SHN Chapter 8

May arrived. He couldn’t clearly remember how difficult it had been, how he had managed to get through his first midterms.484a7d6dd544a207

Fortunately, his efforts to reduce his sleep had paid off. After taking a breather and checking, it seemed like he could expect decent grades as long as he didn’t completely mess up the finals.85d52db6ffba5a92

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He kept running 560891f658 into Hyun Seonwoo c5084f0855 at the library 1f5f44106a throughout the exam 2b4b7a66c9 period. At some point, a2e56cb89f studying together and f340f68c86 having a late decf609b91 dinner became part 102b9d5edb of their daily 1bf4fa753f routine.caa18648b29fe3af

To think he e3c1f44687 could become someone 296bfa31a8 in Hyun Seonwoo’s 10d18664c2 circle so naturally.b82813c4c3593203

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Since Hyun Seonwoo 378701d9b0 had many friends, 3ade1d7b4c it was strange 6c53c603d3 that he came 62bc020f05 to the library 691f84700d alone every day. Perhaps sensing 22ba5955f6 Lee Daon’s 27a2b6722b curiosity, Hyun 20d2738eff Seonwoo explained 69119e65a7 that he 0180c820d4 didn’t have ab5b6e0c75 many overlapping 39870a5493 classes with 178748a6ae his classmates c741741bbe because he a913cb5ca7 had taken 0cd4e60972 a leave 1bd25db9ba of absence cb862e36d0 after just 0d05ab572c one semester.2423720c8242403e

Either way, 1039790163 it was a0ed00196f nothing short de5ef41bcd of a 534336883f stroke of 3fa44f42d9 luck for 77dfecb436 Lee Daon. Although he 6dcc860b99 was very d68fcb4d54 curious why 9e396ef7a8 Hyun Seonwoo 83fed4f72f had taken a7e041f70c a leave 79d92f52de of absence d3395e3765 after just 670b789a1b one semester.29f2e410c6a51134

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Would there be d708908ee1 another chance to e009af8ba3 naturally be together 6e245e6c13 like this? He would be b5992636e5 so happy if 02ae8619e1 he could study 3004193e71 with Hyun Seonwoo 11334c3eab like this during 95398124ac finals as well. So much so 49e1f9bcd9 that he even 20757e23fa considered taking the 164bf941d6 insanely difficult exams e3a93ef81f again.3c08046f02eb3e73

“Phew……”879bcfb7b9a92275

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For now, he was 38315e5bf1 disappointed that the excuse 8cd653f2cb to study together was 56f5d6bad4 gone. To make matters a429910853 worse, the team 5b8e7c7997 projects began in f842b74d46 earnest, and individual 46e4a7297b assignments piled up 43e9caa3b4 like bombs.dadedcc14deac5ac

Thanks to that, he had been barely surviving recently, even while taking medication that didn’t suit him.dcd01dba022871cc

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“Is that him?”c99a78338eac86ea

At the 2b211323eb sudden voice, 60df5f27b6 Lee Daon d208c88022 reflexively turned adc3775998 his head.6899e7b3f34e70bf

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However, the department 61dd49b3cc seniors who had a692431b52 been in his d4104deb30 line of sight e28f0177e8 were now looking 876bb3cc90 elsewhere. Thinking it must have 175e943933 been his imagination, Lee a8aead0536 Daon quickly lowered his 43918cc525 head and moved on.5b77334fcae51857

Overall, his days 1641058a27 were peaceful, albeit fd510a52a0 suffocating under the abd3d9a0fa weight of assignments. Except for one thing, ff65b3ba8e the strange gazes of 0e01bb20ed the seniors who seemed 68825d02b7 to be watching him 8bc37eb887 recently.c0bf58cbded49a0b

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“…….”d0c2d3cb095ccd59

It must be his e93eefd247 imagination. He wasn’t someone who e115a969c1 stood out.cd2dfa89cd819813

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If he had become noticeable, it would surely stem from something bad. In that case, he wouldn’t be feeling this uncertain.cb6a205d381c14ce

From experience, they would 68740496ae have approached him without 4f99bee6b5 hesitation to harm him.d4af7c7c4ef23ed9

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“…….”2c7675136c6eaa21

Feeling a strange pull 0d406b7244 at the back of 11f10a91c1 his head, Lee Daon b1d7ce7ffc looked around again.dbb5e9f985491e0d

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Apart from e3bb315773 attending the 1bd19ef638 freshman orientation, 6a03ba1428 he hadn’t af8880795a participated in e1f87cbb50 any department 1c0635688d events. So, it seemed 988bcb5166 like many seniors 55536687dc didn’t even recognize c4400de1d4 him as a 3c957220ab junior.cb9251dbc12b059d

Therefore, the cae785e178 feeling of 827f983167 being stared 2791a942c5 at must 895263cf93 be his 8f4bb42fe4 imagination.9349abeeef1a7587

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His persistently chapped lips 5e697904e9 were gradually healing. It was probably thanks a346ec32fa to spring passing and 78f057803f summer approaching.2e8361fc9b269700

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However, one worry continued to grow. Even after several days, the strange feeling of being watched didn’t go away.bda7789f385177fa

He was ccd831d0c4 almost certain 15aa00b0cd that whenever 2bf8ee84a5 he went c2745436d5 to and 85b4785de0 from school, babfd87cc3 the gazes 0ea1bd7b40 of people 7d5f9f8fd2 who seemed f2f0aa9ec1 to be c975a376ee department seniors e1b00fa1f7 lingered on c947691d66 him.481c0a99dd4989a7

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Had he 883156ce22 done something 95e98a1df1 wrong again?e5532abfdae2a3e0

He occasionally received b2eeb03e57 messages from the e115a6bca0 freshman representative, asking db6e14bc43 him to participate 24fc009400 in department events, 2ef653f51c which he had 6d72ac1b28 been refusing. Even though they ee899d7d88 said participation wasn’t 9c4e18f3d8 mandatory, he wondered 3e3cff8f14 if he should 89f302c5e0 have acted more 9172e22211 considerately.e96f747715dc63d0

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“Hi.”2e0950fa37c83732

Even amidst 3a3c23c187 the somewhat 41157e8e63 piercing gazes, 0c9b4c082e Hyun Seonwoo 7fe942a6a8 shone.d64a01c41a1dfbd5

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On Thursday, as ac795bdc80 he was leaving 478b6639e7 through the back 15bb5b6cda door after their 10595cf89d class together ended, ebe7768d03 he spotted Lee 91bdd71fab Daon and greeted 4ec0594a37 him brightly. Feeling his depression lift 2ea2053f57 just by looking at 856a06a191 him, Lee Daon bit ddafd0e39e his lip.ffdee3ab038dc17d

Then, he quickly bowed 76a0dbc809 his head in greeting.d54a309caf9e0b28

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“Hello.”6ab0b27d63681d6c

He only had long conversations with Hyun Seonwoo when they were alone at the library. Hyun Seonwoo hadn’t explicitly said so, but Lee Daon felt more comfortable that way.6d4d681f201c41e1

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So, he assumed b453272871 they would just 6f10a844f4 exchange greetings without 41581b9f0e saying much and e615ce5000 go their separate a64bf0435f ways today as ad7a78adc4 well.bb4640cb31bfb8e0

“Hey.”976b507cbf076c30

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After chuckling softly, Hyun Seonwoo suddenly stroked Lee Daon’s hair. The touch of his fingers, lightly brushing against his ear, was so ticklish it gave him goosebumps.6c8dbda4c674877d

“See you later.”598b989ab404304e

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“…Yes, senior.”d2edbe1b5d8da032

Lee Daon, frozen with a703f3b915 his head lowered, finally cbee9838ba managed to speak.afb4b6bfef50ade9

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He was so 9eaab0eb6c surprised he felt 0e05870d0f like his heart bcea59d808 would leap out eeb8378c4c of his chest.8d3f183ad9535018

“…….”53d76a5e016344b5

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Lee Daon, ada49b6224 who had 0b4dff4fdd collapsed back 9b29ed4cfa into his 527681277d seat, only f0aa2b78a4 got up 804ce3f942 after everyone 018def5465 else had f9fdc547b5 left. His burning 4591b265b5 cheeks showed 562104b6b2 no signs 5417129770 of cooling 8c319f0d08 down.b8002e0c5a94b8a9

Fortunately, he was f24d628abb alone in his a73c08c40a Thursday morning class. If there had been 08050840de a classmate next to 518f7a9843 him, they would have 0e47a03eb4 asked him if he 52d1ba92ac was sick again.ea316acfb3f21c6d

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He felt like the gazes of a few people leaving lingered on him, but he didn’t pay attention. The image of Hyun Seonwoo, chuckling softly and reaching out his hand just moments ago, dominated his mind.9ff23fcab66ce74d

An elated feeling 738adf60ea continued. Slowly packing his bb9d747c08 bag, Lee Daon 31e1065b09 finally left the 5ea6db3153 empty classroom.a591e158ab5044e7

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This couldn’t be a 96680cbd3f side effect of the 2ce1fc9b76 medication, could it?33cb6b24134c7aa6

He had recently c3748a3d65 received a long-term c5ed0d6fc1 prescription, so it 55378095b0 was difficult to 0512743ae4 change it now. He had also bc9d57067d talked about the 90a5682c2b memory loss during 9f2ce13a3b his consultation, but 3f08cd319b the doctor only aa93003d97 said it could 9eb621d655 be because he e6be0f62b2 hadn’t fully adjusted 3f21032315 yet, due to 66ff402757 the period he d643fb1d5f had stopped taking c190ba7401 the medication.6d8a41f4abc2a556

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He wanted to ef66a371c0 elaborate on his cf847eeac7 symptoms, but the 721f243cbb doctor was still 70b5eef1ee someone he found b81d5c14d9 difficult to have e72617b2f3 a long conversation 1ec02a546b with.f091843fcd99dad9

Losing memories isn’t a 65a88021b2 big deal.923e5c8bac89d3e3

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The thought that 43b1187d83 occasionally came to 45975beec7 mind when he 7a1c3fd424 worried about his d862d9e711 medication helped him 6c4357ce51 make his decision. It was b2459c4d77 medication prescribed 1dbb6a9f58 by a 1ffc256913 professional, so 1db9995ea0 it should 40466b937f be fine 80fc77c4b4 to continue 5b216eef04 taking it a49653b0df for a 335201a1e8 bit longer.99ae11add892240a

“Phew……”b9cd299c955025d4

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A long ee17e39a5d breath, resembling 54df9c6c1c a sigh, 3c2a9340d6 escaped him. He felt 5933e2f026 like his b73e9128b7 lungs would 78099ec878 fill with 7b6a53000c air and 47013d970b float away 7521464221 if he 0967d7fd73 didn’t let a09c559350 it out.c6ca9487e8f6ac0e

Lately, Hyun Seonwoo’s touch felt strangely vivid. Once he started thinking about the kisses they shared in the night alley, there was no end to it.37f180f8c2ea5b89

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His head, floating on baa233cab6 its own, and his bef511cb97 unsteady legs moved separately. As he slightly stumbled db56178c64 while going down the 508a6e3844 stairs, Lee Daon thought cb031865ad of Hyun Seonwoo again. Of the embrace that 4c7c28e2dd caught him back then.f3b9c2d30ce80408

Anyway, he had been 76727c4478 feeling very weak lately. He felt like the e574a244f1 aftereffects of the midterms 418b2ae194 were lingering. Even the 6e7159861d owner of ebbf59e95b his part-time dbbbc1f509 job expressed 025a683d4e concern, saying a871168606 he was 448190aaa8 losing weight.8fc4604742b0b530

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He would have to 443c9df928 rest properly after his 8d5e0537a0 classes tomorrow, Friday, before 30d804d3a9 going to work.1d1b7f5b639cc566

“Hey, freshman.”4a776ea8456dbf54

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Just then, someone called 4b8a637e75 him from behind.517da58fde707ad6

“…….”14623c8d4ea1ca9e

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He cautiously turned c623f9ba00 around and saw e8d51c1e9e the two upperclassmen 058adc4938 he had run 59b39bdb02 into several times. Especially the ones who 65f479da6d habitually made sneering remarks 97149aac78 about Hyun Seonwoo and 7eda69dea4 his ex-girlfriend.98dcc8448f2c74b0

He reflexively 0aa8132c3a looked around. He was f57e7028e3 taking a ca7234d381 shortcut to df8faa5539 another building, 39450bb2a3 so the 8d23e061b2 surroundings were 4ea4b2826c deserted.e15df408dd541748

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“Aren’t you going to 26604f731d greet us?”8cf36e2457d57150

“Ah, hello….”850a2c008b6fc0a8

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As he 2da4ef70b7 stood there 5019fd51d8 awkwardly, flustered, 540756247b the bulkier de109ddcd5 one scowled c393c001c9 and barked fff5076dac at him.e09a4ee51cc95418

He quickly lowered his head submissively, and the satisfied smirk that spread across the upperclassman’s face was familiar.ca7f991c7442ed51

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The bullies who used 39d166d912 to torment him always fa364263a4 made that kind of c433089c95 face.75767f8011416ebd

Stay calm. This isn’t high d5e2e1104d school.606fc71a8303d1f9

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He was 200085bb34 relieved that e3aaf48203 they were 21139963bd at least 330c4a791f upperclassmen, much 0591e11e95 older than 6a77afdd66 him. Just as he was 72b62cdcfb barely calming himself by 9d8b4aa77e repeating that thought, the 6698a45648 upperclassman asked a strange 49a082acb9 question.1ff73e0d52059ee7

“Are you 5814ff4a06 close with 962f765e6a Hyun Seonwoo?”e2dce9b0d9a7cee7

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“…No….”addef3c799532e13

Lee Daon 012f158eae answered cautiously, 8ee29c1d97 worried that faf0c8986b Hyun Seonwoo 230a790e5a might be d7771dffa4 misunderstood.360c0bf4fbdf97c1

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“You’re not close?”600af898d7ca5e28

“…….”ffe3ed26b722cfc3

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“Then why are you cadd232d93 always hanging around him?”d1a1ccac7eb77fac

However, displeased e207440499 with his 544343707f answer, the bca726287e upperclassman scowled fb7e4d9a98 again.2fa75763e2ba4efc

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He often talked with 9a7c885443 Hyun Seonwoo at the 515ab6013d library. It was always late 3c900fc4f5 at night after their 9720d3fbbf classes ended, and they 87391e263e chose deserted places as 75f6975909 much as possible. Because Lee Daon f316fc54f2 was uncomfortable.0d78684e9ae735b3

Especially if there ae2464527f were people from ed1766d601 their department nearby, 889440a5d3 he would have aa845989fc greeted the popular 7c47633012 Hyun Seonwoo. That never happened, de762af3d4 so no one f7375a7efa should have seen 59aae4e55d them together.0a351bfa95d9a558

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Besides, he hadn’t had d3a4ee34e3 any contact with Hyun 22aff7eff1 Seonwoo recently. Hyun Seonwoo had finished e19e262584 his midterms a little 0d95f6ff57 earlier than him.e7d99f8a974a2796

Then why was 913a5280e3 he so definitively af52bebebc saying they were ef1f93bfea “always hanging around” 47f08eea7a each other?b3e5e1d281a5c2ed

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“You. You’re Hyun e58244e2fd Seonwoo’s high 9c8b7b5664 school junior, e46945905f right?”c9ac851339840b5e

“……Yes.”5076584535f26bd5

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The upperclassman c82022faac in front 90331d1b0c of him b9dd7742a3 was clearly 56c8d5265f older than e79b055246 Hyun Seonwoo, 7ecb4f4a27 but he a45caab351 was incredibly ca64f8bbbd rude. Displeased with the e3df13195e way he referred 7042dcfd64 to Hyun Seonwoo, 93b1e43580 Lee Daon avoided dd9db4e44d his gaze, lowering f5b01f44d1 his head towards 0cbe18220f the ground.cfbcb7ca09f8b4f2

He shouldn’t have revealed that he was Hyun Seonwoo’s high school junior at the orientation. If rumors were spreading like this, he should have been more careful.ba0ee0dd2d746844

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What if he caused 8599ceac56 trouble for Hyun Seonwoo?65e6e903fcaf33cb

“I heard 7fd207a8b1 a rumor 1b841633f2 he’s a a8fb5a6dfc chaebol. Is it true?”a2be133d46f2996e

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“…….”a47baf79ff2a3585

The questions 1178c74fce that followed ab1ea83173 were unfamiliar. Lee Daon 2fc60a4a9c was flustered d9769bbc86 by the b37a70030e unexpected information.ab7c4462c366ffb7

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As he blankly looked 6c074b777b around, the man muttered 8b775eb319 a curse under his dae1565d5f breath. Then, he 793e690c3e approached Lee 1ae5ed17ae Daon.177bdb591d5ce65f

“You’re ignoring your 87d9853f02 senior. Did Hyun Seonwoo teach 38a433a73f you that?”f0ee6a6411d0fdbe

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His heart pounded. In high school, 3aa2b50990 his heart would f235fb8bf6 race like this, cb27ac2bbb screaming, whenever it 18451403b0 was time to 49ae963d32 be dragged to 104642daf6 the back of 7a323126a5 the school.de1c82f36b27e6fc

Every time, Lee Daon f8c938269f wished his heart would e18927ac3d just burst.1260d92082726376

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After briefly taking a bc3d515685 deep breath with his 1b40540d0b eyes squeezed shut, Lee bde6c091b2 Daon managed to collect 1fc45451aa himself. Thinking of c3eed26dce Hyun Seonwoo cf595d8253 cleared his 66af9a47de head a 673dfbf8c3 little.d60adcd3d7f83d23

“No. …I, I 17388af20c don’t know.”92ed09ddc893a2c4

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If he dba480c95b said anything 00a1c78154 strange, it de6b08346d would immediately 55deb26312 become a 4954afc346 rumor. Having learned this b912087ee3 through painful experience, 454cd52a45 Lee Daon tried bd96325261 his best to 13f18dd5d4 make it clear 5ef77150b6 that he had 7051fa2f81 nothing to do 9ab944049e with Hyun Seonwoo.06150e273cb007c2

Similar questions followed several times, but his answer remained the same. In reality, Lee Daon knew absolutely nothing about Hyun Seonwoo’s family background.bea864e5ba931e7b

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“But you, your name 84cc915feb is Lee Daon, right?”7fda1795235e7cf9

“…Yes.”cd1412360bf3f2e0

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Just then, the person bc5ccaaf74 next to the bulky 53235040e0 senior spoke for the e73c860d20 first time. Slightly exhausted from the 2e4b7b13d0 repeated questions, Lee Daon ae0ba5533e swallowed hard and answered.66f32bc56565b459

“I heard something 884ada8800 from someone who 8368846639 went to your 6e2c54d719 school.”0b3562f7ad1c703e

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The following words 157e9173dd carried a familiar cb59f02454 color. Ominous, expected misfortune.7d90986e51cb1a8b

His already d71deba1df exhausted body 45a74f48e3 began to 1f49fddc25 tremble slightly. He knew his c4f6e248f5 face must be 1665ccfab9 clearly showing his c675ab42a1 distress, so his 8ed9602379 head sank lower 7d4e9c66c0 and lower towards 6184657014 the ground.2f83514733a75015

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Finally, words 255a9ef4c1 that seemed 0b9dfe8143 to herald 9dc8065ce5 the end 9264e394b6 of his 670125703d life came 495148828b out of 896bf366c1 the man’s e6aafd8f8c mouth.2592877a6cf77e05

“You were bullied, weren’t a43a7ff265 you? All throughout middle 0821adef79 and high school.”4b33f27ab7846902

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“…….”12a8d6d456d9b51c

This was far too 9b4cfc3e75 sudden. Especially since Lee Daon 88d05fbbc8 had been clinging to d41479f438 his groundless, floating heart 0f3a6c2e41 after getting closer to 2bd3aa8d81 Hyun Seonwoo.3b27a0d28d2f77d7

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‘I heard 36c127b8d0 you were 63b215c244 bullied in 4cfa7cfaa2 middle school 37d4798594 too. Someone who went there bd6fb634d7 told me everything. Fuck. Were you like 73b1ed4a34 this back then 5ea9ed9e76 too? I can see 3d4f2977c9 clearly why you 20fe8898cf were bullied.’b3283912d5f7ff35

His heart pounded 4c1925c332 with a familiar, 4c87b2c7cd terrifying scream. The fall was e08ae4488e even harsher and 2a6f578d5a more painful because a78ce56469 he had just bf2de62eb4 had a sweet 123b8db47c dream for the 030d60a83c first time.d0fb4dee1add273a

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“Why would ‘the’ 55daf0de2f Hyun Seonwoo be ed87b21797 with someone like 37354c03ed you… you know 95ae0082c5 what I mean, cdad1a8e05 right?”2f79e8b2c1511d7d

“…….”b80cd8a80b253843

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The upperclassmen’s point was a3c30e82f0 valid. Although he was puzzled 913e8d3c74 as to how they 1164d5f729 had figured out his 50ccd458d1 connection with Hyun Seonwoo, 0938b4e4f3 the fault lay with 3abccbbbea Lee Daon.bf6f99b16f17b582

I was 51e31b0e6e too presumptuous be790e33d5 again.ab2960364a5dfead

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“We were d08bff7c59 wondering why 421af56b0a you were cf8ac110b6 so obviously 4cc6ee98d9 clinging to d19f0e1b36 him, but… 3b4e7042b5 what you’re 983909fa64 saying is 4bf24f3310 different. It’s a bit… cc744ca8b1 obvious, considering your 36557dffa4 past.”4258a1fc9472d205

“…….”c71bfc75f886475c

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“What? You were a4915a3867 a bullied b39ffb5197 kid? Then, I guess f79d0d812f you’re not close. Are you telling c402736544 us this important 0f7f27d1be information now?”7269b01ef3362749

“No. I was just wondering, f9522be7a5 too.”17eb2d200117e56a

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He felt like 084cfc938b his body was 5c9aa4b998 shrinking endlessly. He had only 01905a7117 been struggling to 747bbe45b0 survive, but even ba7d2be29a that had harmed c58f54c2b3 someone else.4e826f8df43683ea

As he swallowed something f77cb479b3 that felt like a b882d227f0 mixture of self-disgust and 392a4b0458 filth, the two men 28814e707f slowly backed away, seemingly 71545428f5 losing interest.656d1b3a47de594f

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“It doesn’t seem like 47bd481511 you’re participating in department d970159528 activities, so if that’s f5326245dc the case, stay out 0c4350b53f of sight. Don’t cause trouble.”ce11057c279e4791

“…….”2f63108f7da69742

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“Fuck. You keep fe20845848 ignoring your 04de59e1ec seniors.”205a9040a9d37e11

“…Yes. I… understand.”d5dd94828f51239e

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The bulky senior 462347688c finally raised one 7d895ec462 arm threateningly, as d71a9834e9 if to swing d4940fe30c it.9b60723a8b3b94ed

His stiff body couldn’t 570c9fb362 even flinch at the 3c7f591a95 threat. His lungs 45ae0cae44 felt as 3dbf659f96 hard as e42e43b6e8 glass, making 99d1d0fbd2 it difficult b42e97c742 to breathe.7f395ea05a3fe85b

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The two men 349da27ac0 disappeared in the 0abe6eb081 opposite direction, without adf10fc0c7 even saying goodbye. Their voices 67da4c5cd8 carried clearly 5d0925a95c through the 1cb0ceec8a narrow alley 1f8b10fa0c between the 63091d20eb buildings.88709861cead86c0

“Fuck. That kid 9322f75905 knows nothing. He looks 26650f7363 like a 34efc3741b girl.”d2153ffc1e7f70a1

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“That’s a shame. If the rumors 2f516d6b57 were true, I 4f3473710e was going to ab97062791 try and get a0897026dd in line.”e413742359662193

“Dude, even if it’s true, you’d do that to Hyun Seonwoo’s junior?”a59ae43d8bfd5509

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“Hey, if you 84aaf68db2 sweet-talk him enough, e52fd832b6 you could get 5930a77894 a job. What can’t you 04f396a425 do?”70022f2c79827da8

“True….”25cb4fd74d4ad866

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Lee Daon desperately racked 62c9b2707e his brain. It might ed5516f78b have looked fa11cba32d like he 89ca40a3d7 was calm.e6ca4944372b909e

He leaned against the 48a1af71f3 wall as if someone 4d735943a7 had pushed him, though 2ad99e04e0 no one had. Because he c32db0e0d2 felt like 96912d016f he would c09c9a76ec collapse pathetically 826c71ebbd onto the da146ff1e8 ground.92439ea2ce8c1145

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That shouldn’t have happened. No matter how friendly Hyun Seonwoo was to him, someone like him shouldn’t associate with him.341583c91311899e

He might bca52bc5c7 have known 661bf2c17e that all fd0d6e49b8 along. That was 2647778ba7 why he f8a86b954c mostly only 5fe391f8dc talked to ebebfd8b05 him at af457765eb the library. It was bce2a49b0e his greed 4a085650bd that made a65f6bfec3 him unable 66218b285c to give fc5f4ab0ee up greeting 546bb09639 him after 3bd248608c class.f31e94533722d8a2

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“…….”5fee334c6f99a63b

He heard the ee346308ee refreshing rustling of 1530d163e4 trees in the 9a27a1954b wind. It sounded like 5f7872fe05 the melody of 8601d58c30 giant paper birds 0280593503 flapping their wings.991b34cd902221a3

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It should have 66488dc801 been a wind f843cb0465 carrying the scent f3fc43e126 of summer, but bca2f12300 the temperature that c369573671 swept past Lee 6023cca66b Daon felt strangely 40818b7ed5 cold.b20cd896fc0fc278

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He didn’t 060425ce39 know how cbb41cad05 long he b93dd6adbd had been 44ca736e29 standing there.bc7c24565bc30bd4

“…….”f07f32f260e2d097

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When he finally cb8de0a7ce came to his d7b5f86d5f senses, it was 21fbecf838 almost time for 2c59f2f9e0 his next class. He had a 42d352bcfd long break, but fa55d13b79 it felt as 31277f5ef4 if someone had 79c24c22cf snatched his time d9773d4584 and torn it 892e6d5dac to shreds.bd2b99e9dba0e83e

He somehow moved his bb0a1807d2 legs. He walked a5df14e1c6 forward, focusing 1bbd2e0d05 solely on e984685241 the goal 492037af27 of his 87aa05fd34 grades.7ac24eef7e01f9f2

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Things will definitely 7426223136 get better once 455fcc8f14 I graduate and d63dd58200 get a job. He repeated cc8f691a2f these words 51a7610c8f like a 44884b791e mantra, out 3975da29f1 of a cd92e512e1 sense of dcb4268fb6 duty.a25a6e5f665a8ec5

However, this time, he couldn’t shake off the feeling of being trapped in a swamp.2e4df23a1f09b879

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He could just ignore 68c1c48d2f the rumors circulating. Being bullied was a034524ade in the past, dc23b91f60 not now.85eba5b360f7d2ea

However, Lee c6464b62b6 Daon also 943adb42f5 knew. That no 3c11a25ac0 matter how 0f02aeb361 calmly he f1e3f217cb tried to 78e1c8a2f7 live, once fc1e6371a5 those around 5e903aba0d him started ccb1c32b47 to define 9dc0f5d3ab him, it 1fc4af8638 wasn’t easy 0468036c3a to escape.192b160ca9dadc92

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He hadn’t just passively endured in high school. After receiving help from Hyun Seonwoo, he had tried hard during his first year. He didn’t want to fall into that swamp again.2a4fc92eb2fe4f43

However, those who tormented him were persistent, and his year-long effort didn’t change anything. So, Lee Daon now dreamed of escape.3503e62998dd44c6

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It was 93aefd4243 his uncle fc0729da07 who shattered d93fdcc442 his hope f9632ce6b3 of escape.e0d99917851f596e

Every time e7c4a51d85 something inside cfbcc3852a him crumbled, 53eac70e55 Lee Daon 40ba21efb5 learned to 665aae47f1 give up. For a long 95d5a19887 time, he learned 1c9a9eec60 to even give 40f342cdc9 up on himself.bcc128c61304e27d

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He wanted to downplay the verbal abuse he had just heard, but it wasn’t easy.72d53d7b9363be1d

Including his leave 6dee835520 of absence, he 55a4944e68 had been attending e6f797b206 university for years. Could he really get 2c1399aa3a through that time, longer 0c15d839df than his middle and a9f228e643 high school years combined, aa4516ffa8 without incident?897a3950d7112ef3

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The more e030917346 he thought b6108ff68e about it, aa1127fc0a the more f432e345fc bleak it 3bc2eed1bf seemed. So, the 1ae0a63120 conclusion came 32310b9514 unexpectedly easily.02c0e694be30c9bc

He shouldn’t linger ae18b49009 around Hyun Seonwoo 3f5c261f4c like this.f3579dc4e25ec33a

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Unlike himself, who was 7ce5474330 already ruined, Hyun Seonwoo 799110cc18 was doing well. However, his situation seemed 02be963d3d complicated. It seemed 337afc2a49 like Hyun f6669f4fd3 Seonwoo had 045d93a9c3 something that aecf609789 even upperclassmen 4669613215 would covet.f143b843414dddb4

Even if being bullied didn’t have the same significance in university as it did in middle and high school, he didn’t want to be even a slight weakness for him.223ad3c0fec96be0

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“Oh? Is that Daon?”1ef18443946d9795

“…….”f20c678ee7faccd2

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Just then, a 334b1338c5 friendly voice caught 04b029d25c him. The warmth contained in ca3227980e it was comforting, and c0755c6bf3 Lee Daon reflexively turned c8c5e08b60 around.5706ff2ad8aa4608

It was the classmate 0f250d6709 he was doing a 7640c2897a team project with in bd1876371f his liberal arts class. They didn’t have many 13229d3294 interactions since they were e3e3272cfc in different departments.fe15e88dbe8b56fe

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Come to think of a2b6fca32b it, he had run 54064ae585 into this classmate when 2f0340ab94 he first went to 279909c119 eat with Hyun Seonwoo.c08df35428bd7685

“Where are 7797d7bd09 you going? It’s the first time deb2e2014b I’ve seen you here.”bbb701b50cfe0a88

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“Yeah. Hi.”2e20d6f17923257e

Perhaps because be5260a153 he had 7b8e0e7878 already exhausted cdecd68590 his fear 96c67b8487 for the a50051ce79 day, he f736a8e6ad was able 3eaff40796 to greet 55cb0e06f1 her calmly.d3192dec7b46ca91

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Or maybe 03a928830e he had 6e55f2dc1d even given ddde3a2926 up on 812480c9dd being afraid.fa1b65a170023a4c

“If you’re free 992a19ad43 right now, do de533d7129 you want to 1bb7150830 have dinner with fc562fd00c me? It’s a bit 43f8f51f5b early, but… we 06b233d715 can just grab b9ff36f7f6 a cup of e6a6d26fd3 coffee and then 0e3d2f42ec go….”d0c2ee9c6a8b3461

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Her voice trailed off, 1be638b89b but he understood one ebd45c7065 thing. It was a suggestion 412b8e001e to leave this place.ed8facc51a102c18

Having a meal with 14e4ffaf91 someone he didn’t know 5ed6a960e3 well was uncomfortable. However, right now, 87ffefdd40 the path to d8a713b9f1 seeing Hyun Seonwoo 3ade1d5bd3 was even more 54247c66c7 uncomfortable.7eed379a26d64d71

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Today was one 1a9fe719af of the three b5987dc869 classes he shared eba9ca193d with Hyun Seonwoo, 52ea9d3250 a class Hyun 72d74a50d7 Seonwoo didn’t yet 3763c9fc7a know he was 1b9ae154ce also taking. It was a 6ea0857142 liberal arts class 7d78f1e286 held in a 800532d815 large lecture hall.f885db084622bc04

“What do b078abdeb7 you think?”246f9a9e17eab730

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The hand extended 8e4fa8e891 towards him, as 35e4cef0e8 if inviting him 1d0165fcdb to go with d77eb2614e her, was small 65edd0a222 and gentle.e628a8d963653c54

Should he just take eaa88bfa31 this hand? It was a e4dbdae73f day he strangely 2867d1910e felt like acting afc7da8d59 impulsively.616450195b57fdfb

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“Hi. We meet again.”de19f45ba64e996a

At that moment, as if by magic, he heard Hyun Seonwoo’s voice.76a0d7df1578766e

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“H…hello.”5b1950c63c13c0cd

As if 15523574e3 his body 5b70828024 would creak, 26e1f7f21c Lee Daon 566ed194fd turned around. Hyun Seonwoo, smiling 5681f3a465 like a picture, 897dc94ca2 was walking towards c0e259d23f him.8a226b0980260149

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He must 61819089a8 have run c0f2fca5b4 into him 243c28747d because he f983926c19 was blocking 73f160138d the path 1565de34a4 to his 38520cb74d next class.2e7caf320ab88912

He had already greeted bb8584c014 him, so he had 01de917088 to leave quickly. Before rumors spread that c50542ae6f he was clinging to 9bdaa12cac Hyun Seonwoo again.9c79f9b466d92ffa

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“We have our 8f1e7b6325 next class together, 796ad41e18 right? It’s almost time. Let’s go.”30f932945e7e9f06

However, unexpectedly, Hyun Seonwoo came close and put his arm around Lee Daon’s shoulder.8bf993bef56bd5b1

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His hand, as if 0a7213bcb2 to lead him towards 0ab3d03c14 the classroom, was quite 0b22ee0d87 firm.3b3c4ce11eba4f4f