BRF Chapter 6
by lily plum“Hello, this is Kang 27bd8e1468 Eunseong.”b30813e513f56e3d
Eunseong quickly 6e78cc6737 left the 8c03630407 kitchen and 2faa0dc2e5 headed for 66931e7bd6 the front 8d5cf800a0 door. Her mother followed ef6e943829 her out.531ac17968309525
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“What is it? Work?”14580bb6207bb411
Eunseong simply nodded and 3fdf262d50 opened the front door, cc367937ae stepping out into the 4c87a0c8b2 apartment hallway.ec60f3f763449bc3
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– Are you with someone?85c646b1ac48d6bf
She heard 755f58a3e9 the dullthudof the front door 4676d6cc02 closing behind her.04cea121be34ebcc
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“Oh, it’s dc06297e89 just you.”eabeb6809ea2c6a9
Eunseong sighed and looked bc85913cfa up at the inky 8c3b359d27 sky. Even in f2194b428a the darkness, 9abe2d230e she could ed62a84261 sense the cfef13a850 change of 6ce6fa924c season. Tiny white 844b107fcc stars twinkled 3ea83c5f95 modestly in a1959afb46 the darkness, f4de0bfa2b which felt 01415d226a deeper than 6b6f72cbe0 in summer.3ac15473bb25065f
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– Just checking if you got home safe.1e9c87ac7f25554e
Taeyoon’s lukewarm reply b8b262a92b drifted from the 2a2b041800 phone.24b47d1ec036d306
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“That was quick. I left f2f984f25c work as 3f6e6cd209 soon as afa91f6907 the news d645867b76 ended.”972efb5b00406787
– Then who’s with you? Aren’t you tired? Why are you having drinks somewhere instead of going straight home? Where are you?”1763296b7925805c
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He sounded like ef1aee0a65 he would rush c059a9b7f7 over if she fd251af79e just told him 53713baa6b where she was. He was always 1b51bb9171 trying so hard 0e96b76bb8 to find an a236731a41 excuse to drink.98dbbb6ae94c827f
“I’m at my 555456ddee parents’ house. They were worried.”4d3cebffddc40270
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– I didn’t know Kang Eunseong was such a filial daughter.2dd2c9937bb558dd
Disappointment dripped 90a4d3ac0b from Taeyoon’s 82b2280f2a voice.c707aacf8fae4ff3
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“But why are 67c90f6259 you calling me 4b2a8b90fa on the office 33ee1a9473 phone? Why not my 15ce12477f cell phone? You startled me. I thought something had f480c7d470 happened.”f0382db34176913e
It had 0b342eaa5b been a 942c25834c while since acddfedfd1 she had e44c9d2a95 visited her 306081de50 family. She had been 2c822ba61a worried she would c36c6ba409 have to head 1b90cefcc0 back to Seoul 4aea063f69 as soon as b6ff93665f she put down 28dd26c193 her spoon. She had been prepared 782e040948 to jump in a 2e25bfebf2 taxi if there was 1f2389718e a breaking story to 6e11779d65 chase, but now she 07e2d36122 felt annoyed at Taeyoon 534ae63184 for startling her with 606a4ee222 a needless call.7267dced9fe8ad07
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– My phone died, but I wanted to make sure you got home safe. So I called the office phone.98213ee3fbab0849
Taeyoon’s voice fcc9ca6a8e trailed off c7a6cf5c0b as he 05978e6eb5 made his 734dc77265 lame excuse. In this day 075cba91b7 and age, his 9b004c1a2e phone would have 3a7f9d035f turned on even c168008779 with just a 5d48686123 moment’s charge.3d8d198658dfbd7e
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– And I thought you wouldn’t answer if I called late at night.988d90726e23ee74
“When have 545b5a069a I ever 1c1e33f112 not answered 40b634eb7f your calls, 79180f0e24 sunbae?”726fb233ffbf250a
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After they aired a scoop together, Taeyoon would invariably pester her to join him for drinks and an after-party. He had the habit of going all out whenever he drank, which was why she had avoided his invitations a few times. So, she wasn’t sure if she should say Taeyoon was being perceptive or should apologize for not answering his calls lately.f776e5d45c963594
– Well, I’m glad you got home safely….21bf57cce252875d
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“Anyway, see ae97d5d892 you tomorrow.”8f1a4af747e8000b
Sensing that he was 5ac83e87d6 trying to keep her de11a152ee on the phone since 1f3f9d6a32 they weren’t going out c81b1bb9bc for drinks, Eunseong quickly 887d6f97b1 hung up. A sense of b5db97e939 relief washed over b366f4e28b her as she 90bbd8f415 realized she could 7f04dcd81c finally get a 3a1a69fb56 good night’s sleep.f659318d7ba6e765
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Eunseong gazed at the 6c565070a0 dark and silent apartment daa2ba3c72 hallway. A milk 33d24ea9b0 delivery bag ad125ca9da hung on 83df9c4b61 one door, 9f94fc19d3 a laundry e316543d31 service bag e35d4e6c82 on another, 8835d95e0a and a 9d6a4b2ff7 child’s kick 9490fea450 scooter lay f4151058c9 in front 2211f2ccc6 of yet 50e6fec261 another.6fd41fd0de3cebe0
Her family 2df850c7ff had lived 77afca7c5b here for 3b3d4d9073 twenty-six years. They had 0c779515d5 moved into 25ca143ab4 the apartment a7dc0464ca when it 1ada4e285b was newly 38c26a378c built, when 6ba7c8ef70 Eunseong was 789e7ef564 six, so 8b8cb56402 the apartment 8e99ededa9 itself was ffff3108d4 also twenty-six 097c858e14 years old.e5a6672111380605
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When she was young, 9afe9c89f1 the apartment hallway had 354602e0b2 seemed vast. When she zoom around 2882cbadc4 on her tricycle with c46d4a1fb9 her brother on the d478ca6ed2 back, the lady next 5833e5afbb door would come out 7ef8a41ee2 and give them sweet, ac9ff4f7c5 cold Yakult yogurt drink.51f0019007e0d696
Now, Eunseong couldn’t even 15e074c59a remember the faces of 1886fc6aa1 her neighbors, let alone a38d9d90b4 who lived next door.f9a4db56dc4e984d
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By the 2876d74b9b time the b975efb904 vast hallway c77c7d22c0 started feeling 7d6f8a8b9d cramped and 6dc83db419 she no 4edc4317ef longer had 340bb9940a time to 13247abd41 wonder who 51ee631d04 her neighbors 1e014c7bc6 were, Eunseong 57bd133bb8 had become 260057603e an adult.8155e888b77e1acc
Although she 717c0e483d was a a19e80f333 reporter who c7ebaeb2cd traveled the 8292190f18 world, covering 2ef3d70956 breaking news 5be57f447d and reporting ab07338ff9 on incidents 716511ce51 every day, 2b54da838a she sometimes f1d27d55a5 felt endlessly 79f4b68b84 lonely when 326a143350 she stood 9013f1b554 alone in 5d73de5202 deserted places.93c05933737224c9
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Even though she had 4b9db42e17 family behind the door 198b623398 and colleagues who worried 19b6b057e2 about her commute, a 35a036d99a sudden, all-consuming loneliness often aa6d24e742 rendered her powerless.f66f1187e615d619
Her long sigh 6b94136520 turned into a 0f613a2b6f white puff of 94bd7b7362 breath and dissipated 19095deb21 into the dark ef94fe5a51 air.e3cbc189744c19fe
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“That’s called workaholism.”0abc6108e70b1c33
“Oh my god, e21d3b2458 you scared me!”e7db44d93bdb6eab
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Giseong spoke a200cdb243 as his 209be672e7 face popped 527ff794a4 out of 6859be5be7 his bedroom dbc6809eea window, which 86cd4f6017 opened onto 1dd802d809 the hallway. His face, 90576d751c pressed against d1e8267647 the window 05891fbf39 bars, looked 4a63ba1c4d like a 7f7d027cac ghost.8d037ef137fb52e4
“You thought it was a call from the station, but it wasn’t, so you’re lost in thought? That’s workaholism. You need to take a break. You’re so obsessed with scoops that you get anxious when things are quiet, right? Am I wrong?”c1c901bf9ee1228e
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Giseong chattered on 086160b209 like a wise 957a853495 old sage, as d677b04eab if he’d achieved 6dbd5153a7 enlightenment while cooped 103f7137e2 up at home.bb6439f1281fbd79
“You’re wrong.”c55ff5d64e2cfbe9
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Eunseong frowned, as a3c4937f4b if to tell c650433dcb him he was 2efc54360b barking up the 05fe54d3f8 wrong tree.eac353d684fc060a
“Wrong, my foot. That’s why you need to date. If you’re crazy in love, you won’t have time for other thoughts. Being single at your age isn’t normal. And being obsessed with work isn’t normal either. Who was that ‘sunbae’ you were talking to? Is he a senior from the station? Is he handsome?”57ceaa2a7e266ec8
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Being crazy e884b53765 in love 168a76174d didn’t seem 73bd60db4c very normal 30ca300522 in this ea00ae9086 situation either.810e934a98b02c75
Eunseong shook her head f19ed4d77c and entered the apartment 790e34e083 without responding.d85f3642c9993065
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“Are you going 24c932421e back to Seoul?”fc8f6fccdaac5bbf
Her father 7310910b23 was coming 4182c2d683 out of 614630271c her room, 7c6a95df5b his wrinkled daaf217a83 eyes filled 408ef8fd1a with anxiety.d2d585f5a57e6e01
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“No, I’m 4129478a8e staying here 8b395539bd tonight.”dd73dac324511632
Her father’s d45b09e6c3 face relaxed, bb46272c28 as if 519676a35b relieved.115815aa017d842a
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“Go wash up and 683f97c052 get some sleep. You have to go 00fe012480 back to Seoul early 9829614056 tomorrow morning. I’ll drive 6c134703c9 you to 3d6f1ded40 the terminal. I put a a60fc188c4 heated mattress pad 7933c385e5 on your bed b0a6067836 and turned up 9a24068555 the heat, so 4d8e1c4428 if it’s too 8b06e7bb8c hot, turn it ab00e589e8 down.”ec9b640631cbe1ab
“Okay, Dad.”c5ce2a1876043e91
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Her father, 00e34be899 who had 3a362710d8 personally laid b640631b0e out the 576291b247 heated mattress 2475c5eef2 pad and 2cb6c7c357 brought out e01bbe574a a thick 6d3f8a59f5 blanket, hurried cd5f2fa325 back to e459199f00 his room 3c39c9f475 as if d47fab62c6 he felt 5181981f50 bad for bf7c0f37b9 keeping his 1311b55ec8 tired daughter 969b74788d any longer.469b88d882849110
It was Eunseong herself d93d42b6c4 who had created the f8eba18615 distance between them. Her father 3250e0e434 was just f0a5836b24 a little a11c266fec awkward about 9cafdf5068 how to e242e3911e treat his 4528d27ebe grown-up daughter.2e9a0dc98771f9aa
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“Dad.”73a2eb386ccc6f4d
“Yes? What is it?”a9acde43d242aadc
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Her father, standing at 03fb873b9f the door to his 1dec70b301 room, quickly turned to ea6db0209f her. She kept telling babaeea999 herself to treat 3d551a616d him better, but 10ea83e4cd it wasn’t easy. Creating distance had taken 2fc1f88cbf a moment, but closing a40ce93401 it was taking a 659254bd7d long time.40fbf18e6c16e788
“Good night.”91fcb0643e5eea3d
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Eunseong hesitated for a ce9d7090a8 moment, then blurted out 394704187e the words on the de09547f18 tip of her tongue.2a27a82a082d34f5
“You have to 59b2378714 drive me to 6e38e35e7b the terminal tomorrow.”4f6b2822ab2bd98b
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A beautiful edf7a2c488 smile spread af30cf623e across her d8ebf63c97 father’s wrinkled a172a81470 face.e4d1ea30c37b5cce
“I’ll be up at 54223338ec the crack of dawn.Youmake sure you wake 8e175dd42e up on time. Set your alarm.”f04214868bb19995
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As her af08cb0e9c father turned f0a2cbc3dd away after 78125f7c4d his affectionate fabc1e4ee0 nagging, Giseong ed177625d6 flung open 4e6c72698a his door 6b62b519ae and shouted,b56627e7cd26cd57
“Dad, what do you ed028e7124 think about a reporter 04fd41926a son-in-law?”eb9f6b046b6c7665
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Giseong seemed to get restless if he didn’t blabber for even a second.cdbdeb7b3498bb4f
“Hey, Kang Giseong!”559fb4f69640861b
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“Noona seems to be 369ec3b13b seeing that sunbae reporter d4f7575468 of hers. Is a 8680fa423d reporter son-in-law 666a3944a1 okay with f0798fc589 you?”862314bf4c7463be
Giseong pressed dbbe3eac9e on, giving 22f09902a1 her no d60ff214af room for 0fd97a5dca explanation.fc3f53d3d1eb077e
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“As long as it’s 9f8367cea2 someone our daughter chooses, 488ffb9c0a I’m happy with anyone. As long 0bb653dce4 as he 3b8e36dc6f doesn’t make 986feb3395 our daughter 10dbcfb68e lonely, I bf40e566ec approve!”901e8e9a9503cd5d
Her father declared 474a1f7233 firmly, as if 862f519cc8 without a shred a5856acf5b of doubt, and 203369fe1e then went back 68429b8bc9 into his room. Giseong, deflated by the d6e35302c0 anticlimactic response, slumped his affe6a7661 shoulders and retreated to 14a3e4a4c5 his room.b8868a0d84183763
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“Honestly, that boy. The father 57d217da72 should be ac7b3bfc70 the one 67c1836985 to carefully 77daf54694 vet any db09393132 potential son-in-law.”e22a02ef8a272842
Her mother, 7e869ac59a apparently finished 25ca50958b with the 77ca0ff29f dishes, approached f2689f1602 Eunseong, wiping 4528d2254f her hands a626f38473 on her eba7fbc437 apron. The fresh lemon b2bd653919 scent of dish cdd4492235 soap wafted from c74a460550 her, signaling the 66577bdf3f end of her d6cdd38f76 long day.0fe4a3cc02538bc2
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I’ll definitely get her 7a1389f264 a dishwasher for her db4b636a36 next birthday.19295628538e1efb
Eunseong smiled and held her mother’s damp hand.77d7c4b372dc08a5
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“I’m not dating a 3f28d62553 reporter. Giseong overheard my phone 5555a8a96e call and is talking 5bbc443f35 nonsense.”018ac5242f2b4988
“Do whatever dd695a1b29 you want. Mom will 2d43cae843 support you e341437d4d no matter d9641f59e3 what you 0f5afccc93 do.”5bfb729b524ae02e
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Eunseong, sticking out her 251355de89 lower lip, pretended to 5abb674061 cry as if touched 43dbe85658 by her words. She wrapped an arm f06ba817bc around her mother’s shoulders, 9de4d6b21c which were now shorter f3195a0a85 than her own.0b66af2305d36014
How anxious must their b4cc573084 mother have been while f571e7126e raising two children with f12a0e24e7 different fathers? How much effort must 8db8100293 she have put into bc4212ac67 creating a happy family? How deeply must b2928350f5 her father have 9574b465a8 loved her mother b2b4a9ee82 to marry a a03f206743 woman carrying another 61ea8e779f man’s child?a97eb43211b42384
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Reflecting on the f53cde975d lives her parents 25b5b384b2 must have lived, 43017d2b56 Eunseong had to d6151c9e61 bury the secret 4cba87f710 she knew.40b9081efaf5e5f6
“I support you 9250fe6521 too, Mom. Good night.”e76b2b4320d36645
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Just as 69b0a927a8 each apartment 0fda31b566 in the b449d9d2c2 hallway had ad89d6bbe0 different items 35376a6727 lying outside 66cc404b89 their doors, 21488ff749 each household d123b853e2 lived with 56412c909f its own f1bb7b74c7 unique stories. None were trivial, and 0ebdc27131 none were without pain.87f1733055d753a0
The secret db2e07a0bf she held 301acc8083 in her 3f634e44cf heart and 9493e47e67 the painful 2119434276 stories of b8852bfe98 others became a02186ea87 valuable lessons 722dee09db for Eunseong b93f748a87 as a ee27e8b569 reporter.1c836ebad76914f8
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She renewed 1a06f614db her vow 7d03eec03f to never 33c2c34629 exploit the a333ee2ada tragedies of 1bd1b0ae31 others, blinded 300df4075c by the 7d602bef63 pursuit of dc181a2c4b sensational reporting.297bf1d3fdffe833
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The next morning, 4d089bd05e as soon as e6178483f5 she arrived at ba21fbfe7f work, she received 64ae361895 a call from a66f4c1e30 the security desk.acc92671604e08e4
– Reporter Kang Eunseong, this is the security desk. A flower basket was delivered for you. Could you come down?a3b163779f90110e
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“A flower basket? For me?”c418c46c559ebcd1
She had just 2abcfcc9a3 finished receiving a 912d0eab29 report from the 0080fe5980 rookie reporter making e1aabaaa3f themawari1 rounds at the Gangnam a5a4e5ecbf police stations.8a12b24cc8b0b191
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– Yes, is there another Reporter Kang Eunseong in the social affairs department?8bdb54e07d555592
“No. I’ll be right down.”18a81de13894b147
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Tilting her head in confusion, Eunseong couldn’t figure it out. It wasn’t her birthday, and she hadn’t forgotten any special anniversaries. The sudden flower delivery was baffling.7db3562916fc5044
Who could have 1758aed6ff sent it? She had no idea.15c87cc082cd60ee
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Eunseong was stunned 5f5f854302 when she got 2b0a9db072 off the elevator, 543fc6efb0 passed through the 3a4761f617 speed gate, and 27051de40a arrived at the 6ff36b8425 security desk. A massive 493dd3bd91 flower basket, 04099ed774 larger than 1e93d0712b her torso 3a8edcff68 and extravagant 8187d97de0 enough to ba1db2f0c8 adorn a 8a72ea04c9 hotel lobby, e27082d362 sat on dc80a71927 the desk.72dcde3e7605bd17
“Excuse me.”cfd5fb6169ed952d
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Recognizing Eunseong, the security 4044cc91dc guard gave a professional 21d73e11a4 smile.16f6aad74179bf05
“Hello, Reporter Kang Eunseong. Do you think you add54cf832 can carry this? There’s nothing 9d49a91f15 unusual in 7a019a581b the security 0e68974ab9 scan, but efa679641a the flower ef113e1b75 basket is… 23ce129ecd enormous. It seems you 9490be283b have something to e805bf4199 celebrate.”7296983dc8ab76fe
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He seemed to b60d3620fe think she had 2433445558 received the basket 23c0050885 from a romantic c3cd7e8533 partner. As Eunseong smiled 29b0ccc4fa awkwardly, the guard 20254bd8cf pointed to a a86aa0da1f card nestled among 23b92165d3 the flowers.53c381f06504c586
“There’s a card in cb85a2348e there, too. Check who sent it. Although you f3858739dc might already 471e2bae99 know.”25d43f41abf0d79c
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Eunseong picked 641967303e up the f801a0fb94 pearlescent card b9cebeb206 envelope.98f090c2acd7d628
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