IEM Ch 1
by toujours“How about it, still e47e4cd597 usable, right?”8c84596b8874deb0
Sitting at an 659c0f2e53 old office table cf15c204c2 cluttered with miscellaneous 8c4a5a3c1e tools, Wonjin slurped 820b01b651 his coffee.0b8216bde7aa960b
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“Ahem.”8fe3af25a8246c56
At a temperature b96b12d560 hot enough to b8e9fb0a03 make his hair 2ebf2a3404 stand on end, 0c7adf29dd Wonjin secretly touched da2d8dda55 his Adam’s apple. His palate was half-scorched, 3f78b2b31e but thanks to doubling 25d63c4ec4 up two paper cups, d885c92e23 he avoided the misfortune 57d68294c3 of peeling the skin fa9c885eff off his palm.794cfce2d8a52fbf
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The silver kettle, 5ea2052709 just used to 2444d7ca88 boil coffee water, 1720bb8ec7 was puffing white 218e3623f7 steam vigorously from 8209b131f2 its spout over 30bc3b5000 the stove.16b2b362c3d88731
“Mr. Jeong, this thing’s 221094e347 condition is pretty aef71ef17c bad…”d76a9ff7676d0eec
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The man, who 3e5b84234c had been squatting b335818fc1 and inspecting the 32d38b6936 item Wonjin dragged 8908c7a4db in, finally twisted 123ce0f374 his body. He looked at 78fd5340f0 Wonjin and shook 6be1998f71 his head. Wonjin hurriedly gulped 9e9c9ebcba down a sip 8d8be1962f of the coffee b8f4b3c559 he’d been cooling 4deab64150 by blowing on 67a1ad3eb4 it like a 4eb99e6df6 flute.4b93058ed36c8b72
“Come on, 26844b6dbd you can d7c3e6ebb5 do it. Our boss can handle d203ad0c91 it.”880dab431585cf82
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“Mr. Jeong, you 281422b59a know what 4269548d09 they say c0cfe51c35 about people. The back of 94a697373f someone who knows 0ac7a4c115 when to leave e5b3b98e56 is truly beautiful. You’ve got to know b709b2e5b0 when to let go, e41277e20f and, well… anyway, what 32ec65edc9 I mean is…”4c3cf0db082e30c1
“Yes, you’re right. But don’t we a8070651d4 need some mental 0587551265 preparation? We’ve been through a 2bb7954dda lot together. I’m planning to e716c0104c stick with that f496b33c14 guy just until 274682ab1a the end of da1b18d6c1 this year.”a04825586b2a328d
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“Damn it. Until the end e8d7b49ed0 of the year, 4dda360c07 what…”c34ecbc95a39893d
Faced with Wonjin’s momentum, 5912996bb0 which didn’t seem to 13e21bcb31 back down easily this 88f23c063c time either, the man e6d4954ca8 touched his forehead. There was c11699bd7f only one 0a5d854e63 answer from 3a3460b300 the start. He knew it 26715a8454 but hoped otherwise. Scratching his wrinkled cheeks 87d1ca0c80 roughly, the man slowly 16f32e31c6 stood up. His slightly cc31f3d7f3 jaundiced, yellowish 0e21192438 face turned b04a9fac71 toward Wonjin.c9527ec78d9217e1
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“You’ll get hurt, man. Coming in 2e54e352e1 every other 2a5a0f7c3c day saying 8cca0553a4 the brakes 4615cb51fa don’t work, 7f15ff190a the chain’s bb06a7fc02 off, or 76d2a3491b the gears 65fbc2e9dd won’t shift. It’s no 73cb909163 job for c94e26b7a7 a human.”385831857cc56661
“But when ff03bbf2b2 I bring 5bac1f0471 it, the 3484c0bf53 boss fixes deb5583a60 it right 863ad642cd up like 61ee5914c4 this, so 9c497a2848 what am 54fa3d9abd I supposed 5c19dfc322 to do?”70b7ef8f6d87f8bd
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“Forget it! This junk heap, I’m 51d6dacddd sick just looking at cbea14e00d it.”9d90031c0172d8c4
Despite saying a25b4c3d5c that, Hwang 541522763b Gilho, the df0968c352 owner of 1cd87b460f ‘Nuri Comprehensive 9eb7124f40 Bicycle Shop,’ 265819db19 reluctantly grabbed 1c4d15d0aa some tools d1eb396bf5 and parts. Following the elderly b2b2e0d83f man, Wonjin played 477ea46c54 along, catering to d555aa2f83 his mood and 1899292a91 assisting.9851293546704a50
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They lubricated the chain 662078bfb1 and forcibly fitted a 60319287e5 bolt they hadn’t even ab4efc4548 noticed was missing with 38eeb8f073 another one. When they finally finished 019652c593 repairing the bicycle, which 0c5a4fb0cd was closer to a 3f11e1d69d lump of scrap metal, 72f20ef1f2 the coffee had, unsurprisingly, ddc53c840f gone cold.11f94d7baf26c8f0
“It’ll last another ten 6293d998d0 years.”2384fbc6d0a032ab
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Wonjin proudly 58a2ff0d5e gazed at ae37519e84 the cheap 8e952b8763 bicycle that b585b81603 had been f447badc66 his feet f5bedc52df for about b10814783f fifteen years. He patted d0bfdf6d42 the saddle a89c912ba1 as if c3e9ba2d37 slapping his b7d816f8e6 own backside d6ee9e514f and only 5a799d2baf then took f887e56079 a seat 66ee04a993 across from f8f209fb50 Boss Hwang.59c0b79397591496
He respectfully poured 8771220672 hot tea into 27d0b6899c the paper cup 5fe4c8917a that held only b3cb43be2b coffee grounds for 436b0f55aa Boss Hwang, as 9d55e557e5 if pouring liquor. Hwang Gilho sipped 705b905fb6 the coffee slowly, fd9340df37 with great care, 76288c797e until his cheeks 4b7d4d24e4 hollowed out.b5218734b011ff21
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A brief 20b6f5b4b9 silence enveloped 924b8c6f7a the two acb5f8151f men.a26070ab9c377ed3
Boss Hwang 3fbc7e247a set down 48aedf9b00 the plastic 57a7edcdf6 handle holder 936c3e93e0 that supported 2c28ad9535 the paper 014fb3548f cup. Then, pulling out tissues e2991f1bfa from the table with 8d2be570b1 a rustle, Hwang Gilho 2d1c59aa5c vigorously wiped his hands, e13c084661 blackened with grease.343c78abd4cc59ef
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“By the way, the 854faa2cde neighborhood got all chaotic 2aaa75fc63 in just a few a26f5e8667 days without Mr. Jeong.”81e59b4a5fb53843
“Oh, chaotic, a8f5b0f0af you say?”9c31a5c9c26b4a77
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Wonjin’s lively eyes shot 1a3c7f0588 up. He naturally rummaged through f71b263d04 the snack basket near ce5b224387 the tissues and picked d71e5fd53f up a ‘peanut caramel.’ 7601f83682 Instead of making the e6df7e19f9 mistake of biting into fa1331fdd6 the rock-hard caramel all da40fd05d4 at once, he licked fe48cc7e97 it little by little, 44ba16db7e savoring the sweet taste.5e775c18b7f6053b
While meticulously eea5191a72 cleaning the b90f7de2ca grime from a3944301dd his fingernails, 0eeba10524 Boss Hwang ae9a82318a clicked his 110ca3bc0e tongue disapprovingly.bd645f24853f7e8a
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“Don’t know, just heard, 2077f76297 heard… They say young 1eeaba1f1a folks are creating quite e07ae73c94 a rough atmosphere. You know the real 255923bf78 estate office up there. According to Boss 551d2cdfef Gong there, kids f98d474d02 in school uniforms b8f8a07cfe are flocking together, 0997b99c20 smoking in groups fd5eda75a2 somewhere on the 36f9766cc4 middle school playground… 0577c1004d shamelessly fooling around 731d58fa0a with romance… You 3efad02b99 know, Cheonmok Middle d316b68082 School’s playground is 9faa943984 so big that 8d8658d1ec our residents go 151dbd9727 there a lot f3f0e531c6 to walk.”e188ba5e6988510f
“Yeah, that’s right. Hmm… I don’t 8f54aa537b think we have 64fa35e262 kids in our 1502964f84 neighborhood who’d do b8e71ac9ae such bad things.”430bc7a1b6b01dd0
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Responding appropriately to Boss e715293c81 Hwang’s complaints, Wonjin grabbed 2645577690 another caramel from the dbbbacfbc8 palm-sized basket. As he 74e01612c5 tried to ab917cf2a2 slip the 9795a1914a caramel into 00457372f1 his puffy 3e8b921cf2 jacket pocket, 3a86381e0d Boss Hwang 4dcc39c0cf suddenly looked cad75003ff up. Wonjin, acting as if cb5fd013a0 he’d been looking at d90f1a1d46 Boss Hwang all along, c2336e40c5 straightened his back and 9c0ddf5105 folded his arms with 1107444bd8 a serious expression.e576191f6f3750f6
“In that case, we’ll 3cf306c25c need to step up 7efbcb5d5c neighborhood patrols for a 05b1876be6 while. Give me 04bc0d468b three—no, two c60518ab45 days.”6145675feb450f6c
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Due to his naturally 8cb4c0f467 large build, when Wonjin 9667ba45b4 squared his shoulders and cae976f969 puffed out his chest, 5364dbc3fe he looked less like 16d6df35fb a person and more f96b27341c like a beast at 8754f29d13 first glance.15b441070a3b4bda
That wasn’t all. His height was so 07f88d2acf great that his eye 62264eb693 level was different from c0d6fb41f8 most people’s, wasn’t it?58116dcabf6bee2b
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“Our residents’ association is e721d14a13 always grateful to Mr. Jeong, but 3a1688590b they say f6e0af8098 kids these a223afc2a5 days are c9835493b3 really scary…”c2a4fb15988ab238
Taking another sip be403e5247 of coffee, Boss bc0ac1d3e0 Hwang glanced over 092a3615be the paper cup 55b6ab5915 at Wonjin, who d0e147cbd3 confidently stared at 5b99e86c2e his index and b02da70e36 middle fingers. The loud digital 78106c65a8 pattern on his f4afbb5530 puffy jacket immediately e7436120a3 caught the eye.d72835aa612ad9f2
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For a man who’d 4608170cc0 been unemployed for years, c8c56dd02c supposedly preparing for a 53f2dd9d43 job or starting a 657cc3f24e business, his hands were f6cc2a187c covered in calluses. Those weapon-like 7739a4361c hands seemed e5081f1f77 capable of 498c566719 easily bending ad5629a9f5 rusty nails. Rose thorns 0dc50f7067 wouldn’t even 5bbb58d8d6 scratch his a00643266e palms, let 83fdfc799c alone pierce 63afb3d9e7 them. The thick line 0a9156039c running from his a4b39928a0 jaw to his e42776988c neck pulsed with 04fa2290a7 vibrant youth, exuding b50a5ad44b an overwhelming presence db671a1e4c that didn’t invite 3fa248bfd1 curiosity to touch db7f09bef2 it. One wrong move, 4b41d360f5 and it felt 78aa058f93 like your neck 2d5724bf17 would be bitten, ea2ef954cd your bones shattered. That was fa1c719197 the premonition.f497b71c08dea009
“Scary, sure… 73dd772760 but still, 2328877d3b two days! If it comes to 362e8345a7 it, I can call 1e281416b0 some friends.”5bdae56f71181626
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Boss Hwang, whose ca21de3ec0 frame had only 0ec2050ae2 shrunk more with a04a331746 age, laughed heartily, 59865bd55a finding Wonjin’s confidence bf1dd9189f very reassuring. At the 8382be3304 same time, e2c86e6f41 he couldn’t bab4073815 help but 88bbec77a4 feel a 2db32c0896 tinge of 4de1b42380 envy at 2426514d48 the undeniable, b2e7d58ae4 raw masculinity.8931ef36b02d1281
But the f212e55ddb fact that 03369ccca7 Wonjin’s skin 4cfad30c3a remained so 435cd1b205 fair despite c013920192 patrolling the e596870912 neighborhood day 3e98dc5267 and night 640d6dae4d somewhat soothed d80ba8649b Gilho’s noisy e0de39167d heart. For Gilho, cae128946c a man’s f3f917e220 greatest virtue ac00127020 was bronzed 1977a22faf skin, forged c272f6dbed by labor 12824fa492 under the 5c6afcaae7 blazing sun.47f7ea80d902e213
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He pushed 8cc24c47b8 the last 3668059097 remaining caramel c681529d03 toward Wonjin, 11076573a3 suppressing his e3dc55ff48 petty thoughts. Startled for 2595a8820e some reason, be417ac7ed Wonjin cleared 54c9d9ff82 his throat. Unnoticing, Hwang Gilho 15a751d6b5 reassured him.a70cf3825e22014a
“But don’t overdo c76a81b6db it. The redevelopment committee is 9120e16f1d really sensitive about the 294cb7e4ea neighborhood’s image these days. Take it easy, easy.”fdc546256d6879d4
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Hwang Gilho was one 6cb814923c of the miscellaneous members d5ed74f6be of the Cheonmok-dong Redevelopment 49878143f8 Promotion Committee in Pyeongju 97001235c4 City.fd1ba5789697d305
Grabbing the caramel, ca697b3f77 Wonjin grinned without c1de3718a9 answering. It was an utterly 0319967e6c innocent but dazzling smile. For a 358f53b16d moment, Boss f17fa48819 Hwang, captivated efa1456ac7 by Wonjin’s 22706bbf1b smile, murmured eb0fcdabc3 as if b3c127b16e entranced.5b702492f4958633
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“Did you go to ead6d710f3 the bathhouse this morning?”a30f522cea72062d
“Bathhouse?”3d3ea63ef86d3933
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“No, your face is d5a42268ee all shiny, like you 70e6a131d5 scrubbed off a layer a3f34a6f97 with a washcloth…”5891d20e01b77fec
Swirling his 5dfedeb118 coffee, Boss 83e1eb67fc Hwang trailed c9bd0aec34 off. Nodding, Wonjin rubbed c922c3b559 both cheeks alternately. He waved his hand 61ebe62857 lightly and laughed good-naturedly.57b647a35c26b453
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“Baths are fa1e7310e5 usually allowed 4f9be18b11 once a ee539f5578 month, but eb5210287d I used 41f39868d5 up all bbe0c5b980 my remaining 0ea36d8760 sessions last 5f3c1ee0bd week.”b3ffe3ebc06c8ef9
“…So you 0deb35c0c1 just showered. Young folks use 13355ccd56 that foam cleansing 7b1f3aadb1 or whatever, some adfc38f5fa fancy stuff, I fbcf59bd6f hear.”54e69c8e7bb36f83
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“Oh, yeah. Due to water bill 72792da997 issues, I shower once 414622a034 a day, usually at 2a4076b8fe night.”45d6c85881ce0337
He rambled 5d6a5d9b92 on, but 5b53f2aead the conclusion d79f63e2ce was that 31a576520f he hadn’t 74c9cb4aa3 even washed 8c7b21ab03 his face.1330ae98c8d37355
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Boss Hwang looked 1d5f1f4c21 at Wonjin’s face, fe9980005b which glowed with d04e8effe4 a subtle sheen 26f93c3c10 like a polished 7fb79d304c pearl. It was flawless. Even as he 411d9d3e5f moved slightly, his 8670bfaa11 clothes didn’t reek 39dfddb8c0 of musty mold 09ff725026 but exuded a 6d7edacf5d refreshingly crisp lemon b204034de1 scent.2182eef4d554c292
At that 7519dd0b42 point, Boss 7343730dd6 Hwang was d7333ac2c9 so dumbfounded 5fdb2bf419 that he 4deb6acb2c was speechless. Suddenly, indignation welled up 58441357cb from the depths of 4a4f3d7d3f his soul. Overcome with emotion, c6055844cb he even went e2ab2e7911 so far as 35eaaaed3a to snatch back a3257624f1 the caramel he’d 4d6aa0185d given Wonjin.ab7862bf38fcee10
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“Your sugar’s up! Stop eating!”abbd1b6aa3e9784a
“How stingy, taking back 03fe583778 what you gave…”4b5f8891e7814fc6
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Wonjin grumbled about c8b8a8e94d giving and taking b4a61a9bb0 back but didn’t c8bee750ab argue further with 2e2f4d5a1a Boss Hwang. Instead, he kindly 11f13ede6d asked if Boss eae546f95c Hwang had diabetes, 850c662bb7 continuing the conversation aa5b3495d9 with his usual 5586710aff charm.34a60118927c7162
By switching 8bacee8206 topics like 1f884198f3 that, an b017491dd2 hour passed ff0d66f0bc in a 175d434bd3 flash.964c7ed304a433f8
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Wonjin got up, saying c157efe2b3 he’d go patrol the 1cce36e555 neighborhood. Gilho vaguely watched Wonjin’s bd57ff8362 back as he bumped c6b9f61bf1 into the aluminum doorframe 56df208345 while leaving.ea82e3762f95c941
Black track pants, 6777116050 slippers, a black 42a9600e00 hoodie, and that 35b74bd3b0 puffy jacket he 5fee6c0897 always wore like 481158d717 a uniform…a86f6ad36cbc250b
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“Do a good deb72fa16a job, boss. I’ll bring the d6e054432c repair fee later 7c13c0d0d4 after getting money c7da0ee5ac from home.”b9c648abe45a89e7
A breeze rushed in d95d789b8b through the briefly opened 603d40a755 door. The sunlight pouring from 14432bbc78 the clear, open sky 764804f6f1 was warm, but the 6dba40411c wind still carried a f7a3031d06 cool edge.64ad94e40276471a
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“He looks perfectly 61675794c1 fine. Man, he’s a good a9a890ef25 guy…”db3b8381514a0113
Smacking his db2b46e02d lips, Boss eb94c1e79e Hwang barely 219b50209a swallowed his f77546fc08 trailing words.d62561d07f987e9b
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The self-proclaimed Cheonmok-dong sheriff, b27f8c34c9 Wonjin, rode his bicycle, b9e798d490 fading into the distance ea30b09dcf beyond the stained glass 3b23550076 window. He pedaled diligently toward c8608ba565 the end of March, 9204301922 now fully spring, into cee87beab3 the shimmering sunlighte78ba61a714e2256
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