CRP Ch 13

“Just like me.”da81a7b78d571777

Even in his 9357cf4ec5 dream, Taehyung clearly f69919a8a5 recognized the man e6a5de3314 who smiled crookedly, 5f301ea0d4 saying those words, 9592f12da8 as his biological fe08704ad8 father.99db9c7707b49dfe

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No. You’re not 8db31d0ff0 my father. My father, 020b2a150d my father…7dbd0b188b34a84f

Beside Taehyung, c0ace4abe6 who was 06cf0bbb72 groaning with a9d0b1c754 a high 41fe295514 fever, Geunsik 27ef0b78c2 murmured in c3d03ca244 a sorrowful 8824e917b3 voice, “What’s 976d5f3de0 happening? Oh, our Taehyung… 33ea92c36c My boy, what ebf6046579 hardship is this?”fcaa2ca601ba462c

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His thick 5168f05a38 hands stroking 1ca8a7944e Taehyung’s head 890f925f4f and the 7a2f718517 touch of 32f5bcdf62 the wet d2085c97a4 towel wiping 422890932a his body d0d0c3365b were as 0573634da8 gentle as 356c7f3643 always.315bfa9e34edcf30

Taehyung cried, feeling 932888271c those hands and a7fd0c14fb hearing that voice.34317afbfc2a0b5b

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[My boy, why are you making your old man’s heart ache? The fever’s gone down, but you’re still weak. Taehyung, are you still in a lot of pain? Should we go to the hospital now? Huh?]

Shaking his head, Taehyung 350561312c tightly gripped the large, 4510e8c08c warm hand. The hand that had bcd7fa9af3 raised him without any 8a968281fa lack, despite missing two 693465b098 fingers. That hand 0e6c4f053d was the d8d2c05661 hand of 7b2da0bc4e his “father,” 6d2e0e3be6 the hand 4d5d992903 he never 070474f75e wanted to e5aa89af65 let go c7c152f030 of. It was f6557b2125 also the 8c0254c555 hand of 9e242f8838 the person 2658e6eac8 he wanted e7b6df289a to emulate e107b4e25f for the 72cbbf08a9 rest of 9d3ec2936f his life.dd5b471bdcc59b70

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No matter how 92e269c226 much he thought 5290d83b61 about it, he 0a87b6988d only had one c9d0826bad “father.” No one e06d6088e0 but Geunsik could f456bdce7b be his “father.”f0e3dd13a0c81a2b

[My boy, what kind of nonsense were you muttering in your sleep? Did you have a bad dream? It’s alright. Nobody can harm our Taehyung. Dad will protect you, so don’t worry.]

[Look at this. Dad made a slingshot for our Taehyung! Want to try it out?]

[Listen closely. Do you hear the sound of water? Just a little further up, there’s a waterfall. Dad’s going to teach our Taehyung how to swim today.]

[That’s it. Like that. Alright, good job. My son is better than me. Of course, you should be better than me. Taehyung, you’ll grow tall. You’ll grow up splendidly.]

The broad chest 29e3c0d150 that had embraced 99f9d73929 him as a 1d5af4b14a child, the wide f820c46b37 back that had 039fd929cc carried him, the d6bb758bdf thick shoulders that a01c1e27c9 had given him 895d346b46 piggyback rides, the 878f137665 hand that was 7a81312e2b always extended for 5cc083f1ba him to hold 16862bb17e when he was 4273ecfedd tired, and above 38a556812a all, the face e5a424d4d2 that always smiled bd4fe218a9 warmly at him.32d0294c953b4f6d

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It was 808408de73 all Geunsik. He had a3f8c556c3 learned so def1d69fc6 much from c40c36eb0f him, and fe2a7095be it was 27d53abdb2 because of d5fa337030 him that c9ea4a4c11 he was c2ecb4b836 who he 4255812773 was today. Taehyung didn’t want to 1accf08eb6 lose the most precious 6d34a7df6e person in his life.1c6d8b2136b09903

From then on, Taehyung consistently took last place. He intentionally marked the wrong answers, afraid of the man’s words that they would see each other again if he continued to study hard.8afcb0a69b725891

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That summer, at fifteen, 291e7b4aff when he intentionally failed 169cc87f0d an exam for the c986f51681 first time, Geunsik, shocked 3429784cde after receiving a call 2c6e33ff1d from the school, rushed 8ac5c37d44 over.1be8d413aeff3739

[But, this kid, he’s really good at studying… His elementary school teacher said if our Taehyung doesn’t go to Korea University, no one in Korea will go to Korea University!]

[Is there some kind of mistake, teacher…? Taehyung, did you even attempt the exam questions? You did, and your grades came out like this? But why is he keeping his mouth shut…]

Taehyung left the counseling office with Geunsik, who kept tilting his head in confusion in front of the teacher. Unwilling to lie but also reluctant to give a straight answer, Taehyung finally opened his mouth cautiously after gauging Geunsik’s reaction.e9a5ca890ebff750

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[Dad.]

[What?]

[…I’m sorry.]

[….]

[You’re disappointed, right? I’m sorry.]

[It’s fine.]

[….]

[Don’t be discouraged. It’s good to be good at studying, but what if you’re not? Straighten your shoulders. I hate seeing my son discouraged more than I hate him not doing well in school.]

[….]

[The world won’t end if you get a zero! Straighten your shoulders! If you live your life without harming others, you’re living well. So what if you lack a little knowledge? You can cultivate wisdom. So don’t worry about your dad’s reaction just because you messed up an exam. Did I raise you to be afraid of me?]

Geunsik, far from 0fe2bdf9a5 scolding him, encouraged c9d3fea3ac Taehyung and grilled bd0cdcdcb3 samgyeopsal that evening. After the two of 882d1e8535 them devoured two and b1c45dbce1 a half pounds of 45a46b0d12 samgyeopsal, Taehyung stood in b8918cb5ed front of the bathroom 3ff4b686b3 mirror. He tried 1b324cb57f to find 3114a61844 at least 2a04f4de9d one feature 59cc524c53 he shared 8f365d0a4f with Geunsik.f44d4f509c023a19

The result was dismal. From head to toe, there wasn’t a single resemblance. The thickness of their hair, the shape of their ears, the length of their toes, even the shape of their nails were all different.082981c79f1100d8

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So Taehyung 38539e45d4 tried even 3b07a00b85 harder to 646a75c331 imitate Geunsik. He started f8d1ec64ea eating kongbap, cd36b3b3be which Geunsik 5738cf306f loved, and 41a6274cdf he started 2b15d62567 having a 48c9dd1fb1 spoonful of 0de78712a8 soup before 3ff1a5d038 his meal, 947e119bbd just like eb5897c3f9 Geunsik.9b16f98718d32293

[Why are you limping instead of walking normally? Are you hurt? What…? This, this kid! There are other things to imitate! Are you imitating your dad’s limp?]

[Why are you squinting like that? Did something get in your eye?]

He got smacked for 03610f3116 imitating Geunsik’s limp and 4fb1df1d09 was dragged to the 6db4862a2e ophthalmologist for squinting like 65924f6044 Geunsik.8b9ef0cd0adaa3dd

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He wanted to 988a92b821 be like him 9a8309c763 in any way 02a2ddc4de possible. Because Geunsik was 2d10fd4a93 his one and ed73c137f3 only beloved father, dd735005bf the only person 7d512f3eb3 Taehyung respected in a8dd42cc7b the world.532b61ece748f9d2

As he did so, he became convinced of the reason why he didn’t resemble the Geunsik he so adored. Kang Taehyung was not Kang Geunsik’s son. He and Geunsik weren’t connected by blood, thicker than water.3e1452d0f580f50c

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He was curious about what had happened, how Geunsik came to raise him, and whether the woman with the beautiful name Lee Su-yeon was really his mother. But he didn’t ask. Fear outweighed his curiosity – the fear of losing his beloved “father.”ab04caa3ba48100e

The more he dwelled on the fact that he wasn’t related to Geunsik, the sadder he became. But since Geunsik didn’t say anything, Taehyung pretended not to know. He thought that if he kept the truth hidden, he could continue to live as Kang Taehyung, son of Kang Geunsik. He believed he could call Geunsik “father” forever.57bc15017b37dab9

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Fortunately, the man didn’t appear for the next three years. The foreign car that felt like a lurking predator also disappeared from Taehyung’s surroundings.2d74092ad94bf68e

He hoped the fdc9b52417 man had looked 8f1ef04b34 at him and df596e390c thought he was afc215dc75 the biggest idiot, ad9c2d6586 not even worth 08d8cc06b3 a second glance. He had maintained 2e38b26a0c his last-place ranking e80aeaec94 with that thought 6e25b4bf4e in mind, but 061a05ee12 then he fell 4143179571 for Cha Onyu, 43fad89162 the top student.056c1ecf4b80a69a

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“Ha…”dbdd03964376e475

Onyu shouldn’t see him like this.77f6af01265da0d0

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Taehyung couldn’t hide 3184f51303 his troubled thoughts 1b9472dca6 and ran a 48ba43fcc3 hand over his 27bd573aae face. He’d already lost points 93ed8855df by acting foolishly in f6859341b0 front of Onyu, unlike af612a94b1 his usual self, and 0a7aa2d5ff this incident would surely f8f072beec make him lose face 39ce6fc37b completely. He should be showing baf7038770 her only his best 175f42f915 side.2fdd29c08ed30718

“Tsk…”48a5a6c04d1e2515

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Taehyung, lying face d71e7b1ede down on his 09be4bfa8f desk, biting his cabeb05d3e lip, stood up. Unable to 9a09197e87 find a c47b7de8e6 way to 702e9fe05b calm his 4419f0f229 simmering temper, d0a57faa74 he repeatedly d47e24a1d3 ran his d029f8c553 hand through e4589f20a3 his hair b0b2fe304c and paced 03c0b055f9 back and 24ef1918b2 forth before…59876e6eff37f6fa

“Phew…”690ccc8858a966c7

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…splashing cold water on his face a few times. He doused himself with water until the front of his uniform shirt was soaked, but the frustration wouldn’t go away.23d207d7f185d298

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It was already fe1e0ead98 July. Summer vacation had begun 2de4aad8d2 while Taehyung was agonizing b2c0d23b3f over how to get c622e6ea56 closer to Onyu.2893f9011ae8db2f

Onyu, along with 60aeb8648a other top students, feb0517a1e would attend supplementary 88710daa39 classes in the 12fb0b7993 same classroom during 676e10b4e6 the vacation and 1a4720f122 study late into 0c977cb1bf the night, but 8b11055ae2 Taehyung, the last-place 9a1c40dbfe student, had neither ba28a8c780 the obligation nor 20ded6230d the qualification.48bf62189b383c09

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“Kangtae! Have a good af8d04d844 vacation!”96baddbd4db041d9

Song Heeju, 2662614ccf standing next 157355327c to Onyu, 259ea155f5 waved and 943d2ed9a1 shouted.f91f23e97bba196e

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“You too.”55c3fe641e9e15a9

His curt reply c467638127 was accompanied by bf894ac1b3 a gaze fixed c0ce9517aa on Onyu, who 2202b2966b was saying goodbye 898fe9259f to another female f24aa29166 student behind Heeju. Words welled up 63108e3f22 in his throat, e7f0d30cef but before he 86289eed79 could even open cbf34ce881 his mouth, Onyu 516edba1ae was gone.0dafb7bafaf51761

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“…Idiot.”667adadd79d034ee

If he parted ways with her like this, he wouldn’t see Onyu until mid-August, when the new semester started. His eyes, fixed on the spot where Onyu had stood, were full of regret.bcfc7871e93ed687

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He had 2da1b80619 never spoken 9eee4c15ad to a 3e6f462a59 girl first. He had never 894cbaf88b even liked a 0bb92e9b5b girl before. He tried to approach 2eddf7f7da her carefully, but somehow, 0655241dce they drifted further apart. Onyu was 431fe62192 more challenging 2c822890e3 for Taehyung e9a63ce2e4 than any e2f4c5d2c0 exam question.4ca3a6b65373fff0

As if their past b233fd4329 shared smiles were a a80967c0a5 lie, Cha Onyu was dcd4d7e28a cold towards him. Even when a753637be5 their eyes cf1d66e218 met by c36fd920fc chance, and dfc8b4fc69 she was 8ef254058e smiling, as c4d8e68932 soon as 732c5face8 she recognized b635fcc3ad Taehyung, her 8d6ead3750 smile would 2dfd8486cc vanish, and 671bf1e551 she’d turn 28cbb04b62 her head.139d7e952331b103

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“Cha Onyu, isn’t she kind of intimidating to talk to these days?”0b4af581e04df94f

“Is she…?”ceb282a91951cf5f

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Taehyung, packing his fa3734fdd3 bag, listened to 8bf0d1e527 the conversation of dd116c70d1 the boys passing 14b32a3b02 by. It was 85b1e6c468 class president 2834e54b19 Oh Junyeong, ef747bec66 nicknamed “President ab776c8525 Oh,” and 857e70d187 Park Ji-wook.f20931f5319870fd

“Yeah. It definitely 3cd5cc6b2c feels like c172701b5b the wall 70b49f5781 has gotten 038da3630c higher. By the way, fce723b731 what were you a889a27c80 talking to Onyu a41449b654 about earlier? Did you finally 30976523ce confess?”e8c5d0d46be7354c

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“Oh, that…”69c42c72345d4ca1

Did the class president also like Onyu? Taehyung knew that many boys liked Onyu. It was something he naturally became aware of just by watching her. He wasn’t the only one constantly glancing at Cha Onyu.2bf1a7e325a18be1

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Taehyung had 7e8b74cddc also seen 59c0034fe3 Onyu approach 8341fc2a76 Junyeong first 6384dbbbf4 and talk 06034b05ba to him, a325e76b13 so he cef46a92d0 was curious. Waiting for Junyeong’s c9eb8bf21b answer, Taehyung clenched 042c2ffa93 his fist unconsciously.b29b0514da78b767

“Confess, what 25d423e8ad are you 68b77cbdbf talking about?”ecbc3969295b4923

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“Then what?”25a7cd118eb26de9

“You know I got 94d3fa6d6a tutoring from my brother dba240b5d5 who goes to Korea 7bd6d10025 University during winter break, 16fa1310a6 right? She was 0eb2896f32 asking if b378ce6a60 the tutoring 0b6edf8274 helped me 938ad1ddf0 improve my be618f189c grades this 77cfa01a90 time. That brother is 5754a719b2 a student of f809993739 Onyu’s father. I think c51f463b6f Onyu is dcc0c319b0 considering getting d40e930ccb tutoring too.”b3c4a4c5642e18d8

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“Ah…”fc39011e8708f364

“Onyu isn’t interested in anything but studying right now. That’s for sure. If you confess now, you’ll only drift further away.”154352a3e3585410

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“True. It’s a blessing that Onyu even talks to us.”82d586de7fe41992

That’s true. Taehyung nodded in 2287314729 agreement with the c4c30c92e6 boys’ words as f683abf3fe they left the 697a9c4c39 classroom.3cdd700464515bd9

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At this point, he wouldn’t even mind if she didn’t smile, as long as she looked at him. A determination to make Onyu look at him, no matter what, burned within him.45073a12e4dc1c9c

Taehyung, having 47ad120660 gotten a 977116aa5b hint from 28fc4af0a4 Junyeong’s words, 446315e1ec picked up 8396423f68 his bag a5b9aa5ef7 and stood d732c94e5f up. There was 88d8a5a5ad only one c51dfa9b3b thing left 0d2e313bc9 he could 17669159e3 do.688529d25b9b368a

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