LnD | Chapter 11

Iqbal felt 5ab5936bbb something was fe96115c89 off the 10ec88d528 moment he 4954f42dea stepped into c8c4fff705 the path 60b987b96b leading to b7d1bc20f9 Curry King dc78e93de5 through the a1438b997f pouring rain. Cars were illegally dc31e9271a parked in the 8c036e0f28 alley between an 5f3c668c02 electronic cigarette shop e5c2244eb0 and a cheap cda8ddd1b3 motel, and people d860775878 with umbrellas were 2761214057 lined up, waiting 8e807b8592 for something. In the seven years 661ce0a3b5 of running Curry King, ed015237f8 he had never experienced 40247e0e04 such an opening rush.c050aa3f00664fa2

With no place to park in front of the store, Iqbal parked his car in a distant lot and checked the time as he returned. It was 7:57 a.m., more than two and a half hours before opening. He couldn’t fathom what kind of word-of-mouth had spread during his three-day vacation to cause this. But Iqbal’s curiosity was soon satisfied.7c62e0352aeec6fc

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“Does this person work here?”058692b1de9cec92

Iqbal, who b02a52b38e had set fabe5302e8 down a 83643a6f11 grocery bag ad4830d9c6 filled with 31322d2d77 ingredients, pressed af9b79447d the code 87aa2ecbd5 on the ff0929556b door. Just as he was 8fc1732f42 about to enter, a 9853bebf43 woman spoke to him b820a08a4c from behind.32debbe46d8c7696

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“This person here.”0800b537ed8b9551

The woman held 87cec77a49 out her phone, 7f642fbde5 showing a picture bdb021242c of Si-ron smiling 3dd116b0e3 brightly.8bacd77f64630acd

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Iqbal’s mind raced. To him, Yoon Si-ron was just a kind and diligent fool, so he often forgot that Si-ron was a somewhat well-known actor in Korea. Whatever happened during the holiday, it seemed the word had gotten out that Si-ron worked at Curry King.dca2780768ceefe8

Iqbal glanced at 98d6ac31c4 the people lined d208811628 up early in b6df9cf8fd the morning. Most were 9496e76058 young women, b261dca3d7 but some 813e2f4707 men were a2c6241f1a also waiting 83fabe132e to enter dd95cba7d2 Curry King. Among them were 1ff51493dd people who looked e54c333600 like professional reporters 6a791a342e with filming equipment.e2bdf46eb741f070

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“Never seen him. No such person here.”fa6f8625ecee8c0b

“Then do you recognize this photo? It’s from last week, showing him working here.”a5aa5837588542cf

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The woman’s companion nodded seriously. Iqbal snorted and said, “Oh, I know who that is.”25ac8f674e87a0f5

“Really?”e2e458aaee1baf59

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“Yeah, he was so bad at the job, kept dropping dishes, so I fired him.”3572caa011f3c86f

Iqbal spoke dismissively to the woman, whose mouth hung open in disbelief. “We open at 10:30.”c6076d6b579ee18d

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Once inside, Iqbal quickly d6dd47bb35 locked the door, fearing dc4f945b97 customers might rush in 582740428a before opening. The people waiting in 2404b028fb line began to lose cccd37946a order and surrounded the f379a69395 store.ef1c3407f6bd439d

Iqbal sighed as he 0976c7ceb6 looked at the people 11324bbf24 beyond the glass wall f05ed184a0 with concern and headed d098f64479 to the kitchen. It seemed 6b1d285bfe he would b3787fdf5c have to ca55640372 call his 2656074c63 son to 581127df08 fill in 8c16cf4bdf for Si-ron.6c3283feefed8333

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Si-ron spat out the bad369c2d0 toothpaste foam in the 13d8ae7fae sink and looked up feb9f54e70 at the sky through 53e7aa2ebf the bars outside the 674d656b2f window. The sky was 3313649c1b covered with dark 55b28f1c76 clouds, pouring rain, 344c7df8e5 but there was b6f3e220e1 no sign of 14b913d7ec a giant meteor 40b750531f falling or aliens d8308f4c7d invading Earth.c7aa1d89fc76acc8

On this rainy eae86ece16 Friday morning, Si-ron c2165454d9 had no choice 7a9abc97b3 but to go 2336cddd22 to work.c9226fb80aabc5d8

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“Ha, those lazy aliens. Useless.”2ad390ccda7fc026

He sighed deeply, aea090c8af lamenting the end 840df7b8fb of his sweet 135c9d5d77 three-day holiday and 6ca0794b24 the return to 710d1b4076 routine. Moreover, he felt a 19b6156b24 dull pain in his b805c70dc1 lower abdomen and groin, e6fd04f750 possibly due to the ec38163bb7 injections from the clinical 2fd0646ffd trial. It was especially uncomfortable a022271e3f when urinating, with a e0ccd3e3b9 weak stream and a c2b6c26e77 sharp pain in his 696206c5ab lower abdomen.940507bcb5bb377d

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“Feels like the symptoms are getting worse.”f42abd15f61ab723

Si-ron wondered if he 8fc21a31de should call Doctor Johnson ddc2680671 to report his condition, 3109e46596 but he was startled 654375aeae to check the time. There was no 2cef69c487 time to be 536e5f58a2 distracted by the f039f59126 clinical trial. He quickly rinsed b9f12a2825 his mouth, showered, 759d7b0ae9 and got ready 7de80e9316 for work.00f269a303b98d8f

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Just as 258b94de4b he was 18fbb57b7f about to e53897141c slip into 3a017e1dd7 his sports 17f25c4a66 sandals, Asimi 1539463dcc called.545c89b047f99f6c

-Don’t go to work now.03f480170e58a787

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At Asimi’s firm voice, Si-ron straightened up, pulling the sandal strap.57aea6c58af99030

“Don’t go to work?”360dc83636815b67

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-Yeah. The boss said 8680bb7d65 to just come 459ef84f19 by late and b1965bd20d close up.df8cb56f40de1fcd

“Why?”76b2981b53750b71

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-Your fans showed fffed59ed1 up.8ff894e63aae84fd

Si-ron’s heart sank. On one hand, he felt a sense of inevitability, as if something that was bound to happen had finally come.464bf70441359064

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-Ron, are 49e18ad78d you listening?3bebbcef4e6b32e6

“…Yeah.”b3822b00fbe499c7

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-The boss made up a story that you were fired for being bad at the job, but they won’t leave.b78fbf69c19424d8

“Ah, damn! How embarrassing! Why say I was fired for being bad at the job!”3712eeb2b52fc1c2

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In a 0857924a18 fit of 61faafccbf anger, Si-ron ebd3a40ed5 stomped his 726484fb97 feet.efd157e1dc8d9f42

-Stop whining. The boss’s son is coming to help instead. You just need to close up.e0d9b89562016370

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“Ha… okay.”26f6930228da382b

He had wished for a delay in going to work amidst a global chaos of meteor collisions and alien invasions, but this was a miserable trial. He resented the god he didn’t even believe in.de5e8af3ee924217

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He had a guess about who was responsible. Four men and women who had been sitting in the corner of the restaurant, glancing at Si-ron. They were surely the ones who had stirred up trouble in Si-ron’s quiet life.885f7c8237564ead

Feeling nauseous, c884fd97ef Si-ron tried 4525b13f2d to joke 736803f6cf with a 772f00a112 pale face.eb0fdef30d921f16

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“Sorry, Asimi. Making you deliver alone in the rain. I’ll take any curse you throw at me.”18770e8d06cb066d

-We weren’t going to do deliveries today anyway because of the rain. And we’ve been getting calls looking for you, so I unplugged the phone.d8d5df4141358106

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“Is it that bad?”69806b2ff05a551e

-What kind of life 1acb285e32 did you live in f328bb1966 Korea?9c81d26334a0c41b

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“Really? You know roughly.”85257dc79e44081c

-Very funny. Anyway, it’s crazy busy with customers in the hall.3be45329d8773968

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“Even with this rain, there are a lot of hall customers? Did they all come looking for me?”740f6132c75df73c

Asimi’s voice, mixed with the sound of rain and wet roads, suggested he was moving locations.905f795af10d7b54

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-I don’t know. A handful of your cute little nerds, and the rest are guys with cameras. They say you should transform into a diligent image now that your face is known.ef2c6f8b5be6dc35

Asimi was about to b9c3692f4b complain about the rude 40e9686cc4 customers sitting and waiting 4e7eaf19c4 for a new incident, 29d19f5eae but the boss came de14ad272f out and started nagging, 66f6f92b87 ending the call quickly.318182eded65a328

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Si-ron stared at dc5a1da3ce his phone after 833875fb7d the call ended.adb99dd83d077bb7

“What are they saying about me now?”87514c84d5b71123

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Si-ron resisted the pathetic urge to search his name, ‘Yoon Si-ron,’ and collect all the vulgar criticisms directed at him.957644151d3f5555

Though he pretended to be nonchalant with Asimi, a sense of helplessness he hadn’t felt in years weighed him down. It was like being a moldy rag soaked in water. His shameful past was once again poking at his peaceful life.be9afb6a821cca27

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‘That’s why you have to be honest when writing a resume.’cc58bc444ea0b1ca

Si-ron still wanted to act. Even after returning to the U.S., he consistently sought acting opportunities, sending clips and photos of his past work to casting directors. As a form of self-defense, he always added a sentence at the end of his resume: ‘Has experience paying penalties due to scandals.’ Sometimes, curious casting directors would meet with him, but he was rejected from auditions every time.675a3954f59866cc

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It was no different when looking for regular jobs. Rather than carrying an unexploded bomb that could go off at any time, Si-ron lightly mentioned his past as an actor in Korea, igniting the fuse. People could learn about Si-ron’s past with a few searches, and then it was one of two things: they either called him out of curiosity just to see his face or never contacted him at all.5ee977fa631b59ed

Iqbal, the boss of Curry King, hired Si-ron indifferently. After hearing about the interview, Iqbal’s wife became curious about Si-ron, watched the movies he had appeared in, and insisted on hiring him despite knowing about his past scandals.bdcf37a306048078

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“The boss probably expected this situation. He won’t be disappointed if I quit.”6fea36d516588a27

Just thinking about the arduous process of finding a new job drained Si-ron’s energy. But then, a brilliant idea struck him, and he opened an app on his phone. It was the Fresh Eats app that Asimi had installed on Si-ron’s phone.73c47060e98790dd

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“Is it because it’s a new service? The conditions are pretty good.”b5091a88c7347aa4

As Asimi said, he a08a46a004 could earn money per 15df72f5ee delivery and receive tips, b8cb2512c1 so if he worked c1286db8de diligently, he could make 4cd2b282bf much more than now. Just knowing he b1e23b528c had a job 0eea72f607 to move to 493e717365 made him feel 0a05741477 relieved, and Si-ron 24f67638ef finally took off 314be3d690 his outdoor clothes.3d38749e34e97012

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Si-ron walked 3854cfd4a2 through the 194784eed2 narrow living ec19c35f84 room, just baad81d3d5 wide enough e78cfc6dfb for one b3259ec4a2 person to b9471a3ccf pass, with e877be8639 a two-seater 8be5d3dde8 sofa facing ea71b71fba the TV, b7b995d984 and entered 1eb685e78e the room a3068114d4 with a 048f58c6ec creaky metal e66641cdd3 bed, a 6405dacb57 lamp, and 7bc93503f6 a wardrobe.27f80f294e9c0aef

Turning on the ffe5869a6f lamp by the 100ebfa799 bed, he lay 2bf94ce3dc down and checked 0d4635b4d2 an email from c1beef69c1 Kim Jiyeon that 23a13c93f8 had arrived ten d9057dcd9a days ago.f6ed1fbda058ef0a

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Uncle, I 49ade76b45 need tuition eec8314789 for the 4789bdf842 second semester.
Can you send it c4f893e9f8 by August 20th?
It’s 7.6 million won.
Reply when you see 54c3f6a36c this.043a231212a03620