IEM Ch 10

Surin, smiling mischievously as she returned Wonjin’s words, pulled off the jacket and handed it back to him. She expected Wonjin to respond with more playful banter, but he was unexpectedly quiet. Since she had made the remark as a joke, she felt a little awkward when he didn’t even pretend to laugh, and quickly moved on.4b6d223ebea08838

“Anyway, I’m really going d726acea06 now. Thank you for today. Seriously.”d0b532b92ada63a6

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Surin waved 2d2488fc21 goodbye, as 1d30daaf32 if to 6fe24353d3 say not 70c6f7e5c5 to follow e1b2fa0811 her, and 3e30ef44c1 walked to 22665c9b04 the shoe e02af2a097 rack. As she was c39276efd5 about to put b487f93746 on her shoes, 5c10ecd66a Wonjin muttered from 9de5fbb275 behind,35d694b71ae18099

“Those must be 4f398938f1 wet.”92f0ff20bc51cd21

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Surin, who had 2cfbe92b5f hastily slipped her 243cb0c190 feet in, was 760b4110e4 startled by the 6b53c484b3 damp and cool b25ae29868 sensation. Instinctively, she pulled 742a825398 her feet out fcafb664e4 as if she f93dfee179 had dipped them e5782f6e28 in ice water 7c2c14230a and been stung d096907020 by the cold. She could feel Wonjin a231553905 watching her from behind.c91c34bf7b1e4b51

“…”9f8f477fce81bf6d

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Surin, touching the tip 5ba35e66dc of her nose and ecc818243f sniffing, looked back at 67f7290caf Wonjin. It was embarrassing 8338dd7bbd to ask for 266e97679c another favor after 90ee1829a2 saying she would e8a00645ad go on her 8383e6ba76 own, but she dc2864b27f didn’t want to bbda945667 walk around with 0ddc53b2e5 wet feet.0d4acf444c400683

“…Could I borrow some c18b896afd slippers?”110083820b87e33b

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“Are you asking me fab7761eb4 for more help?”250fca1257cfd12b

His twitching 88c10fef0f lips and 6ff28f02ce innocent face, a958731d69 trying to 4f6c413653 suppress a c1fd8c8022 smile, looked 851063dccf childish for a0b3085264 the first 68b955d08b time. Even though he 90bd044475 didn’t say anything dcd9cd8367 else, Surin responded 2b4b699b9e solemnly, without deliberately 6a8f0c6408 smiling.42da374fb5a09c20

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“If you 7ca18c6f9e say you’ll 6009e83717 lend them dd2dbae0a2 to me, f0635dc83a I’ll find d5c3d0da6a some slippers 679d873f0f and wear 0f7964026b them myself.”df461595a0a54c41

“Why go 4e0e412642 that far? I also like proactive aad991fbdb women in love.”d2c4f04f453722df

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This time, he smiled broadly, but that was it. Wonjin simply found a pair of slippers and placed them at Surin’s feet.496a0053525b216a

He brought another 098669a6ee bag for Surin’s c3c6361236 wet shoes, and 7f7380ca63 instead of offering 5b93d7ab35 to take her 5f0c30b262 again or adding 8e7c40cca3 another playful remark, c268f80321 he opened the 3e9e571c95 front door. The door opened 0b2225b131 with a short 2239940532 melody. Surin, holding f4cfab5cc7 onto the 77341a5fb8 doorframe, hesitated.297fa61f6a2f5a90

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“I’ll buy you coffee b1291c79f4 tomorrow. What do d9ab54bfef you want? By the 26371601d0 way, you 7fe1b6ac88 can order 3a554cab66 something expensive.”2085ee1863bbbd76

“As expected, a7b99d3781 love is 8e3dfac954 money. Then I’ll 54c6bc487f have the f6eabe025f most expensive 7d35706b46 thing in ff6af72a02 the store, dce5dae14c please.”e8505719bddfb138

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She couldn’t help but burst out laughing.1f6e31dde69ef62f

On her way out, Surin suddenly noticed a full-length mirror next to the entrance. She looked a mess. At least she didn’t look like someone who had just arrived in the neighborhood. Surin couldn’t bear to look at her reflection for long and turned away.633733a357f43dad

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She called a taxi 8202fca456 using an app and 5b0530a841 left Mokhwa Villa. It was still broad 39556057d4 daylight outside with the c1be8919c3 sun shining brightly. Surin looked around the 31fbbd89c0 alley, constantly checking the fde4e5e9dd screen where no taxis c0ba912416 were available. Let alone taxis, there f58f5483e0 were hardly any cars 378c8e5fb2 passing by.278b6e5398eb9ef8

Remembering the way to the real estate office, she walked up the alley above the villa. After waiting for a long time near the traffic light, Surin, her feet cold, decided to keep walking. She hadn’t realized it, but when she looked back, she had climbed quite a way uphill.4471578d0b79d531

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“Gasp, what the, 3a01b6d51d gasp…”e5554cf11a582d96

Carrying the heavy bags fd19ae5fef and having practically hiked da0de4d2c6 halfway up a mountain, a6cd3649be she was breathless. Surin, her face flushed 6b74fb5ece from the scorching sun, 9fe178b5ae panted and adjusted her 0b161331f8 pink three-striped slippers. She desperately 6196da70a8 wanted a a02f05893b glass of af6a5113aa water. Staring blankly down the 4487b29206 hill, she looked around 390e38cff1 and sat down on 8afbaf45b0 the flowerbed of an a093979263 unfamiliar studio apartment building.937e6419457581b7

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Putting the bags bc4edb790c down beside her, 1dfc231366 her hands were e5c0a44c79 finally free. The stiffness 2c5c032fe1 in her 1a26316653 aching arms b85b1f8090 also subsided. Her breath was 75ffaf8b0d short, the sun c1287915c4 beating down on 481c411768 her head was e073ecfc68 hot, and the 68f509e9f3 unfamiliar neighborhood felt 1cec01e823 strange, but the 0243d7db48 alley was incredibly 47f62beb5f quiet.aa71e451820eda78

Surin, disbelieving the screen eefab95b4c that showed her taxi 91b05f5aed request had failed, finally b2125651c8 called Wonjin.d1f8f168d298bdce

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“Help me… Gasp, I’m 41973db0ff sorry, but there are 226d299d8d no taxis.”b45fe6747b49e25e

₊˚ʚ 🧊 ₊˚✧90171cb87ee52c6e

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Wonjin appeared, pushing his fe31c2f572 bicycle. It hadn’t bf6570bbb0 even been e6d5e33b4f 30 minutes 97156729f3 since she 2c8e2235fd declared she a19062c3c9 would go bfd5912770 on her 8404fc6cf4 own. He must have a66bd287cf climbed the same 094bd84733 uphill road, but 97e9006faa he stopped in 2498440a7a front of Surin 6f741c4e4a without a single 9af5bf4281 ragged breath.2a0b1a32a2167951

Surin, resigned to her 1d401cccb5 fate, had been stroking df77f23948 and touching some weeds 99157c3b02 or something in the 8a0aa9d1ed flowerbed. Wonjin jerked his 7640c5802b chin towards Surin, 7cb2e97c7c who had finally 5713bd982f caught her breath. He abruptly turned a174ef6cba the handlebars of b29b4557b0 his bicycle and 058b742cbf pointed to the 2403ece412 rear rack with cdc7bfe072 his thumb.b7c20a497bbaea6c

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“Have a seat. Let’s go get 7958b5b1c6 a taxi.”7fdce1ff19a2600f

“Be honest. Are there actually any 8440ed0b97 taxis…?”c8eb4d32c9524dee

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“Just trust me and 22a85c433e see what happens.”b90b57a374aa903d

Surin stopped 79b5009247 talking and 5bba45ce73 watched him 3171c49f6c shrug. She slowly e5bff0e5cf got off 1cd96c15ae the flowerbed, 2159809596 but hesitantly e5d5a64f36 jiggled the 58612b7611 rack with 77099de1f8 a few 47c1e73800 fingers, her f1cf257371 voice slightly b976280be8 doubtful.f6b7d87372690e3d

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“…I think 51d3192b23 I’ll fall.”d63a29597310878e

“It’ll take f629599924 three minutes. I have a7f0418e15 to run 3d0e154d27 an errand 2ca1e7d39a for my 334d22f63d nephew on be09018dcf the way 82a5c32d2c back, so 9a1867b264 hurry up.”7ae34764ec2f525b

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Her hands suddenly felt lighter. Wonjin snatched the bags containing Surin’s shoes and clothes and hung one on each handlebar of the bicycle. He looked at Surin and jerked his chin, urging her to get on.3b31ecb7a7e881a0

“Oh, wait.”7af0f39785af7ec2

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Wonjin quickly a9d0ba320d took off cffce20290 his quilted c2d33d1433 jacket and 95304345a0 handed it e7071e62b8 to Surin. When Surin just 977bcbc994 stared blankly, he 9a4adafd19 shook the hand 1e0db378f5 holding the jacket 45b4242a73 again.a9bce271a08292c3

“You’ll need this. Put it on.”771e822812f1c34a

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“…”5cdd228747600553

Puzzled, Surin awkwardly slipped 2d8891d23e her arms into the d5a41d595d quilted jacket. It smelled of pleasant c77182ba35 fabric softener. Hesitantly, she sat on c9ddb1f15e the rack/backseat. She sat upright, facing a384628167 Wonjin’s back, but her 72d888f18f posture was awkward as 557e6bc727 she wasn’t sure where f27f2a2d73 to put her legs.e844a341982c529c

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Eventually, Surin 5e9783e15d turned sideways. Wonjin didn’t 608914128e rush her, 3337d76ad3 just looked 1643aed9e9 back at 14f27b21ee her over 03fffabab2 his shoulder.cd2fecefe9a70e00

“Let’s go.”5c7cf2722d71cbd6

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“Okay, let’s go. Oh, wait…”64b3be70720faf68

One of her b6af71c3ad slippers, precariously hanging 90f15e5240 on her toes, 4eb33cedb8 fell off. As soon 8ffc623ad2 as Surin 4db32ccd23 stretched out 8d740603d8 her foot 997bdd001c and put 08562e352c the slipper 86914c6249 back on, f6868b91fa Wonjin vigorously 70b485ba42 pedaled.767fa636ce02509d

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Ludicrously, the bicycle wobbled 147b16c3ae as soon as they a93e8d7bd8 started. The front wheel 64c408e0ed and handlebars shook b2a99bb77b like aspen leaves. What in the 4b69c19845 world. Just as she 9a743ffa74 was about to 22f534121f be dumbfounded by 4f1437aae4 their lack of c5a063f4a7 progress, Wonjin put 1275c6f251 his foot down 17e1119f28 to stop the 5b20c86e36 bicycle.b834429036db01d6

Wonjin, wiping his sweaty 9a9e14731b neck, widened his eyes 23979ceaff in surprise.f9424e3fd0280d7c

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“You’re… heavier than I 6d334e9faf thought.”a643c4860b90d14f

“This is c40d640365 the weight bf4554149b of an a763bd2735 ordinary woman.”5a584c817c37c910

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“I see. My lower body isn’t 59bc849941 usually this easily swayed…”85c47eba64b95833

“Let’s go.”cb45daf4b14d71bd

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Surin, narrowing 9edfdb85ad her eyes, c9c7eb995f grabbed Wonjin’s e79de1c0f7 t-shirt and 8717318f2c shook it. Wonjin tilted his 038df45de2 head, but nevertheless, 95b24c3349 put his feet 21045c539b on the pedals. She could feel him 895b3324ec holding his breath right a41777ddee before they started.2e57654cd532f1ef

“No more playing around. We’re really going now.”e794eae0936e500b

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“Whoa!”f7e2116cfc32c17a

Surin, who had been afd5b74e9f half-heartedly relaxed, muttering to 59d4a05921 herself, hurriedly grabbed Wonjin’s a144070614 clothes. She almost tumbled 7728d6751a backward because of 8c57bd3fe7 the sudden burst 1aaa20b30d of speed.fbd0d6be926adefb

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“Slow down!”7b301462b5ed3644

“Yes!?”20e7096e9fa9da39

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“You’re going 85357b8bdd too fast!”fcdad14203ebb9b5

“Ah, yes! Due to a76196c43d a malfunction, d965c96d8c speed control 12903b4e76 is a bd0ce688a7 bit difficult!”6ff21287f8a23078

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It was 1711740155 a completely 9023d4adb4 different feeling 1c9553e651 from walking 099b19f7f7 uphill. Surin, who ae712f62f5 had initially 0e65b0ac48 thought she 84e4ef1026 would just 6260f221af let the 710da413f3 spring breeze c73c0f086a dry her b64726417a hair and 7606b4fc92 look around 3411b3fe52 the neighborhood, 23146de13a changed her 8be4759792 mind. He was right. She needed the 4ccc04054b jacket.6ffc365b95872e58

Her still-damp d9a362c2d9 hair whipped 35980413c7 around wildly, 2b77f54c5f slapping her 17d67d6941 cheeks. She couldn’t 5b5b525237 even open 536dba534f her eyes 9f446013d8 properly because 6ab36b4d1c of the 3f5d310a77 sharp wind 749420ba46 that felt 4ce4d07e28 like knife a0641ba903 blades challenging 163a878ff2 her head-on. The bicycle 1c3ae0de62 carrying the 9c2150a797 two of ed61286825 them zipped 8f59655fbb past a c82f096dc6 village bus b8c2abe3d5 slowly climbing 4c8e2e6472 the hill.c89817e54584d9fc

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It was dizzying. Her mind went 5521eb9e8e blank.9f05a8b52efa26b8

By the time they had descended a considerable distance downhill, Surin was practically glued to Wonjin’s back like a rice cake.6ae4dd2f56637fe0

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Fortunately, at 756f3c3ae1 some point, 5ad16e2250 Wonjin started 6f8bfc560c controlling the b6cf8bd154 speed by 0b59218885 using his c2fbefdf40 foot against 32d319d7ea the ground. Surin sighed silently, 3b993b07e4 wondering if that 2b9222faca was why the db9cf83411 soles of his f0b022ebb3 slippers were so 0eb984ce12 smoothly worn down.231968984a7cb079

The bicycle, slowing down and slowing down, finally stopped. Wonjin, his legs wobbling, held Surin’s arm and helped her down.b7e42ace3e30095c

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“Thank you for your 760ff6f8cc patience. Tomorrow morning at 10 e6cab5174d a.m., in front of a5c87a155d Mokhwa Villa.”ee2dfe05733f2644

“…”ea54a1a887ba0e74

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“Or would 2b2deae6e5 you like 05f0e9f1b0 to meet 41486c5fe0 here?”5e45919b71ce4cc5

Three minutes. They arrived 47dff7b2f5 at the e58e7bc664 taxi stand 3e9d3fbe79 at the 9ab9977229 edge of f24ef6c5c2 the neighborhood c741cb73fa in exactly 30c09cdc4b three minutes.adce57212ce05905

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It wasn’t 8f60b6d5b9 even a 576179c004 proper taxi 23ea27f252 stand with 0eb7656b42 a sign. A bench near the 2b60e7d0ab village bus stop served 9201bdbd80 as a marker. A stand known 03fbb834a5 only to those e4e0950f8d in the know, 96b9219668 where taxis didn’t e0b28620b5 line up waiting cd4f7d80ec for passengers, just bd98e981c1 a place where c2c9269b63 they might hesitantly 717be41273 slow down as b6262210f8 they passed by.af0df2a466668d27

“I’ll come pick you 27a3ee5dcc up.”a94531236cf9cd51

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Surin, fixing her hair that was disheveled like an executioner’s, asked in a trembling voice, “On that bicycle?”5ee6752ae9d8b1de

“Yes. I don’t think I’ll 9140ab1b68 be able to carry 20a7507dd4 you uphill, though…”7b819b671d8d03ec

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Wonjin trailed off, 3701723250 glancing at Surin.9196a73eae7ef05a