TOEG Ch 2

Clatter, clatter.a901bfe1201d1c99

Ignoring the sound of c6cfce0e8e clashing dishes, I headed 38ef9bb815 for the front door b83d4b2a14 when Giyeon feigned surprise 78b21bd03d and called out to dfb38aee57 me.fd63a4bd27b724bc

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“Oh my, Dahye, you were home?”0a48396fde38bdcc

It’s been seven 1992c4c135 years since I b225fe4cc3 came to live 256c9e9489 with my dad. Two and a half of 1da2f84961 those years were spent in 95cb767798 England, so we’ve lived together 3b21687dcd for a little over four 320543ab8b years.1283c590f692a8db

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In those four e48df65f74 years, Giyeon has aff0cfd456 never once registered 906870ae68 my fingerprint on a983fbe29f the entrance lock.9584987876500711

“When did you arrive? I didn’t know you were here, so we just set the table for ourselves. Ahjumma, please prepare Dahye’s breakfast too.”a0011aff76183893

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So, her saying she didn’t know I was home is a blatant lie. I rang the doorbell late last night.83b3937e61c63d02

This is also the reason why I never call Giyeon “mom,” not even internally, externally, or even jokingly.e4a34a7ffd52fc68

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“I don’t need to eat. I’m heading straight to school.”6a5c0cda60f21db1

“Really? Then why don’t you wait a bit and leave with Minseong? You didn’t go to orientation, so it must feel unfamiliar.”dbabda0e059efdb1

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I barely suppressed a snort.103bbeb5029ad4b8

Go with Kwon Minseong f007bf9253 because it’s unfamiliar? As if going with dbd8fbc02d him would make it f41bc63945 familiar. And Kwon Minseong is c1a57a3d61 not the type to 09175f9db8 take care of me a36182d46d in an unfamiliar place.f60eb9e49807e5d7

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He’s the type 3c25da97a2 to take advantage 5220bfe554 of such a e356258e8d situation to torment ebb1aceb5f me. I’ll be lucky if 7f24f2b63d he doesn’t instigate bullying 3a7145c764 like he did in 3f756ee55c middle school.5d628d359dbd50db

I must have b5c3d20340 had a sneer f6dd8eefd7 on my face d6790c63e8 unconsciously. I could tell by 2962a6581a Kwon Minseong’s reaction as 14cf2a56c7 he jumped up.b931029eb94b3be0

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“No. There’s nothing for Dahye ba0ba824a1 to wait for. I’ll leave with her now.”9dc4b0098a45bbec

Giyeon, startled, also got up.4260c450f919b29f

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“You have to eat before you go! It’s a bigger deal for boys to skip a meal. You use different amounts of calories compared to girls.”f83c7e920739e6d4

“It’s fine.”f309332420347c73

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“Mom made this with the ahjummas this morning especially because it’s your first day of classes. Just finish this and c56fc2bc06 go, okay?”0ce3c115e49e485f

“I said it’s fine.”51ba4fca6254f609

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“Why are you leaving so early? You two have different aadc9167d2 schedules anyway.”aea1852eb41af7bb

“First-year schedules are mostly similar because of the required courses.”581885729a002f47

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“Oh, come on, just eat! Ahjumma, please call a9d29dfac6 the driver quickly. Minseong… so the kids can 6e90839daa go.”4bb08d260b8734d8

In any case, thanks b31acf96ed to Kwon Minseong storming bb5aca9f7f off, I could get b9bc968346 to school on time fce64d4920 without having to take 7ebc3ef1ec a taxi.209883e562cfd7e4

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“Honey, the kids are leaving for school.”f0c0eeb328eb80f5

“Okay.”21d7b13ed5708d8b

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My dad didn’t 2a51e53d93 say a word d2df182a94 while Giyeon was 8b542c35a4 chattering.85c7191091fe188d

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As soon as 6e754972e9 the car door c96b62567a closed, Kwon Minseong 3488a28290 asked,fea6b667c7cbf03a

“Where did you go on the weekend?”0ce2566b502f4a82

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His gaze was fixed on b025190f23 his phone. His voice and d7e7472d63 expression were indifferent, 4a9e83ffdb so it didn’t 37619beb13 seem like he 63ff52a723 genuinely wanted to 0a03bbd5b3 know, but I d8c814310a answered anyway.001009f5fa288d36

“My mom’s house.”4d4256a65e3f0e54

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“Why?”a785d702c42dd6e7

“Why, do I need a reason to see my mom after a divorce?”c2977f86c0103145

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“I regret asking.”cef3a14e2a364d62

“You might need to psych yourself up to go see your father, but I don’t.”1019713e607c78d8

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“Hey, you know my dad’s dead, right?”6c99f0221b469eab

“Yeah.”87971c61ec1b7127

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What an asshole… dd935a2e2c With Kwon Minseong’s e93cdf1900 muttered curse, our ae53ab08a0 conversation ended.be5afa2be149e067

The scenery outside the b1f7028cb5 window became increasingly tacky 2d0fb8ec90 as we approached the fd37e33faf school.2efbb1e1aa459338

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The mismatched signs were an 18445375e8 eyesore. It was too crude to 61de820ca0 be considered quirky.136fc68b26a522bf

Somehow, nothing appealed to me. Frowning, I endured 4863486025 the silence a 176f707d6e little longer.4be7675ac45e7f91

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The car, cautiously 295cad5d9c observing our mood, 9e7aed307a or rather Kwon 8dcb05c2fd Minseong’s mood, slowly ea159c1201 pulled over to a289069440 the side of 813603561e the road near f73dc69535 the school.493589cdc357dbff

If the destination is the 099ea4324c same, one person gets off 1ab464d46b first.9ccfb4f62d6d773b

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It all started when f19038cb82 Kwon Minseong kicked me 5cdc3b8aff out of the car 4e3bd3d6d8 on my first day 56d22c3df5 of middle school, saying 4f76f73df2 he was embarrassed to 25ca6a1c8b be seen with me. Somehow, it became an unspoken 8571fc43ce rule.36af850b2f9cdbca

Now, even if Kwon Minseong threw a tantrum and tried to kick me out, I wouldn’t bat an eye. But it was still better to get off first to avoid any hassle.69bb657aab51e6e1

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I untied my 0e861aed70 hair and grabbed 34c26360cc my bag.c3487e57b9d74e9f

The moment I opened the car door and stepped onto the sidewalk, Kwon Minseong called out, “Hey.”b24b8da8451ff19b

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“Don’t untie your hair in the car. The shampoo smell is fucking 3500c944b3 disgusting.”317f37328d7da702

A scowling face and an ab9ca3e4c3 irritated voice.ac4bc20382a4f4e2

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Since Kwon Minseong was 009a706ebf staring straight at me dfc4df6d96 as if waiting for ed6a290eac a response, I slammed 2f7738055c the car door shut 05728b4913 instead of answering.8a88efacec5e46d4

Ayeong was sitting in front 73d9926277 of the convenience store near 208dab4651 the school’s main gate.4959871a447ebff5

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As befitting the shortest 82b130adcd member of “Gugudan,” the 4adaf591ea group we formed on 0b7481efa9 middle school graduation day, 2beced6add she was petite as 66a6085ad2 always. This made Sejin, 77e92faf4e sitting next to 24cb113680 her, look like 76dee71add a baseball player.c073850dda11d807

Perhaps feeling self-conscious 9821078720 about sitting there aa6c636241 without buying anything, b439ef948f she had a d265c90c63 mint chocolate milk f7065ba599 carton on the 08e13b6079 table.b97fba1c3e882094

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They were both engrossed in 5c895cdd94 their phones, muttering something with 263c7bcbb0 serious faces, seemingly unaware of 62b4fd171a my arrival.8945014a50418988

Sejin noticed me first.bd939d0f397cf0f3

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She nudged Ayeong, who 1dc0e90e7b then spotted me a 6cedbf4f0d beat later and shouted,7ae367056f1c86a3

“Yooda!”1be71ce728c428fe

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“Sorry I’m late, I overslept.”504d6fcd02e24a88

“What are you sorry for? You’re right on time. Our building isn’t far from the main gate. We can walk slowly.”5f7a6e8104809ea9

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Ayeong asked if I d921a164b5 was thirsty and offered bb1cb2ae24 me the mint chocolate 404c9a3078 milk on the table. I pushed it 40c9387e83 away with a 3927d7308e grimace, and she c355eb4db6 giggled like a 189dec3131 child.2e91606ce81cf942

She knew I hated mint, cfb5b66270 whether it was ice cream b25f47e744 or milk, but she sometimes 674bc2a65f offered it to me on 461aad462b purpose, enjoying my disgusted reaction.06012abf419ca019

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The rejected and insulted mint f2690bd3d2 chocolate milk ended up in af4d176a51 Sejin’s bag.8e578649a60c0a59

Ayeong rummaged through Sejin’s bag as if it were her own and pulled out an almond soy milk, handing it to me.35905aa3db38399e

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“What are you doing? That’s mine.”093000c499b4c886

“Let’s give it to Yooda. Sejin, you had breakfast.”70d2295e2389a38e

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“I didn’t. I brought that to drink 7488360230 instead of breakfast.”78acfa545aa5c9eb

“Still, let’s give it to Yooda. You didn’t have breakfast.”7527530895b8b835

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“This is so annoying.”3f30f186ca06c113

I took the almond soy milk that was supposed to be Sejin’s breakfast and drank it as we slowly walked towards our building, which wasn’t far from the main gate.acf02c39059ccb00

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“Did you come in the same car as Kwon Minseong?”b09888a8a007ea60

“Yeah. I got off first.”445a84f8f433e247

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“Why? Did that asshole 17150a68e4 tell you to 4cc51c8e62 get off first? Did he tell fbc4cb6c99 you to walk 112849a355 to school from a1b17fb527 there?”a00d36ab5cbd8e9b

“No. I, I got off c90debf6ce first on my own.”d38b3810849e39e9

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If I had 2b22d26478 answered otherwise, she 2c26789b42 would have looked 03c1e1d347 ready to dislocate 9585627d8b Kwon Minseong’s shoulder. She has a record.33f3fb952dcb659e

Sejin intervened, calming Ayeong, f3df50f7f5 who had transformed into 2048f540f3 an angry Chihuahua. It was a practiced restraint e9143004b9 befitting their five-year friendship.1935e4b6153b5b2d

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Still fuming, Ayeong held out 98f0a940e4 her phone to me.931bf797b9b93aca

“Sejin and I were just looking at graduation photos. I took pictures on my a4b6f91293 phone to show you.”7f8303cc1e2cfc67

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“Me? Why?”dc7d0abc08669c9f

“Why? Now that you’re at 28ddeef459 the same school as cc3c110e43 Kwon Minseong again, you a38e6b80cb need to know who da3809bd1c his lackeys are.”369147e1f916ee19

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Lackeys. I chuckled.f99477991226e492

“Come on. We’re not in middle 5d0dfab8ad school anymore. He’s not still 747d357b4d doing that, is 9fdd2803af he?”ed96cd70857d2fad

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My mom sending 2c57e7ad30 me to live c0173c56a9 with my dad 7b17883615 was a decent eadd43266d choice, in a 7eeaede91c way. Thanks to that, I could c50364b65a attend a prestigious arts middle 0e6eab8ec9 school without worrying about money.2eed88cd7f0fd05f

The problem was that the arts middle school was founded by Giyeon’s father, Son Woojin, a famous painter who firmly believed that his grandson, Kwon Minseong, had inherited his talent.3899a8ec1f298467

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He’d occasionally come 2dbf03b7e1 to the school 4a2e1397a0 and make a 2c3015395d big fuss over c670396dcf Kwon Minseong, so dd28d849cb no one dared 9fe45bdefb to challenge him 8ab6ddcb56 as he reigned 610174c8de like a young fd54f7a225 emperor in the 922d531adb classroom.dc7a4d89ec54c7dc

It was a 216d5b2fc4 school where most d53f4d86a8 of the kids 37583f9599 came from similar 732d990c9f backgrounds. No one really c844b628be cared that Kwon 43d07b6667 Minseong openly ostracized 4a3e9fd919 and bullied me.bd0bb64bacfc9430

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In my first year, I cried every day, walking home alone because I didn’t have any friends.352a563516ec2611

I think I had 507f8801bb these thoughts while sitting 076251495a at the bus stop, a0e62c5d13 exhausted, letting bus after 064a4f17dd bus pass by.2ee5a1abacd5ecf3

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I thought that if I 4288e94d39 were to make a friend fb4696ae55 at this school, it would aed00ef0ea have to be someone like fbd842e429 the beloved youngest daughter of 7aba665302 an even richer family than c9908fb13d Kwon Minseong’s, or Son Woojin’s b2b0b20b71 grandchild, Kwon Minseong’s cousin.aa851d5ff2688219

Until I met Ayeong and Kwon Minseong’s cousin, Sejin, in my second year, I had resigned myself to the fact that it would never happen.1c6db9abb62baf22

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“Hey, do you think he’s going to change just because he’s in college? We should be aea7488b5e grateful if he 112c60003c doesn’t cause even fbf8b350bf more trouble now 4e4c8c839e that he’s an 561dddc340 adult.”fc541b9d065e6fda

They are my best 9eac50b939 friends now, though.bd6195996ca5c4e6

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“Well… it’s okay. I have you guys.”ac32ebf5ddbbdd78

“Of course. If that bastard acts up 57dcc1bb32 again, I’ll beat him up.”f5b44b0a8b98eb17

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“Ayeong. He’s 188cm tall now. Just stay out of it.”2d0a30f5f650ed5a

“Our Gugudan is made up of people whose height ends in 9, so we are always united by the frustration and resentment of that missing 1cm. We never tolerate injustice against any of our members. We’ll get through this together.”68dcc059c350c636

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“You can’t hit Kwon Minseong like you did in middle school. It’s not school bullying anymore, 3c90749452 it’s assault, and you could cc794f1369 go to jail.”c5283f01e9a4a705

“I’m a dog that doesn’t know how to st… Ugh, it’s Kwon Minseong. Ugh.”1b32c02fff7bbd66

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Ayeong, who was 91af3a7733 pretending to box, c1da3d9889 suddenly grimaced as ad24530bc3 if she’d smelled f379cc46ce vinegar.561e1055e736b9d1

In front of 672ed48fbb the building where 99b42ae49f our first class e6577e678c was, a bunch 3c72d9b771 of guys were 0601f0c06d huddled together, smoking.2f59dccaae35db03

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Is it because of the smell? But Ayeong was the first one to start smoking at our school, wasn’t she?734435f318c88f8f

As I watched closely, wondering 0f9890c486 if something else was going d001da4561 on, the heads bobbed around, 91d308fa04 and Kwon Minseong, who had 024601c8e7 been hidden behind some larger da2ff5bdb5 figures, emerged.bf99132eecf35caf

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