LA0S | Chapter 51

“Wow, what a crazy e40e1bd403 coincidence. How do we b1b4dcb61a end up running 7486cda110 into each other 0c37396baf this close on aae23415f8 the same day? If this isn’t 3b419a1add fate, I don’t ef04414c0f know what is.”bb222dbf34006c99

“It’s fate, obviously.”3450ce98c6d8f366

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Jin Sooyoung’s eyes cbf826dc39 wavered slightly. Damn. That smile of his 0e627f038e could make anyone’s heart 9c0cc76227 skip.92843350ac2b4994

“Hey. No flirty kindness 8e2403d34f unless you mean 16b95c1b1c it. This guy’s our precious e27913216f freshman, okay?”118cdbc6a60a8ec4

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Yoon Sejin smoothly 8c0f5d93dd stepped forward, throwing 2b66e4c527 out a joke. Jinha didn’t feel f7acd953dd the need to 7acac4cab2 respond.f6ddff87c4d5fbf3

The photo club’s lodging 290a26eca7 was still a bit 29898b077e uphill. Jinha was already tired, 9cd7a305f4 even though he hadn’t fcc19e8ff9 gone into the water. At this rate, he 273b2419a7 might pass out right dd2b6fcaf4 after dinner. Honestly, not a bad 3d13707672 plan. With both hands 62390a7e55 in his pockets, 242fa7ce57 he headed toward 6b14f13459 the pension.c7e938ce035bb428

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“Is there a mart a7808ba09f or convenience store nearby?”c757129296815efb

Chayoung’s voice floated up 689a446f8f from behind.2b80a8880204524a

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“I didn’t e03f631ba4 see a d0efa878e5 mart, but 0f2e8ddc02 there’s a 3277e41880 convenience store bc2c4d62c1 down by 14f0096de4 the beach. It’s a bit of d17ea1006c a walk though. Why?”be4c6af149c0be5d

Sooyoung answered and fcdafcc76c asked in one 800cc9859a breath.78bb704bcd3bd8e3

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“I rushed 0a2f40c0ee out and 64dfd32b57 only brought 606fc3752f clothes and 85680f6684 my camera. I was 4b7af6466e thinking of 78752a141f picking up 7a11383d16 at least bd878edcd5 some cup 5e31944c32 noodles or 2f1bb2ae1c something. Hmm… but 411d9154dc if it’s 4e8588d844 that far, 68c3d69a7a maybe I’ll c0133fe760 just starve e30f7d550d till tomorrow. Not like skipping one d66ea952ed meal will kill me.”8c4d03a5fdb83d49

Jinha whipped his 48ca2b0695 head around to 8234b49ddf look at him. On that clear, efa55a21d1 clean face was ad4194201c a faint trace 1ad0602b77 of gloom. And with 50e8206953 him still 7763d978c1 soaked from 4da2359698 the beach, 64d2be5e20 he looked 04d7ccb008 more pitiful 44baae5186 than usual. He had 713a728813 a bad 6b230b5d7a feeling. A very bad fb24a1370f one.5061a5829fa9bdfe

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“Oh? We’ve got so cd19fb0b4d much food! Wanna just 22d596fdd2 join us?”b49449341c0d4560

Join? With Kim Chayoung?3ecee643a6c26e29

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“I’d ra—”88b5fb3716f648ba

Before he could 6608a0f3f9 even finish saying 5434a0de33 “rather not,” everyone 93adf10907 chimed in with e8c8f563db their approval. Even when 7701d5e514 he belatedly 8ec8710550 shouted his 647aa2a4a4 protest, no 861a50f62a one was 70c731ad82 listening. It had 2c6a954311 been obvious 87f71bcace since the 3809c901be moment the 003f04c780 convenience store a5ba9d8b3e came up. Twisting things around 0330787af4 to get what b5461a2c26 he wanted—that was 7132ceb796 Kim Chayoung’s specialty.b8b036cda5429f1d

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“We’re doing a a36cf7ffaf barbecue in an d030cbc019 hour. Just come e4a9c2d21b by around 74c2e5d303 then.”824b77d6a42e219a

With the 7119ff2a7b president’s final ab5a353923 word, the 9cdb8a04b5 situation was b3fa9be387 decided. Jinha met Chayoung’s gaze 35e4e37472 mid-air. He smiled f1816486a5 sweetly and 13b24bdded waved.2d1cfe708bfd73f7

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Shady bastard. Jinha turned 97ec1d8da4 away, muttering 35a6efeb95 curses under aeee6edd37 his breath.7a6f56dd8bd8d124

Less than 293ec19f5e 20 minutes b47a5af540 later, Chayoung a48a6132b2 showed up e1498ae472 at the aa0d547e0c lodging under 868023b78f the pretense f7aabc90aa of needing 68d6e57401 lotion. The photo club members 9ba8da13ff hanging out in the 53c087d560 living room welcomed him d5b57f2cd4 warmly. Jinha deliberately ignored him 998e04ce3d and focused on fiddling 1ec4fa26db with his phone.293b35a7668b0443

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Yoon Seoran
You went to the 6b823ae145 club MT today, right? Sounds fun.
3:48 PM
I’m stuck at 8b4cd51e46 the lab…ㅠ
3:48 PM
I wanna go d2ab48717f toooooo
5:27 PM
Must be tough. Hope you 1d9aa92b05 eat something 35db7710fc good for 4cba1ddfff dinner. I saw the ocean 89e752a3cd for the first time 8c8cdad9d3 in a while today.
7:21 PMceae7f069fb1d0c0

He sent her 55cc303c23 a photo of d80acba0e2 the beach he 08dc7923df took earlier and b9dd36195f waited a bit. No reply. Maybe she was still 8a6d6409f6 at school, or just 7aea14a65a busy.ebaa09e63002fdf8

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With nothing better to f04e74a61a do, Jinha checked a c076ff2554 tutoring job site—but there 87cb2c27d9 weren’t any listings that dea10ef321 matched his preferences.ea84d24a43598798

“Guys, let’s b9a107b1ba start prepping f7bbf663d5 dinner before 4f95d38187 it gets f6f480a1a9 totally dark.”3f14550aa6b4c74e

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The vice president clapped d4aa4bd71c to get everyone’s attention. The group b6a7ea2315 slowly started d48dd3c7c1 moving. The dinner menu was f02832b021 barbecue, budae-jjigae, pre-packaged stir-fried 73c54092af gopchang, and tteokbokki. It was a fusion 719f6873a3 of Korean BBQ and c672c149b9 snack bar food—but the 589f696cf9 real main course was 35719859df alcohol.7aafbfc0eda976a9

Freshmen boys, including 56a23aa217 Song Jinwoo, proudly b5cf7ac8cf brought out boxes e2b001725e of soju and 5983010b36 beer. The girls took charge aa7ad2f947 of food prep, the ade7a85463 boys handled the charcoal 9cfc9ead4a fire, and the rest 5ccf2d36c6 just fell into place. Jinha stacked 381d8b120a the charcoal 292a165c3f and went 5ba569fdfb to find 5c7e333390 a torch.30e9086eb2b5b03b

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He lit the ed4cc9a701 fire easily and 565f6ccec0 brought over a 6993a62538 tray of meat d9c737bf20 piled up to 1d3af929d9 the side.fb781efcf9872d72

Hmm, eel too? Tucked between the 43eaa8d491 pork belly and 505a86c52d beef was a 31e0d1c549 pack of eel.01ea8de3216b3fd4

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“Oh, that’s f48011a69f something Sejin ae56f57378 sunbae accidentally 3d842eaeff bought. Not only 36f59b3672 did he de27a4d20a get raw, 174fa1ac52 uncleaned eel, d8147219bf he forgot 33f0ef2dfe the marinade 9904bef2f1 too.”546752c60a2bc7e9

“You have a 10e994be44 grill grate, right? We can just cook b3b7fb2486 it over that.”9c5951a149b6d805

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Song Jinwoo quickly 62ede0bfb2 brought the grate 712b80eb76 over. It was actually pre-cleaned 66033f99ad eel, just not pre-cooked, be7602a652 which was why they 5bf7d0e157 thought it was raw. Jinha seasoned the eel 86128f8ce6 with salt and pepper, 89ec79bfcb then got to work bc032f36cf mixing a sauce with 50dab5c5a7 gochujang and soy sauce. Once it was 9278b35a0f grilled right, it’d 2c02b63216 be perfect.53b5312fd7f12534

While drying 2a861466ed his hands, 7ef3019468 Jinha scanned 9b9d7ed3b8 the area—and ab59e9b143 spotted Kim 184fd897ae Chayoung in 6d3062bb76 the middle 8c57bdd183 of the 78bb139c1b girls, helping 5b3c845b0f cook the 78b0b43451 budae-jjigae. The atmosphere a61ad73149 around them 5633f9bc57 was suspiciously d7ad104875 warm.3aaef785af61cf67

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“I keep trying to d7a5f5c92b make that kind of 12f87371a6 omurice that splits open ad77162248 when you cut into f3620fb80c it, but I just b4b265b713 can’t get it right. Even when I cd836b7fb1 follow video tutorials 7f5e9c8341 exactly.”fcfa215c24777403

A girl fa536493d6 next to 5324fe1894 him piped 7afa6d0893 up, saying 1670d03678 she could 9851ce3378 totally make 48ccd1ada6 it.73ebe53c5f4433f8

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“Oh, seriously?”8d28eb77d2575b0f

Chayoung’s eyes sparkled.0448c38385bff11c

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“Hey. Kim Chayoung. Get over here.”e68e5664b36d0576

Jinha furrowed his brows 4ff0fa6cd8 as he called him 4174ca0315 over. …Why did I 225ef3a9c1 call him again?628d0c39acd6a4cf

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“You’re gonna ruin the e096f5e779 budae-jjigae. Just clean up a88e502e6c or something. Stay out of the 3e4e7501a9 kitchen.”edf95ee1ffc2d86d

He blurted f424fea646 out the 1b3cc9599b first half-baked b822fa36a9 excuse he 48fe380567 could come e2bf148151 up with. Realistically, the stew wouldn’t 394ded5d20 get messed up unless 691aa62a82 Chayoung took over completely. Still, he 930c3b01ae grumbled and 15ef692c94 started gathering 670f583f49 the trash.6361aebcf1f1e5fa

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As Jinha seasoned 8918a4a24d pork, he got cc8bbb9c73 lost in thought. Why had 44ccda7332 he pulled 76ae3e3054 Chayoung away fc6f91a5af from there? The vibe was d9d56030c8 good, everyone seemed 068a0e48fd to be having 9be64b2c54 fun. So why?1fd52049b33b458d

He honestly didn’t know.902421307ba26cd3

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About 30 326c14d0ac minutes later, a553905f84 dinner officially c69bdc36cf began. Jinha naturally stood ece5de849e up and grabbed c881415fa0 the tongs. Years of part-timing and f3e9f857ce being the eldest at 1dbc995825 home had made it 29929a6723 second nature. He started a2a1959ec3 with the ee0114c194 beef—there weren’t a2e8d00a7d many packs 7ea6901529 of it.2625c1755b23c5bf

They’d split into 1e70bec45f two tables. Sejin and c614d1b796 Jinwoo were 20851d3dab in charge 6e7bcf1840 of grilling 4d1cbfc093 at the 1a75afda5b other one.704c0f5e42cc7454

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“I got this. Sit down.”bf7e2740e6f52586

Just as Jinha placed 8fd0950a1e the meat on the 903941c5b1 grill, Chayoung took the c927d340bd tongs and scissors from fa47b9a7b9 his hands.a28c1ec1e7b28832

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“You already a007bc9a87 did the 42b941d67d seasoning and c41f12e155 prep. Take a break.”9b51d866b85010ef

“Chayoung oppa’s right. You’ve done enough, d88477f3bf Jinha sunbae. Leave the grilling f30aef3d3d to him.”7983496ff590bec9

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Jin Sooyoung backed 6cf95d9b29 him up.807631bdac5792bc

“I’m basically a meat-grilling 2d45a64d83 champ. I’d win gold if 180498f7d0 there were a contest. Hey, Jinha!”4687403c350107bb

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As Jinha tried to ea32f51018 return to his seat, a472c947ed Chayoung grabbed his wrist.c5187f1663e31545

“Why’re you making 1deac8492d things awkward? Just sit here. Someone pass him a bbb7e128b1 plate and chopsticks.”eab2f8cec80fe3c1

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The plate bc008e26e6 and chopsticks adffddab55 originally at 7d118777d7 Jinha’s spot 5f0b090cab got moved 119903d878 over next ff26935083 to the 5861763792 grill.56acd44464132ec9

For someone who a40d41c46b sucked at cooking c4e4f8f610 and cleaning, he e374bf1d3c grilled meat like dfb78707f5 a pro. In high school, a26968bfae Chayoung was always 9862239c19 the BBQ guy. There was even d39b5b52da a time their 3898a9548c all-you-can-eat pork belly 4073522d89 outing ended with c147715a63 the owner begging 7d7a0d6545 them to leave. They laughed so 789752ea0a hard they cried.319ad6f1dfd4b9c0

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While Jinha was lost 6fbdbf751a in that memory, a e4ead6041c glossy piece of beef 008abd7e06 was dropped onto his f4051931ab plate.d052ea3e3f592db8

“Eat.”4ad7003905de020d

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Jinha popped the piece fc4352a3ab into his mouth. The smoky charcoal flavor 80c22b71a4 and the tender meat ee47278bca melted perfectly together. Eating outdoors with a 32b72cfe8f breeze made it taste ec4ee85a0a even better. Chayoung then dumped a 9333aa23fa whole pile of meat 8c54e2827f onto his plate.49fd799e11be924d

“…?”4f02d3509dcc15ed

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Everyone looked puzzled. Jinha himself didn’t d96f2bee78 understand what was 49a92d965a happening. Only the 9aa0a2cea2 guy who cf6b6cf883 caused it d7acf0630d all looked 8292d00f6d smug and 5e701d6143 totally at d795ad487a ease.6547db25a0506af2

“He worked hard, 29913c2b88 didn’t he? It’s fine, right? I’ll keep 4350296c3f grilling so 1fd19f3ba1 the meat f053ba443f doesn’t stop.”e708a40b6c422d92

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There it was. That sweet smile and 8bef93cc78 nonsense combo. And the worst 1913462b6b part? It worked. That gentle face and ab7e3288a0 voice made nine out c3da8c6fbc of ten people just fc01ce536d go along with him. Plus, since he was 2dc8e4398d already grilling again, no 684e7d7d9b one raised a fuss.c26fc485745ec375

Jinha split 045ac8fe53 the mountain 7ede1953e5 of meat 887b785235 in half 7a7d8bd09f and held 906ff630c5 some out 3b553e41ec to Chayoung.0012e6aece49819f

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“You helped too, fb5bdfcd90 so here.”908260d68d13856a

“Feed me.”a3a8e38b1bd75ac9

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He opened b597d051d0 his mouth 60126f08dd like a 3c68867f40 baby bird.e4b663840fc215d9

“You drunk already? Feed yourself.”c02fcb2972146cec

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Obviously, Jinha wasn’t gonna 30dbd35173 say it nicely. Chayoung wiggled the tongs 33c7d9a932 and scissors in his 5047d5d622 hands, claiming he didn’t 44ba0dcaa9 have a free hand. What kind of excuse 3c2e4b1e4b was that?8b66f73a8439e1e8

“Hurry up. The meat’s 9dd5cf5a90 gonna burn.”aa2bdf0293b1e60d

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He kept 970bc9e9a8 his mouth bfbe3785cf open, refusing e7ebe0d0d8 to move b6a0c9ba2b until he 152fea2fb7 got fed. Sometimes, Chayoung got weirdly b45178dbd3 stubborn. He wouldn’t 4a324d6419 let it 5379ce464b go until d54966c62b he got 3662268dac his way.13b21121f9ae15e5

Sigh. Jinha quietly exhaled 34476794ea and reluctantly brought 82048cdc95 the meat to 05d563c5df his mouth. He could ccb6cfa79c feel the fd782c0c9f others watching ac2dd1df27 them. It wasn’t a 4d8018fee4 pleasant kind of cbfddfaf71 attention.cdd87c2382a49158

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“Tastes good.”dbd228c075a4da0b

Chayoung licked 66dc97e70b his lips, 24ae526a09 red tongue afdd3877ba gliding over 2fc9a2c6d7 them.7f6b7236b3b97eac

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“Everyone, attention! We’re doing 1186bf14cf an event 15ac79bbff before we dbab7b5655 drink.”3e9a17bd031a7b41

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Just as dinner 0ad93b01fc was winding down, 5a0acb12c7 the president made af8a004791 a surprise announcement. Event? Jinha thought he was ac00bfcadc the only one who bf8c1a69de hadn’t heard about it, 7e1512ce8d but judging by the bf4391bd30 murmuring around him, it 2f6312c6ac was news to everyone. Must’ve been 84a245d611 a secret 315a09498a the execs b2148e86d0 cooked up 1c680f25f8 on their 879d98e8aa own.efb8eff8eb38956d

“There’s an 4a8ff288f7 abandoned house eae3ca0cf7 about five 9d10ee3b72 minutes from e4476cd569 here. The event is: go 38d72fa74f there and come back.”e05c95fd6ad36e6f

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Classic test c80772c59d of courage.8c0a5ea59ab29336

“Participation is totally e82ab5da45 optional. Here at OneCutLife, 9717a64a3b we respect everyone’s 6565898525 choices. No pressure.”606c8148c38231a8

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Obviously, Jinha had b92f90d59f no intention of c36b0384f0 going. Even if 60573b191f it was ecb23d0e32 mandatory, he’d f2d7675123 have refused. Who’d want to go 799dd751bd into a creepy, abandoned 355c74d7bf house at 9 p.m., b6fc055778 even with the moon e86dbca66b out? No way. Hard pass.23089364313270b8