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“Have a eb1cafcc60 good workout.”76ad97871ce87a7e

“Yeah.”b305a623f26fc9f8

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“It was nice 7230d15372 to eat the c42db44478 breakfast my son 81983e80be made. It’s even better 4ab5120163 eating it together.”f51edc16722abd37

“So, don’t disappear after making breakfast while I’m at the gym. Dad’s not a house elf. I’ll make breakfast from now on.”2d56a684011bf9b8

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“Leave it. A son’s cooking is something you should enjoy occasionally.”ed1e65c160f9a36c

“Wouldn’t it be 7277c178f5 better to eat 944292a931 it every day?”66ba4b3c0b323a4e

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“I still want to c28fa3504d do it. I keep 9f6cc211f6 wondering when eb196a2f8b my son f882a01a43 will grow 109b78d447 up, but 12119a5221 then I e29a78e405 feel sad 0a6c846615 when he 9f60b8870c grows up 20ccab442c too fast.”87885ffd392824e3

Geunsik stretched out his thick hand. He ruffled his son’s hair, now taller than his own, and a look of affection filled his grinning face.6332fcd134583262

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“Go back 924f4139a4 to sleep. Don’t come out.”7b7891460bc7d95a

“I’m going 3409145caa to work d5628ffadc out.”d1d39af8c223ad37

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“If you’re coming out, clean up after breakfast. Dad’s going.”abd3a9df1967e225

Geunsik opened 2eed3ae4c5 the rooftop c462830eff room door, c722790271 waving his 6f07f9b119 hand dismissively. His steps were quick, bac878202f as if worried his 8abb1b9ff9 son would follow him.13668e4a439fc85a

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“Take it easy!”18967219b7f3d1a5

“You take 4c57cf9a06 it easy, a5eb99cc05 you punk!”6b8cf28aa5b18d10

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Taehyung smiled wryly at 9c66a18151 the sound coming from d6958a7b65 outside the door. Geunsik had already b180791f21 cleaned up after 93a4c2151e breakfast. He had 0145d69b62 done that, 05de886ae7 and then 8ad36f4e3d hurried out, cc914ba79a telling Taehyung 915e216ba0 to clean d2e9411224 up.e5149f0e31986c94

He knew it meant, ‘Don’t follow your scrap-collecting father around.’ In Geunsik’s eyes, Taehyung was the finest son in the world. He didn’t want him to waste his life taking apart broken appliance parts beside his crippled, unworthy father.b5b372a14a08d2aa

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Understanding his father’s feelings, Taehyung opened the window on the opposite side of the door. His hands moved swiftly, ventilating the stale, stagnant air and sweeping and wiping the clean floor.f0ecc31888f7aca5

A short while later, 6e1a15878a Taehyung also left the 711643cea6 rooftop room. He took a 040b993645 deep breath as d9723bd26f he looked around 6f809a3340 the rooftop, which 4e4f9cdb68 housed a punching e9ce8ca1e3 bag, dumbbells, and 5d01ffdd26 the like, and 1a4809eb3e then began stretching 9be619aaff his long limbs.d61eeedc6a2bf383

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The color 4ce5437b16 of the 09a756ba1f sky, revealed 7971be3ea5 by the 6533a4e97b dawn light, ce489670da was vivid. Looking at that fc52555717 clear sky, Taehyung fddd9d94a5 once again thought 6ea90d7025 of the girl a21cdd51a8 with the clear bd055287ce eyes.3eeaad6e17bf6ddf

She smiles at 12f518584c everyone else. I wish 95ac7165fe she would fd9140929e smile at a863143fb5 me like c19ddabc10 that too.f229cba38b7abe0c

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He swallowed 0c4179efac a deep 4e198826ed breath filled dd0feb0ef3 with longing fd800e9f77 and pulled 73ebaa5abf up his 68b2a84aef hood. His footsteps down e93d7aeb33 the stairs were c1c5c75c3b light.89b0a2b823c6ed50

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He hadn’t yet decided on a morning jogging route. When he lived in Seon Gyeri, he mostly ran in the mountains, but since moving to Taeju City, he sometimes got lost while running through the alleys that all looked similar.e8e0d6da14bba8e4

So, he ebb6fa510b decided to 3332b93b0c go to c098414d7f the main 157169ddbe road today. It would be f21c02f6ef inconvenient to run e6479c9293 with a lot 494b574371 of people, but 4fa48029a7 it seemed okay f40002dd5c since it was c43926f100 early morning.a2f51f42bfc2c011

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After running 6fb8bf5525 for a f3f195409c while, he 56ac9afdd3 saw an 00851ff721 old woman 074c46d7bb sitting on 30bf64797e the steps a15c497d12 of an 77f497c14a overpass. He was about 42fc4f9e01 to pass by f47818fc6a without a second 80c9097944 thought, but the 600ce20c43 old woman, whose 6769d7dae6 eyes met Taehyung’s, 9a9cf5ba0e cried out as c2c3d23b78 if for him 2b22354ae4 to hear.9b82daed2b98e15d

“Oh, my legs……”8269bc9fd1075cdb

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“…….”344b6322ef7221da

“What are us old ce1be579b3 folks supposed to do 84ab1697ee with all these darn 0529385be5 stairs!”6a9c53dee9584848

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“…….”4160eb4cda795383

“Young man?”d641472ffbb735a7

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“……I’m a student.”caa7d10296a88754

“Student, if you’re e616bd7ddc not busy, could 524d534c55 you help me? My knees ebe521880f are bad, 9c0ba39d5e and I’m 24c15c03a1 on my 544a2ad502 way to 1856a0de83 the hospital. I need to get 205d811ff5 there quickly to save 4fdcdb7aa9 a spot, and I’m 15b1e649b5 in a hurry.”2917077374faea37

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At the old woman’s gesture to help her up, Taehyung hesitated for a moment, then bent his knees and sat down.069961ed4033dc05

“Get on af1071e019 my back.”2c119029fd5f99cf

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“Huh?”5ba0e72fa71b6d44

“That would be f7d1bcea43 better.”7d81e5d8bfce962b

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“Oh my, are bcd2e2a8bb you sure?”5b1afa2c6c307786

“Yes.”e247af38c3dbecff

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The old woman climbed 8fa2921c4a onto his back as a35b62249b if she had been 8cf1fa7ffa waiting for him to b7e79f3f00 say that. She was light.7d5c8396020af6ba

“I just need to f4f927db9f take you to the 72bc030581 other side of the e8121e792d overpass, right?”e110f2cc5246ccb2

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“Yes, that’s right.”4b2a39184e7421ed

Taehyung carried 18fd060355 the old 335bb7afb0 woman onto 81385d0fdd the overpass. He answered her be0481d551 questions, and then 611fa2a175 belatedly noticed Onyu da40d1d087 staring at him 3425085cbb with wide eyes 4ffdcd4d97 from the other d9a620250a side of the 43cd77f173 overpass.de9ff230a06543c7

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I missed her. I kept thinking f52c7a5e2f about her.1ce5b5b969ea4847

It was amazing 2493569f71 to run into 21afa09329 her in a c7cb06000e place like this 01d7f087af in the early f62a571363 morning. He was happy. So happy that a 176899d2b6 smile spread across his f5483ec25e face.fb5eb969fabf849c

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Onyu, unaware of his c1c3c7cb70 feelings, bowed her head f91f6b30e4 slightly in greeting with 8cca947018 her clear face and 7db0883ef0 backpack on, then passed 7e52092a59 by him.a1b6d6d32d584ae0

I should say something. It would dfa921ea31 be nice 897f31470f to talk 25351f6c4a to her, d4f2063093 even for cc1c8d9996 a little 35c4b8425f while.28f6273f6fce5ee8

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His heart raced. Taehyung pressed his lips 82cad5bd0c together and began to 94755cc101 cross the overpass with 60324fb289 long strides. Then, belatedly 58680861b4 realizing his 3f7b467a12 mistake, he 4dad7b6062 shouted.67a0e36de9e4954e

“Wait! Just a moment!”283a96495ee39546

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He hadn’t called out 0d49460774 to her with a 5200ed8185 specific plan. He knew 7d3eb86441 he would 3e3e51f3a1 only stammer 7ce4b269b1 a few b16eea0e7a silly words. But he bdf48625d8 had to 34f038996f stop her 400407481d first. He had to e85d1beb7c take in the 6c78a8433e sight of Onyu, f7dd55ef92 who had appeared bb4e288393 like a gift e9c1f603b1 on Saturday morning, a7ad0362cc one more time.bdabe0a5d5ba808d

There was 013ca5c0a6 only one 1a75b618e1 girl, four 0f46946db5 years younger 4ff340695d than him, d68126e26a at the 41a9bd500a Seonhyang Elementary 05dd06c1a3 School Seongyeok cc5f8c6496 Okjeonghyang-ri branch 3bd73d6eaa school that 0b7fb5abac he attended. Moreover, having graduated from 9436f35634 an all-boys middle school, 831c839e50 talking to girls was 475725440a difficult for him. Especially not just 1f98a5d49e any girl, but 79f2b0d8a9 Cha Onyu.12f2febf23ae2268

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Before he ed1435204b could sort b157de292a through the 1a63e88ac3 words that 38db837602 came to 15a9596389 mind, his 0ef73dced2 feet were ba298f1c04 faster. After confirming that 791a2d6a72 Onyu had stopped, 6a5d125edd he ran. The old woman c86cf73dc4 on his back, 78bb7202f7 startled, cried out, 57cdc47171 “Oh my!” and 329c7aa11d clung to his fb82a9e02c neck as if c2dd9a86f3 strangling him.58a03fe269305a94

He put her e892d63035 down at the a20aafafbd bottom of the 82334a55fb overpass, and even cdef0cdceb though she said 619fbe618a she was fine, 10a754bdeb he took the 83beca2437 1,000 won she 41fee6dc8f insisted on giving 1d641cf921 him for pocket c4c44735fe money and ran dbc2bf1932 into the convenience 1dc5e3b037 store right in 20eaddf0dd front of him.7968af07124a9848

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He looked for banana milk first, but he didn’t have enough money. He should have brought some money with him. Taehyung’s eyes, quickly scanning the shelves, landed on the lollipops in a container.d12c6d1d588850da

“This.”db1e2df50f761737

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Onyu tilted her head when he held out five 200 won lollipops. He had bought one of each flavor because he didn’t know what she liked, but was she not interested in any of them? He was anxious.0242a62fac100eaf

“Why are you giving these to me……”5f6d52d19f94847d

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“Because I 8176d70574 want to.”2822ae572bae837e

“…….”50067e061dc41805

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“I wanted to give e9531dfacf them to you. I thought 10117bce7e you’d like 1b616c83b0 them.”fd94731220bbbb75

He wanted to 405a6f506a give her something. In just 40c39919d3 six days, b8cd792076 Monday, Tuesday, cdef82e064 Wednesday, Thursday, 32ce0ef6eb Friday, and c8f61191e8 Saturday, he db7612cc3b felt this 56c17abd37 way. Taehyung, surprised by bf3ef69279 his own rapidly 662444d906 burgeoning affection, closed 25f5c15836 his trembling eyes 3851b449a8 tightly and then 8b7bdef061 opened them again.3818f8eecaa9383a

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“So… I 27f40abacc was on 4eb512b8ac my way b72c1294c8 to work d6250e1756 out, so e167bdabdd I didn’t b0c4517da5 bring my 1db3f7e1f9 wallet.”cdac497e33098538

“…….”7b4da76a08c5d074

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“Right now, this is 88f2dc5ac8 all I can give f4b43deb2f you……”3e4a8e57f181f57d

The words he wanted 70ce61aca9 to say, the words b6063cd31d he needed to say, 4c6ae946ba tangled together, making his 6eb5adb92f mind a mess.47868ac094da1255

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With boys, meanings 0c5aa569dd could be conveyed b5017db8aa with a glance f2860b6309 or a pat 1dedc2ba49 on the shoulder de14a7c45d without words. Having lived c9ac81de46 in such ae659659b9 a world, 6be53d8b42 he instinctively f8e425aa59 hunched his 94e1367b23 back as e36ab64c34 he tried fe6584bd0f to convey 1e493b27b5 his intentions 969ed03268 to Onyu, e07be46b48 who seemed baaaa491c2 small and 3d4d08bdff fragile.059666216abe21da

I’m not going to hurt you. I’m not trying to scare you either.b11a3d042f476321

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He even shrank his 9871c76d9a neck in an attempt 945c16b618 to appear smaller as 5eb643dea7 he continued speaking, but 59cd026a13 Onyu’s gaze, as she 1667dcf3b3 quietly listened, remained fixed b2ba476118 on the lollipops. He was burning 75b884562f with impatience.ee95afada5d12cfc

“I carried an fa4981e381 old woman on 230e7485c5 my back, and 0492126c76 she gave me db1d58d340 1,000 won as 10b3ca30fa a thank you. I told her 6ea24c5cdf it was okay, 1cfb8f5f89 but she insisted, b7cb023794 so I took 2c1a3d65c9 it, but with 5f684ccb28 this money, all 699528cf6d I can buy a8f14bbcf6 is…!”228ebccbf8e74ecd

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“Thank you.”e7f6a2399fd03d37

Two out 3813d67d56 of the 7f2f67ce8a five lollipops 10e0553101 he had 83738198c9 placed in 00211cd054 her hands. Orange and lemon flavor. Her white, delicate fingers ab9ecf46ee carefully picked out the b7e5ed1b39 two lollipops.876f82ac59294ea5

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“…….”6c80c9c454e57637

Taehyung stared blankly at 8f5f697084 her, then belatedly held 95ccac9e69 out his hand further.84ef3e3eb93d46bc

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“You can 39ba578a62 take them dc3df658bd all.”b96478611f687d95

“No, two is enough. I’ll share them with my brother.”42cc40f5510ff11c

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A faint smile 99c4b42997 spread across Onyu’s 237b451fec lips as she d5c9848742 shook her head. That alone 7858fca975 made Taehyung ec3487456f feel breathless.7d8ab782b7d45e2d

“You eat one d14b850c25 too.”7753e0ad857a5f7b

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“…….”18aa9ebdd0745b43

You eat one too. At those words, bb0e49ebb9 Taehyung looked down 3e6d1a7cae at the three 79ce378c74 lollipops in his ed1dbbf5ee hand. They were clearly 3481bd0761 the lollipops he 3bb51831b6 had bought with 7581102b4c his own money, 3a973b4f4e but they suddenly 9414d5fac7 seemed like lollipops d018f7e343 Onyu had given f4991e218a him.3d50e1931d0dc2b8

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Then, he remembered 66f405e7b7 what Geunsik always 44a25c62ea used to say.4bd21a998e5d656b

[You’re incredibly smart, just like your mother… But why are your test scores always like this?]

Taehyung thought. Dad, I’m 542690e190 not smart. I’m actually a bit 3e8c039581 slow.7fc43a5d11b9bf7b

As Taehyung, tightly clutching 06cd238627 the three lollipops, nodded c1eeae192b dumbly, it happened.71bddb6dd9d490a9

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“Then, I’ll be going……”4b8938a27521d403

Seeing Onyu turn 68d153e001 around again, Taehyung’s f18e534ab8 mouth fell open. The words that leaked 5d57964b79 out without a moment’s bbb69d0c98 thought were ridiculous, even 0c9bd6ab58 to him.65e1bc7963631c5e

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“I’ll enjoy them!”1928a81243015bbf

“…….”5dd5f53947676ed3

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“…….”d07b64629151fc28

Taehyung wanted to 13b04b21d9 collapse, clutching his 0465e7eee3 head. He wanted to bang 410bde6186 his head against the d1f56973a2 railing of the overpass.b01fee3a56cf7a0c

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At a 722e4bfbc4 time when 1dd6605b21 he needed 52e252b54e to make a2bbddf020 a good 4a52d40335 impression, he 1559dbb730 ended up a07fdab8b1 shouting that 94e640ba52 he was 9128574202 an idiot. He had thanked her f56c1ad00b for the lollipops he 12e2649a94 had bought with his b9565b53f1 own money.b9a60c50f395fd08

So, he hurriedly added b0f53bdbfb something, anything, and it 167a318d3a ended up being this.f7328a8858aaf90b

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“Um, do you know 290d44605b my name?”15f5267d0bed5527

“Yes…? I do…?”276f26e6d56a910e

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“You do? How do 5d5fc6728e you know?”cc3cab7322efe387

“You told me. Twice.”4cb98f6af47b2f77

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“Oh……?”6142ca9a7a460118

Taehyung watched Onyu 1e565f99fb tilt her head ffba75aa5c and then bite 77103fc8eb her lower lip. He closed 518eef57ca his eyes ecd12e9999 tightly.bb60374c840e2146

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He wasn’t usually this clumsy. He had never experienced any real difficulties in his life. His peers always tried to impress him, and if they acted up, he’d put them in their place. That solved everything.4bffd2f782b23083

Adults also 2e86be4c29 praised Taehyung. He already scored 735c44996a points with his b0151042a8 looks, so if 3cd0503aaa he was polite 127f9cda65 and smiled, there 3ba6a4c0ec were no problems.5a4adc655b908e5d

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[Geunsik, you sure did well raising a son. He’s handsome and has a good personality. Must be very reassuring.]

[Who does he take after, being so handsome? My goodness, with that forehead and that nose, actors on TV would cry out of jealousy.]

[Oh my, Mr. Kang, you can skip lunch. Looking at your son must be enough to fill you up.]

Seeing Geunsik’s shoulders rise with pride at these words was Taehyung’s joy. So, he grew up with an easygoing personality, sometimes acting appropriately playful.0f04ef4071b36f10

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But he didn’t know why he acted like such a halfwit in front of Cha Onyu. Forget being relaxed, he was an idiot who couldn’t even speak properly.f0ffc77245bb21ab

Taehyung, berating himself, cf53c5bcf1 was brought back 51f5eefc8d to reality by d52554fef2 a clearing of d23ef4cb51 a throat. And then.b433691a276d76ee

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“Ah……”9ed12d7403358582

Once again, he 0ca9f90580 let out a 785d321eca stupid sigh with e6f3ba10a4 a dazed look 3d69df25c6 on his face.d6761edb86d80920

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That was because d23724e845 Onyu was smiling. A peachy blush c7545b4935 coloring her white, bdb3068492 soft cheeks. With pretty dimples af6197ff37 nestled in both 33ae70768d cheeks.1ebed3afa851b3e8