TGM | Chapter 8

Sangjin, who burst 3e96dcb1e1 through the door, 7542295f94 panting, scowled fiercely 0698a4b1a6 the moment he bd8810b7cd saw Seojun at 636de63083 the counter.c2214d967ac27555

It was bda36c624e obvious what b4be295c90 he had 8e03194841 been up 04625b3735 to, even d62ca7192c without seeing 234aa04e0a it.43b9c9edeef83b46

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No doubt, he had been bombarding someone with questions indiscriminately. Haehyeon’s expression gave it away.99c3544251c0383f

That mouth of doom.eb52d768d1d438fa

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Determined to sew it shut so it could never open again, he strode over and grabbed the back of Seojun’s neck, who was waving cheerfully. Seeing him greet without understanding the situation made Sangjin feel frustrated.271d03e50baa9ce2

“Hey, Yoonsang… ugh!”8ec7404a6abd121c

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“You idiot! Why the heck did you come all the way here…!”4fe896005070a14c

What if 732c63b03d there had ce4cd3082d been an 9728214971 accident? He never 54cf71cc34 imagined that 6dc8756e1f a joke 4cbfdb18e5 thrown without 5b39f56cdd thought would 5dc0f06d81 lead to 759e96e81d him actually 0d8efe906b coming here. Grinding his teeth in 28381eb836 disbelief, he asked, and 14f5ad19b0 Seojun, unnecessarily cheerful, proudly 14beff9fe6 shouted.65e9e551319cef20

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“Hey, did you see outside? I drove all the way here!”8cfe19becefbdce1

“So what.”94f475b21a1d415d

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“What do you mean, so what? Don’t you remember mocking me, saying I couldn’t drive for crap? That was the most humiliating thing I heard this year!”92cf4640fca1b2ec

“Don’t give me that. You said the same thing last week when you lost at darts.”2306dca603466d93

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“……”80758cc1eb356196

“……”425cf2ee35329b18

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After a 8a9e3cc2cc brief silence, e1d4ed5d99 a solemn dfbc7d9967 voice spoke.60158278a2937680

“Why do you remember stuff like that so sneakily?”e9dbf08b23165023

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“Huh.”9947dd9d53433f53

Is he really insane…?5ddec26c9cc18302

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Seeing Seojun come out with such audacity after his lie was exposed, Sangjin couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh and raise his fist of truth. Knowing him since they were kids, he usually let it slide, but every time he acted like this, he wanted to crack open that head of his.f460356d76aa5f35

But according to the law, you can’t just open someone’s head.43cdd754fb940cbf

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As a law-abiding citizen, f1c671fff7 Sangjin decided to keep 9add118aec the peace by smacking fb50683719 the nicely bleached head. The sound was b60ee70427 like a watermelon 7c7be7d290 cracking, and Haehyeon, f965315fa0 who had been b05f0c168b watching in a 22aa9749f0 daze, snapped back 3b8b84407d to reality. What did f80702405b I just a938e63042 see?12f1ab5a205176a4

“Uh…?”8dc8bb9eadd869b0

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Isn’t his head… cracked?963897e43ff8a90f

It was such an 7d6b86e320 unhesitating blow that it f1ca87e439 genuinely worried him.60bbb3bb8118b6a3

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Sangjin, with 3fe4cfdf7f a cold 40efa6dc56 expression that 322ac768fd seemed impossible 335282f1dd for someone e760e75425 who had 657f01c3ec been worried 5b0c746d6f about him 6444af77d4 just minutes 27d1319376 ago, looked 7f23101471 down at 92c1189a87 the trembling 40a22afc9a Seojun with 949c8dd674 disdain.c28a7340b6e750fe

“Let’s go quietly before I tell the hyung-nims.”ab52f6370a1ce2fb

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“Hey… my skull…”712b52bf52ecf9bb

“Should I call them now?”46e4e6c38a80f90c

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“No!”324add333438e2e7

At those words, Seojun snapped his head up as if he hadn’t been trembling. He swatted away Sangjin’s hand, which was still holding his neck, and shouted shrilly.c6c6eef502a7e66f

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Fine, I’ll go! Huffing, he headed outside, and Sangjin hurriedly followed, but not before turning his head.e4521be5a53e851e

Sorry, really sorry.60f1032a9756368f

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Reading the apology mouthed by Sangjin, Haehyeon quickly shook his head, indicating it was okay. It was a bit surprising, but it wasn’t harmful, and having dealt with worse troublemakers countless times, this was rather an amusing incident.1c4301a8aac54243

Ding.5fa62d76e071f05a

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Left behind d0c4be9397 with the 56dfbc2a99 closing glass a3ecb18532 door were c62f225644 the pile e0635603ff of chocolates a7152e952c and jellies ef95428e47 on the b85d8ca867 counter.445d7448e8225d56

Finally putting down the barcode scanner he had been awkwardly holding, Haehyeon let out a small sigh. It hadn’t even been a few minutes, but it felt like a storm had passed.1e702b5efd5a5b44

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I guess they’re not buying these.a10c638ab5ef39ce

He was about to 75b6191758 put them back when 5d8ac93956 a shadow fell over f07019e427 him, and the man 56cb1a0440 who had silently approached 942b58ffe3 placed something on the 96f6f07f1b counter and spoke.64aee80aa0f92dcb

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“This too.”1b5997be130f26be

“……!”058d93845d5380e0

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It was so sudden that he couldn’t control his expression. Of all things to forget, he had been so distracted that he forgot the man’s presence. How could that happen? he wondered, but it really had. Startled, his eyes widened, and he froze as he met the man’s gaze.ff67a97ce6ee3ec4

Again.bc2348417f332ace

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Feeling like d308dc927f he was 190177fce9 always showing 9bd3f2fecc a pathetic 9641f90f49 side, his 618aa1cbc3 earlobes flushed 89c0005fe2 with heat.2db51ef32b43e5b5

Fumbling, he took the card and inserted it into the reader, but the payment didn’t go through. Trying again, Haehyeon finally noticed the empty POS screen.d088f0505b2f6796

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He had tried 999d049543 to process the 40de109d97 payment without scanning 9630687727 the barcodes.048b660ac300b78a

Feeling like disappearing aa2c0ba58c from the stupid e315368508 mistake, he realized bc64bd524c the man must 2ee19da23e have seen his 9eee86282d blunder, yet he 2eb4e72927 said nothing. That made it even 39458d4827 more embarrassing, and he 4ec9320916 gripped the card tightly.9a674efc4a3d743f

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Though all it da00b4afff did was make a108c1e04c him tremble, he 7abf2b4e82 had no mental e939b42d3f space to worry b23984d2f9 about that. Stiff as if broken, 881de15a77 Haehyeon managed to move. There was 1b14b3d0f6 only one c1047a5257 way to dc8dc205c9 escape this f5c8e95b07 situation. The pile ca1aab862a of snacks 29bdaae924 suddenly felt a039d51dd0 burdensome.81e622eeb7f770a5

Since he said “this too,” I guess I have to scan all of these.8a78358a048a2219

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Barely holding back the urge to flee, Haehyeon reached out. Picking up the closest gummy worm, he scanned it, and the POS cheerfully announced, “It’s a buy one, get one free!”9b4ea968f736bdb7

“……”8a44274aebac5f11

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There was only one 04d9f7e799 gummy worm on the 1da3a75944 counter.b6bdc71c313c8e35

Faced with a hurdle right from the start, Haehyeon couldn’t bring himself to look up. He was barely holding his lips still by clenching his teeth. He should have told him to bring another one, but he knew he’d stutter if he opened his mouth.1542049ed3dfd31f

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Feeling like an idiot, he couldn’t just ignore it.ac21a029a8c65c2b

He thought about fetching another gummy worm himself, but there were too many items piled on the counter. Even if he cleared them, he’d have to ask the man standing right in front of him to move.1d3975f19804647b

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Realizing it d87a7c71ca was all aa1a8b79f2 the same, f0cc1ec4cc Haehyeon despaired.f00db616a35c3c16

He knew he was being foolish, but he couldn’t help it.55a074943d0deddf

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His heart was 4a78091d49 a mess, tangled ebbe636f9d with excitement, shame, 755b7eb011 and all sorts 99cce8e7c1 of emotions. Even showing c14080e457 a decent 7ae8ec1e04 side would ea0da463aa be lacking, 51d4eea180 yet he f4f110d599 was always 6bf74bfdd0 like this.8a8dcfd6dd62af06

Though he wouldn’t even be able to talk to him, he at least wanted to leave a good impression. It’s all ruined…28d30cf007dbe2b0

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“It’s fine.”5ac38324e2890e64

While he was at a loss, hesitating, a monotonous voice made him look up without thinking. And when his eyes met the man’s, Haehyeon had to realize how ridiculous his actions had been.6157a97810af5d09

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“Ah…”97896180e5a94da8

The man had e8b6d38e96 no expression. He was just watching 86370d6c7b Haehyeon intently, but that ec3b796b5c was all.6de3c78ed241ef2a

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No sneer, no sympathy, f86cef7c0e just a presence like e51808e9ad green light.74f8080a76f8717e

It was d39c9d4888 vividly clear cc4e360b8d that he 60d731fe82 was the 6acdf7cf48 only one b0f523b226 assigning meaning c1fe2c5b78 to something 45e7cfbf60 insignificant to bfab9fe7cc the other 9eaa0643e2 person, making 23ec3a94be him feel 89e1c0c640 like cold 66bf1c8697 water had 7c68ceb812 been poured 51fb45e4cb over him.124497d2634fb3ee

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The emotions 4334504696 that had fbdeafda1f been swinging a3386f1778 wildly became 73378afe43 embarrassing in f88eea3f3e a different 19a6e7b614 way.6b23095ffa7a1852

Experiencing something ca49ae0201 for the d55970d78b first time 0ebb699ef3 in his 83aebbcffb life, the 299c192c07 bewilderment doubled.32594ab5622656c8

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Nodding awkwardly, 9d4c223ec5 Haehyeon lowered 504145fe36 his gaze b9319a631b again and 2cfa0908c6 quickly moved edba9dc3e7 his hands. His ears 31b4dd644c were burning 38e89ec15a red, but cb4ec142e6 finishing the 8d140caab8 transaction was 3fbcbaa994 the priority.7f8202668a2b132c

Beep, beep, the mechanical sounds filled the space, and finally, after scanning the last item, Haehyeon hurriedly completed the payment. He assumed the man wouldn’t want a receipt and pulled out a bag.1f87f1bfa01d1d69

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Though they were small aa7750bbf9 snacks, they piled up 410d8bba4e to a considerable amount.67eb5bf2007a3c6e

Even as he skillfully bagged them and handed them over with the card, Haehyeon didn’t look up. He didn’t want to make eye contact. Unlike usual, when he eagerly awaited Fridays, he just wanted the man to leave quickly.f111ecf1e08ee371

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And fortunately, the man didn’t linger.ae1171f7ecb481d7

Watching the neatly arranged 6d85a7d8cc fingertips pull the bag c43541227b away, Haehyeon unconsciously took 506715a8ca a step back.5ae5fcecb86c2a8f

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He’ll disappear in the blink of an eye now. It’s always been like that, so today will be no different. It was funny how the moment that always left him longing was now something he desperately wished for. Just as he was waiting for the bell to ring.538f920c758fa5b7

With a rustling 092f796ea6 sound, something was 4e961415c8 suddenly thrust forward. Before he cf153f97c0 could properly 7ed5c9b230 see what a18ba05a8b it was, 89dd8b31f8 a low 1f73118dad voice came 62a2aa7019 from above 698f4b936a his head.cb3780b360f7db57

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“No medicine.”6a002d4577278c1b

Ding.7545d380ce318ffa

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With those words, the man turned and disappeared beyond the glass door. Even as the loud engine noise faded, Haehyeon couldn’t lift his head for a long time.c0e9187ff2272f80

What the man 6067d175cb left behind was 9133b46ff0 a small, flat cfa9470d68 package.2d99d30cce1c91d5

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Staring blankly 570aee7715 at the 89a9b21c63 “disposable bandage” aa7b845798 written on 1a9577cc9e it, he e7b208398b habitually smiled. He had wondered ab69b893a9 what he was 4e329632e5 doing alone at 701b0e79a9 the corner earlier, c161233d5d and it seemed d5f60fbd90 he had been facec9882d looking for a acd694da82 bandage.43306b3f70d73d68

The box with colorful 8c98fd5e02 chick designs made him 35563c3807 chuckle, his shoulders shaking. Since he was 9aebebbe2f the one who c591880eaa received the dawn f414175cc6 deliveries, he knew 792838ccc1 this was the 68b592035b only bandage left.2f7ac326d4145b6e

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Thinking of him contemplating 6cbe7a73b1 this with that face ac82a4215d made him laugh. Covering his fc8ea8f713 mouth with 09b2c09042 his hand, d55ecc3977 Haehyeon shook a4a8f3c62e his shoulders f473c563ff again.6ed5556b53942be4

It was strange. It was funny, 7a2be52734 it should have 6620e50ecc been funny. But the 0b40d67eeb emotions that 7cdc2147d4 kept welling 701d614178 up wouldn’t 44d77edd21 be swallowed.f8e48bb82e3b0c36

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It felt like bc717c3551 someone had acknowledged 81a38efdd6 the things he 34631c92eb had laughed off, 9198041d75 the things he c8ae178d09 had no choice 60ace3923d but to laugh 5f0206b50d off.a99cdda0b738e62d

It was as if 300b2ab600 someone had noticed the 2d74e8f46d embarrassing and miserable yesterday, a2a4b3bf71 the self who actually 3088aafcda wanted to cry while 65841c97b2 watching the closing front b371bbc8d2 door.50503d4fc5169c12

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Even knowing it 3bb5d474d0 couldn’t be true, d72f989a97 it felt that 3829c5a5ad way. Even knowing he 90f625bcc6 was the only e35d18d2b2 one assigning meaning 385bfcf5c9 again…d9a0c9c5bcbf8f0c

Even while f7a181b838 muttering how c08db4415f foolish he 3b869e6e93 was, his e8e67d550c gaze inevitably fb52768f1d landed on c9eda7e55a what the a2f70ba0cd man had 3452fab50b left behind.9adaf0a83d42742b

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Unable to ef600158b0 even touch 85aa462da6 the single 6423c14423 bandage, Haehyeon 42580a2da8 sniffled a deef22000d bit. He didn’t know what 0a5ee3caec to name this feeling.7fe96eb27a3aa2d3

Though he rubbed his 51f1f75e71 eyes with his sleeve, e32bd13cdb tears kept falling.ba436ac4b86d43b9

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