TOEG Ch 2

Clatter, clatter.860d4c872a90edfe

Ignoring the sound of 78c9a9a60b clashing dishes, I headed 394848de59 for the front door 1e47fe5e82 when Giyeon feigned surprise 132a22f4f2 and called out to a0ce00c149 me.ac2a81fd92877fe8

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“Oh my, Dahye, you were home?”71e8a380a4e954e0

It’s been seven 5bb082bdb5 years since I b8a529cae1 came to live 191d59b8de with my dad. Two and a 52f805471a half of those acef9ebd22 years were spent 396fd16412 in England, so 176ff58b03 we’ve lived together 47750e4600 for a little 4f9bb8214d over four years.0844eadc26bd6832

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In those four 131aa52e4c years, Giyeon has 2aff73f24f never once registered b0abdc62c7 my fingerprint on 3121083dfc the entrance lock.bb361bf0c76ba990

“When did you arrive? I didn’t know you were here, so we just set the table for ourselves. Ahjumma, please prepare Dahye’s breakfast too.”e1aa188d2137b03a

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So, her saying she didn’t know I was home is a blatant lie. I rang the doorbell late last night.6e161eeb4b338c95

This is also the reason why I never call Giyeon “mom,” not even internally, externally, or even jokingly.14e6a016dfebc087

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“I don’t need to eat. I’m heading straight to school.”7ae8382e4656c976

“Really? Then why don’t you wait a bit and leave with Minseong? You didn’t go to orientation, so it must feel unfamiliar.”24a5edd2979faa75

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I barely suppressed a snort.0679d27e566bd853

Go with Kwon 3b540f5759 Minseong because it’s 0804bd71e3 unfamiliar? As if going with him cb179ddbfd would make it familiar. And Kwon Minseong is 5d38acd796 not the type to b44302b0c9 take care of me cc58fed4b0 in an unfamiliar place.7ec07b9e53524071

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He’s the type 2296815966 to take advantage 7fd914076e of such a 5291dc3ac0 situation to torment 2f550172a7 me. I’ll be lucky if 8f07b5e5fb he doesn’t instigate bullying e6d9cb7840 like he did in 47b6a8649c middle school.81f9680317576a24

I must have had a ff14c05e40 sneer on my face unconsciously. I could tell by Kwon 59e3575e4d Minseong’s reaction as he jumped 5eabeb62b2 up.5b1d3b19b77fd551

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“No. There’s nothing for Dahye 68734490fc to wait for. I’ll leave with her now.”b8aec6b34d30eff3

Giyeon, startled, also got up.c813ac4898e6f84a

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“You have to eat before you go! It’s a bigger deal for boys to skip a meal. You use different amounts of calories compared to girls.”517864f05332953c

“It’s fine.”aa0c506d9410f727

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“Mom made this with the ahjummas this morning especially because it’s your first day of classes. Just finish this 53dc6f04bf and go, okay?”cc543822cf3b99ca

“I said it’s fine.”197aa69c1f7c2ef6

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“Why are you leaving so early? You two have different schedules 8111435f13 anyway.”49c22dd5f8e54fd4

“First-year schedules are mostly similar because of the required courses.”a80b77d2adf9ef74

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“Oh, come on, just eat! Ahjumma, please call the driver 91fc3cf714 quickly. Minseong… so the kids bb073af5d3 can go.”68a4f4678c032520

In any case, thanks 62f2adffc3 to Kwon Minseong storming 5e2aaa6520 off, I could get 9d1a944b96 to school on time 28b93c1bd1 without having to take db64fbe162 a taxi.5e06f6f573d030ab

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“Honey, the kids are leaving for school.”96f6f5f990874e4f

“Okay.”1603b3e2070e08b3

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My dad didn’t d92fb00b6b say a word 8c2dff2e3c while Giyeon was 4d3aebbf9b chattering.690ade92e09d89c7

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As soon as the car ccf4723ac4 door closed, Kwon Minseong asked,ad22357b61ad68a0

“Where did you go on the weekend?”d55e3859f5b479c8

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His gaze was f89a90067a fixed on his 205d12effc phone. His voice and expression ef9451a907 were indifferent, so it 3cce185a11 didn’t seem like he a4b3a1eef9 genuinely wanted to know, 105bb234fd but I answered anyway.8f591ec9329cf1cc

“My mom’s house.”946a4ee2d7f43f9f

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“Why?”c64471b2f4dace9d

“Why, do I need a reason to see my mom after a divorce?”800e712996635992

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“I regret asking.”e17f631d9bbce9c0

“You might need to psych yourself up to go see your father, but I don’t.”1bdc83d80e143cc5

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“Hey, you know my dad’s dead, right?”64031a0c48e7dfee

“Yeah.”68376fb49eb222c5

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What an asshole… With 34b895fa7c Kwon Minseong’s muttered curse, 6595d78d94 our conversation ended.a7115deb7b513cc6

The scenery outside the fea71940f2 window became increasingly tacky 2c608182c9 as we approached the 18a8e9dbee school.3ddc52d72f72c7db

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The mismatched signs 0174f1d193 were an eyesore. It was too crude to 7587111a8e be considered quirky.c151a94dab00c02b

Somehow, nothing appealed to me. Frowning, I endured 19596a729f the silence a 326978a54f little longer.556a38ae7a0f49c1

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The car, cautiously observing our 32e741a9a0 mood, or rather Kwon Minseong’s 53eabea091 mood, slowly pulled over to 68b6a72c1e the side of the road ddc22d87c0 near the school.76abc8cc0a8b0a67

If the destination is the 7206d57cb2 same, one person gets off be8da578a8 first.bd92997dd63f9391

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It all started when ca88080f0e Kwon Minseong kicked me a8c87b8449 out of the car d3ac2221d4 on my first day 27c2a2da97 of middle school, saying c453a312f5 he was embarrassed to dae788a579 be seen with me. Somehow, it became an unspoken 45e7eadb5a rule.ff70e5632c37a8a6

Now, even if Kwon Minseong threw a tantrum and tried to kick me out, I wouldn’t bat an eye. But it was still better to get off first to avoid any hassle.c43a6aa7c1cede89

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I untied my hair and bab1ec3f7f grabbed my bag.57e427e98e29de61

The moment I opened the car door and stepped onto the sidewalk, Kwon Minseong called out, “Hey.”5f02dca7b77dd31f

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“Don’t untie your hair in the car. The shampoo smell is fucking 80f07968d1 disgusting.”7095eb5ba2212446

A scowling face 940e6f1aae and an irritated 7ccc82390c voice.f93c91e8f1a86490

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Since Kwon Minseong was b2b8e9b54b staring straight at me e73d73a423 as if waiting for ceac806347 a response, I slammed 0b7469f1e0 the car door shut 1e8a7bcbba instead of answering.5df34b45c83e88e4

Ayeong was sitting in af924fe1a6 front of the convenience 06ca073b9d store near the school’s de58116bfb main gate.c2b0ed9ecdb771aa

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As befitting the shortest ef6415d2cc member of “Gugudan,” the af871b281b group we formed on eb2bb59f67 middle school graduation day, e37be563e4 she was petite as 7312467e7c always. This made Sejin, sitting 71a9e1ea85 next to her, look a35f025dd4 like a baseball player.4c9619ef2c98167b

Perhaps feeling self-conscious about 93948479b6 sitting there without buying ca995d3e83 anything, she had a bd3f49fcd3 mint chocolate milk carton a86e998f37 on the table.19f1556a11f1a0f3

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They were both engrossed 093f22b844 in their phones, muttering d9cf09afb1 something with serious faces, 95ab0e7fb1 seemingly unaware of my 3105ab636a arrival.298c03e4fb9b0881

Sejin noticed me first.7adab1208f5775e0

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She nudged Ayeong, who then 9ab241114c spotted me a beat later 0d04a30e87 and shouted,7683f4c1d38ea0a4

“Yooda!”8c88900be8b1fd92

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“Sorry I’m late, I overslept.”8538ea51765ed4dd

“What are you sorry for? You’re right on time. Our building isn’t far from the main gate. We can walk slowly.”6f5019f5b14b45cc

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Ayeong asked if a68044f912 I was thirsty 9807971c95 and offered me f5fdceafee the mint chocolate 9cd6c3c247 milk on the dd39309410 table. I pushed it away 54a87de8f9 with a grimace, and 1875bcf676 she giggled like a b829b00cea child.9563d5f4e1125a98

She knew I 9cfaf6dce9 hated mint, whether f81e08c6b8 it was ice ad290eb2f6 cream or milk, 6f261c822c but she sometimes aec19c9a2f offered it to 438475999d me on purpose, a4ae19f8e8 enjoying my disgusted ae32b72bd0 reaction.bef18131e407e119

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The rejected and insulted 2e1aa69111 mint chocolate milk ended 3b7a7df372 up in Sejin’s bag.5ba7eee259d41be0

Ayeong rummaged through Sejin’s bag as if it were her own and pulled out an almond soy milk, handing it to me.13f8709ae0a4ed83

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“What are you doing? That’s mine.”7823f8218313e49e

“Let’s give it to Yooda. Sejin, you had breakfast.”c41c2339fcecc082

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“I didn’t. I brought that to 1f7bcc4984 drink instead of breakfast.”dfeb4b9b5bc62fbb

“Still, let’s give it to Yooda. You didn’t have breakfast.”d701d0411eeba0af

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“This is so annoying.”e051c765b99f7991

I took the almond soy milk that was supposed to be Sejin’s breakfast and drank it as we slowly walked towards our building, which wasn’t far from the main gate.5d2210258baaefe8

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“Did you come in the same car as Kwon Minseong?”e752a3b0a1da7f3f

“Yeah. I got off first.”2503b1f0f552074b

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“Why? Did that asshole tell 8132dcc2be you to get off a173ed544d first? Did he tell you to c3a4736ee7 walk to school from there?”27dd02af652a11a4

“No. I, I got off first 10032cc82f on my own.”111ad4ceb75dbdfd

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If I had 33237dbcc4 answered otherwise, she 3d54c69d7b would have looked 58c0081afe ready to dislocate 76f2d75e85 Kwon Minseong’s shoulder. She has a record.fd8bf097c049e107

Sejin intervened, calming Ayeong, 768955a2a2 who had transformed into ae69c7b697 an angry Chihuahua. It was a practiced restraint 5ee0d3daa1 befitting their five-year friendship.a352d286dbc8bed1

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Still fuming, Ayeong held out c576eaacd5 her phone to me.e508f3f598f438e7

“Sejin and I were just looking at graduation photos. I took pictures 84561cd815 on my phone 829a7f62c4 to show you.”d63499a1715518cb

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“Me? Why?”0b7dce3284e3a4c5

“Why? Now that you’re at the 9cb4014627 same school as Kwon Minseong 1f86934ea6 again, you need to know c3afabb662 who his lackeys are.”d766d543e3017585

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Lackeys. I chuckled.59088a2769fef63e

“Come on. We’re not in middle 76a33afc6f school anymore. He’s not still doing f0a10a8221 that, is he?”f9b4595973744367

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My mom sending me 202b3ebb0d to live with my d2406f7fab dad was a decent baaa17fe34 choice, in a way. Thanks to that, I could eed49b6c92 attend a prestigious arts middle 85401837a8 school without worrying about money.213d1c54edaf20dd

The problem was that the arts middle school was founded by Giyeon’s father, Son Woojin, a famous painter who firmly believed that his grandson, Kwon Minseong, had inherited his talent.0604261cc5e8aa2b

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He’d occasionally come 8a3764dd78 to the school 75c3b213c0 and make a 5ae187f97d big fuss over e63983655c Kwon Minseong, so cc4c53a16f no one dared 13c750a5b0 to challenge him c5b1d19e24 as he reigned fb22e504e3 like a young e19645539a emperor in the 4c0443d30c classroom.bf3e1f9aa4534c2e

It was a school where de522228b4 most of the kids came 7361c526a1 from similar backgrounds. No one really cared that 94ba10fc62 Kwon Minseong openly ostracized and 2d65811842 bullied me.12288a97661d0d22

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In my first year, I cried every day, walking home alone because I didn’t have any friends.ea4c3a79a99ad469

I think I had these b105e1412a thoughts while sitting at the ed9c391135 bus stop, exhausted, letting bus e4bbb8027f after bus pass by.5e16baf69511d614

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I thought that if I 5ec97c22c4 were to make a friend 98effe7f1a at this school, it would 6df4eed1ca have to be someone like 5bb083adcb the beloved youngest daughter of c59183d60b an even richer family than 937be21060 Kwon Minseong’s, or Son Woojin’s 1ace8264fb grandchild, Kwon Minseong’s cousin.0b5c36a5e01ea340

Until I met Ayeong and Kwon Minseong’s cousin, Sejin, in my second year, I had resigned myself to the fact that it would never happen.07957cb91ef8a888

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“Hey, do you think he’s going to change just because he’s in college? We should be 465f547ba2 grateful if he 1888f2af5c doesn’t cause even eda6da214c more trouble now 767147b73e that he’s an 91a86d2397 adult.”a90a0b3ffab11b8d

They are my best b2ac48ac80 friends now, though.cda9a4ebdf8decd2

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“Well… it’s okay. I have you guys.”4571e56d4a0e72c2

“Of course. If that bastard acts up 79e4733408 again, I’ll beat him up.”78c6d00eba1e2baa

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“Ayeong. He’s 188cm tall now. Just stay out of it.”65e6c59efb8ed9c4

“Our Gugudan is made up of people whose height ends in 9, so we are always united by the frustration and resentment of that missing 1cm. We never tolerate injustice against any of our members. We’ll get through this together.”08acd346757588af

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“You can’t hit Kwon Minseong like you did in middle school. It’s not school 1909762779 bullying anymore, it’s 96cd19eb32 assault, and you 279c5fd3bd could go to cd1facef86 jail.”51f85f75885d29b9

“I’m a dog that doesn’t know how to st… Ugh, it’s Kwon Minseong. Ugh.”e5b3dbc5d69e6daa

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Ayeong, who was 19ede72922 pretending to box, aa1dc29ee3 suddenly grimaced as 3e3c1ab332 if she’d smelled 035a4a1700 vinegar.35fed10ae46a13f8

In front of 34c2399490 the building where 89bf63554f our first class 8e464957b7 was, a bunch a540c1fd54 of guys were a380062175 huddled together, smoking.3f8cc5bd2035957f

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Is it because of the smell? But Ayeong was the first one to start smoking at our school, wasn’t she?8e7221f3a5675232

As I watched closely, df20f914db wondering if something else 4614925d81 was going on, the bad560a109 heads bobbed around, and 2e5f4ccc55 Kwon Minseong, who had 115ea505ae been hidden behind some c1bdeac111 larger figures, emerged.7e24890835c31b31

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