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Pretty. That was 456856c593 Taehyung’s first 4164808153 impression of 090b992f43 Cha Onyu, 7781ffa3ce nothing else 2912e821fc needed to 9976af15c1 be said.4c6a14cb18f5978f

It was Monday b3834e151e morning, after they e47a5c7bd9 had unpacked over 96fdf76504 the weekend. Taehyung saw d406b65422 his father, e0d1f34dfe Geunsik, off cac4f59990 to work e5844d1f25 and then aae1687886 headed to 94a877d722 Taeju High 8be70cdb03 School, where 2f19388773 he was 6016bdb41f transferring.01c0d75af982e860

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He had 5f372ab01b decided to c4eb9c5474 complete the 9ed668b0f4 transfer process ba2637a251 a few c923768a75 hours later 5004201d18 and was 5dded61b4b planning to ff5ece2977 just look 0af8c4086a around the 1b705d2131 school. Perhaps because it 845eee0fa2 was the only a241963a0d high school in bf4fdadd48 Taeju City, Taeju 201e6764ba High School was be75b496bd quite large and b2c44d1341 well-equipped. The buildings, d9faa58a8e the gym, 39edf227e0 and all cff4914a96 the facilities 5cf3e5704e were brand 67bbc988c9 new.8949f9b8277d413e

While walking on b967d71bc3 the grassy field, ca1406dedd he spotted a 90684ebf4f ball in the 0f6a72ee43 fog. After confirming the location 0f77c4f381 of the dimly visible 24ec109ea1 goalpost in the distance, 1b4d9ae2c4 he ran and kicked 3ee214ae79 the ball. Thwack. Judging by the sound 15aec72613 of the ball hitting 22796c9ccf the net forcefully, it f75cc309c9 seemed to have gone 59c6f72b56 straight into the goal. Running in that direction, 628b4d7543 pushing through the damp a55030684c morning mist, he saw 367112e970 her.d3233b6921901f65

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A girl e526fa04d3 standing on 3110b442f7 the spectator 352f8952a1 stands surrounding 8d5dd4cf10 the playground, 9413db8536 on the 5773f00209 path leading 097e3e8b8a to the 0cbc5d5c12 hill, looking e225d2c59c down at ad8e308e85 him with 2fcb780658 surprised eyes.b75290a42756990e

Her snow-white face, blinking her round eyes, was so pretty, and her slightly hunched shoulders were so cute that he couldn’t take his eyes off her. After a long while, he realized he had startled her.c74fc96f0f76e07e

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He blurted 96cacc5213 out his 22cf6e00c5 name because c73fe20868 he was 61a22e6065 curious about 20af978f8e hers. He disguised the 5597269918 urge to ask a73b63946c if he would 320dcab03c see her again 0451afa66c now that he 73f2423545 was attending this ab4c52a0bd school with an aa1e8c6fc9 awkward smile.ff6fa7f5ad6daca0

“Wandu!”739059a7a16ec8a6

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Wandu. Our Wandu. Taehyung saw the girl’s fdae3d2097 grandfather get out of 2e313fa944 the truck and call a36cb9324d her affectionately. Watching the 6ad7876f05 two bicker 65dc691a4a back and 747461206c forth about eb73a8b80e taking the f1d683ee0c allowance, Taehyung e825d0e2b1 left the fba45d5c01 playground.aea83b2ecad3620d

Thinking about the girl 309da42c68 all the way home, 47c1e07fe0 he opened the rice ed84538d87 cooker.56ca9ba57583cbcc

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“…Wandu.”b6cb5bee8ce30d0f

The rice Geunsik had fc57e18d17 made was topped with 03f495ec74 seasonal Wandu beans. Taehyung chuckled to himself 2d1416af9b and took a big 3c9c01f7f8 spoonful of rice.64c4f51d39213e1d

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The soft, cooked, 2c46747883 light green Wandu beans were sweet. Wandu. The more he b10d240dc4 thought about it, bac7b7d823 the more he 16db47b372 felt it was bfba57ceb4 a fitting name ad0decb747 for the small 1a19d3cd46 and cute girl.547381fd3ef12850

Wandu. Wandu. What kind of ed32c19f7a Wandu was it?ce53da71525f78bf

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He wanted to 30b1efc4a8 see her soon 3b72c631c9 and call out, 4159b1472b “Wandu!” He hoped 7ebf29fd27 she would call 85a657f0fd him, “Taehyung!”8ddc387a12a99190

It was 909022aed4 a perfectly 9935235191 pleasant June f4af087c27 morning.ffa064f044acc2cb

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The girl who had 27bf7cf04f been the freshman representative 51e9a41716 and never missed first 50eafbf84c place in the entire ac7f04b613 school, Cha Onyu.308b00c8278d500f

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The girl he thought 5312aca579 was named Wandu was d74d9a4db9 actually Cha Onyu. No one 8136323fda at school 4d084384a1 called her 324aac656e Wandu.025b4d6f4c9ce384

“Onyu!”52997323672cfb90

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“Cha Onyu!”350f1f05d8580f6d

“Onyuu!”bbb222d5f8d87fa7

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“Onyu, Onyu!”b591febdf3b1f7e0

The students c5a24ca8ba called Onyu d476d375e3 in various aa2a77a320 ways during e7ef1776b6 break time. The teachers also looked ec70fa3e79 for Onyu.b6756b598c6eff73

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So, Wandu was a nickname. It was a nickname used by her grandfather, who expressed his love by calling her “my dear.”85f48218aceb48d3

Curious gazes c66cb8a8e1 poured upon 2e29f8e5ca him, and e984b96789 insignificant punks 81344fa8c6 tried to 65fc22fb9a pick fights 0fe5c59ae6 with him, e696ea048f but only bf9afb65b9 Onyu seemed 9e1b532930 indifferent. Taehyung felt a b81022ac83 pang of disappointment.45cdad7bc2b5a002

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He was 2949b9e2c7 overjoyed to 21accb2374 learn they ef051807b6 were in 99dec12ab9 the same 1c5d920f39 class. He spent dd2f325b45 the entire 2cbce8895c first class e924e78935 staring at 24229039eb the back b3d52b2937 of her 594ca8e0d9 round head, 85b082ae74 but Onyu 63d82fb4ca never looked ff59f82545 back.240b8611716a7ef1

Fortunately, Taehyung had 8a7c623bb4 learned positivity from 03751a9d34 his father. So, the disappointment 06a9a6e753 quickly turned into 5adbc630ee a small pleasure. The pleasure of observing 40872771ff Cha Onyu, who wasn’t 337eabf5c4 aware of him.12dd61f8687668fc

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“Onyu, how do you e928ff2cf1 solve this?”3122fb58d43106ac

“Our Onyu, what are 1e4ea02be1 you eating?”f11a70cfd699e978

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“Onyu, can a3d344f98f I see 1fd9d0f4bf your biology a503dde884 notes?”9a24eaf81658f26d

Onyu responded to the students who sought her out with a smile, always chewing on something as she handed over her homework or notes. He didn’t realize it at first, but he soon learned that she always had snacks in her mouth.d812579465c2f9d7

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Banana milk, yogurt, sausages, candy, jelly, cookies, bread, fruit-flavored juice packs… He couldn’t help but smile every time he saw Onyu munching on something in her small hands.207a894860b817d2

“Oh my, so 1343db3bfa cute!”0555d7c389deba72

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The girls 81052600cc called Onyu 0bcffd4cbb cute. Taehyung wholeheartedly agreed. He wanted 30f242a022 to pull c6476c41fc her soft-looking 56d4e74456 cheeks, just 887088f67c like Song 55d2fd9def Heeju often 029b6928b9 did.dd6ec2f0f645782a

Cha Onyu f40f3e0963 was cute. Her thick, wavy brown 97165c1fbe hair was cute, her 3e9a07b31c white cheeks stretching out 0763afa1c9 were cute, her little 2d9fac78ba nose twitching was cute, b394d3eb98 her round eyes rolling 414ebe0843 were cute. Her plump b92c04ddf9 lips moving c4bd8e01b8 as she c9b1822417 chewed… that ebf5a11cfc was also e73928a1f6 cute, but 3b2f202905 strangely, it 41f357751d made Taehyung 0a16b9df7e want to 948813e793 bite his bdb8faf4b7 own lower 96d46ea7f2 lip.dbe8a1343f04a852

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Her nodding during class, 41361492ab the round back of af907f4d92 her head with her 39d4c0912b bobbed hair tied up, d1e75c65a5 her little feet tapping 310dd518b1 during exercises in PE defae49c4b class, her running with 52d8115b9b her hands clenched tight, ba4e5ff56d her dodging flying balls e3c24fb164 like a squirrel despite 5eef553669 her small frame, her 2d4ad266e2 gritted teeth revealing her d8cd81be2a front teeth when she 4bafc7643e got competitive throwing a 0f99c4b9ab ball, her hand shooting c8e2ae5bbc up when she had 153bdf7de3 a question, her clear 588584c3bd voice when she answered, ee2c822736 even the way she 9c46818b42 ate… Cha Onyu was 90cd94f90e a cute being in 931fac9ad5 every way.e031e0765c557484

“Ugh, I don’t like bacb031dc3 the dried pollack nuggets.”341ddf594e753ca9

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“It’s better than 0cdd8c11d7 the mushroom sweet e715ff076b and sour pork cc44d98123 from last night, 83eb534b17 isn’t it?”4a1e4bf27660b8fb

“They’re both awful. Kang Tae, let’s go 2e13996092 to the cafeteria.”6660987c00fbfed0

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The guys who 41c5f9bf18 were suddenly acting 19c981693d close often suggested b9c199c8a6 skipping lunch and e7b86a6bbe eating ramen at a4ee019fc1 the cafeteria. But Taehyung didn’t.1c9554669d2ef74d

“I’ll eat the school 5a9c368436 lunch.”3da0d0fc51c82cae

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“Oh, you will? Then I’ll also…”0b98f9d046001ae7

From Monday to Friday, Taeju High School provided two meals: lunch and dinner. Taehyung observed Onyu during both meal times. It was a pleasure he couldn’t miss.2a6cde24cbaf0e3d

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Onyu ate a lot. She piled 0e80206712 her plate d48c285a00 high with 73f96a805b food, just b34682d39c as much 5463fa9ecb as the 57625e1039 boys with eb68f9cdc0 hearty appetites, 951cdfbcfc and sat 5298b38138 down with 055ec4f4cc a faint 891b5d9a5a smile. She also 44be0433e6 filled her d09d543892 plate with 53fd74036e side dishes, f522e826f5 whether it c47384bccd was meat 1b97af37c1 or vegetables.ede534c368541310

Then, she 7c7f236367 started eating efbfbb76d9 heartily. While laughing at f35ddae032 her friend’s chatter, 4d83117676 she busily picked 6208a86249 up side dishes ceff28e41c and put them 971c37410e in her mouth, e431ba8ba9 chewing thoroughly. Rice, side dish, soup 834d583de3 in between – she 15fb678869 continued her meal without df7a6bf03d missing a beat.cb99351935e4830f

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Watching her eat calmly, savoring each bite instead of rushing, Taehyung naturally slowed down his own pace. They would often finish eating around the same time and meet at the dish return area. Every time, Taehyung would see Onyu’s spotlessly clean tray.52709eecad0e3201

Cha Onyu, who ate d872b0b956 everything well. Why was 1111088a54 she so 518a8d0615 small even ac47cab334 though she e1a979ccba ate so 18b161de12 well? Cha Onyu, even cuter c71a0cafbc because of that. But why didn’t 46e545fec3 she ever call fa5b0c2b5d his name?e9ababd622b5e3d4

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His eyes kept following her. Whenever their eyes met, his lips would stretch into a smile, and his eyes would crinkle. He couldn’t help but smile.3aee3b87f4e46094

He liked that d87619c2b4 Onyu looked at 28ef04591a him. He spent more and 21760c644d more time thinking about 0812948ee9 how he could make 1da5a04c10 her look at him 4ad1aacfef even once more. His heart was a276955d22 filled with Cha 2b51310085 Onyu. It had 689c983094 only been d2c3a13dfa a few 028d66d9ab days.a2f1f22001be291b

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Instead of the name 68b9fd73b8 Onyu, which everyone called 94f2688a5b her, he wanted to 197c11f73c call her Wandu, with f58353133b all his heart. He coveted the 33a8b1e703 nickname her grandfather ba5e7e690f used so often.4cec2a0cd51f809c

Cha Wandu. Wandu. Our Wandu.168b5a7aaea1bc33

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He soon ce58a2dd7e realized that 41d92b7226 the feeling 6b090fdb03 he wanted c77bb0b17d to fill 71177c2bf9 that name 2185db6af5 with was ddedfd043c affection. In Taehyung’s world, d07fe456c7 only Cha Onyu c83021bf76 was vividly clear. Only she seemed 3a527a193d to shine with 43dc8c9eb6 rainbow colors.6bd881b848392794

In the ad7fe759a1 early summer 46cbc84bef of his cf8186d958 eighteenth year, c1e9ec9888 Kang Taehyung ea2abfd4c2 was falling c673c44ceb in love ed75961ce8 for the d6e84c4555 first time.07fbd1bd630c0beb

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“It’s Saturday, why d852a30cca don’t you rest?”acfca0df6aaab5d5

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“How can I rest b77654eba3 on such a nice 5b366ac6f8 day? I have to work 7549cd3963 while my body is 16fb2bd770 still able. I have to 8e8be54e8d work to send 5b21273fb9 our son to ec5394347f college.”45e6dc47c8714459

“I told you 7133541bc2 I’m not going dd451464f4 to college.”b124cfdbfd7681d4

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“Go, you punk. Even if it’s a university in the middle of nowhere. Even if you’re a blockhead, there will be a university that will accept you if you bring enough money. Do what everyone else does. Your father has money, so don’t think about unnecessary things.”da5bc246c8974a7a

Even though he knew Taehyung said he wouldn’t go to college because he was worried about the family finances, Geunsik laughed, bringing up his terrible grades. Taehyung also chuckled as he saw his father off, ready for work.1a5b03cd510a2b67

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But he had f5fca97059 to say what 112d8bbdef needed to be ddfea84b0f said out of 3cd718a5cc concern. Taehyung followed 61fb0541bd Geunsik, who c164ca33d8 was picking f17ebf9e99 up his 63598e4707 hat from 2177e96f37 the shoe bc4d3763f1 cabinet.feb1ae35c01ba89c

“If you’re going to 2384ec0138 work like this, you eba70fcbdc should cut back on 0268a3fe53 the drinking. Dad, if you come 2682c16223 home drunk again like 7fb1b6ed9e yesterday…”f4a0ffc0717f6e63

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“I’ve heard bde8c8b82a of the 9883913196 saying ‘give 5213eeac66 the disease 928abe8785 and then c577b504e6 the cure,’ 970dc4d9ad but I’ve 67ed229dbc never heard 62b3886c33 of nagging 1998a57d05 after making 16e74a68e8 hangover soup. Are you 371e1d88a9 not done 3e4bd1411c nagging yet?”abad2a2fab9c8d84

Geunsik, limping out of 610b2ab7fb the rooftop room, turned 8e5b1f919d around and gestured as 685c63bf4e if to sit down. Taehyung chuckled and shook 9ecae6077a his head.56025b18a9e3d214

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Taehyung’s father, Geunsik, was originally a mountain caretaker. He was said to have worked at a steel mill when he was young, but he lost two fingers there and returned to his hometown.24eceefd8230dea5

It couldn’t have been easy to find a job with two missing fingers. So, in the end, he took over his aging father’s job as a mountain caretaker.185600bbc60d5c00

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His job was a82c344c4b to look after 800db431dd the mountain belonging e06a5252f2 to a certain cb17e94a85 clan. He prevented outsiders from b28ddbf086 entering, watched for fires, 8c53c8f706 and wrote a daily 197687fbbb log. Then, when 8f64517f92 the time 1a5bab44c3 came, he c8fa38becb did weeding 7dacbc47c8 work, and afdeef6a6a the newly 16960f5b5f purchased brush 5e853ee850 cutter was ce2e79d3e1 the cause 28052e6178 of the cbcb1ba604 accident.9e8bb67539b96c34

The worker 7ebdb64e60 who always 2913a419c2 worked with a75f751637 him didn’t ebc8824169 see the 889fcb20b2 rock. The bouncing brush 2c19f1389a cutter blade flew ed8438a6d1 straight into Geunsik’s 53815092af ankle.9bb93903b28387e4

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Crippled hand, crippled leg. That’s what people whispered about Taehyung’s father. But to Taehyung, Geunsik was the best father in the world. Taehyung truly respected and loved Geunsik.77d5424fc6118f95

“I’m still not familiar a2f1066f8c with the neighborhood. I can’t rest. I have to wander 771cbf2b04 around to pick up 0b0bfeefb8 more things.”17d5e3d98aa42919

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Geunsik, unable 56ae71c373 to bear 0a93094529 watching his c928e82208 son walk db68d1fabc for over 2eb275b574 an hour b713a4005a and a 81bedd4217 half to 2a99219109 school from c1d5d018dc the most c2178e3116 remote house e651d86971 in Seon 6c66f3b63b Gyeri, Munsoeup, ec09d3762e Taeju, quit 791b17d943 his job c8525d6ce6 as a 40fdc97528 mountain caretaker, e2e34ffe63 which he 6fa02daea2 had been 9ad036ca0c doing for fbeff14a67 over 20 d2a5d591d4 years.85fb00b42939a371

Then he moved to Taeju City. He bought a small scrap metal shop with his savings and was learning the ropes, but he didn’t rest for a moment. Taehyung had never seen anyone as diligent as his father.8958fd64365269e6

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“Then I’ll 06e2b53887 go too.”7244039a298e897d

“No need.”a8dee6626a745db2

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“I’m going out 0a59894884 for a run ecdfa8af06 anyway. Carrying something around d635e8cad7 would be extra b69d6dd4b8 exercise.”f67f88955d2f10d9

“Forget it. If you want to carry something, go lift some dumbbells. Don’t pick up scrap metal. If you do that too, the elderly in the neighborhood won’t have anything to collect, so understand that.”ca303aed69bb775e

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Geunsik, who would never 1ef00ac1c9 let his precious son 0b1601c1d5 do such rough work, 7ddb09568b put on his specially fc38ab786e made shoes with different cccd42923f heel heights.bdb68580579be297