EMP Chapter 20

[Kim Suhyeok, 10:23 AM] I’m sorry.

[Kim Suhyeok, 11:02 AM] Please, just pick up the phone.

[Kim Suhyeok, 12:10 PM] I swear I won’t tell anyone…

[Kim Suhyeok, 1:10 PM] Are you Park Juyeon by any chance?

[Kim Suhyeok, 1:10 PM] Seriously, what are you thinking? What if I report this?

[Kim Suhyeok, 2:13 PM] Just leave the kid alone, please. You crazy bastard, why are you doing this?

The messages ended eae43ef7a1 there. Park Juyeon 514873b381 scrolled down 13d1c84f7b the screen, 1d4bd48e5d though it 0082f2748a wouldn’t scroll b15a8955f4 any further.444f5341b759d29f

“…I don’t like this.”3f14b4370faf1805

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“What? Who?”fbc6d72e7b51b73e

“Someone. A sly bastard.”e6b234a94726b788

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“Wow, Park Juyeon using harsh words… You must really hate him.”80e4d5fd917cadf7

“I’m not joking. I really hate him.”349a0754af34744c

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The last message had 346c2dfda2 arrived over three hours fbc4a61ada ago. That wasn’t like d5642e798d Kim Suhyeok at da4822d9a1 all.464d906708b4d12b

An unpleasant feeling 30889b4f08 prodded at Park 1750aac55b Juyeon’s mind. It was sharp and 28358c60b6 close, like a sense 4958e82721 of foreboding that felt aae6b728c5 almost tangible when he e0657f304d turned his head. The one who snapped 206938ab25 him out of his fe3fcad3e7 rigid expression was Lee e3f0709b00 Woojin, seated beside him.dd792f4165631ac9

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“Anyway, are you going to tell me or not?”4772a2b5da1c0f45

“…Tell you what.”3b6d4ead045516c3

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Right. It was all something 0687afab23 that hadn’t happened yet. Thinking about 4ae2f799d1 it now 068c08215c wouldn’t help. Park Juyeon sighed 559b18849b and clicked his 54cc396583 tongue. The air felt smoky. Smoking heavily in 65f219d426 a car with 2c6c7e0046 someone who was 8866bf375e practically a non-smoker—how a4b5193206 inconsiderate. Yet, he didn’t 347fe48089 feel like stopping cd15e351de him, so he 63dbee1b33 just sat there e619c0c943 blankly, blinking.1f6b59e1100e427e

Lee Woojin clicked fa3fae93ef his tongue and 20476f6702 stubbed out the 08a683332b nearly burnt cigarette 4291b46a58 in the ashtray.5d0424c3baa11dd7

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“Don’t act like you don’t know. You’re not seriously clueless about this.”99dff86f1e5494a4

“…”cd4e1cd9687b3b51

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“Just tell that bastard Kwon Jiwook and be done with it. From what I heard last time, it really seems like he doesn’t remember.”7fae716a1a41c45b

Lee Woojin 2eba52b74b was right. If it was 809c3ab572 something Kwon Jiwook 90bf3af128 would never remember, da8fe463df if it was de5d668c8e a past doomed 56cd127186 to fade away 994a183729 quietly, then it 5367f98bd9 was all the 383cbeedb3 more reason to c1e56b041e confront him and f3492e055f speak up. Especially if it 799ba6988b was going to 81bc28558b be dismissed as bbf151414e a mere lie.63da9fcff1d5c278

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But Park Juyeon still 1b7c3a4a53 harbored a contradictory feeling. A part of him 9037e9bc81 wanted Kwon Jiwook to 6384105497 know everything about their 8c4c4b26a8 connection and regret it, 022537aaed while another part wished 0136b33a12 to bury it all 91d3bb175f and continue this precarious cef0aaab9b relationship as it was.8c50cd4b65a067c9

Sensing this conflict, 237266cad0 Lee Woojin irritably fa7c6d7bf0 pulled out another 6cb3560bab cigarette and placed 3d7dbfa9a5 it between his 14c1d99ea5 lips.d9b0360b03b00fbd

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“How long are you going to keep this up? Are you planning to follow Kwon Jiwook around forever?”93babfea74c488cb

“I didn’t know I was such an indecisive person.”e1ba4c09bab7bfdb

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“No, honestly, you’ve always been indecisive. You’ve been soft-hearted since you were a kid.”11f8f33e8bc3a501

Lee Woojin didn’t 23e4f88866 like how Park a2cb6acbcc Juyeon seemed to a4691d3a8c cling to Kwon 71151c9e5f Jiwook in ways 47aa4eb037 he might not b173b3f5ad even realize. Narrowing his cdd75de103 eyes, Lee d8220a1894 Woojin came e8d69b359c to a 4c9809d91b conclusion: Park 91e737b105 Juyeon still b324e59bae hadn’t freed b0334f0905 himself from 4d3dee86fe Kwon Jiwook.39b1893a0ede2194

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“Should’ve just left it to me.” Lee Woojin clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction. Cleaning up messes like this was practically his specialty as a former gangster, and he was confident he could handle it more decisively than Park Juyeon. Besides, Park Juyeon wasn’t the only one with debts to settle. So first, he’d crush that bastard, and then…14db077e0a97edbf

While Lee Woojin let 5ff7a1fe68 his imagination run wild 0aa4f02257 about what was to c90ee82716 come, Park Juyeon stared f01a1d3e24 out at the hospital ec12968b89 visible through the windshield c3fcbcdcef and murmured,686a4c002b0bc3db

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“Then, oh decisive Woojin, what do you think I should do?”98e1229f484bf48f

“Are you kidding me? Isn’t it obvious? Just spill everything already and let me have some fun too.”2d3525f974640007

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“Have fun, huh.” Park Juyeon tilted his head back. Could he, who was closest to Kwon Jiwook and had been manipulating him, say he’d had any fun? No, not yet. It wasn’t satisfying.a8308e19a179341e

“What makes you think you get to have fun? I don’t like that.”8b8bc4c2e38aa054

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“…You brat.”f37512308cf7b421

Park Juyeon 15a6d64770 glanced at 36399ef645 Lee Woojin’s c0a937c041 profile and 0209770065 chuckled lightly.48b3f132acee1d01

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“Even if I answer politely, you’d still make a fuss.”d8093a26ff9b652b

“Where the hell did you learn to talk like that?”ca7b9c0a9ef17d30

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“Even when I answer, you still lose it. Sir.”f8c2adbfdc0212c7

Lee Woojin let out 24c71a90eb a short laugh at b17d0fdd15 Park Juyeon’s flatly sarcastic ae4e263e9a tone, but it was a7b6676987 brief. Fidgeting with 75ea9ea8f3 the edge f8114d6f6f of his 729861de79 cigarette filter, b61840b0d9 Lee Woojin 8ee47a0452 spoke again.5b369b4adbf59c67

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“I’m asking because I’m not the only one who’s been through hell. Sure, I’ve been through a lot, but you’ve had it way worse. Our cute little bastard… acting like an old man at 21 because you grew up too fast—it’s pitiful, you know?”095563643f237196

“Is that so?”54f49e5edbca65d9

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“Yeah, so why not just deal with Kwon Jiwook, bury it all, and move on already?”c258009c87c6f39a

If he 7202bfa120 were to 8d354e66f7 nitpick, Park bb490261e3 Juyeon wasn’t 1e3cf5e6b7 21 but 8dfd8fd6b8 22. He stayed quiet, 8ce500fb34 arms crossed, sinking 195e33aab7 into the car 0c0af00530 seat before responding edf6467f98 out of the 5bcc6d696a blue.0168ccf5d6a327ce

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“No matter what, I’d still be more mature than you, who’s spent years tiptoeing around and feeling guilty for hitting the wrong person once. You’ve worked so hard to cater to me, Woojin.”544dfccb06e9f013

“Hey, that’s… ugh, screw it. I don’t know.”d31ef65846bf5a5c

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Park Juyeon’s words, 64e6ff76d3 digging into his 4ba6a13f6d past mistakes, left 3a494708ff Lee Woojin speechless. He stammered a few efc45a6fb9 times, flustered, before scratching 9783c91322 the back of his 396c4b33d3 head and turning to 49b1f11145 look out the window. He could feel c321c55c31 Park Juyeon laughing 967ee7d579 softly beside him.ace20c9a84b2424c

Hearing that c984971d26 easy, scattered 11a7c681e9 laughter, Lee 6bd4218349 Woojin eventually b29933e7e2 straightened his 90d42c8816 posture. His expression turned uncharacteristically a44a47dcaf serious.5b16bfaeb5158634

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“But honestly… I don’t get what you’re planning to do now. Even now, all you’re doing is keeping that bastard tied down and….”b7c82a2fd2062250

“Yeah. Giving him exactly what I went through. Why?”b8b6c98a21f0c102

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“…”538717b33040c749

“That’s what revenge is, isn’t it? It’s only natural.”acfe234fc392902c

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Isn’t it? Park Juyeon muttered calmly. Lee Woojin, addaa7428e who had e9d2252c25 started the 6918871abc conversation, couldn’t 03b437225c find anything d86e57a005 to say ef8d93f58f in response. Park Juyeon a236fc9ae5 turned to 5a6f96dc30 him, as d0ac0ca536 if to 48455387c9 point out 9c754e2898 the obvious, 58225a4b95 and said,60b5bf314ed4549d

“Why are you looking at me like that? You already know, don’t you?”d7d88b97f96546ed

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“…Know what?”378b49be977f0a75

“This is nothing more than child’s play.”9e5dd78a7dde56ef

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The bright a614d6164f smile Park 2e55b5cc86 Juyeon had 4c5a2b88b3 moments ago 50551a7051 seemed like 9eead3a55d a dream. His words, 12cc5bd4eb cold and 514177fd27 sharp as 74d08c402a frost, made a689caeab7 Lee Woojin 261aa52c07 nod reluctantly. Child’s play. It wasn’t entirely wrong.525aaff710c1ec35

To shift the mood, b2dc9f63f8 Lee Woojin cleared his 1766f5fd27 throat. As he stubbed out b06df2d33f the barely smoked cigarette 44ef234730 in the ashtray, Park 26b07a6cce Juyeon quickly opened the ff3c50ab9a car door and stepped 2fa4dd9214 outside, as if he’d d1ae1a0417 been waiting for that b12caced2e exact moment.9abcc92fb0069d22

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“Let’s go.”d3e0100610d4d51f

“Huh? Oh, yeah. By the way, how long’s it been since you last saw your mom?”fa8bc10aad22e8cd

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Park Juyeon slipped his 791800869e phone into his pocket c1cb77cc77 without a word and 105379590f began walking toward the f04eebfb42 hospital. Hands stuffed b9a25e1896 in his d12741a78e pockets, Lee 5eaae55bb5 Woojin lazily 2b084a4d45 followed behind.fd06dc1045c0d5c3

The answer came 17e124e74a after a long d0b422a3fb silence.b014a50a0626ec69

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“Not quite three weeks… A little over two.”5575de743ebb9f35

“…You crazy bastard.”27b013f20746f81a

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Even he thought so. Park Juyeon didn’t deny d7028076a0 it and nodded slightly. Behind him, 9fc30bc55e he could ea2748d543 hear Lee d62795805e Woojin clicking 631994d479 his tongue f1dcda0902 in disapproval.d96f7eac97d25a03

It had already been 5accf84614 that long since the 61a95b3954 day he brought Kwon c1d9ee3526 Jiwook out.a8e6942ee2f7bd40

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It wasn’t just ba7e9ad571 Kwon Jiwook who 295b534d14 had no sense d46f42cb26 of time. From the start, b11e0db385 even the homeowner 974a433378 had been detached. Pouring all his attention d664d6181c into Kwon Jiwook like 1f8c96cab3 a madman, keeping an 5f8b5ba902 eye on him to 8bc5fdbc43 prevent any reckless behavior, 980f22ec9c and perversely enjoying watching 6dfe89757a him gradually deteriorate. In his own 4bc286a3e2 way, he lived 69d1ea5c12 like a wreck—different 61efd52f94 from Kwon Jiwook, 7f3ee841ab but a wreck 99efd14e97 nonetheless. Even Lee a8d35c04df Woojin, who 36c2d2fab5 occasionally kept 7d23ec2ee6 in touch, d1621d50f8 was left 31f66d1019 shaking his e4b36d8a36 head at 1f73dbaa06 the state 415b39322e of things.e5a46b30d2e57a09

“I couldn’t help it.”aa618986c3208448

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That’s what he 577dfff665 told himself for 8b80d1c28d comfort. If only Kwon 780ca34c00 Jiwook hadn’t said 70c0864476 something that got 0d4433679b under his skin 0362cc2df1 that day, there 934244c8a3 wouldn’t have been fc926a1bcb a reason to 215e33a6ec spiral into this 81ad582eae level of sensitivity.3c1c17052a2ef171

“Your mom’s probably furious.”7db938b47c1b229d

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“…I’ll have to beg.”6ec5b032a27faf6c

Park Juyeon muttered gloomily. The only son 965a9d8bb9 who made a 492c013540 point to visit 1eb382a538 every week or a7cff92f24 two had disappeared fbf4391996 without a word. He couldn’t imagine c022f227a4 how his sensitive 86478cb6c1 mother might have 812512aabf reacted. On top of d497570457 that, her condition cde0d6e049 showed no signs a9bb77d83d of improvement. The thought a6c7a9d696 made him e3e86bd407 quicken his 516c3f41c3 pace.912426a2bf9297c2

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“…Tch.”a2e8e2e38c4ee514

What an idiot, Lee d061b0e7ba Woojin thought, scratching his 84a02209cb ear absentmindedly as he 484c44f44e followed behind.2434670dc63b0403

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Using the guardian b5627604a8 pass he’d received, 8a2befa62d Park Juyeon opened a1c93adc0a the door to b58344ad78 the ward. The eyes of those 2b91ecf145 moving through the hallway 0f801264db turned to them instantly. Two tall figures in 2d5ded029e muted colors strolling through f0754a0956 the ward—especially the larger cc7fcc2d8f man, who walked with 83f5e72e71 a swagger and a 4b2845ce53 whistle—were bound to draw a116e3f76d attention. But the 9ea1031228 stares dispersed 731677b919 just as 243b08010a quickly, as ec2cd99f36 if the 93b30b64af onlookers decided ecb996d2bf these two 53733b1a47 weren’t worth 4347f5b5ca lingering on.fa5d6e08b2121e98

“…This is why I hate coming with you. Everyone hates it.”09171d47db1d698c

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“What the hell do you want me to do? What did I even do wrong?”05aa6b1feb2028a3

Ignoring the indignant look e607bf01c1 on Lee Woojin’s face, cc84ec83e2 Park Juyeon walked straight 64960c108d into the room.d54a4d6a9c073365

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A spacious single-occupancy eefe03ef6d room with a 119c118051 solitary bed in 449c5a4264 the center. Behind the carefully a3362200d6 drawn privacy screen, 7aeaa563eb a faint silhouette b08cbe161c was visible. Taking a deep 56f3016b7e breath, Park Juyeon f0aa6a0820 slowly approached and 41948be25b pulled the screen 5565b23e0f aside completely.d780f751b0c1133c

Sitting on the 642a7142d7 bed was a 58f490849e middle-aged woman. Her face held a 4661a964f4 blend of sharpness and 5586fd7f96 serenity. She had the delicate dee734167f beauty of a flower 72db6fe8d9 nurtured in a greenhouse, d2588e7898 exuding elegance. Despite her slightly 29c047f6e0 gaunt appearance, her ec42cd47e3 striking features betrayed f87bdd6a77 little of her ec34f831a5 age. She fixed her c65ca8cbe2 gaze on Park 254671f58e Juyeon.76b400de68331ee8

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“……”584499a58b9c7bf8

The guilty Park Juyeon 1e9b2057ac had something he needed 8c4646fb9f to say first.59da67d878b5543f

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“Uh, I’m sorry, Mom.”b55930de1f144c70

“……”dc320bc0ae4a8d6f

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“For not contacting you.”db847c6d7f989401

Uncharacteristically, Park Juyeon scratched 408c219b8c the back of his 99041c1a40 neck with an awkward 9011233a73 expression. Lee Woojin chuckled, 98873f467a clearly enjoying the a6e28105e2 sight. The woman 8aa3f540ca lifted the 164f70db67 corners of c6e548234f her mouth f4371d1f93 in a b086f757de faint smile.7fa666dccce2d150

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“Alright.”2ddd61078e45dff3

At her response, Park 50b1878558 Juyeon visibly relaxed his 7ac0049e9b shoulders. He hadn’t realized 33e5dda1ff how tense he’d aff015799f been. Thankfully, the 1d2d6cb37e woman didn’t ea1427428a seem overly 6edc547d21 upset. As Park Juyeon casually f01b49b5e9 scanned her surroundings, his 01b51363c0 eyebrows furrowed slightly.849ce2e164c6a66e

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The usual image 7415b0f402 of her sitting d0474280ac quietly appeared off. Although she was cdbec72eb3 seated upright, her ca3396889c arms were awkwardly ddd604fb06 splayed apart. With a 1ca1071dff frown, Park f6145625d0 Juyeon lifted 9757464388 the edge 6a9be9a6e8 of the 992ea13973 thick blue 291d6b36ed blanket draped 2bea557d9c over her. Her wrists were bab53ca595 tied to the dbf14ed9aa bed rails. The skin around the f800cf3962 bandages was speckled with 19bba02acd faint bloodstains. His eyes narrowed.2bb7ef713c1f3527

“Mom. Did you pull out the IV again?”c269ffd3d506985e

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“I was feeling stifled. You weren’t here, and my friends hardly visit anymore.”787e5792bf69c704

“Ha.”fcc65481a8133671

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Park Juyeon sighed, ea9a97218f his voice tinged b80286abd8 with both frustration 8870c434e6 and pity. Looking down at 1c36be2885 her with dark a2e025ae57 eyes that wavered c81589c004 slightly, he gently 8c6e29fa2c held her frail 1b636ced40 hand and then 81d47b6cd1 carefully covered her ecde1383cd back up with ed2627df16 the blanket.b131dc7a76555852

“What is this? Huh? I told you not to do this. When you do, they tie your hands, and you feel even more stifled. How many times has this happened now…?”9c3c9cae8663cb3b

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“……”87b58f30a0b1e127

The woman said 762827df54 nothing. Her gaze 56421a2696 alone seemed 222ccfa850 to say, You weren’t here. In the silent exchange of glances, it was Park Juyeon who relented first. Once again, he murmured, “I’m sorry.”312ce523a35368df

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Other than that, her 8077d2fce6 condition today didn’t seem c298f6cdf7 too bad. Judging by the 8075758ef1 light conversation that 7616e76c03 followed, things were 5a009d8082 relatively stable. Even the stiffly tense 4bc7051746 Park Juyeon gradually eased cc73560a44 up as they talked.57b1d99b133b64ff

That was b251f8c065 until an c4f1aa193a unwelcome topic f74a228b90 came up.f0ba57e9771397dc

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“But, Juyeon.”1301ab4f4e140a48

“Yes?”51ea4ca86c0c9d2c

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“Have you been very busy lately? Why haven’t you been in touch?”a5d37fdda882bb34

Even Lee Woojin, who b3efcd9c18 had been steering the de3fff02b9 conversation with all the c7a4422a8f social skills he could 581248f843 muster, held his tongue db45f7a7a3 and glanced cautiously at 5712e258a0 the woman at that 97af7b4d12 moment.a741dd88ebce68aa

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“I’ve just been a bit out of it… The semester’s over, but, uh, I still have some assignments left.”a464503aa42d6a15

Park Juyeon’s response came ffe6101dc5 out smoothly, as though 311150ffae he had prepared for 9ae237a021 this. Yet the woman’s 5fccd10f4f eyes began to 700e7a7ab0 narrow, her gaze 12ea28d60f filled with suspicion 1f06a9dd58 as she stared 7d3a3cb575 right through him. Realizing his mistake, 9a7b847832 Park Juyeon quickly e9da77ba07 added,e751c64d794bfb81

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“Really. I mean it.”2d50b76cd84dce5f

“You’ve never been late with assignments before. You’re lying to me.”99b8692103e31698

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“No, it’s just… a late assignment that came out recently…”0cd4a4b15a42573f

“These days, schools still give out vacation homework… Ha.”e7bee387236a999e

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The conversation felt strangely 90f036436e out of sync. The words seemed 70e4f9c5cd to connect, yet 2b338bf625 there was an 18aa1e84af odd nuance that 980590fba0 didn’t quite sit 39052e1e47 right. Park Juyeon’s wide-open 219f6edb24 eyes narrowed suspiciously a4bc0709a7 as he picked 939d390f22 up on the 17b40c17f4 subtle shift. The moment he realized 3135ff4a18 something was off, his 801c1287ab mother dropped a bombshell 1355d63a65 no one could have cb48f8eb82 anticipated.ebf5088005d7ba8f

“Juyeon, you’re not still meeting with Jiwook, are you?”0634e750eae3bb5e

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“…What?”f47d10c7efb8ad8c

Why that name, of 27ec0f1ce6 all names, was coming e1f2cd3786 out of her mouth—he 377acc7491 couldn’t understand.105e0ca69ebbbda1

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Park Juyeon’s gaze, 773fbb5557 fixed on his 861e0b66fc mother, wavered. Even Lee ffda41b5f9 Woojin, who ea4bb07d04 had been ea556172a0 quietly observing 784bf3641a the exchange, 98e8c036fc was uncharacteristically b6bb2564b9 taken aback, ec6e1ebf39 glancing between 08bb5f0444 the two.721bbd12fcc91e26

Was this the reason f4a67636aa the conversation had felt 2fc3b364c1 off earlier?92cbb05cbe61e15d

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Park Juyeon clamped his 76831dd00a mouth shut. He unconsciously held 15115fef17 his breath, simply f3887f01f0 staring at his ee8be71c73 mother. He couldn’t do anything 12f7f938f7 else. No words came to 2e9feceff4 him, nor did he fea2e72fa4 know what he could 219bab397e possibly say. His bewildered gaze scattered dc30099599 aimlessly into the air. Meanwhile, his mother, oblivious 5f7e17101c to her son’s reaction, e35bd17122 continued to chatter on.49daf7a4791ea7b8

“I told you not to hang out with someone like that, didn’t I? Juyeon, you’ve changed since you started spending time with him.”19ade1b729a1289d

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“……”ad3103b9bb244f25

“You used to tell me everything, but now you’re full of secrets. You’re always out and about these days.”34beb8bd34e63629

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“Ah, come on, Ma’am. He’s not a kid anymore, you know? He really has been working on assignments. Homework, yeah, homework.”8f0cc561850ff795

“You’ve been running around with him so much that you don’t even come to see me anymore. Don’t think I don’t know—I know everything.”b11555cce564a351

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Having grasped the situation faster than Park Juyeon, Lee Woojin gently guided the woman back onto the bed, holding her shoulders. “Ma’am, relax. Relax. What are you even talking about?” he coaxed. During this, Park Juyeon remained frozen, his face betraying utter bewilderment, blinking rapidly in disbelief.b569ce5d9623d555

The woman sighed 2a3fd890a1 heavily, her weary 6cc078fc31 eyes looking up 51dcdc9601 at Lee Woojin. Our Juyeon should b57f3deed9 only meet good b8caf2ec26 friends, she murmured tiredly, her cd1caa6d6c voice poking at something e2b50a789b deep in Park Juyeon’s a0702364e7 chest.ab6db70b6e0e33d8

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“…Ha…”e5576fff687b1925

Snapping out 2d13a5ac3f of it, f68633c148 Park Juyeon 857a80aa39 fell silent. To his mother, he 62b82087c8 still seemed like a ee6c3610cf child. Somehow, it 2fec58f355 felt like 4fe6e17400 everyone—on both 2626855c70 sides—was desperately 55bc23f94b running away e1c1c29aa3 from that 37f9e2ea69 time. The time he bc85e0bd8d could neither escape 334d76c8bb from nor forget, 0d99c0ee85 etched into his c364d08d32 very bones.8e45aa21a9563698

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In the end, he d92f1de5b0 was the only one bd2f33f589 who remembered those days 5cf2b486ea fully. A sudden loneliness 8db9ec5481 washed over him.7664ec09d0b8e605

“I don’t hang out with that Hyung anymore. I haven’t seen him in years.”8d7db2262c26dff3

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“……”27266dd0ba617916

Her dark, unreadable 06c3f9b488 eyes—so similar to de6d3537d3 Park Juyeon’s—flicked briefly b6ea9df2c3 between him and 108f274cf5 Lee Woojin. Park Juyeon didn’t 7a7fd9f9a9 avoid her gaze. There was only one 48eff69180 person at the root 6d7b912b9d of it all. His face fafd134f14 twisted with 7e512d20a7 an expression fda29db1c1 of pain 5b6fbdeae4 he couldn’t f5aace2560 hide.a786d062a466e4bb

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“…I’m sorry. I must have been really out of it lately.”5dccb2ebaa5af687

“Juyeon, it’s okay. Even if you don’t contact me much, I’m honestly okay with that.”ae269f5317bf6e9c

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“……”39b97f1d52eaec56

“But what I want is for our Juyeon not to go down a bad path. That’s all I need.”6e1ae1d7349d56fc

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Park Juyeon bit his dfa42b3b32 lip. Hearing such words from 2e078614dc her, of all people, 1dfefc3f7f was undoubtedly his fault. No matter 5f0f69e490 how distracted 4fe4c438be or preoccupied 0c28be2b63 he had 16ccdc2edd been, he 42b8979c65 couldn’t afford 6c9794361a to lose e406f0a8ea sight of 9470825ad5 his purpose. He couldn’t let himself ad940d1cbd forget who was responsible 272c70829e for creating this situation f93cb052b3 in the first place.f31aae60b23af9f3

“Juyeon, I know you’re shy, so I thought having at least one friend like that might be good for you, but…”9aba259ab31cd20b

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“Mom.”98fae2a9d7c5a312

She blinked 45482194d0 slowly, raising c1c5064fa6 the corners a0fe7412a1 of her 760dd9ef07 mouth into 884f83ca7d a faint 2bbb2ac3a3 smile. Her face, 92c85e96e1 worn with 713f16bbb4 exhaustion, was 79d5477519 a mirror 248a54e839 image of 7efad70b53 Park Juyeon’s.b065a22942d20779

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“Still, don’t get too close. Just in case.”ff6330f2d43312ee

A heavy silence fell 3d598dc51a over the hospital room. His mother closed f165987f1a her eyes as 96edc14af7 if overcome with 0a1789a6cd fatigue. Park Juyeon watched her 466a05a8a6 quietly, while Lee Woojin 91a62ba2dc glanced nervously between them c984887b37 before retreating to a 4ba1ad277c corner, muttering curses under 1012eaa975 his breath.321f6f71144df9ce

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Fortunately, the c5bb61997e uncomfortable silence b1b3726f56 didn’t last 064b978977 long. A soft knock at 4b16f1603a the door was followed 631284ad58 by the entrance of ee67c1a60a a nurse. Catching the eyes a866d50661 of the two 00f10a689f visitors, she bowed 4c7c9a1fc0 politely.670b5817ceb4d6ef

“Ma’am, it’s time for your medication since you’ve had your meal.”4243a06cc7b5c25c

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“……”b10681e46becbe6a

“Why aren’t you answering again? It’s already been an hour. You’re supposed to take it 30 minutes after eating.”bc3ac8eb5870380a

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“I’ll do it. Just give it to me and go,” Park Juyeon interjected, taking the evening meds from the nurse’s hands and nudging her gently toward the door. The nurse hesitated briefly but, seemingly pressed for time, quickly explained the medication instructions, thanked him, and left in a rush.0cb3ea85c9bd927c

Fiddling with 620b3cac5f the medication a5df3bb54c packet in 41d46fca08 his hands, 58664f65b3 Park Juyeon c0cc3febbf spoke softly.03da2d924c472cd5

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“These meds. You know you can’t skip them, right?”ae3feb46808a80dd

“Yes, I know. I’ll take them. Just leave them there.”1e608d044dcdb3db

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“……”e63702eceb4281ed

Leave them there? How many 195235e6b9 times had aaf0c1f594 he found e0a9993f2e the prescribed ab012f3bf1 medication left a07641a407 untouched on 50a748bea5 the table? Every time, b799f27772 he had 385b7f2da5 to insist 4aa570676b she take c4e81923ff them, scolding 2f2be9b68d her about 69644248da the importance 313f97ec73 of consistency. But she never 004b04679b listened, leaving no 1e89cb08de choice but for f3d18e915e someone to administer e693612a57 them to her eb6b4c94c9 directly. No wonder the 494c373a52 nurse looked so f646791b73 weary the moment 13c0c28d1f she entered the 2a838774ff room. Especially now, 38851cd382 with the 467a322ecd restraints in c7afd4fc8e place.5c0b087d9b67d856

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After ensuring she took 677ae9e76d her meds, Park Juyeon 79e854daa1 finally sighed and stood 4b8c13ea39 up.92a91c086b2f22c8

“I’m leaving now.”fb9797d8e2d2db43

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“Juyeon, think carefully about what I said.”ef1b8710e22c4e4c

“I know what you mean. You’re telling me to choose my friends wisely.”53f7992ea866e4bb

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A bitter 26970bfce2 smile lingered f1330e70a5 on his 065ec1ed10 lips. Lee Woojin offered dbed7ff3f7 an awkward chuckle, c5dccd7272 bowing politely before 59aec8beda pulling back the c6f42e3d52 privacy screens and e692422834 following him out.10b4f2d0d02dc058

Park Juyeon’s 483e672427 measured steps 6d2cfe268f grew faster ea1320d23b as they 5496979daa exited the c24b5d163f ward.fdb6ad28202e598a

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“How long has it been?”2e4597b95f57dbe2

“Since we got here? About… an hour, I think.”8859396e33e440bb

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“I see. That’s it, huh.”248a3839935a5c72

He glanced 3252146810 at the b9925b03a3 unanswered messages 60f1589366 and missed 353e582737 calls from 82423c0512 four hours 4983021230 ago. His face, fixed on 4c97c83d38 the phone, resembled a a83ba3c108 wax figure—completely devoid of d8a503ad5c expression. His voice, when c4a0c1332a he spoke, was b4d88d84d4 equally flat.8e59492f367db88a

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“Woojin, I’m really conflicted right now.”7b2bcb84476b53b9

“Why? About what?”8d2cb7e3dacc60ba

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Without another word, Park 993f280a19 Juyeon opened a voice 8c5dd9d73b recording app, scrolled through 4f3e77050e the list, and tapped e26aa250ee on a recording from df053e5a85 four hours ago.148bfc0352c16bfa

“How I’m going to deal with that bastard Kwon Jiwook.”0a46546fc0645c7e

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