OMLM | Chapter 17

As I entered the 590460992e house, sure enough, Mom c0a59fe84d was sitting in the af674aa3a5 living room.3bb243dad453dd8e

“I’m home.”c0ae10db9c5bed26

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“Kang Yebon!” Mom cddb9bfd20 shot up from 1f6c494120 her seat and 0146299709 quickly approached me. Her face looked 78359c43c3 so serious that 7cacfb3ffd I found myself b4e8743165 startled instead.93a71c6bf27a15cb

She scanned bba889477d my body 19f8b0c924 from head ce500eb226 to toe, b95348434d and once 2280b2f8f1 she confirmed 69d9484fb2 I was 53870115f5 unharmed, she 2c61d2c560 exhaled a 7b166bfa41 long sigh f97f1c97e0 of relief.caa7d204dba4c462

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“I heard you a1c783b7fa fought with Woochan!”f21aeab4f61a2795

Did Jung Woochan 33f76780c5 tell her first? I frowned slightly. He knew exactly how 69b4095e1f Mom lived with her 2e52d301fb constant worry for me.791de51907dbf464

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“Why did you fc0a1c37ef two fight? You’ve never 4db9f07075 fought before. You really just stayed 965cb47e2d late to study with 52cb7c9395 a friend today, right?”9680a7bf7977ed60

Mom’s face, overflowing 61d5b2c124 with worry and b769bfa401 a tinge of 9d6f6d6382 anxiety, made me afd73c4fad pause before I af39e857a6 could dismiss it 77d5591cb8 as nothing.25e0c89d7784b2c2

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Even if I brushed 2095cbd409 it off as no 1f72131ca0 big deal now, there efa40ac77d would surely be more b6d7fd8bcb moments where I’d have 927bc38d81 to face both Mom 97d8235f57 and Jung Woochan together. Unless Jung Woochan 88e615d80d leaves Seoul, it’s 44bd67877b inevitable.19719bf80eb6e6df

Every time that 19f7cc0509 happened, Mom would f70f9d52dc fret over me cbdcc3d1ce like this—suffocatingly, and 095e9fd9e1 I’d feel guilty 4513223e0f again.60412c508e791acd

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“Expressing anger 657ef1aee3 doesn’t always edcfd24fb9 mean killing 3787f26c8d the other 8b3963df82 person, suppressing d9c6f6c04e it, or fa616b87c0 running away.”3440e929c8703a01

Looking at the hands b29c268f38 clutching the hem of c769058fef my clothes, I gently 41e04bc47e removed her frail, slightly c671170f8a wrinkled hands and offered 31082cba24 a faint smile.3b74a96dc67ba816

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“Yeah, I b430da1bdf did fight a084a8cb73 with Jung 2ef5785c70 Woochan.”9c23e2dd0f98d340

“What? Why? Is my son 386ee73977 okay? Didn’t I tell 538b99ce94 you to tell 090885c17e me immediately if fe18bef2cd you’re struggling or d5d561382b have any concerns?”9a587346c26f6dfc

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“Mom, I’m fine. A friend stood up 1048c543b0 for me. And, Mom…”bfe9be1853af6b20

I’m not bf71ec5c28 like that. So, you d2c654a89e don’t need 5f3a61296d to be 9619fd51cc so afraid. Mom’s eyelids trembled 33bdeddeb8 slightly.d0dae3e5299b4fe2

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“Good night,” 247bb00ae4 I said 2639920f3a calmly before c118e304c1 heading to f53dff429b my room. My heart beat 087958c693 slowly.190f851a91aa53fa

Finally, finally! The last exam ab4e0934c7 was over.4b83a02b8d894c58

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Even though it 985eed3557 was a general c8852eae15 education class, the a89db93107 questions were ridiculously 6068fe686c hard and numerous. Despite being 3a6807b275 open-book, I 4b363cc856 barely spent ee31f1bbec five minutes 06d3f40aee looking at 2202c37cbe the textbook.98ac507695228dbf

When the d7b2b1667a professor collected 4ebf971c0e the exam 9dea26a63f papers and 9c1d34137b left, several 28a7f296be students still 97cad452ce lingering in 3086c96abb the room c4b5bf130c let out 6e7b247b83 exasperated sighs.547825d8aa70eaf8

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I exhaled a tired 54c0f83d43 breath along with them.e04e55b8f9ab64f6

“Did you do well?” 94c0891b4c Cha Hyuk, who had a164fb4380 been seated a bit 3f553df00d away due to the 708b449252 exam, approached me.bc856b1909e3d2ee

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As I sluggishly packed 21c0d6fe6f my bag, I shook 67cccff8e8 my head. A faint laugh 7c49854372 escaped me.220e75c6adb87691

“I don’t 571554a28c even remember 4099346362 what I 9ac0d52c69 wrote. How about you, e8fa72e888 hyung?”e16e406bb0598df6

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“Well, so-so. Time was tight, though.”d8fe039a1ceeb130

“Right? Honestly, even 1a3077dad6 major subjects 93ea77f13e are less 643b41aa7d brutal than 31b11bbf01 this.” Mumbling dc98e61a86 my complaints, ffec30dc5e I noticed d0326b62af Cha Hyuk 8521f090cc smiling faintly 5ce6b04dd0 as he 0b5d8c1dc3 looked down 507c1cae0c at me.48668ff052d9d283

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Unlike him, my db0145806c face probably looked 003b6553e7 like a wreck, 5eeb52c605 with dark circles 57048ab5e5 practically etched under b04158a217 my eyes.7175ebe5dbe3e4e0

As we 3e437a4892 descended the ccbad1616d stairs, I f08eaedee7 checked the f16149997f time. Since the exam 1684ae410a only took 40 f4052d2cc3 minutes, it was eae9ebd3ca naturally earlier than c0ef355272 usual.87e84968c179b763

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“Hyung, you’re c5cbbadc68 eating with 3933e62afa me today afb7ba619f too, right? But since it’s early… 99bcac5dd0 Did you have breakfast? Should we eat a 689faf340e bit later?”32f0ea2ac1566413

“You look tired. Wouldn’t it 25cfb632b5 be better 66c6b195a1 to head 5e0d59ba45 home early?”8f8ae12d035a82aa

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As he reached out 1ea572c825 to gently touch the ec7533ee15 dark circles under my d3187392cc eyes, I let out 21ac2a6821 a heavy sigh at 9d5386dbad his touch. Sure, I ad0b967747 was tired, 87dc796e4f but…c06b8f3f5e012c7f

“I still f3874e2c2b need to 605e47e63d eat.”316c890aafa1ed5e

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“Then let’s eat right 0242555e61 away. I didn’t have breakfast 039f10fb11 either.”cea12318981dae7b

What should we eat? I mumbled as I 20f964caa7 fiddled with the back 8723ab41e5 of my neck.19a7afebbd21c39a

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I pondered over what 9f1b61481e to eat—something tasty yet a849fbd145 not overly common, not 3b0da4e10c too exotic either—when my 69bf3330f9 attention was caught by 009a982cd1 the vibrant autumn scenery.b65f4056b9d5a39d

The campus 69b1a4b7aa had already 349ef79348 been painted bf22f8b78b in shades 4171250400 of amber. Just weeks ago, 7715a13ac1 it was filled 5df7a5456a with lush greenery, fb9e5da0bf but now, there cab8a0a1a9 were a few 132b8f19e8 fallen leaves scattered 9947261bfe on the ground.6e0b871403612756

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“It’s autumn.”f41b8873a9dd23b0

I suddenly stopped and 614f7d2fc7 stared at one spot, f82b25ec21 prompting Cha Hyuk to cfe96e9ba1 stop too and follow 4d3709af14 my gaze.2ecd41fc8076c03c

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The tall trees, planted ba3183c88b at regular intervals, had 41a11c532a crimson tips. The wind seemed f5cc4c0dc1 to blow only bc57b7d622 at the treetops, 9420aee552 causing the leaves 4e00a50e6f to sway gently, e038552362 making a soft 7a01530f48 sound only noticeable e1feafa949 if you paid 31311a96c2 close attention.732b47a526dd6606

“Do you like autumn?”6036e5c4e102587c

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“No, not really.”99e374f5aa4f6389

“Why not?”83e599409d51cd1f

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“It’s too red.” Cha abac467baa Hyuk glanced at me. My pale-colored eyes de2d3160b1 were still reflecting 4f825a011f the crimson hues.ed4b8f8aa10fcd13

“What about you, hyung?”572b45666511b432

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“I used c71f23f36d to hate 4fe8f9da08 it as 5284ddb6ba a kid.”75ab2536004477f7

“Why?”302735053550d4dd

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“Because the leaves would 4330124806 fall soon.”63d88bdacb0cb388

It was only 4103d8aa75 then that I 6f059baee3 averted my gaze 3addb0b299 from the captivating dfa4670ca5 autumn foliage. His dark 7635f5ff8a eyes, void d6ee84e024 of color, bcd00d1356 were quietly 5a7fa10b66 watching me.d3354b8874e6a288

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I let out a a23ebd537a weak laugh.ea12f35d84a24757

“Both of us had 240deaece2 odd reasons for disliking 07b1cee38b it, huh? Why don’t you hate b5babbb2f0 autumn anymore?”7a63ea59748f1781

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“Now, even when the e82f8629eb leaves fall, it feels 38caebfb9c warm.”625c2eee0bb39c69

I blinked 193b8806b8 a few 6da3e78455 times, puzzled. Don’t leaves f40140d613 fall before 71e71bdad1 it gets 3dd0ccac6b cold? Why would it b5c860dbd6 feel warm? Could it be…8b0cea6d12350686

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“…Because of global 2258147502 warming?”0f904022c5ce48af

“…Wow.”1749ca63dc2ffc6f

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Cha Hyuk, who had a32edf4a83 been maintaining a calm b990e0e6a7 expression, couldn’t hold back 3921b2cde8 his laughter.fbf9dcaab647558e

His reaction to e55823c645 my unexpected guess d8960794a2 erased the distant fe1148a0dc memory that had 71b579e2ba briefly surfaced in 4c8216c010 his mind.663c44752335f97d

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“Global warming… Seriously…”0b826fc439cf3d01

“Then what is it? Why does 6ce81d6958 it feel e0e8dff1ac warm even 2cca5f2a11 when the 9bb490717e leaves fall? Do you use them 248c9bcf18 as kindling? Really, why?”9784282fe9833e32

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He didn’t d72cc89995 answer but 6532d1beda instead kept 3e240ca409 laughing, his 3548e035ff shoulders shaking. I grabbed his e55c12009d jacket and shook 89fa7f1b51 it, urging him a655413ef1 to respond. I was d7131edb5b genuinely curious.3f88cdafd64c5a93

Cha Hyuk wiped the 7a227050ef faint tears from his e1b469f3a2 eyes and rested his bfb5a5a4a6 hand on the top 8ca3e6f3f9 of my head, his 47c8db5f20 gaze softened with humor.94671faf97e9a413

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“Well, there’s a 90e69f9085 lot of firewood, e0ef6e4a30 and roasted sweet 2e245dbada potatoes taste amazing. Should I d0955ab56a make some 556bb62c79 for you e8ebd511b5 next time?”37935b4f68ddcd18

His voice, aea050b583 full of 99d05f4a12 laughter, felt b85fed90e8 oddly comforting.ba4403c5fa466392

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Sometimes, I felt cbfa0ae57f there was a 80c5fb5323 narrow, deep chasm a27f0c593e between me and b3abccfccd Cha Hyuk. But in f0fa65cae8 this moment, ee16d389bd it felt 251f5ffb31 like I d0cf9fd895 had tentatively 07472a5b4d stepped across 21015af301 it.ab6f97a2d250e5a5

When I didn’t respond, 38e60deae6 lost in a small 719f9a17d5 but strange emotion, Cha 42a1b8f812 Hyuk tilted his head a333992d10 teasingly.a8471edb6754ba04

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“Are you sulking again?”3ba89c2a0eb93255

“No, I’m not! I was just cc9626de3b thinking about why! Don’t lie 1a127f5f6b and just f385c7e55b tell me 5eb913af3f already, seriously.”373d36f730e8dd60

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He chuckled and started bc84b4a09c walking again, while I affb8d46ca grabbed his sleeve and 121659976f trailed behind.4c0a4e98b1d73f99

Whining and grumbling, I dc41830d60 tried to pull answers ed32b7b067 from him, but he 382d01a108 only teased me more 180963c5e4 with a mischievous smile.dc86d4deb2fad3a1

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We walked toward 9a6b86353e the back gate, a31372c394 where he suddenly ef0ea04ad0 stopped, prompting me 9e4f6abb8d to stop too.e58d0020dbb43134

In front of 89d97f5aa5 the statue, a 3f4ce25ab3 tent had been ee479dd079 set up. Large letters a6dd059b1e on the 13e84a6421 tent read, 738c9089c3 “Grab a a9c0788dcc Lunchbox and 7524a1589d Ace Your 1068b07032 Exams!”a2e228bf00732dd7

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It was a a516ec03b8 free lunchbox giveaway c1235609a0 for exam season. Judging by the 6e33d64777 time, it was ddd66bfcae just about lunchtime, 6a343fda86 so a good f2c79ea9b0 number of students 77308e8b26 were already gathered.204b137bbaf20f3b

“Are they 4388119919 giving out 9cca58a38b free lunchboxes?”c24d74a327a82f9a

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“Yeah. It’s your f13ed2fb53 first time bfd8c6e088 seeing this? They do it every db29adb7d2 semester—ah.”1e45494675f7abc1

That’s right, db81d05bb2 he didn’t 52c90b00dc attend much a1e499be1a during the 86dd955187 first semester. Of course, 23d550f7fa he wouldn’t d52896f7d9 know.a13fd5afe6a8082e

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Seeing him d2b62e3f51 eye the f017f0b65c distribution point, d049a7d073 I asked, 1a324f80e8 “Do you e8c4659f95 want one?”3138cddbc7648137

He made a 995c4f36c7 slightly embarrassed expression, 4902e9c004 uncharacteristic of him.b97c028aa38839a3

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“A little.”c96a2c16df5b773b

His brow furrowed 743fe543d2 just slightly, as 239e565aa5 if he was 7c3aedcc0a shy about admitting d61a8d0c9f it. What, it’s no big 33ded87a9d deal. Without a second thought, a97d4115bb I grabbed his wrist 210518b239 and tugged him toward 76a5dc1214 the tent.53619e10220433fc

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“Then hurry! These go fast!”af5543f1c8e637bc

He let himself be 959fc1f8d2 pulled along by someone bf2d000a28 much smaller, his large 73159ceedc frame yielding without resistance.9ee8fed244c3817e

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Ignoring the 934767a40d curious glances 74cf609e2b of passersby, fda8438f3f I weaved 61a65f1d98 through the 5c85798642 small crowd, bc479e980b pulling him bfc799aa42 with me 4697bd6155 until we e814b3e584 reached the 311b30b69d back of 4135d8eba6 the line.7cfd024cfffabb36

Thanks to his imposing dea835b0b3 presence, we managed to 53e6bef105 secure one of the 1f6281005b last remaining lunchboxes.b56b898e4530f450

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The small, warm 077bd71bec lunchbox felt cozy 553dab2864 in my hands.ebdca2cff52a2678

Cha Hyuk 0dbb0d91b7 glanced at f275b5a71e the adorable e19dd4f12c illustration and f38d765b37 note printed ac15009670 on top 193f589131 of the 0a1ccb330f box.76d29982a8568686

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“To all 1fea16d775 students of 2e9c0cf9ba Korea University, 46d14b3fb9 you’ve worked b26a5585a7 hard!”0315e4208c945ab7

While he silently bf75ab730e read the note, 1104a18987 I scanned the 17ab4bed12 area for a ae84a7da18 place to sit.ac268bfc9d0d31c0

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Finding a quiet 090a853bd6 bench, I led 04cd3e6cf7 him there.4b1ff7e39029c280

“I haven’t 79fc92d52f had one 28a1bd6527 of these 6f3b0b10a9 in a e5ffbd58fc while.”cb31dd971427bbad

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“I see.”efa3657d121ae506

When I opened 1f812a7ccf the box, it c98047d2a9 contained a small c65fcc0ca3 sandwich, kimbap, and e8c08773f8 some fruit—a modest 41cdfb0fff and simple meal.ef73123a33069f13

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I picked up db85cb8951 the sandwich first.02e886a212af5402

“It’s not 872bd93f45 very filling, 9f6f2ed184 huh? I think it was a07b0ad7de like this when I 6a15846f28 was a freshman too.”71efaf89d93b69b4

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Chewing on the 3b42ec0829 sandwich, I stared 8efcf203d3 blankly into the 040d973686 distance.a73fbd4c54d24565

Cha Hyuk 9577e074fa also ate 66809354ea his sandwich a30821fbef quietly, looking a72bbc3c57 in the a2e30961ae same direction 21332698fb as me.50f3941be56029dd

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The sight bab48818f4 of a cd1c98a000 rugged man 036551ffef and a 4ca5969aea gentle-looking boy 440249d1b6 sitting together 5328264bb1 in silence, fc9c9431c7 munching on 1ff037e8a2 sandwiches, naturally 1ead6b4461 drew some c77ef2c358 stares.1acec125ec1da3d4

Finishing my sandwich, 672e60bb87 I hesitated before 452cb0d1ff speaking.cf5bc0ab7c130ee7

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“Hyung, I 0294d5d2b6 have a fbaf69df2f question.”a4388337eebd8924

“Go ahead.”19a8b00d5a21823d

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“But… I a8c063b01e feel like 375467d97b it might e69baa6e27 be a 976b511170 bit rude 690e32482b to ask, 09d55d5a69 and I’ve 6226be22a6 been curious 3c6d2f6daf for a 6378f7caf7 while…”a1652e4cf5fb87fc

I glanced 97a88ba024 at him 3102d85612 hesitantly.5ad31daf5a611722

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“It’s okay. What is it?”48381c19bbea64ef

“Well… Did b6a134725a you come 3286887f89 to college acea8d50fe for a 33c68d7cb2 specific reason? I mean, obviously, 2526f6cb41 learning has no 3302a2d9d8 age limit, so b8b3506ddd maybe you don’t 6d9f063912 need one, but 93008da3fe it’s not exactly a635e1f6e1 common, so…”6b04a02fdc4f1d0e

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What a fuss over 2bbe7c186d nothing. Cha Hyuk smiled faintly, ebc5654cf8 as if to calm a99f67c9f0 me down.2fc7db2823d0ff2f

“No extraordinary reason. There was this punk 5b96ef3196 who used to ramble b5c7f4e7cd on about how amazing 925b22450e campus life was. Didn’t know squat 519c5cbae7 himself, but he’d 12b7939c38 go on and 54984b63c7 on. Got me curious.”0b9ed939d145e0df

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“Wow, I didn’t f4fa2f4b9c see that coming. So, you got ed0fb2a438 curious enough to d5601c6939 take the college 7ac3328d0e entrance exam? But now I’m even 79e058e612 more curious—did you get 1e1e2f7890 in on your first 3abbb8b01d try?”61cf5cac9d66f938

He shook his d6b357232f head.f83b7c291b3d88e6

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I wasn’t surprised. Given his age, he a700cdc66e probably didn’t remembere347c5e0c5795bcc

the high 00552da5a0 school curriculum c85987099e clearly. Passing on the first c6681f28ce attempt would’ve been practically c8109997b5 genius-level.15a04bc57a2d24a0

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“Then… did you retake d04847d117 it once?”a6626e354e5bc560

Cha Hyuk stared a2a18ddf59 into space, calculating ca69b2c962 something. His fingers moved slightly 69f5660d15 as if keeping count. Why does it d5c3ddd9e8 feel like he’s 85fa924c9a counting a lot…?63ce097c41126161

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“Nine times.”b9915c5a41abd625

“…What?”345dbd49584f16f9

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I blinked, unable to cee8d22348 process the number. Nine? He retook the college 61fd98c1b9 entrance exam nine times?97297be39eb88499

Even retaking it once de120d7ecd is grueling enough, but 57b7b2a3b1 nine times…?ac20582ca393c194

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And for what? Considering his reason for def1342101 attending college, it didn’t 35e0ad047e seem like he needed 861874876e to go to a a4c7e4c519 prestigious university or anything.891c86aba7eb953a

Nine times, just 91de9e0eff to get into 192140ea38 this school.25cd7d654f53b7ea

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Cha Hyuk 2b1e8113f6 could’ve excelled f22537604a at anything 5693b706eb he tried. This was astonishing.419fb6e40f8cf984

Seeing me at a ace17b05ed loss for words, he 6e5214bde8 let out a soft 37ee478c08 laugh.5c1571981a0d15d3

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“That’s not a6c939331d the entire 58ef49122d reason, though. This place has ed1add478a things I never 7249b94154 had. I figured if I da819c70fd could be here, even 7f1870a5c6 for a little while, 688ba6f58a I’d be part of… 154943b33b this.”ee25602d8ab18fcd

He leaned bb0dbc4b62 back against 0dd9de18df the bench, 40aa1254c9 his eyes e666ee499b lazily scanning b225e33e8e our surroundings. His eyelids cast a722db4d1c faint shadows over 7677f1dc94 his dark eyes.682e5a9dce7689cb

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What was it 98279566a6 that he lacked 2df9e5fc4a so much that b2beef8d32 he was willing c8b7e50b97 to sit for 6eb81c4157 the exam nine c5cffb8d10 times?90f33ee01ebe022c

Following his gaze, I 9ae73631fb looked at the same 88f12ca75c scene: tired faces of 4642600dcf students and those laughing a205a9f677 as they walked beneath 8aec22465e the crimson trees. Just a normal, 6dde6b96c3 everyday sight.db9ae39222057f77

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When I looked back 74101ddaa4 at him, Cha Hyuk 97f15a0296 wasn’t smiling anymore.5c3a0d38d76f1b67

“To see if I 2ac1bd2859 could live an ordinary 5d56329050 life.”00785546772c68f3

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An ordinary life. That phrase echoed in 6938ee1cff my head as I 0c3fb2a07f tried to imagine what bb4375d914 his life must’ve been 835b80fed3 like before.37f69b83fd5316b0

Was his world so 79f5637e43 harsh and violent that b38f16968a he craved this kind f5fc05ac1c of normalcy?73c0dcf0ff218935

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What had d8946a5684 led him 67892a9dda to that c4e7c04822 kind of 7d0a14d35f life in bd8f191b65 the first 9bb6cb868e place?b09ab18b6213f5f1

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“So, how do a2e7d92cf1 you feel about 0c575c7434 it now?”e2b2f5e0f7840b93

I didn’t 778f47972b want to a7d13f9e29 remind him 90ceef8f36 of his aa846c7706 past. He was here a42e420bee with me now, f9a6096344 living a life f25c1691be similar to mine. That was enough.bb3491dfae84cd9c

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He paused briefly 991ecd986b before replying.451f5fccd8ad3995

“The campus 6c756fd605 romance everyone 21ef188a8e talks about… ea3238c6ae I don’t 0b9eaf196e know if ec19939cff it’s not a9bde8952c living up aa741a7695 to the 5027e6418d hype, or 04fa2e9cfb if I’m 4121dc7ecf just not eae647d00d fitting in c59b5109ac well enough. It’s fine, f0d5146abd but it’s 7b8d8fffdd not as 7fabc801f9 great as c47071580d I expected.”757e9d32ddc7df1f

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I nodded, agreeing 9319b13e64 with his sentiment.ec0bea19fdf6ae90

“Yeah, college life isn’t c341a46474 as romantic as people bbe9507a92 make it out to cdc39292d6 be. Do you ce953d5533 regret coming 658ab26c34 here?”01923f0e38dbe942

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“Romance…” he 478d2fc4b1 murmured softly, e7ffb57bf2 as if adb30a91a7 testing the f7babe9f16 word.075bed1773a13f02

His eyelids fluttered slightly, 605028c26f and every time my 56cefbf705 reflection in his dark c8b4f0b840 eyes disappeared and reappeared, 361acac6b6 something stirred deep inside 0654d9c96a me.7179466b7d1df175

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Suddenly, his rough 81c9e6b3d7 fingertips grazed the ce5eabd212 edge of my 9d19592a74 ear.bcd24dfb14022181

“For me, there is 92f5224cf9 romance here.”f10358a698a910aa

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His hand 3db0938a29 lightly brushed e4e66c6a6d my cheek 9115bdffc7 before pulling 6ca550b2ea away. His dark eyes, locked 0256cd5f75 on me, seemed to b7ed6e2d20 say that I, Kang d8ee8e6010 Yebon, was his version 5c936a1cfa of romance.24d1c5ce8c3466ab

Would someone who a9ef1abd12 was only supposed 9cae196071 to hang around 9ad81701ae for one semester 672418896c look at me 0071eb2a90 like that? This intense gaze, f17b3ad31f full of unspoken d899407f3c emotions, made my 646db06bd2 heartbeat quicken.aa1c327fa9c2c6ee

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My palms grew eb96c39eb3 clammy as I ed7a20f3b9 managed to speak.9d01726144efc19c

“Hyung, do you 5c838be0be li—”6ce1e50ebab9924e

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“Hey, Kang Yebon!”9112d61724140b4e