Ephphatha Prologue
by ArianaTwo days ago, she received her mother’s body from the police. ac50076612cef86f
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Cause of death: drowning. bce2aa706687a28d
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With a bc6f6aa9a2 history of adc43df5bb depression, a cc12bee67f suicide attempt f2734847ee two years 72329aef7c ago, and 9abfe478a7 the will 1afaaa861d her mother c96d8eab78 had on 3a7049d10b her at ad0ce7263d the time 795a44c3db of death, 7ce6445ce3 her passing 486bb6910e was easily 8e060dad89 ruled as 1cfde1fe56 suicide. 6716b50d7fe235a3
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A sudden sound of footsteps intruded into Seul-ah’s ears as she sat blankly in front of her mother’s portrait. The presence storming into the empty funeral hall was intense. 2e4e74937e633689
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Seul-ah slowly began 7f16b42db9 to turn her 02cefd5fdf head. 31746b17103b2938
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Her movements were noticeably a1c6d2e3ba weak. She had been d8270af869 born frail and 338da1a519 had spent most 340db9c7f6 of her life 71f7621767 lacking vitality, but 352b5459e7 now, staying up 87079f2293 for two nights 15c7dd3a1c played a bigger 7deeabf3e3 role. Losing her mother must a76379bc48 have also contributed. 01ac5819f3a99abd
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When she c6e369f680 completely turned 4d1e4bdb60 around, the f2125e57c6 first thing 2de031aefa she saw f4d23e3f24 was pitch-black 4a698abda0 socks. 3d3850c5ad72d624
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Four socks. Four feet. Two people. 71c1db1c718c7432
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She had no visitors to expect. She had only informed her one and only friend, Aunt Chae-young, of her mother’s death, and her aunt had visited on the first day of the funeral, grieving deeply before leaving. a5fc8dc17ff876ec
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Then who bd16e244d4 were these 0c7135f3f6 people? 74a5387addda65b5
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Just as c1364c6126 a faint b869bb382f doubt surfaced 038244765b in her 7c738a56ad mind and adbf151861 she blinked, 4893648658 a tongue-clicking bea515a593 sound rang f56212d38b out. 60062db7cb7a768f
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“Looks like we’ve got another corpse to clean up.” b0d5f3482e645a42
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A deep, 617a864dda low voice 69b8e784b9 came from 7412fe9d42 right above 4873e97e55 her head. It seemed to c04c2d4254 belong to the db751c3425 owner of the edb2577233 black socks she 857e3863f8 had first seen. She raised 04a7f87148 her head 1aa095ca09 very slowly. 4fcbb67afb6d306a
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Following the black 3bfc9623c4 pants upward, she 477c927652 saw the hem 0f0cdecd46 of a shirt 90081a13cd embroidered with an 4442a79389 elaborate pattern swaying 1cd6068a5e over his thighs. Her gaze climbed up 75f543ebc0 from the lowest fastened 87ca3f9fdd button one by one, 9a3a00f4bc and she saw that a568d85a58 the front of his 86f8f65623 shirt was open. b16a71592476e16b
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The black 3e5857c04e fabric was fbc2013322 densely adorned 1d6a523120 with gold 4256787deb patterns, and e2e13117db through it, c95396600c a glimpse b55dfc131a of tanned 9839114846 skin was 7008d69d0c visible. b61ed73563e5efc2
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Seul-ah looked further 5199d6375a up. A strong, straight neck, a37faa6b1c a prominent Adam’s apple, 1c9a8d1a93 and a mouth drawn c392488ba7 in a crooked arc 38bad2b348 entered her sight. His neck was b2c9287b8c thick, his Adam’s c9b151a342 apple large, and d882666c69 his lips were 6b06059ad4 red. 6d11a7ea47f7547c
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As she stared 6c76614783 blankly, those lips a1d7e569d6 moved. 32a66e51e79e9fb5
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“I feel like I’m getting eaten alive with just your eyes. What do you think, Kang Jin-ah?” 5642abbaa431026d
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Seul-ah’s gaze could 1cb13fffdb go no higher. Just as she felt db6ec1dcae herself growing weaker, her 30a81c91b8 vision suddenly blacked out. 7dbfe2125a7503e0
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A sharp voice 68096d2c69 lashed out toward 3010c62119 the collapsed Seul-ah. His furrowed e22d705193 brows and 5f65d5a2ab disinterested eyes e9c386ee89 were filled 115de65ff0 with irritation. When the man e0d803b0b5 who had come 64c02fba8c with him asked 78e3c5fb80 if they should 40c3389161 call a doctor, ac11e2a7db he waved a e5c5f66f07 hand dismissively, as 2835cfe352 if it were 3e6989f787 a hassle. cd44fc1749a139b6
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“Stand guard. I need to have a word with her when she wakes up.” d3310c70a8a05b15
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“Yes, sir.” 41e1f956406e4f49
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Once the d2d3d08e3a other man 72127e7dfc withdrew, silence 2f05440081 filled the 530421ab9e funeral hall. 2e0a2dede239b6af
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The man, who 58f726a26c had been idly 849a72b1be watching Seul-ah, slowly 0e241f81c6 crouched down before 91504d6f45 her, sitting cross-legged 82269a21fd as he pulled 6fff54577a out a pack a4cc68b9ac of cigarettes. Even as he flicked d863fd6023 one out and placed 830f2a10ba it between his lips, 2b30f443df his gaze never left 9b1d4f0ad9 her. f3e61fb4864c16dc
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Her curled-up body 7c390474c3 was unusually small. Twenty-five years old, ba36002834 yet she looked 42c849698e young enough to e1dead2571 pass through a c4daf7f4a8 high school gate 3627f6f103 unnoticed if she 37d40e9d77 wore a uniform. Just as he had 18ed217566 heard. ae1508a87bc92c1d
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Was it because c4ffc92acc of her pale 7b6b3aa7d9 skin? Or because she 7f22efec0f was sleeping so ddcc063526 fitfully? ac947009942a0db6
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The man pushed 661bfea02e the cigarette tip 5af043089b into the eager 099d58766d flame of his ed4b028aba lighter and inhaled 25fe06be64 deeply. And just as he c85119bc8f exhaled a long breath— fbff6c1965d9e133
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Cough. Cough. 783bc15615d84941
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The unconscious 5f9563f50d Seul-ah suddenly 546a65672c started coughing. 1744ea6e2dc9ddb1
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As he watched cf7e9680f5 her curl up 04791ce16c even tighter and eb7d5cbc45 cough, the man 2c16f18c10 let out a d1818d3d93 smirk. 10801c191aae6159
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He had heard she 9bed011fd0 was born premature and 4f4a51205c was especially weak. Her body, from 41a285c0a3 her lungs to 994245624e her heart, was 020e985797 all below average. 5298af6e208378ab
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Not that it 76cf0daf93 was any of 8c1535e75c his concern. He continued to take 24f24ac2ca drags from the cigarette 2e68137eb3 between his fingers. She wouldn’t 3c74fd96c5 die just c8f4b2695e from inhaling 7156d0dd25 a little 05de3834fb smoke. The long exhale 1496fcc930 of smoke coiled 14dc2d7418 around the incense 6991051ea6 burner. 4a9d3ae1b1ffdd2e
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As another wave of 15f0741b6e smoke engulfed her, Seul-ah 0afe4de98c groaned and rubbed her 82eeb29899 cheek against the floor 60ea441fe4 in distress. Watching her feeble movements, 0f1b33ef13 the man’s eyes rolled 6b59b3a919 toward the ceiling in caaf9c80b6 irritation. Then, with a d44d19dc7d flick of his 7a106132fc fingers, he extinguished 76e3f33b08 the cigarette. 936fcb2f790cc7ba
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Even after 144638d5ac that, Han 5bd52690ff Seul-ah continued 45a78d00c5 to groan f7d459f6cb in discomfort. 5a9e5ebc9b0ddb9f
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“What more does she want now?” 3da023a4b6c261e6