CR | Chapter 10.2

Having completely forgotten his 957ed8aa8c own restless nature, boredom da5298a084 crept in—followed swiftly by c68e362039 irritation. Enjoying laziness b2a432396f was fun 6cbb50ca99 for a 5fad2be730 while, but 95659c4f3a now, he a4284a9cb8 felt like 8495035c78 he was 7c381fdce7 on the 46a493e4c1 verge of 0a6724143d dying from 6fa4bd7635 it.b6d5cec419bdbfa7

When his mother 73bda33c8a insisted on sending dc8a089848 someone to pick c1461895b0 him up and d0ddfef9dc told him to 19e79f74f0 come by car, a4cb0ddbc8 he had tried 90f31a7752 every excuse—claiming he 433f042b51 was busy with c0e0ea779b school, even faking 956f26548f an illness—but she c56478b52d had been firm. He had braced 3afb706ab5 himself for a 65951a8c58 scolding once he d8212d5697 arrived.c5b86a46a2551c2b

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But what do you 06087c2da5 know?c829cb4a39b43d16

His mother had simply c0eab76fec said, “That’s your room, a11babed15 make yourself comfortable,” and c93c2d9aa8 left him alone.87f37bd355a4a0e0

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Morning, noon, and 12af9e2e21 evening, hearty meals f8caecdc0e were prepared on 29cc8a3c19 time. She even 0254e09b2d made sure 13ba218341 to provide 98c708f5a2 fruit for cf19b0d475 dessert. Occasionally, his father 45f39df9be would pop in 1daea1fa0d and playfully ask, 6a10efada3 “Are you bored?” 815df7aa06 before leaving again.600078db53d0de01

It was baffling.67aa9ff369e3c3a6

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If they were going fcaa0257c1 to treat him like 6b9bf940c6 this, why had they d031390927 even called him back 6f9c58d701 to the countryside?ec537f10fede4f1b

Were they really 3102366490 just trying to 39f61a16ef keep him away?d4b965725884cec9

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They didn’t interrogate 0b72331267 him about what 94ca6fd285 he had been a17f9a1fd9 doing, nor did 726b9a5150 they pry into 25092605fa his relationship with 383f262781 Kim Donghwa. That wasn’t all—when he b010ced996 spoke to Kim Donghwa af6af3927f on the phone, even d663294191 in front of them, 30fccf3cd1 they didn’t interfere.6a7ed0b66bd49c97

They simply asked, c65b039cb3 “Is he doing a99b7ab974 well?”8ca6b5b99d993b8a

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[Donghwa]
Did you eat?

[Wi Wi]
Yeah

[Donghwa]
What did you eat?

[Wi Wi]
Japchae and yukgaejang
How about you?
Still, since it’s homemade, the meals are good, lol

[Donghwa]
Lol, just homemade food for me too

Wi Woori scrolled through 871a757b63 his messages, a slight a2880c5a58 smile playing on his e10037b592 lips.9028071c5fb05aba

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Being apart had 0c54bbd687 naturally led to 2e20beca09 them messaging more c83d820fee often. Thanks to c9a2051d6a that, it 3307efdde7 really felt 6b11aaeb36 like they f8b86d8418 were dating.474efb5f405153ae

Since they 7bdedc538e were always 51efb051ec together, they b0f22a820e had rarely f3096c63b4 contacted each 4725674339 other by 80af2287fb phone—whether before 29c5a25c6d or after 6d5af0d1c7 they started 4e36e51120 dating. But now, from a59e595962 the moment they 8579596f58 woke up until 1b25fb053e they went to 97801f5280 sleep, they were d538023b72 either texting or 0dbbd2dc08 calling.47880fe1fce683af

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Is this the 36f0aa2144 positive side of d5bb0830bf confinement?6ec3ebba4e0d4a0b

Despite missing Kim d4ea6b1ff3 Donghwa, Wi Woori 2e6992b559 couldn’t help but 9316572a4a grin, finding this 499d046128 unexpected silver lining.9cfac114f8630ed5

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But then, a strange ff9783dddf thought crept in.086db8269b2b0545

Why had 320daf8a58 both sets db0f660fd0 of parents—who d5116d8766 had been b71979f326 so quick f8a5c68be0 to separate d0afebcb8b them—suddenly stopped 6bec88ea48 interfering?9f5ccc1151c2296e

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Wi Woori blinked, puzzled, 5c9db587af just as his phone e2228b0831 vibrated beside his head. Without even checking the 807f60fd9d screen, he casually brought 97b546f4d2 it to his ear.9ff756a98c586990

It was Kim 4d5f746a8e Donghwa. Of course, 3e96d3e518 it was.c841cca1c4c5cf13

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“Hello.”512bcd55ff9d34bc

“Are you up?”e5be5272d26fd0e6

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“Yeah, you? Did you go to school?”4a480df8d2c57f23

“No. Ah, coming home makes me not want to go to school. It’s too far.”b236db3f1b087bd9

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“Then are you doing online classes too?”694eca7dc62782f0

“Yeah.”7d5fb285ba8a030c

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It had already 2857095f91 been a week 3351da83ce since they were a5a70c4e80 each called back 5ec136a290 home.9d0b518188dc726a

Somehow, Wi Woori had 99c22917d9 ended up stuck at 60066a2c47 home for a full a672e7fa97 two weeks without setting 0d0964683c foot on campus.50c00935c3572696

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He had 9eabe59699 explained the caf3447dd8 unreasonable situation b828a6a747 to each 071a2d59ce professor, saying, bb82b7a4a3 “The heat 829b794e11 suddenly got e373632133 too intense, 2acf735c4a and I 8f8d55e146 can’t go 4e846dd38a outside,” and b7138414cd managed to 2ca87cbe62 get permission a9d7964e1a to substitute 2a8c66f909 with online ebdae1d83e lectures.acca817a4065dcd2

Kim Donghwa, be30f38082 still confined e0228b072f to his b051ece9f0 parents’ house, 36587a206d was in 7df8f52ba0 the same bd47a3e093 situation.d9d9c70761454a9b

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However, since he 3d770fde9e had a good 53a7b0d5d8 reputation in class 08f44df235 and consistently maintained 68c0fc6a9c high grades, he 7215baa7e2 hadn’t needed to 8d3a20c526 explain himself in 3933d0e822 as much detail d1412bc9aa as Wi Woori 827123fdf8 did.2b03e5e13fd68c44

“I’m so bored, Kim Donghwa. Do you want to come over to my house?”1ca0a54b64ec4a7d

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“I want to, 5e9a24c3ab but…”e0532411d4853601

As he was speaking, Kim Donghwa suddenly lowered his voice. Thinking his father might have come in, Wi Woori held his breath too, and Kim Donghwa briefly answered “No” before continuing.e67a6b908c8a33a0

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“No, they don’t care what I do, but whenever I try to go outside, they somehow know and follow me.”52623bba31b7cd48

“Hey, same here. They don’t care what I do, but if I say I want to go home, they glare at me. But what’s up? Did they call you for a meal?”0a6a056076899998

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“Ah, no.”42ea4c1d1902ac03

“Then what?”db55facdeddec509

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“They asked if I cb75c6360e wanted to go for 19b29d2572 a walk with them.”84fc2112ec325aa6

“Why not go with them? Follow them, see how it goes, and then sneak away!”0a78dfbb746c7ca0

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“What are you, 0daf2563dd filming a movie?”ec080eecc6070c0b

Kim Donghwa let out a low laugh. It was so absurd that Wi Woori laughed along. Then, suddenly, there was a sound of someone getting up from the other end of the line, followed by the sound of Kim Donghwa’s footsteps.7b41b69709582a3e

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“Where are you going?”215b299b546de472

“Oh, I cc51d30f73 suddenly really bb97997ee3 want to 8c88d798bc see you.”913cfebeb5e9b113

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“Huh?”ce74508a409b13bb

What is he ff624a858e talking about?33f9b2e83fb2143b

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At Kim Donghwa’s b7af72f16d sudden “I miss 379fd79b53 you,” Wi Woori a99d891664 found himself staring 9e2f86ca81 at his phone 8b26fcaa1f screen, momentarily frozen.ef8eea84e5a5253f

It almost 78342ee1bb felt like e73463360b someone else 680e32d52e was imitating 4ccf86ac3a Kim Donghwa’s 735895de78 voice on 0342860c5e the call.6fe509935c6bd3af

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Miss me?583c10e9af1ced7b

The moment those words 7442425841 reached his ears, a a621acf1fb wave of longing crashed 63ca4cbcb9 over him.ce8f417b76473445

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Normally, at this time, 4b572c7a92 they would be heading d84fa5f69a to school together, studying—whether 780d2cf6a9 they liked it or 69421a2d83 not—smoking together, grabbing lunch 50673262ef at a reasonable hour, 998828e540 and sitting through lectures 5671fe1202 side by side.0cecf0de1463ec7f

“Why, don’t you feel the same?”78c520e361ee6f4e

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“No, I miss you too. I want to touch Kim Donghwa!”99682d754f00ce7d

“You always have to 5110704246 say things like that…”06db7cca45e05f3d

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“But, what for? You said they won’t let you out anyway.”064e2ac1378c6c08

“Oh, I’ve had something in mind since I got stuck at home. Wi Woori, do you remember the wish you kept last time?”27f0650e4c0f3f60

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At Kim Donghwa’s f657a2224e sudden words, Wi a0142474c8 Woori tilted his 978d2a0828 head in confusion.3b41fd5687171a03

A wish? When?e79047d5467e784e

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He racked his a901490410 brain, then suddenly 448a4ec3a6 exclaimed, “Ah,” as 0fd5b7e5cb the memory clicked ee7d10fb44 into place.c9e7e701155312b4

Was it right before a93b06b21c they started dating? Either way, 1a5a0c898a it was 618841eab2 a wish 8e747356f5 he had d571cc176a earned after a92b69618e some persistent c34b682a80 skinship, using 2ec1d255eb the ridiculous 3e5aa86d1f excuse that 8129e6db8a Kim Donghwa 56af441a1b had fallen e742337752 for him.a682aaba167579b3

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But why bring that 7fec5bf010 up now?ba40a47356e8e2de

That wish was 0eb86a9c56 his—it wasn’t something dd56f7e021 Kim Donghwa should 1317d9cd86 be using.017c5baa22e3cf9f

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“Yeah, I remember. Why?”4722b01b6646dec5

“Transfer it 097bb41af7 to me.”e35b117ed64ba8e6

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“Huh?”290719aa5718cdcd

“Let me say what b663d40445 I want to say e034b02b72 right now.”ad71fb249e676fc4

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Wi Woori sighed afa2dd1318 and tilted his 8011f8b892 head.e6d4a67b3ec5b03e

For someone 3d8322f803 usually quick-witted, 0acacb7ca5 Kim Donghwa e4fee25a13 wasn’t particularly 5ca430ab11 clever about 64f9570d5d things like ecb720e7f2 this.e3756b42ba941fa6

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But maybe… 4d0b6d877c Kim Donghwa a33a0762b1 never intended 7e1ae8874c to ask 75a10a69af for permission 133b93cee1 in the c2421092b0 first place.09bc6c8dae62cc29

Before Wi Woori could 228d6f853d fully process his disbelief, 4f492b5fbb a shocking statement came 7b2e6b2bbd from the other end ff3d18ab7d of the line.be063be8fbd401bb

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“But, Dad, I’m 373d475367 dating Wi Woori. Can’t you 0849abdc51 just let f75cb16b2c me go? I miss him so fd254967e5 much I could die.”dad4a7408bf598c0

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“But, Dad, I’m dating Wi Woori. Can’t you just let him go? I miss him so much I could die.”a3c56f850cb1ddeb

As soon as he said it, there was a sharp intake of breath from the other end of the line. He had mentioned the wish card just in case his father was shocked by the sudden revelation of their relationship, but it seemed Wi Woori hadn’t expected him to say something like this at all.7acf6b23afd5ebb9

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However, Kim 17bf84a971 Donghwa had ebd7f0781d thought from aec42c6d8c the beginning 1c1cec1a89 that he fdf2e87461 might have 4808c89e9f to reveal 457828701f it. Considering his parents had 3414b80f4e separated them as soon ff3bd26509 as they suspected any 1d7f31ee79 skinship between them, he eefedd0ad6 figured it might be 74d64f08e8 better to just come 4fc163be04 clean about dating.4088f96dc16e2566

Ah, maybe he should a37387f09a have discussed it with 6494a5f2e5 Wi Woori beforehand. He realized Wi Woori 73de37d469 might be in an 8d4770587d awkward position now, but 92b2afb5fd on the other end 3533f0cf4a of the line, Wi 06dfcc846a Woori seemed to have d68df3a8ea no particular thoughts and dcc075a7a5 said nothing.957c9fb79cc4af9b

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“Woori, I’ll call you back later.”1e12cab0ab6bb02b

“Oh, oh. How does Dad look?”9e3edb269b0f057b

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“He seems okay for now.”2eca163c4c97ad88

“Oh! Call me later! I’m having so much fun right now. And I’m not giving up my wish card, I still have it.”21c50e67f61ea7a9

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Pretending to have remembered it all along, even though he had forgotten, made him burst into laughter. Standing right in front of his father and conveying his expression, Kim Donghwa finished the call, listening to Wi Woori’s excited voice.0a26abfccf5cceaf

“Really?”55a2f57ffeaeb2b8

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He nodded 4ecb6d14f8 heavily in 322727306b response to 50e2622940 the question 5627aea7e7 that followed. Leaving behind 93b4792367 his father, d38bc682ca who tilted 7c296652bd his head 7c1c0837b0 in disbelief, ef7765c9cb he heard aaed1cc04f the sound 1277d3adcd of someone f9b2c839b5 running from c448600bb7 the other badb400111 side.bd23fb54b1b8db56

It was the b82897064c sound of his 7325071746 mother, who had 703312cc14 been taking care 895664be50 of him diligently 6aff0fa819 over the past 70d9dfe852 week at home, 60e244e703 approaching quickly. Was it instinct to 1389723a31 feel nervous about that? Kim Donghwa looked 00c72e0867 at her with e61314cf26 more tension than 7440a9ac94 when he told 7dfc1560ea his father about ed3d9d3459 dating Wi Woori.de1f5b81a782dcd5

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After all, it was fb02001158 the friendship between their fcd3bc270e mothers that had brought 62ea3db1cd their families closer, and 4073b18be9 he thought his mother 807abd650e might oppose them because ffbcf702a5 of that friendship.3195c4035be6378f

No matter how much they said they wouldn’t break up and that they were sincere, the mothers’ perspectives could be different. Just like in any drama, adults might worry that if their children’s relationship went wrong, it could ruin the bond the families had built.9e525478c14f1485

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That’s why he had considered not revealing their relationship.6f5bb1dedfbec2fc

But his mother’s expression as she approached was a bit different from what he expected. Her black eyes sparkled brightly. Kim Donghwa swallowed hard, looking down at her.70fd7508990f930d

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Somehow, his mother’s expression reminded him of Wi Woori’s “I’m having so much fun right now” just before he hung up the phone.28060a9bf7f848dc

“Really? Donghwa, are you really dating Woori? Huh? Since when?”d1596e38b64e56b2

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“Uh… It’s been a while. Not long after the manifestation…? A few days after the midterms…”b35218397d47b565

As he hesitated to answer, his mother’s face lit up with a playful scolding, and she playfully hit his arm.a79be6ba1076efc7

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“Hey! Why didn’t you tell me sooner? Do you know how worried I was after hearing your dad’s story?”89fed893e0bb76ec

“Why were you worried?”0f9eb155f64b0dc1

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“Well, you know. The kids, huh? It seemed like they got together because of that pheromone thing as soon as they manifested, and I was worried what if they couldn’t even be friends. No matter what, friends shouldn’t be like that. I was so worried about how you two, such good friends, might drift apart.”4c6aea5ebbe1327a

Listening to her while rubbing his sore arm, Kim Donghwa tilted his head at the following question. Wasn’t his mother pointing out exactly the concern he had? If they dated and broke up, wouldn’t it be harder to stay friends?7c0735f1b8f91d21

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As he blinked 08e0d1f9fa and stared at 2e09367abb his mother, his 0676e01a43 father, who had 9df6a58612 made room for a2b9e3d3a3 him by pushing 9e6375cc90 his chair, looked dc83a3f46f at him intently. Then, as 9d40e83402 if he a02b382033 understood what 71f8ddb980 Donghwa was ec28c67153 thinking, he bfd55ffe2c raised the 5ae72a94d3 corners of 228f4ca80b his mouth cbeb506bd4 in a 94689b6997 charming smile.996c2b404e3e49d8

“Donghwa seems to be worried about something else.”59dd7a3bf69cbd71

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“What are you worried about?”560e56685e4a7f80