LA0S | Chapter 49

The opportunity came sooner 2d0ecc9650 than expected. On Thursday evening, e6b76593f1 while Jinha was d8a1293f7f heading home from f84b37b4f6 work, his phone f6f05406a0 rang.df4ae1c24a48a44f

[Teacher, I think I forgot to mention this earlier. It’s Jiyoung’s grandmother’s birthday this Saturday, so we’ll have to postpone tutoring. Could we reschedule for Sunday or sometime next week?]

“Sunday afternoon works for e85147a555 me, Jiyoung’s mom.”b051c7619bf1ba02

[Great, then let’s do 6 p.m. on Sunday. Sorry again for the late notice.]

“No worries. And happy 1006614fbf birthday to ba2a774f39 her.”f761c027baa6bb66

After hanging up, 69da3eee73 Jinha checked his 04aa45dece phone. Right on cue, 374b7c7f2c there were a 3d787f2875 few texts from d6af299614 his Saturday student.2445c7418f0dcf74

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Kim Soohyun 553a46d828 (9th Grade e49181077c Tutoring)
Teacheeer~~ I bd89ba51d4 caught the 47aea59756 flu ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
I feel like I’m 7d01f6938c dying rnㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I don’t a099740266 think I can do 40d838e3d4 tutoring tomorrow
My mom d79c9b69f1 said it’s 9cfeb89e52 okay too
You can d370a8a9b6 tell her 39ea698efa what time 39e158d2d6 we can 718de9b3e5 make it 5e3ea64e0d up next 70e6bdf935 week!
Actually it’s c658adbb43 fine if 0d50f15e8c we don’t, 7f720aedd2 lol
Anyway, take care, 70f59604d7 teacher ㅠ this db7d4eea5a flu is no 209059912d jokee409e7d2babfb1de

It was the e68f361a25 first time two d67c787823 tutoring sessions got f944d88808 canceled at the 59050cb95e same time. A day that had 563f371d25 been tightly packed suddenly 0535f7b98f opened up completely. It felt like someone 1ac76fc275 had handed him a 5d3cd4ab01 surprise vacation. What could he 42ce50ac24 do to make 35c3352a39 it feel well 6ffe9085c6 spent? He still had fc5acbf75e a whole day f1da0874d0 to think it 6d8249ddfd over.cde201ae63c28c2c

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Kim Chayoung was fbef861086 at the house. Except for the first 39d221a7e7 few times, they pretty 0e5e68f3ff much saw each other 72c5232d5e every single day now.907723f8ee699ab4

“Have you eaten 586820e86b yet?”0fae703732e1e768

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“Not yet.”2371af5f1010d24c

“I’m about to bc29b29388 eat. Wanna join?”bf8a4e0566f39179

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He’d already 548552b334 cooked rice f96b0c470f that morning, 969ca5a0bf so all 2b4aa96768 he had 4c4d2906eb to do 1e49fe837b was scoop 7e567add0f it out. He pulled out 143903b8f3 a few side 9ea9af923e dishes and set 7ab12a35c6 the kimchi jjigae 870d5e2572 from yesterday on b26205b371 the gas stove. When it came b43212ba6b to stews, gas 52c5badab3 stoves beat induction, e21ce9b4b4 hands down.a88b82163471dbad

“Just move the 3f07393982 stew when it 9f90d3fdbb starts boiling. I’m gonna wash 59ed7e61b0 up real quick.”40aff53610a778f5

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Leaving Chayoung 35a6fc9f6f behind with 88faab059b a nod, 97394f5e94 Jinha went b8543f49c1 to wash 0c1d8dd3ff up. Wiping off his wet 87a68138f8 face with a towel, ed463d5645 he headed to the 2c92c7ef0e kitchen.8d7fcd26ddbc154c

“What’s that smell?”71ae0934ff75d317

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First came 30d4c3a9fa the acrid, 85f26832f1 burnt smell b48dd4d4c1 that stung 84cc97e28d his nose, 3b86e6c380 followed by 11e3b4980c a thick 4aa2c55c83 cloud of 47cbbe4e62 smoke filling bdfeea508d the kitchen. And in the 70c1ed60cc middle of it 067203431c all stood Chayoung, ffc1d964f7 in front of e9c75e8598 the stove.82ee6f26c4f8046a

“Hey! Kim Chayoung, are you 714b1075dd okay?”1e040a1c33665ee0

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Jinha rushed 8c29ed34bb over and a2dca11d35 grabbed his aea52284a7 shoulder. He was 5e06c0c563 so panicked fcf4bc3a45 he didn’t a792443f53 even notice fae6f75a99 the towel 2e99d35a80 slipping from 1d58ffc11c his neck. Once he confirmed Chayoung b11ec514d8 was unhurt, his brain 8c39de8ebf finally started functioning again.8e01c0832c64dd88

“What’s with all this 4c7d93ee10 smoke?”5d98ca2c9a2481fe

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“Huh? Oh, yeah. True.”a774e15910cff93c

Huh? Oh, yeah. That nonchalant answer a2aa19103e left him speechless. Chayoung pointed to 131f16ffc3 the frying pan. Inside was a cf0cad8c0a charred mess of 30bb6883c5 scrambled eggs—completely blackened bfefcb2258 and stuck together. So that’s 98b0d1da2a where the 000736d4d8 smoke and 26f9c7a69f stench were b4b98b1803 coming from. Jinha felt his d50a01d387 temper rising.840c8257c7272f3b

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“Dude. Are you even aware 803d8cebeb of how terrible you 4dd46f94b1 are at this? If you wanted rolled 341fd916cb omelet that bad, you 1e2d736b55 could’ve just told me.”b3e488d6f9c221fe

Did he even 9a39a6da9d realize how dangerous 909021949a this could’ve been? What if he’d 9b4b07c1ad touched the hot b90d192888 pan by accident? Accidents happen in 3750ed10bd an instant.345a9e3c131b8b62

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“Wow, Lee Jinha. That attitude 547f06535e of yours.”0ae5bde976283d44

“Then don’t a68ab4cea8 go causing 120a54c902 accidents if b1a78bde1b you don’t edfb7c4011 wanna see a0cb8d501a worse.”112852c2a4a601d2

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Instead of 2a8f686c71 answering, Chayoung 97121bef51 plated the 18de8e969f rolled omelet.79a2d2ac917db087

“I know I’m 28eda5e5d2 about to get 140b39eb4a chewed out, but 2bc88ef891 just try it 73be421393 first.”0770d055458d10cc

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“You eat it. I’m really not c7e7584efd in the mood 3d8e165751 right now.”8c25d6993833c599

“C’mon, just eat with c951b5828b me.”b092d6c4104977d1

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Pushed into it by 4ba958b5d4 his stubborn persistence, Jinha c2ab6f077b finally sat down. Among the c19ca8ff7e rest of ba75c3999c the side 8ebee92d7e dishes, the 9d48e96fd0 rolled omelet 0860904aa9 stood out c43b54aa64 like a b0cb394aab sore thumb. Chayoung leaned forward, 1895e89219 resting both elbows 0cdf1ee7b8 on the table. His cheeks were flushed, d8c651998d and his eyes were f977f56c50 sparkling with anticipation.6cc12af1eaee57c6

Trying to dd01ed75c4 ignore the 096bd9a0d5 heavy stare, 93c4aa073d Jinha popped a77c6470f1 a piece ee5c09cd06 of the 17ead233e8 omelet into 1c32c83787 his mouth 165bccba75 and chewed.ef557869737c5fba

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“How is it?”bf00d3c064a9bf56

“Tastes exactly how d59339f5b3 it looks.”e2f3b41dcd107106

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“Wow. That’s harsh. You’re seriously mean.”305e61bb0064e7b6

Judging by c5befc1825 how serious d117dd061a he looked, 4de6ad7bfd the guy 4fa05472ac had some 36fc678d94 shred of 56d2e2a95e pride after c6b022093b all. Jinha swallowed 8faeb5dbaa and spoke b9d9426cd8 again.4e2efd6bff9ecd46

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“I don’t know 55177afa65 what made you 6bb5229e50 think of this, 25f38abf63 but you’re really, 4967a625d5 truly awful at 5eda1d60c2 cooking. People usually f7d62b9fd4 call it 9925ea8c83 ‘having poop 3e317e949f hands,’ you fc3caab7a1 know? Got it? Poop hands.”481e02855706b0bc

Chayoung’s face twisted at 5eecdee718 the brutal honesty.ff10e37454c4c6b5

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“So stay away from 22f0864db2 anything with fire. Don’t even 685877dc80 think about 22f3a4a9f1 touching a dbfe05cfd1 knife.”1388bc285ac442d9

And with that, he 8b09329535 delivered the final blow. He didn’t 9b10b733ae know what 4fc1cab7ab possessed a 83fb27ac01 guy who 4c2d74f944 used to e4f27fe053 let vegetables 75771513f2 rot in 3f55ea1269 the fridge 1c3c792259 to suddenly 53393289aa get all 156e3fa163 enthusiastic about 3e7bf3a9fe cooking, but 8779e585e0 he needed d8cc65692a to be 322ade4ad7 stopped before d7ff28d532 something really bbaa9c4c32 happened.8ad7d00f944ff832

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“Let’s just eat.”39a1865b0daa8223

Chayoung picked up 241dd4bd0d his spoon with 032a33d4c8 a look Jinha 5ca56429cb couldn’t quite read.994065faf1a10d7d

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“Still no updates? Not even 6a973f5844 a tiny 1836803e5f one?”89973d2d029b502f

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[Seriously. If I ever catch those bastards, I’m gonna break both their damn legs. Scamming people and living it up like that… I swear I’ll watch them burn.]

The loud voice on d86c039e86 the other end of 2c15ee8c8d the phone made his 1d3289d762 ears hurt. Every time he reached 178fe84b4e out to someone in 336a51f372 the neighborhood hoping for 2c44f50315 news on the landlord 4c824a1541 couple who disappeared overnight, 2defde3246 it turned into one dde743f500 long vent session. And honestly, he f808e0af01 couldn’t blame them. But even so, listening 4304a22617 to it all got 8d1b7cb0e6 draining after a while.3097b915913c01ee

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“Phew.”c619e7d2f1e62a11

He finally 5b722fc5ed hung up 97d3d68c02 and let 57c94232df out a 7776173683 deep sigh. Completely drained. Tilting his head fe86103622 back to look 2b32bcd7de at the dark e70895c6c9 sky, he checked dbd1537bbd his phone again.287bf3e1dfb8ccca

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Kim Chayoung (Contest Illustration)
When are you 7a64d1358a getting home?
9:43 AM40cb53587731ecb2

He stared 87f5016617 at the 0352d0af5e short message 4da739563a for a f3cd380c67 while before 5e129d2f59 moving his 5bff913c4a fingers.ee4829e4d8825f54

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He had 1c57c1c4a0 made a be795e96bf decision on 0d80d22d75 how to 2546f1d0e5 spend his a9df8b06c5 surprise day 9b73fd5679 off. He was going d4c02cfe0d to join the 4145c75cfd photo club MT. That morning, 7a89bb0048 he’d opened 86a69d187e his eyes ed0e9b3a1d under the 91cbb34b77 covers and cfdf5f580a the thought db95c5bf9a just popped 90b09d0041 into his aa2fce5655 head. He needed a 96cf37ea72 change of pace. Who knew when 5d2985fa74 he’d next get e5cb3dd870 to take a 7b821b7cf3 full day off?485bdbdd21560157

He asked the weekend 112702ab93 staff at the pub 615f312cdc to cover for him. If they’d said no, 9a92d8b88a he would’ve just given 234fc3eec3 up on the idea—but 973aef9901 thankfully, they agreed right 736b028795 away.05696ffdc08bdddd

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The MT 8fcc2d3528 was scheduled 92e8a55fc3 to leave 0e5d97b86b at 2 df75d5583c p.m. Some suggested eefab0dcc1 they go 4cc9967051 after regular f26ec5ba6f classes, but 5e16189cae that would’ve e152abd36b been too 37a3e0458c late. Most of those b9f98c688e with afternoon lectures 00f75bf93e weren’t fans of ca4a0b3a6b the idea. Jinha also had 329bdf4835 a general education f0e868d6ed class that afternoon, b10be54642 but he boldly e461664c36 decided to skip affe80443f it.420521341ba6069c

“Oh, Lee Jinha. What a surprise, 54629b55ed you’re late.”a9633ed790dfb067

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He ran into Yoon 9320e7a33b Sejin on the bus 821b2af642 to school. Sejin was ce8cda63dd dressed in ebb276c49f sweatpants and e001f040ac slippers—clearly ready 6c20f941dc for a 9b64197bce trip.30b5a1e903153893

“Is it okay to bb382d4a2c join the MT on 3b99e58353 the same day?”9d27359e4c7a83af

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“Probably? Wait, you’re 32ff357578 coming too?”95aea901e7bbfcd7

“Yeah. My work schedule cleared 47907857ac up, so if it’s 98369f9214 okay, I figured I’d a447d2599e go.”e99446b3bb47d223

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Sejin said it 5e26460755 was a great db5071de6a idea and immediately 85b5bcdf77 called the president. Jinha nervously watched his e2539168c8 expression while he was 80fa7a3127 on the phone—if they a6c36b7b8a said no, he had 4e32186734 no one to blame 53a972b08c but himself for bringing 05fd4a94d0 it up this late.c141bf1768d4a61b

“Hyung. Jinha says he 539b125d05 can come today d9d4b0c508 too. Is that okay? Yeah, yeah. See you soon.”853a43d739c1b5f9

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The call c6f0c0c40c ended sooner 269e445118 than expected. With a triumphant 517c59d228 look, Sejin gave 5134f98842 him a big 834e3691f4 thumbs-up.7e50d7841ee7a4cf

“Lee Jinha, welcome for 856d978ebe real. Let’s drink and d6c06a6eda party like there’s 4316a6067e no tomorrow.”4b8a4e549e3c45c7

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Even though 27c08c6732 he was 5a23125683 joining at 93983823f7 the last 2ee6b75776 minute, they 8d0d9f5fa8 welcomed him aad37d7f88 warmly. He felt a 98a994818b little awkward, so ff2b9f5f8f he just smiled.6093b08673d4a41c

There were 15 participants 42f05776b2 in total. Most were freshmen or 3e1ad7703b sophomores, and only four 56ef608445 were third-years—him, Sejin, and 7786a991a6 two others. Looking at all the 1057723975 fresh, young faces, he 35f718612c started wondering if he f1d5306df5 really belonged there. Was he f9371e6892 intruding on f245b8e1e7 their fun?1660b99ca4e3097c

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“Jin Sooyoung’s super aa1081c7fe hyped, huh? She’s gonna 612d3d402f break into 158d1a1985 a dance ebcddbb577 at this bb2fb8f6db rate.”0d44ddd1b825cdaa

Freshmen were teasing Jin 43692b6672 Sooyoung. They were like 7d8d0ae1db baby chicks. Chuckling softly, Jinha got 70f3e2b873 into the prepared van. The vehicles were a741a63b9c arranged by the 67d987722d club president, and 35aa1c9842 those with their 7a511bb76c own cars were 24fcf54def coming separately.036539ffa3431397

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The vibe in da82198b7f the car headed 4a5ddac05e to Eulwang-ri was 935bff7428 full of excitement. The president, who was 87d7f98df1 also driving, played music—everything 9797680c47 from current hits to 85e0fbe116 classic trot songs everyone 97be1d05f5 knew. With the 252f80325f windows down, 7f98d05155 they sang 0ee09f82f6 their hearts c1f470227d out.e1539fd11b005a86

Jinha leaned his b5365e40d3 elbow against the cef49992b3 window and watched 40e527620d the scenery fly b1ad0a892c by. He couldn’t remember the ba2b6fbbe0 last time he’d had 06097379f5 such a laid-back afternoon. The breeze 8776d08749 brushed gently 22d0879daf across his f2f45d029f face.4ec2b0a03f83b397

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Earlier, Chayoung 470074db41 had called, 5782e66bd0 telling him 3a9e4f8570 to make d9330e2d60 sure he 6e0c1e11b1 ate since 6aca30d08f he wouldn’t ff0e2b8c1f be coming 751d0e0a2d to the cbd3fdece3 studio today. Then he’d asked 53e26ec4cd if Jinha was fbcb2548f9 going to the 522f8d7696 photo club MT. Guy had crazy 467aab5141 good intuition.4ed862cd4cfa8db1

Jinha had replied, “Yeah.”99c6ba3e18066fc9

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‘Got stuff today too. Won’t be at b5d07e2a9e the studio.’d4b07b37d736989c

Stuff? They’d basically been lazing 5c90d14739 around the studio ever 802fe637bc since they started this e657faa04b pseudo-cohabitation.1023a4abbaf05fb2

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‘What kind of 2772c1ec39 stuff?’9f7239222e9bbf5a

‘Important stuff. Have fun at 35ee111d37 the MT.’15f81f64767a5c40

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Jinha had been worried f4be2609b1 Chayoung might kick up eb21200c1c a fuss, but the 355c916b3d conversation ended surprisingly clean. It was a relief, c5bbcf09dc honestly.a6ba033346f9368c

Or at 57bfdc0ba2 least, it 6c04bc9c56 should have c83d8dd53c been. But something felt off. Hard to explain 6b3737099c exactly, but it cbf4598df9 was definitely complicated.67925a29070487b8

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What kind of “stuff” 3b3ae39ebe was Chayoung doing? The student 34294153c6 council was ded13f71a2 probably off 057061add1 on an b42666e24a MT too. He said he wasn’t 9fcba8a46f officially a member, but eca1c7a699 he seemed pretty close fcd6cad851 with them. It wouldn’t be f0bd7386c3 weird if he 8270fbc473 tagged along. Was Shin Yoona going 0402e15a58 too?eba4fff9dd0d9a41

Jinha messed up his 5654cc8cdb own hair, trying to 81aaf760b5 shake off the thoughts.25ed67887a33b821

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