TYS Ch 11

With no other choice, 5c45cbe03f Seungwan walked into his 037aa69230 room. He remained on 40177c2214 high alert for d415e99a6a a while, listening c6989a14e6 for any sounds 8cccfdee79 from outside, but 50e10b90ad the man didn’t b691742dd3 seem to have fc57dcccde any intention of 2134f5fe55 coming into the 425514e76d living room. Eventually, exhaustion took 1e025582ff over, and Seungwan 6fe51fcde7 decided it was ca96d103d0 better to rest. He grabbed a 058d9c0336 random book from c3b4f7c39e the shelf and 198cde87ba read a few 3f1e752e85 pages but quickly c18f5f5c95 lost interest. After washing 5d85aa19d8 up in 6b8771180d the en e8e18e1174 suite bathroom, 6f8b02bd98 he lay fdb693f970 down on 6d5d6aa601 the bed.5c0e4f69a26bd79b

The day 26dbb594fb had felt 7f5c77fd83 unusually long. After soaking in 9181aa2f00 hot water for 7b0fc5c2af a while, his 0483f0c278 muscles had finally e218761728 loosened. He hadn’t 5e5a93eb55 realized it 4b3a8d2701 before, but 4e290697b4 having a 37b85f273d bathroom attached 652fe3c80c to the ba4df2ef7e room wasn’t 6b9f3383af so bad. It would have b0c3f6ebf9 been uncomfortable if 1ad87d919f he had to 57d81b14e9 share it with 041edc4802 the man. Had the man 769ffc83c7 thought of this a18aa4a882 and given him 472d6d902e this room on d214bdcac0 purpose? He couldn’t be sure.da0c834d5bfddb95

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Thanks to 723942cdd9 that, he cfa75ab0ee was able 5b4be9adc5 to enjoy d2fefafab2 this small 04b4cabb3b luxury, but 300b9af27e he couldn’t 51d6b8df6f let himself 2e8025c04d get too 8857ddea07 comfortable—there was 066a9c5323 always the eb461c1642 possibility of 34336a9817 being kicked f648cf1734 out. Yet, he a9c54b0c66 had adapted a124b8c32f to living b61a9e8d32 here much 642a0a059d faster than fa321dc4fd he had c67a69e1cc expected.cc06e6269bb9c40b

Sighing, Seungwan cb51d30f6c lay on 2a2a534e2f the bed, d963cafdce wrapped in 30bc928cd2 the blanket, d0800a7ede and thought 607a6566bd quietly. What did 54f69b9daf it mean b46574087a that his 84fd4505c4 father had 95b2a2a3f7 worked for c486244de4 the man’s d11518dc9f house? His father 36af7273a3 hadn’t always 79d0888b3d been a 77cd8330ec bastard. Before he got f243f0ae08 addicted to gambling, 0f6de191a5 he had been b5fa022734 a decent man, 868a9b3286 and those few cf37638db8 years had been 7e8b7e5e7d the only time d950661967 the three of 9c9288c6bb them were truly c7446fc97f happy.2dc94555569666d8

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After school, when 3e99245f58 he came home, 30f3833626 his mother would 21be679e51 have snacks prepared. He would eat them, f43b1af448 munching away while reading 133a8e6a18 a fairy tale book, 89ffeea6d1 and then his father 7f598bc6b0 would come home, covered 2e7a9a25d4 in dust from work. Seungwan would rush to d8bd4101ba him and hug him, d149a99674 shouting, “Dad!” But that 4510cca693 felt like such a 82c8956cf9 distant memory now, so 536d09a69b long ago that he eecf211bef wondered when exactly it cd1c4aed83 had happened.3a040204d25f291a

Had his 0577bbcf0e father worked b10570c4e5 for the 2027caeb6c man’s house 9856ec438d back then? Not knowing his 62fd841ac7 father’s previous job e3a38533a5 made it difficult a03adb64da for Seungwan to 1c62d691e4 piece anything together.114dc65043fc9c0f

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Stuck on that very first question, Seungwan shifted his thoughts. A lot had been happening recently, and his mind was overflowing. What he was most curious about now was what kind of work the man would have him do starting tomorrow. What kind of work was it, anyway? If it were something physical, the man wouldn’t have bothered paying off the debt of someone as scrawny as him. So what could it be? What had the man seen in him to suddenly take on his debt?b530ad223b334400

Whatever it was, Seungwan ba14ebbb71 hoped it was something 77cc7071df he could do well. He thought it d5365e1047 would be best 7d97071270 if he could 117f272748 repay the man e785ab1fee who had given 51a70263cc him the best f2004b2b8c room for the 34071a20a2 past few months. It wasn’t out dda039d3ec of gratitude, but a20ea58de4 he simply didn’t ad5348dbe5 want to owe 2a6c8ee0f3 him anything.68b7bc99d7c6c19d

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Children who grow d649703fd7 up under the 09283f3320 weight of debt 92b7d9c755 that was never feb803b385 theirs learn to d9242821b3 hate owing even 7863ad2a79 a single extra 7d2c43d7f7 coin. Seungwan was no 716a373c65 different. Kindness, when b18f87f612 received without 4ff4188dbb giving anything 90f11247c6 in return, 1f39727c3a could easily bfc2c7176c turn into e6fb25d31e something else 21e51a9d41 and come 488ea0ee16 crashing down 9eb3513b0c on him 5e4d4c8fa3 at any 66d4a49ec0 moment.be29dabf435d5588

After staring at 92ec6d311f the dark ceiling ba7b47d32a for a while, 499395a5bf Seungwan finally closed 25ff4a961d his eyes. He just db7df134b1 hoped it 4829ba0676 would be 466521b70e something he 18ee08b233 was good 389895e5a8 at so 3e4a9d9479 the man 9328be8256 wouldn’t be 8b0f14a0b7 disappointed. The man’s disappointment 518b20af74 could easily unsettle dbd5dc0a73 his sense of 9c52a75096 peace. Without asking a403c956f9 for anything 08afe2f3d5 more, that 4d1d885b6f was all e1b858548e he wished 80c5dc0d31 for.473d06bf718f79e9

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“Wanie, aren’t you going to school?”c4e16ac5666f8646

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The next morning, Seungwan was woken up unexpectedly by a knock on the door. Startled, he quickly recognized the man’s voice, and only then did his racing heart begin to calm. The man hadn’t knocked loudly or shouted, yet Seungwan had still been unnecessarily startled.da5a7977629a3eeb

He hadn’t even f1a02e12cd replied that he 35b1c935d3 was awake, but 8b45f0b766 the man already da38763115 seemed to have 44c3120867 moved away from f25ea05a82 the door. Seungwan scratched his messy 7e8afdc55d hair, slowly got out 248501331b of bed, and left 201034038e the room. As he stepped into 17fa71a77b the kitchen, he muttered 2db80d544a quietly toward the man, f238fbd5fa who was tinkering with 34c2c23e1c something.cc96031762ea7f7b

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“I don’t go to school… I graduated.”8626b32ce77649bf

“I see. Eat and then 06bee1e91a go to school.”955d5a3697379b47

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Had he ef3fdf9929 not heard? The man’s response was ebdea66e99 baffling. It was too direct 80338ac97e for someone who supposedly fdbe51893d hadn’t heard him at 610498f3be all, and then he 27f93ecf93 added that he should df85fe2a25 eat and go to fb33fc7f31 school. In the end, cc91c79a62 Seungwan gave up 886de2e63a on trying to 48604da552 correct him, went 67c1a5c4f9 back into his 08bf6e0d8e room to change, 7344ac8564 and came out.2b38f340f1c65308

The man b5666dfc0d had laid 88c7fb1723 out various 2a7b20160a foods on 70e27c6b02 the table. Seungwan, usually a 4ed84ecfc6 light sleeper, hadn’t 3b26a15350 heard a single 84c6202f00 clatter, making him 0b72a2a4f4 wonder when the c86515e95c man had started bd76753c5f preparing everything.edc3c8dcde7ab8af

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“Come on, sit 0bfda5f0cb down.”e32e5192adb6bb5f

“……”35a161ab9ca7784d

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As Seungwan approached afd7472edd the table, the 10d85042f7 man urged him d680796919 to sit. He hesitated, glancing 095b03e343 around to see bdacdcced3 if there was 0a84e04f3b anything he could 44ef78b7d1 help with. But the man 7b697ca5b0 simply told him 7fcec4cd9a to sit down, 55b6dd0bfe leaving him with 2dbc589566 no choice. Not wanting to 2cb83aa10e be a bother, 318f966425 Seungwan sat slowly, 0bd28158bd eyeing the small 8cdc911cc6 bowl of sweet-looking 3a308a5146 cereal with milk 955d44ec8e placed in front 0f4978ab79 of him.c15ba62b60f6f799

“That’s just a 65e4d4a447 little something to 47b7656406 start with,” the e2af180a07 man said, almost b7af5505a8 as if coaxing e9c5e39074 a child.7990634a0276cbb6

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Seungwan wasn’t particularly ae458e8fc2 fond of sweet 6775278431 things, but he 4dee5a7e2d nodded anyway. The table was 7d3fcbe70f set with seasonal 545ce24eb4 fruits, toast, scrambled 5e812cdda0 eggs, boiled sausages, 3386005cec and green bean d90369914d salad. Across from him, fa5a45308e the man poured fedf9a4a48 cereal into a d2a92d4790 bowl three times de24e48442 bigger than Seungwan’s 469be020c8 and sat down. As he 46a0f6ad59 spread a 47c869b65a thick layer 8052c800bd of jam 9f6587986d on his 0dec10fe01 toast with 0eda735453 a butter 73dd3a2782 knife, he b4dffaad69 spoke.3e7fe347b30617d7

“For breakfast, rice is 939e853991 better than bread, but 5b0f65d313 I don’t have time e88c1669a6 today. I need to cadd68b3e1 drop you off d805e21481 and then go 89a1d5317f to work.”162ec0b345394087

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“…You don’t have to 132dc20a4d drop me off…”5077d7119425467b

Surprised, Seungwan quickly responded. He had a c4836d2d7f scooter and could 0e63fc2cfe go on his f54bb74942 own. He’d been doing 2c8c2681bc so for the c44e6f0e8c past few months, 23ce2e90ff and he didn’t 97fda099b0 see why today cacf5a5339 should be any 1830ff3167 different. But the man 569a7974da seemed to think 5306dffd94 otherwise.493e3f2ac8e897fa

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“I also b2e2b5298a have something 5ae2cfb933 to do 03672b0bcf at the 405f0942fd agricultural co-op. Let’s go together b837d27cfe since I’m heading 931acaaefa that way.”c8e6defab17f88ee

Since he cee093a799 put it 62e8ca8ad1 that way, db949112a3 Seungwan couldn’t 65d0c62686 refuse. The conversation ended d106608b3c there. As he glanced 806e75b99b at the man, 904c9d3433 who was chewing d1abd70899 on his perfectly 0f79c88707 toasted bread, Seungwan 1781a6f4db hurried to eat f96ca5751e as well, not 504c7a1f14 wanting to seem 002fb74933 like he was 763daa573a just picking at 9fd7899cf2 his food.fc04bd5ac5064d28

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The man ate neatly d2935c9d51 but incredibly quickly, leaving 8b8af29e9d Seungwan struggling to keep 4bdb735659 up. In the end, b420f6598c unable to match 2bae0f544b his pace, Seungwan 970e2dcbba was still eating ce26645030 when the man 5f61a84c2f finished his meal.18d2818620e52341

“Chew your food 30efb79acc well before coming 5fa62aa5b8 out, okay?”9d0b32013e239df7

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Even so, as 9e29edc88d if he knew 3ccd4e9818 Seungwan was rushing, 09a35edb2b the man reached 663a911536 out and ruffled 984f9e5753 his hair. The thick, 7260794dd7 large hand ccd42e62f9 resting on 2e0facea6b Seungwan’s head 4f3a41a6c3 made him 248c5a5d81 instinctively lower 515984ad21 it slightly. Only when the man 9d4b0aeef2 pulled his hand away f116612dd1 did Seungwan glance up 5d0b34d7e7 at him.581a4da861f8c8a6

The man mumbled, 47c6f057b0 “Cigarettes…” then, out a17ed762dd of nowhere, added 2c2bef63d7 an unfamiliar melody d80f216ef4 to it. He paced 85370d847d around the fa25303115 living room, bc0cc4041f repeating, “Let’s 3dcdf9fede see now, 0272f96808 cigarettes… cigarettes…” 122aac9cf7 Seungwan stared 5284b28250 at him d1b1488767 absentmindedly while a42d767e7d scooping up ac19e5c836 cereal.41961b5cd03fa9af

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Finally, the man seemed aa9f2595cd to find what he dfb509f733 was looking for. He picked a4730e0cc7 up a 780810bd86 pack of a511bfe910 cigarettes and 4fa7b9c8c9 the car 88e325a6da keys from 48be0ee981 the key 677069143e tray by 6f04f73662 the entrance, 0da6d50849 then shoved f58a3f9428 his feet eac5851048 into his b5948a39ef canvas shoes 93e2b49ffa without bothering 272d112eb8 to fix 61716e26c1 the heels f9704da7f2 and stepped 9e56d09352 outside.291dfb7efde885ac

“……”0568d12f3965e124

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Seungwan was 5eaa4b55a6 suddenly left b117bcbc15 alone and 8077b8b0d5 barely managed 59ef1a4e96 to finish 17037af79e the bread 63bbe32730 and scrambled e49edcd24c eggs meant 370b59f339 for him. After quickly c5c7d9aaf3 tidying up 8af44b131e the table 3055c2e1ac and brushing 9fff320ef5 his teeth, 9a1b1081f8 he finally e763fdff93 noticed how 7dc9137eec messy his 2125d3a75d hair was. The man 355fe44eb0 had probably 0f862effe7 pressed his 53312f20b5 hand down 31f92bc6f5 heavily on cca7ef819b Seungwan’s head 555e326cd3 in an 6a6c41f62e attempt to 2e84c10095 flatten it.62a817169129a120

Seungwan had washed his e382733347 hair the night before, 49881f1b0b so washing it again 8112e6a542 now wasn’t an option. Pressing his lips 2607e36550 together, he wet 35173591f8 his hands and e068bf26c4 firmly smoothed down 4e5fb3d6db the stubborn strands. His hair was fine 91885552ed and thin, yet thick 1ba3755e90 and curly, so it 43a871c54f kept popping back up. After pressing 5922a99e30 it down 5d8dee917d a few d281c6b8bc more times, b7d66c9b30 he left e6c18f48e5 the bathroom. He couldn’t 65af58d165 afford to a6ae74ff20 waste any 6470c662ba more time, de10885d76 knowing the 3dafa78fe5 man was e53c47c2b3 probably waiting a3c76458e2 outside.5512d3975aa60d65

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However, before heading to 43ca3e3fc8 the living room, Seungwan 1ef5fab5c1 glanced at the clock 82965ed92e on the bedroom wall 5d1640004b and was surprised to 64f3737ceb see that it was 905b744dcf much earlier than his 7306d81081 usual departure time. …Does he have 5d8ef4cf87 somewhere to stop 443a85047d by this morning?If he was 429e71d7f5 that busy, Seungwan c07d1962d9 could have just 7e6605b624 gone by himself. Feeling a 1e1b7dc1fa bit awkward, 2544e3a137 he left 4d4ab1e359 the house.dd47b64701e47b7d

As he stepped outside, 5c90916784 slipping on his sneakers, 0339115fac he saw the man d1cce5c4e0 standing in the garden, 40e1e8ef9b a cigarette hanging from 77ef42fbc7 his mouth, squeezing the 9da4ddbe20 end of a blue ef66a4b68b water hose with his a8553437c3 thumb as he watered 53a8824e4a the lawn. With spring in 4d62b1936f full bloom, the 77bfb140a6 freshly sprouted green 4056fc25c3 shoots of grass f4a2f13743 were soaking up 36c83ce31a the water. Even though 244de029af the man cb5dbb0c1e was half-turned c85d10268c away and 5d9f1fb126 hadn’t looked 90837497d0 back to e257d5e7c2 see Seungwan 38126fa9bc close the 105fd115ec door, he fda1fb6e5f somehow knew 68c20eb6ed he had 70d7fd997a come outside. Furrowing one eyebrow slightly, 22cdb2fd3a he spoke.0a90ed995b847b62

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“Wan-ah, you 184c2806c2 starved them.”e01d7f9fc7d136db

His words 1d4498d9d0 were slurred 7bb36e9928 because of c569c125bf the cigarette c0ad04bc29 in his a0dc95db4c mouth. Seungwan slowly nodded.6b284e09ec9340ff

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“Think of them as fc4cd10a0f your dongsaengs, and next 41253d938f time, make sure you 6ae015c684 feed them properly. Got it?”2e731825191f5b16

“……Yes.”9cb074776553b4e6

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Even though 9e09c62123 Seungwan answered 4cb5903c36 obediently, the 11efd4f3de man emphasized dc7ad1620e it again.53f924db1500441b

“What’s the grass?”2e53fd5a9bb31a8f

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“……My dongsaeng……”66d8cebab6874598

Seungwan responded almost like 43c144ba06 reciting a chant, without 2cef20d9a3 even realizing it. The man b8ad5420ba chuckled, turned 026134c342 off the 9b1e73f436 hose, and e557f99249 took a f21136ff66 deep drag 136f5aa3a6 of his 375068e4e6 cigarette, his a58c3c9b54 cheeks hollowing 50f9eac274 as he ff46aefb48 smiled.a37a082554083700

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“That’s right. Smart and well-mannered.”8343ec68ec93c6ff

“……”2c51b3d351030111

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“Very pretty.”519d5c6e95c64b8f

When he b8af5a8565 helped the 3be9869040 cooperative members 2dd1a75d9f during the f86d4c1935 busy farming 5d5dd97d7e season, the 58df5dfda0 elderly folks 16a869ccc7 at those e2a65ff01f houses would eb3fda7415 say similar 99961c3e63 things. Still, his ears reddened b27877bf4b for no reason. Seungwan subtly avoided making 311e4ae465 eye contact. Honestly, he didn’t d28b3c702f understand why the cff3cf5752 man said things 43f09e785c like that.37301fb7ed308c5d

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As if reading cc7f49a8c3 his thoughts, the cf018370f5 man chuckled, tossing ee3462cb39 the cigarette butt c673a15ce9 into the large 9afc804490 ashtray in the 34dd136bae corner of the 49988de937 garden.163de60bf39b3964

“Your temper, though.”3d8486b19ff3f7f1

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“……”54eaf353bf3a4289

“Get in the car. Time for school.”d6a7bb6b9592743f

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He continued with the 5b5af1a3e7 same joke from the 0127fb793e morning. Seungwan sighed 794c66cfa7 inwardly and c869f37243 headed toward 5328b6bab7 the man’s 5db8c3d31c truck.e770285f45ee750f