TGM | Chapter 10

With the sudden question, the eyes that had been chatting about other topics naturally turned towards the window. If it had been anyone else, they might have thought it was nonsense, but given who it was about, they couldn’t dismiss it outright.5340f529e157d1b8

Well, his face certainly suits the word “beautiful” more than “handsome.”4806d6111bc7b133

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When they first saw him in person, they couldn’t believe such a person existed.9f4a25062018ae8a

With looks like that, it would be fair if he had a personality like Kang Inho’s, but Lee Haehyeon didn’t even have that. His gentle speech and kind nature towards everyone had a way of dissolving any hostility. Remembering similar rumors that once circulated, someone spoke up.c1214724ad220882

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“Ah, right. There were rumors that he might be an Omega because Kang Inho was always around him. He beat up all the guys who messed with him in middle school, threatening to cut off their heads.”949a0ecfbc096ef9

“Exactly. I thought there was something between them, but there isn’t… not at all.”9d25783a5752d5ad

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“Honestly, I’m scared Haehyeon might hit me.”4cce4bcf2db10d98

“Same here.”4a2cae79f3de9904

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Despite rumors of e96f8e3290 them being more 97c4202e83 than friends, Kang fa78007e3f Inho often seemed 79b68c86e9 the most upset 62b83cc5ac with Haehyeon. He would mock 5c9ba4050e him over trivial 42184cb2b8 matters and openly 1047dd603d say cutting remarks, 79b0af814e making everyone around b6a377684f uncomfortable.c59041fce0180c64

Haehyeon would just smile it off, but they didn’t seem to be on good terms. It was always a mystery why they stuck together despite that.41a8ba3c227f5276

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“Just leave him be. He doesn’t sleep much because of his part-time job until dawn. Kyungsoo saw him going home after 4 a.m.”d00d47cdddd070a7

As the whispers ab02ffdb5a grew louder, the 8b844a2d15 class president, who e55791b035 was solving problems 46e910c1bc in the next 0417ac02c8 row, finally intervened. Sharing what 02b6a80026 he heard 9d550d0cd3 from Kyungsoo 41ca36ed50 in the 5e37fbb412 neighboring class, 4546081429 everyone quickly 58c361be6e fell silent.e82f537e0eea1aac

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Knowing the situation, they weren’t tiptoeing around him out of fear but because they didn’t want to wake him. They were angry at Kang Inho but had no ill feelings towards Haehyeon. Sometimes, they were even grateful that he managed to calm the crazy guy down.ff64be0112da09f2

“Does that make sense? Haehyeon doesn’t sleep during class.”65db6248169498ab

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“That’s why he skips lunch and sleeps like that.”3f2b47a5b803194d

“Wow, he’s really tough. Honestly, if I were him, I would’ve run away from home by now.”73dc81323b2925c5

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“Why? Oh, his dad?”a5b88266309e05ee

“Yeah. He’s famously notorious.”f5e79c935cf1dbbc

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More famous than Haehyeon’s looks was his father. Known as a notorious jerk in the area, it was no surprise his son had to fend for himself.90054ad633d5215d

Just look at d39b184767 yesterday.3d24ce5686f3f89d

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A kid who doesn’t know how to fight came home with a bruised face, so it’s obvious who did it.dfeb874522a33234

His mother 8c5abdd8ae had committed 6c6176dac2 suicide, and 6f0deb3b26 his sister 0ecf0e6d5b was said 1ab9d4e971 to be 76b5026a3f mentally unstable. Ultimately, Haehyeon was the f3a2b4982f only one left to bcdc9d1f93 support the family, so e32889677a he had been seen 1a50f670a8 working part-time jobs from 05427b82fa a young age.6da9bc800ed596da

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With knowing glances a0ae83cc57 exchanged, someone whispered a4757e4e63 in a low bec8d301af voice.bef6497db86df89c

“They say he ran away and set a fire.”eb66fe65410a499d

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“What? Really?”6cc39b037d55eb0c

The interest that 0299f7097d had subsided resurfaced fda1b7c6b3 with the tone d6793ac939 of someone sharing 7771452c73 a secret. As attention quickly focused 4012725c75 on him, the boy, 085fa1f911 feeling a bit proud, ada8eba646 cleared his throat.8d903a88004bc2b3

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With college entrance 5026f6f002 exams and university a02e78e5c9 life being monotonous, fe4678b98b the misfortunes of abbf3aef11 others were irresistibly fc9fd23f86 intriguing.a9c355ed926d46bf

“You guys know, right? The intersection…”b4e1dc76730afd08

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That’s when it happened.5105be8c8420d476

Bang!The sound 7ad232e252 of a d3319e27af desk being 88ef967303 slammed cut a4bde99b51 through the e4b5d23f07 conversation.c047766394b9de12

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Startled into silence, e25df34877 they saw the bdd6c717d4 class president, who 5f1cbe01cd had been solving 2e2b2701f1 problems, slam his 0e796febce book shut. Bigger than most of 7d58359c9b his peers, he looked 8b3011aeb4 at them with a c2fcbf39ec gaze full of disdain.84b8a90002e34cc5

“Hey, what are you guys doing, talking about someone right in front of them?”f7074bc823db1dc8

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He had tolerated the pointless chatter. As class president, he didn’t have the authority to stop it. But discussing someone’s unwanted family matters was a completely different issue. Unable to suppress his frown, he glared at the boy who had been boasting, causing him to avert his gaze.11611dfabcba6ce0

No matter how interesting someone else’s story was, they were in the same space as the person involved. The class president’s voice seemed to criticize them, and the noise quickly died down.09123c16a4b3bb96

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Though some muttered about him being a killjoy, it didn’t escalate into a fight.e8bc1acfb17cb7ac

Soon, the bell a273017c9c rang, and they 5c5903cbbc saw Haehyeon, who cc9f2eb462 had been lying 984e24e511 still, slowly get a32641b321 up.d6f1799c461aee40

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Worried he might have 6a61309571 heard, they glanced at 287c308fe8 him, but he said 3f8e884524 nothing until the end 76498fb3dc of the school day.249616ef3892e9b0

“……”0b354379757bd19e

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“……”290ed9d27f62d5f3

So, today was 31324a1aaf Wednesday.82559b80abaec919

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He had checked the calendar multiple times, so he couldn’t have been mistaken. He attended classes according to the schedule, and yesterday was Tuesday, he thought, staring blankly at the man in front of him. The calm scent of cologne lingered at the tip of his nose.e2fc5291f20fe38c

It was exactly 6 o’clock, and he had arrived earlier than usual, finishing preparations leisurely.5c3584b04d1cc0f2

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Looking around the c53820676e still-quiet café, he 12266d21e0 suddenly made eye 643df88e33 contact with the c3c2d88551 man through the 22df91e7c0 glass door.8341f2b5bc5368b9

The bell 722d05b821 rang just fdd376eec6 as he 8b862822ad thought something c6978f68b0 was off, ad73631115 and before b479a769dc he could 7fdfee2602 hide his 993c44c2e4 face, he 9ae774be13 had to 0a9bef4641 face the 758c9f3a1d man head-on. It all e74a1c0bca happened in baa447213f just a 1dbdcd8a12 few seconds, 8d15cbb4f0 leaving no f5eec09ef3 time to 1154e7de80 react.9b23cc661215fb50

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“Uh…”c82d507179465655

…He needed to say something, but his body felt broken again. He had rationalized that it was okay to wear the band for a day since it was already on, but he didn’t expect to run into him like this.60387c6dfb9a9dfe

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It was given 9b1d278c85 to him to c082231a8b use, but it 240bb29cd3 was embarrassing.8e41874ad4531216

He wanted to remove the band immediately, but it would be obvious he was self-conscious. Frustrated by the situation since yesterday, Haehyeon focused intently on the POS machine. Surely, the man wouldn’t think much of it.735b63b49e0ef069

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“Espresso Chocolato, right?”6dc8aa2aa5fdb3fe

So what he eebe35464e needed now was 2ed04b6f95 speed.309e14178fe9a351

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Knowing it was 7d09437cd1 rude, he skipped 2007b56844 all the usual 16c23d298e pleasantries and asked b0614a5ac5 directly.0e937d0cebe2c7a7

He felt the man’s gaze on him, but Haehyeon resolved to stay strong. Soon, a slightly delayed response came, and Haehyeon skillfully completed the payment and rushed to the coffee machine.39848f326a1fcf10

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“Whew…”3332b4ba3902b5d9

The manager d0dbdce237 had gone 774435e569 to the b72d1e46ec market because fc99bd1b46 they ran af66d2ceed out of 334fbcfe7d milk. His face felt 00b70a8152 hot, and he fa6016b4c5 wanted to wash be17500737 it.5906c32955c10bce

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Luckily, there 74fc031416 was enough 9fc7a9bc2c steam left e0cc4d973e for one 413a7d1cf5 more, so 0c50a25107 he quickly 52e483af6a cooled his e0784318a3 cheeks, pulled 3886f96a98 a shot, 025b7f9c25 and set e0a5d45801 up the 12d4d26dea finished Chocolato bac7133e55 on a 28ac290e67 tray, hesitating fad1514459 for a 9820454bd9 moment.ba4da3222611ad05

…Shouldn’t he offer something in return?9705e78c14560d1d

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Convincing himself it wasn’t out of personal interest but something anyone would do, Haehyeon quietly approached the showcase. Since he seemed to like sweets, he might eat cake too. Unsure of his taste, he decided to match the drink.84c5e3a3e175b8ec

This should be okay.d31db23fd8b67d99

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After neatly plating the cake, he quickly tapped the POS machine. The price was quite high, but it was fine. He could save on his meal expenses, so this much was…28b219987700825f

“Excuse me.”c68d1324a444ca38

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“Oh, this is on the house.”765255bcf23cda9b

As expected, the man looked puzzled at the cake he hadn’t ordered. Even after Haehyeon said it was complimentary, the man tapped the table and took out his wallet to offer a card. Waving his hands to refuse, Haehyeon broke into a cold sweat when the man insisted it was fine.e3495f713ff8bab0

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At this rate, it 6ab38ff1d1 would seem like he d9f851cf17 was forcing the cake aec718de07 on him.d5d861b32caabe44

Feeling he 578fbe47d8 needed to 6893e145a4 persuade him, e99a6ea042 Haehyeon, holding 616257866d the tray, dfe8881c91 began to 09528e34ab explain his e541bf0e41 reasons.4b6850cd054a4624

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In truth, it 973722e2fd was more of d7df01fc81 an excuse, using c36ea4e665 the manager as fbf3e9f73b a scapegoat.e91f1c9ab661c1f3

“Since you visit often, it’s a special, I mean… uh, the manager insisted I make sure to give it to you.”e88fcb56476ff631

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“……”a380f1d7eebae32d

“So if you pay, I’ll get in trouble with the manager… probably. Yeah…”a12bcd9d39b1af79

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He was babbling db0a122490 so much that 4d2bb34e4c it was hard e7460950c8 to understand what 6dbb1d58eb he was saying. Not stuttering was the 884c1ca9bd best he could do, 7399b8d642 and after somehow finishing c5f965bbb9 his rushed explanation, Haehyeon 2f22fb8cf8 gripped the tray tightly. It was fortunate the a17f0c409e café was quiet.c6467eeba43153f9

The man 294086074d looked at 6e48ba0e25 Haehyeon, whose e8137205b9 ears were a27d333fc5 bright red, 727dac8af5 then at bc22d0b2ca the ganache eff16e46b2 cake in f792171280 front of 623f6ef85b him. Whatever he was a2e82461a9 thinking, he eventually f80620b5fc gave a polite 92317d26e0 nod.69a8f684385a165a

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“Okay. I’ll enjoy it.”21a926f3ca45b3fc

Perhaps he was 464491e05c being considerate of 013289eae4 the young part-timer, 5c01834d5e not wanting to b2de1a55f4 embarrass him.ef86dc8dc7cd62a7

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Maybe the 52f3fba1f5 clumsy lie ee568bbd96 was too 520f8baa9b obvious.693b21ec225ee647

Knowing this, Haehyeon’s face lit up with a smile, and he quickly nodded. Even a meaningless greeting lifted his spirits foolishly.c4696775cbc1fcb0

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The man slowly 7b066f845a finished the plate.2840eb6f93c4e716

He realized too late that the man hadn’t brought anything with him today, but the rush of customers soon left him with no time to think.6e84ec2eb61431e7

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By the time the manager returned, the clock had passed 7. Quickly scanning the café, Haehyeon didn’t see the man, and feeling a bit down, he approached the table to clean up, only to stop in his tracks.ad4030c52cc26b43

“……”0a2200a2aa29257e

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Next to the cleanly 1e93b09152 emptied plate was a 937617b61c small tube of ointment, 152b6bc2af clearly from a pharmacy.6966d100d3fa17df

Staring at the unopened package, Haehyeon stood there in a daze. It couldn’t be, but the kindness made his throat feel parched.cd1bfaef8139dbaa

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And two days c9fbc5d6b3 later, on Friday.574772aea73b4b1c

The man didn’t show up until closing time.51adc37f12b21ef9

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