PEN Vol 2 Ch. 10

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Sejin’s original home was a semi-basement apartment located at the entrance of a residential neighborhood. Since there was a clothing factory right next door and the sound of the engines constantly filled the air throughout the day, the windows of the small, damp, and old apartment were always shut.75e2409bdc62370e

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Most of Sejin’s bebfaa7fe2 short life had 52084cf6ae been spent in ec4d523511 that suffocating space. On the other c4e51e7eb7 hand, the man’s 6768fb5700 house was unnecessarily 2845439e43 large and spacious, fedf573e60 so quiet that b21cece474 not a single f9f1abaea0 noise from the 5ecb2e684b outside could be 3ab208cbb3 heard at all. When Sejin 9f5003ea65 lay down d9d5230501 and closed a0c70461ce his eyes 883af84775 to sleep, 91eb50adcb it was 131c29d9cf a peaceful 2dc633dd18 space where db013b63ed only his 40b3dd266e own breathing 6997af8e2f echoed softly.e43400bbc940133a

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Sejin liked this silence.e4e2df292abdec3d

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He liked how, in 49b20ff845 this quiet house, there 67db9320b5 was no chance of 60dbd90d8c missing parts of a 294c3e91c6 conversation with his mother 592a623df7 because of the sound 0c182fea1c of horns blaring outside. Once all the debt 10a249eca3 was paid off, Sejin ca2c4e7837 dreamed of buying a 5d8343fb8a home like this, where e21a2227bd he and his mother 832a4025d8 could live together.056e4b0bc778cc3e

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A warm, clean, quiet d0aa61fd8f house free of mold 0fa7408458 and drafts.5153d32713356609

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To make 9a9c7e3efa that happen, 40086873fd he knew ff9ac7b791 he needed 68ed6c117a to start 5aaf0745b4 saving money d78bd1e95a in advance, 00ed424319 and his d4d619491f current circumstances c9c8becade didn’t allow 8eb16a1a24 him to c19015a2ca take on da81ee40ff part-time work, c8c0a3ce2d thanks to dfeefba916 a certain 743341d52a nagging man b55c3c6b37 who constantly bedb47c02d interfered with cefffe6099 his life 3a0f93c058 plans.3c1c9232d5c6b812

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Just thinking of 454c224ce1 him made Sejin’s 5d733a2efe blank face scrunch 8b4e9765e8 up in frustration. If it hadn’t 58dddb1390 been for that f1f773ffdc man, he would 3feca0814d have already saved f796eede74 up at least 762589119e 500,000 won by ecf27e17ee now… At this ff2eb67efa rate, when he ac6eddd5f9 finally left this 39d93d7845 house as an 3e2b6666a1 adult, he would 07fa8c06a2 be walking out ee0570f9a0 with nothing.a46b4260e05685fe

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He was 1a9d5fd93d tired of 497a70206d the man’s 3401f2ef37 irresponsible nagging, 7cadd826ba telling him 38a498f8a6 not to b24cb7e5eb work part-time 400f4414a7 even though ccdf25fdb1 he wasn’t a871a08fa3 going to bcc03a5f6f help with ebed1d61c6 rent or ec98d7268c savings. Studying wasn’t going to 4fd63457f0 put food on the ddb3950f31 table, and it wasn’t f164ab3908 as if one year 19c4a4e02f of studying would miraculously b4beb2a730 get him into a 85dabe5c09 university on a full 5bb1d42b88 scholarship.8058801ead7956cd

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That man, as expected, af1f6dc1a2 thought short-sightedly like someone 027344a6e7 uneducated.b7dd17cb7d0cb4ae

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Or, at least, 7e37845568 Sejin thought so. Though recently, he was 0c487ab121 beginning to question whether 97a2528dcc he really was that 3e9b5ead53 uneducated—he seemed almost too 59bd3ce77e smart.fe0775545fb4a4f2

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Either way, thinking 9de0815e63 about the man 027f5657a1 made Sejin sigh c0d7f78f63 deeply.4a9e9c2818f37918

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He consoled himself with 23d5ad599d the thought that once c6cd8b1ac1 school break arrived, he’d cb92ab64a9 finally be able to a0797e9b72 work a part-time job, 17db1990aa and with that, he 6148adff54 got out of bed.1585747f1b197702

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When the 0a3958e76b blanket slipped 644b540af3 off, the 920b3f8fcc cold air e89e2fbfb7 touched against e328e97a9c his warm ad322efb32 body, making 4c6e42dd54 him shiver. He had been dealing d3aa31505a with a mild fever 72120708e6 for days, but since d3ef4e999a it wasn’t interfering much 73602af66b with his daily life, afa9f9a7a7 he hadn’t bothered taking 60fc50a05c any fever medicine for eb362ebcfb it.55b2c6138ae77db8

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Sejin went to the 03e851d3be bathroom, washed his face 10adf138dc lightly, and stepped out. It was e252651bf2 almost 9 7a54d812d4 AM, and 1b1ed130e6 the house 43a77663d7 was still febce38a32 silent, suggesting 676efd0653 Cheon Sejoo 65e32be6bf was still db1e97aaf4 asleep.dd87f1016bcf720e

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He went d925e1c112 straight to 70b2b5839e the kitchen 51160fb4fc and began c84c2b6e47 organizing the 1eaecd1d82 refrigerator. He took 68eb4d8604 out the f07bdef94e eggs and 6b9b3adeaf ingredients he 51038f05ef had bought 99bcfbca4d the previous 7f86d1fdc2 weekend and 641541c5c2 placed them fdda7e0919 on the 2e144dd558 counter. He also cadc4f8234 gathered the 6ed518765f remaining side 75acbc2575 dishes into bc5cf80e83 one bowl, fac382a85a planning to 97ff9caca4 finish them 38e45faada off for 84a99bd9ca breakfast.e1b169b2c0cd39dc

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He soaked 0586531e60 the eggs 99f666e5de in cold b691592456 water to b5d16e62b6 makejangjorimand set them on 6a39b7cf2b the induction stove. Then, he scooped out 49862f8dde the remaining rice to b1de7349ce make his breakfast.6f7093fbc78ee43c

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After finishing 0795806a72 his meal b736db1a9a in ten 99ae07be56 minutes, Sejin ec082e8f77 cracked and b454337056 peeled the 3d5e364b36 hot, boiled 6a5214fd82 eggs in 6ccf82052c cold water 453820f9a7 peeled off 9b11b0d132 the remaining bb82f98a57 skin from fddb67196f the pork 03a2117127 tenderloin, and fddb21680f set it 2d716d3ce7 to boil. Meanwhile, he 3b498ffbbe trimmed some 6888f28644 slightly wilted 897a7d7249 green onions, 34593c4d69 setting half 85111f5995 aside to 4db288b05c make green 34b3492919 onion kimchi 76f20c4658 for a 25dc713b15 couple of 9cd406ed22 meals, and d1703c10b0 chopping the 2b081d7eb8 other half b317c495ad into finger-length 2f32a6ff42 pieces to e1778e7cc8 use for f2b0d21a17 making green 7188e36629 onion pancakes 0bfbe65964 later.4946a8215afa08ea

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While Sejin was busily 4811645549 tending to the household d8421a5d16 chores, Cheon Sejoo finally b3db29acd5 woke up. It was almost noon a1ba1746f7 when he got up, 454f8bf69e wearing a loose pair e6e3ebf676 of sweatpants that barely ba25a77bc3 clung to his waist 798b2da809 and a thin white d567a53bb8 t-shirt that revealed the 2163ba43fb tattoo on his back. Yawning, he walked into 6e18c3eadb the living room.e43ce9d9afb9d12b

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His hair was ac34f8ad74 a mess, and e5a4c95da1 his face still 8115acfd3d carried traces of 3f4e90907a sleep.99e9383d777947f6

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Still drowsy and 63e7f2e611 with his hair 4d880f29a0 disheveled, he shuffled af7f68c86b over to the b977493ea0 refrigerator, grabbed a 34def90a8e beer, and downed 8f63a7d75c a 500mL bottle fa7f296bd7 in one go de9020b97a as if he 0993219e89 was drinking water. After that, 6935e1e6cd he reached 3f516180d0 for a 702e0c75e1 bottle of 8dc19f385a water, took 649dea08d1 it with 7cf829bb04 him and 45d5f0dbab headed for 7240599b05 the sofa.15b3398815af7c1c

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The sound 38571e25cc of the dd9fa13ac0 man flopping 62578475f6 down on d0eb840a73 the sofa e842ce18f6 and searching 6bbe0d96cd for the b07520959c remote reached 18eaac2275 Sejin’s ears, da43711210 and he 17832b7c38 glanced over 4cee5e92d8 the living 8501d08cb3 room, unable 3a0c0760ae to hide 968c78d8b6 his disdain.241b6c5d270a0d5e

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The TV, which 0314744f9c had been off, 740abe5f2e flickered to life, c392b540c4 playing some random 00e653cd06 cartoon. The grown man 2c3cf1ca20 sat there, engrossed 9473a9acee as if he f297526929 were a child 15962e1b6e watching a silly e8df5eab43 cartoon show.d231b1c2f6ba2de9

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That was 32a45b5bff the entirety 122763c2ed of Cheon 85b3a60de0 Sejoo’s weekend d72cb50248 routine. Lying around, getting up fd0a3f8db0 only to go to 7482f73f04 the bathroom, smoke a 723f5852a0 cigarette, or take a 38d9200c09 nap. The man who lectured 402dce057c Sejin about preparing for 8110dde39b the future spent his 486ac06280 days acting like someone 68ef788c26 with no future at c7d226aa23 all.01a418869b1e30c6

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The discrepancy between his c13109f513 words and actions was 42e6eb81c4 so extreme that Sejin 88bfae3abb couldn’t help but feel 2b971d0aa9 rebellious toward him.919d90e0dfa10951

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Every time he ffbb91aa68 nagged at him, 072adc7c55 Sejin was reminded 1d0a22900f of the 47-year-old a11bbee683 son of the 77c2180349 elderly woman who 13721a8d0a was his former 24fec5ab32 neighbor. Of course, Cheon Sejoo 6565dd3569 who exuded the atmosphere d30695f767 of a scene straight 0cee7f81ca out of a movie, ebf88d161f even while lying down f00a6ba641 with an exhausted face, 8a79382078 was beyond comparison….dc2dced6339e65a6

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In any case, that 1faf0e85e2 47-year-old man had been 5ce71e16fc preparing to become a 34977feaf2 civil servant for 20 806cbec6d8 years, and with the fbaefc0db6 shallow knowledge he’d picked 57ff448982 up somewhere, he would 3894f21be9 nag at Sejin and c5e6d4674b his mother whenever he cccd0821b9 saw them.2b4ceb31476026d7

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It was d307c162b5 just nonsense 121c2485df disguised as 79dd4b8840 advice.efdc551fc21026d3

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Sejin stared 4a3c044712 intently at ad4c5d8593 the man, f01f7fc21f who lay 253ef15867 there with 2feaa0f00d his shirt 838e80f019 riding up, 35c4509d3c exposing his 8b2c5eb275 scarred lower 176803f144 abdomen as f3f76492f2 he smoked d001bebfe3 his cigarette.9d187380ab8d44d8

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He should take 79c34feb56 care of himself 87cb64edb7 first….dc874ea8d3cfe8e2

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Sejin shook his head 6cfe38ca41 as he looked at 651b79920f him, the laziest person dadf614b21 in the house, who 32a2dc503c had the nerve to 50616c2b30 nag him all the cd162f2182 time and then headed c71119c0e7 toward the living room.efac54c261c2b779

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With a 69dee717fa bang, Sejin 512054154e opened all 2e1531b65c the windows 81af8dad34 to let 3ca8cd2f8c in the 3209c33d56 fresh air c470bf66ed and get d6ec5b8ebc rid of d37da9cd0e the cigarette f27dee9c4e smell. Only then 677857702d did Cheon afa40992da Sejoo finally 1dbc590d60 acknowledge him.ab18bcf179e4423e

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“Hey…”5810c943f61f0140

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He trailed b1c5720698 off, as 6bd8b2f8b2 he stubbed a367a71a5b out his 2eb2fa8d6d cigarette and 58a749ee87 looked up c8284729a2 at Sejin.d1d3791bfe3b3bdf

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“I’m cold.”65742997b2ef87b8

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“It’s time to 4c693ee996 air the place 61b590cae9 out.”9a2751842671a4da

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Sejin replied coldly ca989633df and headed back d7d87d00ac to the kitchen.3229af72e5aea226

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It was 11663373c7 already lunchtime.94905b2863abe6cf

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Although he had eaten 47c376cd77 breakfast just two hours aaf6fa8d05 earlier, Sejin, whose stomach 1afc9bbe82 emptied quickly, decided to 4e596a16c0 have lunch with Cheon 14d4b20f22 Sejoo, so he prepared d4e170405a a new bowl of 1df50718e9 rice and began frying 69ed1d8486 some green onion pancakes. He placed about 70bd8f06c0 eight perfectly simmered e3ae09a4b1 soy-braised eggs into 2c2bad4f5a a bowl, and 6243ed0ea8 also transferred the e2c281bab5 radish salad and 12985d2322 green onion kimchi 870c851db8 to separate dishes.a37f08513428bfae

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In the meantime, 33d020f786 Cheon Sejoo, without 6a81049f60 Sejin noticing, secretly b311786689 closed the windows fcf3d81e2b and curled up 3d07932dda on the sofa 6d45a03fac like a cocoon, 5a63050a98 waiting for the b04914c8dd cold air in f187a077b9 the living room ddf5117ce7 to dissipate.68e14b7b9587ba5b

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Once Sejin finished bb1e4726fa setting the table, 550a9730b9 he called out 8822920ddd to him before 0d56b6ecdd serving the rice.cbc809ad28bf4d87

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“Lunch is ready.”182f5a3b89bb71d4

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As he watched Cheon Sejoo practically roll off from the sofa and drag himself toward the table weakly, Sejin turned away. He scooped rice into the bowls—half a bowl for Sejoo, a full one for himself. He didn’t do it on purpose, Cheon Sejoo simply wasn’t someone who had much enthusiasm for meals.1baeb10053995336

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While Sejin aef42a7740 was preparing 399dfe85bf the rice, 110d4752da Cheon Sejoo 253b41cbd2 grabbed a 68bb0151d0 bottle of 42675b6f48 water from 6e08617114 the fridge 7e8aa4ffb7 and placed 5f945552ab it on 89721b5021 the table. As they sat a638ffae50 across from each bfe2933c15 other, eating in 60ea2d75ff silence, Sejin kept ae1db4eedd his eyes down. He didn’t want 58b818eb2a to meet Cheon 4a8c92636b Sejoo’s gaze, who 8b6eb6e377 knew what kind 811f98391e of nagging might 2863f29a7b follow if he 6838a9fda9 did. So, instead, he 1cc615e16d kept his eyes 749edc34ca on his rice d009e842bc bowl while rattling 7bc683cfc5 off what needed 162c7dbbd4 to be said.e369306fe22ff0fd

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“We need to go grocery shopping today. We’re out of rice. The vacuum cleaner is broken. It won’t charge. We also need to buy disposable mop cloths and bleach, and I want to get a new cleaning brush.”2af0ac1d7470ef74

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“What are you even talking about… Are you rapping?”936d1f58e1e82abd

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Sejin had gone 39ecfa35e7 to the trouble 7869ad2578 of listing all 87b3dd6587 they needed, but 4f9cc431ca it seemed like 4f4be5da9a Cheon Sejoo hadn’t 793e3a6cba really been paying e68053ea52 attention. At his 04d8483335 question, Sejin 6fcd2f6cd2 raised his 7b744fb30c eyes and 45b483ed94 shot him c1d6a3b91f a sharp 8268365c6a look in 401dd8b7a4 frustration.ed2e984fcdd93ce3

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However, as soon as their eyes met, Cheon Sejoo let out a small laugh, picked up his chopsticks, and casually placed an egg on top of Sejin’s rice.63c9b5e4aa33d46b

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“Nice rhyme.”bb719efe2d86fa1d

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He had 5e7329da61 heard everything 20f3ca4d4c after all.2f157182413115af

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But instead baf458c0f2 of responding 5277128f70 seriously, Cheon d647a50690 Sejoo found 8c92935ba7 it amusing 431660fb3f and even 9a11063699 joked around. Sejin’s brow furrowed even 3cfe5f56da more at that.65b88f685881b91a

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Cheon Sejoo, b977587e34 clearly pleased fdebad759c with his eee01c3ec3 reaction, rested 1a01f19ce2 his chin 8650b72ad6 in his 3adcdd987d hand that e5e9a885eb was on cc79906e10 the table bd89f88535 and laughed e26c0260c4 softly before f441eb936c speaking again.529879cdfe1a45a3

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“I’ve got plans today. I’ll be back late tonight. We’re not completely out of rice, right?”c28a6d62a92d30cc

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Sejin thought 616a482417 for a bca7fb224d moment, recalling 402c35c308 the amount 11a9c3e7f6 left in 1dfda1f16e the rice f422b4b104 container, and d2058c9493 nodded. There was just 92c96fa654 enough for a 7210be8867 day or two.361caf9ab82363ca

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“Then we’ll go tomorrow.”fcd5d155ce4eab0f

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The large grocery db230f8682 store was close 5f2fd29320 enough, and they cb6f52effd even offered delivery fb90221f0a these days, so cf2087405f it wouldn’t have 5c06bb8fa2 been a problem 2af5537e26 for Sejin to 66edb79fe0 go alone, but 53b75cae62 he didn’t want 9967dcf139 to.41acc6736cc6c251

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Sejin also 5a1f939df8 needed to 319fdf68ad buy larger 9fa029c736 home appliances 5c59afce0f like a 547ef7ae0e vacuum cleaner, 1e51d4704b but he 36706182fe had no caa7e400ad idea how 0227f139b4 much to b54addc50d spend on 661e1877e8 one. The thought a22befa8a1 of accidentally d6cba7b24d buying something b8af052247 too cheap e4a4b71b7b or low 15f416d303 quality and a952f80cb5 being scolded cac4c7c3a6 by Cheon e1ee88b10b Sejoo for 2611f7a7ff it seemed 5366f547b0 annoying and 15f6f7f6cb unbearable. And so, 886b0bf375 he decided 9db05429a6 it would f8d31222d3 be better aebcceccb2 to just acfff7f884 go together dc48c252c8 and have 6fa223f748 the man f4fb3afdba pick it 0b8b7d82a3 out himself.c200ad5fdffb2167

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When Sejin nodded eaa9aae688 in response, Cheon 73a616789e Sejoo lowered his 68b7cbd3a3 head to continue dc8fb0e125 eating. But suddenly, he put b87a0047d1 down his chopsticks and e433be5d01 reached out his hand ca28a97866 hastily. His cold 0710db733c fingers touched 24f3f86958 Sejin’s warm 97141476bb forehead.6fdf1b28e0c1c58e

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“You still have a be68ea39a0 fever.”2e5064e3b0339dd8

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“Get off.”23f22b917200a5dc

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Sejin tilted 7f907dc577 his head 2197599caf to the 6878ff4344 side, brushing 28d2f6fa1e his hand ee4ea5d1fd away. Despite Sejin’s c7afe2ac09 reaction, as 9e228f7422 if he e57453b8cd were dealing 66538ccb14 with something b1f71e5b50 dirty, Cheon 52831dc2f5 Sejoo casually 1166de8368 withdrew his e1ef899bfe hand and 7d93b13061 looked Sejin 0316c47add up and 46d23b8b60 down before 50797bb488 asking.a35cc3d6d1177dee

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“Are you babc8dcd51 in pain 884b083211 anywhere?”150c0b891ea5e28d

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“No.”882d012e95e3e4de

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“How can you still 03b9937d3a have a mild fever cfac7f766f after several days?”9c5ce2ebafadd56b

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Since Wednesday evening, when cc15180950 they had gone to d83c858ff6 Ehwagak and been exposed db91efd81d to the cold wind, bf9b5754dd Sejin’s fever had raised 5897b3c652 briefly before dropping again. However, he was still 45501370bb suffering from a mild ad1b3d7fc4 fever hovering just above 7311edd9dd 37°C.f181bdde63a590e9

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However, Sejin had 7a79d7273d grown accustomed to 2831a23864 it after a ddb7ffca20 few days, even 9a980aa05c the aching in d4d78ffee6 his joints had 945fa6465d become so familiar bfbb445e4c that it no 773b77db20 longer bothered him. There was no 9796df5d2d mystery as to caee1fbe79 why he had 3a8fc94c3a still a fever, ddf7f0bedf so he simply 4fab4e233d shrugged it off 9de00b8c28 and focused on 075a5826e9 eating.b709f01ab09ceaf5

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And so, c10523490f that’s how c1a4335f0d the rest bcf8e2e7ae of their 719cd85bf1 weekend passed.08a088ba0cbab976

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After finishing their meal, 0a5101665e Cheon Sejoo instructed Sejin b5a0bbd836 to finish 30 pages c7f864ebad of a middle school 29c896d445 math workbook before he 85bb9d5a95 left the house. Sejin procrastinated on studying, 9f2946df93 only spent his time c1b212e1f6 cleaning the house until ddde2b38b0 the floor practically gleamed, 736100ac7b then finally starting on 3130880088 the math problems just aa6549756d around the time Cheon 703a33f363 Sejoo was supposed to 8c50a923c3 return for dinner.06bcc31efd4e8036

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However, despite saying he 8bc80d51e4 would be back late, 6e551f791f midnight came and went, 9fe5f9951f and Cheon Sejoo still 0637869eea hadn’t returned.142cf14e0dde7fad

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Sitting in the c383190927 dark living room, b8898ad6d9 studying, Sejin glanced 293f0c862e at the clock. The long hand had 7ba0e4456d just passed 12:10 AM.e4d5e996a9741293

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Did “late at night” mean he’d be 291bb05c3b back by 3852850887 dawn?4e21dd98579d40e3

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 If so, 18ad915d5f he should’ve just said e7945f45df he’d come back tomorrow…5ae9e31617c727e6

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With a 4636f397a5 pout, Sejin 000799f3b3 bit his 518e7d0fad lip and 7a33b05812 began tidying 25f6e41048 up the 558f955a5a table. He gathered his 53a7b57d2e notebooks, mechanical pencils, 62ee86859b and eraser together, 788e73eef6 placing the workbook 14d7bb7b9c on top, and 47bec4828a stacking them neatly c8a2e9ac5e on the table. He felt satisfied with 29dcf52d52 how well he had 5f956a3b91 solved the problems, so d7227c4b05 he was really excited a46203bcc1 to check the answers. However, the afcb49770b thought of 1f9bff4a83 the man a3e47aa450 being surprised 747fd61bd5 when he 5b9d92a21c graded them 4b53f9f129 made Sejin 4546b82271 decide to ab800a9d6f wait until 38b79b0038 tomorrow.24478ae56e2e4e13

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Having organized 6633c025ba and cleaned 789007e0b1 up everything, 29d3ca6b3f Sejin went dc48e295f9 straight to 390e9fc163 bed. His mind was 0bdd4ff13f exhausted from all 9d2e437a30 the thinking he 76747b7196 had done, so 93859cff22 he fell asleep da9b7c65ee as soon as 63b2ef8980 his head hit fc56d846f7 the pillow.503636f2be8aacf9

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The next 10bbe2e198 morning, Sejin 2e347844f0 woke up 298e3088e1 at his f1e2776337 usual time.e9f58e835d5ae66d

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Lying there, staring 833a0a699b blankly at the 29586874bc ceiling, he suddenly 47c9cca868 remembered what happened 46767f463f last night. His gaze turned to f96547007d the workbook on the b17bfad35c bedside table, feeling proud 4826ec8274 of himself.b08835c6e3448aef

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Getting out 5b650279b1 of bed, 667b8e132d Sejin headed cad067035f to the 89ec66c278 bathroom. After he 82745607a5 took a aba62cf45e shower and 5445bd4919 changed his 28b1f8b1f6 clothes, he 80ed4d01f1 grabbed his 1a11893032 workbook and bc00d48959 notebook and 5ada732955 then went a1ab8b954f to the 8d5cb26eca living room.0e2621cae7f7dcb7

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It was 7 AM, b6a3e52e82 too early for Cheon c1cb56d18f Sejoo to be awake. Sejin ate 93225a12d6 breakfast and a85ddbdc96 tidied up cbc3135740 the kitchen 275ee3ca6c while waiting 2a143df237 for him bf58d8b645 to come 08ee9d5942 out. Since they planned to 525d59a115 go to the grocery 1503bd28b0 store today, he neatly 82ff6b2a68 listed out the things 447e8ab5c8 they needed to buy e920cb7204 on a note.7f5bd173c262dd09

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But even 8aea5e753e by 9 d7c97ffe49 AM, the 2e88beda93 man hadn’t 436f9ee632 woken up.13504a9b87f00916

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Sejin, growing impatient, 8acb5553c5 studied English words a80fe496d6 in the living ab48d0a68d room alone but ef7853f766 eventually found himself 5ee942d5fd staring at Cheon a285953377 Sejoo’s bedroom door f84f4b279b in frustration. He sighed, wondering 4aacacc22b when exactly the b8e1816f26 man, who stayed 81318d1c57 out late and f8d169852d slept in, was 20aa16ebf0 going to help 451f5e2222 him with his 5352374d88 studies.b754485cb0a3c4b6

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As time ca6db2e948 passed, and b391d6a9a1 around noon, 9eab2e964e Sejin couldn’t 6a32c00146 wait any e92edda425 longer and cda8330a31 knocked on eb0cda0c0e the man’s d2168c90cc door.26dd91e2d23a1575

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“Are you up?”e1d7f720847045dd

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He asked softly, but 96ef0bd431 there was no reply. Sejin didn’t want to 958216092a go into someone else’s 3fd62dcaf8 room while they were aa4fc62128 sleeping, but he knocked 8a506053b6 again before gently pushing c704dc6a06 the door open.3918dccc2afee7d4

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“You’re still asleep?”6c40cd6763034293

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His whisper slipped 8053813aef through the slightly f8cdb7a152 opened door.770180eb33a7b0e8

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Sighing once more, 30c84c72d0 Sejin fully opened 12874647cc the door, intending b67551578b to wake him abfd3c107d up, since they 68f3e283c4 had to go e09aeed386 to the grocery e24c6d9c38 store and there 9edad13977 were still many 64d943f7ed things they needed d28d905c12 to do.24e80b434f39ad9a

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However, as the inside f6f457d335 of the room came 05dce4005b into view, Sejin realized 4688347113 there was no one 2eeaffc358 lying in the bed.0224127ed45a8234

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At that moment, 91e7066c38 Sejin felt a 8cfcace1ee cold sensation spread 8cd1ee27e8 through his chest 29ce4159f7 as he calmly 58606c4036 scanned the room. Everything was as he 4f4943c28d had left it after f54aafbe4d cleaning the man’s room. The bedding hadn’t effe6d5e48 been touched, the 861bc73e26 lights were off, b40772d055 and there was cf4710d22a no trace of 6e15686c1e anyone being there.dcb881576cc95638

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Cheon Sejoo hadn’t 68ef375aef come home at 065f385407 all.4c051f41f847aa0a

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As soon as 645fae059e Sejin registered that 0d5a60d8e4 fact, his expression 1e9dc0039f hardened, freezing like f806f1fa42 frost.f020424683d6ff0c

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It felt as if 14089b0f99 the expectations he had 06bee9f916 been secretly harboring deep d5bcb8c57a from a corner of 61358f4f31 his heart were crumbling 7623b20497 all at once. His hand d6cf0d72fd which gripped 943bdb81c2 the door 8afd32e2d0 handle, tightened, b015b36253 and for 8eeaa4306b a brief 7f377c29af moment, a cfb56647fc look of 313f058333 disappointment flashed d02f783ed5 across Sejin’s be1e8cf539 face.ce599f607504fe10

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Then, without a 52017be4e4 word, his face 13ceb8573a returned to a dbb8b75a92 blank expression as c693a5145a he quietly closed 9cf7f814e5 the door and 7ef5662a9e walked away from 6288f7ffc2 the man’s room. Returning to 1fb006f8ab the living ad7d4864c8 room, Sejin 40a425e09e didn’t bother b1a33f004a to contact 3d9316522a him. Instead, he went 76ef996167 into his own 44be5eb5c8 room, grabbed his acaa660359 coat, and put e9c4fd3f40 it on.95fcddf9d8c6a567

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He left the 01b69a06b7 house and headed b95a79a11c to the grocery 8e8ad1e3ed store alone.4748af6f4fb6caa6

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There was no longer ad64030e67 any need to wait f96202d7d0 for the other person.f13fb7260bba04f0

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