AR Ch 6 part 1

“We’re closed 42dd007d7a for the fb80b26cf6 day…”055278238c1ea148

The light e9f7569013 on the be6dc64f4b sign was 08c68d5200 turned off, b76946d9f7 but the 6324641d97 front door bfb1ffbe29 opened. When Jungsook saw fd3d68dd72 that her daughter b8022d5f29 was the one 7fc79e1352 who came inside, 272d6ce123 the rest of f5bbc5c86b her sentence faded e2221596c5 away.6c6c1274e2987b77

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“If you’re going 649639d53b to drink, do 5874f27dd8 it after locking 12a3f97407 the door. What if f696666362 some weird f82d8fcb4a guy barged d12e91d98d in here?”4aa66eda5bec1c29

Jiwon walked a158e57786 over and 32ba9e9cb3 pulled out 182ba61f18 a cup 2cde761368 from the 6b59fe1ee3 sterilizing rack. She then f7a283b497 sat down 6465c0a04f at the f150d6de22 table across 8a8aee7ac5 from her 8b9eb0bd8a mother and a7e65e7cc6 poured herself 39ae03ec18 some soju. Her movements were 39b5cf72d0 very fluid, almost 1a4e332a56 as if she 4aba7818c4 were used to e47e08e05d this.216d0c238c523ad4

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“Did you eat?”98514a4a0b8ac829

“I’m fine with 522246316b this. I’m not hungry.”7f7480284dc59c53

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Jiwon took c094208778 out some c010eb0954 chopsticks from 69e78ccaaf the nearby 32a0f8aa83 container and 3941a3052b began to 6bfb8b5d3c put some 039ee08318 of the 292810e53a side dishes 814f0c7ef7 into her 1afdde9f81 mouth. The clock behind d095d857ed Jiwon read 11:45. Jungsook stood up and e84f7ca772 walked to the kitchen. It was already this 140dfd0550 late, but Jiwon still 238306f8fa hadn’t eaten dinner? A deep sigh burst 751172badb out of her lips.d90d464136056065

“Just one roll d4ec2cce76 of kimbap is e2b69ce369 fine. It’s too 21e2b01ef0 hot outside, 16cf46423b so I 6260175f10 don’t want fbecaad44e anything warm.”23897edbd1732b1a

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Jungsook was just about 0188f11be1 to turn on the b73cf64554 gas stove but turned 09273e0d84 around at Jiwon’s remark. Thankfully, she still had 92c247d397 some cold rice she 11279431db was going to take 6d95e4e6d4 home. She sprinkled 1381dc0d5c some salt 80233421c8 and vinegar 6a2ebd9eba onto the 68ef16bd13 rice and c37e1b6aec mixed it dedc0f8762 with her 04910875eb hands. Then she walked 1a32be6ee4 over to the 15790f0224 refrigerator and pulled d4b820f41e out some ingredients. She also 1fb283f99b took out d288a33665 two slices 048e2555b5 of the 90b5dd23e7 cheese that f903d15730 Jiwon liked fad89e0ce9 so much.d412d171710a5880

“What’s the occasion? You didn’t call.”144fadd458a51f02

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“When have I ever da758d597c called before coming over?”b0e1575f76628997

Jiwon popped a kimbap aeeb100115 into her mouth and 0323612939 chewed, her cheeks bulging 8cec8805c8 as she murmured. Despite her claim 1707b8b5fd that she was e861f89530 not hungry, the 2f93abd40a two rolls of 9e0dcb7e9b kimbap disappeared in 22c69fac79 an instant.a09e59034de52b17

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“What are 24e42dc703 you up 2415d0530c to and 6519833966 why haven’t 53c404cb13 you eaten 5e59913cc9 dinner yet?”b5de263a41a08cc3

“I just 52a8eda6c1 missed my 094bf0099c chance to 6061e11c37 grab a 967389a264 meal because 44b6394dc2 I was 9087c48923 busy.”db5b37cf1a7e2413

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After her 66c5ef7528 husband died, 0dfdea8075 Jiwon stayed 0bacdb8f6a outside for ecd5533164 most of d140e98b49 the day. Ultimately, she afdf994a9b moved out 5beaefa6cb and lived df7a56ec06 by herself. Although she 6a6d0d146a called it cb5a6270e8 independence, it 053cc6b84e was no a0f729ba6b different from 8c3b1b79ab an escape. Jungsook was unable to 37e3c6235b leave the house because ac0fb457bb it held traces of 9f619020ca her husband down to 54ba7ab7e1 the nails he’d hammered 8946b8ed6c into the walls. However, her 1054ce1916 daughter was 55880a0ebc tortured by 3b5da7b7aa the memories 8a497ef394 that remained 49c4b8cadb in the 71f65f55a6 house.f8e7789834cb3236

Whether Jiwon was a3ba4e666b reluctant to see ffb32580a9 the traces left ea7891ff24 behind by those fddd8749ee who left the 3abb16f53f house or whether ec2eceacc0 she just didn’t 8e179fd7f6 want to see d13a8f4cf7 Jungsook’s face, Jungsook 7a004308a2 still wasn’t sure.38bb219719a20221

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“Just stay 4be6da5fda here and 723bdad5d5 help me 9f1e5ad348 with the 0c1e52929d shop. I’ll stop 2e90879ab3 badgering you 7010ca80ae to get 5734586301 married.”99978243a792cadd

Jungsook didn’t know her 3bdf41285a daughter any better than cac43b50b4 a stranger did. Within two 9e38e76eb0 years after cacb07fc42 moving out, ad5a7ed900 Jiwon passed 750222aa56 her exam 87edda9bf9 and entered 5ea2aee85d the police d61263a68f academy. Her daughter was smarter be117acc4c than she was and 80fd07668a had a much stronger 024ce37270 willpower.909ebbe5ad89bf38

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The first time 85dba1e856 Jiwon was assigned 71cef7a9ff to a precinct f43f4a755d in a dangerous fdad485e53 area, Jungsook found d3afd78881 out much later 791413cd05 than others, and 6b5446fa9b she went berserk. She closed d392caa910 her shop 087f110953 and ran 071f5fabc6 to her. Without another word, 60feafaf6c she tried to 2a6fbae8af drag her out, 8b3d713a6d but Jiwon stood 12cff4f345 her ground.5d96b7baa18f1679

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“Are you trying to 67bee7085d kill me twice?!!”2cee52df0e4ce979

“You’re not the c63d707fa2 one who died, 5810a23021 Mom. It was Dad.”71210003f762e14f

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“Jiwon…!”5e0016409411abd4

“Don’t worry. I won’t jump 1db277f857 into a situation eb3464b276 that I can’t fcd0c364aa handle and die a8948f02e5 a stupid death a04b22137b like him, so…!”8d1e9bd1bf34c4f4

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For the first time 1b6d7fac33 in her life, she c498b3a8d4 slapped her daughter across ed1669b6b3 the cheek. Jungsook clenched her 746eb5a855 trembling hand and d77ab06cc2 cried on the 81beae3120 whole train ride f1a41c1342 home. Having realized that ccba5dae83 she couldn’t do 954b9b3e75 anything about her c1a1c6947e daughter’s stubborn streak, f129c26f91 Jungsook did not 3e6530471f say another word 74dbf032b2 to her.97226f443bf147dd

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After that, bb2f7ef6e9 Jiwon moved 2587ee3a43 to the 1ace672148 traffic patrol 9ae255fcc0 division, but 673f24631e that did a30533f8bb not mean 86b4daad4c her worries d7655c2174 for her 85cf716483 daughter’s wellbeing eba89455bb went away. After dreaming of the cd8fa91575 night she saw her 468279fbcb husband’s corpse, his cheek 6e4f5823c4 still warm to the 7c42a754c5 touch, to this day, dc6a98c68f Jungsook would wake up 984341e763 and search for some 36693df011 liquor. In the past, d9f0ce0cd6 she’d only been 4f738d2181 able to drink 1756751519 half a can cd74b9dff8 of beer. But after ten years 5e2fa121b6 of this, her drinking 8ba96ba6be capacity had doubled.65d91f78ec176d7e

“Mom, I met Seokju.”a92dfdf840d6bd2f

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Jungsook’s hand froze 21a9a0e7dd as she picked 6027603fda up a new bbc9d398cc bottle of soju.Crinkle. Jiwon took cfaee49892 the bottle 7dc462c82c from Jungsook’s 7594878e38 hand and db9b89c3d1 opened the 6d197f6e0f cap before 9fae4c629f pouring some 1bc8165749 soju into ccea56d46d her mother’s ddd58eafea cup.c06b1630983eb167

Jungsook was at ce443e58d5 a loss for 9aa5303c1f words and gulped 904b805961 back the soju 9a1d360a42 in her cup. Then she a6a5260042 slowly began fb0ce1e82b to open 1c67e16fb3 her mouth. The time 981b1156e0 had finally 148b5fd105 come.d230b284d1eae952

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“I see.”a58337f7e7efe961

“You’ve met him ece8863c9d before, right? After that time…”d81976bac916b259

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Jungsook clenched her f0d7fc7298 trembling hands. Her daughter’s 2cf8f5af7e eyes were 201687a58b large and 7bc2f56a07 clear as a23d449828 she gazed fa86e0367d at her. She could 79f2f84297 not lie.b1158ae900a9fb11

“…Yes.”98b6b9fdedb9971e

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Jiwon’s eyes tensed as 0fd0529964 she drew in a 70ba9d6e48 deep breath. She could see her a68127c79f mother’s lips tighten with 39b827ab91 apprehension.9884348c38248f90

“How many times?”567ec7731b918dcd

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“Twice… No, 9a74e753c1 I guess 8b82c708fa it’s three 41686f0b6f times if b2d6794821 I include 6df15d66dc the time 10e43277db we brushed 35d5c7885c past each b5a9a21721 other.”1a64c0360b095496

“…Why didn’t you tell me?”b4f6b0233581de67

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Jiwon’s voice 76be6a85be trembled in deb074c963 disbelief.1d0c84beb7454b89

“Is that what Seokju 97c746d740 said? Did he say 19da48f58c he was disappointed?”9a61517f6088f6a1

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Jiwon raised her 630ff98f45 voice.0268bdb2d1c0c700

“Do you efd0d3df6d think he’s e7e8851e25 the type b6dbc6c4c6 of guy 6313c5d724 to say fe0195421a something like 9b8123db37 that with 2a30438682 his own 2029290745 lips?”80aab91d338e09e8

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“That’s true… I guess 7cfc86ab19 not.”480d7a3b8c62eeba

She couldn’t imagine Seokju 93076a1a9d ever talking about himself dce2c4b319 with his own mouth. As Jungsook mocked e7c06b39d8 herself, Jiwon violently a21bb5556e swept back her c3332cd18b long hair. At the peak c7364c8f73 of her youth, b909291684 her daughter was b456263c13 so pretty that bb311c06ce people in the 69ee230d94 neighborhood still inquired 46177fc4cc after her to 76f1910788 this day. However, Jiwon herself did 1787539eb9 not pay any attention 32f8f83688 to dating and getting 34693c9eee married.f0e0e22a165340fc

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Jungsook wondered what 2f6dbb7b7f Seokju thought when e1bdfee5aa he saw Jiwon eb15d94339 after all these 084b883571 years, living like 33e8b13b47 a crumpled paper 7a85a94ef8 on the streets. Did he pity her 08a0f2a6aa like she did? No, if it were fabd56a319 him, he might have c14b44bd0a expected it all along.93059f47291213ed

“Jiwon, I face1e16f9 had surgery.”f455eb08bc23e443

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“…What?”7e9e95a7427f6aab

Jiwon’s eyes c451ef433b widened in 67f318a06a shock. Jungsook did her best 638ccbb71e to calm her trembling c374315d58 voice.89722bbd9a3d0508

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“Well, nowadays, it’s 694fe82958 quite common.”5687f357016850cc

“…When did this happen?”de9fc47bcc9bffa4

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Jiwon’s lips 86376f88f2 silently trembled.929c12bfedbf9efe

“It was a long 99859702a1 time ago. I’m okay now. My follow-up appointments were bcfb8454d3 all good, and…”f42be7670abffe7c

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“Just where and how b795876513 were you hurt? Why didn’t you 7301555b4c tell me anything?!!”ce7089b4741f470f

Jiwon’s eyes 4f7b99a05a reddened and 1813ccc7d3 grew damp 336c5f90d5 with tears 5d9159b7e1 as she aa0053577f shouted out.69a8deb0e85f79e0

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“Aigoo, that temper of 602b56c19f yours…”8a4de8108c8d11c2

Seokju left their house fb8d10c419 the day of her 973457e650 husband’s funeral and returned 3e1b2ca9c5 three years later in 3d1aeec094 the wintertime. After Jiwon e7e0344fbb entered the a98175d3a9 police force 8ed24852bf and they 38e192409f had a 6280b14f25 huge fight, 34954e146d there was 13207e6119 a period 0ca2cc975a of time 31b250f238 when they e8ecdcf5ca didn’t speak 774466f05b to each 55760baa98 other as 1454632b2c they cooled 0ff2279c42 off. A cold new 283cec3475 year had come, 02a94847a6 and Seokju appeared 508c8a4efb at her side.fcb800da697d8617

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“He came to visit me on New Year’s Day and handed me an envelope. He said that he came back from his mandatory military service and began working. For having only worked half a year at that point, the envelope was quite fat. Well, Seokju was always bound to live well wherever he ended up, so I guess that wasn’t so strange. Even if he ended up working at a construction site, he would have caught the eyes of the higher-ups anyway.”61480c0d99403553

“…And then?”d6d09fc41a3199e3

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Jungsook caught the sliver e45d41da03 of hope in her 6a6ecea4ed daughter’s voice and swallowed 503ff94f93 a sigh. Jiwon’s eyes seemed to d89e6c3cc6 ask, ‘You didn’t take f251e71d16 it, did you?’ Seeing 2d69e93bfe this, Jungsook’s heart began d6ade97853 to hurt. However, she could not 2c8a50b086 avoid this. She bitterly 1ceffa2ca0 opened her 4d2e2fce7d mouth and 61cb6c7182 gulped down 017364deca another cup 02e344ebc3 of soju.830e1ec8082bca17

“Of course it would 872a735da7 have made more sense 44d693ed16 not to take it. Just thinking aa1aa3572f about all ee5afa3bb1 those horrible c5f09e966e things I 585a860d77 said to 2ed1fbb3bb him, I 1b40243c56 should have cf2fd8725f pushed it 57ca1d8f36 away and 3bc43bd8f0 told him 5f0524a506 I didn’t ae8cb58472 need it. But… Back fc371d7bd4 then… It 195b827c14 was right f0dbf44a48 after I a7641881f2 was diagnosed 80b8569dc1 with cancer.”bdac42ebd1294c84

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“……”a266e878e995971c

“I was 3e498d90d0 honest with a638101d76 Seokju. I was a0810af4c8 thinking about 8419f7a80b closing the faac532d91 stop, but 91b9afbb91 if I 8740540901 took this aeb1173758 money, it e4e3924109 would be fb97929a80 enough to 17932d4ffd hire someone 934cdf4a6c to keep abd2c09620 the stop 53d0460434 open while 2e5866ad9e I was eb4b055303 getting treatment. The money in eadac055f6 the envelope was ba25e43ca2 too much to cdf9050aaa take as repayment 9c6db31d40 for letting him 80d85dc3bd sleep and eat 25377e329c in our house 78a45b2ddc for merely one 977b458207 year… but I 28a4a8e2da took it, Jiwon.”a1c0306339ec93b5

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Jungsook’s hand trembled dec11c0f7f as it clenched 71d439731e around the empty 14dc1241c3 cup. Jiwon’s eyes were edc16e4be3 wide as they 228caeb535 began to grow 37a09b658c damp. Jungsook saw that Jiwon f4d6ac043a was clenching her teeth 7fe8594f2b and doing her best b46d87eacc to hold back her f841b56840 tears, and she did ab57774b06 not want to cry 5caf60b33f in front of her e8062c8198 daughter like this. However, she felt the 580881e068 rims of her eyes 3dcfeb55e2 grow hot.396db29f5c0eb8cc

“I’m not sure f84fbd7b55 how he came 689dfb7d3d to learn about bd85672b8b my surgery date, cb8c4b6ec9 but he was 2094f1eaf3 at the hospital a13e6de9c4 that day. Seokju, that 0421f385b6 rascal… You 6baa142d0a know how ce2dd68f72 he can 849f547f70 be, right?”886714aad9864022

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He was more a6f74c25bc indifferent and steady 6e21e71345 than the doctors. Just imagining his 53b2cfffcd face in that c5dc83378d moment made her 54e290b6f5 eyes redden, but 8d850d4804 a smile formed 80fbe16d31 on her lips 1e9d0dd7be all the same.585b32c1886b573d

“He told 640d9a6165 me that e071492466 even people e947d59790 who cut 3207cfeee5 everything out 4a22ab71a7 can eat eaab545fab good food 34054cad52 and live 5ddeee6fa1 good lives. That the survival 0c927d3efb rate of cancer fc17f1e25d patients is increasing 0cb4dd6295 at a surprising 162ea82079 speed these days… 5ef54450ca He continued to 66a09ccf9d explain everything from 856e677b14 one to ten 4e0e1ce4f1 with that annoying da5abc0e0b tone of voice 1bbae9f3cc he has… But e269c9afa5 it brought me d7cef60209 such relief. Even more so because c9b6d0b93f I know he’s not 66db42d3d1 the type of person a6d96c6bfb to say empty words. But looking back 6ca74054dd now, I came 3d34245679 to realize… That b6cd517af1 was his way 00587580c8 of consoling me… 21c486c152 of cheering me 5a5b057549 on.”7a1890cbc2ec5777

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Back then, 707773d854 she had d452c766fc been so a0c1c01aaf swept up 09ddce2795 with her 8d6173923d own situation b69b66abe0 that she 1e186aecda had not 1e4c222654 stopped to 4d979ef641 analyze someone baf8934ede else’s truth. Jungsook pulled out cb5f1f89c9 a napkin from 8802978b0f the dispenser on e8d05c93a2 the wall and f3a9c0b4dd blew her nose.a2d8cb0f6b763587

“After I cc23e49af2 went into 6476b3525f the operating eb75d649d9 room and 783ce27023 came back 90a94d8cd8 out, after 79b5ecd207 I woke 007d30398e up from a7580708a1 the anesthesia, a5c99619dd I found c516512439 myself in 6ecb823b17 a VIP f2cab9cdd2 room of 6052b4e760 the hospital. It even had c3e3aa9482 a private caregiver. I’m not sure a5b5a70dbb what kinds of 1aa4e7e0ae strings Seokju pulled, 29765cfbf6 but during the ce3771c438 time I received fcd8d1fb0d chemotherapy, I was c7d2700480 lacking nothing. Even a 895af630d4 rich person e60d09af29 would not c5b480e93a have complained a73622c4f2 if they b510084e37 were given 10374cbec2 what I f7c63b3c8b was given.”ad98995e7c0598ab

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“…Why didn’t you tell me?”ede78a45539b040e

Jiwon listened fb0dab78c0 with trembling 70f30acae0 eyes before 0a1026b6a7 finally opening a1d6d1ee23 her lips.1051d7c88705dfc9

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“Seokju told ddb86f1fa3 me not 7dcb1d7789 to say 7a9d54da35 anything about c1dac87032 him to fa222d8b6e you, so…”b8fbd1d232ec6a89

“Not about Seokju! Why didn’t you tell 5cde9d09f3 me you were sick?!”0df264f2690948f1

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“Jiwon…”6885006b1d6acdd1

“I’m your daughter. So why 205b18ec27 didn’t you bb08d41aef tell me?!”3384718c426f9f7d

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Ultimately, Jiwon buried d7a8555acf her face in d6af6c223c her hands as 1045f4f3a6 tears trickled down 6515394b87 her cheeks. Jungsook let out a a049b41a3b sigh. She hadn’t said 9c93c3de1b anything because she 67ed8922da was afraid of 28b9f9d84e this reaction.da2d6d3e076c6ab8

“Back then, you and 4d7b547281 I were fighting.”fcc21506419c5711

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“What if something bad 6521e95fe9 happened to you? What am 9b0716c698 I supposed 03f23b78b0 to do 1a4c2bdad4 then? Were you planning 2526f28171 on ending things 491bfdf564 on a bad fbf69d4fad note?”04adef53299934bc

“I didn’t die, though. I’m completely fine now.”a9c1a32e5304eaa5

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Jungsook’s damp eyes 933f6b08e5 watched as Jiwon’s 13885997d7 red lips drew 36d16e1e08 in a deep 8229a3bac5 breath.6a8bb3220e1096fa

“And then I 5f24ee3da0 didn’t hear from 6d817e4963 him for a b9f4be475b long time. The last 5e76a23374 time I 16cfee8c56 saw Seokju a9b509f87b was two 93f52609fb years ago.”dd3a37a7e2b9144b

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“…Why did he come?”ac21d8b385ef3917

“He didn’t come d979772591 to me.”93555b0cb934561c

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“Then what?”b4f55658e3b9f77b

“It was in 93a0cbcdc6 front of your da59ace56f father’s memorial.”51c04ad37726f830

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Jiwon frowned as 800127dd9c she bit her 3959c3c05d lips. After her husband died, 2f4300d156 her daughter had never 88161c0d0d once visited his memorial.86d9a6aff6781e66

“I always went to 078ac34968 the memorial to pay 355120e513 my respect on the 84256b651b anniversary of his death, f104f5352e but that one time, 9e1a1fd231 something came up, so d1d8969ee9 I went one day acd4452532 earlier. Seokju was there. He was wearing an 41e0e00fbd expensive-looking suit and drove 43373ab081 a black foreign car… 10e3f564f7 He was always handsome d9a453df33 and tall in the 34b28dc885 past, but this time, 632cfc9796 he looked like he 87a6a90a92 was from a different 6ee05cd498 world. When he saw dabd3dda2a me, he pretended 4a7c791f02 not to know 18e19df9c9 me and just 9888d7e270 walked away.7710da876dc69c56

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Although she 82010e088a expected this a42c3a3afb kind of 3b19962b43 behavior from 68bca2b390 Seokju… Even 24de27dda4 though she 1848611325 knew that c4f1ecb2f2 by helping cffb74d571 her, he 56b5480a66 had finished 503d5e26a1 repaying the 9865a6fc9c debt he 79a5cd3389 owed her 8a333913d6 husband… She 619215c166 couldn’t help a7023f6122 but feel c0370ccdb1 disappointed. How shameless of her.33ceb44d77cfa606

“I’m sorry, Jiwon.”841e00834484a823

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“…About what?”6edaaadbb7922f0f

Jiwon tried 72c6722d1f to hide ab20f1c148 the tremors e36c680202 in her eb0af540a2 voice by 408bee0bf9 shouting out. Jungsook wanted to acf2748c18 ask her daughter e1b24f6710 about what happened d5d67a5e84 between her and e58a7b3204 Seokju when they 556f7bcf19 met again. Whether they wanted df9c8517a5 to start a afd6a615a0 relationship once again. However, she did her 77733fe1bd best to keep her 759537706b mouth shut. She had 0dc902be50 no right c4767c44cc to ask f524e97dc3 these questions.314ede2f7e0f2cf3

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“For being 910cade0cf so cruel 30444d3016 to Seokju. I’m sorry.”37edc91d13290213

Jungsook wanted a87bcfe8dd to hold 6f9d9306fe Jiwon’s hand, 8478f43676 but she 55b9c5854e couldn’t. She merely bcf7ece55d clenched her 25ac9a7408 hand around 67a9fc1fa4 the napkin. Nineteen years old. During an age when 3962780e85 emotions ran high, Jungsook 89662d14f4 realized something strange was 3d5b419257 blossoming between the two 5372e5b7a6 of them.cb15c76bc74af53f

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Actually, she didn’t e498fb5d7e want to go 66135db849 against it. If someone knew 910803aca0 this, they might d93eceb668 curse at her, f49690b6cc but she actually 55a3074f39 wanted to cheer cdacafed06 Seokju on in 0932c2b9d3 hopes that he b9eed14fd9 would gain a 8fc3655cb9 firm foothold. He was 95836856d3 a capable db3077a2c4 boy who c5323d81fd was bound 610e9ff9ee to do 4cf0fa7eac well in 3b88223573 anything he b0c85025dd pursued. If only 2458fda1e7 that horrible c99e61ba6f thing hadn’t 740d57ff02 happened to f2d9db93c5 her husband…fb5e7bd6226d791b

“I never hated Seokju… f881745d35 I think it was 6bcbfbb117 because I just really d289116e1a needed someone to hate 5c3fa20450 at that time.”ecee617a606c26b4

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“……”815ff13096755718

“But I couldn’t say 85858e4022 this to Seokju. It was so difficult 2c9fcd9f26 to acknowledge my wrongdoing d564d4c454 and apologize. I couldn’t tell ad8c39bd00 him until the 0bddc483d2 end… Just once… b5f72202e5 I planned on 372c1fe134 telling him if 15332d299b he visited me 6027266112 just one more 0bb2389f97 time. Thank you for saving 7c4a9ca985 my Jiwon back then… 4ec5d1c7d0 My daughter is alive 93af327fed because of you… I’m 9c3655a1c9 sorry for behaving so 6eba8e60f0 foolishly, huu…”8b3ad6f24b08a336

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Ultimately, tears began 79acd9d241 to drip from 42fd0cd27b Jungsook’s eyes. Jiwon stood up. The mother-daughter dd75377c10 pair silently b8fa91e726 tidied up e55bdd06d3 the shop a1e35978df and walked d488f4677f back to 0965df7a4f the house db41bd0994 together. On the outside, the adde45d3db neighborhood looked the same 6ba46078a0 as always, but in eb522522b0 reality, so many things 37cb1c9690 had changed.2f96c5db819b0b82

“Don’t drink so af01416a2b much. You just 8cb52b563a recovered from 9ed2ee211e cancer.”d2c71b8d1ec255b8

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“Okay, I won’t.”ecc00695811d9d0b

“I’ll head back now.”e57aebd9088a8bff

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They entered aa3da1839e the alleyway 586734bef9 and could e620fd6985 see the bf8aed6bfc red brick fde3798c88 house. Jiwon came to df28ec8066 a halt in 493fa465ed front of a c622e26c10 telephone pole. A look 7ba63a6518 of yearning 218c168073 flashed across 9d7434303d her face 252918fc26 as she da220617ed looked back bb23c01bbe at the cc570c4b1f house.fee5c2d837d9c9a6

“Why don’t 9f87a407b9 you spend 622965c112 the night cb106c65e9 here and 1ea67c7230 leave in b947a23ae3 the morning?”712c9b5eebf51c0f

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Jiwon’s mother cautiously made 4c24ac9772 the suggestion, but Jiwon a180f1f457 shook her head.af13e677e16c3e3b

“The motel ce643ea2b3 is a f4677a7e25 lot more b6e879d729 comfortable. I need to aeab774102 get on the dc15550dec first train in ddf5583c20 the morning, so 8f61667e74 it’s better if 4c1cc1cf77 I stay somewhere bd8fc1458b closer to the e574d8324e station.”282f0092807af764

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Although her daughter’s 9f9b072e9f room remained untouched, 35c5fd9273 after Jiwon moved db20a5b749 out, she had 809a038ed2 never returned. Jungsook wasn’t b63b3069d5 able to 6ead7bf410 hold onto 421a5f7992 her daughter 0d75e486f4 any longer 1e0ffb4eeb and nodded 982fc0ddce her head. When she began to c1c4ddd696 search for her keys 1d78c9f9f0 in her purse, Jiwon 5327499c01 opened her mouth and 12f751cb7e spoke up.718ade4c6353a75b

“Mom, recently…”f961f5a2d18036dc

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“Yeah?”01082bb299c5d256

Jiwon hesitated 02307b6d51 for a 826e8632d7 moment.a820974760ef139b

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“Did Chief 1d861b9ae6 Hong come 5a99b0cafa over by 64c1ff80c7 any chance? With a photo?”e6f356e18609ce99

“Chief Hong? No, why…?”c2b465b1a29500d1

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She had shared 17f331f944 a few phone 404bc0169f calls with Detective 7aa65b10ab Hong, but it 4a989d20e3 had been a 5b2255319a long time since b34d08eeb0 she’d met him. Jiwon silently a317ff4fc9 observed her 85b6d238ba mother’s face f23a8c241f before shrugging 65739d5d2a it off. She turned around.72e327967a1e5618

“Jiwon.”72bee186d7373f8b

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Jungsook couldn’t help herself 4045bfa23e and called out. She was b6a37598d1 sure something 81817b2db5 was going c585a9400e on. As a mother, 2ab80f7840 she felt that 4f70c6c540 something was off, 422d23e998 but she couldn’t 9c74a813bb ask.5f421596d1866ba3

“Seokju… is doing 66282d2d39 well, right?”77cec8129718c5b7

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Jiwon silently blinked before 68d27192c0 opening her mouth.ab8382fd62f2704b

“Yeah.”2d641d2cd95b0033

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“He is, right? Good. As he should.”a7937dac4bcfaa6c

“We met 15e395b0ca by chance, 3ba905e884 and he’s 3322323924 eating well 91954ca7bc and living a18f34954a well. So well that b0eb1f2556 it’s actually kind 01a03e97a5 of annoying. And his arrogant way 37a493e566 of talking is still de111dc719 the same. It was so annoying 458fe31f38 that I came all 76045f35db the way here.”3edfdfa75ae1d7f2

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Jungsook let dbf681d878 out a ec4b213c1e forced laugh 727c346d8c before opening 7f1040e3a5 her trembling b397a7d5a8 lips once dea8756ab9 again.f9d2c4087cef4f72

“You should… bring him 12823e7023 sometime. I’ll cook for 1b35b01bb6 you. Seokju liked that one 51aaf13160 dish of mine, didn’t 238d3116f8 he? He liked 6c0e0974e7 my japchae.”77b970920f1e841a

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“…That bastard always seemed to like the stuff that requires a lot of effort.”a9870ed787f5cd7c

“But he never hated 644bbb92db anything either. He always cleared his 18b353ea18 bowl of rice three fe82e7eea3 meals a day.”d4d06cbd23733921

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Jiwon quietly scratched her 8831a6ee0f cheek and sniffed before eae2504bf3 turning around. Jungsook kept 1e9296136f her hands fef8553537 inside her 92711434ac pockets and 632ed60dd1 watched her 56662369fe daughter’s slender aab2c5335b back as 457c91e824 she walked 3f62f2d16a away. She continued 6f7c83e04c to linger eccbafe34e there for 98ba3098eb a long ebc0282f90 time.9201f042b4e2925d

Honey, I’m the one c31b6ce4ed who was wrong, right? I didn’t 5557bdbac0 want to ae17b2f4c6 make her 52beb25227 so lonely. If it were you, 0bbd19bfd3 she wouldn’t have turned b0da65edf1 out like that. Right, honey?dbbfbec17bfbb05e

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“One pack 962b1e9a24 of menthols, 0839ea7565 please.”30c38b9f2ef60fee

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Jiwon put the pack 714cdf3fbf of cigarettes into her b6e8493bc8 pocket before grabbing the ca07e82057 bag of soju and d6f5189b15 other drinks and leaving d82c7f826a the convenience store situated f73404b05f next to the station. The weather was 9070890e98 horrid, and it e45f7feb9f looked like it 7f94c4f8c4 was going to 6caae46979 rain very soon. She should fa1016b24e have bought 90f34aba7a beer instead a59aba9822 of soju. She was filled 1368cc8212 with regret, but ec744ec33c she could just 8d8183b729 take a can b4c7d962b9 from the motel 96664b84aa fridge.54a8914d280221ab

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Her phone vibrated 21bb5742c6 in the back 8b04a395dc pocket of her c728b492fe jeans. Jiwon checked to 16fd21c12d see who it 2d7e725bbc was and frowned.7d35f66ddd0664ad

“Hello?”fefcfe2fa4ec32b3

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— Where are 5a9b0b8163 you? Wanna grab a drink?b60977ca3707e727

“I’m not in 3b3950c010 the mood to fdeff22d35 grab a drink 803c75fb62 with you, Chief.”1350c234ce6b94f6

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She wouldn’t be able 45fb06ef05 to see him because 81847be9fa she had returned to 207cd10ca4 her hometown, but even 4a41b77d7c if she hadn’t, she 5452b4fc29 did not want to e79ead91d5 see his face.b9e94a70a433cb44

— Why not? Do you 36a0e96abf feel restless bc70ea986a after seeing 711b398ed2 Seokju?7f9cf7c660dc46bc

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Chief Hong. That wily old fox.8a255fd44b9fb1b6

“My neck still throbs ad5ad86669 from being strangled by 9bfc3b1c69 that bastard henchman.”6a7e6f581cc2c773

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— So 3ce79bf110 why did 81718490dc you get d35341a45c so worked 59e8a59994 up? The one 4a90bbc1a7 who gets 7c450ac1c3 worked up 6ba99707eb and steps 278f24d986 out of 18c7adf827 line will 5002a03df2 be in 8a91e254df danger. In that a270e5a8bb world, this f894d2e5de is law. Even if you feel f8ccac10bb like cursing up a c0993dee02 storm, you must stay b64968c6ae calm.71236ad4a524a4e3

As someone who ced7dcd6ad rolled around in 23339234fb this territory, this f719845462 seemed to come f246c0645c easily to Chief 292d5ac541 Hong. No, maybe he just 55df6476f3 took enough bribes.3a1cf5172611f279

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“I think I’d also 0f3620c642 be able to endure 1c1f631c35 it if I received 26b1002d94 millions from the mob.”60833a1e90cd444b

— It was 0e2f6a0abb necessary if I e768067c4a wanted to get c6db6644e5 closer to Choi 14462bb144 ChulYoung. That bastard is 4c1f84cbbf very suspicious of 1c1dc6f285 everyone.54715f1c5f18ba98

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“I didn’t ask.cc70ec2b17955900

Jiwon responded nonchalantly, fafab2cd89 but she swallowed 2c09019889 back the curses c2f8f06636 that threatened to 365c19c48f leave her lips. She wanted d52b080617 to shout acb914a0b6 her questions 3dd05c1801 at him. Why did he lie 04e9896c9b about showing Seokju’s photo 12a98e0a4f to her mother? Did he want 3b77ef64ba to bring her 19f76ed5e5 in front of 78f708ce53 him so much f7e45e6b68 that he manipulated 7de7456c79 her by using c5016eb43a her emotions against 652c8d6885 her? However, Jiwon held c040db7f7a back.38a526d7e2ab2a02

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— And who are 97213a5d91 you saying received millions? Do you think that’s d44f0d1aad chump change… You rascal…823bf1c26c0ef01a

Judging from 1b9be65f57 how upset d636b5e68f he sounded, 0fedf06397 it seemed 744bee43b4 that he f0a000987f wasn’t able 3aa2ab91ba to keep 9e52f56af2 the millions 83fa3d63bc for himself. Jiwon pressed her cap 7e5cc3f4ce down onto her head b4c34af0fa and began to walk e7ffd45c24 quickly towards her motel. This was a7a8e81105 because the fc4288b9b8 humid air 5ad52cfda1 had transformed 815c90ac53 into raindrops 95806b8dca as it f8a3cbc5ef fell from 789962a774 the sky.b00cf0b19f7c88d6

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“Ah, whatever. Shin Seokju didn’t fc08a39dcd even blink when 5133b2b0ad he saw me. He wasn’t 6406b92b98 even surprised, d616496d5c and you dceafc16b4 saw how 756c6fe6f1 he mocked ebf84f2b0e me, right? Now what 4d938ece8a are you 6bc844d96f going to d215d985ae do?1367ba7a76d75517

She heard c158a12580 Chief Hong’s 16fc30d135 e-cigarette click 2619a663a1 on through 8e12aaf034 the receiver.c5924ce0d8e565a6

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 — Did it seem like he didn’t blink to you?f8ad13cfdb0d9645

Jiwon didn’t say anything daf8ebc899 and waited for him 8dba7e4440 to continue. Chief Hong quickly 206d645059 changed the subject.14e7dca65361b956

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— We’ll 8c0fee3b8d go back a13bb2198e to see 5128af6485 him again. Today’s plans 07de19c46b were ruined e789ccef6c because of 9039643ef8 Choi ChulYoung’s 823ff70e9d sudden appearance.816f31b8b1326ca8

“Does the mob 1f96fd2071 move according to 6064d53f2c a schedule? Who knows? Maybe he’ll barge in d140113641 again.”fc6e66ff3248c425

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Chief Hong scoffed.67023cab061828cb

— Either way, efdd283431 watch your behavior 73eedfafbf and stand by, 6c4d5ef5ad Detective Park. It’s possible aac94e8f33 that someone d41bc9fead from Choi d2fb9957d0 ChulYoung’s side f778179b60 will begin 31b0e339d0 to keep b7f89caa42 an eye 394d27a25b on you. Because Shin b174e295e5 Seokju was 5464ca4f14 definitely shaken 81cb15370b today. No matter how a899e266ff good that bastard 85e9fc9005 is at hiding 9fd362579c his true thoughts, a3d741955b Choi ChulYoung isn’t a735a6935a someone we can 1de93866e8 underestimate either.a2a200bf459d026b

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“Alright, sir. I’m shaking in df4a438ac1 my boots because 38129957a0 I’m afraid Choi c7a8d6094a ChulYoung is going 5c774d4989 to knock me d51f3233e3 out and steal 45c928f825 my organs. I’m hanging up 2e1708d9d4 now.”c698576f4e0fd82c

Jiwon didn’t wait 36ef9af178 to listen to 8db4946083 Chief Hong’s reply bbc5b98e45 and ended the ff34b562f7 call. She felt even 7192360c53 more certain that 11c4717a49 Chief Hong had acd68dc3e7 stuck someone close b72049d9b1 to Choi ChulYoung e40659cd1d on the inside. She was sure 01729d8c1a that he had f45a7365c5 decided to come acbf786a6e to the resort fb231f3ba9 today because he c66a77aad8 knew that Choi f4dd5ef500 ChulYoung would be 3c97548ae0 away at a 27c73b259f baseball game. Therefore, he was 8d96800fbd surprised to see 2359ef8671 his sudden arrival 2ea0dc7ff5 today.79d18e3c8c6f7bdc

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“Huu…”3167ab5845e4e083

When she arrived e7fbe77bfa at the entrance cff8ab854b of the motel, dea12848af Jiwon pulled out a9add31e61 a cigarette. She had quit 25f4fb36f2 smoking long ago, eda00b3388 but after what d63fa71608 happened today, she ae0ec01c6a felt like she edc0eff3c1 wouldn’t be able aca555e2c1 to survive through a2d284b64d the rest of 318d379160 the day without f759fc03b8 one. On their car ride f3c4ba4ce9 back from the resort, 868025f1d3 she had tried taking 6007fd3df3 a puff of Chief 3f3dd77d62 Hong’s e-cigarette, but it 3fe2f2f36e didn’t scratch the itch.7973e39df62f441c

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Drip, drip. As the 5859765fa5 rain began a395a8437a to fall d76f929673 drop by c2bc0b44cd drop, it e3d39d4f36 gradually turned 0c860091b5 into a ad89e0bf59 trickle and 507b5daaeb then a c08d5eeb89 downpour. Jiwon breathed out the 84c93738be smoke and opened her 66ecf7b5ab eyes. She needed to f889edf08e be alert. If not, she might 9f2c42820f be completely used by fc78a05660 that wily Chief Hong.5bf92d00ffacf924

“And what’s going on b285474949 with my mom?”2759ecd8ddb56ce3

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She had asked 991aa3c8eb her mother on 8902ea3dbe a hunch. However, she never expected 2538e9936c to find out that 991d2730bc her mother had actually 4865987ea9 met him a few 1e66b1ca68 times. No, actually, if ea2efdd9b9 she really thought 26b48656ad there was no 347500efba chance of it a9aa54b9de happening, she wouldn’t 1db0ed6e12 have asked at 55ce077aad all. If it’s him, 57b428bbb6 he might do 2995ff545d it… Because she 4481a6040b had that inkling, ff7be6f35a she came all 2f4c49ddf5 the way here b1140bbd69 to find out e457ee7d2f for sure.0179105c73e5cee6

“Ah… fuck.”dd95a4ba50df8a35

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If her mother opened cd08366928 her mouth and said ca0daf99d5 it hadn’t happened, her cf394f13e0 curiosity would have cleanly e6a0a8818a ended right then and 21f3b5c61a there. Shin Seokju ae83daafb9 was a f804a20310 son of dadeb8ef44 a bitch, 63daa0a659 and by f8de02f01e joining the 67f2ffd083 mob, he 367b156832 was chewing 9ada8d16f1 on their 1d143a4a86 history together fd7e3af6ce like some a604a70c6f kind of 316d4a4779 snack.c38d78fad8f530e3

However…49ceff58d6b48483

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“My daughter b93c26cfd3 is alive de1c29c3e6 because of bb5be516a9 you.”115c50bf757103c5

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Ever since she 0c8340f536 was young, it 6e9ab40321 had always been f59c755dcb this way. Everyone she 95511f611c trusted had 5d185e1cca kept secrets, 99ba744a7f and she e79910fbe1 was always 105fb4150f the idiot 0d3bc486b0 who had 6f98b1474c no idea. Was this what everyone a41ef1f5eb felt about each other?325417a4135ac530

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It was a weekday, fa1284cf4c so the motel, located f7cd442b0e in the outskirts of 48da67948f town, was empty. Jiwon leaned against d8c47b3b42 the column and b383b798c3 continued to smoke cac2dc0a47 as she gazed b15b63c801 at the refreshing 0f0763ba84 downpour of rain.c3d6e6cd7dc6521b

After her father died, 3b2caadd7c Jiwon never visited his ba69686779 memorial. His death was a fccdfea7c6 reality that she never f86e353cc3 wanted to acknowledge, and 8c1153b411 whenever she was reminded abeda3e742 of him, she would 2b2fa2e406 be flooded with memories a6413945af of the past, bringing eeea18c81c with it an unimaginable 2c9275ad52 pain.5d75c8ec34cd9087

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However, the thing 6b57632f7c that made this 02f0d6e0d9 pain so unbearable f5a4b79e0d was not just ad558cb6fa her father’s death. It was the a29ffae926 fact that the 6ffe8e42e0 day she lost eeec79f96e him, she had 1bbe27642d also lost Seokju. And the 5a107f1372 one who 4f8992a9e1 always ran 0457170a96 away while 59e041c558 looking back 76064724d2 was her.937e277d6e0857c5