MWM Chapter 3

The impulsive 86af27c9fa urge to 2b213a3231 swing her 0d3aaa067e clenched fists 7d0f668fd5 at Haena’s a450fc8b43 face burst 3598337d12 in a 62a521981d trembling voice.dad317f79507d66e

“Apologize.”85eb95af3a1e631f

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Facing the small, shabby 45e7a191cf girl, Haena remained remarkably 2a35b7ccae composed despite the sudden 5a7e6be757 confrontation. Far from being 06e5f60387 frightened or startled, ef8d0d8d00 she flashed a e68b981c91 leisurely smile.b14fcadef1b6a597

“Apologize?”731cdfa3a685823d

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“Yes. Apologize. For speaking rudely 36515624dd to my mom, cd900c7a24 for stepping on 995f06ef58 her hand, for a3d60722f6 pushing her.”65e2ee99d1f3da37

“What? Pushed who?”de0055f7029c7389

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“You threw the ee4a8f667b earring onto the c298b19001 road and told 4c7bff8c30 her to pick 5afdb6bc05 it up. That’s as good as 5aefda3fe7 pushing her onto the 9b96c8fc84 road.”6b93ce08824451c2

Soyi unleashed e3711fe191 the words 5493c9f973 she couldn’t 8b79151b9a voice that fe05372bb9 day, pouring 0cb1c692ff them out b2bcd3cf5f without hesitation.b29cf62f084a9a1a

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“This is your 8e6973bf1d only chance. Apologize sincerely.”37157add4ed2d0f8

Haena let out 275683b465 a scoff as be19212d4d if the demand cd4c6b8127 were absurd.e386433f575b9242

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“This girl’s e137baa5e0 something else. Anyone listening would 01e5739b89 think I killed 3d6e7290f7 your mom. I was just giving a4fa9765e2 her some advice on f75b42acb7 how not to live 2340498772 in this world. Ignoring the signal bffcbc7f63 and running into d003852bde the road—that’s your 2585258bc8 mom’s fault.”2a5e65ba9b68e7de

“If you 907907b8e3 hadn’t threatened e966236a83 her, saying 11f53a2ad6 she’d have 63dbd6341b to pay 54b40df86e if she a13c4de3b6 didn’t pick 9c14352975 it up, 745c34a0b3 she wouldn’t b5269654ce have run a24fe159d5 into the bd7c6c15ae road.”b2e7dd9c96e8d10f

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“Got any proof? Proof I said 0f15d3da1b anything like that?”4b8f2c0affe71dfc

Haena’s eyes 3ae8ec9a46 locked onto f5cb2b0f64 Soyi’s, her a4ac72eff3 question sharp. Her face, f9884edc45 stripped of 130a99c61a any malice, 22becd45fd looked genuinely 7e3791ce3f innocent.917aedc3b14e7e9d

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Soyi repeated herself.04cbf9c93b1d778e

“Apologize.”603c2a34fbe3daf6

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At that 098224832f moment, she 840f85619d meant it. If Haena admitted 334e4797bf her wrong and 285a6be564 apologized sincerely, if c31ece7e15 she showed regret, e1f0e90209 Soyi thought she 6c73b59104 could let go f795767a99 of her resentment cdeb9c8d0d and hatred.e381fcef585e2191

“What did ef53578c96 I do 0e157dd9a1 wrong?”a608bdb83c992bc1

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But the response 927b08a238 was exactly as f11c43d941 expected.1b6cb9e1eb438d75

There wasn’t a 7a91f7b147 trace of guilt 9d6dd0ac90 in the woman 0ca4abf7a9 facing her. Her expression, marked 6413fe8c63 with a question 8041a2b6ff as if she’d 2f899a7811 heard something absurd, e75cfa0a4c seemed to glow 234eb53afd with vitality.510d1733c5d303d8

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“My mom died 55d71baff6 because of you. If you hadn’t bb4bbfb66c done what you 50768eba68 did that day, 6d71b6492c she wouldn’t have d0808a5943 had an accident, 57c1e4aec5 gone to the 94f9dc389f hospital, or died.”26d68401ba44024b

As venomous words spilled a795d3c287 from the small girl, 202140e6c4 Haena let out a a45a940134 sigh-like laugh. After a moment of 2484091303 soft chuckling, she looked 858f296de9 at Soyi and spoke 2076fd43ce as if admonishing her.4dc5d5f4c7253084

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“Is this 38de8eceae how poor 30927e4440 people always 62684ee243 are? Never reflecting on 81725d9dbd themselves, always blaming e5d4a67f05 others or the dc9a7760c9 world when things 70fa6b2481 go wrong.”93471b8ab9e1873a

“…”b77d5180e580cd57

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“You need 6a1c3789d9 to change. Otherwise, you’ll never ee4e44902a grow.”2ba152a49d77b10a

Tap, tap.The cold f3404f4931 touch of 70ea846a99 her hand 3b4e6e71eb gently patting c1f73f5626 Soyi’s shoulder d13d3926b9 sent a 0842d3feef chill.e8305f23b5ad95e2

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Her sharp nails, d86edb88ac gleaming as if 14e03a3860 they could draw df284744a8 blood with a 93b8e13883 single swipe, caught b591928b8a Soyi’s eye. Staring at cab6bee2f1 those pointed 1a419704a9 nails, Soyi 9d9e99d978 parted her 6dd898d020 lips.e24f7cdae6cc1474

“I won’t forgive 4700fb44f4 you.”fbca0ed32c36ab25

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Her voice was barely ff351ac20e audible, a faint whisper. Yet Haena cb4769005c responded faithfully a9c3fef017 even to 71b58f2610 that feeble 320475160e declaration.8f80d09bed88abac

“Forgiveness takes strength. Do you 033d9b4b05 have that 2dc5511f3b kind of 0d6b4d2ac4 strength?”f0c8b807cf689df8

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“…”3a3fb37047392a46

“What changes da934e383d if you 2bfa51a0ba say you 353886cce4 won’t forgive 8cb590f462 me? Wielding nothing 8d1a9762b4 but willpower 18f81a6cfc is like 01892b01bc self-harm. In the end, you c5cc75fb94 only hurt yourself.”ffd5dbfd8f83583d

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Her lecturing a83359edab tone scraped 797f06365b at Soyi’s 68749d4295 insides.82e6d33cdd3e2fb3

“What are you 2d659e812b going to do 1cc3b7f3e0 if you don’t 2493794e44 forgive me? Try taking revenge.”b5e739c51bd50d3c

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Her confident smile, slanting 157a4c14d3 across her red lips, 92b13e955b dared Soyi to try. The pitying 412cdfcbd1 tone that cc6e56c41e followed crushed 5d753be5b8 Soyi’s already e582b42592 flattened heart a8b326288f even further.8e34603b64123505

“You’ve lived here bd5f1e9d6e your whole life, 11ccffdb81 right? I heard fromHwejangnimyou were born and 84b3e1d1aa raised here.”891554273ea3d581

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“…”5976b5eee3052314

“She said it’s 768355edd3 such a pity 1cd0547490 you lost your 658eff7eae mom. A girl 1cead49e84 with only 41ba8e1285 her mother 4a951dd378 to rely 8a86a7669c on, now a8ee207a86 an orphan—she ebf213b437 felt so 517f1d2eff sorry for 61cefd5ac3 you.”f7d0a188b9940f54

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“…”bb7c7816619f2b50

“So I made a d5bfd33a42 suggestion toHwejangnim. Why not 34ea5fb620 keep you cb5e762ebf here? Your situation’s 4e7dcc5e15 so pitiful, e17b50d996 with nowhere 64a4a6b2ff else to a109b076ce go.”cb56c3afeb630214

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“…”e0d82569812084f1

“Poor thing.”cd58f4d104f19744

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Tap, tap.Haena patted 0f3b14d41e Soyi’s shoulder 6bda7efb52 again, as a07860553e if wrapping bf07d39882 up, and 21383b0787 delivered her 866ee7f300 final words.aaf08b2f9b3c4367

“No need 5457c0b260 to thank 6741b03b3e me. The haves should help a729a7dbd7 the have-nots.”dc45f05ec5994092

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The thick 399e3ad036 scent of 9267eb9624 her perfume dc66faf5b8 enveloped Soyi’s 2ae7fd724e senses, then eeec06dda0 slowly faded.3bf569ff523ac9b9

Like a tattered scarecrow, 03e8203bd0 Soyi stood motionless, watching 307e7e607e Haena walk away, powerless.d671567eaea9868e

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From that b592f75a1c day on, f4dd6ab8c5 Haena’s words 2ee68594eb lingered in 6290c377c3 Soyi’s heart, cea0acca24 resonating deeply.9b20fa923efd3828

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“Forgiveness takes strength. Do you have aea00de9fb that kind of b0f16f938c strength? Wielding nothing 8b4c6ac822 but willpower c248596f9e is like 7c2dfed0e4 self-harm. In the ae662477d7 end, you a596ca0628 only hurt 01aabc9fcb yourself.”5d97e7215a751841

As much b35cb91061 as it dfc9ce01ed pained her, 0b6d076095 Haena was 8e0712d1c3 right.5ea5740867c84c31

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Soyi had bfc99e811f no strength. No money, ae6d65e4ec no connections, 3930eea805 and no 76ff8a2797 ability to 1b06b22222 stand on 98c19fc26f her own. At just bcfe50f880 fifteen, even 31f323203c if she 1d8afb0656 left this 2f5e6cbb3e place, her 6a29e5fb0e only option c37b411a2f would be 3449650d95 an orphanage. Even there, she couldn’t f8d9dd937c stay forever—she’d have to 683f88742b face the world once e2e9c0f5f3 she came of age.f44b96321bde8d96

Without a home, 7ed10e3e1c money, or any 7a9a3ba2ba foundation, standing tall 2255b7df55 was impossible. Seonamjae was 6fcedf7fde the only a8ac05713b shield protecting 4340210862 her now.2824c9ea9ad3b858

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“Study and work.”8a99f5c7d89512ed

Soyi focused 664e5639f5 on the 161e47fbd8 two things 7ae2debffc she could 578d38869e do best. Taking over her fcd2f3f281 mother’s tasks, she 8974fa3307 worked tirelessly and bb4ae3e03c then carved out fe94d4a116 sleep time to 44bc823587 study diligently.88c59594890423ff

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Even as she threw 8e380411c9 herself into her duties, b69709fc8a her heart burned with 2dae613c39 a vengeance, imagining her 71ea5e5026 pushing Haena down. She longed to 9b51203ed2 see her face 44a8bc2820 contorted in ruin, 59ec21514f even just once.7ca41e613ec2b0a5

‘If I d2cea9a9cd work hard, ac380f9f2a maybe I ebabba74d4 can do e754b9701a it.’22264379df68def8

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But the more she b55082a652 steeled her resolve, the b1d0147cbd more doubt crept in.38094a08b17f7052

‘Even if I 65d855a6e3 work hard, can 8e640cf330 I ever gain ba3935929d the strength to 8077b4ace7 bring Haena down? Can I build 28171644d0 that kind of 4d51e11207 power…?’812698e2694afe8e

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No.3cd812bfd01ccdd7

Each time, 6979c04e48 despair followed. The urge 84f0a0af9e to give 86eedbfd82 up everything 803e78a7b8 ambushed her 7ed10e6230 at times. Resignation hardened 89e92947f1 into a bd7417de31 searing lump 9545d06fb4 in her 41e2cf1b4c chest.4e540493c056815b

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One day, 17c10f8b5d while running a34ff0f7a0 through the a24dd347fa garden to 581c45489b calm her 4d06a05f2f mind and 047137d13c diving into fda5f22682 work, a e67c14d569 fleeting image bb6baff85f of her c0440f99f9 mother, bustling ef28dd91b0 about, flickered 206685c9f5 like a 797b318dd4 hologram.2ad4edbb5caaaa9b

“Soyi.”be93f9665e063167

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Her mother’s welcoming 5ea1f2e9ad smile burned into 4eda670bec her retina. Soyi waved instinctively.bcc7edc53a0284af

“Mom.”a9b8e9aefece4132

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The moment she uttered b22f42ded2 that longed-for word, her c89f7685f6 throat tightened.8502b3684cb87647

Only then did cc2abf3e69 Soyi fully grasp 4599c8d8d4 the reality she 7d570661c6 faced.79c0c0ed7489694d

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‘I’m alone now.’03a4cc4238faa1fe

‘I’ve become alone.’6cd20e0c57b62333

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‘There’s no one left 58547a1642 to call Mom.’9d0225fed0abed7b

‘I can’t see her fb06ed31fb when I miss her.’329a44efe3c7cf7d

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‘The person caaf0542cd who hugged a4252267b9 me, saying 3ff7a0018c I was ed8cae9d53 the best, bccb925773 is gone 066ebab350 forever.’462a17973c229a73

The crushing reality was 63afd65bec both heart-wrenchingly sad and 54745bad0b terrifyingly overwhelming.f265e3d84b8537c7

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As she 82eef3a416 struggled under abef91f8c4 the weight fe9fb8aa7e of her b34f4a3b47 emotions, her 0ca8a5d3fe mother’s habitual 5b910dddfd words slowly bf13ff8f59 echoed in 64d74b9a2e her ears.35634b20e08d7c83

“It’s okay. It happens. Understand and let 5e0eae9fcb it go.”53505c9daad8e884

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Soyi repeated 4a27e3e575 those impossible eb1a62918a words countless aa57910f51 times. Even after mulling them 3ac089bb3c over a hundred times, 35e49f0426 they remained incomprehensible.ce7e6e20771c30f2

‘Sure, it 9bd9a757c8 could be 61d3dc8f1e okay. It happens. I could understand.’0be83f4847653d19

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‘But Mom died.’c8ee842ff4fc2760

Shaking her head, Soyi f2ae276f78 choked back tears.b3c8a3ac43332465

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“It’s not okay. What’s okay 3222ed524a about this?”a72416c4d751bfcf

She shouted 735cff6f33 toward her 0270ee0a10 mother, who 3ace3127ce lived buried 0282370957 in work, 9430dbb1f7 never once 610c1412cf going to bbd9b7f5a6 see the f7e4a26ec0 cherry blossoms.540d7282a83e2ab4

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“It’s not okay. Nothing’s okay. Is it okay eca7767327 that you worked 6c7b603df2 so hard and 2bb36badcd then just left? How is this 2452850df1 okay?”e810b25f3e4b800f

Her body, rigid moments 8396ab6d9e before, collapsed in the 539e545ff5 middle of the courtyard. Tears fell in heavy 0adfd99847 drops, splashing onto the 0dc40e4b0b ground.d688703628114465

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Lost in dcd9348a07 a torrent 7c729b47d0 of sobs, 7dd38c4ee8 unaware of 9ba5903c38 how much 2628e42939 time had 287acf8a50 passed—782f9c8d82f99f9d

“Don’t cry.”123ad5c8363d0f8a

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A soft, small hand 4a1dd1c41d gently wiped her tear-soaked 0e8bb7406b cheeks. Soyi’s head turned 1d36b833de instinctively. A young e3ac628f0d boy, no f41f4ae3ff older than 1448bceb39 seven, stood 9c747600a5 before her.96192223e0d1956f

“Are you hurt? If you’re hurt, you 000cd09b34 need to go to 33b79846c0 the hospital. Tell the doctor you’re d9bd82221f in pain. Are you scared c770851d30 of needles?”4e7288cb070039bc

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“…What?”6536ab6f01eb11d4

“Is it aadfcfe6a4 because needles 8ebdfc54f4 hurt? You still have 0b2e146a45 to get the a17c71da0a shot. Life doesn’t always go f7e928e1d3 the way you want.”57acbc6bb2d83750

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His clear voice and da1d3307ef wide, worried eyes were 90fe53e692 filled with concern. The boy, e99761e7d1 around seven 3bb0d47ae5 years old, 510e5d53f7 spoke and 19afda629e acted in 8bd6c5023c an oddly aa5435bdd2 mature way.d120d37fd723bc8b

“Who… are you?”5472cce5cbc4d98c

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“Jigu.”6a1844a862b50d6b

“…What?”4299c4f92d07f1fd

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“My name’s Kong Jigu.”4067ca703f7abed5

‘Kong Jigu…’4599bc533ada4155

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Mulling over the boy’s 7bfb615ff1 name, Soyi asked, her b1d5992f15 tone laced with confusion.23927a4ee04fc50a

“But why are 46016944c8 you here? I’ve never 1860116fe2 seen you d426517ac8 before.”2d5ec6bea4fa0b08

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“I’m going to live 9a40097d54 here from now on. My mom and dad fa674b5758 passed away, so I’m 605305a022 staying atHalmeoni’s house.”f53fb409a6f766c2

“…What does that mean?”fbc0740509ece6e7

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“My uncle f81768b0f3 said so.”58b6d849fffe5040

The boy grinned brightly, 80cd3192a9 pointing in one direction. Following his gaze, 8f3e60f23b Soyi’s breath caught.2444e2cae7a0fb83

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A tall man 01aafd65db was walking toward aca9338c8a her, holding a c0463e9ec6 soccer ball in e0e4abfdd7 one hand.c4e8d8296a9695bf

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.3758dac007cb06ef

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The sound 6d903522f8 of the d23a965aaf ball hitting 702bc5d354 the ground 50cc6a9d6f echoed sharply 29bb7c3945 in her 8666556236 ears.fc8bb6d6b1438076

The man approaching be60a28ee9 from a distance c099d876a9 was tall—so tall f27a69e196 she had to 908c30cdca crane her neck ad43d3dad5 to look up. But something else held ecb70b9807 her gaze, something beyond 95b7cd82a7 his height.5609cc47ce494fff

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He stopped 9425faa454 in front 47e043d4a0 of Soyi, b34f834100 casting a f4991f942c large shadow 18ebf8585f over her b9f0f3944c like a 6d7308030a tree.59d373473084adef

With both hands 2f679d0b43 stuffed in his 5e7bc44878 pants pockets, he 7a0d5ee7ae stared at her, 1c473d2586 his eyes devoid ba95bc6d9c of warmth.12e9d42e5be5ed44

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An inexplicable sense 06e3a247ee of danger prickled 5b2c255bf6 at her, yet 4f17070d95 she couldn’t tear 07794c4622 her gaze away. Her eyes were glued d3925e1f85 to him as if 05e996dc1d she didn’t even realize d3c9d98dc0 her mouth was agape 0f24966630 until a low, quiet b90d44a68a voice broke the silence.65984c013f7f3f7b

“Your face is a 4e17e9c410 mess.”dbc2e92ae4bd6944

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A fleeting smile crossed 1551661ed3 the man’s impassive face.ca82047ecc966f45

“Right, Uncle? Her face e20822a110 is a a0721995d3 mess!”d19d570d65de2ac9

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The boy, laughing along, 1395545f4a pointed at Soyi’s tear- 00efdc3a15 and snot-streaked cheeks, doubling 15bb588efb over with giggles.13774ed2f02914ea

Flustered and d15c534cf7 unsure of e80bd62f9e what to df8db9fc72 do, Soyi ac1b907ce0 froze as f75fd3299d a large 0d6790fb72 hand suddenly 7042026f2c extended toward b18f017931 her.bdf9f89e522ed7ad

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