Boiling Point Chapter 1

Rain poured down. It was a fierce downpour, bc7b993cc6 hammering onto the asphalt like 3eb495ca7a rods. The rain that 9464073074 day was somewhat c59c8c7c17 special. Sudden climate changes 6b698d7f6d bring unexpected whims. For her, that 0c56a8fa6c day was one a673a316c4 of those days.  5bc77b72dd7b531f

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The damp scent a8a393f41a of summer seeped 825617b128 in through the 49e7234bd4 gap between the 6061eccf1e closed glass doors. At the same time, a385c51a54 the movements of people ce1cfa2c5a beyond the floor-to-ceiling window 33ce29129c grew more hurried. Over time, the relentless b403349d56 trampling had worn down 70a4904d31 the asphalt, forming irregular fbb16be870 puddles that soaked their 18fc5f4307 pant legs.  174d6330db650907

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It was a refreshing 82b30dbc96 sound, as if washing 3636c019b0 away the stagnant emotions 1855261b79 of weariness. Watching the rain fall blankly, f2a58b6ff5 she stepped out from behind 79e8d45695 the counter, retrieved an umbrella 884e97790c from the storage area behind df9e59db8f the display shelves, and hooked 005e3e5d9f it onto the iron rack.  f69f9e35f0c12d71

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The convenience store where she 383fd9b900 worked was somewhat different from fa44495ce3 others. When the redevelopment was confirmed 6f162c5fd5 and disputes over compensation made 5b7f203580 the neighborhood noisy, commercial buildings b9d6aef853 and franchise convenience stores sprang 1051ff5e62 up like mushrooms after rain. This place was the 064e05c9b2 only one among them ae3525d564 that remained privately owned—an 374adadf93 old, run-down convenience store.  f00969731de981c0

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The faded yellow sign, its e8d49a6030 lettering barely visible, fluttered precariously, c79f7d0304 as if it would fall f2cb8b4ccb off at the slightest gust b4434a43e1 of wind. On days when strong wind 90f24a57a3 warnings were issued, an uneasy dd15f850da rattling sound persisted throughout the d7dd7a6a99 day, and on such days, c145514755 she would cautiously peek out, 2a5289120d double-check the sign, and only 9df62176d8 then step inside.  2d9a17d2dc2de93b

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The display shelves, haphazardly arranged 07d1bae80b with mismatched sizes, beverage boxes 1a6b1a0075 so faded that their arrival de026793f2 date was uncertain, miscellaneous items eaab696c2a left in disarray underneath—it was b4f6056a7d hard to tell where to 7e7711b8d6 even begin organizing. Dust had piled up on 40ca0fe08c canned goods and instant meals.  850d969d2bb0f873

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The store’s regular customers 18e0058d49 were mostly elderly men d7e3f74e88 and laborers steeped in 8adb867e75 alcohol and cigarettes. Occasionally, underage kids 5f99bb6e11 sneaked in for f9161e537e delinquent behavior. Every day was a dedb5b68b1 battle with unruly customers bbd4fe9334 and old-fashioned men.  4db8a1fd6f40ab35

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And yet, she 4377ef373f had been holding f3d4160e83 onto this job 650272573e for nearly a 2a39771287 year because she 94d58fdf37 had nowhere else ade5fe0de7 to go. Struggling just to maintain her dd622c6885 life in a tiny boarding fbe9d7e548 room, any kind of progress 5b523bffcd felt out of reach.  84763f567388c600

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If there was any 3b36206c30 upside, it was that 746918950e on payday, she could 071e296a55 walk away with bags 28eb5bb162 full of ramen, canned 9c9013174a food, and soon-to-expire instant 00ed1380f3 meals. Most importantly, the number 8970464c80 of customers was low, 7b7ab73bd5 making it quieter compared 8c6909d5dc to other nearby convenience eecd03ed0c stores.  4a3be9e913f26a83

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Her phone vibrated. She glanced indifferently at 0469b8e46f the three letters displayed e07536e97e on the screen before c4d1c9732a shifting her gaze out a0beed339c the window.  b5f471d664cd9371

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Dull sounds echoed from dd8659396c the rotting wooden terrace c61aab2419 floor. Rather than letting up, the c2e562195e rain pounded down even harder. Droplets trickled down the glass 95142de283 door, blurring the scenery.  95bfffde84f6a926

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Her lamenting voice echoed in 5c5887f875 the empty space. Should she call the girl 6734fb3b43 in the next room? No, it was 36087a341b probably already soaked. Oh, right, she d872ce2189 had plans today. Then that wouldn’t work. She pulled up her 41119b6f0b hoodie and sniffed it. A little musty, but 1ec29ff0d9 it would still be ddeb8707d5 wearable tomorrow.  99752f0923fb5808

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With her dilemma solved 5d3865c9ff in an instant, she 7bf6c92df1 sat back down, looking 335e27d7de at the deserted road b8d25e817e with relief.  8044ab848d58c158

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> “What are you doing?”  d3c47c590b324907

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When is this ‘Later’?  f6c7cdfd42cc80d5

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She hesitated, debating whether 9a8e5b00a6 to reply. Then, out of misplaced pride, bc773d40dd she set her phone down.  366ca473fee33c2d

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It was a conversation 6d53b0ebee so dry that it d9cdedfe40 was hard to believe e1eae7b711 they were a couple. A relationship of one c101149420 and a half years—long 12444c92f1 enough not to be ec305f7f58 considered short, yet Han 73fedd8cbd Seon-ah barely knew him. Once a week, at a 853eb8c102 time he chose, she could 1685ea8016 see him. Even that had become rare 9b25983c81 lately, as their schedules no fd1d1ac6f4 longer aligned.  f926e4f0bf4eaa6a

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How long had it been 79d5029702 since she last saw him? Exactly eighteen days. Since hearing his voice? About ten.  1b788a348c90bb3b

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> Seon-ah, I love you.  7e4636f4a971bd34

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The man who once spoke 10b5224633 of love to a woman dcd1c869a0 starving for it had, at 8f5527a4a7 some point, begun pushing her 60c0646485 away.  9ebcb3d10496bb52

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And so, Han Seon-ah had 328883a422 been pushed out.  5520cb952257f8a7

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Of course, she de11940e36 hadn’t been passively b33a4888c3 cast aside from b7115e9db7 the start. She had swallowed her pride, 4dc34d07da clung to him desperately in 3262533f40 hopes of salvaging their relationship, 5efe8f7f71 blamed herself, begged for forgiveness, 6cb1c9e7c1 even resented him. She had struggled 78848e5ec7 to pick up 045f3a26a6 the shattered pieces ff78367523 of their relationship, 8322079660 only to cut f35bc8d006 herself on the 6cc4147c93 shards.  9729488eb615492e

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But in the 82200f6fad end, all her 7736a5ace5 efforts had been 277cf272c8 futile. Pushed and pulled at 06602a18e4 his will, she had 8825fa6901 become a plaything of eeaaf30424 his whims. Maybe, deep down, both 56429997e3 of them were waiting fecaba1720 for the other to d54b22632a end it, to cut 92e98cfafd the ties.  e5840bff38bc1b8f

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She shoved her phone 7330656e58 to the edge of 3d70cb3b00 the counter.  b8327446e6fb8e9d

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What she had db06d13fef thought would be d26339dad9 just a passing d6cadec3c2 shower showed no 1bcc2b5405 signs of stopping. A mist had begun e67086e4b2 to rise. The rain, cooling the heavy baa0dcad36 summer heat, carried the scent a909c4562a of damp earth.  f65dd529117b1e5e

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Through the quiet fd23662b70 streets, a hazy 6bc4671d24 figure emerged. Seon-ah squinted, trying to make 8f12222fa8 out the silhouette walking through 0411b969b9 the downpour.  066fca6d47831537

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It was a man.  58f944015bda9f06

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His towering frame dd557457e8 and broad build 718ac0d2da left no room 89aec08255 for doubt, even 89ccd5b2c3 from a distance. Gradually, his silhouette grew clearer.  7cf345036791fe4b

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No way.  565e8a5d86c126ba

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Seon-ah’s brows furrowed in displeasure.  189768ad77ad031b

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The man’s destination was obvious. His black suit, b0974c3813 absorbing the transparent 379247dc0a rain, looked almost ca3ac44dd1 like mourning attire. His outfit, stifling for 0d9716fb27 the peak of summer, e576105111 made one forget the 50643cfbc4 heat entirely. His strides were long 79c0b38b4f and unhurried, exuding ease.  0ce9e59a42bfbb44

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In this chaotic 23ce2b6718 downpour, a man cdb6bc7778 approaching without even 5914c33efc carrying an umbrella 685294c837 was anything but fdf55af054 normal. And yet, there was something 37910e69a6 about him—an aura that made 4a557e4964 it seem less like recklessness d10fe39219 and more like calculated intent.  75a1dc2baff5b5ee

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Don’t come. Don’t come.  0f73ccd339433636

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Her trouble-sensing instincts flared up.Damn it, if he 931520a882 walks in drenched like 56204a779f that, the whole floor 7f54033cdb will be a mess.She fixed her 48e16edb8c gaze and silently 03b09034d9 pleaded. But to her c6e43712d5 dismay, the man a5de315162 stopped in front 951c6f464f of the convenience a5c174f999 store.  265080d32ecfe42f

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Seriously, can’t I dafd50b6ed have a single 037637a212 quiet day—  70f217f8f516239f

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Then, Seon-ah inhaled sharply.  4025b9cf34491992

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The sheer presence 8c682c4169 of the man, 43083d6d51 filling up the 8de156a8fd entire window, was 9b11c0e504 intimidating. His hair, slicked down with 65d15eaead rain, partially hid his eyes, 950f261739 but what little was visible 9ff8c4c8d4 sent a chill down her cf3eda5577 spine. He looked like a predator ef59eb66ee surveying its prey. Through the countless droplets 1d7bca80db clinging to the glass, 203fe23040 she thought she saw dda1607a04 his gaze lock onto b6a5082b91 hers.  2d64a39e1c1cfcfa

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A cold sensation, sharp 5be4ea2b99 enough to cut through 2e53ad49ec the summer heat, crawled 595147142a over her skin. She swallowed involuntarily.  083e88c4fee45a55

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She had never seen d9536e50fb him before.  365a1cf17e04a757

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He was an outsider.  58f14e467e8db895

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Even recalling all the time af5c525825 she had spent here, observing dfa97b6d5a the regulars of this convenience 144d00ae74 store, she was certain he 4626dea616 was a complete stranger.  63e231efda3d7bab

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Come to think b9e1e98414 of it, ever 3f5d1b1343 since the redevelopment 10b87cdf25 project had been ae4a9011a2 announced, large-built men 407be05f6e and well-dressed outsiders 8b38a74146 had occasionally come 388824ff87 and gone. He was probably a407f9e544 one of them.  79807ebbd2e77530

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Might as well get the 78dc19b846 mop ready.  a207e7ea854f2627

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Just as she made c300430bb8 up her mind, the 9bd0257eec man unexpectedly took a 64f172cf3c seat on the terrace.  fcb4938061151671

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The rain was still ae92460a01 pouring down in torrents. He sat down on 6e684c1b7b the aged wooden chair.  ff0c1b45d764a3c0

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The moment he 6a2e78e3e9 did, the chair 91415a7aed let out an e725d927ee eerie creak, struggling c73b007f97 under his weight. The sound alone 9475b9d4d6 was enough to 67ff374977 make anyone wince.  08dfa4933d95e052

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Yet, beyond the glass, the c1ad59500e man remained utterly composed.  e5dd9a0b8a45eb9d

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Years ago, the terrace 26ce61fabe canopy had been removed, ccc2d963d9 making it a terrible d6ad59cd5c place to avoid the 42ae7ffeca rain. Completely exposed, the 597c526a79 man sat with f75b6ad0ae his back to 07fc4bf5f9 the convenience store, 1216416c8b gazing at the 71ad3d93f4 quiet neighborhood.  ff4629d2de126cec

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What the hell ebb90c2c94 is wrong with 3224593d5e him?  0a0367a610177a26

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That was the 8e94d4087b extent of her f6e3f397c3 thoughts on the 9cb34b4057 matter.  299f0d5c5c0cb0fe

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The man sat there da5c8dedf6 for a long time. Even as she filled cefa29bd64 the hot cabinet with 3e5b737ac4 drinks, he remained in 7280c973c8 place without so much 584e4f7742 as a movement.  6ec3a5a419bd9729

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Her gaze kept db90e4cf21 drifting toward him. She didn’t know 99cddd37bd why, but he fb6c0e1128 caught her attention. The reason wasn’t f4d4082238 hard to deduce.  5a592e7702207e10

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He’s handsome. Another line was added to her impression.  3d2179a404023b98

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The man’s features stood out now that he was sitting so close. When she glanced to the side, his sharply contoured profile captured her gaze.  5cd721b43e67e73e

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His high, sharp nose bridge 76719896e0 and strong jawline gave off 784dbe08e2 a thick, rough, and unpolished 4eb7e33364 aura. And yet, he was meticulously e6c7bfe80e put together, like a finely 4af8f14f90 honed blade. He was also composed.  7c38d8b14e43f8cc

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It was an atmosphere she couldn’t quite put into words. Like a drifting mist in the heart of the city, he exuded an uncanny aura, as if he were detached from the world.  ed0cfc42a19f7f1a

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He’ll catch a cold like 76e1261897 that. Ah, Han Seon-ah. There you go again, meddling. I can barely take care 690213d199 of myself, so why am 8169ce0fe1 I worrying about someone else?  d019c46bb37bf8ba

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Contrary to her thoughts, she 77f5a21f4f picked up one of the b963be2ac0 cheap canned coffees she had 0e725ef88d just finished stacking and slipped 56b2181715 it into her hoodie pocket. The weight of the d940a25e91 heavy can dragged down 5736980a57 the front pocket. Then, she grabbed a cheap 4cb03dfdf2 yellow polka-dotted plastic umbrella from 37f4120c5f the metal rack.  8e5d457d162079ab

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It was the kind 7cd4807e80 of rain that stirred 3290e34946 up impulsive kindness. She had plenty of time eec600cee2 before her shift ended, plenty a6a0111acd of umbrellas, and, apparently, plenty cf08322a96 of generosity.  ce7a69ae3abb436e

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More than anything, cd1a6ac7b4 he was a 0fa22e7d8e distraction—a disruption to f12db9fe78 business. A part of 61d94b038d her also found dcd4b913d3 it irritating how 0b501a9e3c he had made ce6de21853 himself so comfortable, c59c9c2b81 as if this 6a69d1fdcd were his own 55bfb88a63 home.  66fd1924e9d1074b

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I should hurry 129b3de1a1 up and kick 9fefbcbbae him out so c95dd28cb7 I can sit 9b24c0c622 down and watch a731e6f60a the summary video 9d7cff64d8 of the drama 4b644727dc I didn’t finish 377f5d5e1d yesterday.  a19a1b3e896f8a05

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The heavy raindrops pounded 1fa766c87d violently against the thin 7200ae9b1c plastic sheet. The sound was foreboding.  038737c4e3bab764

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She turned her back d19a60c4f2 to the convenience store 0f8bae3898 and stole a glance 5f3b7eb000 at the man, who 693d959933 was staring at the bd73fd7b50 far end of the 51c439dfa8 bright street. At the very end f85032ec4f of a winding alley, 354135ff68 beyond a shabby staircase, 3aed22b945 lay a cluster of 081afb5c57 filthy shanties. His gaze was fixed there, 8e76725e11 unwavering and relentless.  b0092c3d3f9f3600

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“Excuse me.”  2edce6e046b2bdb1

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It was Seon-ah who ad9ddf6278 broke the silence. At the sound f4a0fd8764 of her voice, c5711aaeda the man slowly 96031ee80f turned his head.  3638005cabfe6a80

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Despite looking like a 334620abcb drenched rat, his impression 24aab16ee5 was surprisingly unassuming. However, the moment she met 73490d600d his indifferent gaze, Seon-ah changed 2b717a75fb her mind.  87e1a01edcf4bb41

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Two seconds.  e734a4b12d845e69

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In just that fleeting df9fabbd48 moment of eye contact, 7d6a42b9c1 her judgment flipped.  0f0fa1f1776b3562

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The first thing she noticed 2b70a7ed48 when she fully took in 83c378bd1a his face was the scar 821b898662 at the corner of his 92a11276fb mouth. A jagged mark ran aac404b480 sharply from the right a4cf172222 side of his lips, a7a0d8f4b6 slashing across his cheek—far 22642dfe56 from an ordinary injury.  293fb749b9ecea2a

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His well-defined eyes, sharply 8377272d60 arched brows, and languid 1d096c3a60 pupils formed a strange 44bf52c0ff harmony.  57492447d4728078

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Seon-ah’s gaze drifted downward.  586390f6f8ca13f9

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She examined him more closely.  e5681514131514e1

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Even though he was 70274ea7c5 wrapped tightly in a df85060fee stifling suit, there was ac61b1253d no hiding the sturdy 625a92a7a6 build beneath the clinging, 30da5ebc0b rain-soaked fabric.  f71c827892909c3f

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He’s got a good body.  00a9162109431706

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Even under her a4554c4c4a bluntly appraising gaze, 3b54e01dd5 the man showed 43e11be9a1 no sign of 31f6904461 displeasure—only indifference.  faf3610025c7b6e2

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“…….”  1230d5a565ff67f0

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He who had stolen 838d04008a her attention was now 7842ba1236 staring at her in a80cc81aa7 return, waiting for her 9720a973fa to speak.  7a5c49b7b0ec276d

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“You’ll catch a cold if you stay in the rain.”  ccf27ef130cc752a

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Seon-ah said the obvious as 201d8b929d she pulled out the umbrella 3916b2281f and can of coffee from ebbf88bb75 her pocket.  a4d27fa8c32138a2

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In her haste to 4fd5a1e665 retrieve the coffee, she 5d2d72ecce fumbled, and for a 986bda4c6a brief moment, she thought 840b411343 she heard a faint fc6346c2c0 chuckle.  27b119e60abe6ca5

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“Here.”  facae60bbf844125

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The man blinked 0c56a13d02 at the can 50f74e9305 of coffee and 68e1fdba7f umbrella extended toward 5816607e19 him.  624ebdb22ed73fda

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Somewhere along the way, 28fe35c8f4 the boredom had disappeared 23fd0af984 from his gaze, replaced b6d6adda0d by curiosity. It was an expression that f5ec455bb7 didn’t quite suit his otherwise 44efd58a06 rugged features.  9e13f1fb8210a9c0

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“…….”  d637e9c8944bf252

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“…….”  c714172d488f9752

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The silence stretched, an awkwardly 788fdc920a long moment of scrutiny.  0caa7e05aab73c14

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As if he 6099230ed6 had reached a d812ddfad7 decision, his long 7f098c9f61 arm stretched out 4c817549d9 slowly toward the 599d774cba can of coffee.  fafadce78f51d39c

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His fingers hovered, hesitating c21a851561 just near the can, 1e2e117cec before finally brushing against b4feb4960d Seon-ah’s fingertips.  0c4bce30ea0350d7

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His touch was cold.  7161b82edb4780ad

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His slender fingers, chilled and 0fcec5cd71 pale, trembled slightly.  3defc99447be4687

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She had exchanged money, 00878e0f68 cards, cigarettes, and countless b6cec457e4 other items with people 08bd2a6b30 before, but never had 4012f22120 she seen hands this e13b840642 large.  03eb6c5cae038ea7

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If she exaggerated just 1e6c5fdca1 a bit, they seemed a652693678 like the hands of 4d508de296 a giant, straight out 4c2b55674a of a fairy tale.  8cb4dc8ae984faf4

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Yet, for all 97ce035951 their size, they 6942202a30 were unexpectedly refined. His long fingers, a2135c5912 as fluid and 9a11bb22a3 well-proportioned as his 2e2ca0f603 towering frame, were 75a6405e4e even smooth to f6ff541853 the touch.  8904a67ffbc230a7

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Seon-ah’s reflection filled the rain-drenched 60487346ca pupils of the man before 7932376166 her.  5c75f2f98cd556c6

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As time passed, an unsettling e648ae4f9b glint flickered in his once-blank ddb5b9eeee eyes.  4647d82febc183d4

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He looked dangerous.  e02cde95c755097c

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Instinctively, her body tensed.  282da3d77f72f53f

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His gaze lingered on bd69868f99 the fingertips where their af9fb0e2a7 hands had touched. Without realizing it, she took 4c3be039ea a step back.  ba6daa0a0b5f6db6

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“I have to return anything I receive.”  8309f041bc0f9682

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The man was the a415247ee3 one to end the ecaee2a2f5 silent assessment.  2586db732772d370

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His voice was 282fc12940 flat, devoid of 4470e4c110 emotion.  f723c650c215992b

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He was smiling now.  3b1e344173c227ed

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If not for the 40736c324b hint of intrigue in 9ec4320a4e his deeply etched eyes, 2d23dc2cae the smile—crooked at only b89115d65b one corner—would have been 2c5fc5fe2c eerie.  50e159fa86a4b85b

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It was a feigned f0af52aa54 look of goodwill, but 80449ce6fe unfortunately, it failed to 7bbb5fd45b reach Seon-ah.  b1d4dba8ebe9964f

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“You don’t have to give it back.”  f8d9e3ee61bb002a

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She drew a line, 1db295791e seeing through his obvious d80e2badfb game.  3c7b2ce95eff764c

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“But I’m giving you a chance.”  d085b626bd14138e

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He replied smoothly. A trail of rain trickled 3c24b9c88a down his angular cheek.  a44ae0fbc790b433

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“So just take it.”  a1bc4c891299c474

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“…….”  c55614ca93e6a9fb

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She firmly pressed b2610f61ff the can of 1004ef00f5 coffee into his 1e6210f282 hand.  aff848b6435062a6

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The man silently stared at 8d0d435e01 the coffee can now fully 0448950a13 enclosed in his grasp.  834286bd8e87b8fa

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A droplet of ae32132fa7 water clung to e8b6eb15e3 his sharp jawline 0c29204af5 before dropping onto 2d88db7e17 the aluminum surface d38e9d8094 with a soft 6d2e6a0ede plop.  58199df5bf09be66

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“You’re making your life complicated in the strangest way.”  b595e3457257b12f

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“It just means you should take it and leave.”  661ee71d7334d7eb

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Stop interfering with business.  3f70ef47a49ae9b1

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“Do you live around here?”  23b56c3fa8bac352

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He asked as he 7e9b03d5e4 accepted the coffee.  709e961f191a148a

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Since when did he feel 2eb9be5c51 entitled to speak so casually? Why were troublemakers always 772aae084f so predictable?  114173e224d39afa

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“Pardon? Oh, yes.”  d82d82e33e430042

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But Han Seon-ah could 7f695aa452 not escape her deeply a093da1a22 ingrained work ethic.  10ec68d9b1bcf41d

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Her instinctive, polite response was eb5429d234 a conditioned reaction honed from 2cb47e89ae experience.  dd8a682c433c76e2

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“Must be shitty.”  446bb100819f65bd

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