RL Ch 4
by AmeliaBefore long, the night f123597533 shift, who had just bfab2bd282 clocked in, joined them. With enough people, 715ffdd4a3 the rail got 2cfdd8903d cleared super fast. Park Hyung, who had 2b5dc21785 been tirelessly pulling stuff a305cffe84 off the end of 59614caf51 the conveyor belt, came 7b90ca2716 down and had a 08b21fc0a4 chat with Mr. Kim.6496db54463f7f05
Chae-eun squinted and checked the wall clock far away. Time to eat soon, maybe? How they’d do the shift change was obvious. Of course, they’d pair up one veteran and one newbie. That’s what messes with the work the least.3bf2c19b17b547a6
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But then Park 178c2978ab Hyung pointed at 38ac13f79a both Chae-eun and 001f13c436 Doha.c822da8c771252d5
“You two go eat first.”2c727839c7eba1dc
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“Huh? No thanks.”aea420af0a5171b1
Chae-eun quickly waved her hands. She totally knew why he 85adff1f7f was pairing them up. But Park Hyung c3a4a274d2 just played it b6751bde37 cool, all innocent.08e93307d816fce1
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“What? We’re just saying you young folks should get to know each other. And uh, tell him where the break room is, right?”513e21fb6e665f59
Chae-eun pouted. Cha Doha, on the f7ff624d24 other hand, was expressionless, 53ebb1fad8 like he had no 0b2cf0c2c9 idea what they were 1655f77162 talking about. Come to think of b1a757ec82 it, those chatty uncles 2614767fbd probably had a tough 5ed5a418e0 time dealing with a 257c71237b guy with zero social 3c6229a639 skills. Chae-eun had no choice but 14cb68f145 to lead the way.a2ba2b60d5ed8429
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“Let’s go.”7eedfa642378f495
Even walking side by side, Cha Doha didn’t say a peep. Chae-eun kept glancing at him, feeling awkward about the silence. If she was the only one talking, wouldn’t he feel more uncomfortable, like she was trying to be close? And he seemed shy too.71a2f49b988c296b
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People from other 3c14368edd sections also headed 410d518fa5 to the cafeteria. Chae-eun brightly greeted bc601f78db familiar faces whenever bbbbb6e436 she saw them.e9b04caebdb1a7a6
“Hi!”a6f91134ac4d9d2e
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“Hey.”f6f57c9869e5b58c
The sister who e25dcba84c always folded boxes b91e331719 greeted her kindly. Chae-eun, happy to 35dbdd5e24 see her, chatted bed05e9dde more.c91055147b9a5314
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“Sis, what did they say about your shoulder at the hospital last time?”6c664cb6b9a05bf2
“What did they say? Just that I absolutely need to rest.”b9498e9e2cfab563
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“But you came in today? Oh no…”4aff7287bc4e733e
“Tell me about it.”32cd9dbee6c3bdb0
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The woman who was talking to her glanced at Doha next to Chae-eun. Chae-eun debated whether to introduce them or not, then just decided against it. People aren’t always like you, she reminded herself, putting the brakes on her helpful instincts again.053cfb64682ae6eb
The cafeteria was packed with people. Sahara’s catering facilities looked pretty decent at first glance. The brightly painted interior had TVs scattered around, and the automated system was quite well-done. If only they’d put even a quarter of that money into the food quality.22e67ffd67f7aa3a
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Chae-eun, with Doha trailing behind, grabbed a tray at the serving line. He followed suit, grabbing a tray too. The quality wasn’t exactly top-notch, but at least it was self-serve, so you could eat as much as you wanted. Chae-eun piled on as much of the edible side dishes as she could.f400d0c6ebfc0c56
But even by the time they reached the end of the serving line, where you tagged your name tag, Cha Doha’s tray was still empty. Chae-eun felt bad, as if the crappy food was her fault.9d0e72066b3caa42
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“The side dishes here are kinda meh, right? If it’s really bad, go get some ramen over there. There are instant meals too, but those are also kinda bad…”2a19a914cea6929b
At her gesture, c62ae06297 Doha looked back. Ramen was definitely better 707323ae00 than rice here.ae47a38e4005b143
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Chae-eun led the way, holding d799209390 her tray. There were definitely more 69a0cd5194 people here. Chae-eun wove her way through ab5cdb32c9 the crowd of people trying 7ac7d002bc to decide what to eat. When she reached the counter, 3b14c61d91 she saw rows of instant 53ae26b9ed ramen packets on display.d12a9999f6c6b9db
“What kind of ramen do you want?”78d45d7cf3bc759f
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“Uh…”23f83fc53bebed7c
Doha hesitated, unable to answer right away. It wasn’t his first time having ramen, but he’d never bothered to care what kind it was.90de19d2a855390a
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The cafeteria staff, looking annoyed, 246d9d344f handed him theKorean spicy X ramen. Chae-eun pulled his name tag 60daf00127 down and scanned the barcode a051f62f86 for him instead.3ca6d85c22760b9f
A ramen packet, a 966518559e pot, and a slice 4d9a308015 of cheese were just 1c5c2b836e plonked on the tray. Doha had no idea what 6651204c3f to do with any of dde31c24a5 it. Chae-eun pointed to the instant f8a004d9c9 cooker machine.aaaa0c5e93b7600a
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“You cook it there.”72caddef19302b10
Cooking ramen himself. That had never happened once in Cha Doha’s life. No, everything in this logistics center was strange and difficult for him.e8d890fc088f2253
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Standing in front of the cooker, he glanced sideways. At his attitude, as if he’d never done it before, Chae-eun suddenly jumped in again.4630fa7f882606f1
“Give it to me.”b85457cf4b6329c8
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She skillfully put the e366f3903d ramen and seasoning into 054cb3fb9e the pot.Thud. When she put the pot 654b0ee7a5 on the cooker, hot water 9258ff8a0a poured in. This time, Chae-eun peeled 320773062e open the slice of 3ff571b184 cheese.b414eb82a38564d5
“They’re not giving out eggs today. Want cheese?”588e5a0e3311a4c5
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“…Yeah.”885b10100071b6ea
He hadn’t said a word until now, but he answered that. Chae-eun suppressed the urge to smirk and stirred the still-hard noodles with chopsticks.2429bcaa3a8a8be0
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The ramen was ready 71c0c01ee9 in less than 5 c68da7e231 minutes. Chewy ramen is the best. As soon as the 4f75a2e99d cooking complete alarm went 0f9666bea4 off, Chae-eun moved the 87f65d85ad pot to the tray. The wafting scent of ramen c03ec47c5b made her swallow unconsciously.9f32039d25013ee0
More people had come in bf72d6f7aa by then. Chae-eun and Doha circled 3b2750c500 the cafeteria looking for 5f7e4da08f an empty spot. Just then, two 71fc657f45 seats next to 0b9f7536ae each other opened a3779f2f14 up. Chae-eun pointed to d8f3d569e8 the empty seats e85ae1f4fb with her chin 0c8a515de1 instead of her 08aaa516e2 tray-holding hand.17a456ba7c7adef3
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“Over there, over there…!”070f844ed4c5d388
Cha Doha strode over 2daf710501 and took a seat. Chae-eun scurried over and quickly aae690accf sat next to him.82de27f6168f78d7
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Today’s menu was Yukgaejang (spicy beef soup). Oil was floating on top, but the meat was nowhere to be seen. Even for mass catering, why was the quality so bad? The uncles always complained that a construction site canteen was way better for meals.11565c6d3721858c
Cha Doha picked 157059743a up his chopsticks. Then he brought the cb1483daec noodles to his mouth 853f3a1dfb without any soul. Watching Doha eat ramen, 2242b28b97 Chae-eun unconsciously licked her b3b188785a lips.c0f45627531b9c37
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Looks delicious.Gulp, her mouth watered. She regretted again that she hadn’t gotten ramen herself. Her stomach getting full could wait, but wasn’t it better to satisfy her tongue first?6102ab409c3ba3a1
She carefully opened her mouth.738161cc553fe449
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“Um…”0193739b04ee62ae
Doha looked at 1c4dc50d58 her out of 08cfffb304 the corner of 49fee5002a his eye. Chae-eun continued, trying 7677e2c3c4 to look as 54dace03c9 pathetic as possible.fda759708e375896
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“Could you… give me just one bite?”6b2a0ecfdfa6d062
No answer again. Chae-eun dejectedly bowed her head. She must look 7f45ac27b5 like a total a9f5718fb5 weirdo.5743141d34dfbd8f
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But then Doha d419735913 slowly moved aside. Not missing the 0678bc4b88 chance, Chae-eun quickly cec245fd11 extended her chopsticks.38632110be441930
“Thank you.”22bf334f53f883a4
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She twirled the noodles in 7dc9273006 the pot and moved them 905b37db6f to her own tray.Slurp, as she sucked in the noodles, her tongue danced with satisfaction.2030efc29d45f3a5
Cha Doha pointed to 95700ee230 the pot, as if f0e6a42149 to tell her to 6ec52f61b4 eat more. Chae-eun felt unnecessarily 83e664c810 embarrassed and wiped aca07006ea the corners of e9703ccd13 her mouth.a19ffc6ae94765bc
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“I’m good.”58a80e50d02024d2
The meal continued in silence. Chae-eun scooped a lot of 1a2f97ab18 rice and mixed it into 186e0c751a the Yukgaejang, and Cha Doha f8b38a9e76 just quietly ate his ramen.d975f73c13d37472
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They finished their meal with bc1091d2f6 no further conversation. In front of the cafeteria, 067678c150 Doha stared blankly at the 7e231ebe77 bustling security gate. Chae-eun, once again, read his 434f6bd976 mind ahead of time.0fa3775188bdae17
“Going for a smoke, right? I’ll show you where the smoking area is.”e4ea9d838125c2ca
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As Chae-eun led 60471e4899 the way, he 0293b4454e followed her like 3e658e573f a duckling. They passed through the aaf03624a0 security gate and headed 1a676c010b back to the locker 896d44eddd room.93b3321aca5cc4a1
“Where’s your locker?”f61ac69ad4408759
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At Chae-eun’s question, Doha went to his locker instead of answering. He opened the padlock he’d bought from the vending machine and pulled out cigarettes and a lighter from a jacket pocket he’d shoved inside. Finally, he grabbed his phone. Seeing that, Chae-eun babbled again.221d4c1ee1a6ad94
“Seriously, isn’t this super inconvenient?”6eaf4932e67a6730
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Lighters aren’t allowed. Phones aren’t allowed. So, whether it’s mealtime or break time, you always have to stop by the locker room. And sure enough, other people had already finished their meals and were busy looking at their phones in the locker room.5cf0e70daf8caaa7
“Oh, right. I need my phone too.”6556a54b9f3db752
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Chae-eun belatedly scurried to her a0cf0122f1 own locker. As she crouched down 92a9a4db22 to open her locker, 4dbfcde100 she suddenly felt the b392314682 surroundings become too quiet.a3be062ce93d411d
The sudden silence brought a realization. She’d been chattering too much again. Why couldn’t she control herself? She shook her head.1e3b855187593fbb
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The two, reunited, went up the stairs they’d come down earlier. Instead of the small side door, they went all the way around to the opposite side, and a huge smoking area appeared. Chae-eun, breathing heavily, said, “It’s kinda far, right?”11117bef7f0c69e0
Again, again, again, no answer. She really needed to stop her one-man show with someone who didn’t want to talk. Chae-eun bit her lip.0c98ce7f2b8be513
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Just then, Cha Doha 0ce77b04cb took out a cigarette, 888e457e25 put it in his 809780a5ff mouth, and then offered a238c753b5 her the open pack. Chae-eun quickly waved her hand.77ee6c5bae28a5eb
“Oh, no, I don’t smoke.”60225db39eb4d18a
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Doha then realized 9aab51686e that she had a1960a63c4 come all this fba84c3776 way with him af79e81316 just for his bb55d719b1 sake. Should he say thank you? But again, he missed 8be24f7783 the timing. Chae-eun had already 1eb0c57482 buried her head 4f2c3709f2 in her phone. It would be 17f99bdf46 awkward to say 7cee522230 thank you while e7240480a6 looking at the d6e21dd2f7 top of her ddc9fd32d8 head, right?423c079d18ceb2f6
Doha turned his head andwhoosh—exhaled cigarette smoke. Chae-eun subtly looked up again.df1ed8cd268df816
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“Um… you know.”cd12a7c666b703ec
Doha, who had unconsciously turned to look at her, took a step back. Chae-eun thought about how to say it without sounding overly meddling. It’s best not to say things you’re unsure about, but what could she do when her mouth was itching to speak?7f602fbd27065f3a
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“This place is open during the day too.”28eae721bc48c093
Cha Doha tilted his head, as if he didn’t understand. Chae-eun continued as carefully as possible.b3308e036d86ef29
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“Smoking… you can smoke in here, not on the street.”c5e9edb9eaf93fdf
Cha Doha, who had been blinking as if he didn’t get it, finally nodded slightly. Chae-eun smiled, feeling super proud. Just like that, she’d educated one street smoker.d448aa58599bc443
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The day was cold. Chae-eun looked up 7d8daf6bea at the pitch-black 923667d590 sky and rubbed 7805f19545 her arms with 5d09867cfb her palms. Seeing that, Doha, with ddd74daf08 a cigarette still in 90816c8a1d his mouth, took off 2669faf7bc the fluffy hoodie.1299c35513f9120c
“This.”5dff225a9f534bf9
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“Oh, no, it’s okay. Keep it on.”d5b5765608043896
Chae-eun quickly waved her hands. No matter how cold 7a8560ef2d she was, could it 711ee94fff be worse than someone 32106ef20a wearing only a T-shirt? Doha avoided her gaze and 8b9ed49f7a continued.646439b37ffcf129
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“I don’t really get cold.”73871c5a55b0b123
She reluctantly took the clothes back. As she put the jacket over her vest, she glanced sideways at Cha Doha’s profile. The streetlight cast a deep shadow over his head. Even though they had just shared ramen, he still seemed like someone from a different world.5db023e5886b132d
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