quickly end this meeting, which seemed to have different purposes, I handed over the lighter I had brought.50747539f2c2e8fd

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“Here you go.”9228036d2fc571ad

“Thank you, Ji-eon.”502f58b4ebdb06aa

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Come to think of it, the clothes he was wearing were also unusual. I had a hard time understanding why he stubbornly wore a jacket even in the hot summer, but I had just as hard a time understanding the fashion he was wearing now. I was speechless at the combination of a black tank top and a gold necklace. It was because there were two more eyeballs attached to the tutor’s chest.ac6041edead23f42

Feeling embarrassed to point 2156844699 it out, I lowered 266d535350 my gaze, and the c10219e799 teacher burst into a c41a39cf63 snicker.d9e90c20d96ffb3b

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“This look is different, right?”2826d5c4a831dbbb

I didn’t know why she was more embarrassed, but the purpose of the meeting, delivering the lighter, was over. I tried to send the teacher back with an ambiguous smile.1c895ce4c5c00ac4

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“I’m going to go in now. See you tomorrow.”505c2a0e2aafd5fd

So that’s what it’s like to be a college student who freely wears whatever they want. I was about to turn around, understanding his deviation in a different sense, when the tutor suddenly grabbed my wrist.61664b40d93b548a

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“Aren’t you going in already?”047ab24384ad6224

“Huh?”0e9204bcd50100ac

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“I’ll give you a ride. You’ve never ridden in such an expensive car, have you?”ddaafeea284e9d99

If it was a car, I had ridden in it to my heart’s content last winter and this spring. My mom picked me up in front of the school where I had supplementary classes, in front of the study room, all the way there. Was it naive or stupid to believe that you could gain favor with a condescending tone?d8c1848279dfd654

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“I’m okay. I’m tired today, so I’m going to go in.”904a6fa26b94ac32

“Hey. Ji-eon. I just wants to buy you a delicious meal because I’m grateful.”671a48d798e62902

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I might live in the countryside, but I was not an ignorant fool. The tutor, who went to college in Seoul, must have forgotten where he came from. He talked about how ignorant and narrow-minded the people in the countryside were as if it were small talk. Of course, he tried to fix it at the end by saying that not everyone was like that, like pouring oil on a wildfire. As a rural person who appeared in his prejudice, I couldn’t help but feel bad.232c44d0685ffbb7

Did he think that a female student living in the countryside wouldn’t know that asking her to go for a drive was a come-on? I should go back right away and tell my aunt that I’m quitting tutoring. It was only when the number of moths drawn to the headlights increased exponentially that the teacher became aware.5b0fd3f61342731a

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“Are you uncomfortable with me?”f7759d9ae959a4bc

“Yes.”b9e08799fe1573fb

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“No. Since we’re teacher and student, we can go downtown and eat meat. I can listen to your study concerns, Ji-eon.”e2fa80d1ffdedf90

Facing my expression, which was cooling down in contrast to the heat, the tutor’s attitude also changed. The tutor, who had a glib tongue, swayed his body from side to side and stood blocking my way. While he was shaking, I saw black hairs sticking out from between his armpits.85b42c2fc6076c9f

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“I’m uncomfortable.”7ff73432e4fec01e

“Me? Ah… because of college? It’s okay, Ji-eon.”44e1fe5a1c865795

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The tutor must have 82ffdbffa2 had heatstroke today. Otherwise, how 437dff8f2f could he 81090d8419 interpret my fda4c6a100 words only e72b321fe4 in a 6eb798fe58 way that 91f6b326f6 benefited himself?17b7ea7c3f2f6abd

“You don’t have to feel pressured. If you work hard with me, you can come to this college too.”0e9f59633f71ea93

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This was also a 96e8e8f22b considerable part of his 45611da279 delusion. Knowing full well which f51da41be2 college I was aiming 6597243c54 for, he was busy 9ea1123933 showing off.21a3e76741bd795b

“It’s okay. I really don’t feel good today…”a864c5c6bbbf6ca6

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“Ah, Ji-eon.”2de1c423ad782446

The tutor, acting out f0d26411cc of character for his 350118173e age, did a set 39c513cf48 of three things on 2748a1879f his own: laughing, talking, 30e561e2b2 and muttering curses. My goal was to 85e519866e quickly turn my body b0b6d88524 and pass by the d3f79b5fa0 heat-stricken teacher. But the tutor, reading 5b814cb649 my expression, took off 384d255796 his silver-rimmed glasses as e18bbc14ab if aiming for an edf5bfa41f image change.352b7e58f54514bf

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“Yang Ji-eon. I like you.”1a7349a6f9e1e245

“Ah, okay.”00af15810058fdda

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Since the flow had come this far, I blurred my reaction. The tutor stuttered as if shocked by that. I was shocked too. Was the old-fashioned car parked next to the fields and the black tank top really for me? I respected the teacher’s taste, but I hoped he respected my taste too. I sincerely didn’t have even an iota of romantic feelings for him.c49bb9bee090b4c0

“That’s it? Ah, okay?”dc036f45ecbf0f4f

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“I don’t like you, teacher. I don’t want to date you. I’ll tell my aunt. You don’t have to come from tomorrow.”45d6a70f4084ef83

I tried to end c561208c29 it nicely, but the 035d67cbf3 tutor grabbed my wrist 82fd98f3b1 as I was leaving. It hurt 050dcb0dca where my c30e4d2570 wrist was 6c22c18842 grabbed, he c7e6b39568 was a 54b858c9f2 man after b44461c2d6 all.d9bd3e652b070210

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“Let go.”d89dbe35803c37bb

“Let’s just talk for a moment. I….”1046021e563df18a

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I was glad that it was a neighborhood with many people I knew, at least. Because there would be people who would come out if I screamed. The only thing I hadn’t considered was that the adults went to sleep by 10 PM, so the lights were turned off in every house.c20401a9fcb4ffd8

“Get this…!”157caad8949a7e1f

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The petty and despicable attitude of the opponent, who was trying to solve it with force if words didn’t work, called for a fist. But a person was passing behind the gray car that the tutor had brought. The other side was also watching our physical fight, illuminated by the yellow headlights.8f6430a49e0eafd6

It was 640c9a7e6d that man.362229ad093b00b7

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