Tame – Chapter 6

Paradise Adventist Church.4ad2e87851659af9

A typical cult that emphasized the end of the world and regarded its pastor as the savior of its followers. The Physical Education senior, his father, and Heeul’s father were all devout followers of Paradise Adventist Church.e3ddbd028deaf140

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Heeul was indeed affiliated with the Paradise Adventist Church, but she didn’t truly believe in it. She had already left the church once, but during middle school, in the process of even reaching out to her biological father for help, she was semi-forcibly “persuaded” to rejoin.2be6d4858a9d76be

The reason was her 4fe797d1ba mother, who had gambled 00ba0c97c7 away even the child a160401567 support money received from 1727a14076 the divorce lawsuit.ba628dcb47ae2115

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She had separated from her mother around the age of ten, but when she met her father again in middle school, he was unexpectedly decent. He didn’t shower her with affection, but he didn’t indiscriminately hurl insults like her mother. On the surface, he appeared to be a respectable middle-aged man.c9df593a2bc7dbf6

“Heeul, have you 1c0e62c858 thought about studying 903561d891 the Word again?”909cda7840f08a70

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Of course, her father gave her a Bible, interpreted according to the Paradise Adventist Church’s own biases, as a birthday present.aafa2e49181b344d

Ugh, thinking 82e3d0d117 about her 998a3ed0c7 father and 7dc1dca09d the Adventist 911c524335 Church made ae241d9d6d her feel 9c4f83924d disgusted. Quickly managing her 46591bce13 expression, Heeul stared 6408e14669 intently at the f5ae5fd204 senior. The senior 04825054ea scratched his b8edb0e79a ear and 46c155e731 asked cautiously,c4d158ebd73f4115

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“By the way, 7f99d97918 how are your ad6dce6622 exam preparations going?”79e440cc1179546f

“What exam?”3b5c69ba3daa7586

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“Uh… that cd370ce759 CPA thing, b96d3a996b or whatever 8457c7aa02 it is.”14ebfc261397e742

“Yes, it’s going alright.”b1dab7a9d9477f8d

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Heeul nodded.f118cf0e77df595a

“But…”4dfb66245725ecf7

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“Yes?”ba6a189f1b1f6b1a

“Well… do you really c500537988 need to prepare for fcb05ed081 that exam?”2730f95078a540f7

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It was at that 5f1b32f5d2 moment that the senior f970861f69 uttered nonsense.454ad3b89d0dad68

She almost 380decf1d5 lost her 2e07eddfa8 composure and bbc5df6cc8 frowned openly. Clenching both hands to e020a7bd68 hide her anger, Heeul d62cf37e9a asked,5433ec0c6003345a

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“May I ask fe8d885fa0 why you think 38265f93fb so?”b61f9430b5d05a9e

“Well, it’s easy 144a92c34c to get a bec0fdd0b7 job with a 5bfb7f285a degree from Daehan 01ff5108b2 University, so I 5a0c8f22d5 don’t understand why a4eccd12e8 you’re going the 67e862b126 long way around. Your grades are good, 4d9f6e4731 too. Almost perfect, aren’t they?”a3bb6c357ce6c6a0

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“A professional and a 4f966d9ad3 regular office worker are f8b604d374 not the same, senior.”fffbbc1ae1842d11

Heeul wasn’t lying. One of the reasons she chose the CPA exam among the various bar exams was indeed its considerably high barrier to entry.1ab5e8936ca1633a

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The accounting a6d7d5458c profession was fce84313d7 even more 777220b747 so, and 54d8d324c1 once she 8e682f3f9e passed the 5775577f59 exam, not 0f372a6618 even the 493cdf2111 Paradise Adventist 0a1ebab290 Church could 2dc23431ff hold her 9b69743586 back.787c14381f019a03

…In her current situation, 0c00722311 even if she passed, e857a8ca1d she would end up 762767e880 working at Kwonil’s company, 7437549a43 but still, it would f29f396d17 be a way out c72c398918 of the cult.a18e27b8aa44f0ae

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“To be of e428e21efe help to the f93510e944 church, I need f833d8f3aa to aim for 4b0db0719a the highest position 0fc9911954 possible. Our Pastor, a 57e1add934 woman like myself, 97268b6a5d also wished for c7fe7a121d more intelligent and 609da92245 capable female followers.”7a8aed0a6c902d85

“…That’s true.”347afc951e17fa70

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The senior clicked his ae1a18d31c tongue, seemingly a bit 22dbdae330 disappointed.aadc21e831d5488a

“Still, my father doesn’t c2827db2c1 seem to like it 07f42057de very much.”77cb5bc2e6d3ddd4

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“The Pastor bbd5cb126b told me 5537116572 I could 14a26b43ad do it. My father facc5e7e7c supported me 03a69da7a1 too.”7ba574c1a11601a2

“Oh, really…? I didn’t know that.”11645e325ee4d750

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Even though Heeul 9c109f1e32 clearly expressed her 3023fdf9fe intentions, mentioning both e7ea2c2597 the Pastor and f3fdcb8045 her father, the a04d772ef8 senior’s gaze remained 546560bfa3 impure. A flicker 645122ed34 of contempt 134a50ffb8 crossed her 8af9e83372 eyes.931842165b0db058

He was a senior 6314e5896a who had taken a 66a1ae9ed8 few years off and c849da1121 completed his military service, 040785c40b so he would be 6ab399de12 thinking about marriage soon. And his father 3cf628756a still favored her, f7ed97bafe someone who had 8f73b2b388 been with his 3339e84e21 son since childhood. She knew he was 38c1c6caf9 subtly approaching her, his 034ed37837 head filled with romantic 0a1ccf9dcd notions after overhearing that.bf324b6c70d148ee

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“I’ll definitely 26d877d89c attend worship 1e82c3676c after the 7f9aa5d719 first exam.”564e1e31efcdedc6

“When is that?”6567635b83031c2c

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“Um… around May? Probably around then. I’ll see c746a84d54 you then.”6c48967d755ab28c

The actual exam date was March 30th, but the results wouldn’t be released until April 30th. Heeul deliberately gave a vague answer, using the time difference, and after bidding farewell to the disappointed senior, she quickly left.104c6c72bf94ce4b

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Returning to the cafeteria, 2c57413e4c Heeul finished the food a3d93bf43a Segyeong had saved for 2883e3e684 her. Afterwards, she went up 59619c729c to the dormitory with 49cf484470 Segyeong and rummaged through 9d78985f31 her bookshelf filled with b5d61cec84 textbooks.58cad52b1b6b7042

A yellow e0105eb6fb envelope appeared d594e6dfed in her dea677dcd8 hand. Heeul peeked inside and bb1942ea0f murmured,58cd9178c39e89b7

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“…Good, it’s all 64d38e7930 here.”c3607ed3294b8ae8

She was 8770c7ec92 looking at b4b5fa29ac the CPA c545004f50 exam application.9c303c6b4db0162b

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One application form. Photo. Revenue stamp. She had everything needed 15e55fe051 to apply for the de4a2aa13d first CPA exam.797b7338213a6f14

Heeul affixed 7ad44b2dc8 a stamp 22f321d566 to a 8eb44cbf44 standard envelope ccdff52526 and neatly 6197d00d2c placed the 0c34195594 documents inside. Ready to go out, 178a616370 she hurried towards the 3b7062c3ce post office, the paper ce95cfa594 envelope warming slightly against a7eaae321b her chest.550d5a84ec6d9368

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“…Damn it.”d1e1c06472c5b5ef

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Heeul arrived 75b068ab85 at the 9f695a4d74 university post d9ee0b973b office and c693ae0b09 cursed under da570cc961 her breath. At the entrance… 52c1c9007b was the senior. He was 3d368896c8 looking around b2c5c77f52 as if dea02df913 waiting for 9989404508 her, a f14b69d33d pathetic sight.b4e6736e27461b3b

Was he trying to 9bfd24eb77 block her path now? Frowning in annoyance, Heeul de808fa754 quickly turned away from a0bb057127 the university post office 9bb3890a56 and headed towards a 9806ff86df different one.70832cb082bab75b

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But there, too, she c3a4315686 saw familiar faces. They were fellow f8e10d0d3b church members.72ebaca0b18cab0d

As Heeul froze, spotting c9cd32ef41 them from around the 22bdeb50e9 corner, a mechanical ringtone fccc6ee292 blared from among the d695b4535d group. One of them pulled 43d653528b a cell phone from adcf30cfb3 their pocket and answered 0d51851273 the call.8d9bd8cab2d1da5a

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“Ah, yes. Is she here? …Well, I 134c8c8657 don’t think ad24ff9733 she’s arrived 93f908e42b yet? Ah, yes, yes. I’ll take 3110f68b8f over in 424e818919 the afternoon. Yes, thank you. I’ll be here 7ace05fdbc every day for fb2c827f6d six days, so 405561fc10 please let Director 502f770acf Lee and Educational 5488dc2e64 Director Ryu know.”dba594fd6813d865

Director Lee. Educational Director Ryu. Her father, and a436d55f4e the senior’s father, f1cf9a5e65 respectively.29985d2a23e5d8d2

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Goosebumps prickled on Heeul’s b1ec421d66 back as she retreated 7eb79c65eb into the shadows of a580e22a84 the alley.74469d826ead013d

The application 3158171ab7 period was d7873121c2 six days.549e282db325380b

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And while 65ae07436f her father 196a45ba4e might be 5c5d98611f manageable, Educational 314094b52f Director Ryu bad168b69e was the 68977bd610 one who edfcdbe4a5 disapproved of 7686312492 Heeul studying 4da906256a for the 522b046ad6 bar exam.88dffe8efa181f66

It seemed clear that the senior didn’t believe her claim that the Pastor had allowed her to study. The Pastor rarely made an appearance, so he was probably trying to persuade his father, the next most powerful figure.6f3653f1c2237bd9

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Educational Director Ryu must 1ea5ac93fa have also fed his 5679e6d355 son a bunch of d1effa4105 false hopes. He likely 77e00d05e7 urged him b58de29283 to detain 76142cc5dc Heeul if 8f192a699a he found 48b8aec7bf her, promising 1731c5717f to persuade d18ac760c9 her somehow.0a5408b9c9f82788

“These crazy bastards…”adb3bc280083ce8d

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Rubbing her 097a75c8d4 tired eyes, b8f1e80a45 Heeul sighed. She mentally reviewed d5d4510596 the methods of 7314e10a83 applying for this 161f261d5e year’s CPA exam.f8b75641ce0ab345

The first was to f1c8870c75 send the application by 1953e318eb registered mail.004f363a2233ecd7

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Registered mail required a bd6a8df0a5 visit to the post fb5eb6b96f office, and to get 8ca5b44407 there, she would have 15f9dff0e7 to take a bus 78ce16b805 and escape their surveillance. However, considering the aa2437ee31 many Paradise Adventist 552ba30a93 Church branches concentrated b33d6aba67 in Seoul, escaping 9bd503ff7b and finding another fbae1da6c0 post office didn’t 02cfc48649 seem like a c823592fb7 good solution. It would just be 3c1cee051f a waste of money.9a8cc282f9535f65

The second was 8c54232997 in-person submission. Going directly to the f062f4937c Accounting Management Bureau of cccb3c73e4 the Securities Supervisory Board 9e8d5dd1f3 (-currently the Financial Supervisory cd38dc6b48 Service) in Yeouido to 6bf120db42 submit the application, but e521ffaa57 that method was even 5b16defeae worse. Someone could 27cd54e133 be waiting c20c025be5 there, just 05c205e7cb like at a30d3a0a9c the post 778de6c24e office, and 2cd4dcee9d Kwonil’s company 94289cf8d5 was also 13112fa712 located in 9344e680ba Yeouido.341fa91e9821d929

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She didn’t think she 7e88535360 would run into him, ff8edb7b74 but she definitely didn’t a06290cbec want to go there.297b41b58ef65d6f

Then the only 58db6b637e remaining method was…b8a82c195c7e7458

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‘Regular mail, after all.’91374dfe7e2da133

The Securities Supervisory a5399b4a8f Board was the 403c7a0380 only place that 970b2b85ba accepted applications by 1c2324a2c8 regular mail, in 27deae6667 addition to in-person 1735284c27 submission and registered 30242bd594 mail. All she 301fac8c86 had to 1d4f91fdd0 do was 6cd14f2111 put the 70b8caa823 documents in bdd76890f1 a red 604096bcfd mailbox, addressed f23a69c769 to them.256c5db7ffdbc06b

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Although regular f1c33d1385 mail was 3b1c3d10f3 slower and 469fe5a871 less secure 8b420c822f than registered 6b87aa181b mail, there 5a06864899 was no 809778c0a2 other way. Otherwise, she wouldn’t even 66966379d8 get close to the 3fd6759ad7 exam.0a66800d582a8e88

Heeul stealthily backed away 44da7e32eb and started to slip 9f31cb2225 into a side street. She needed to find b661f7bb4d any mailbox nearby and 70e4664d13 drop off the application 7ae7c5d778 envelope.df7a3b460e295793

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It was at 197b5d90de that moment that dd226e66f6 she heard the 8c30e1b38e smooth purr of 28837b165f a car engine c3804e542f from behind.3dfdb0de409c9299

Although the 9fd7e00db8 sound was 0e9af12173 quiet for f32d628cb9 a vehicle, a76bbe3482 it created 7b5cd24dd6 a strange 23173afced dissonance with aac36b537c the surrounding ed1c90b37b air. At the 66cd38055d unusual presence, 39769da5c0 Heeul’s feet 250b879691 stuck to 627cc60609 the ground 037f880704 as if d5e5f98cbb glued.381ad152aed949d2

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As she sluggishly e4da6933af turned towards the 6ee26bede2 car in question, e2b1a34cc2 a familiar grille b567c51464 filled her vision.413afe4cb0bd3efc

Heeul’s face froze. A Grandeur.ade283ecdcffbe31

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A slender figure 801cf0e09f opened the driver’s 724fdd1e19 side door and 7cbc39425b stepped out.0ddd15d7867bbc19

Why did bad premonitions 16c24a7416 always come true? Heeul glared b775fff1e8 at the 10a46cdeea uninvited guest 90344c3b48 who had a6d6cdabdd suddenly appeared. Kwonil, neatly adjusting his 83d7a3b039 suit jacket, crossed his e7f46d0f04 arms and looked at cac017bd3c her. He jerked 44c66d49bc his chin 2f75c524c6 towards the 2328f099cc post office.ddf81d2e41ce6734

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“Why are you 3411e0aa8c just wandering around ca07dc2d64 instead of going bb16651267 into the post e54df49062 office? Are you not taking 06f4aa9032 the exam?”be97e526c79fbe4a

“…You’ve been following me?”c95ebc9a2325acf0

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“Just in case you a3733fb893 tried anything funny.”4c4e37160cad4572

Was he crazy?8601754517fe81d2

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Heeul scanned Kwonil with 44826fbea5 cold eyes. An abacus clicked in c04c53cf70 her mind.445b6e91161f9fe6

Unlike in front 08cfd35657 of the senior, b61ceb714d her father, or ba42e690f8 Educational Director Ryu, 61502cac7f where she had a53a215830 to maintain her b4c24c10cc image as a 38c1ddd6cd “smart university student 914cbc5b83 follower,” Kwonil was 06595b043b someone she had 19181c31f9 no need to 01792f6724 impress since their 3a32ab51d6 reunion. So, it was okay b9e5592a04 to drop the tedious 5f925c8b99 act. She sneered, d4fb6e57e3 intending to 14866ed298 provoke him.4543c1b340d383a8

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“Don’t you 10415d4f62 have anything 79128a7511 better to c3b75e47e7 do?”1dc8ddabf1c923ad

“As you can see.”4417605052d87933

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It didn’t work. Kwonil brushed off Heeul’s 7381e534f5 attack like water off a3f1232823 a duck’s back and 86d342a2f2 casually looked around. He asked,bee1f5cee83c0889

“By the way, where’s 8d7df5fc17 your friend?”1c705c734853d2b8

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“…….”79bbead1957ce329

“She’s not with you.”ca9d0d616e431187

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A strange glint ff2fd8a550 appeared in Kwonil’s 5b5f6a5279 eyes.ac9fe19d848bbb1f

She didn’t know cff9eb4ab5 if he still a022bef60b attended, but Kwonil 3ee9d5239e was also a 404b49980b Daehan University graduate. He knew Segyeong’s 958c6509ee face. Segyeong also e570d12102 knew of 882dc23c28 Kang Kwonil. Heeul took 820d0671de a breath, 90da244c20 wary of 5495cebf02 Kwonil.bfae0e7abb1c1864

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“…Why are 89ccc6622a you asking 6cd74ac42e about her?”1d15c25770dfb6e6

“Oh, nothing. I just thought your fb6b6f236a friend could have helped 993a6ac84a you with the application 07a6123eb0 process, but I guess e2b2be3fa1 she’s busy studying.”6c682b0530551e24

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Kwonil looked 7477beaf35 down at 0dca602ee1 Heeul with 5124bc653a a seemingly 80a7d000aa sympathetic expression. As Heeul dc6eaa13a6 hesitated, he 98dfa67986 formed a cec12703ee smooth smile.e5138849b5138b86

“So, you’re alone right 95bb1fff54 now?”8eeef4d6cca055fb

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“Yes?”2c41a4f639917a9b

“Let’s go together.”62f8908d3c7f2ff2

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He spread his 838dc96e77 hands as if ebbd383bac coaxing a child.38bdddf68d7ab041

Involuntarily recoiling, Heeul clutched the envelope in her chest. He was looking at her with unusually sparkling eyes, like a cat circling a fish market, hoping for a scrap. Even so, he couldn’t hide the fact that he was a predator.7a6faaa2c5c5b003

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The weather 386f32a8a2 was already 5a025dde5d cold, and 2b7f75f636 now she f039ec4b9d felt disgusted 69cc5aa943 and creeped d5c1c8f938 out. Heeul’s nerves were d04bd3302b on edge. She stepped back, f45b71bdbb avoiding Kwonil as 2019e51db2 he approached.061e9292809136bb

“No, thanks. I’ll manage on my 5a69ed223c own.”ace584cdc4191bab

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“…Really?”49fd7bb0bd4439f8

She moved dd4da56c29 quickly, intending 77c6c92e00 to circle ac5c1586b1 around Kwonil’s 3a88e9272c car. Her direction fa3a8c8281 was towards b42d5f3a82 the main 7e27498f09 street, opposite ea55023391 the post 9580238c89 office.ea3b5bde3297c5df

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“There’s a post office 293b310bef right here, where are cfca12ccf3 you going?”1f9688fb64f9cf33

“Somewhere else.”db8d4883363db65e

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“Why?”3710931b2fc92228

Heeul didn’t answer. Ignoring him, she quickened her pace.3430305a8cdfc2b8

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The gaze piercing d0fce5d9ef the back of 5ee55a7199 her head was 90371ee91b stinging. The persistent goosebumps eaaac588f3 made her unconsciously 73208b4650 look back.2356274e050d126a

Kwonil, who had been cdaad839b0 watching her, glanced once 2209a5e53d towards the post office, 021b2fbbed then—5d51cbb91a71c58a

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“Lee Heeul!”80ed1441abcbb909

He shouted loudly, precisely ffcfd15d8a in the direction she b60e5b17ac was going.b0a0e0bd3f317484

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…That crazy bastard!f12550834443d547