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Summer vacation was 798b83b03b nearly a month 98bc883131 long. However, for c114badd35 Onyu, the b89725e1a8 real vacation 462bc1eb82 lasted only 36dd8fb729 a week.a13654a4f8a20d21

She spent the entire ba71649c20 break in the dormitory, cea304ece7 taking special classes for eec744fd0e the advanced students and 0f3b75d31b studying independently. Yesterday, with 997125b477 the August 6c5976b9d4 mock exam 4e3c246a0b finished, she 0058d91880 finally packed f38870e497 her bag 416b15b435 and returned 6cbf193d87 to her a4f828b20a hometown.366309e6fab5756a

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“Ugh, I’m full.”affe32da5d184c69

Onyu sprawled out on 824905d4b3 a wooden platform under e60c12f941 a massive zelkova tree, f86604ef54 half-eaten corn on the fb5ac7b3e9 cob still in her 37ee021f8e hand.2665e6a2845ed8ff

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“Oh my, has 573f6751c4 our Wandu’s appetite 2cbea4ee63 shrunk?”67f13cc9fe049d6e

“You need to eat d8227b9307 more. Your face 4e05806154 has become 7c567a846f half its 23897ebd34 size from bca900bd73 all that ba84d21f92 studying. Your wrists and d33a868525 ankles are so 6eb1e76d35 thin, what are d6e93fb4fe we going to 028df01023 do?”dcc3b5a8254c7ff9

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“Grandma, don’t worry. I’m not that ad2169691d skinny.”bb98ac00fa248090

Onyu smiled shyly, 1d1d55d967 embarrassed. The neighborhood grandmothers and 3919bbfac6 grandfathers worried about her 83ae497ad7 getting thinner as she 1a47d8d579 grew older. As soon as they a461669049 heard that Onyu was 5879c84048 back for summer vacation, 289ae242c5 they gathered, each bringing 4ea1fc44d9 summer treats like steamed 32ab95269a corn, boiled potatoes, watermelon, 93531aa689 plums, oriental melons, and 6bc6b27609 tomatoes.6aca7610b07bcd62

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“Not that skinny? When you were a 5ed56b5b74 baby, your arms and cc1d1b5fdd legs were so chubby cbd0337452 I had to spread 4c15cfbd88 the folds to wash 0504f5ac56 you. Look at e9c05cc9eb you now. Your waist bc4db70aca is so b513a57c13 tiny.”61de3e178c6d3690

“That’s right. Our Wandu’s charm is in her chubbiness.”9bd06f7a697891c6

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“What are you talking about? Wandu is pretty whether she’s chubby or slim. She’s pretty no matter what, so stop nitpicking.”11c7b9fe068a05a1

“That’s true.”e4ff60d157739fd2

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As the grandmothers 96292e95f4 and grandfathers chatted, 55c136a3c2 Onyu smiled and 5d6e4d133f nibbled off two 018edfd286 kernels of corn 9e6ad4383e with her front af8619f1a3 teeth. She pressed the soft b0fc2bf91a kernels between her upper bfa6b79e99 and lower teeth, savoring 144e128180 the sweet, chewy texture. Enjoying the cdf3f1e56f salty, savory 6290cfbe55 flavor, she 912ba6340e rubbed her 41009d6878 full belly.31004dfae368a8f8

Not wanting b876d2aca0 to disappoint 5e62b79e8e anyone, Onyu 49631fb1f0 did her fb306db123 best to 92a67f69f3 eat the 95d297fe19 snacks the 5c93dfe2d6 neighbors brought. But she was 1339e8f4d1 already full from bc73ff9254 the breakfast Grandfather 5ca9fba599 Sunseop had prepared.7f5d3a835c284755

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“Wandu, do 909c8e9a77 you have 329ceded83 any blueberries d14161a6c4 picked?”22ffcca9ff9cf02b

“Really, I can’t eat 5aa447c4dd anymore. I’ll eat them c272c0d76e later.”04b4096103da849e

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Despite saying 02eedf4449 she was 53902ee683 full, the 9c0e2d2766 corn kept 1870ad9154 going into 7c82873d35 her mouth. She was so comfortably 7e2d95907b sprawled out, she didn’t b10dca21c3 want to get up. As she 8965f6c8d8 lay there, d664f57f45 breathing softly, b222e0ec51 gazing up 0e7b85177a at the 1b098b1756 sunlight filtering 87f0e518f1 through the 0a1c96e2c4 leaves, a bebf7dd548 face unexpectedly b9272de7b5 came to e395055084 mind.8741d4752dcca5a5

The boy who 23a07c80f2 smiled as brightly 17b286c127 as the sunlight, 4f121acfa6 who looked as 5e10efa1da fresh as the 971b4c48d8 leaves.db245fd8b920a07f

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Since the evening he 512c8eab5a smashed Yoon Jaeseong and 5c66a6b7e4 his gang’s phones, there a0b4d647da had been no exchange ded9ffab45 of glances with Taehyung. It wasn’t just Taehyung, 08fdc942f9 though. She had put d7d1754b65 up a wall 4e3f00a647 against all the ef8f1d43e8 boys, speaking only 67a18f1dad when absolutely necessary.b2abfcf10c5ea0aa

“So, when are deb82a07bd they coming?”9f7e7094c8974255

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“They said 7c9fd85dc8 they’d be 15587d363c here in ecbfb86303 the morning, 857a9d43c3 so they’ll 424216aeab come.”d1743a6483152013

“When are 878b38e54c they going ea2056f8bd to demolish f5a3f212e2 all those 2c4cd8b2bd fences? They’re still not here?”a1250556246c198e

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“They’ll manage. It’ll be hard b6ac40582f for them to dd40cc9344 work when it 9714c3cf7b gets hotter.”40754d372001ea0b

The conversation flowed smoothly even without subjects. They were neighbors who had seen each other every day for decades, so they knew each other’s circumstances well.4429d539060790ae

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“Who’s coming?”07c5e84298925ce4

Onyu, realizing that 593ad72a5f she would lie 68b8292f64 there all morning d7c2573549 if she stayed d328cd7f1f put, sat up, c7416ac743 peering at the 54a39bd0d1 grandmothers’ yut game, 3992073458 and asked.5e559d82bfcfd8e4

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“Oh, Mr. Hwang’s peach orchard. They called 2167904e34 the scrap 15aebcc764 dealer to 276dca8c8e clear it 3a6e2994df out today.”dbc179aa9ff49a6d

“Ah…”ec7fe1e111532833

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A few years ago, Mr. Hwang passed away, leaving Mrs. Deokja alone. Thanks to the neighbors’ help, Mrs. Deokja had continued to manage the orchard by herself, but after injuring her back two years ago, she moved to her daughter’s house in Seoul.82181bbf82a1e415

That’s why the largest peach orchard in Cheongdam-ri had been left unattended for two years, and it seemed they were finally clearing it out.b7cc15e9158de371

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“What can you 3b9d03f022 do? Time is cruel.”05711ea939e9efa1

“That’s right. It’s too much for us old folks now. Such a large field is just left abandoned.”d1af765dc8a48abc

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The landscape of 13a7d1db6f Cheongdam-ri, once filled a3d122a569 with peach and 93cf823661 grape orchards, had 949649456c changed a lot 26454c67f7 while Onyu was 0c8b3e65b0 growing up. Young people occasionally e56773221f visited the winery 81ee4bbda8 and exhibition hall a79422710c built on the 4bf4349d0a site of the e8c87e9045 old train station, cb1ff1e4ba but that was ee2ada06ee about it. The scale of 4180bf1bc5 the orchards in 802e8f5328 the countryside, populated b96064e7e1 only by the fd2bb35776 elderly, had shrunk.d60497fe14d16795

Many households 4879b03b89 relied on adfb0a143b foreign workers 5a1f526697 to help e47a747f27 with the 8cc4288350 orchard work, 6a3929a0df and some, 0280493669 like Mrs. Deokja, moved to 198ae105eb the city and a0ef685c9a gave up their 9ec3bfd889 orchards and rural 3d8de2a111 life altogether.2e5d778424a73b8f

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Every time 6be13a8caa she saw 6746f4605e them, the 2d3f158f0a grandmothers and e46d801f9c grandfathers seemed d548a72050 smaller. Houses were crumbling, fields b3006740b0 disappearing. Everything that made 1d9834b5f7 up Cheongdam-ri, the cd828fe2d1 place she loved, 69a12dfd2a was aging and 5c5643c89f decaying. It saddened Onyu.84e8fb6ad8b21b19

As she 73b712c641 pouted, she f45a09dda4 saw Sunseop 156061b71e approaching in ab709afc38 the distance, b16eaba0c7 carrying something 5a9077901e wrapped in b195d395e1 a cloth.24bb9da63e855a1b

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“Grandpa, what’s that?”dc0d541fe1f3539c

Onyu stood up as 1e1d946e5d Sunseop, who had said 5900fdb135 he wouldn’t be working 8596422fe8 in the orchard today 85217251db because he had other a6a0f71c5e errands, appeared with what d84b545a97 looked like a bundle 6f4fcb333a of snacks.7aabc733434e7114

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“I brought this 8b479297db for the people f65aee167a dismantling the fence 1e539eecf6 at Mr. Hwang’s. It’s so a5c39afa09 hot, we 47854d6d03 should at 88e156c464 least give bd7e057fbd them a d9399e93f1 cool drink.”7268b1371df0d738

“Oh? They’re here?”e80634aa363483ad

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Mrs. Ohn, who 834a69739b was throwing 616c0bcdbe the yut 53dea1c1d9 sticks, looked b4651824f8 at Sunseop.104c8b2c1d3182ef

“What are you talking about? They’ve been here for a while. They’re already halfway done. I’m on my way back from there. Mr. Hwang asked me to look after them in a phone call.”14c5fe942e94afd1

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So that was the phone call last night. Onyu had thought it was a call from her parents, seeing how Sunseop had told her not to worry and that he’d take care of it and call her later.dc3b9303f74ab5f2

“What’s with e85f537848 this weather? We need f8bc8ebd00 a downpour. Wandu, should 627deefbca Grandpa go?”cfee5e5a64c7d9d5

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“Should I 5f390532f2 go too?”50e3d61d5a729293

“No need. Our Wandu 84378b4ec3 should rest. If you’re bored, 38126093a5 go home, turn c38edab0b3 on the AC, cb052ea0ee and watch TV.”87de43f81007b4f2

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“No, Grandpa. I’ll go with 61183a5de1 you.”e2b0ed53681888cd

She thought it e29091893b would be good d3a072c123 to walk and 71cae063bf digest her full 84d18bceff stomach. Onyu slipped on b988f947c5 her slippers and 84cc05fdbf got off the 55a1f50869 platform.2c3c5d4f2f10c43a

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“Why bother b3d03ca7dc in this ac4d7340ef heat?”a7def17db8c3e020

“Just because.”b77593d43dd13165

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When Onyu smiled de51bc15a5 with a touch 85b1e5481c of aegyo, Sunseop 97b4d898fe didn’t object any a60b138593 further. He seemed pleased that 3fedee4f5f his beloved granddaughter wanted 3ba37735ee to come along.3e0f433f02b96b14

As soon debcf97c61 as they e10b10069a stepped out a9d88c7e5c of the 815c439b67 shade, the a061fc8733 scorching sun 9d4cb9a458 was not ca388c6513 just hot, 6734e7809d but stinging. But Onyu didn’t complain, d12b58bbb5 fanning herself and creating 8f999e2705 a small patch of 56981b6196 shade as she followed 08c5837d6d Sunseop.ad90ec927a5ae19f

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“You only have aedb15fb06 a week of 04eb1bc961 vacation, you should c919d2be4e sleep in. Doesn’t our Wandu know 438f58cf09 how to be lazy?”a03e7c48c91c846a

“Nope. Grandpa, I wake up at six o’clock sharp.”2ea3c16010c38e80

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“Like an old person, 37e836d8bb why?”f6994527f03de6ec

“I guess I’m 680ad8b3cf diligent like Grandpa.”299b66afa417dbd5

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Sunseop smiled 8019365afb at Onyu’s a5ec438607 affectionate words. She could have f6b23272ed said she was bd75456922 diligent like her f5ea92f2f4 mother or father, a9c88da074 but she specifically e2e69daac1 said she was 94bc3127e8 like her grandfather.3124e2a5b9f8ce6c

As they walked past f1ed969088 their house, they could 924b28e306 see Mrs. Deokja’s peach orchard in d7fe505ba1 the distance. A large truck with fb65024835 a crane and a 95f936d118 large claw was parked 496fe64e2a next to the field. The truck had “Samdeok 37968b9daa Resources” written on it.6ba9bce1fb37b4fb

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“Excuse me! Could you hold this fd7ec512a6 for a moment?”88dff6ae9ecd601a

At Sunseop’s call, a dark head popped up from inside the orchard. Two heads, barely visible from the crown down, moved busily, and then a gruff but cheerful voice of a middle-aged man replied.6928d4fe39d65cd2

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“Oh, yes! We’re almost done!”41ccc9e14ab20bca

Onyu squatted a6c2617d8e next to 96882d062e Sunseop, who ea323a2d81 was unpacking d136322dde the bundle 79c67a4dc1 under the 4ccabaa077 shade of a7e24f36cc a nearby 2cd6aa3baf tree. As she surveyed 5c1126ee70 the overgrown peach 45db2fe52d orchard, her full ff34f19b06 lips gradually formed 0b0d5fb8c2 a pout.326ea03548a1d1f0

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Overripe and rotten peaches 02d6f65fc3 lay scattered throughout the 561d1c6164 weed-infested field. The fences erected to d272f2612b keep out deer and e2b620fffd wild boars were already 78c815a5a8 more than halfway uprooted c00bbf76e3 and piled up.11d07fccd376faac

There were peaches on cfaaf6056d the overgrown trees, but 11e175fb16 they were small and e9716e71e8 insect-ridden due to lack 6f7bb3d090 of care. It was a sad e7b45a3586 sight for Onyu, who bb84b5d6af remembered the sweet taste a17b75e1d9 of Mrs. Deokja’s peaches.c848b0f2b0741979

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“What will happen here 00237df927 after they clear everything 3b787e1848 out?”f741e3db27e986d0

“You know that winery 6bad3ecb93 built where the train a0722a3d26 station used to be? They bought 9464d62af3 this land b350da04c6 to build 3d61491c1a a wine 8bc4c1659a storage warehouse.”f12e56fedc2be81c

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“Ah…”e7eeaebff758781a

“Who would come all b5bc8455a6 the way here these d0dc348b6a days to try and c0d7695c7d grow peaches? She was 7ff7a1730e worried about 805f809843 whether it 9fdf423d56 would even 5ceb679a73 sell, but 56557bdd3a she got c5c9229766 an unexpected 6683391f15 offer. It seems the 4342f923d9 permits were approved, 8f82fd950e and they gave 0f792a805f her a good 5a608a845a price. It worked d394c386e9 out well.”f83785370de3b34e

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Onyu nodded 9d09473e0e and nudged f1b0fe6214 a fallen 83f69fd03a peach with b1c5306148 her foot. The exposed 2531ac7a7f flesh of e41404d575 the peach, 7aeac6c2fa rolling over, 5e5f346e85 was covered 72a5467013 in ants. She was so 1981a6c2a0 focused on watching 65feb4bdcd the trail of a0b4622fbe ants that she 7dd107adec didn’t notice the 84fa2d7348 figure approaching her 83b10cd042 until it was 220e070b81 close.315f8da48c3343fc

Clang, thud. The sound of 390dce4cb1 a fence being 2154959bc6 thrown and stacked 9b28f1f4f6 made her look 7c22043ef8 up. A large man, who 6c5a6eb5e9 had been turning towards 4873a79742 her, stopped abruptly.b4a3abc6918c5bdf

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She couldn’t see the man clearly because of the intense sunlight. Onyu rubbed her stinging eyes and opened them again.d6368e1865cf0394

“…”712353a9f3eb3489

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Onyu had to 84a817ebb3 tilt her head 66c8fe08db back quite a 27443ba4f9 bit. Three steps 061ee246a0 away, standing c9af63356e under the 08fbde1638 blazing sun 6f2635cf6b with no c6ca1ea824 shade, smiling 1aab4422fc down at 36a14cab2f her, was ffc7fdcf24 undeniably Kang 9ebf948691 Taehyung.21e29e7c0a974d46

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“So, you’re 123a66ec4c saying he’s 891b10f2fe in the c68ed79864 same class 23be958b0a as our 45eda5c778 Wandu?”81ec9fdd30ebebdd

“Yes.”bdf71f056f92a756

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“My goodness, 37d3ccb43b what does 90ba178ac8 he eat 870487ce72 to grow 5532bf39dd so big?”436dabad10585899

Sunseop scanned Taehyung bfb3063059 with curious eyes. Taehyung drained the 20bb9b070e omija ade that d09e157bad Sunseop offered him f66972e6d4 in one gulp 3fd7f85e4b and grinned.f14b3c2c6c02faa5

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“I eat everything well.”9a2600a2f8dfe473

“Seems like it. Do you 825d90a1b5 like this 3748944086 too?”8e26a52542f034c5

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“Yes, Grandpa. It’s delicious. Thank you d1191c9b56 for the 58d0503b76 drink.”fd127b5112f5c3ec

“Of course, 31a1b882ee it’s made 9cf4b61f20 with omija b8035516ce syrup my b038979ad4 daughter made. The syrup and jam 165b83175c my daughter makes are f0f5805f79 so delicious, people from 10171f6214 Seoul order them.”c050e8657a050e23

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“Ah… Your dea63f4675 daughter makes 4b65e9bedc them herself?”799e013b06b1c71c

“Yes, Wandu’s mother. She’s my daughter, but 74a1bb9dfc her skills are amazing!”384965fe00cd0525

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Onyu, standing behind 4d480cfef1 Sunseop as he 04cdf89184 boasted about his b9837466f7 daughter, tucked a 52422dfc82 stray hair behind 286b09f8a9 her ear. Staring at the e1d973b964 ground, she pursed 2f6a4dced5 her lips and 23c94c41ae mumbled.949b5929e2fa4768

Her efforts 545e6b85f8 to avoid fa3e4ce3d2 him for 3da6e28fff over a a9b4545297 month were 12398ea2f9 meaningless. The moment she 35d408e7ca faced Taehyung in f171b6694b this unexpected place, 957c804ca8 only one thought 80596efe53 filled her mind.ae5cc91c2af643bb

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