LD Chapter 2

After getting our 2f8b06afe4 food, we gathered d94f198b1a back at the f36228c9b1 table. As soon b676c69efd as we 42644e2490 sat down, 6e6132505f the cafeteria 064eee0311 flooded with 711f67e645 students. If we had 25d2b17adb been even a d8b39cb4a6 little later, we 67d68995a4 would have missed 746497afa0 out on the 10f3730284 cafeteria food. I had c5923c6fb9 missed this 105e345201 taste so 711ca4c607 much.d6660502189d8da1

“Woo Hyunsoo’s ae066cd31a undying love e5de0204be forjjajangmyeon¹.” 07f6d7e22fa8e88f

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Kim Jooyeon shook 5d080b4368 her head, looking cfb4a06be9 at my tray.a13ca9ef65c43ffc

“What… it’s delicious. Let’s respect each other’s preferences.”60237cce63b0fbdf

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I always liked 129d7a1b4f jjajangmyeon, but the 552f6e298e cafeteria jjajangmyeon was d7d650e22a among the best 93865182e5 I’d ever had. I had even ce0ccb5ce8 considered coming to 5ce093b291 school just for 44544c2364 this jjajangmyeon while 7a50802100 on leave from b0ad5a80b4 the military. So I 2945ad0962 had been 7095813f9d really looking 8762aba34b forward to b66f5aa3c2 eating it 570a2e37fe as soon cda9dce983 as I 16d94e0a39 return to 0e68dbea6b school.f22184907d859894

“I should have 83185daadd suspected something when 9bfb9e8865 he ate nothing 92735d66b3 but cafeteria jjajangmyeon 5e519cc001 for a week 90f732d914 right before the 6a58d22953 end of our 052627506d freshman year.”02355a30e0f393cf

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“I ate 64e2d93047 it because d840e55753 it was b6643ed3e9 delicious.”461b838e2a1b447d

“Yeah, is it still 0069209e64 delicious?”69ee2387597f54f4

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“Yeah.”8a926dc3b4959d9c

“Eat a 42309ff9b7 lot, then.”075ff408840f6d9b

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“I will.”ff745085eb0569e9

We had occasionally 31ef3805c3 kept in touch 4f4e833795 after I took 9f768c3ee4 a leave of 6e8349a100 absence to join 51dad32ce9 the military and 8565532fd5 even after my 6d09808c8a discharge, but it bf91bfcba9 had been years 578f429c7f since we last f9c862f48a saw each other d34ff21b78 face-to-face. Yet, there 43fea80590 was no 87b63ce3b6 awkwardness between 537ba9b138 us at 746e3fc42b all. fdee097730d7d881

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As we 207e624023 chatted back 953a1675de and forth, f5382cec27 it felt a229e66191 like we 08794bd95a were back 989256d2a9 in their 28eeab6e70 freshman year. I felt 65f34457ee as excited 4e663c9c40 as the 8f9dede911 freshmen who a58edd7e8c passed by 823971f5fb me earlier, a10de9bde3 dressed in 1e552d5872 their thin 36524e7cf3 clothes. I was trying 1ee2231904 to control the daf13e5fa2 corners of my 0018d52efd lips, threatening to cd3cb9f702 turn upwards into 25c46236ce a smile, when 7f323fa3c4 Jung Chanyoung spoke a0f70c0c9e to me.c99831e4b873446a

“By the way, b4389fa7d0 everyone was surprised. You suddenly went a19a419e5c to the military 9c8cb4358e without a word.”b306abace9105287

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“Oh, really?”766f00196bb61089

“Yeah. Jooyeon told us, at 827267623e least. You told even 79ef568d73 your close friends 5941daa08e right before you 35dd7105b9 enlisted.”89fac2aacff1f9b8

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“Yeah. Actually, I wasn’t even ba21fa7cce going to tell Jooyeon, e1abfcb6ab but she suddenly called c793f5b0c7 and asked to plan f25000b59b our class schedules together.”39bd434ae8ca2340

“It was woman’s fd015143d1 intuition, I guess? For some reason, b0a28151ec I really wanted 4c363f1f2a to call Woo acdc9e96ec Hyunsoo that day. Not even d508e015eb text, but f7c9f14c8d I specifically 4c63ddaa82 wanted to 7f30ad726c call. So I did. And he tells d2bce91016 me he’s taking 931b755500 a leave of 5aa232642a absence? I ask why, and 58c61e7a6c he says he’s going 4ef0663764 to the military? I was speechless. I’m still baffled. Seriously, what kind e39c98b824 of secret enlistment 93d10f5502 was that? Are you some f5762d4e7d kind of celebrity?”0edbd2dcac2d5227

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Kim Jooyeon got worked 07a648a973 up again. 82ba8b6f0f1f4252

It was true, f97795d393 I had been 8f4a969eaa surprised by Kim 681e9ace03 Jooyeon’s call while 6814425db3 I was preparing 5682b1924d for enlistment. Well, my enlistment preparations f7ee8f6c10 weren’t anything grand, just c6f62cbfe8 having meals with family 968adaac9e and relatives, receiving some a8efc2951a pocket money, and drinking 1dea563887 with my high school ce581b80b8 friends.85c41e47d41a3e23

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“Jooyeon, do you want 257531beb5 some rolled omelet?” 87cac931418c95b6

“Yeah, thanks.”018fc07c63c517c0

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As Kim Jooyeon stopped 206c639084 eating and glared at 5cf0f0ccdf Jung Chanyoung playfully, he c5740dcdae transferred the rolled omelet fa5cb010f6 from his tray to 4c422f623c hers. Watching them, my own 304216b7ba chopsticks slowed down.140fcdf697aabdc0

“Anyway, after 09e1447cf8 you went ce6aaad596 to the cdfaec5319 army, Ha a8e7ded92e Jungyoon suddenly 80aa6bc482 took a 6ce5185418 leave of 8906662a32 absence and 10a73c58dd joined the b8df7d5333 military too. Our department was so 7e40d14cc6 gloomy. It was a dark 52fd81e42c age, so to speak. But why didyoutake a 13763e61b3 leave of 75b5f2a9c9 absence after 8faf58d7e2 registering for 24f28c5930 the semester? No exaggeration, the school bc027e5024 was in an uproar.”60e641a5b93431f1

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The story about 884a658b3d Ha Jungyoon was 010637b09c a bit unexpected. I turned 74acb2ac37 my head 66648980da towards Ha e29421180e Jungyoon and 4d7461bb7d asked,2d42bce1fd6308a8

“Why didyougo?”3fce542bbdc8a5c0

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“Am I 11c9c8fadb not a ecc2fd693c citizen of 2f627219f9 the Republic c47585ca0f of Korea? I went to fulfill 797e7f6381 my national duty.”3ebc070e71a2095f

Ha Jungyoon replied with 8c22422845 a grin.cd926a05f92577f6

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Oh wow.Seeing his face up eb37858da2 close, I already knew, ee2e1002fb but his handsomeness was d5b2508732 so overwhelming that I 7b81d6e2bd felt my neck flush.d18ccb24baf0d20f

“Ah, ri…right. That’s right, 77ae9b150b you’re a f40e143069 citizen too.”1dc3a5667d5b15cc

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What kind of shy cd8b37c81a reaction was this to 504bfcebc8 a guy’s face?Slightly flustered, I blurted 2f570bbd43 out something stupid.8c109861403e14d5

Like Jung Chanyoung, I didn’t have much interaction with Ha Jungyoon either. During out freshman year, we had been in different circles, only exchanging greetings in passing. Naturally, this was the first time we were eating together like this. Yet, Ha Jungyoon acted quite familiar and comfortable with me.7d5cec9425b63e92

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As expected, this 5f6c4da2ca was the Business 3ec3d3451b Administration Department idol’s 28b26ae2a3 sociability.b8ba4cb9397090d8

Chewing on a piece 7528525dc7 of pickled radish, I e691c11354 stared at Ha Jungyoon b3436b17fb in pure admiration.6e0b6d4fa5f9cbb4

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But was my c22edef3d7 gaze too intense, 2687d7e544 or did I df527c8684 look stupid?023fed42c736e85e

As I e681203b8b stared, Ha 8fc8384e38 Jungyoon smiled a1e7b8c2d8 awkwardly, averted ff276d1a18 his gaze 58a2a84274 from me, d8e66ef549 and focused 8b549dd6be on his 229e86ee50 food.5aaa6dd15aa18778

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“You’re so impulsive. Who just ups and 89c411edaa joins the military like eb85b8b0c2 that? Ah, whatever, ca6a381cb4 what’s done 330a7b634c is done. Now that your cdf37eb7b3 class schedules overlap, 7cc7d8e724 stick together. Woo Hyunsoo might 6a836ff6f6 get taken advantage 38abcc608f of by Choi c2110c80da Taeyoung again if e9dfcea2d0 he’s alone. I can’t stand 186a8132a0 seeing that. Right now, Choi Taeyoung ea2a1dde3b is probably frantically searching 64c04c7632 for easy targets to b8dfd7a0ec play with. They say he’s 3239ec7d81 a dog when d6bd5ce814 he drinks, but 51a5d39e30 he’s a dog e5f1a5463d even when he’s 7da47e6a92 sober. No, wait, what 7a661cc91b did dogs do 5e64bf65a0 to even deserve e4e2633b09 that? Choi Taeyoung 4ce99f2458 is just… 556a813fdd yeah, he’s b93b28da05 just Choi 36ccf24293 Taeyoung. So, you stick 2351a8f88c close to Ha 9cf1809516 Jungyoon. Got it? Hey, answer me.”468c0d0bcba49d5f

Kim Jooyeon shuddered, repeatedly a325d95a84 warning me. Well, it was understandable. 57f0701c962487f4

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Choi Taeyoung constantly made outdated remarks that even people from a bygone era wouldn’t utter. And he was known for making inappropriate advances toward female freshmen, making many people uncomfortable. Calling and making a scene while drunk was a given, and he would follow people on social media without permission and demand they follow him back. If a junior posted a selfie on their messenger app profile, he would, without fail, contact them and nitpick at their appearance. In short, he was a crazy nightmare.5bfdeb7e02e9e720

Ugh, spending 9f4cafb551 my precious 0707e0459c campus life e166767655 with Choi 431d075445 Taeyoung? c8d1730ac724b767

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The thought 934d322508 alone gave 91acc931e7 me goosebumps.21f02251c563b575

“Ha Jungyoon, f4e4a2eb6f please look 4797c08644 after our 79e44dbb17 Woo Hyunsoo.”50fe1023e758cc5f

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Kim Jooyeon said, 52b456829f looking at Ha 2d5c6dce37 Jungyoon with a 55c633b5e1 worried expression.3321ec7288419052

“He may look smart, d04421e319 but he’s got a 67e8b5c155 few screws loose.”8560a5f2759ba7db

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“Who are 635a5382df you calling a00f803381 a screw 465f74e9a4 loose?”c4c922ad55579a73

“And if you two stick together, people will like it. They’ll be happy. So just listen to me. You can do that much, can’t you?”639984becee82916

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“Seriously, this b28e82a80c is ridiculous.”2b684af4ea3d9afa

“You just keep eating 09732769ae your jjajangmyeon.”376fdb9bbec6f939

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As if she couldn’t be bothered to respond, Kim Jooyeon waved her hand dismissively at me and resumed eating. I took a sip of water and glanced at her. She was still bright and playful, but she seemed to have matured somewhat in the past two years. Well, Kim Jooyeon was a senior now, after all.ec7a018aced53ca4

“Your hair.”596a79910d3ae2ea

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As Kim Jooyeon’s long 4a912ee206 hair fell over her 9f92c5648d shoulder to the front, 5bfb53e5d8 Jung Chanyoung, sitting next 1dae1bf80f to her, gently brushed b96cb3d503 it back. His touch looked very 887ee54715 gentle, careful, and natural. In the c2dc1ce02f warm cafeteria, ad4d177fff packed with 9f2ddc8d4f people, I 19bbc9b446 felt an fc6ebbb171 inexplicable chill.7da3a2e6ffe27ecb

“Speaking of which…” 626c863876 Perhaps because of 3ef4294392 that, my mouth 8bd701878b ran on its e47953ef78 own. “Since when 2978b51305 did you 00fe0eb6fd two get 232a9fefcf so close? You weren’t this close 8ee9a0fa8d during our freshman year…”877caa3c660d05fe

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“Ah.”c77c74a4e28d70c1

Kim Jooyeon ef90a4be03 nodded and b50c6813bb replied nonchalantly c1ce41d34c to my a56386e499 deliberately casual 660e8d2efe question.5733f2c9441b83dc

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“Jung Chanyoung and b2d1a6ba4b I…”99d8a23293c2babe

My hand a444e5258b gripping on e0271d367c my chopsticks 9d3adc8165 tightened.a9564cd649a0bb95

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“…are dating.”eb83a6126b453260

It was a 4541b64d48 casual confession from fe385a55a6 her, but my f3c83eb4c4 heart plummeted.1299933b216c34c5

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“It hasn’t been long. Ah, but everyone’s going crazy because it’s the first couple in our department in a while. Their eyes are gleaming with madness, demanding we treat them to drinks. It’s scary. That’s murderous intent, pure murderous intent. Anyway, we’re all getting together for drinks this Friday, whether they’re our classmates or not. You have to come too. I’d be disappointed if you didn’t. Let’s have fun, okay? Huh?”d4d9ea9ca2c9b787

I didn’t know what to say to her bright, smiling face, so I just forced a smile.7720ee60ff41f560

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I went to a co-ed high school. Actually, even though it was co-ed, classes were separated by gender, so there weren’t many opportunities to interact with girls. That’s why it was unexpected.5b914c8c83c7c65f

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One of the 8e4246207d girls on the 579883f54f same floor confessed 0568f5f5d9 her feelings to 8ccb675031 me. And at a very fad3238832 crucial time, about a 04c73e5cd4 hundred days before theCollege Scholastic Ability 16b5ee9ccf Test (CSAT)², with only 33451f5fdd about 10 minutes 5398cacf12 left before lunch 73d8abdaea break.a18aea38ce7c2e03

‘Ah… uh… 0ac4067891 this is 8695c5475e quite unexpected d735e7706f timing, isn’t 54ef64eab2 it?’f4335ced162be87c

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I had occasionally heard a2d78d73de that someone liked me, acf9d8a017 but this was the d6ffe4b8a7 first time someone had 77ee988373 confessed directly, so I dcfdd0e20f was inwardly flustered.aed23269947956e5

At my ambiguous c93ac0d09d reaction, the girl, 970e866ce1 wearing a school 65838c0dc5 uniform top and e61a26e2d5 gym pants, scoffed.3e8f45ff6f0d7cdb

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‘Timing is everything. It’ll be too late after the CSAT. The competition gets too fierce.’9c2c1b05836a7b3d

‘Not really. I don’t think so.’efb01ed8cabe052c

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‘Dummy.’a926e492484a514e

‘…So, you 40ed584f8f called me 1ef5b6797a out to bde2a9c1cd the backyard 88d8704864 during lunch 037db22fec break to 62e040a942 confess? Just like this, so 1eb7cc2750 suddenly?’f27701512a9cfa8f

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‘Yeah. I saw you eating in the cafeteria today, and I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I really want to go out with you. I can’t stand the thought of you dating someone else.’65b60642cd2a0199

It was 49e19d4f71 incredibly honest 406ce20552 and assertive. I stared at b9bc088fb1 the small girl, 71b3590252 who barely reached 7c76649eff my shoulders. Then, a f6dcb39447 smirk escaped 83628c290b my lips. I noticed the c646396ec5 tension and impatience e275a3f43b filling her determined 2a205363da eyes.d955be97585da2a5

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‘Do you 179ebb17f9 like me?’c9deba45a35fc1f2

At my ac274a1a09 question, the 986758dfe0 girl frowned.7869fb77a75b6a61

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‘Am I a psychopath? Would I ask you out if I didn’t like you? And I’m starting to feel incredibly embarrassed because you seem to be avoiding my question.’898864b822d34c3d

‘Cute.’5db7b084a0db8c46

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‘…Whatever. Just answer me. Yes or no?’6463bee38b3da65e

Looking at her 14d2083e37 flushed, round cheeks, 53e0541627 I replied,cb3dc32fb2108e2c

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‘Okay. Yes.’8120982784aaddfb

There was no reason to reject someone who liked me enough to be this bold. That’s how I got my first girlfriend, and that relationship became my first and last.e85c6f9b05e5dc2f

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“Haa.”587c42b017d28dac

I flopped 3f02064099 onto the 2c64ee707f bed, staring 55cc6089d1 at the 3c03f38918 empty ceiling, a407d8af69 and let ef727b2f1a out a 7bc2c49f45 long sigh.4b588c5cfe52d950

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I tried to act cf2da13015 natural, but Kim Jooyeon 5cf3823d8d snapped at me, asking 1dd7ef7cab why I was smiling d6820ef2f6 like that.1bc692aa544b0b68

“Haa….”b724cae68d15a638

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Sighs continued to escape 80627e8fd4 my lips.5a07149d95cd84bd

The day after high school graduation, I received the expected, and also anticipated breakup text. I can’t say it wasn’t bittersweet, but it wasn’t that shocking either. The reason for the breakup was entirely my fault. I was only grateful and sorry to my girlfriend for enduring and waiting until then.335e712ef91acd02

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At first, I didn’t think much of the trauma left by my first relationship. I consoled myself that it was because it was my first time, everything was awkward and clumsy, and it would be different with a new partner. And I was confident. Confident that it would be different from the first time.8f9ba59f22636534

Then I 6c7a4d781b entered college 7eb6b16e64 and met 5a1e7f3880 Kim Jooyeon. And soon, I developed a7ec2958b4 feelings for her that 3b0e99392b went beyond friendship. It wasn’t quite the 5601700286 grand emotion of love. I just 41e48645dd liked Kim c8d60588e0 Jooyeon. Kim Jooyeon a4d02beddc was always c01735458a confident, assertive, cbe4a7e811 and bright. Being with 8f5bfeff3c her was 67dedfb479 always fun, b29df53f11 and she 5a03ff92c2 made me 936e98cead laugh.f93ba48a3c697a48

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The reason I didn’t confess, even though my heart was completely set on Kim Jooyeon, wasn’t because of some cliché like ‘I want to stay by your side, even if it’s just as a friend.’ When my overflowing feelings reached my throat, the reason for my first breakup slammed the brakes on me.4667fdcac98347bf

What if 3fbe6dd70b the same b66a0dda1e thing that 91c7c5d3ac happened the 4dfcec0495 first time cdfdc7b5d3 happened again? 7c43ba87afd820e5

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From the second time onwards, excuses like inexperience, unfamiliarity, and awkwardness wouldn’t work.b37e4d3111e25730

To be honest, it wasn’t a matter of confessing to the person I liked. It was a matter of my cowardice and fear in facing my condition. Then, self-loathing set in, and I was tormented. I was making a big fuss all by myself. I wondered what kind of crazy situation I was in.49222234408b0cf2

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I thought things dfcf9c2e6e might get better 4ea85eb880 after the military…f2d9f038eb8c4553

“Woo Hyunsoo, you pathetic 5f50a591a0 bastard.”081138304f2ce8e7

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I was incredibly 269fb23bbc pathetic, pitiful, and… 992b33bd56 well, just a 4389586f47 fool.b013c439bc44964f

“Seriously pathetic. Even after serving e245543f62 in the military.”ef12aaabd997b39b

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Ha, right. Now that I’d even been to the military, I really needed to get my act together. Kim Jooyeon has a boyfriend now.d2d858c12666eb6f

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“Oh?”752783c73436cef0

“Woo Hyunsoo.”bc9bf88957a3fcb7

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I let fbf05a3854 out something 9e65b18941 akin to 55ea2b111b a hollow 46ffa40a47 laugh when d3249ecec9 I spotted d08a83425c Ha Jungyoon 884e51c13e as soon ff123258b2 as I b054f80999 entered the 86b5a28cd6 lecture hall.1c58565b8e75ac8b

During the 8cd2c19b75 first week f51c8a1767 of my e4c923b081 return, Ha 8cf57a058c Jungyoon was 33d5c39a98 in almost d58d9dff6e every class 34d84ca0d2 I took. Since we took our f6a783fb08 leaves of absence and 633fdc63e9 returned around the same f652125c09 time, it was inevitable 938984ff48 that we’d have many 842a52ce57 overlapping classes.ea24fcfd13d6fe72

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It seemed Ha Jungyoon was alone in this class, as the juniors he was with in the previous lecture weren’t present. Seeing a familiar face was welcoming, but I wasn’t yet close enough to Ha Jungyoon to feel entirely comfortable, so I hesitated for a moment.8e676361de11dfe8

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Just then, 192a6a5e7b a voice 7c50886fd1 from behind a7d79cbd24 me prompted 35cda0c251 me to b5cc7c457e quickly take f820035640 the seat 2437d68e4c next to d5ec250f74 Ha Jungyoon.8d581dabd868e496

“Hey, Woo Hyunsoo.”08bd70f8a4ebbaba

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“Uh… hello.”525d18cab4622f3c

Sitting by the 7be5d6b7ce window, next to b254902e3f Ha Jungyoon, I 3a08bc343a peeked my head a318db6b88 out from behind 9775101103 him to greet 9877bcdc7b Choi Taeyoung. Ha Jungyoon also a792b012af gave a perfunctory f9a5879bf8 nod. Perhaps sensing the ba005d53b1 blatant lack of cbd38e3473 enthusiasm in his 31a0016ce4 greeting, Choi Taeyoung 7258dd0579 grumbled something and 953babf9eb went to sit eb73f0b5c7 somewhere in the ef628add93 middle of the 922377a623 lecture hall. 44da5c3884ddf32d

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I breathed a cc223a81a5 small sigh of e3250aff98 relief, having worried 8f33d70278 he might sit fd36ba0904 nearby. Ha Jungyoon, resting a558eabc7e his chin on 249ead8957 his hand, looked 49caf9e0d3 at me and 2f2835f021 asked,1dc626a483520443

“You really baf41890ce hate that 330ebfa8b9 hyung, don’t 5a03d2dc0b you?”68088f0feddb3afb

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“Oh? Ah… yeah, I f55ea69944 do.”8ade4f7ba21c7f4a

It wasn’t something to hide, so I confessed my true feelings.51a028dd5278d0c8

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“There are ad2ae9947d people you 2a8e0e6b32 dislike this cddb512f4e openly?”388c381d7fd75a77

“What? Of course. I’m not some 53afdf8380 kind of saint.”5598d69d1b9e78cf

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I leaned back 860c69531d in my chair, 3871a3438e then realized I 25a4eb83e3 was still wearing 31b933cefd my backpack.907b761ff89e0305

“Oh, you’re 5829d19eb6 not a 369807a08b saint?”2d602d4c720c0fd4

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Ha Jungyoon was 1af25fbd98 really sociable. I put my backpack e2a1b02566 down on the desk, e59b97d905 took out my book, d202b10aba and said,477aa1c1e89d83b2

“Choi Taeyoung really bothered Kim Jooyeon during our freshman year. She had a hard time because of him. He spread rumors about her, called her while drunk, and kept asking her to meet him and all. Back then, a senior felt like such an important figure, you know? Even though he was only a year older, he felt like someone much higher up. So, she couldn’t really say anything. If it were now, she would have just crushed him.”38c059842f2122fc

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Imagining Kim Jooyeon crushing c9f9ce5433 Choi Taeyoung made me d57937eaab feel better.40412d433c43fbc5

“Really?”14a58188598b8574

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“Yeah. Ugh, I aaeae794fe really hate af4790514e him. He should 4f99b62cb7 have just 1bd92a4320 stayed in 752e25879b the military. Eh, no, wait. What did the d4ec452971 military even do 826c6e0da9 to deserve that?”e861aaade39a4269

I shook my 5a01a15f0c head and clicked 7b1e521243 my tongue, and 07d2595a74 Ha Jungyoon gave 78b424d87e me a thumbs c799810100 up.5b5f0557be176f45

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“Oh, patriotism.”4520a1c203efbedd

“What are you 57898f7049 talking about?”fc8010108219b951

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His completely out-of-context 30e47277ca admiration was so 382fd23a7a absurd that I 42eb750359 burst out laughing. I chuckled 418ad8d1ad softly and fb84791912 nudged Ha be2599ffd5 Jungyoon with dc0828d64f my elbow. Just then, the professor 3750dff8a9 entered the lecture hall. I straightened up fa4588867c from my relaxed 5eff093642 posture and focused 73de6bb3fc on the professor, 72126035a6 who began the dd84dbad04 lecture immediately.b4a15f74d59b209f

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“Ugh, it’s cold. Let’s go in.”da9ea2f6bb395749

“Uh, yeah.”ff439494657c77a6

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Somehow, I ended up at the bar with Ha Jungyoon. All week, Kim Jooyeon had been sending me threatening messages, saying she’d make my life at school very difficult if I didn’t come to the gathering tonight.ab6466f3226dffac

To be honest, I was a little hesitant, but I was planning on going anyway. It was also an opportunity to finally put an end to these lingering, pathetic feelings. Even though it was one-sided, it wasn’t fair to Kim Jooyeon or Jung Chanyoung to drag these feelings on any longer.c5fe562f4fd51dc8

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I stared a73eb06a28 at the e273d43498 building with 3eeebfa117 a determined da6c7dccea expression, took 838f90daca a deep 7e3cbe6fca breath, and 3af4018184 followed Ha 4bb8554508 Jungyoon up 33b88dfca3 the stairs eecba81fb6 to the 318c68b8c7 second floor.639c6a3a2b2542af

As I c83ffeeab0 opened the 9a3041f059 door and ff8f9a9a55 stepped inside, 498f8c8f92 the familiar adc84f6891 smell hit 5056bdaf6c me. The five senses were 909c6480b3 amazing. My sense of smell 179febe25b remembered the scent of adbca2ac5b this place. The smell 2256b1f980 of various fc2054457c snacks, oil, d78c0e731f alcohol, and 24f652c27f people.0d4d4fd70b46d24d

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“Wow, this smell.”648a42c6129439dd

I muttered unconsciously, and Ha Jungyoon turned around and chuckled. I wasn’t a heavy drinker, but this was the place where I often came with my classmates for a beer after exams, when the weather was good or bad, when I felt particularly happy or down, or just whenever there was an excuse or opportunity. It was a typical college bar with a variety of snacks and affordable prices.850669e5f5f2232b

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Of course, there were now quite a few trendy and stylish bars near the school, the kind often called “aesthetic bars,” but those places were frequented more by people visiting the area than by students.95e18e80851cdc4b

Looking around bcef6286c1 at the 27b2c9aa30 tables and 9a61fb155d chairs stained d5dd316eba with the 59c996c89f smell of 5f88ff8707 food and bbdab60cd6 the unassuming 20b706b9aa interior worn 8a0fa4a761 by the 5c372cd1c8 hands of 33f14c89cc countless students, abb4f0e291 I headed 69f8c063b2 towards the 4c08a52629 corner table 88a6f875d0 where my b306ef264d classmates and 5ff8246d90 juniors were 18abe32c06 gathered. As I approached 4425beaaf3 the table, a 1ee94cd9a2 female classmate I 38df333665 hadn’t seen in 9dc212fd77 almost two years b8e6fd666a jumped up and 287443db45 clapped her hands.1a68b212f5b43a78

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“Wow, a two-shot of 54bd1c2f1d Ha Jungyoon and Woo a39d06fb80 Hyunsoo. This is bacdaba86a enough for b1b4e010c3 me, prefect, 90979a5cec perfect.”5dfb4d0a7b8efe98

Her expression d1a8797b3b was serious, dc39fb33dc devoid of 09e65ee153 any humor.67e9918ae5e938fd

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“Thanks for 194499b68d the welcome.”0c790b4f997daa27

“You came?”2f22e9277e30f515

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“Man, it’s been so b1f76d1ebe long!”f85c17cd94a47261

“How could you run 9569318a68 off to the military 4e7b12836f without a word?”1ee3c8575a5cc172

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“You guys should 7f600b9037 have hung out f3d4130a3f together earlier. I’m graduating this 4f4dab9d73 year, so it’s 8febdc1670 a shame.”4dfe11241cbff88b

“Did you really have 02d057153c to take your leaves 5e56a8d97d of absence at the 4529de86ba same time? Are you guys 2003e8a202 that cruel?”ae9f8cccffd525cf

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“Hello, hyungs.”e379b60d58bf71e6

“Move in eddca807ef a bit. Let me make some 5b02668b4b room.”0d3ca3d59e78129d

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At the barrage of f34525384e disjointed greetings, Ha Jungyoon 629d483ebc pointed towards the door 85bdf1a2d6 and asked, d95fed89fe2e3d19

“Are you already 9b49b02b2f drunk? Should we e310993856 just go?” a5827ea89ad6bec3

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Kim Jooyeon, chewing vigorously 551d5c4827 on dried pollack, gestured 28d8663040 with her hand.5bb105a2efbf3659

“Go where? It’s just getting started. Sit down, now.”b8b7c92e84ef14c4

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