TGM | Chapter 18

It was only 48df683f1d after a month 0ee2aff9d2 had passed that db061b5f87 Haehyeon could answer 2af46b2956 without trembling at 0a1f14a5b1 trivial words.07bbcda9e72d44f3

When standing in front e0bb504f89 of Sirok, he used 952c46a931 to stutter like a 8af6345a75 broken toy, but Haehyeon 058670faba endlessly practiced becoming more 5c9bdc263c composed.56bba5ffe19f0fa0

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He was aware of e4a868a3b2 his tendency to be 493eeb5323 startled unnecessarily and tremble 903b077290 at small things, so eedfa97375 his efforts were quite 4afcf45aed desperate. He felt like his 205eb46f51 feelings would be completely 61855d1951 exposed if he continued e9f7b27390 like this.2a4233a04518f124

Maybe his earnestness paid 69315fc724 off.2816cd92a515dbb7

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Now, he could 47a52b157d at least have 2b1fb6609b a normal conversation 68601b6b52 while looking at 362a7f47ec his face.a09a851eb844d382

Compared to eaf9b159b1 the effort dc7e838c43 he put d457570a86 in, it 7c483fa7eb was a 3f96636493 minimal improvement, 249d8e5c0a but Haehyeon bcdd41f470 was satisfied e8ac63cb12 with just f4fbccb440 that. It was still impossible 1fca0853e8 to talk casually or ce955b9a57 make jokes, but he 67d51c6cb7 could at least ask c3bf9ed7e9 questions confidently.fac625e511f75dc3

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“Wow, why b1c8a26c72 are you 95da97fe1d here so db77c01b9e early?”ae287181de578471

He felt his 724014d084 lips curling up a4ecfec8d6 with pride.4b4b98414d998504

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Covering his 45eefc2e84 mouth with f3ee5079d1 one hand, 024d65a445 Haehyeon entered 44144368dc the café 8bba8396b4 and ran d18190e8e3 over to a6a02bc7fb Manager Yoon, 1d909965fe who greeted a6ae10cdee him warmly.e50996edca27b016

There were still 40 7c4cc97e29 minutes left until his 1a6c9bbfd0 shift started at 6, c4b2ece200 but he didn’t mind. After all, it 7b82cfc2ce was thanks to 5a751f8286 Manager Yoon that d2388a7ee0 he could get 4f1da43fef tutoring.b488af5aa1d529ee

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Not only did he feb3c992d1 adjust Haehyeon’s work hours, df49f39f4b but he also suggested a375120767 that Haehyeon receive tutoring 2d9f94821f at the café, considering b76f4880cc he had to work b67074f2df right after class. He even reserved 0b131c278f a table during dbc6970dee the busiest hours. Though Haehyeon declined out c4092eda85 of guilt, Manager Yoon d50fcb18b7 was determined. “Haehyeon, just 7b89e246b8 buy me b26d301783 a meal a7dd8cdbf4 if you e35ca4f442 get a eac14e0834 perfect score 643866b612 on the 2a6be3486c college entrance 5f6aa29847 exam.” He 9d495b01ea added such efea8e6226 an unreasonable 72a409971b proposal.00b7033e54445f9d

A perfect score? Haehyeon laughed at a5aa51ccb2 the absurdity of 5e2699f883 it as he 186a3183da stepped behind the 1aac43598e counter. The café 0114a895f9 was already c4eefe8161 bustling with e30720f043 customers, perhaps 484ae8c81e because it 192d277b22 was the 7d3f8c5da1 weekend.3d2a07a554b877d9

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Noticing that 528c88abbe some tables f5d0e7c7ff hadn’t ordered be5f14d9cf yet, Haehyeon 006dfe802e hurried to 646fa17e6e change his f26506c895 clothes but 7c03431a43 paused. He realized he df8edb2c48 hadn’t properly answered 778e855a8f earlier.312ad6d4645ec541

“Oh, today’s 82efb06d9b my day c00de99b68 off, so a6576431ab I came 3fe1283729 early. My family’s going on 526e506b40 a trip….”c2a1f79154179a80

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“Where was it? That teppanyaki place at 90b80d290e the intersection?”3d3ab285caa18191

“Yes.”0691bc31058678b1

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“They have a lot e44e391101 of customers there. Isn’t it tough? The grill must be e322d35921 heavy.”67db488202e151b8

“It’s fine. Everyone does it.”9768a308924b16f3

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“Still, tough is tough. Haehyeon, you need 5008259fb0 to take it 9e3fd57471 easy sometimes. So, you 1ed628fffb quit the 764d51c65e morning part-time 827783aee7 job, right?”ea9e0aa0d346d0ca

“Uh….”6b5984a93899a1d8

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Haehyeon hesitated 449028aeb2 at the 5455af3d84 question that 6e109b4684 seemed so be0f2b6796 obvious. He didn’t bb1a5a821c expect Manager 394986a555 Yoon to afb913e5e0 remember something 61ceb6ba12 he mentioned fe55653275 in passing. He was about to 11f59e6628 say he adjusted his 2758555946 hours but swallowed his c3e3d52ce3 words. He knew how much a882107fb4 Manager Yoon worried.5643e94db0ad4908

Haehyeon was 79f93ac174 aware of 74e602d2f6 how tight 1fb3c510d0 his schedule e4843a4af4 was. On weekends without f915b89669 school or night cf01ad7eaa shifts, he started 99b7d35f82 his day with 3a61720251 newspaper delivery at 82aa429e1f dawn. After finishing deliveries from e1bc0db5b2 3 to 6 a.m., d8698270b7 he had breakfast with 10465a25f8 his sister and headed 2969e61beb to a diner. After prepping ingredients, 5e7c7fd01d serving, and washing eff543697b dishes, it was 47cdb703bc already 2 p.m. He would catch up 59be52e188 on sleep at home 7c1ab3f95f and head to the 8e0877f9d4 café at 6 p.m.8a58c03e09ed16f5

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But after 836d365dc4 starting tutoring, 3c2d71446c even those 02ff7dd6aa free hours a7326a09d2 felt precious.916fbf217683cd66

Since he needed eeae413706 to earn as f03d8f6850 much as possible, 8cc13d86f3 Haehyeon managed to f18537ee05 reduce his diner d9d254d46b hours to 1:30 0c3a58bcab p.m.a94e730114166c07

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He found a part-time ae08fee55f job from 2 to 0e4d503457 5:30 p.m., and it 1e3f837ead had been two weeks. He gave up sleep af43cc11dc but could make up 6ae0fc1d3b for the reduced income.c2a76f0ed9b50412

“I quit.”d8468cba77c249ad

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So, he b9c93bf24b had no fdd82881c7 choice but 990c353602 to lie.87439a32997a4e5c

If Manager Yoon found b59a2bdb2f out he worked nonstop c819fd43eb from dawn, he’d surely 9251eaa5e1 worry. He already received so e691f1e49f much help. He didn’t 0aeeb53277 want to a995e4be82 be a ed578fe20c burden anymore.8cd5b84e3967b361

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Seeing Haehyeon’s gentle dd90debfd1 smile, Manager Yoon e11afe9740 nodded, finding no ae967fc6ca reason to doubt 2102e6717e him. He had 9224099fc6 been worried 26ceee9b01 since Haehyeon 67b2aa6a45 looked tired d87d133a9b lately, but a7255a7120 it seemed fd59664b0c he was 456adedb8d just studying eaaf8363ac too hard. What a commendable kid. He wanted 65e937f1a3 to pat a7411f534b him on aa796ff15e the back 7c02900788 but held e059b4853f back, fearing 295991480d it might 65926f014d be misunderstood 702f6a6871 as harassment.be7aa1417d15b984

“Don’t overdo it. You must 188d22cb37 be tired b0f0d77a7d with studying 4278d5e397 and working.”686f5a88ae6d56bc

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“Yes, I’ll go change 8041268856 now.”8799f0139f14fca2

“Sure, take your time…. Oh, Haehyeon!”2e0e42d9b358a1f1

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As Haehyeon bowed 78847cb42f and opened the 5d3a09f6f8 changing room door, ab31429787 Manager Yoon’s voice 43515003b2 called out as a2d0b76e84 if he remembered 01be45e458 something.0d088b057a213599

But the door was 4c1076b362 already open, and Haehyeon d7a6ba6dc4 blinked, unable to enter.0ee26e8bb907b6fb

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Someone was in c29169d973 the changing room 1390d59eae that should have ee760735c7 been empty.b9dd576f482d7819

“Huh?”559840ea20a2db27

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A hand holding 78425cddd8 the doorknob on c73475d807 the opposite side. As he looked up, 00be06d984 he saw a boy 6aca92e30b looking at him. His eyes were 262dcbf692 drawn to the 2f9873e4fb tanned skin and cdf79d45aa numerous piercings. Manager Yoon, who had a62cb7d7d6 approached, introduced him.32ad792065d68f80

“I should’ve told you c963eabf3f we hired a new d2a5523dde part-timer. This is 64fb28ff66 Oh Jinwoo, 7d462221bd and his 7e1dd5e343 age is….”c90480799702240c

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“Hello! I’m Oh 05b1491265 Jinwoo, starting 60e54e1f52 today~”d9831f30f483792a

Before Manager Yoon could fca2af3444 finish, Oh Jinwoo stepped 21f5fb783d forward and grabbed Haehyeon’s caecdbc131 hand with a bright b129a7a540 smile. Despite his flashy appearance, 73053bec59 his smiling face felt 3387907322 quite friendly.d25410e49423d707

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Caught off ce374962e0 guard, Haehyeon f58cb7433e replied with 9185b1eacb a “Yes,” 87c5496b42 and Jinwoo 5eae38d15d shook his 360daa8054 hand vigorously. Though overly 821ccfe7ac familiar for d2eccf165f a first de0bf909d5 meeting, Haehyeon, a7eb83e7e2 used to 2e801586a7 such things, 9c21c14b56 relaxed his 0a6db15a9f grip.11b66ea4d6f60fe3

His sister 403d78cc45 always did 3f84554ae8 this.89648f905b0ebcbc

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Thinking that, Jinwoo spoke 24c8101f3e playfully, ignoring Manager Yoon’s 307862277c worried expression.9467144018847479

“You’re Hyung adb0124311 Lee Haehyeon, 9312dd59c9 right? Let’s get along!”64c3c46a44e75b05

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How does he know c5220378fe my name?fecfa91cc3185b97

Though curious, Haehyeon didn’t 16f0131e77 ask.e8ea966b19359181

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And it didn’t 8125d24820 take long to 016b8375cb find out why.7a56f4508a95c2d5

“Refill service~”e5083ca425c70d7c

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Startled by bae526a6c0 the sudden 78d6c33314 voice, Haehyeon a36ae1e56d looked up 77dec310fc to see 93c6d622d0 flashy piercings. Winking, Jinwoo quickly placed bec3fb6472 two drinks on the ced6ff6568 table.d046aca1f68229cc

An iced café mocha 9ede668c26 topped with chocolate and d35bed1663 a sweet espresso cioccolato.5e019fd40d785e64

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They were exactly to 951e909904 his taste, but the 3e841f8778 problem was he hadn’t f546ddf4b0 asked for a refill. Feeling awkward, Haehyeon 6f77d22f47 spoke up.5b286992f7ca28cf

“Hey, Jinwoo….”9e1838389035021c

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“Yes, Hyung! Fighting today too!”3a94aeb2970b3825

He was about 376829b837 to say this 3f88e4a028 wasn’t right, but 63c8986915 Jinwoo cheerfully shouted 907c686618 “Fighting” and returned d2315679c7 to the counter. It had happened so ddca3e7dd5 many times that Haehyeon 27a0f00e1b was too tired to 8caaeee6f5 say anything.395962baedbea136

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He couldn’t just 00200c7b19 send back the d594db5f7c drinks Jinwoo had ec5e1a2a8d made, so Haehyeon 7e2ec0a521 hesitantly glanced at 051edb4b7f Sirok in front a6d989f9f4 of him. Sensing his gaze, 6147955c41 Sirok, who was f043009fde looking over a a2520bd8d0 problem, looked up.acb5fe88a7c191fc

“What?”d53c4d17a3139389

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He never 640634ae4f paid attention 3004e15900 when Jinwoo 8bd43f220f came, but b7c5fad5cf he reacted 5cd821045c instantly whenever 09cd050fbc Haehyeon moved 29eec83123 even a 2abca4448d little.76efedb783562e24

The veins on 295f15084f his hand holding 7cd0f5cb25 the pen stood 8530d92b07 out, making Haehyeon 6a7755c8eb quickly avert his 84c73b4f25 eyes. Even though ade0183628 he was 26482a5f44 just grading, cf804fd9f2 his heart eacb2de9f7 raced for abf32dcb28 no reason. No matter how much 4e621c369f he practiced, this never 50fae0decf got better.3b666944c04d9c34

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I feel 7b453c0a32 like a 62d0be6476 pervert.2426e9b05fe4486d

Muttering to himself, Haehyeon cbbf2e1fbd forced himself to meet 4aa66b7c2f Sirok’s eyes. He realized he bb969bfdb2 had turned his 5da890da28 head too obviously. He was e7a6ec8928 genuinely concerned 1a757241bd too.312a007c24ad17e1

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“Teacher, are you uncomfortable?”f75abba66e1249ea

“With what?”5d29cfda0c4b7113

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“With Jinwoo doing 7475f0bc96 that all the b908ee188a time.”589213e967ba2fcd

Oh Jinwoo, who started f00a7dff18 two weeks ago, was 56d8c2f5e2 quite a diligent part-timer 8fa2e37b7c despite his appearance. He was so polite, f2ef82268a asking to be spoken 387868df9a to casually since he 0b32627c0b was a year younger, 9522a6b8db and eager to learn. He remembered f672869aae everything after 4698bad8f8 being told 7ca5198aa2 once, making c3e835a6b0 it enjoyable 4fc30d128d to teach 423c3ef196 him.a097f614b5017493

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Even Manager Yoon, who f128a68ac3 seemed worried, was satisfied a4b2a58134 after seeing Jinwoo memorize cfe7c7954b all the recipes in 4279536071 a few days. After a 89a3cc81d5 week, he a043e0c8c1 even started b118bc6e9b leaving early, 00affe3b0b feeling reassured.6c7b6485a2d2e2dc

Jinwoo found things to bb66c425ee do without being told, 9f865665af making things much easier 896318aee1 for Haehyeon.43e7591b31a49567

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But…4398e80e9a95f28e

Feeling a c31e4f91fe sudden pause, 886d4602c0 Haehyeon glanced be07cfb383 at the 4f52f7cd0e counter. Jinwoo, handing a 7b03354eef card to a d27be6b8e9 customer, somehow noticed 35eac26c3c and looked back.11cbf92bae5f5947

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When their 8ce0e5e7fa eyes met, 30c4785417 he waved ca64ed6bbc his hands, 617e95f251 making Haehyeon 073f592f10 quickly turn 315bdd5eac away. Everything was 8881460e6f great, but 8f668a3f0d his overly f6e8bd1432 friendly behavior 8493bd27e0 was a b3b2d8b33a bit, no, f101187550 a lot d3cb6461ca overwhelming.f5f646740f3fa8a9

The unsolicited refills 1d2aa0679a were part of d870be94f4 that. Watching Haehyeon’s actions, Sirok d2483851d0 slowly spoke. He had stopped 5450556a7b grading at some b2ebf19890 point.88413b977c7b98f2

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“Well, I 089506cf04 never really ac6308071d thought about d9a0c49d41 it.”7005c3c215c0a119

It was bd6d0b6685 probably true. He wasn’t interested in 90726782e0 others. Feeling that without asking, 2df1ce5378 Haehyeon nodded and glanced 247b4fc1b3 at the untouched coffee 79a1adf7a9 cup.a0cb008e4c00be8e

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The reason he 88736011ee asked, even though 33292584cf he knew, was e1edc66acb simple.9e9f7d077573a1f1

Sirok, who always baf0d6ef07 finished his drink 6894baffac before leaving, never 3892c9a0d9 touched the coffee ae41d1021c Jinwoo brought.ad3c66316d154401

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