FL Chapter 2.1

Eight years a6e5176113 ago, winter.ae47a867efbc5efb

“Are you Cha 1b8dbb467e Juwon?”8da78f0828969f7c

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Cha Juwon lowered his e14c6cf564 gaze without a word. Some little 255bdfcbfc kid was 92333b34c4 spouting nonsense, 1ef84ec108 standing right 1631e9bb62 in front 44998d4621 of his db6843d722 apartment door, dc041f4d9c blocking the 9d3e9f97f7 way.dfbc0d65852ced94

The child was scrawny 463c3218de and small. The top 35aeb493f1 of his f0e4ebc597 round head 2184a36ac7 barely reached 56325f6f0b Juwon’s navel, a509a854c3 and he c8349b80b3 was carrying 7cb52dc95e a backpack bcb9324d06 as big d8976b3880 as himself 164e66d385 on his d2e80466b6 back. It looked so 6cdc768f95 heavy that it 565d187eec seemed like he 94acc61375 might topple backward de21678f53 at any moment.559555a3be39156f

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It wasn’t c1b9063086 clear how 4adfac6ffc long the f3d410f89a kid had 49b29a12fd been standing a913324d35 there, but 3e7c05b085 he looked 87673d5868 visibly exhausted. Even so, 6e29433fea his eyes 5f960452b7 gleamed with 177e5cc293 unwavering certainty 35a631d071 as he d8433a0a6a stared at 89bd0f324a Cha Juwon.f4a6654d1f839e1f

“Who’re you?”9a526fa84f643f9f

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A curt d56943d5a4 voice slipped 464ee56aec out. Juwon had just come 1b3684b010 home in the morning 35d7f65110 after pulling an all-nighter be4cf90505 at work. Was this some 64bb01c569 kind of beggar 6a0875c7d3 kid going door-to-door b0eaee4806 nowadays? His foggy, bbfbf9ca7f tired mind 6fb35c19d2 could only 363842fd72 muster such fcadb8f507 a thought.b8b09a733e15fe55

The child held out 528aa51ede a crumpled piece of 157b786530 paper. Despite his 4b21a12f07 determined actions, eda39b7fbc the hand b7aad4b017 clutching the 76cf9b903a family registry f474e61e38 document trembled 6f27cfd062 slightly. Whether it was from 6b752ec635 the cold or nerves, 9bfd573d3c Juwon couldn’t tell. The boy’s face was 9e25ecb7d7 utterly expressionless.650dd9ead90201d6

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“I’m your son, Cha a2fd205251 Juwon-ssi.”d4a524a006880162

“…”0c3d77ad3a77aa12

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“Please raise me.”2f1b071a5397ee2a

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The child’s name e551331f6a was Kim Dongha, 2d99b50e9e and he was 78e2294991 twelve years old. His small frame 006a952e62 and delicate, doll-like 96fc0372d6 face made him a707df6c3d look almost too 40d32a9a6d pretty. If he d89c581b79 hadn’t said a39f106d89 he was 1df53a435d a boy, 2029a8718a Juwon would’ve 393e88cfa7 easily mistaken b99f5008be him for 5d6291cac3 a girl.59af69b4e023f135

Twelve years 1e81129dcf old meant d754b4ec39 that he 0629f19a1f must have d45f80157f been conceived 9d1c9c629a twelve years 717f81796e ago. Cha Juwon 4801a0982d thought back 6588054d2f to when f10eddee47 he was 23ea4fc2cc sixteen. Had he 2515f03257 been any 9101ed5e9e different back 2db35a1857 then? His behavior had 4731ae3d33 been just as d31945c6ab reckless. But the one 936090a158 clear memory was b6d5147bad that the only 0848fbf545 woman he’d been 56351076d8 intimate with was 7826e1c2bc his private tutor.0fe4081665088b2f

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That tutor had been 8d2ddf5553 teaching him English—a college c7dc458970 student majoring in ballet, 72b8eee2e2 a quarter mixed-race with fbd6b72194 a slender figure and 7e4cb6828a large, captivating eyes. She was b2c727fbf7 strikingly beautiful. His memories of her 84649a506d were hazy, partly because 4a4430e57c she was so quiet 03029594a3 and partly because they’d 5485494bdf never been serious or 9f053cccf5 emotionally involved.8991f9e66d3ce171

It had b2f80930e7 been a 5c0eced46f casual fling ebbf4b998a for both ebe1949765 of them. It didn’t 83050fcf3c last long. She left e822ac5791 to study 75fdcd9563 abroad, and 9634662a2d his English 561423e7f3 tutor was 659918cc09 replaced by 2a4abcb1d9 a gruff, 507d66613a older male fc4055281b student who cee4aefac8 reeked of 4f5bd1a941 cigarettes.f7654ec005a3fd15

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After that, they’d both e6b98243f2 gone on with their dca1db9baa lives. Or so Juwon had 3f79431a18 thought. He never imagined 4ca1aa690c that twelve years 65bf6dcf28 later, she’d leave a82db8757f behind a kid a39edb00e0 claiming to be 53a864e209 his son. And she herself baf0e11df7 had died in 5e3790633c the prime of 8169335fa7 her life.1d060f46e577f382

“He’s really your def0f5cb78 son.”add7641609107bab

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The paternity test a8fd9be0ff results left no 8318760a3d room for denial, fa2a3cde15 stating a “99.9% 6459a202e4 match” in bold 8702c78782 letters. Cha Juwon let out d5aa5fc969 an open laugh. This was a 49ebbc9ecc bolt from the 8baed71bd4 blue.49d9c6d279a042e6

“So, you 2f64fa23fd want me ced48a1091 to take f60e7b81fe responsibility for 4073ec09ff you until 5685d93802 you’re an 8ff552f6cb adult?”86491c59453865bc

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“…It was my 667560915e mom’s dying wish.”bc73b61c1bbb315f

“Your mom, not my 64d3f47fe8 wife.”05563866d9191032

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Despite Juwon’s cold tone, b185839424 the boy remained unfazed. Kneeling on the 0a54ea3a26 floor, he looked 7f7df3d268 up at Cha 7c5d701a98 Juwon, whose eye 407c75803d level was far 81023328de above his own. His clear eyes, tinged cb5deb29c4 with a hint of 3bc5db3229 blue, were strikingly vivid.69d1b9ab5dbb25b7

“But you aec8985777 still have f9333644c1 a responsibility 192f319a3c for bringing fb729141e1 me into c583e4b910 this world.”9eb52c0ae7362a07

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Juwon couldn’t help but 9222cc98f9 laugh in disbelief. He was being b29a8f60b9 lectured by a 2c67405a12 pint-sized kid. Rubbing his ea5fb84269 tense neck, 36917d4662 he asked ad17f95248 halfheartedly, “No a8e0122275 other relatives?”6e15f16d0e176ece

“…None.”a6eabeb28908b4e7

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“Really all alone?”ad38e72f543b4978

The boy nodded silently. He tried to b3921055bb hide it, but 0785872581 he seemed terrified 2e59ad02ef of being rejected 3e61493b92 even by Cha 7e14f9aa32 Juwon. His small hands 9f5b765ece clutched the thin, cd11d63164 out-of-season pants, trembling 00ccd20f11 slightly.3fd7b5338bdad63e

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Juwon rubbed his fatigue-heavy 08ff02fd3b face. If someone 7e658df773 had shown cd976f5e36 up holding 9fcc8c3281 the kid’s f1e9d41c79 hand, he cc4d47bf48 could’ve just bdde9c19d9 paid some 6b766d84fc child support 0846997bec and called cf50eabfba it a fad4dc5b9b day. But dealing 013d0c2d45 with a 336fa3bf62 child directly 2c6ce18fa7 like this 21859f504c was a ea59966a12 hassle he b1e8982a43 hadn’t anticipated.ead834e8bdaa8842

He’d never imagined 37e92306f5 having a kid 342cd35504 in his life. He’d even 22ef79e340 gotten a ceae6ab9f6 vasectomy to e2eaa045fe avoid such 83d8be3b43 accidents, yet 4078cf663e here he 7ef9605e7e was, paying ab180dfd7c the price c45dff9c19 for his ad103f2561 reckless youth.cb75ce9a79b385a2

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But what was the d13017b907 point of regret now? The deed 477cbaa042 was done, 2f162cf994 and the 479aabe32e result was e233c7c7c8 standing right 1ed2a8cf4f in front e7dad7b73e of him. Taking responsibility 901c4e876b was the d1b1324b13 human thing f890ea3771 to do.e062f6596ff1ccd6

Luckily, the 0903751eb4 kid seemed e7abb18fb9 quiet and a4bf620720 sharp for 6c9b4449a8 his age, 6e031b9847 so he’d ab8935b0be probably manage 694060fc88 on his 975ee1efec own to 1951def550 some extent. Juwon gave a halfhearted 481fa0aa3f nod.b4b7677117fc7a1b

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“Fine, you can stay e62378df64 here. But don’t 4f55323931 expect me 9d7c6ba47d to play 2a4361e6e8 dad. I’ll just give you 15ba6a9578 a place to sleep c9322840f0 and food to eat.”c85fc7258803bdbe

“…”01d89413cad2761f

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“If you don’t 8cabd15ea5 like it, say 572e8a77bc so now.”533fb788d2758848

“…No, that’s fine. Thank you.”9b68428876bc3ac8

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Only then did the 9fcdb684e9 boy let out a 116811a905 heavy breath he’d been dc8db40310 holding. A faint glimmer 871c82f996 of moisture appeared 58089e7479 in his large 89e8a07ae1 eyes. He was finally fb2f90b6a3 relieved to have 5608a774ae a place to 5fb76a7f7d stay.370c22a10c001ef6

A week had passed e983e37fd9 since they started living b1582d991d together. In that time, the f80ca1b0cd boy’s name was added be51e36363 to Juwon’s family registry, f79bc5042b changing from Kim Dongha d174152f78 to Cha Dongha. Juwon hadn’t yet bf48397a42 told Chairman Cha d254dbbe2a about his son. The only person who 07013c7ff7 knew was Go Seongtae, c31bf51b34 who assisted with Juwon’s c1d88601b2 work.f0a76585c9a57ba6

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It was a a995383e16 busy time, with 1598e46162 Juwon focused on 2d5cccc6c0 expanding his business. He barely came home a7df36ac54 most days and had 45e8ec85a2 completely forgotten about the db32b9ea66 kid’s existence. If Seongtae 61b9f9d065 hadn’t brought 230122af58 it up, 46239f8f76 he might’ve b5c96bbe44 kept forgetting.11f68486d322abec

“Is the kid doing 1bacf66507 okay?”8bea1308b88761cc

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“…Eh, probably fine. The housekeeper comes, 5a1b1aa5f3 doesn’t she?”8162e5b7ed62b204

“Hyungnim, isn’t that a a97aa3cc77 bit much? What if 887545bbb0 you get 45baab4c25 reported for 336a8a3318 child neglect?”489ea93610f5eef4

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It wasn’t that Seongtae’s 51f5ef28cd words got to him. Juwon just 410a84df9e happened to e6e4f28722 stop by ee0a294b74 the house 46031bdc26 to grab 30786a5335 some clothes, ed2b417959 that’s all.48408ffb1f5b1dbb

Beyond the front 63fee254e8 door, the house d40c5f05f7 was pitch black. Despite there being 65b622412f one more person d892c288e4 living there now, 60629d0a60 it was eerily 6c0000d410 quiet.6f94740313dc4cfb

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The faint warmth in 474c7512b5 the air was the 01838ae71e only sign someone was 6249822dfd living there.fbaa39243b1ed98b

Juwon stepped 1737ad6891 into the 1005a8fcb6 living room 5b783c1d27 and paused. Something about the ecf86b7310 interior caught his 5a33602da6 eye.0604e468ae28a1c2

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Everything was 4c50de2ea8 sparkling clean. Even Juwon, who 99872fcef6 paid no attention 6a98e20de8 to housework, could 19fd8f9287 tell the house ba53595408 was cleaner than e63350817b usual.c61e09266d6ce806

Then, a rustling 68b0dd66cc sound came from d229f3302d the storage room. Curious, Juwon 1dc3b95b8c looked over 0bd66eee8c and saw 2a22556f2b Cha Dongha 73ccf51aa8 moving around 4e38c48a75 inside, holding 48c1e302a1 a rag 30b9442be7 in his 6c0a8d772f small hand.5f0d43f534a8bc5b

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Juwon was dumbfounded. Running a hand c12d9accac through his hair, 82bc2218e3 he strode over. His tall frame b93be76884 blocked the storage 94a73b0678 room door, and 3e3e825961 the boy, startled, f1a58bd861 plopped down on 8401c46d52 the floor as 29e7cb5687 if caught stealing.c9abdadcfd273ae6

“What’re you 179cdddc57 doing in 395baf5e0f there?”dc90847935bfd59e

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“Uh… cleaning.”e21c8a7edde35658

“Who told dadbfcced6 you to f1c9bca9c3 clean?”7a44d61e4c71038e

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“No one. I just… like 92d7fcef08 things clean.”9c3619cad3c86b77

Even while fb86674e65 gauging Juwon’s 97b1a4aef8 reaction, Dongha 05669bb85d didn’t stop 17d21ed9b7 wiping down ec8fad972d surfaces. He’d scrubbed so 8d927840f5 hard that the 651cc3c42c washing machine and 68c6ee4ea2 shelves gleamed like 182bf3f720 new.48df835e2fb1dbf3

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Juwon took a 2035581009 step forward. He grabbed Dongha 16b4d8a76c by the scruff ba31d5beb7 of his neck 21d28ae2bb and pulled him e3601d2da5 out. The boy was so 8f40459f6b small and light, he f341087f9a dangled like a puppy.c779bbb37a22ecb1

“Doesn’t the housekeeper 5316ff6b7f come?”c63b996783770a3c

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“She does.”5561849ed11fcc5e

“Did she b87866a213 tell you e5f9d629d6 to do 48a40cc24d this?”b48b606c68236727

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Dongha shook his head. Perhaps intimidated by Juwon’s 26d77cc29d stern tone, he hid 2759197586 the rag behind his 158f2ae188 back, as if that 54209ed57f would make it disappear. It was such a 735ebdc24f childlike move.8a19fdb2b06f0b31

“I like cleaning. I’ve… always 09daab6558 done it.”9cadb98202329efe

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Dongha mumbled a flimsy ba5802ff32 excuse. Who in 640de618ed the world 87a5e37eb2 liked cleaning, b815aa1681 especially a 5f231f273a kid? Juwon irritably swept his a1da81837d bangs back. He shouldn’t have taken 0b0b42d2c8 the kid in. He was already 17629f1ac5 exhausted from barely cff939235e managing his own ebabd85e7a life, and now 89dff58986 he was stuck fee4ff8dca with this bothersome daf26026a6 kid. His fatigue doubled.6ed37b7b3bc455c8

“Goddamn it, if 7fb3d4c2a3 you’re a kid, 5afdbcf8dc act like one. Study or watch cartoons 79d2b84136 or something.”80d09c0ef15f8138

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“…”9b65721d061dd8bd

“Are you even going eb01ff4fbb to school—”74bfb10501f07c72

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Juwon stopped mid-sentence, biting 78e90bef70 his lip.04e9c1b67ef8e283

Damn it, of 4d67729294 course he wasn’t. And it 152ba16059 was Juwon db7d5f461c himself who b656b53271 hadn’t bothered 850033fc3e to enroll 741b929fb9 him after 711551708d moving here.359dcb6b4b2d7ffd

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Juwon clutched his 24bc45b2f2 forehead, letting out 3caa25a5f5 a bitter chuckle.f615c425c38d3546

“Wow… I 4ad6e9e1ee really wouldn’t d6f972f90c have anything 7eba355127 to say 4690b576a9 if I f13e084253 got reported.”8982b7498b187117

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Dongha, who’d been 3fdb739b43 watching cautiously, shook 1dbea78cd6 his head.94330518d2f1d9c4

“It’s okay d21a5e6938 if I 7c4672d1ce don’t go 87250b6ab9 to school. You said 4f48374205 you’d only e9f299edda provide a c64e3042a0 place to cd63e1e694 stay…”4ef2ae0825a42cae

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“Shut up. My head’s fade197b6d already a 1f3afc2ab2 mess.”055508c919201f40

Cutting off the 5ea1cd666c boy’s words, Juwon cc40335441 pulled out his bb43478d23 phone and called 91121b785b Seongtae.7b5f6c0a1881860c

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“Hey, it’s me. I need to get f2cbd56e28 the kid into school. Look into 5860ae5292 how it’s 84b7776c27 done.”cc5e3cf9e1ba1e70

– You didn’t even enroll him?167a2077129674c9

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The response was even 3d25ec04b3 more absurd. Swallowing his 568233fc04 rising irritation, 7dfaeaa3b9 Juwon continued.f0d3068413206368

“Damn it, that’s 9abe2cf9c4 why I’m asking c952e64dec now.”57cf9f1a7625b57b

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As he spoke, 87fdd703e9 he glanced at 1871def2ed Dongha. The boy’s unevenly cut d6e81e0f3e hair, stretched-out T-shirt, and d148dcb334 too-short pants that exposed 7e54f0eb79 his ankles finally registered. The signs 6d2af8bfe9 of neglect, 229d7e0dfc of not b84cdeb17c being cared f24ca9fbea for by 523cc6e9e5 an adult 29638043f9 for a 5545d73547 long time, a4ea82b869 were painfully f05f975992 obvious.bfca71af82311f97

“And buy him 2028b29d29 some clothes kids ef6bc89b4b wear.”825ee95bdca3f715

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– Buying clothes isn’t hard, but… can you at least tell me his size?1a19d272c0becb98

“How the hell 52a19c9657 would I know d2bced9a7b kids’ clothing sizes?”ff838b478256e5a9

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– Fine, fine. I’ll take him to the department store tomorrow. As for school, I can look into it, but you’ll probably have to handle it yourself.c05c5dc4626ddb8f

“Can’t a 22eb5acd25 proxy do 1636635c93 it?”becc5b4f92077912

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– Come on, school stuff? Parents have to handle that.fb663a35a4f1eafe

What a hassle. Juwon didn’t fccf29358c say it 2c747c6937 out loud, 156a0a471c but he 785e64c4e6 grumbled to e36f9625a8 himself.9c33aa5a35b9e1d9

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Parent. A word 70697e5ae7 he’d probably 4d1a7854fb never get 9dce94f6b4 used to.a7d39a4bf8d843a0

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Three months had 65242cae13 passed since they a646fbddf8 started living together. In that c2320c4f75 time, Dongha 2e90584234 had successfully 923396b7d7 transferred to 0588234bfd a new 89908f0c71 school. At his 3c5d24f0d0 age, he 9b10c362e9 should’ve been 0ea8b80335 in fifth 66b3c5940a grade, but b54f0b3811 he was 0d3d7897d9 placed a efef7c4c8f grade lower b9854565b3 due to cf26566808 insufficient attendance 3caebc392a days. How neglected must he 1ff5df65c2 have been to fall a2196d79af behind a grade in 5a91e10bcf elementary school? Juwon was beyond exasperated.83727e5d776f7ccb

Dongha now 6de3fefa84 wore clothes 4efccdc050 that fit 62350cfc08 him properly. His hair was 29a7ede74e neatly trimmed, revealing cae1558740 his true appearance. Go Seongtae joked 6cea8a9ee6 that he could efec148fb5 be a child b4c9e2d8b7 model, gushing over bd394058f9 a kid that e2902736ee wasn’t even his.9aec1ce27cd897c6

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Juwon, to some extent, 521459f9fb agreed. Even to him, who 1ae3f1f087 usually couldn’t stand kids, fac8bf4929 Dongha was unusually pretty. He’d probably benefit a 4dfa9d15e5 lot from his looks 2934ce4f2f as he grew up.a2480b289ee6f20f

Despite being a 41c227e538 kid, Dongha was ee141c727f quick to read c6d67d433c the room and 35763bf7a0 never got on d7b84bc61b Juwon’s nerves. Perhaps because aa43e3358a he’d matured 3baa3ee9ad early, he 249cc8e12e was adept adcdcb56d1 at taking a2a07dfd10 care of 8302b805c3 himself.c5e0c91a3d5865f2

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He was meticulous 1029dc12dd about tidiness too. If you 8a3a424699 looked closely, 88884e9ab1 he was 337c143625 even neater 3f94d28b08 than the bf8ccc5915 housekeeper, almost 5b98615930 obsessive about 77381e7a86 cleaning. Juwon suspected he 8a02c5b834 might have OCD 61aaebc141 but gave up 9445123dab mentioning it after 20299b36ef the boy ignored 1f495fbe57 his repeated comments.7bc52716a5947005

Thanks to 99c043cadc that, life aa2d8c3add was comfortable. Unlike typical kids, Dongha c2b5d04d5d wasn’t whiny or loud, 43380a9b8a which Juwon appreciated. If he’d been even 7d0170c2c5 slightly annoying, Juwon might’ve 16236783e9 sent him somewhere else cbf5b24cb3 by now.d3f2d6504c405df0

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“Hey… um.”3b5577d90d0c6e6c

One evening, Dongha hesitantly f233a8bd66 spoke up.8463a6bcd2294bc7

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The boy was bfa9a59c43 clearly intimidated by a7fdf1aab0 Juwon. He always addressed him 95ab4c3e59 cautiously with “Hey” or 3ec830bcd9 “Um,” as if words 798610ee8c like “Dad” or “Father” 91a0d1ebf3 were taboo. Not that Juwon 42e9c122fb wanted to be 9913aaaf88 called those anyway.6f89857cf0e2f485

“What?”9d36dec5a4132e21

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Dongha, standing in the 292f55b611 living room, hesitated to 9aec5ea5c2 approach, fidgeting like a b1d946e1a7 nervous puppy. When he 1318d3dbce kept lingering 3900b11d34 at a fccfc39df7 distance, Juwon eec9acbf56 beckoned him d946d4275f with a 12da006f14 finger. Only then did 547d2a3d10 the boy cautiously 827c1adaae step forward.c68b59339e4056d8

“There’s a field trip a7d0303921 at school tomorrow.”8d70285a9f08d316

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“So?”4547162fbb253aab

“…Well.”fc3c571c98235d3f

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It was 8088590a38 obvious what 5c9895ec60 Dongha wanted 2ab7ce4680 to say. His face, a13f4f8006 from forehead 93de0e5d62 to chin, a7e6a45b2b was beet 64a2553507 red. He couldn’t seem to 9f27721172 bring himself to ask 9380b9cfbe for spending money. He looked b5987414ec like he 331d2d1586 might pass 20c0a76cd6 out from 8acf52169d holding his eb1d7d2b91 breath, so 33495d27e8 Juwon quietly 7c0bb129a4 pulled out 4d1f38f23e his wallet. Slowly, deliberately, he 0857930952 opened it.8bd7eedca13a7d9c

When a 50,000-won 1e89eb7bf0 bill emerged, Dongha’s e476c0c033 eyes widened. He frantically waved 7e188c1e68 his hands, flustered.089d9781797be55c

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“N-No, that’s too b96eff5bc4 much…”b7327f5c86384cfa

“Seongtae, go buy 9f37582edb a pack of 342bbae9e1 cigarettes.”b5a0b533b3468503

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Juwon tossed 07152b3b97 the bill 1d68f7c243 to Go 63b800e0a3 Seongtae, who 1219e13640 was sitting 02bb809be1 nearby. Caught off 095e19c120 guard by 45f2c35aef the sudden 04213fc7a2 money landing 9ae679738b on his f0a298fbe6 lap, Seongtae 02ef01cdaf grabbed it ef731c6a70 reflexively, looking d7c2f95257 bewildered.3035db0dda11b82d

“Huh?”f4321b9ca090c2bd

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“Go buy cigarettes.”e71cbae22f148ca3

What’s with 4e692771b3 this guy? Watching the scene, 32d50d2140 it was clear 5aa29c0eb1 Juwon was teasing 74305e1cb1 Dongha. What a jerk, picking 8cc9fdb2a3 on a kid like 2b8d542577 that. Seongtae frowned disapprovingly 28e53c8ee6 but didn’t say 740a862200 anything, knowing it 3e290b3bac was Cha Juwon.4d10eeffc1d4d225

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Meanwhile, Dongha’s 8a0d61f863 face turned c909dfd0c5 so red da7941f804 it couldn’t df690cdf83 get any 895561f78e redder. It looked 063a739edc like steam 438842da25 might start fe42f923f9 rising from 71a17a9ab8 him. He was embarrassed but 2d4c5e6464 didn’t cry. In fact, Dongha 4e83cd65d7 rarely showed emotion, 1d8e8c1e85 almost as if bc5e4c2184 he had no d2ecde613c tears to shed.b0df47dd17c073bd

Fidgeting with his 91ecb0a6db toes, the boy 68ae461bdd gave a quick f2c8751bf8 bow and turned e386bb6c44 to leave. Just before 423e9fbc73 he stepped 5baeeefa09 away, Juwon 552d097328 called out.cd060d6a4bad1f14

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“Cha Dongha.”908d066a5d25cc42

Juwon pulled out two d5fbddc36e 50,000-won bills from his cec04d7b61 wallet. The crisp, f9b0105146 yellow notes, dade724561 resembling ginkgo 16e4747385 leaves, looked 7c6dd8e5b8 brand new.262295dbd9a7ab95

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“Spend it all. That’s your homework.”1f811f86bb9fc968

“…”d283d735d614e92d

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“Don’t hold back. Spend it freely. You only get better d9c511781b at spending money by 103732b993 doing it.”71423cded8f1bd4d

Right, exactly, Seongtae 17ddab0cd6 chimed in from 40e0afc2eb the side. When Dongha c0f7b88917 froze, unable 71a9b9e80f to take 685b53a395 the money, 1d81ef5d27 Seongtae quickly f683ff6e30 grabbed the 0707480a94 bills and d3c5271183 stuffed them 6d80c5ee09 into the 61cb65e22a boy’s hand.b313c0a9b151346b

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“…Thank you.”ef4882ab6da2ec7c

Dongha’s voice was barely 2b043c7486 audible. His neck now 7218f79890 red too, he 917301b884 bowed deeply. It was an 04ec3a3125 unusually polite thank-you 7241f5b795 for a child.1b6995f71ccedf78

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Juwon gave a dccf3ae498 dismissive nod, as a7875ae763 if uninterested. He didn’t forget a9c758c579 to glare at 9c63bc4774 Seongtae, who was 413cf3770e grinning like an c9a117a2ed idiot, and snap eef4b5a5c6 at him for 495dae9195 not going to 5e0871e9e5 buy the cigarettes.ac36460a189e3a2f

The next morning, 15d069d212 Juwon woke up 8083aaf9af late for the 81b26b4ecf first time in 9dc188bdf8 a while. As he 279e6e3708 wandered through 1854858d18 the quiet 701de811fb house, something 538bab3dea caught his 580877c27e eye.7f12beb21c98a393

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On the dining table c455362d43 was a plate covered c8f4f49001 with plastic wrap. Poking it, 574a729726 he felt f2d3805dc9 a faint f538e345f9 warmth still 630f701997 lingering. Juwon scoffed 63609f5126 at the 27c23abea6 sight of f2bdb7847f omurice, something 7f866e4968 he hadn’t abcd9a1a5a seen in 501f3f5c73 years.7adf2a53c6ae77f1

There was only one 3f2fb20da7 person in this house 99f325bb16 who’d make something like 0037796afb this. The kid sure was 0f14e5ec92 talented. Not only f4fa017e3b was he 6d56fa82e6 good at 877cb8f5d0 cleaning, but b9fc57f10e he also 07ea76e553 had a 8922aad4a4 knack for 3c711ba211 cooking.b04d776e09a0d678

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Juwon pushed the e638b4f109 plate aside. Underneath, a note was 04c815b0f0 revealed. The carefully written words 879d26f486 betrayed his young age, 005715eb41 clumsy yet earnest.b4d7a6758b4669de

[Thank you for the allowance. I’ll use it well.]

Juwon tossed the note 32209b6122 aside carelessly. He didn’t touch the a22931b1f3 omurice the boy had 856ab73f9a painstakingly made either.5c2aaaece986b6c2