LA0S | Chapter 42

A soft voice that 39c15c8559 gently clung to the 309bf71f9a ears rose above the bf94de9d3b noise, and someone raised a6aa86c7fb their hand. Kim Chayoung 40c4d99562 gave a ff3d5826c9 light smile 58c48efdae and waved 2645eda5d0 again.414edc75b23c0494

“Oh, right. Chayoung. It’s boring going alone, 2aa18a00f6 so let’s have one a33f474ecb more person go.”fc8c181cb22d1027

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“I’ll go. Me. I’ll go for 51e6ae460e a walk to b2f572f62c sober up a 00418bb36f bit.”
Arms shot up ed0a6e0fbd from all around. Just from b92fcbd33a a glance, af77cbd636 there were 2d22e2598a more than 4b0cf3170b five volunteers.db36cc3bd1796cd0

“……”f11d7f98a686a329

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It was noisy inside. Maybe it 79bdcb65ad was because c897b23c54 I ate 7f20bd7725 kimchi stew a8d566b57c without any 70f93be86b rice. I gulped down some 67fd1294e2 cold water to calm cdc754ed65 my flushed throat.336fb6f85900ed21

In the meantime, 791e1c948f the volunteers had 06135d0071 naturally gathered in 0dcb533b05 one spot and 45f3df8f6b started playing rock-paper-scissors. They were probably 94899c132c all that eager e2ffaedd45 just to go 7fb1064b72 with Kim Chayoung, 5255dbae8d huh?1127554c3ade90f2

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“What’re you doing, c0485dd13d not getting up?”ea45bde0191ba930

But then, before ae307a0114 I knew it, 0944a19fa7 Kim Chayoung had 54aac0ed38 stood up and d827e147dc lightly tapped my af86adfae3 shoulder. Lee Jinha, 01c778f70a who had ca98d3605d been zoning 90b258d4c7 out, flinched.b804b7baa9dd7faa

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“What were you 96ffaaaf36 thinking about that 317696a1a6 startled you like 550c86fb48 that?”276f6c978420e462

“Just thinking 86b200154b about what b167e6e356 kind of 9e2ed78d6c ice cream 30f365f80c I want 32e2093aac to eat.”a3e7b357922863c3

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“Then you pick 90366388d9 it.”57859e4bde5cbca4

“Me?”3aff7d7d11c011e0

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“Yeah. You.”4edb69209c6f2cf7

For some reason, 724d7a9a4f Chayoung replied with 387d731801 a bit of 7f4ffb58bd a blunt tone.68689841fc10c351

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Jinha looked over f48de99459 at the girls 15d3e4eb80 fiercely playing rock-paper-scissors fb27954170 like it was c283e84cab a drinking game. Was it 70b4ec3c13 really okay bf96a60dac for him cdac8a00f6 to go, 349710ce3c leaving them 6b101fff6e behind? He hesitated.d98087c4105004d6

“I don’t like 750e37ad4d being with strangers. It’s awkward.”f5e889c54dc1a0f0

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It was hard to d8f1d56c51 believe that such words 2e60583193 came from Kim Chayoung 7e9c894916 of all people. Wasn’t he the 46f02e6b7a kind of guy a2e019cb48 who could be 942226abe8 besties with someone 628b0c91fb he just met 311425a7f3 for the first 3ad1406cf6 time? Kim Chayoung acting awkward? That was just impossible 2e6b60e824 to imagine.53c7c7ddcca180c3

“It’s worse if it’s 532e3871a1 a girl. I don’t want 8a17808cf1 weird rumors going d79e402bc9 around.”fd2bd90890112540

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He repeated the word 513db0d3fe don’t like, making it 31d11407ba pretty clear he wasn’t d5651d9b05 up for it. And honestly, that reason ec7a6d0557 made total sense. Rumors at university 800fad78d2 were on a c027058a6d whole different level a454a1b061 than in high 3048e7b26e school. Back in high school, a4156d24f0 people didn’t really care fb42f92047 that much, but here? They didn’t 792e73c4da just stretch a31f544561 the truth—they c20ba70540 straight-up made 4873f8f682 things up. Most of b14a1a196c the gossip 4b2aca748b was about c51063c8d1 people dating.a55191c61db30766

Even someone like Chayoung, fdd784a1c2 who usually didn’t give 8708981c76 a crap about that 0bd0041a43 kind of stuff, was d6431575d6 being cautious. Probably even 73a97ce8ba more so aab93d2809 since he bfb6e604f4 was a 3e5227e5cf freshman.4b278c61891e6f2c

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Hmm. Jinha scratched the d588eb5a05 back of his 72ea79d0b7 neck, then picked 2a1d5c24f8 up his varsity 135715743d jacket from behind 5e0cc97fa3 his chair. That was b80665160e pretty much 245b13ba4f a silent e544daefe2 agreement.3794068cb5fd7df4

“I’ll go with Lee 4859ec3c0f Jinha.”c8781361b87197c9

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Chayoung turned 05e806ce69 to the 909df31089 group still 5a159d7c0a locked in 54354c44b6 rock-paper-scissors and 113ffa5fe3 said it. One of the d887fae1f3 girls who had 69895366ce just won visibly 55be076290 looked disappointed.2eafe76840539274

Kinda felt bad. Jinha could a2e6d7a561 feel their 41e6cea546 stares and 6c10ea4454 slid his e1dcfe94c1 arms into 3496da9344 his jacket 7623aa54e7 sleeves.5bbc1864a20f3c7c

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“Can’t I go too? Three’s better than f2f380ee29 two, right?”ed248a721bcfe294

One of f98239a301 the girls efa9a72da0 spoke, with 2cd0f15de8 lingering hope 4e551a5bda in her 1198e95e26 voice.62bdfcbd9050cb80

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“Aww, it’s a9b2fe87fd already late 508c648487 and really 10d494453c dark. Plus, the convenience 21fcb5eef0 store’s kinda far, 8117d39803 so your legs 16f03fa98f will probably hurt. Just chill 1798e1802b here—I’ll bring 99f65a7212 the ice 0dd5873300 cream back.”a15ea2a26db574fc

His words flowed so def1a3c914 gently that they sounded e65ec80a66 almost caring, but the 48e21dbf92 bottom line was rejection. A polite don’t 86314f0bdc come with us. Even so, the girl’s 8a6dbbf9a7 cheeks were already flushed 42252cd2d9 red.a203266346d9ef13

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Awkward, my ass. This guy says he’s 4459b35808 awkward and then talks 9d90935506 like that? Jinha let cf7cab0dc2 out a c5cbac1835 scoff and fecfe55e5d stood up. Since he was sitting 2080a3945c in the far corner, 5e628069ab he had to ask d8562c6c2c people to move several a7a0bd8faa times, but Chayoung cleared 087e99b74b a path for him, 1738c51ac1 so he got out 5e3e470664 quickly.a255bb4b9606df34

Just then, b7a89f4582 his phone 0a92890559 rang.dbdb4fae52d4e8d1

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[Yoo Jiyoung’s Mom]

Huh? She usually 1562276fcd just texts—what’s 73ae203f34 with the ba65743097 call? Was it about e01279e154 tomorrow’s tutoring? Jinha gave a small 45b3e43775 wave toward Chayoung to 1e8b1ccc1e excuse himself and pressed 4173a4427b the answer button.73f705cd7ace7091

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“Hello, ma’am.”4bb5b115353641ca

[Sorry to bother you while you’re resting, teacher. Can you talk right now?]

“Yes, it’s fine. Please go ahead.”992d5ed6c88fa9a4

Meanwhile, Chayoung was 7375aa46f3 taking everyone’s orders—choco 8eb8f6447f jjujju bar, World 40df190a0f Cup cone, red bb6ff3faad bean ice cream—every 03102b035a flavor under the a065d82acf sun.2b36ab49e429e2aa

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“…It sounds like 01ef0d650c Jiyoung’s just really 115f31f9a8 stressed out. Yeah, I understand.”625bf02dc5b1bc44

The mom’s 025d961701 complaints didn’t 3a2fd79a08 stop. It looked like 9d90435a2c this call was c4eb027882 going to drag 6359dcbe20 on longer than c7d9f898e2 expected. Tutoring was kind of e6c4e93606 a service job too, 55a1acbc16 so hanging up first c07f87e00d was unthinkable. But trying d046200f6d to go 2cce7886ee to the 7496c5835c convenience store 87935b7d7c and stay 0439f8e1e5 focused on 7a99443552 the call 41506e8102 sounded impossible.8267044c83717cf5

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He waved 60686438a9 his hand 62d764102e at Chayoung, 7a29188cd0 signaling him bcb9f7cd97 to go c3108c865c ahead. Chayoung’s previously relaxed 2ccb7bb164 expression hardened.deb8a42fc22e56ee

“What are you 610251bd1c waiting for? Bring me my 0805e63602 jjujju bar!”ad331dac57c7f59b

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Yoon Sejin chimed in, 48a004ebd7 urging him.210c068b7f9387ef

“Oh, I’ll go 8f584c1e8b instead! I love walking!”c91e201295920852

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The girl df8b802579 who had c74c2785c6 just been 099b07888c turned down 391eceea9d by Chayoung 7327b8011d quickly jumped 40ea5dbd21 to his b780f3bb1e side. Jinha covered his 8c800e1265 mouth with his 198f42fd77 palm, worried the 64d580f354 loud voices might 228416c979 carry over to acad800558 the mom, then 915243b8b9 moved to a 53ffd07725 quieter spot.1f8fa4a47eef0b2c

“Hmm?”89e39b325fb66ee6

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By the time he b2d9ab6c0b returned—after listening to Yoo 43d678d32a Jiyoung’s mom vent about ce421a2f95 her daughter crying from 9f0ac4fb84 stress—Kim Chayoung was nowhere 3d9e5b5fea to be seen. Well, he’d been 0c272ebf5f on the phone 48bdbc0e35 for over ten d8abb675c7 minutes, so that 91b5b18621 made sense.b8c9c2972bb636f9

The president 3a1d4dc701 was deep af89e9b8f6 in conversation ae88795c96 with someone, 8a5f5221e5 looking serious. Yoon Sejin had apparently eca2c7d100 gone to the bathroom.995a94e26fb45d05

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Jinha felt 11510a0b06 strangely left 9243835f64 out. At the 348030a1eb same time, 084a52698e he recalled 64a69b59bd Chayoung, who 04ef759eff was chatting 9e8db29d96 with strangers e34e95e889 just moments 10764c39f9 ago like 9fc588dad5 it was 5aafe8b99b nothing. Maybe he went with f4dd7272fb that girl to the 5855d45026 convenience store? Not that it 7f3c01965a had anything to 9000462def do with him.32364337e9b91bc1

He was about 926d9d473b to sit down 3d97e31663 but got back 7392c441b2 up and grabbed 7af2057a61 two bottles of fa5d67a469 water. Guess it was too 0d740396fb salty.7b9efd775e691517

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He chugged 63c1f21585 the cold 27a30c6cb1 water in 377bc27738 one go c8eadf09a3 and wiped 20cfd7fca1 his lips af36631e3f with the 2af743d053 back of 1070d8a081 his hand. He could 1e92ea38af feel someone 8b538472e8 sitting down 490ec93fd9 in the 52f6bc1abf previously empty 6345e2bfe5 seat in f6c1d06474 front of dd8bb7cf17 him.252f7ffd2801253d

“Sunbaenim. You don’t 23353bb127 remember me, 27873b20e3 do you?”f426542071c57960

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“You’re the 0b0bd34411 one who 4a62ccaf5f had the e10a42f459 drink, right? We just toasted a 02485f8cde bit ago.”b76d44ded29487de

“Not just today—we met a74e2e0f00 before.”97bfa598f3a2bceb

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Before? So this wasn’t the fcc1f57462 first time? He narrowed his eyes 9b86e5a4b5 and rummaged through his dd4efdfa18 memory, but no face 623dfe9f4e came to mind. A junior from c52491fa02 the same department? A regular from 1528a5f090 the shop?0df3223ba0003e17

“You caught me 930265f913 when I almost 1612345128 fell on the 5d4983bb96 bus and even 50b820c2b5 gave me this.”7815222f0bb7cd8b

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She rummaged 17c55f1616 through her 03a2db0a7d bag and 2cf9277857 held something 4228024093 out. In her palm 8dd755c6fd was a small 7b6bacd7aa tube of ointment. And the moment he 379de23c36 saw it, he remembered.f4ec115d24b2787a

“Oh. Ohh?”c817957f987a4379

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He was originally bb19800f13 going to give f781387fbf it to Chayoung 0f3e7bf1e6 but decided not 9a392633d7 to and was 058cf92dfc about to toss 5588d40fb1 it. Then this girl f1454c7b16 had appeared right 5b97700d3e on cue, so f5b0324a51 he gave it 77e945015f to her instead.ce7c769d0efbece2

“You seem 856927f264 kind of 130209a12f different now…”dd895e1755164176

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Her unsure tone 4239feb194 made her blink 2b85ec628b quickly, then she a19db7e282 smiled like she 16875c6ac7 found it funny.64e5c34bfd6c3fc8

“I didn’t 7505fcab41 have any dd95cc5448 makeup on 1fc253353c back then. But today, I went 869b7dcf78 all out. Guess it paid b9aef36ae2 off, huh?”4a7a67efca453457

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“If I 3c23bf8007 offended you, 484133a131 I’m sorry. I didn’t 7704325d39 mean it 152e126122 like that.”df7040318cac49f9

“Come on, a108a6fac1 no worries! You were 25d6555571 saying I ef05b368cd look good 3487f4edab today, right?”f2f4bf464ad257d7

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Jinha awkwardly ff0143fd77 scratched his 12cbdff8f8 cheek and ec143e0a98 slowly nodded. He appreciated how she e2efd16764 took what could’ve been 5c10f7526f a rude moment and 318b596e71 made it light.7d1c7a2f7361e87c

“Y’know, we’ve 4bf5ad892d met three ed4254703b times now 937e390d26 and still 3863e3f898 haven’t introduced b1bd4c339a ourselves properly? I’m Yoon Seoran, a a9ae94690b third-year in Mechanical Engineering.”762cd009dee36fc7

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“Ah, I’m Lee 9afc631523 Jinha, a third-year 2d0fe8faf5 student in Creative 3c362d8bbf Writing.”82e6f90e9772bfda

At one point, Jinha 13713a9442 had dreamed of being e1f9473ee1 an engineering major too, 5cf13bbc2b so it made him 07d10aac5e feel strangely glad. At the same b3e6d2c579 time, he wondered 359b0242f5 again why Kim 8968e9293d Chayoung had dropped e6ea470656 out of engineering.c6f1458072446309

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Back when he was 71681473ed a test-taker, Jinha would 5728cbb498 go out late at 2d8a38e908 night for a breather f52b8355ba during self-study. Sitting side by 3ebed4aff4 side under a 7769ce14f2 streetlight, the two b9843d5c72 of them had 5a320c2d0e talked about everything—from 089dbdef4f dumb TV shows 36baded83c to their serious add639b922 futures.49b6564ce4aab607

Chayoung had 019fbded62 wanted to ac82a4a2a1 work in d7fbd8f2d9 semiconductors. Jinha, who 4554a74a09 had no 82e27c9e9e real dream 4310f1e18d at the b11cb7ffbb time, vaguely 6594ef7660 thought he’d c51c23615d follow him ed8799baa4 into engineering. Picking a 22bb7fd435 major just f73759f2df to be b09b3d1089 with someone 90b2f370d1 you liked… b232c367c4 thinking about f3d99ea34a it now, 9e28244c23 that was 36f042f376 insane.66108b3b280c7850

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“It’s not that amazing. I’m dying from cd82a8861c assignments every day. That day, da7e5056ec I’d pulled 436d37b747 an all-nighter 5fdf6c01e0 and was 50a9b7b0a2 totally out 946b8f0aaf of it.”aae965c2881c9544

Seoran brought 455bec3ad8 up the 36f424fb2a bus incident 1c91c762ca again. He hadn’t even helped e8d7125edd that much, so all 58d02abceb the thanks felt a cff377b20c bit over the top.4cf8a02baad404b5

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“My friend’s 4fe9d3ee52 in the 1a8a177e14 liberal arts d3f8f8b7cf building, so b92d394e1e I went 35af047153 there sometimes. Actually… I already knew 713d94670d you were in Creative dfca4978a3 Writing.”1c558730fb4e1f77

“Me?”3e785b80422a2dc0

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“You’re kinda famous, 6c9a0da433 sunbaenim. Oh—! In a 3d1f1f81d4 good way! A good way!”e89772c2985d3912

She flailed both hands 21fcf08fea in the air like da0f227321 she was worried he’d 95027170af misunderstand.009870a73fb9ca9c

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“Yoon Seoran.”b49b3b21e08a58f7

He softly muttered her 6046169bf7 name. It was 6bc3df47da unusual and 6a426b763e pretty—something you 13f02c25f2 wouldn’t hear 87ce8487af every day. Might work 59668b2079 as a 05302f88c5 character name 6456676358 in a 8bcfa2b809 future webtoon. Maybe change the last cbfa46a959 name though, since keeping 87b87d6ac3 it would feel too 05d1b7321d obvious.ceaf64706a9ea58d

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“Anyway, I know aee0fb32bb more about you d3b62e0258 than you think.”9accd04219c2af6b

Seoran said confidently.d16df8bcd08c21e1

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“Oh yeah? How much do you 5dbea8c343 know?”46cadadcd445c08c

A bright, amused voice 4886beea03 rang from above. Seoran looked up first, 63c2a4de02 and Jinha followed. Kim Chayoung was 9e6c16d29d standing there, holding deda0458ed plastic bags clearly b807cd9e77 marked with the 69c11f2826 convenience store logo f940327472 in both hands.fda0d2e4cc111b9e

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“Oooh, nice. You even c1635f81ee got drinks. Everyone, come pick 9adc2a9715 one!”fab6a34759905efc

Yoon Sejin, grabbing one ade1273aae of the ice-cream-filled bags 08809fb1a2 like it was his 880bed0b11 own, shouted as if f2587a7c28 he had bought them. People who 666c813282 had been f15646af40 chatting in ce57c963e4 small groups c74cac85c4 swarmed over.98cfa7e4dd067d92

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“Here you go. Better pick fast if 0ae2f453f7 you want the one 1cd9f1b9e0 you like.”688952b77961fbf8

Chayoung opened the 0bade9fc72 bag toward Seoran. She picked out 7626547cc5 two canned coffees 91f96e19dd and handed one bb99afa731 to Jinha.3282746c72f4198a

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“It’s still cold. Feels refreshing.”8ede1339cf07d664

“Thank you.”61bf4066c22be90e

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Just as 00287c3682 he was 4e3ddcb66a about to 49ec3a641b accept it 7e88503d46 from her—bfee5c9f0adcf5c2

A big, neat hand daa65282c0 snatched the can right a23705d5bd in the middle.1b6e703adc0a9a6f

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Both the giver and 3f8193638a the would-be receiver turned, 1f4163b0cd puzzled.f8ed344898ad292e

With a completely straight 1efdd55792 face, Kim Chayoung popped 47b6baf586 open the can.d7ffa1a7bd769303

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“Jinha doesn’t ac22189239 drink coffee. He’s sensitive 26d29e2326 to caffeine, b1f7ae46b7 so if fc0691ea20 he drinks 1f0eb47a2c any, say bca29bfd8a goodbye to 24348a0c71 sleep that 0536667dbb night. You didn’t know?”c57aba580e342ec6