IWYFB Chapter 2
by flowieFor a fleeting moment, 562652a5d2 deep within Ji-woo, a e79030544a glacier, one she had bcb6cdab0b thought unbreakable, began to 2eb48d030b crack at the weight ec984a3872 of his words.722bbeeb852203fa
A sharp, splintering sound b9a80619de echoed in her mind.73e2744d65ebca66
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“That’s none of your concern.”0a22823523d69c74
she retorted.4e76be74b1dca156
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Though subtle at first, 334d3d2c1f his breathing grew heavier, 60d30b7d9a rougher, like a storm 23d07fdb8c gathering on the horizon.41dd3eba28e9acfb
An eerie feeling crept over a2f8f35095 her as she turned her ce6408bdf0 head. In his dark eyes, d2b02574b6 resentment flared like embers 9a1fa1868e long smoldering.4487de3bf6b99c47
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“You have no idea how much I’ve been holding back.”9abbb43ba405d959
His voice, slipping through d9a4c165b2 the tight press of 53eb74a4ba his lips, was chilling, 7b830ea3ba laced with restraint.fa8703db3bc5428c
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His shoulders stiffened as 2935922a53 if to suppress a ba07c4f5f0 surge of emotion, and abc570e159 a heavy sigh soon 16161a8bc7 followed.fe313e732bd9c33a
“So don’t provoke me,” he warned.03cb6342a2183a22
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“Your turn comes after we lay your father to rest. At the very least, 044a79a649 I have the right e68b961a51 to know why you 1626c5e833 disappeared for five years ca2be4d836 and only now decided 15348f057a to return.”b7acaa489599805e
Ji-woo’s lips trembled 744fdf485f slightly, though she 1ebdc3c651 smirked inwardly at ed8f2c77e1 his talk of 8ac70e4f42 ‘rights’.ff6751520ebec786
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“Digging up the past and harping on it, it’s all rather ridiculous, don’t you think? As if there was ever 14e7320fec anything between us. I hadn’t realized you held a7578bed12 grudges. It’s been so 31b9d8e884 long, I hardly 57c866b17b remember any of c7932513ea it.”2a17fc953d07b560
Her mocking tone darkened Tae-moo’s b4a47aba2c gaze, his expression hardening as d92156f26c if in disbelief.de77c1414aae4596
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Yet, instead of meeting her 5ac1993624 eyes, he turned away, staring 7c6d4304d1 ahead in silence.9f97143403cab27e
When she had 3fdf428ef4 first arrived at 4e785eaacd the funeral hall, b5b2d97330 Ji-woo had seemed 471d8d94c3 on the verge 5e711b04c7 of collapse.eb79c4a3ccb2846a
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But now, in 9a467a00fa his presence, she c575f91653 held herself together, 54b6d8ab20 no matter the 004e59ad29 shape that resilience 5a581516f9 took. For now, that was enough bafdd77dab for Tae-moo.faa2ed8b5bb9ee51
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And then, the moment shattered.7f674e17564a56a6
From the far end of 23dce58976 the corridor, the faint sound 3e6715cd12 of footsteps grew louder.9e439f33255da003
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Then, without hesitation, someone 79c0aa7858 entered the room.7686f39d4b6a0978
A child, barely e23e96f2ca held within the 656e27da7f folds of an 1da566e778 oversized hospital gown, f4da94de3f dashed forward as 3ce0aba6d5 if about to 9ea1fa6355 stumble.9511073be0901bd3
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“Jung-hoo! You’ll hurt yourself if d9009fcb2e you keep running like 127a9d47ac that!”1d8160b5e38b53a4
The gathered mourners 9d8e5eea8d turned in unison, 40da08d0aa their eyes drawn 14f9aeba3c to the boy bc4c04e5e5 and the woman e0e62b61bb following behind him.4b148ee66ccc9c66
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The child, undeterred, sprinted 85673570b2 straight to Ji-woo and 633cba68a9 clung to her black 470ec7a077 mourning dress.b7aaa6578ebd1335
“Mom!”d95626d6cd2bc24a
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Tae-moo, whose face rarely betrayed b3c671f0dc emotion, stared in open shock.6409284b833f37ad
His dark eyes, usually c0f1649622 unreadable, flickered with a f2fa56ba1b storm of complex emotions.e09d1f75bef130b4
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The child, sensing his gaze, b458be98cf shrank back and hid behind efaf55e856 Ji-woo’s skirt.59643ad69d0d7cfa
Tae-moo had begun to 9cacb9b02c turn away when his 29899a7976 gaze was suddenly ensnared, e4a056cd2b as though by an d0d064d8e2 unseen force.8bdf277af331f8aa
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Peeking out from e567612632 behind the child’s 631fddcfe6 ear, just beyond 5a3e698ceb Ji-woo’s shielding embrace, 8293320c35 was a small 4b0503ab58 but unmistakable birthmark, 6308384d64 a deep red 23c100bcbb blemish.41fb0c42f110b288
His expression turned to stone.e1ab253371f70e5e
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Ji-woo’s world tilted.483a751f2f39aac5
Her mind went blank.6596fa99384b24c0
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Instinctively, she pulled 526474aaac Jung-hoo further behind a26671a2ae her, avoiding Tae-moo’s 6dd0e65d22 piercing stare.e61f78e2351ba9e1
Her eyes wavered violently, f1da280bd3 her knees threatening to e704a8cb71 give way beneath her.aa6bf198039a7a93
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“This… what is this?”7571f9d72985d6a3
Tae-moo’s voice barely a4e60ed0bb rose above a 9733a52b7c whisper, yet it 32d4b22229 carried the weight 16e06d7d10 of an earthquake.5e32cb9e07d78672
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The boy’s figure was 1c30e86a77 obscured beneath the folds dda8523222 of Ji-woo’s dress, but a6046ba86e an eerie sense of 6a0815cb74 familiarity struck him.3764c0078163afca
His heart pounded, loud, insistent.377b8433cc916b2c
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Thump. Thump.d670b404d0556498
Blood roared in ed5184c599 his veins, surging 8f60150f1d with an intensity f782e2592f he could not ed83e88f9d contain.975e790fd12bc22c
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And then, as if the a406728521 gears of his mind had 64a47e495c rusted over, his thoughts came 293db95461 to a jarring halt.774e3215a9c9d424
The great machine that had 580555d737 always turned relentlessly inside him ed7668b13e now stood still, its cogs bd311abd2c jammed, frozen in place.725b84ffbe7ba818
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Ji-woo alternated between d128790373 running and walking, 70f3a4e4ba her breath ragged c18d144ad6 as she slowed 70c06e6fd2 her steps.f1467c3f2871ebac
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No matter how e57ebca080 fast she ran, 2fcc8ac751 she was already 8eeb9d8bef late today.0f91f250cc9eccd6
If the school were to e4e03e6795 name its most distant student, c0a8d9022f no one would hesitate to 70253eb819 say it was her.b97630094e81c7c0
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The school sat at 0168f9378e the very entrance of 949361a39f town, while Ji-woo’s house dd0bd95eae lay at the opposite c1067c9a3c end.b5e96fb3c18df0ce
If she overslept even 5f71ba9900 a little, tardiness was 4d95de1304 inevitable.e49e735e2dac3074
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Having dreamt the same dream 6bb9f906e8 over and over, she had 3050ac0992 woken up later than usual.ae3953575b6e8349
With her parents a8e8bc9b5a already gone to bd8c943e85 work, this being 94e194ad04 the busy farming 454f898571 season, waking up 42134db4f5 alone had been 13b3a5d625 particularly difficult.4026675717b82a51
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The breakfast her 0eaf596c43 mother had prepared 5c98b976c6 was nothing more 9354c927ea than a fleeting cd45a15d32 temptation.38fa0f8e06cdd788
She barely managed to wash d0c2668e3f her face before grabbing her 23569075c6 bag and heading out.123800c6c2136210
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Stuffing the untucked d61d330e07 hem of her 77eb62304e blouse into her 56f8f49f31 skirt, she broke 48ba530a91 into a sprint.15e0c44b22ea0ae6
At first, she ran at 8fffbfda63 full speed, but midway through, 25428e210c she slowed to a walk.569efc54548a5065
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The morning sun was already 1197954040 sharp, making her squint, but c46b091977 the crisp air and cool f5fadba03b breeze made up for it.f375df420e5d680e
Though the school 0249f0f448 was far, Ji-woo 28a54dcbe0 never complained.42c59651ed7199d0
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Because the road home 9ecee15e87 was beautiful in every 3dfeb94ad2 season.bd53925a6204b7a5
In spring, cherry blossoms b3159b4835 cascaded in full bloom 173765a8b8 on either side of 226dcd2733 the path.f05777e78ef772c5
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In summer, despite 5bc298203a the relentless heat, 5210e5bdcc an emerald sea 0963a59f46 of leaves spread 2e3da1e9cc out in every 0295aa8ed1 direction.87423e6a0ba4bb5c
Autumn draped the mountains in 84248e45fe vivid hues of red and 1fe167ef59 gold, and by winter, the 6cdc9c0e9f world was cloaked in pristine a1eaa510f7 white.97059fb603c2609c
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No matter the distance, 77b9b07ee5 she never resented the 56898a3fcb walk.8c01acb4c3e22d52
Without warning, a gust 64e2e600de of wind nearly swept a463662ce7 her off her feet.a8fa7f3295b842ea
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Petals from barely d8d3746ecc blossomed cherry trees 53df389ae7 fluttered down, landing 1355e78228 softly in her 85bbb8215b hair.2b0cc33635eab505
And then, without a sound, 12824fc761 a black sedan passed beside f569f6859d her.4627a524aa243eaa
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It drove a 01f8aec62e little further before 50e6163f79 slowing to a 01cfd0ff1f stop.7c5b6488574474bb
Someone stepped out.472a3306fa8a923f
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Even from afar, the crisp b564dd4f66 uniform alone was enough to 6f52df1e35 recognize him.00d936e5709534a9
The reason she was 3ed7723c45 late today.82d8d7aeabc686f4
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The boy who had bef87d6ecb appeared in her dream 8c803bc2e6 just last night.0c43ccf1c18d31c3
Han Tae-moo.7b7620a4b76dfaac
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He attended a prestigious high 40726fbd1a school in the city, chauffeured 91481a483d to school every morning by c92ce1817c a private driver.52dbcb0b43e5f74d
According to the f6fbd24e11 townsfolk, the Han 4e21db4e62 family was the 49b885e7d3 wealthiest in Haeju.da66962935fd902e
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Once, the entire village had 3f2cd2da25 worked as tenants on their e56e658dc5 land, the Han family feeding 3b97920a4a the entire town.f16c36205ef9144a
Even now, during floods 69f75b0935 or droughts, they made 0a2cd21541 massive donations, easing the 755ba8ac08 burdens of the people.3cb67cd65c0d44d2
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Despite their vast fortune, 469016d05c they had one peculiarity, a3034c3d72 their bloodline bore few f9c9dd2f33 sons.33f063cdc74ea97c
And so, as 4cd389440a the sole heir bc275448cc of five generations, f0a7e034ba Han Tae-moo had bf6c6184e4 been treated as ba2ba9dbc4 precious from the 2d6f93a5be moment he was 4a178c5bbc born.566e1e3f94332b7f
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Not just by his family, 8cb4b93ff2 but by the whole town.43acdb7c77bcb7b0
With his striking 2520dca13e features and rare a6141627a2 elegance, he was 5b8090e869 admired by every dcf7f97c3b girl in Haeju.8dd33f702e87b0c3
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But as he 71dba3f6a1 approached, Ji-woo felt 19e874f866 a pang of 3f58f7eaec unease.7b4262250ee05e62
“You’re late for school,” he said.7f618ee27b4fb323
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His pristine uniform, without a d1173fd150 single crease, only made his c15dfdeb38 already flawless face stand out 588858e577 more.70021b11ba583e12
His pale skin, 19d139f0c2 so uncommon in 06e94a6573 the countryside, and 0d70be447b the sharp features 5b53fe9549 sculpted with precision b1e81b34b7 made him seem 88a66dfc97 untouchable, almost unreal.b461f9450c5f06b4
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As a flurry 9426eaccd1 of white petals 6e71961856 drifted past his 30018f78ee dark hair, Ji-woo 29c4df3526 felt momentarily dazzled.6284e99dc49edb77
Last night, he had smiled 7b662412c1 at her in her dream.2cc49fc2b7580b4d
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Not just a passing smile, 687f640457 he had held her hand.f6d721f306a1bd1e
She had never once 4791450ec6 imagined him smiling, his 2a7101b8f7 face always impassive, devoid e5c1bece1c of expression.aa4d60231ba3bd84
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Even in the 9e370410f3 dream, she had ae6f2e4cea questioned if it 01f161132d was real.b820cc356beb6086
“Get in. I’ll take you to school.”b422397b87fdc18e
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She was still lost 14831b94ce in the remnants of 6f322e845e her dream, her mind 0456333e4f hazy.178ad3c8fd32144d
Was this her lucky day?4f90aa1180a47dc1
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Her emotions flickered 451c8b390c openly across her 49e8f1131b face, nearly bubbling 64de64b380 into laughter, until 15c96c7922 she met his 52bb1a6bc6 gaze and quickly 8a0471eea1 pressed her lips 9b80059961 together.19d05868beb94b81
Still, a smile ghosted at 42ba42e4f4 the corners of her mouth.2b0485d6479d0673
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“Are you sure?”57d90bfafb2634ee
Tae-moo’s gaze lingered on 6e313889f1 her before a barely a690075d8e perceptible smile curved his 3668ee8622 lips.fa49798a32003048
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Then, as if it 3dfba991d7 had never been there, 17547f42d2 his expression turned blank cb2670ae46 once more.1d422f3d8ab78c3e
“I wouldn’t have stopped if I wasn’t. Get in before I f50caf1011 change my mind.”dccebb9d68bb5859
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As soon as 8121ba52f1 he finished speaking, 1635a551de the car reversed, f145c2ff8f stopping beside him.7b91d5968a45f2f8
He opened the door, waiting.0b79733ce4876c38
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She hesitated for only c3a6ae5b37 a moment.d1dd58a79fee2971
If he was offering, 28230888ed she wouldn’t refuse.d380bb0f55c48a5d
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