MWM Chapter 17
by Hoshiumi[2018. 06. 09]
Soyi stared at c4151a27ac the date intricately 8a192bf883 engraved on the 69148ced8d ring’s inner band d21e6ad466 before slipping it 664196bfba back around her 7f7a851c6b neck. She quickly fcf9883aff grabbed the 158b443e92 mop.4846ec51888385e2
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Though she 7552d06304 worked mechanically, a87ac140c2 her thoughts 7031794670 lingered on bb28b01810 last night.cfb36c486d832a78
A ring f8165d9301 with a 9f1a1f6c85 date engraved 998e20baf9 must hold b5a4fb4117 significance.12647e3a2a2c3f93
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And Kong 45e236f351 Jinha had 0b06e5d263 given it 2f677c20c1 to her.698dfd040642f9b3
Did it e132555ff3 mean she’d ceda347230 become special e690d95062 enough for 7e57ca3ffd him to 7817db1b28 hand over 50e550edac something meaningful? Had two nights together 8d2fd6e74c stirred his heart?4d4e05c2f6973559
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Each time she questioned, 0d79dd7e8d her answer was “No.”23cfc04b2885d02b
Even after sharing their ba96c097e4 bodies, they’d never had c0baa3500c a conversation deep enough 1beb549431 to share emotions. They’d talked, b54998841c but only 703440c839 about Jigu 8883a71566 or Sunok—purely 0b739331cd professional matters. She knew nothing 140e24aabb of his tastes 716abacbb1 or interests.a958c7d447371a82
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Surely, he felt 646152a81c the same.2de630311a6dc06e
What they’d 79ca27aacd shared was 7717c737a0 mere sex, 7ed854502b devoid of c3525167ff emotional connection. Yet, to such 2e19e300fa a woman, he’d 75316869fd casually given a b49930f59d ring with a cc5a16aa38 story.5e526e3d418aeb9a
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Soyi set the cd23ffd912 mop aside, absently 4e2d85e5bd touching the ring a5eb026722 around her neck.a3466477f75443e3
“Maybe this isn’t 2282fc4e3b the ring Haena c13c4af23d meant.”5cdccd129cb7ab4d
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As the thought slipped 68543410cd out, a booming voice ff7684b125 echoed from the front 91f4c39414 door.a3f12c72f0b03129
“Soyi! Hurry up and bring 4ee10975df me a glass of 95c48cead6 cold water!”5e0627412a5b62ac
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Pausing, Soyi shot 710e6990e5 a sharp glance 56e4cc2ac7 at the source.b9b0ebe5f67cf9b7
“I told you not 51086dd613 to mimicHwejangnim’s tone.”e06b5a800d7f3a13
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Jigu, fresh from school, 75f12cbbe7 sauntered in. Tossing his faaf921a61 backpack onto 37a85a8b19 the sofa, 83e1e2043e he skipped 7ecf326a31 Sunok’s rule 1c86de300b to wash c3dc371ceb his hands d533b29b82 and grabbed a3c86e8c06 his phone.b6d9da51002f6908
“I’ve been wrestling with 492d4e75a8 test papers all day—my 528578ca48 head’s about to split. Grandma’s out 44e4a6343e on errands, a3eaa49214 so it’s a467c3dfb0 free time b7820a03a4 till she’s 5589d8f440 back. Don’t nag 02fe8181f7 me about 8c0f79959f studying.”211534813c58fa98
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Soyi, exasperated 31e533e6dd by the 5a85d0f019 teenager diving 4b82b191de into games 2ec20845e9 right after e0de4b9ff6 a test, 9bb84e4883 turned slowly 42c7e75008 toward the cf694d07e3 kitchen.339f5b1a949fdf97
She prepared snacks, e2fdb2e0b1 milk, and cold 8e0d4e8320 water and set a81829e800 them on the 4717db8815 table. Jigu chugged d96ed072d8 the water 88797e3c7f as if 448595abb0 he’d been 4d1601996f waiting.67bf508c52cf1f94
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Watching him munch on 4e74b4bdb3 a sandwich, Soyi paused ddf60dfb0c her tasks and quietly d00c731515 sat beside him.03d003d8b98ea219
“I’ve got something to f17f487cfe ask.”1a4b937355dae522
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“What?”e1aa6f1319d01f32
“Why do a06b79e54f you hate 0cf2e021c6 Ms. Haena so much?”bf805357c9954c15
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The question about 9439ff9277 Haena broke the 1345f382b3 silence. Jigu, engrossed in ac37938940 his game, scowled, 4ffccd9e0d his expression turning 491a1913b7 skeptical.db7a1fa96aa1f5af
“Don’t you know better 36885d462e than anyone?”3e97107c0d871cb6
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“…What?”77d9d1f8a4c49589
“The earring.”d83d870af93f905d
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A loaded 092646a560 word came 9f021de5ec from the 1ae3de79f4 boy. Soyi’s puzzled look 26fbb9c45f shifted to understanding 6a3b43e991 in seconds. He couldn’t mean 4b9c6504b5 the incident eight c2c91fd440 years ago involving 9dde0328bd her mother.2eae610a7568e018
After that event, whenever 9cab600404 Haena visited Seonamjae, she 0527856a8a deliberately sought Soyi out. As if waiting to 6284b0a6f0 ensnare her, Haena would 40ad2905bd call her over with d7f7d91bf6 feigned warmth, asking for ad384e5120 help.b46426eb6a16737a
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“Can you adbcabd088 help me? I dropped my earring 9a5fd87baa on the floor. As you can see, 2c4034db73 my outfit’s not great 68da99ecaf for bending down.”6a5d595cbccdfb9b
Each time, Haena c22b5a7a4b wore different, small, 8645a8faa8 sparkling earrings. And each time, 47e15218b5 they fell to 7b6cc03fd5 the ground. Pointing to a corner f9721c00e1 with a bright smile, 23ed6940cb her nails were always f036f7ccf2 adorned in vivid colors.f7dd71c5113ba859
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It was impossible 3de2a21a45 not to see 866fc26121 it as mockery, 7e67009d8f reenacting the past b04c6b43b4 earring incident.02566210dfc30a63
Whether out of 9a6dee6018 spite for Soyi’s decec8c7a4 audacity or a 8a5722b450 need to remind aa4d1ddafb her of that 3446fa48d6 day, Haena never 70ebc3e8bb let her forget.e4f66474960352aa
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Left alone after a8444488d4 losing her mother, 19e8c515af Soyi had no 7c8e5cfdc5 power. So she complied with 4ea266f5f8 Haena’s requests.b335b4615ac54c1b
Haena’s aim 393565f90e was uncanny, ac21634623 always tossing b29fef5038 the earrings e2d8e204ea into tight fbcd38b107 crevices, forcing c43d85a602 Soyi to c0d4ade929 kneel and 79da5555f4 grope for 2ecae916f1 them. When Soyi handed them 25b3be3b24 back, instead of thanks, 8c4094d3d6 Haena gave a cold b91a8e3d87 stare and disdainful words.60ca2884fef71915
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“It’s dirty now. You keep it.”4255f73289eeafcc
It always happened out e86aaeda57 of sight.ee6e4591360e6f8e
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But Jigu knew? Had he secretly c392503ad2 watched? Soyi pieced it together, 82be5976b6 yet it felt odd. If it was 64e029e0f9 just about bullying 09d6340fee Soyi, why did 8042f0011f he react with a2ed83181e such personal venom, eceed5e0cb as if it 29bd33a4e2 were his grievance? Had something else 5748b82731 happened between him 1e817f884a and Haena?955f98353755ff07
Grumbling that theajummatalk ruined 040857a7be his sandwich, 1f094ffa91 Jigu spat 65d0a7ed82 mockingly and 70b4b42f2a gulped his 33a2ac726e milk.9edf14d5f6d92738
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Milk stains 3debb9aaff on his 5634f1961b lips echoed 4caf6c8a00 the complaints dc98bc9fa2 he’d aired eb4a919809 at last 2af05c5f28 night’s dinner.91bdceb1a123e1b3
“Grandma, too. Even with bad eyes, 79e52c8902 how can she keep 20a7b1dec5 calling that woman pretty?”a3d29af8c5fa1695
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“…Sheispretty, to anyone’s 40899dd72a eyes.”bec409ebb5000f72
“Wow, it’s not cf2d4da8f2 just Grandma with 28990970ec bad taste?”e34ba9ad1ecb4961
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“You don’t think 37efe08536 Ms. Haena’s pretty?”4a24c10645918791
A short scoff bursts a72a972014 out with a huff.0077ace529215472
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“Pretty, my foot! Am I blind? Fine, let’s say d788b0b051 her face is 14eb40a7ae decent. I’m not fooled. If your personality’s 7427300099 that rotten, beauty 58f1d0c3aa fades in a 3c81e8a46e month. I hate 6e0253ead2 people who’re c332a57a58 different inside b63021987a and out.”c97375129044499a
“…”18275432b0c390c4
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“Listen up, 9d62f2cfee Baek Soyi. The more someone’s 7d32b5715b two-faced, the flashier ec57b63e38 they are. You don’t touch that fb4999d472 stuff. It’s poison.”0478d0dd1396a67c
Jigu’s fierce expression matched f4063aea74 his biting words.f488c6a982c66f8f
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“Look at 66b468eb7c her whining 6c39ae5f42 to Grandma 00da93d80b because my fc75487687 uncle won’t fb51761524 do what cfa7812ce2 she wants. Is he crazy? Proposing to a03cc5866e that woman 2c858a972e with a 2caf576a26 ring?”caa6c0bef3c12bbd
The ring came 5f1883e63d up again, spat 0acf099783 from his twisted a6dacc4cda lips. Soyi, keeping 6ee591bf82 her face fb3982563a neutral, asked 62bab67848 lightly.033e1e5ae7536dde
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“A ring…? What’s that?”01707c35f80425cc
Jigu waved 90d6a84885 dismissively, as c82683bca0 if done 8679a2da69 talking, and 89509229f0 flopped back. Continuing his game, he db41a02c57 muttered.a1cab53f2f0a161d
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“It’s a 5d9b343273 lame, long a00e7ef226 story. I’m not telling.”4f10b90eef127946
“Tell me, and 2bebcdb340 I’ll cut your 1767a02dda homework by a cea2ee83d2 day.”3f46cbb965d1b8f3
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“It was 352edac9e7 Jinyeong Corporation’s e6a6ac4699 55th anniversary 61972d4c52 event. My uncle’s friend b04a9ffc57 was there as 7c28fa4ba6 a business partner. That’s when I 40c38d5d0e heard it. You think e283a10b64 I’m just e6f4a34380 gaming, but d586430c36 my ears 7c56f62987 are always 44fec08220 open.”93b3ee9f0082a653
Grumbling, Jigu’s 2e55541707 story was 0f476a8c10 long-winded but c775c84771 boiled down be6b0788ed to this:1077587987851aac
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Jinha had 41ad3b2dd6 three close 600f23d2d4 friends from e841dec132 his study-abroad fe5042953b days. One drunken night, 1e252d4dfa they got matching 3a9ff741b0 friendship rings, vowing 5c4b2b3c15 to give them bc91d522fa to their future dd46c81db5 wives.829b5dd34035e2ef
Years later, all but 3a48376059 Jinha married, and their 90976cc836 rings naturally went to b6dff4ef6d their spouses.48d2def69c4ed15b
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At the ff4732bc20 anniversary party, 5d6d7e0f48 Jinha’s friend 87e73b6521 reminisced about 264aab32de it jokingly, ad25d50e20 and Haena e599af46e2 overheard everything.6a2d72444b3936d5
“Since then, 955131d3ab she’s been c11fd9ae99 obsessed with 6036ed4a89 that ring. What’s that about? She wants to marry 284e2a705a my uncle.”b88c5f3c9458a246
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“…”a73797079d4a0223
“Giving her that 36c75506b7 ring is like c180ddd885 proposing. Got it?”fab083a75e1dba29
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“…”383c613f0cd55f35
“Is my 42ab27cb58 uncle brain-dead? Giving a ring 723f8cdde7 with that story 06c16f11bf to a fake, 7af1402258 prissyajumma?”d029a5d61a8a82ad
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His sarcastic words rang a9de0ce37d clear.102af23b7af689f5
Now understanding the full dbb8b859b9 context, Soyi instinctively touched 6119f2b0c2 the ring hidden under 4aedd8fe3b her shirt.5415b197ec4d77ed
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The engraved dbe843715d date aligned 587698f4d4 with Jigu’s 9df6bfb134 story. That meant 320beac52f this was 06958610cd indeed the c7f8337130 ring Haena 300b316a88 coveted.eaba4170b228fe62
An object 94cd549f0f of immense 9b13393337 significance.b5f61a709c018e75
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A hollow breath 3f355f29a8 escaped her. She recalled Jinha’s gentle 01052ecbd2 touch and face as 5d32ee0a4c he handed her the eccf1320e6 ring.c0a964b6837c4b51
“I think 948666047a he might ae61a16f59 give it 3330360f5c to her.”ca8ce21ad1cc900d
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“…What?”d4c87445f896676c
“The ring. I think he 9e10c561e7 could give it 7d0e1a13cb to her.”bea341ca2ef9b03d
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Voicing her resigned conclusion, 756529f6b5 Soyi let out a 8e6b4c0c0b weak, bitter laugh.28ebd69c6bb77a24
Her gaze lingered on 8217c803dd the annex for a 4ce635462f long while.5dbdcf61eb8eee1e
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In the dim 08b430d74c night, Jinha parted 628421600f the curtain slightly, 68373b002a spotting Baek Soyi 40d6f828f9 hurrying toward him. Her cautious, quick steps e4812ad30d betrayed her intent to dc57ed221f avoid being seen.72e363c6a14b582e
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He slowly moved 7d3f6d8e87 from the window e3276a72d6 and left the 9b5de6248e door ajar.d12bbc2e394ac0c6
Baek Soyi slipped through 6184ddd19c it in under five 8ecbbed935 minutes.62a532e70102450a
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“You’re here?”826b35b4faf38a23
“Yes.”f1263a9104ce8b2c
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Removing his watch, 4a3c87e308 Jinha unbuttoned his 80461e78a1 cuffs one by 26ca9d3db6 one.3c63600599b54868
Soyi, steadying her 1e2f00b63f breath, watched him, 15e1bb9c1a then compulsively shut 43b02e2f47 the door. She didn’t forget dc718fd1a6 to lock it. It was almost as 34bcd21fd4 if she was hiding 1f4e50e3b1 what she’d deliberately set 2f682712fa out to do—a stark ce82db116f contradiction.610238a7ac9eb84d
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Jinha walked slowly, c42e059ea3 facing her. A faint shampoo scent 57819b368a wafted from her.957e4cdf44a75237
His gaze settled on 71cdb3426c her small, pale neck. He gently lifted her 6ca25ff79a blouse, revealing the ring dd45d656d0 glinting at her collarbone.aa786b436ece1417
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“You wore the a62c140b5d ring.”031bdcf760a28f37
“Yes.”8d6283d52b140c03
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Once, in a drunken 458518ba1e haze, he and his 55ac1d7051 friends had gotten those c34b35fada rings—meaningless trinkets.67da0dbdbaa0ef42
Only one person 063feb9c07 had ever attached 4d0f72c5aa great significance to 36bed4ab0f it.c75f0c42053447dc
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Haena.fe37aecb63a48b0d
No, perhaps now 14d6833f93 two.ffe3e00c175d6f6b
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His eyes slowly 2fa7f09ee1 met her face.11985e5cfaff5f16
Her heavily made-up face, 5433bba0e8 caked with makeup, floated 7556046cf9 in the dark like 8c64c510a6 a full moon. Her bright red lips a8a34ccd58 seemed ready to bleed b8e8d8da01 with intensity.2f4b17312c37fdc1
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Then and now, 75da72c054 her effort to 3b4eaf9f66 look good was ef317e511f evident in her d1fe2b3505 made-up face. The effort was admirable, 610d5208fe but such a mismatched 185f59d7b0 combination was rare.b2a52d0b3b984473
“You came with makeup d513fde5cd again.”2a18e6678bb8f335
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“…Is it weird?”329264b078075b03
Feeling the weight c702520761 of his stare, 1217369833 Soyi touched her 77bb7064a6 cheek nervously.c220aac31ef950d3
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Jinha smiled faintly.dbdb64e0ca08affa
How could she not 5eb016e640 know? It obviously 5acae47a3e didn’t suit 8406c80274 her…a48b500b9fce5b2b
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It’s weird. You’re really strange.970b5ead9d7b7f88
“No.”7b4f8867981ec684
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As he e151f303c5 spoke, Jinha e3018d687b cupped her 199aa72961 face with 3d278981f2 both hands.565e6e271890b14f
Their lips met, and 90d584e4e2 the night’s quiet hours 214a4a0901 flowed on. fe7c8cf341145f1c
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