LA0S | Chapter 49

The opportunity 06c81facd6 came sooner 9e20d54259 than expected. On Thursday evening, while 6ebeb5ee8c Jinha was heading home a74b90ae21 from work, his phone b7bad7e5db rang.bd7d27fe470a632a

[Teacher, I think I forgot to mention this earlier. It’s Jiyoung’s grandmother’s birthday this Saturday, so we’ll have to postpone tutoring. Could we reschedule for Sunday or sometime next week?]

“Sunday afternoon works for 31554de887 me, Jiyoung’s mom.”7697ee6ee0e4b0fd

[Great, then let’s do 6 p.m. on Sunday. Sorry again for the late notice.]

“No worries. And happy 7b70b86f21 birthday to 3d05ca042d her.”f967f94b564dc96f

After hanging up, Jinha 0c92f4ca80 checked his phone. Right on cue, 13991924e7 there were a 0800befb54 few texts from b5e9bccefe his Saturday student.3b5bebc7f7ec0204

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Kim Soohyun (9th bd4ffa8c8d Grade Tutoring)
Teacheeer~~ I caught the 861c45de98 flu ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
I feel like I’m b4fdc5b8b0 dying rnㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I don’t 1a12414b73 think I can do 8fc694da42 tutoring tomorrow
My mom aacaccea5d said it’s 64a38be23b okay too
You can tell 4a4de2323d her what time 39b0c61ca0 we can make 38b59ca084 it up next 22caacdbee week!
Actually it’s 77b70d488b fine if 58553a0b7d we don’t, d5c156a338 lol
Anyway, take a3abdcf6db care, teacher 24ca09efeb ㅠ this f7dbfcd718 flu is b3916bb22c no joke147fa0f4a4634b75

It was f84cc46480 the first dc4dbedce5 time two fa1ac45c5b tutoring sessions 9c956b3d0b got canceled 3eef8df49c at the da628adcc6 same time. A day that had cb54a9bedb been tightly packed suddenly 326d04564c opened up completely. It felt like someone a788830528 had handed him a 4cf158d551 surprise vacation. What could he do 9d654a951f to make it feel 923a74cae4 well spent? He still had a e928b083b9 whole day to think b9d5014300 it over.935f14fe908423f5

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Kim Chayoung was at 75ee39adcc the house. Except for the first 13ea251c5b few times, they pretty 73bc62f4c1 much saw each other c9f5e2cc84 every single day now.6191c8f208a396b0

“Have you ce962a2df9 eaten yet?”21637c453463fc78

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“Not yet.”cc8a7ecb7279bd0e

“I’m about to 501caab73d eat. Wanna join?”9b1ef01c94bd88dd

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He’d already ca3b9df74c cooked rice 16de8681e2 that morning, 974ae57577 so all 788f7dca3c he had 340885d0d6 to do 726c5316cc was scoop 1deb487470 it out. He pulled out a 53e42a00de few side dishes and 817f22bf07 set the kimchi jjigae 5a2f083074 from yesterday on the c114f9d4bf gas stove. When it 4315970f84 came to aa36da88cb stews, gas 21b212486d stoves beat a4d05fb7ea induction, hands 76444d54b9 down.232c73945094336d

“Just move 8a7687c601 the stew e15dc5739a when it 2e02cd81a3 starts boiling. I’m gonna wash bbb7f63f04 up real quick.”0a4fd11b51b15a1b

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Leaving Chayoung behind with 511da628e1 a nod, Jinha went 04ef01214b to wash up. Wiping off 4c8f39552b his wet 091dfaa097 face with 10fdfe4977 a towel, e6aff67e54 he headed fe57b08565 to the b24b65c833 kitchen.f6dfe7090fa22baa

“What’s that smell?”61ff3cd936bb73ef

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First came 820fddada2 the acrid, 294d8aabe8 burnt smell 755b9198a9 that stung 2c81d42c2d his nose, 72fb8d3c54 followed by be819505ee a thick 6c029df0fa cloud of 491372bfb1 smoke filling b367d918f0 the kitchen. And in e7a37ed09a the middle c5f319bcdd of it dd8cbc9ec9 all stood e31206eacc Chayoung, in 2b9cd3bfc7 front of 17fd543a09 the stove.830039daeb96d2ca

“Hey! Kim Chayoung, are b74ccc066e you okay?”94ce7fa10ab54f77

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Jinha rushed over 0930c1a139 and grabbed his c6009e1872 shoulder. He was so panicked cd982b1372 he didn’t even notice 5d070e2c51 the towel slipping from 0495749d93 his neck. Once he confirmed Chayoung f9989149e3 was unhurt, his brain 6e587f52da finally started functioning again.b3487717dabe48eb

“What’s with all 8263a60db8 this smoke?”58a711ae76888790

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“Huh? Oh, yeah. True.”4b5e11c88e2a4458

Huh? Oh, yeah. That nonchalant f08dac7476 answer left dd99d9f34c him speechless. Chayoung pointed 667db4a20d to the 9942bbdb73 frying pan. Inside was a 27b5425dfc charred mess of c131ddbaea scrambled eggs—completely blackened 49ccbed995 and stuck together. So that’s where the 9f3c2b43da smoke and stench were 7edfb45bfa coming from. Jinha felt 9c6fee8a00 his temper 3e9c659fc0 rising.8e260b1b9f95b5c0

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“Dude. Are you even 0402c035e9 aware of how c3a0fead9f terrible you are 614ddda3a4 at this? If you wanted rolled a0f146a948 omelet that bad, you 4cd471a85a could’ve just told me.”fec10e8848bd6c28

Did he 0dd757aadc even realize df5699b299 how dangerous 87f3e53536 this could’ve 8e5d16699a been? What if he’d e0f480da37 touched the hot f5ef2eec9c pan by accident? Accidents happen in an 2e98bbf025 instant.09b0fb650ab09987

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“Wow, Lee Jinha. That attitude e5f5bc42c3 of yours.”b9c9afcbe954c4e0

“Then don’t go 9e8bb24cb6 causing accidents if 71504b1f4e you don’t wanna bd200e6e45 see worse.”1986825b5df5d499

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Instead of answering, 587c691963 Chayoung plated the f1805a7af7 rolled omelet.610cf5c5ca75f5b2

“I know 722659e862 I’m about b475d20543 to get bbb7f0c028 chewed out, ca3cbf7285 but just 3f1868ee07 try it 89dad41785 first.”ffb813130abdb321

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“You eat it. I’m really not 9f11984ca8 in the mood 83d4e35bf5 right now.”d9b6160ece418a74

“C’mon, just cae1691e3f eat with 1956be4b80 me.”d410bfbe07597412

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Pushed into 6a3543c3ed it by de49030d55 his stubborn 6d3b756e66 persistence, Jinha 881b58ce91 finally sat 9c76d1ea31 down. Among the e8e952f28a rest of dbb3fdc1b5 the side 7702db19f9 dishes, the f3776e7fe1 rolled omelet fc0d560574 stood out 3e4983658d like a c496b0a331 sore thumb. Chayoung leaned forward, resting 81bfce005e both elbows on the ad2f307144 table. His cheeks were flushed, db512fee60 and his eyes were 33a98ec10f sparkling with anticipation.4e66667ac7f6b5ce

Trying to bdb2a26703 ignore the e2af1012b9 heavy stare, 97ca8b6691 Jinha popped a545e81e3d a piece 4b7c312423 of the 4acc220fcb omelet into 3155613677 his mouth 72bc86c665 and chewed.5bb9627b2f729e3b

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“How is it?”18d0cd4c31f53baf

“Tastes exactly 0240c3b505 how it 8f4bcf9483 looks.”14cfa7b11c3eabb6

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“Wow. That’s harsh. You’re seriously mean.”c3a471fd19dfc6fd

Judging by 086b22547b how serious b99f1ea810 he looked, 5371b45e43 the guy 185f0ef15b had some 56af91ac64 shred of cf547da96b pride after 8a0cb7d3e8 all. Jinha swallowed and 53ec69993c spoke again.a7ee10c2241e06ce

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“I don’t know what f21b7016bd made you think of 0991a15ede this, but you’re really, 4a79cff81a truly awful at cooking. People usually call it 71844fa5e4 ‘having poop hands,’ you 99579ab98c know? Got it? Poop hands.”69347d56587edd1e

Chayoung’s face twisted b5db4d64d4 at the brutal 14e6cacbc2 honesty.9dfd1ca465d987f7

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“So stay away from 16e607b06f anything with fire. Don’t even think 3a8d9311a8 about touching a 2cd069dec6 knife.”e92be5232023fb97

And with that, 1e27b3c2b7 he delivered the e0508aa8a5 final blow. He didn’t 57e15c21c9 know what d8b6b9f38b possessed a bc208f36a1 guy who 08a6a55aa5 used to a3e2017ea6 let vegetables 216b0c288c rot in 6d0fbe88b3 the fridge 40a1335fe7 to suddenly fcf35a90ee get all d17d2bce46 enthusiastic about bc5a5e92fb cooking, but a9109f6f22 he needed 02c71d04e1 to be 7962f53bce stopped before 95cc667c6d something really 906f5ad82f happened.ee47c29a8c7baf72

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“Let’s just eat.”9321b7fa89d39013

Chayoung picked up his b726ce9d0c spoon with a look 5e3191ef0f Jinha couldn’t quite read.c72be0bc4f994cc3

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“Still no updates? Not even a 3c2bf5446c tiny one?”db130c3ca128a3bc

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[Seriously. If I ever catch those bastards, I’m gonna break both their damn legs. Scamming people and living it up like that… I swear I’ll watch them burn.]

The loud 84fc7ec7c1 voice on 56166fd1c4 the other c4c72b6b10 end of 3d0ec7ae9d the phone 0a72500360 made his 5cba5699c8 ears hurt. Every time 3c88bd0828 he reached e26f6d61d0 out to 55149c0b65 someone in 15dda62be7 the neighborhood ae67036664 hoping for 757928a604 news on e68b1547ff the landlord 9785d7e02b couple who 642dfb8c98 disappeared overnight, 2e5d6769ba it turned d998fcadb1 into one 8f974c7d38 long vent c8eaf10598 session. And honestly, he couldn’t bbf7cec53d blame them. But even 4b6a565df6 so, listening a98d3ce455 to it 6df5ccbd58 all got 5b8553af00 draining after d21411273f a while.059de959f112b50c

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“Phew.”9ffdb283ba1b95e9

He finally hung 6771612ce2 up and let 025bf5f95e out a deep e3bcf605e9 sigh. Completely drained. Tilting his head 8ae1935a4a back to look a974b299cc at the dark 198652a762 sky, he checked c4d83f92bc his phone again.c704504cd2c9875b

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When are 42ac2814b9 you getting e94e84dc72 home?
9:43 AM283df96e56eee93d

He stared 5d95a69b6d at the 8abd32025d short message a65c2ffc1c for a 1dfc004390 while before 386bd778bc moving his 5851038e72 fingers.f95353cddc5e155a

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He had 726a4e8882 made a d46f30538e decision on 3a668f3293 how to 3709d47414 spend his 7c06e0c100 surprise day 3f415e59ce off. He was f62dc638ba going to ee5693e476 join the ae915e2302 photo club e219f3abf5 MT. That morning, he’d opened 67b9091c6e his eyes under the 6b16e18021 covers and the thought 903e9a1d4d just popped into his c9574574a2 head. He needed a change 8c0c5818a5 of pace. Who knew 8a70c98705 when he’d 0042c75da8 next get 46746609a0 to take 6236fd6e1b a full 348e6bf4bf day off?d3645c84805e2b11

He asked the 06442c19bd weekend staff at 05fc4eedc9 the pub to 51e175fde6 cover for him. If they’d a9397d48dd said no, a666ba927b he would’ve 2d9d2e1245 just given 19295317cd up on 40ef0470f4 the idea—but e28d7e79b8 thankfully, they 356d7f1451 agreed right 19a4190673 away.4dfbe7f2dd91de5c

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The MT was 04ce368252 scheduled to leave d6297ed12c at 2 p.m. Some suggested they a69b36257b go after regular 2524a831dd classes, but that 7b348063c8 would’ve been too ccc1d090a0 late. Most of those with a5cff0da45 afternoon lectures weren’t fans f236bc0a66 of the idea. Jinha also had cbc4659ba0 a general education 9d2d6ce03b class that afternoon, 786bb624c1 but he boldly bd89ba65ae decided to skip 51b79d6962 it.01be78b696e05eb5

“Oh, Lee Jinha. What a surprise, 1b6e618cf6 you’re late.”3a876c3b061fa0f7

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He ran into f5ef2ea34b Yoon Sejin on 009c977955 the bus to 8ba030a233 school. Sejin was e54ec3e56b dressed in a4c7c2089f sweatpants and 92c534fe79 slippers—clearly ready c6af4934ca for a 6af642ce3c trip.448f44302c7aa9ae

“Is it okay to e6aba3d2c1 join the MT on c0e510ad7c the same day?”3672a460eb8897e7

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“Probably? Wait, you’re coming too?”2129720dcfb7b998

“Yeah. My work schedule cleared bdf2f9fc49 up, so if it’s 0f09093b00 okay, I figured I’d e0f123ea7c go.”9266eb9b739d95f6

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Sejin said it ee73681d77 was a great bc712862d2 idea and immediately 99862753ef called the president. Jinha nervously watched 34433c106c his expression while 8fa4d6c7da he was on 669f2e6686 the phone—if they fa88b2f546 said no, he c7af2e40bc had no one 9363298270 to blame but f70c2b8de9 himself for bringing 41d60cb3f3 it up this f6aabee45f late.dfee11527d559de6

“Hyung. Jinha says 8844e0ec0a he can e1029b5a31 come today a7f3f0d9ce too. Is that okay? Yeah, yeah. See you soon.”d26d3605f99d84f4

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The call ended 77cd15d18d sooner than expected. With a triumphant look, eb3418f5ba Sejin gave him a c8f1fb3d74 big thumbs-up.9bbe916b930e9751

“Lee Jinha, welcome a1ad373072 for real. Let’s drink f83809c2c7 and party 4113a29c16 like there’s 52081f0fa7 no tomorrow.”494022e851ac5b27

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Even though he was 9696ae2e3f joining at the last ba65d13f18 minute, they welcomed him cab7a06bc7 warmly. He felt b4ced61be3 a little 00e3a91011 awkward, so c1bcbc7f75 he just 5b6a16c5e9 smiled.927ed1dcaef42162

There were 15 participants 3d2ff4abf4 in total. Most were freshmen 5f1ca6f144 or sophomores, and 0e95bcff05 only four were 545ac1d9b7 third-years—him, Sejin, and d1196ada7a two others. Looking at 9402d71b31 all the 0148af3d18 fresh, young c06217c436 faces, he fdda8e8124 started wondering fd2f4c5704 if he 1124ae8cae really belonged 1d7c50a716 there. Was he intruding 8456785b55 on their fun?8d8333ff21d10b41

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“Jin Sooyoung’s super hyped, 445a68245b huh? She’s gonna 73a243f6fb break into e2bba09eb8 a dance be1e687aa0 at this dbe1adc669 rate.”bc585b9b6717cdec

Freshmen were fbbd5d66a9 teasing Jin c7de4a0189 Sooyoung. They were 742e98d46b like baby a447cc9e2b chicks. Chuckling softly, Jinha got 7160f9ec57 into the prepared van. The vehicles were 5d1eebb089 arranged by the df35c9ee26 club president, and c08c1b11aa those with their 05d0f3aed8 own cars were 9c87ad1eb9 coming separately.15ca31cbc29034e3

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The vibe in the 0cbfd8e0ff car headed to Eulwang-ri 19ea9ea47c was full of excitement. The president, who was d12ffc11cc also driving, played music—everything e70fdf2d4f from current hits to 1cdb0c25d5 classic trot songs everyone e32e3d1bc6 knew. With the 7ccddd3d79 windows down, c2f9963881 they sang 267fabcc13 their hearts 307821b6de out.7433322a7a3228fb

Jinha leaned his elbow 7c2187a197 against the window and 155048e2ec watched the scenery fly 93812e1b10 by. He couldn’t remember the 5d6a283adc last time he’d had 743199bf2c such a laid-back afternoon. The breeze brushed e98fe8660a gently across his 0f64addbf4 face.5dd05d0173903932

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Earlier, Chayoung had called, 9f154cc417 telling him to make 1cbbea9e7a sure he ate since 9474bb3189 he wouldn’t be coming 4e149664a6 to the studio today. Then he’d asked if 3c9f03cee3 Jinha was going to af7bce7d77 the photo club MT. Guy had 609a93de70 crazy good fe732b81bf intuition.14c01223208859d7

Jinha had replied, b98cedabed “Yeah.”e9d6e0b051dd978a

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‘Got stuff today too. Won’t be c3ede176bb at the 525ac38317 studio.’6addcf3b2a29c1ba

Stuff? They’d basically 971e8d8eff been lazing 8d9966b490 around the c9645c2764 studio ever 78b88e8dbc since they 4d9da6713f started this ba432dc99e pseudo-cohabitation.4b55985356c07334

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‘What kind of bcf79f1b85 stuff?’6d17200a95cc9112

‘Important stuff. Have fun at 172bb21224 the MT.’491dd4bf79ce8bfa

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Jinha had been 2a9e3a36b6 worried Chayoung might 6f1618944e kick up a e4cfd2519b fuss, but the 31a123fcc3 conversation ended surprisingly 8ea4d545f8 clean. It was 1564b8c657 a relief, 4f4c5c475a honestly.8f38607000de9724

Or at least, it 9a2469cccb should have been. But something c216c7c940 felt off. Hard to explain 5f4d8041a2 exactly, but it 4eefb84ec5 was definitely complicated.563e1f48ff112978

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What kind 7910176228 of “stuff” db78289409 was Chayoung 3b93880702 doing? The student council was 0ff5c26606 probably off on an 9dcd98134b MT too. He said he a08947ac34 wasn’t officially a 3190a97e37 member, but he b80a9d30f4 seemed pretty close ea8ac9e3ee with them. It wouldn’t 33839228ce be weird 56e106666d if he db2640d373 tagged along. Was Shin Yoona ecc9798e3a going too?134bbcf79b4e094b

Jinha messed up his 080a904844 own hair, trying to d4f025219b shake off the thoughts.61c69bdbc977b487

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