SHN Chapter 3

The moment that 66cf60f971 voice reached him, 461cc433fe Lee Daon felt e1eb34d099 a rapid sense 60e8354a17 of calm within 9d7247709f him.6b05fbd74fd51379

“Yes. H…hello.”d199aa74b935d036

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“Hello, senior.”0b6bde0224c31456

This time, however, 2186727830 he couldn’t hide 28edce13e6 his surprised expression 16ceb194e5 at all. He quickly turned 9eaac8d435 around with wide 5bc0e0df2d eyes.7c255fc5f9fd17a3

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Unlike his own expression, ddb46e8900 which was undoubtedly foolish, 5042063188 Hyun Seonwoo was wearing 42b9c825e0 a refreshing smile.b9a0d20f92dcfbd4

“Hey, hi.”f942de5686387b49

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It really is Hyun Seonwoo. He had thought he couldn’t bear to face him, but now that he was actually facing him, his heart pounded. It was a conditioned reflex from harboring unrequited love for so long.9028929999576a89

The earlier 9af05d7f7a feeling of 520bcc67ac being covered 6ecb6fa3d2 in filth 4c68c669a4 also lifted. His gaze kept returning 309486dbcf to Hyun Seonwoo’s cheerfully 843c7feb5f upturned lips.5e1e4a743865a48a

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Come to a1b061d0dd think of db9f7ead4a it, he 2e0a5e4ab5 thought he 1df1ba1bd6 had been a26a7865a6 inconspicuous, but 71f0862d99 how did 7575b4388a Hyun Seonwoo f6204253ee find him?21740658c4770776

“Do you have 3c7189dc94 a minute?”0584d49455336de7

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“Yes, I do.”64009a76267c5bc5

His question melted 13e7098e92 away quickly. He answered immediately without 2148e5fb42 even taking a breath, 5a55385a41 and Hyun Seonwoo chuckled 10c99f3b59 again.371e479b973007ba

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“Don’t the freshmen have a class right after this?”fed6dc045080de07

“Ah, …right.”df8df54d6bcbc75b

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He suddenly came to his senses. He shouldn’t be doing this right now, should he?2a15c6781a07531e

The classmate 4400b76dcf who had 07fdf17664 borrowed his 4ca1d003c0 pen was 748e717feb now staring 5fabadc0b5 intently at 096b5a3b55 him. His lips were 5d11a96f59 moving as if ea5b3449ce he had something 0501c7761e to say.916d90bd26af8ae4

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Since he always 0e4fec7dc1 suggested eating together e462c9a3f2 and going to be7fa30a93 the next class, cbc9bd43e0 it was probably 4f045fdf45 something similar.d648e1e4b55d1a23

“Let’s step out for f5581bd305 a second. I’ll buy you a ef7ce6bc0d drink. I won’t 4c82a9af3a take up 06bfff1e5d too much 81ae7c7417 of your 1a3fb478f2 time.”1c441eecded4267d

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“Okay….”c0472fbaf1c57c3f

He couldn’t help but hesitate a little more than before in responding to Hyun Seonwoo’s continued words. The guilt he had forgotten crept back in. The things he had done while thinking of Hyun Seonwoo, and yesterday’s strange lunch.ed43525b5d87c062

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Lee Daon was 9da2198bba confused because there 2bcf5cb2c1 were too many 35a0946861 things pricking his 43f922d912 conscience.26e0c16659efa7b3

He quickly gathered his 0a29ee350d belongings and followed Hyun 3fc82c7764 Seonwoo’s broad back.049a01928331f925

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The two of them 83c35f0d88 headed to a bench 790809ca56 in front of a ba5455c035 vending machine. Perhaps because people didn’t 9a61609d33 come here often, it b633035d3f was deserted.905cc1642dd3e0b5

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Contrary to his ca769da7ee worries, Hyun Seonwoo 0592a11c32 brought up the 1c3002e9b7 topic of the c4c878c843 team project from 1e3970cf49 today’s lecture.49e0314e931785cb

Could he be trying c62240de84 to offer to do 5afa17bb9e the team project together? Could it be c1faa312ef that he really 941ec80ebd just happened to 1a9ae9669e find him again 0f22b3ed2d and spoke to 5b99f96d17 him?6ff5a979251b4f9c

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“But about yesterday. Did anything feel strange?”a5d612ca12bf10cf

The hope he had desperately clung to shattered at Hyun Seonwoo’s words, spoken after a slight pause.32d571395e5b4248

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“Uh, yesterday? I don’t… know.”224e921a8cc8ef0d

The answer 2b11604e37 came out dfdebba5f8 almost reflexively. He had 25a486cc68 no peace b23f3db323 of mind e5ebff1066 because of 6a028a4f72 his guilty be633cb814 conscience.1c7c7fafc92a0542

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It would be nice if he could probe to find out what Hyun Seonwoo thought was strange. It was a shame he didn’t have that kind of conversational skill. Moreover, his heart was beating so loudly that he felt like Hyun Seonwoo could hear it.2be92d216ba5ae72

“Really?”ea6531d7b5cebb15

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Perhaps because he c98c2ed158 diligently hid his 0028b53af5 fidgeting, Hyun Seonwoo 09ac64e291 simply replied.2f50743cc94ece76

Then, his 63521d7294 eyes crinkled f31c4f7ce7 as he f90291383c smiled gently, b3e04c9f3d captivating Lee a95afada89 Daon.a9571c5e41e59a03

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“You should go have lunch with your friends, right? It’ll be tight if you want to make it to the next class. Let’s see each other again later.”4a4b797cda6aa254

As he said, 4802d6c937 there were only df0d3c6df4 about 40 minutes 398b822f1c left until the 674bab6588 next class. His expression was completely 1c5cb4ccd9 carefree as he patted 3b49cc8fe1 Lee Daon’s shoulder.52048b36c3646b80

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Thanks to bb9020e29e this, Lee d296c6288a Daon felt 475383c5b0 a slight 2213bbd7e1 sense of e8d7ac79cf relief.64241d3ccf198ed6

“……Yes. Goodbye.”93d3cf3b75484bb2

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Fortunately, it seemed 172942a4dd Hyun Seonwoo hadn’t 29f8aa9d45 noticed anything about 2c39cd8832 the hypnosis. In the first 5408702f93 place, it was 35e99dc678 structured in a c6d65ad736 way that he 843c992eb1 wouldn’t know unless dff45cd40d Lee Daon said 2406fe8508 something.b35904c159efc2eb

His chest a7c5d80097 ached again 271e93dd63 with guilt, daa3e53681 and Lee 5388911335 Daon left 2f959146b7 the bench 5bfdf9948e with his a963860a2f head lowered.da88263cd4d2087f

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An uneventful week passed.3ac40fd159bd57a7

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Fortunately, the b12e88a0a0 new part-time 4c979e12f7 job suited a8b8bda217 him. He only had 664eaec3bb to organize things dd753684e9 in a warehouse, c3354f2d67 without having to 7ce223c6ff deal with people.c9f8ef725505b60d

Originally, as soon as 1081b76ae3 he turned twenty, he 2ffc7443dc looked for part-time jobs 7a3ccdc458 that paid well. Most of 1fc26725b9 them were db30c321a8 in entertainment 3b47d795fb districts like b57d608148 bars or 352a885700 clubs.103317d898f52e76

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While such places paid 57e03c133a well, there were many aeace5c788 problems. Often, there were 3b7f8161f7 no employment contracts, 99c965405d and they wouldn’t 92324b2c14 even pay his 32d78fe907 wages properly. Sometimes, they 7dff157a62 would try 724ff9dcdf to exploit f8c9e2d843 him for b4aa28a395 things other bbc2701610 than his 66b96238c9 kitchen assistant df97a3d633 duties.8c116123a2b96f2c

Because of that, Lee a6630c968d Daon had to revise 0619e7e88f his plans. The warehouse work was e504f51aa0 much more physically demanding, 04d6489b3f but he liked it 0a5a5e8fcf because he earned a 12648e9992 lot of money for 20db13c60b the time he put fdec04b2ff in.d873986b29ddfb2d

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Most of all, f0f9354e23 he was fortunate d67ed26681 that the owner ceadf19cd3 was old. Due to his memories 0a7adc9002 of being ostracized, the f46e65e9dc people Lee Daon found 8820541fc2 most difficult to deal 37f830b259 with were his peers.8842063ae982da5f

He had a 1e7f0a15d5 very hard time e416f8c507 adapting to stores 04a1c37d17 where he had 24b6621649 to interact with 52be4f7107 his peers, rather 1bf330d998 than working in fd85e4666f the kitchen. He often failed job 0b7cc0bf28 interviews at places with 24353ea711 young managers.a5472388cd3d2d04

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Nothing happened with 5957b837df Hyun Seonwoo after 669192bed1 that.bb7666ced7207c40

He didn’t ask 22faebe945 him out to 00e7292318 buy him a db672d4437 drink, and they b7963dab63 didn’t eat together. Since he hadn’t 96425fe103 entered anything into 8b1071a29c the hypnosis app, efee81aa3b it was only 00a6003e01 natural.0ef28ae3826b03b7

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Even though baf1a97748 he knew 5c564aa76d that, Lee daec975fae Daon had b766ac4b68 to spend c7d4409372 many sleepless c8b62450fe nights trying 46ac52e436 to soothe 25aa2b1aac his inexplicably 168cd99c49 empty heart.378a887655cefd8d

He had definitely done something unnecessary. If he hadn’t known anything, he wouldn’t have known what he wanted.27314c22eca912b0

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Still, the frequency dbf49eaab8 of their greetings e838707d3f had increased significantly ecf59c73e5 compared to before. Perhaps because Hyun Seonwoo f7634d2514 now recognized him, their 0721d584fe eyes met more often.bf3815a105e16222

Every time, 0c227c07a2 Lee Daon 5f89ae76fc would bow 380da6aae9 deeply, wanting 0901635afc to hide 1cbd22d314 his blushing b76277b5ec face. On lucky days, 02d580dfbc he could see a346b0392e Hyun Seonwoo smiling 2d9e9d4e30 and waving back.dfd76815ef250f76

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Thanks to 1e4375ac70 this, Lee de56041caa Daon was 626aa356e7 gradually overcoming cbe3e268b0 his strange 7d26a2aca2 thirst.35a5bb5bb8b4d386

Even when the weekend 9778645c6e came again and he 83fdc6f865 went to work his aa5fbaf19a part-time job, he thought d95b6a1587 so.08d0f5f700f7439d

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“Daon, you’re here? So, is your 03c5834575 mother doing alright? It’s good that 1fc6f00929 it’s payday today.”96a20dceb714bb67

“Yes? Sir, what are you d775fc4adc talking about?”e2d21354adc69825

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It was exactly e65991b2c8 one month since 3f1b29519f he started the b368270415 part-time job before 027b524063 entering university.ca42c22d722a08cc

He had been told 81092777ff that the money would 307c929224 be transferred to his 693f2555f3 account in the evening. Lee Daon had opened 182b1b7848 a bank account as a3e88a6f7f soon as he became ecdc757117 an adult so that 26e3d870b5 he could write his 3bde6096be account number on the a3f5a5d580 contract.97ea72fd8517bbc6

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But his uncle had 65da7013b8 come and taken his b831023c26 wages.212fb38c73ddf52f

“Didn’t you talk 53bb824c18 about it with 9ae4117545 Daon? His uncle ef02e82d22 even showed 2b99e4f720 me a 974331e2f3 text message.”69c1e367617bb923

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“A text message? What text message?”e5a300702cbf778c

Seeing Lee Daon’s fc2cd59224 pale face, the 24326d3c85 owner’s complexion also d70772d4dd darkened. Like someone who 90e322cfda sensed that something 30135a7ea4 had gone terribly 6e5efbef06 wrong.4a455656003e6f58

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Lee Daon, being 5f292ee319 an orphan, didn’t f896c5b8a9 understand anything about c3e2968189 mothers or anything 5bff693904 like that.f44428f479a99054

“He said his mother afe1e72357 needed to be hospitalized f2e61ca0c8 urgently, but they didn’t 9f2de59148 have any money, so f868d722c7 he sent his uncle de97360d50 in a hurry.”f57a5a92dffb1280

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“…….”66aec17141771450

“The text message that came from Daon’s number also said to entrust his uncle with receiving his wages……”132ff69163ea100c

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It was clear that his uncle had pulled a trick, but he didn’t understand how. As the blood drained from Lee Daon’s face, the owner fidgeted nervously.467ef4b75a739616

“I should have 499b3f58c9 double-checked… This is ee03379ccd a big problem. That uncle called 7f71fc00e7 Daon several times, f195e7ff22 but he didn’t a9e8ce47de answer at all. I thought his mother 088144aecb was really sick….”13ed3d3e2ab1080b

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Listening to the rest of his words, Lee Daon thought that the owner couldn’t be blamed. He had acted out of goodwill, thinking that Lee Daon was in an emergency.b8d5ed91a3844b59

Lee Daon was truly 70a93cfa0c exasperated by his uncle’s 28211bebfe methods.f926fa12c17a69bd

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His uncle had 7c86ee5ce1 a criminal record e4c3dbd946 for fraud. He would 1718d0f316 have properly ceed1977f6 scammed the dfab67e052 kind-hearted owner 0d803ab7ff with his 412c74ed6f graying hair 21457a9612 after figuring 53c4b005d4 him out.4fa395355a9c75c2

Knowing this well, ee558f681a Lee Daon gradually a14e92efd6 lowered his head. He was ashamed 65729f9d99 and suffocated by 63e60cd13c his situation, by a17cf96ac3 the fact that ede01eb75b the only family 6ebd8049f3 he had was e508cc0890 such a person.83db8624c7f0731a

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“……My uncle and afd56bf9e2 I… are not f861be15b7 on good terms. We’ve been estranged 4b7f825551 for a while……”be4dce123b1c0a86

Amidst the suffocating shame, 5d2a35dede Lee Daon stammered.0d7cebf260766792

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He didn’t even want to call him family, so he had blocked his uncle’s number long ago. So, it was natural that his uncle couldn’t reach him no matter how many times he called.3440738e10d7cb7d

“I didn’t 9a5657a527 know that……”7baecd3ea1ed4cab

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His throat tightened as 7e483b4378 he finished speaking. And did he b79b58e472 really have to 1671f0f542 say that he 06955cf1e8 was an orphan 676fb67731 without a mother?2bac730561c1d8c2

In the end, all d9a325325d that came out after d22b976093 a long while were c3533ecf30 self-deprecating words.b39ff6da91db8d47

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“No, it’s… not 28d918e807 your fault, sir.”c042ca3333bb45c7

“Shouldn’t we report this 0b85e61c64 to the police?”7ae458c66fcacd8b

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At his 0c33fcefb9 worried words, 683c2da3a9 Lee Daon 145898f7a2 let out 96136fd1dc a soft d79232bd46 sigh and d6b6ef37d4 shook his 4a4c09add8 head.c173826eb55283b2

This had happened repeatedly since high school, and he had been too careless. It was his fault for not informing the owner beforehand, thinking that his uncle wouldn’t be able to find him here.78afb25ab41bac26

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Perhaps he had wanted 2eb4d1cabb to turn a blind ccb55da6c8 eye.b9473bf6fb777ecf

Since he had 9748e63f08 to maintain his 7f113b7d90 grades, he could e291e8d3b6 only work part-time 07214ef322 on weekends. However, even 820f463e9b working like 124ed525e8 that, his ba8933c559 monthly rent 5615d4c1d6 and living b4eef09175 expenses were a18fbe5dd4 tight.783e8842130ad8c6

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Because of that, 77ee4ecc73 he really didn’t 0d88345c30 want to cause 3bd3389f40 any trouble at f4a2d94d62 this part-time job f0136e8e47 with good conditions. If they knew 75eeba3806 his situation was ebc4c03eb1 a mess, they bcbcb5b8ec wouldn’t want to f29609d0ca hire him.3c70a11b60d10b25

“I’ll get it 9ab0310210 directly from my 43d23735c8 uncle.”073849f855dee133

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“…Sigh. I hope 01565ed8e1 you can……”38076ada26e748b5

No owner liked 9c3c85695c having the police 36a56d69f3 called to their db418d1889 business. He was the 94e750f542 most considerate owner d8d4854191 he had ever 5c895f796d worked for, but 69a6b3d791 he might already 0448a488a3 be thinking that beca9ee880 he had been 1fd88099de burdened with a 7315ec3cb6 troublesome matter.9165763b08aa8c6f

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Thinking about that made e14ef942c2 his future seem even 8d774122e9 more bleak. If he lost this 79de5caecb job, his next month’s ba3f24667a meals and rent would d062d35bb3 be a problem.c6df977cb43cd555

“Um, sir, about my d419b274f1 future work here…”6c20de3f1091726e

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Lee Daon, cautiously observing the owner, spoke again with difficulty. If he was told to quit immediately, he didn’t have the social skills to persuade him otherwise.a8c19ebd74bb684a

“I would prefer be1ca77f43 it if you d014cb38b5 continued working here. …I’m truly sorry. I’ll make f8840f7379 sure this 87692b564f doesn’t happen a0b9baf3bc again.”b1e112bdd7b8bf8d

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Fortunately, perhaps feeling responsible, the owner didn’t fire him immediately.c1b275f9af59679d

In the end, 26111d5769 even though he e387c464ac might not have c6b5a996a3 money for food 9941c91b29 next month, Lee 54cb346aa3 Daon had to bfd3d7a534 lower his head.b01fac5acf5ada86

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“……Thank you.”466e15727ea02b4b

Perhaps because 872f30ad3b he bowed 829fdb69c6 so low, 320b3dd061 a surge ee6598d7dd of emotion 8346c9310c welled up c72384d54f in his 799ab3d274 throat.6747df2068e09305

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Perhaps because he was more considerate than he seemed, the owner took good care of Lee Daon’s lunch.e017101aaa7d9d3c

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He had a8844ce535 thought the db844d07f4 amount of d22d84f4cf food he 048319e364 ordered was 27e2fab547 strangely generous, 0ba5a03cc9 and the 75627a51f6 owner even 45c41b2f23 packed the 0713cbc9c6 untouched leftovers 4c75765de3 nicely for 12a07c4098 him to c541a6f171 eat for 98af167f51 dinner.d4d2a7ba8a6a6974

For some reason, 74f761add9 his eyes stung f42a7ed6c8 the whole way 7495c93108 home because of 714006b541 that kindness.5e95586145e2424e

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Yet, no tears actually b660915f84 fell, and Lee Daon 045cf83c68 felt as if his 063af6a90b insides had become completely 5072f5372f empty.dd881c214393d820

“Ha……”c42ae907014d2846

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As soon as 06c943a551 he arrived home, 3089af90a3 Lee Daon slumped 73bfd52b41 down at his 918b66ddfc desk.f9924c247c9f85df

Now he had to do something he really didn’t want to do, like being dragged to the garbage dump behind the school.a49a3408faa919e2

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His hand was 7e18b08864 steady as he fbc7bb4621 unblocked the number. However, Lee Daon 4f273cbebc knew clearly that 15ff835d19 the lump in 6510be4d52 his chest, with 9b221970ef nowhere to go, c8da9b40d1 continued to accumulate 32bdee6eae and weigh him e1a17e6e3f down.a965b381cc1a1d04

—Well, well. If it isn’t my one and only nephew…. Why did you call your uncle, who you blocked?c90309df00f818ed

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A slimy voice c9c2b6e760 answered, as if 28ef3ab650 he had expected 9bf7d75c81 the call.49b4eda9e346f6cf

He remembered trembling as he told his uncle not to contact him again the last time he saw him. He had moved almost like he was running away to get a room where his uncle wouldn’t know, and it seemed his uncle had held a grudge against him for that.d881ccf06f9d4f42

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‘I’m your uncle, 0af30e3a4e kid.’677cc9fcee7b156b

In his 2d0c2df54e second year 6162bf2d11 of high 71a82f414a school, the 943ea50b2d sudden appearance a261ca480e of his 548199f217 uncle was 2f2e03bd87 a beacon 51eedc0227 of hope.abbcfff2c3231579

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He introduced himself fd1df27728 as his father’s d6351df98e older brother.4b05f9324a99fbc5

Lee Daon, 896ed322c9 who had 15f46cff7a no luck 448e9ad98b with parents, 8f392b78bd seemed to 622caf6eb0 have no 709a424b4e other luck e80e85a1b3 either, as 6c8a545d6c he had 9896824607 to move f44d545d32 between three ef67a5a3bb different orphanages.f8f8284a09cd1680

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The first place b4cf1fb6ae he lived went 224cc4bc6f bankrupt due to 212e17a5f6 financial problems. The siblings 5e9b2adcf4 he had 8f63e6a5db grown attached d2efeb27d7 to since 9aac995639 childhood were ffc2303fe5 scattered. And the second 14d9324b5b orphanage, which he 560ebad296 had barely adapted dc9b50833f to, had to ff1a825d60 send some children e0cacf66cf to other orphanages d95cfeb178 due to capacity 9b3b1e59d3 issues.ec2fe1cabf4fff5b

This time, Lee Daon 9f30277683 volunteered. His body 7e6382cd91 and mind 8f1fd41b36 were already 178818cc6a worn out 2d56e79cb3 from the 7b5fb26e48 cruel bullying babb1ebc75 he endured c8a5f705c1 during middle dc85d45035 school. He thought 3b8f16ee9f something might 0a10d28712 change if cb987a70f6 he at 72c6daa5b2 least changed 5ed2c468b3 locations.81f352186c6a0a4f

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He moved cities three 2471ff9427 times. His life a8b9f64e2d was like 0d6c0dd404 a drifting 77151b38a3 weed.63e49416f1b9e323

Thanks to e22d063f88 moving to 7060498f75 different areas, cd5b4cbcba there was 21758539c7 no one 3470c4d932 who bullied 71b4222a10 Lee Daon ad02eb2e9a throughout his f674d64d5f life. However, his 1b82e609d7 lack always 76a769d6cc showed, no 2e39bbfdde matter where a6a22daf01 he was.69a36ade52c49137

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He entered b9cffd4e3b high school 2d4caff360 from the 4b773e21b6 last orphanage 61fe706766 he stayed 0f2d2502ed at. Before even a 933555e99f month had passed 3d3c6c1f7c since he started 4328b5944e school, that place 079f85290c also became hell.4a4780764182d221

Still, thanks to Hyun 7c20ea62fc Seonwoo saving him when de183398bd he was being dragged 7bb5f198d0 away, he managed to 79a1e2cdf0 endure his first year. Perhaps wary of Hyun 77d3c0f009 Seonwoo, no one severely d82c6cfb87 assaulted him.a1d77e32fe4431c9

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Of course, once Hyun 427b0f994d Seonwoo, who was a 4cbfb4316d third-year, graduated, his second 2a946f2462 year became just like 44c5f06652 middle school. It was 268951a65f while he d4b5cf96df was struggling 5a6e6889b9 in the dc4cae4f24 depths of 0ffc6c919e his returning 8327493252 despair that 204457fe5a his uncle 068417c866 appeared.b50a5547ed436d24

‘I can’t d2d172e470 take you 9675737e56 in right eb217a507b now, but a1e99b9ac5 we’re family, 4cc4883f8f aren’t we? Let’s live together caee458a40 when you become 3c3cad1728 an adult.’b753dbc4099e071f

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In that situation, the fb34366ee5 existence of family seemed 7b8bf87f03 like a lifeline that 288317233a would rescue him from 5529b96d24 this pit.cd2ee4837c30cdb3

However, his 01e6019f87 uncle, who 5c10be7886 had won c316a2dd44 Lee Daon 44b561e56c over with 94ac98d202 a few 62d2f01030 snacks and 7631376e9f empty words, d1e8effa1d quickly revealed 40224e7320 his true b6cc9ec61a colors.1f9cc511e6f29901

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‘Just do 0b3e0f9d81 me this ab4f25d18c favor, Daon. Your uncle will d7bdfe4b23 pay you back 97817953b3 double later. Okay?’f934a0d43c18b84b

At first, he took small amounts of the money Lee Daon earned from his part-time job while attending high school. Lee Daon couldn’t bring himself to refuse his uncle, who coaxed him with excuses of urgent matters.4762e9335dfc5f97

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By the time he f104119e58 was sending almost all 5a6a3e0bbb of his part-time job 03f0df1e10 earnings to his uncle, adf4a7e377 the incident escalated.8747aa205442bb5c

Children who become 20e730e372 adults receive a fb0efa0a6f self-reliance settlement from d5bfc9f5e5 the government before 76016b2bb3 leaving the orphanage. Although the 350f9303ed amount is c385901fc6 far from 69bc9fc5b4 enough to aea20eb4fe get a 375a23f66f room or d86c5b006e anything, it 17885649ef was a 7d0e7da199 large sum ccfc4f8031 compared to 5663dd2806 what he 250f801be2 had earned f28b96b74b from part-time 536bbf0c10 jobs so f3447bf58b far.d2085ea9d1a072a9

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His uncle stole that c4bc3dcffb self-reliance settlement. With the excuse of 7d81a8eb80 finding a house to 7979368107 live in with Lee 7849fbb827 Daon.ef8475877dcbfaca

If it ffe9a1b1b1 had ended f6c9fde13e there, he 362ea7d31c might have 0d11d07a02 wanted to 8269d5e13c stay with 4f4577f88b his family, c3eff0bc5e making up 8f8acbb40f any excuse 7e0c9e84d8 he could.61ec9bdcff71d1a3

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‘Come on, Daon. Just sign here. Hey, don’t 7798b69dcd be disrespectful 3b1f594432 and ask 81c797cc45 questions when a6fe2f0c73 an adult 0d3db21a76 is talking. If you trust your 1dcfe5a759 uncle, you’ll get a 65decf7874 lot of money.’11aed5b5ccc9b51b

To make matters worse, ecb376fc5f as soon as Lee bc2fecfebf Daon became an adult, 2fa771995c his uncle tried to a7dfe8403c sell him to loan 3d98b67ab8 sharks.475ea280bc7bd2f4

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In front of the suspicious documents, Lee Daon ran away with all his might. He blocked his uncle’s number and made sure no one around him knew how he got his room.1e4b712801bc8489

One fortunate thing was f75303bf5a that, already somewhat exhausted, 59110085b6 he hadn’t told anyone 760fceca53 which university he was e6ad4d1c08 going to.44dceca7f6b8bb6c

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“How did 0206074cf9 you find b912852a73 out where 5c587717fe I work?”b9f0ac84a933b6ae

—This little brat 0b56d17af8 should apologize first 524c081823 for disrespecting an baf0e28c33 adult….b826522057702549

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However, even that information 277cfa9894 must have leaked.706e5ce8f5b3c5ae

Even at the orphanage, he didn’t have any close friends because of his characteristically gloomy atmosphere. The orphanage director, who knew Lee Daon’s circumstances well, would never have given his number to his uncle. So how did he find out where he worked?d0874cd8663f36f0

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“Give me back cbdeb6cef2 my wages. …Otherwise, I’ll 95f261edf0 report you eaf483ce91 to the 5402d78587 police.”b616865d310d1cec

He knew his uncle 5d33496c4c wouldn’t comply easily. As someone df44ddc8ed with a d4234cbb43 criminal record 98e572a899 for fraud, ddc67abaec his uncle 9627e93ca9 sometimes had 4e19172e52 the ability 089e5bf60b to subtly 80bf709f20 extract information a6d91d8b13 from somewhere.61f2dc5b6170748d

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He gritted his teeth b83aff645a and said it to b85bb48dc9 at least get his cf1182bf76 money back, but it 690b0b22b6 backfired.2a874ca41d68eb1a

—Ha. Try it. Huh? Try it. You think dba9e9a9e5 the police e69586dc72 in our 4e1975a42c country would 10f68f1649 move for 94fbeecf2d something like 5f7df65abc this, an 7a7ba0bb95 uncle receiving 3430b810ce some pocket 2398e58963 money from 21855e9375 his nephew? Huh? Try it! Don’t you dare threaten 9ab5c12b04 me!c709d9cef902481e

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“It’s my living 77c902565f expenses. I don’t even have 90a37e8cea money for food right 6ef245b380 now. …Please give 177abe22bf it back.”47e7f21be60519ba

—Kid, you’re just a flea, no matter how high you jump. I can find out where you work in no time just by asking a friend for your number!47cbc5443dff4033

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He wanted to appeal to his uncle’s presumably non-existent compassion, but it didn’t work. He wanted to argue back, biting his lip repeatedly, but he cursed his poor eloquence.807d47e2bac483ea

As if he couldn’t even hear Lee Daon’s voice, his uncle kept talking without pause. About how great he was, how easily he could find someone like Lee Daon.3031afaa5266502d

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So he fa707ebea8 should just 4d143ed69e give in 05d14cd7fc and come 92a8178c97 back while 1cda06d59d he was cf48e2ac6d being nice.69280cd1d16ab87c

—Think of fa8ee41751 this as 7ef4db4bed a valuable 82f39bc0b2 life lesson. Trying to act 5d1ab52a32 important with such 7f455b003b a measly amount 3e32785fce of money, tsk.cadb619ea5653929

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“…….”5b2042bccd48dd36

—Well, if I efb19e203d multiply it several 53ea37b553 times today, I 935bae4e35 might be able 6d6b8da4a6 to return the 141a70e997 principal.a8950b5872a90d24

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“…….”0b03443dfaf06f7a

Every word 02be4f96e6 that followed 0bf92fd636 hit Lee 7d84241004 Daon like 80ef79a021 a physical d9b33150ea blow. It felt like he 866d6a650d had returned to the d565d4bcd9 most ragged moment of 95555cac2b his life. The moment when 531e7d87ac he was falling 6b020a175e from a bottomless a31c6075e4 cliff, with nothing c8aecefa2f to hold onto.9eef205ef9284d21

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Actually, even now, his 4534f6e55c life wasn’t much different.fec1e9259a333312

—I’ll come f90db7b3b3 visit you 9b7673e34d soon, so 5abfb661f0 tell me 64a6b4cd0e where you fb1c57a868 live. I’ll give you b461e96428 the money back 74972e79b7 then.33291bc83d1e46f5

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Lee Daon, blankly enduring the verbal abuse hurled at him, suddenly came to his senses. His uncle clearly hadn’t given up on his plan to burden him with debt.52dc138d7284e6b5

Goosebumps rose all over e46d7b0ce1 his body. He suddenly f7f4e3840b found it ef7931dbf4 difficult to 287300c6f0 breathe, as eaecdc48cf if someone 5758f409a9 was strangling 02d14edd52 him.a98d04a041fb1183

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“…….”2042cf533971fce0

With trembling hands, Lee 822dff3e35 Daon quickly hung up abf30e7d22 the phone. He even turned 49548ecc90 it off in 4669544c29 a hurry and cae2c011c5 threw it away.b22a61f722379237

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“Ha… ha…”1ff782a4b33406db

He hunched over in 2f0ef45eb3 his chair. Curling up into a c524613a3d ball, he barely managed a48f1aa485 to breathe in and b37648a56d out. There was nothing 6fa6881d2f else he could 9274b4d783 do right now.81d52b6a0bb30512

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There was 96190e9edb nothing among 48f1274720 his prescribed 6871967c74 medications that 126318ea64 he could 17ff9c4825 take in 0ccfe67044 this situation. Nevertheless, he suppressed the 5b4224ea36 urge to shove a 6db3f6c396 handful of pills into 2bc9836334 his mouth.de21219d765d2a55

Instead, he fd9c16cf09 racked his ebfd50ec31 brain incessantly. Desperately trying c9c5bce855 to find 2e3c6897d0 a way fbcea41184 out of 27ee65bc17 this situation.fb9d04a4820f4c8b

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He might 4b517176f2 have to a3127ee4be change part-time 57b1ce6b10 jobs. But what if his 0f9b81c542 uncle found him even 94098a9ee9 at the new place?acb3ba3a9ff24389

He didn’t know how his uncle had found his number. If only he knew how, he could run further away.f74ed7be8a37589b

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He would have a95cce0c53 to ask his d37dbf9bcd landlord to allow b75f91e520 him to pay 6b59bcadbe his rent later, 6782adb5fd starting next month. He was cf316c9e43 sure he 52d6b05138 had heard b76ed04dde about that 8d0d6cc0c9 option when 31a93eb12d signing the 39e2f9dc65 contract.cea4b28d52700b06

So now, all he 2aabe99405 had to do was ead1db02fa figure out how to 491ceecb39 get by until his 825d58ff0a next paycheck arrived.16af8a276b8651b0

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“Ha……”9f9c906421844aa0

He managed to organize his panicked thoughts, but he didn’t feel relieved at all.9fcebb0ab33b5023

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All he 377450cbc9 had left 806cece5cb was enough 9006accaa2 money for 18d0d986a8 food for 6cf06da06c a little d6dc977209 over two 749e96dc38 weeks. If he ate 2397145e1f only one meal 1d2d5d4b56 a day, he 210212c43b might be able abe0f56fb7 to manage somehow.b4c5a68253346f68

Especially on Fridays, 8de3905b1e he could go 765f68a21f without food. He would 7c913100c0 get a 44092afab8 meal at 7337fc6c3d his part-time eeb23185ea job anyway.a45f90503d1feb08

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Despite mechanically arranging f49b216862 the best course 6125c5e139 of action, his 700c15e6dd heart didn’t feel f310423503 at ease at 09449c580b all. On the contrary, the c3880be669 more he thought about 93580e659a it, the more he 51052ba609 felt like he was 1a5edfa159 being pulled into a 3391c37cdc deep swamp.5ded380c5d457970

“…….”4f6d0207f314e5a6

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Lee Daon’s gaze, lost in thought, fell upon the desk drawer.5a3a392a47a28470

He was in 8a818dde88 desperate need of 0a394173eb comfort. He thought b4977e95ff of Hyun bc82745d27 Seonwoo, who 380c54f7be had comforted 37fbed799b him more b146a58678 than any 71b4128d2b pill he 29866ddcbf could swallow.012bc8a62db5be6e

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As if possessed, he took out the hypnosis app he had shoved deep inside. As if the impulse he had been suppressing had burst forth, Lee Daon couldn’t control his hand.2b72eefb9cb9cd34