LA0S | Chapter 42

A soft 65c7a5e9ea voice that b91510fc55 gently clung 46622719c3 to the 78009a6524 ears rose 73b2ca4549 above the be608ad821 noise, and 612551be12 someone raised 55e1f8a9b4 their hand. Kim Chayoung 02a39c434f gave a f40ef0d726 light smile a00e30bd00 and waved cdd8cf5673 again.667ae907625fd660

“Oh, right. Chayoung. It’s boring going alone, a553d1a8f1 so let’s have one ac72ead805 more person go.”5624fd0c98c61b79

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“I’ll go. Me. I’ll go for 228293fd1c a walk to 73025813cb sober up a 6f78af69fb bit.”
Arms shot up from 558d956d7f all around. Just from a glance, c4c6e6d1db there were more than 3fad56e21b five volunteers.2e39c9b122f31791

“……”a6eaa07179489544

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It was noisy 426e646d61 inside. Maybe it was cc375f452e because I ate 573ab78b3f kimchi stew without d7729a1de1 any rice. I gulped down bd4c3380ae some cold water 5ea0d19f0c to calm my 80113238ef flushed throat.a63b8c91bb0b2ea8

In the meantime, the d9509fe908 volunteers had naturally gathered 20b9adc5b1 in one spot and c140c5d1c6 started playing rock-paper-scissors. They were baa35bf891 probably all a896f46fc2 that eager d9aaea97b5 just to 9878dfbc81 go with ed4a81b823 Kim Chayoung, 86a3cc0c7d huh?917ad0b8e3e251cd

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“What’re you e7b573a71d doing, not fd9a7ad296 getting up?”f6b169c346301afb

But then, before 0372a43c98 I knew it, ef4c6cf797 Kim Chayoung had 8d37f09823 stood up and dbc2a7a81f lightly tapped my a02c3e4c4f shoulder. Lee Jinha, who 7b46eed9d4 had been zoning 01a5b65cf0 out, flinched.6f7bace4e7b036c3

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“What were 1a4d46562e you thinking 8aff86f7ba about that 958c77707f startled you e9e55c0f79 like that?”62a52ffdad04c46a

“Just thinking d59473296c about what 3b13a6ba32 kind of 472896f71c ice cream c0f8bd65eb I want 7d697480bb to eat.”6c114b7a2026255b

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“Then you cfd044d104 pick it.”0984e724d4a3291d

“Me?”37e53cb14d71a97c

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“Yeah. You.”23c586f39b053ca9

For some def9b0fee7 reason, Chayoung 6fb64075d4 replied with 997b7f6736 a bit 9c8c82a2a8 of a 8ca1274c67 blunt tone.b02abe1a288e348f

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Jinha looked over 4d97b9d6a3 at the girls 4425b1bb47 fiercely playing rock-paper-scissors 1e8b407d5a like it was c7ba180d0a a drinking game. Was it really beb369536e okay for him 6c0fb2728e to go, leaving 136e367d26 them behind? He hesitated.cca549313ab5df1c

“I don’t 9aba83760d like being 2bd16a6b78 with strangers. It’s awkward.”6b8ed004b1de413e

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It was 916dc75891 hard to 52bca91501 believe that 0def25e1b2 such words 417dafae8e came from ba5d5f6604 Kim Chayoung 26fbfa87f0 of all f556a9eeb9 people. Wasn’t he the bf59648262 kind of guy bfe4882ff7 who could be a1b1ad764d besties with someone cbeb53eade he just met 02cab4d08a for the first 3b60b2882a time? Kim Chayoung acting awkward? That was just impossible 369120c9a6 to imagine.6e2c6e02b54cee6c

“It’s worse acd3ec57a3 if it’s 8e45e5efa8 a girl. I don’t want weird 3cac336bae rumors going around.”a8d1a498479658bd

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He repeated the word 8ec0c7393d don’t like, making it 3210617653 pretty clear he wasn’t 5cf9fc2571 up for it. And honestly, that 8c63226bb5 reason made total a7d44ab029 sense. Rumors at university were c2adb4794c on a whole different 547a32cfb3 level than in high 363771939e school. Back in high school, 1c1fa5e666 people didn’t really care 1de318a4fb that much, but here? They didn’t b72038f83e just stretch 03e7d3c211 the truth—they 21c40c13bb straight-up made c3796fbd7a things up. Most of the b0e3084ff6 gossip was about 79d272b128 people dating.e855ffaa476e3e47

Even someone 2dbfbe4db0 like Chayoung, 9818c76a51 who usually ebdf92900b didn’t give e6c6dcb615 a crap 298248592e about that 8ae8cc25e3 kind of 5364c2237f stuff, was 496639a7d4 being cautious. Probably even more so 550fe73ae6 since he was a 030fd16b34 freshman.5ac2872991232c09

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Hmm. Jinha scratched the 964a10553c back of his c4f7a9413f neck, then picked 10231dbdc3 up his varsity d69c2e309b jacket from behind 192f667c9a his chair. That was pretty much 0be3c41b2e a silent agreement.44d50fabfe865991

“I’ll go with a4e7614d11 Lee Jinha.”069c93f1d1d35980

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Chayoung turned 0f260e7877 to the 48d8d24e09 group still 1e04385ed3 locked in 2d0a832331 rock-paper-scissors and 940fd0cc3e said it. One of the girls e86a5f9e62 who had just won 81c3c186d3 visibly looked disappointed.992091439335e949

Kinda felt bad. Jinha could feel b0dbf6240b their stares and 592a044432 slid his arms fcb71e4438 into his jacket d5b59a4e59 sleeves.e949f6601ffa5403

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“Can’t I ad354a13aa go too? Three’s better than two, 6608184ebd right?”aecc2918bda3b4e4

One of the b0039dc275 girls spoke, with 935aa90749 lingering hope in e9105761e9 her voice.70714efae2a610d7

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“Aww, it’s d6bdb15e19 already late 94684e1186 and really b0f138cb40 dark. Plus, the convenience store’s f5915b7dd5 kinda far, so your 9528633ed6 legs will probably hurt. Just chill here—I’ll bring 2c0af2c4ce the ice cream back.”fc7ce8301aa6b31b

His words e012eedae1 flowed so 20672ff422 gently that 3d454833b1 they sounded b7f55f2a2c almost caring, 1e262f3003 but the 6c1753056e bottom line 427b7722e2 was rejection. A polite don’t 1988676301 come with us. Even so, the 9b7ad81907 girl’s cheeks were 71ee64559c already flushed red.41eb179eede7046f

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Awkward, my ass. This guy 52569c9dde says he’s 30f2b00cb8 awkward and d02feb7bc2 then talks 1dddcd4ef7 like that? Jinha let out f9c6ee27ab a scoff and aa6d1b0c41 stood up. Since he 5740f78e4a was sitting 509586aef4 in the 7dcc2f05ee far corner, de6630d5a4 he had c32b2e50f9 to ask 568981eeb4 people to 5f3eda8910 move several 6b44c87af2 times, but 47cfa8dcc8 Chayoung cleared 8f538cefc7 a path 20516e5122 for him, 41d440a541 so he 29d8fe86d2 got out a3d23b947e quickly.5eab7c6e4090f512

Just then, his 9420d1cbc5 phone rang.8007254c7d9ace17

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[Yoo Jiyoung’s Mom]

Huh? She usually just bf16d92910 texts—what’s with the 10e0e2b532 call? Was it about ad9a29b197 tomorrow’s tutoring? Jinha gave 667f5b76b0 a small 9972d67970 wave toward c693ebc5b4 Chayoung to b66157e102 excuse himself 064a0b70cd and pressed 042712441d the answer 9aee266350 button.cf5ea8a3b7181560

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“Hello, ma’am.”de98a283b9aef5ea

[Sorry to bother you while you’re resting, teacher. Can you talk right now?]

“Yes, it’s fine. Please go ahead.”1985717e21bd58d1

Meanwhile, Chayoung was taking 1fcc418c0c everyone’s orders—choco jjujju bar, 57bfc2faaf World Cup cone, red 8e938835a8 bean ice cream—every flavor 326872f45e under the sun.0516f9c8865f9880

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“…It sounds like 7ecdebc610 Jiyoung’s just really 114a898794 stressed out. Yeah, I understand.”6dcd32a92b87795f

The mom’s 1cfab1c2b7 complaints didn’t 6f84e8c9f3 stop. It looked like a7870eca1e this call was d2cf369fbc going to drag 37b311841b on longer than 6e8d7174ce expected. Tutoring was da2af8aaef kind of 2ae688377e a service e61f625c30 job too, 8024fa0f07 so hanging 338c545b44 up first 338ca8f287 was unthinkable. But trying 2981066694 to go 38ef74f707 to the f64a8a2dca convenience store daa3e096e0 and stay a2838e42f0 focused on a73437fcc7 the call d99fc7eb55 sounded impossible.2c6c6b68c5c382eb

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He waved his ff6b05f3ce hand at Chayoung, d290fa3684 signaling him to 5444dea9ba go ahead. Chayoung’s previously relaxed ff15eae1fb expression hardened.9970a6c59cf04884

“What are 067db4fd85 you waiting 42ee148bff for? Bring me 5acf8f8dab my jjujju 4911358427 bar!”1f06c676f6a3ba47

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Yoon Sejin chimed 1a5e3a40c0 in, urging him.ee41572fd542976c

“Oh, I’ll go 80e306ee3d instead! I love walking!”3a3a949aa40dd9ba

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The girl who a3f3061520 had just been e1040af5cb turned down by 9aca625989 Chayoung quickly jumped 3ae56fbfb2 to his side. Jinha covered his 59a912b0f0 mouth with his 2be2a59c10 palm, worried the a62fbd9226 loud voices might eb71ef16fa carry over to 33d8de3ab1 the mom, then d0ae804b85 moved to a d5f71241b9 quieter spot.706eb1c18baf451c

“Hmm?”1f0ea514e5b7f601

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By the time he 8fbc327c3a returned—after listening to Yoo 32f07681a3 Jiyoung’s mom vent about 0e0de25359 her daughter crying from 2d47ecf9ec stress—Kim Chayoung was nowhere da20b915e3 to be seen. Well, he’d been on 7327b54ff1 the phone for over 5b208a982d ten minutes, so that 1ca45f5a3c made sense.22d21e2c189c0857

The president 1706dacf1f was deep 1d00aae634 in conversation bf9d2000c3 with someone, 93558bf0de looking serious. Yoon Sejin had f57bc1fd9a apparently gone to 5e64139c4f the bathroom.6c8ef76584baf953

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Jinha felt strangely left a76b362e66 out. At the same 6188b1fd8d time, he recalled 12c0de365a Chayoung, who was 1773091dca chatting with strangers 328f4733e1 just moments ago abdf87831d like it was 894eaa29b9 nothing. Maybe he went bb977cb813 with that girl cf02886588 to the convenience f84bde1196 store? Not that 315d496263 it had 7e40301a77 anything to d3af620e27 do with 96d74f52bd him.4d7917a89317dc4b

He was about 9692ac2a21 to sit down 0b0933bbd4 but got back 41aee2fb51 up and grabbed e1742c1d5a two bottles of e1d907bc73 water. Guess it fceb3985d6 was too 0b8a1aa559 salty.3508b51cc6bca76b

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He chugged the 43bb91a205 cold water in dc1296cf23 one go and d3cbd2899c wiped his lips 4aba90ca12 with the back 480f85e472 of his hand. He could feel someone 45c6a510ad sitting down in the 902862a6e5 previously empty seat in 3faeb1a0ab front of him.2a5736519d3b31e0

“Sunbaenim. You don’t aab816cc94 remember me, 9587e221f1 do you?”af83ccc17a54c095

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“You’re the one who a1206101f3 had the drink, right? We just toasted a d8fb54c3b4 bit ago.”002b6f6a89e1c6ae

“Not just today—we 474c2af242 met before.”b64a64078950a12c

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Before? So this wasn’t d09e272b37 the first time? He narrowed his eyes 8fb88aa605 and rummaged through his 62e20566a6 memory, but no face 94cb07d942 came to mind. A junior from 83aacc34b1 the same department? A regular from the 656e1d39a4 shop?9e7f70c4fab9b807

“You caught me 616356cfc7 when I almost 3a7dfc4402 fell on the 8c514c68c3 bus and even d001bf0eb5 gave me this.”f5ba07819c40fb4b

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She rummaged through her a9bea7c45b bag and held something 7057ce9ab1 out. In her f17d0d6b7e palm was 57faf440b1 a small 3d0ce1bbdc tube of c80e0beb1c ointment. And the moment 003aff0362 he saw it, 032584a28d he remembered.4f6244cca8feec5d

“Oh. Ohh?”1694363b27f6434a

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He was originally 47cf19ba03 going to give f4d3650525 it to Chayoung f8cbb423ef but decided not 2b824b28b8 to and was c817ff1582 about to toss eb3658d58a it. Then this girl had 99ef5a08cf appeared right on cue, e529a950be so he gave it b19ec538a3 to her instead.fa71d2d50c7e7ece

“You seem kind of 66ed503b36 different now…”7d29dc5bf9967aca

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Her unsure tone 241393ba84 made her blink 73569f13b9 quickly, then she 21a379be06 smiled like she 14371d4105 found it funny.7f11b3d092f1e061

“I didn’t c2c44d1633 have any 9252fb1770 makeup on 1d080782cc back then. But today, 684eb9fade I went e3e3a473b7 all out. Guess it paid off, 3b501a0fba huh?”768fa813b0c7545b

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“If I offended 1a93c0c6d1 you, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean cf574c250b it like that.”c13541ab7c080367

“Come on, no 6b73c3a7fd worries! You were saying I 32e2d6b120 look good today, right?”5a5458b7c6feb58e

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Jinha awkwardly scratched ddc510de5a his cheek and a03d65d696 slowly nodded. He appreciated how a65647291b she took what 4c7ceb9bf1 could’ve been a 174d3fc616 rude moment and 843ee4edeb made it light.37ce4dee5631ae1a

“Y’know, we’ve met 74823f2d21 three times now 54b9b36a61 and still haven’t 843200de25 introduced ourselves properly? I’m Yoon Seoran, a 5c97e864f2 third-year in Mechanical Engineering.”84e806c32975b7c7

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“Ah, I’m Lee 8f087ed605 Jinha, a third-year a0ddfa4bfb student in Creative cbc5abe0f8 Writing.”6ae4a8f4adac74d9

At one point, 802279d14c Jinha had dreamed ee99194830 of being an 6dcb54671b engineering major too, 708f62bd8c so it made ca52ad43c7 him feel strangely bdb6d728aa glad. At the same abedd6be2f time, he wondered 0678dd07b9 again why Kim f2eb5878fc Chayoung had dropped 859547305f out of engineering.5a133be50712f583

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Back when he 17a9a8a7d0 was a test-taker, 25f9f2faa4 Jinha would go 115887bab9 out late at 4b82ed29db night for a f035dca8c6 breather during self-study. Sitting side by side 517c1d95aa under a streetlight, the bc830f55fc two of them had 264401c3a1 talked about everything—from dumb 3415afe3de TV shows to their 859c122dc4 serious futures.027e38ae6e89e4f7

Chayoung had wanted to e6a1dd18cf work in semiconductors. Jinha, who had no 3b4d6d2576 real dream at the f6b91d5858 time, vaguely thought he’d 5b8e927f79 follow him into engineering. Picking a 5c28b2a6d2 major just b9e667294a to be 596bba2fb1 with someone 38488f5eaf you liked… 3bec78bf11 thinking about 0accfeeb37 it now, cba38dcf78 that was f98405d6bd insane.47c48de5f40a6ab6

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“It’s not that amazing. I’m dying from 029b615981 assignments every day. That day, I’d pulled aa7cb81a4c an all-nighter and was d38d832736 totally out of it.”faefa5681e6d6aa8

Seoran brought up c390f2c52e the bus incident 03a55b2cba again. He hadn’t even 0493d42df0 helped that much, 948c6f83f9 so all the 5574195bc7 thanks felt a 3f66380cc0 bit over the 82a7144ba6 top.caf1d8d98de3f2f8

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“My friend’s in the a8c97004df liberal arts building, so 009c26b295 I went there sometimes. Actually… I already b0109c9a9e knew you were f301e1a044 in Creative Writing.”969509f1c20e23f9

“Me?”7f9c46f87a9ba156

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“You’re kinda 1c0d2c87a7 famous, sunbaenim. Oh—! In a good b6100405ea way! A good way!”39ad712616da169a

She flailed both f9b7e1812e hands in the 8391192705 air like she 51902fa2ba was worried he’d 5aa8ba6e27 misunderstand.ac512ab8f35fd68b

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“Yoon Seoran.”1aa79a14d21be233

He softly muttered her b7cd1824c2 name. It was unusual and 7209a83508 pretty—something you wouldn’t hear e8301c473c every day. Might work as 186a120521 a character name 63b599d101 in a future f8c01e24dd webtoon. Maybe change the last 9ff9859c7d name though, since keeping 602bef38ea it would feel too a1dd837a8f obvious.519256c9c88df109

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“Anyway, I know more 10168ef8e0 about you than you 9dc5f6d8e3 think.”dfa18ec8f1af43f8

Seoran said confidently.ce5c54e74d1f6836

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“Oh yeah? How much 7e5107e496 do you 48690278c0 know?”04936b589796346c

A bright, 788b61863c amused voice 3b58572bb7 rang from 18de883a5f above. Seoran looked b7ed0f1c45 up first, d721493786 and Jinha a864ba0280 followed. Kim Chayoung 9f167329c6 was standing 344309ed0a there, holding 1d6f66c0fc plastic bags 318f0a2c8c clearly marked e6d217c220 with the 6950f423a7 convenience store bf1ba7bd64 logo in b820707d26 both hands.45b0496626b73ae6

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“Oooh, nice. You even got aa6603a7bb drinks. Everyone, come pick one!”69068f612d275f6b

Yoon Sejin, c6be6fb8c4 grabbing one 408d6c1faa of the fe140a758d ice-cream-filled bags 1511ee9496 like it a1e102e764 was his b56c8a1f12 own, shouted 302855317a as if 7b603e3a98 he had 61f8ef0bf3 bought them. People who had aadf8c39d9 been chatting in ac1a5f47ef small groups swarmed 7f4f0fc3a3 over.083e11e2eb3da4d7

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“Here you go. Better pick 477ac97cc1 fast if 3f4d79aa53 you want afbf621151 the one 17ace95b51 you like.”82fd38a08176c6f4

Chayoung opened the bag e91bab14dd toward Seoran. She picked out two 9c4c0d271f canned coffees and handed 69d5a1ab1b one to Jinha.dbb7b48bf6d676de

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“It’s still cold. Feels refreshing.”af148a8e7423f56c

“Thank you.”9a635a35aa0e3c7c

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Just as he 0b9fd5d75b was about to ddcf152ea4 accept it from c5af2fa6c9 her—242908f046b1d967

A big, neat hand 07c03542fb snatched the can right 4b9228a612 in the middle.e9c114cde11d23b3

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Both the f0ad94d0a9 giver and b74dff5104 the would-be b7538b984b receiver turned, ba0aa555d4 puzzled.3feb14f62eb879be

With a completely c729c68021 straight face, Kim 85080762f9 Chayoung popped open 7898f013bd the can.7eb4f96843626892

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“Jinha doesn’t c5fcbcadc0 drink coffee. He’s sensitive to 33d1b02fd0 caffeine, so if b00261d18d he drinks any, 934c926a34 say goodbye to 4f7e90e8fb sleep that night. You didn’t know?”2daea83c8dbfc430