UBC Ch23

Math Problem 1, 7f47dd3ebb Correct.3ff6ab2fdc1ef4ad

I had to return the phone. There were kids in our class who didn’t have cell phones either. In Chowa-ri, every house has a landline; people whose radius of activity was so obvious didn’t carry around expensive cell phones. Therefore, if I, a student, had a cell phone, people would definitely find it strange. I couldn’t carry the phone around meticulously like a spy in a movie. Let’s return it.960fda68f98eef09

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Math Problem 140b9cc6d3 2, Correct.97a0044fb45277e7

By the way, why hadn’t he contacted me, even though he gave me the phone? To return the favor of the broken bike with a cell phone. What was this…? Someone who said they don’t go to the hospital because they don’t have money had a cell phone?813b11c6c923e426

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Math Problem 3, Correct… Math Problem 18, Correct.6713414d0ee45b0a

I thought I’d get it wrong, but I got it right. My mind was almost completely stolen by the cell phone, so I charged the battery, turned it off, and then, on a whim, turned it on again and put it in the drawer. I couldn’t concentrate because I was worried he might call.5bfc631988dd2fde

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Math Problem 0e0bfda841 19, Incorrect.3df856439f485325

The pen, thrown in a moment of emotion, rolled across the test paper. I clutched my head and collapsed onto the desk. I’d gotten a problem wrong of a type I’d never missed before. Annoyance surged, and I opened the desk drawer. I picked up the cell phone lying there.df86f99bc44afe69

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When I went ac264f8346 into the contact 7fc9bc5e3a list, there was 8eb423fa0f only one name caeb60fcca saved.9ff439310c85abfb

[Kang Jang-mi]

“Kang Jang-mi?”4d62440057aaf5fb

Curiosity was piqued by the ridiculous name. It succeeded in drawing my gaze, which was sulking over getting Math Problem 19 wrong. As if by accident, I moved my thumb and called the man’s number.fd85603ef0dd3e13

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Rrr, rrr, the ringing tone continued, and then, at some point, the world went silent. I carefully spoke to the world’s first rose (Jang-mi) with a mouth.058337b0ca435cf5

“Is this Kang Eui-tae’s cell phone?”05bed49259e69622

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I didn’t know the details, but you had to pay the bill for a cell phone to even make a call, right? As soon as I made the call, a realistic worry raised its head.c0f0ec2d113b6c46

“Is it? Did I dial the wrong number? Kang Jang-mi…?”6f3efbd54bfc88c1

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It’s a corny name, but it’s not an impossible name to have. Then, laughter came over from the other side. It was a voice too thick and low to be given the name Jang-mi (rose).1b67ea7ce1cc0385

“Why are you playing these kinds of pranks?”404da56bf00bf7f9

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— Where 5ce75472e2 are you?63cfaec09c4ba8e0

“Huh? Me? Home.”4564ccc74696cb15

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— Do you 25d2dcada3 like the cell 8b51032b08 phone?a08c3b74ee4351a0

I tilted my head at the man’s somewhat clumsy words.1d6c5ee67a9980f8

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“You’re drunk.”b5e22de4f067ed38

And the man made it clear that I wasn’t mistaken.b50e28789eb0acfc

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— Yeah.22ccba5ea4e3739d

The word came out slowly, as if he didn’t want to answer. The rose with a mouth even drinks now. A sigh escaped, but the man was about to hang up. He showed signs of disappearing into the gap where the words had stopped.a91081c260929f1e

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“I don’t need this. I’ll put it back in your mailbox.”4e8329b86ae255e8

— Why?2745ba21feac2eb9

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The man said it as if he genuinely didn’t understand. I was dumbfounded, but on the other hand, I was worried that the man, who didn’t know the ways of the world, might get scammed somewhere.5e52384c5fedc27e

“You don’t give these kinds of expensive gifts to neighbors.”48b0ec42bcb0590f

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— You gave me a bike. You can do it, but I can’t. Don’t draw lines.047540ff545db9a0

“The bike isn’t worth that much. Just go home. You’re the one paying the bill for this, right? And the account is in your name.”3d1c6c9ad398894d

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— Ji-eon-ah.5ef2feaf0c130987

I was about to hang up when the man spoke again. Knowing I shouldn’t, I held the phone to my ear. The other person, knowing that I hadn’t hung up, let out a mischievous laugh.3fc8075e2f8b58e6

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— I tried afde6f5b44 what you said 0e130cd36c the other day.b9f30650601623f7

“What are you talking about?”2c971717f88c8ac1

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— Being fake. You said df315f6e3d being fake 9f7e52e05e is better.1103704a44410aba

“…Did I?”d4afa82ac2f51ae5

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— When I did, money poured out. So much. I think you’re smart. More than me.1bd1f48d86cb6efb

It wasn’t wisdom for life. I wished I had taught the man a wise lesson for life instead. I taught the man prejudice, social skills, and how to live shrewdly. As a result, the man’s life changed again. That meant I’ve grown bigger inside him. The man, completely drunk, made a sound as if he were collapsing. After that, there was a crash, the sound of glass breaking.8ad2ee6864864283

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“Where are you right now?”9028eac86ffe28ec

— Here? I don’t know. What does that matter?63881402c9f4632b

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“Just tell me what you see.”87ccb00396fbf844

— Hmm… My eyes are bad. Here, a street stall by the stream.8ecf208178080077

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“Is there someone who can take you home?”c71feff2864f3673

— Yang Ji-eon.3fb1b39169ba68f3

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“Stop calling my name. Answer the question.”d765d6e13204a8ae

— Do you b534610fb9 hate me?787c26ba9870a5a6

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The man asked in a sleepy voice, a dying voice. I didn’t even have the strength to bite my lower lip. It wasn’t a matter of liking or disliking that the man was making me uneasy. The man had been abnormal from the first meeting. And I didn’t have the capacity to handle such a man. 235bf8a92dd7f453

No matter how composed I pretended to be. I was worried that someday I wouldn’t be able to cut him off. That I would get deeply involved with the man and not be able to get out at all. That the man would cross the line that had been drawn. In short, I was worried that the man and I would ruin my aunt and mother’s Garden of Eden.292e6fc609da683c

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— I told you. You shouldn’t be nice to a guy like me.39a7dbf4787cec18

“…Hello?”12b885ee87f1f9a3

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— But I’m not going to do anything to you.ed2a5ea93c63eeb4

And the man sat down with a thud in front of the drawn line and looked up at me with innocent eyes. He had laid the foundation for the GED, and we had made rapid progress. The price for saving me from the tutor’s molestation had already been paid. He would probably do well on his own after that. He was someone with a decent desire to study.9f9860f929bee239

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And when the 22aa29a61d second semester starts, edbe7680bc I have to 7f07049bbd reduce the number 32714e9259 of meetings. Not to cce6dcf7d1 mention after ac3a04fde1 going to 802da7365a college.b282bc045310fc0c

— It’s because you’re the first person to teach me that kind of thing. I’m grateful to you.07b8c79636c6bf63

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“……”e762ecb95fbfb190

— I bc64c464ba painted the 7ad7a9fef5 bike too. Do you want 26a550ef80 to come see 48e32859a2 it?e21c29f033edcdae

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“Um…”cc327ed0d732c888

— And let’s catch clams.4cd98c470fcd34ef

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“Should I, um. Should I come pick you up?”332cf1a008cc2c7c

— …….38e929dd6d82c185

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“Hello?5780d1d3d50994af

— See?87c9ffe3f80e7bc9

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“What. Which one of the street stalls by the stream is it?”970cb4df7f6eea32

— It’s your fault that I like you a little. Did you eat, why do you live like that, why do you dress like that….003183a1bf21d0c0

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The word “responsibility” struck me more than the word “like.” That’s right. I’m a nineteen-year-old fledgling who wants to give sympathy and kindness but is burdened by responsibility. The people who helped me, the people I admired, were adults who knew how to keep an appropriate distance. But I don’t know that line. Even so, I was uncomfortable with him crossing the line. The fact that I learned from the man turned into a shock, and as my hands trembled, the phone hung up.9303b2d8c4bd580a

Responsibility.bc028e732a246635

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I swallowed hard and called again. The ringing tone, which lasted longer than before, did not produce the man’s voice in the end. Eventually, I grabbed my wallet from the drawer and got up.6ca71559ff90188a

“Where are you going?”878c532b0f15c2c4

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When I came out of the room, my mom was there, changed into pink pajamas. My mom’s eyes, looking at me in the living room vanity mirror, were fighting sleep. The dark shadows around my mom’s eyes seemed to be reproaching me. I stood there blankly, holding onto the doorknob.a8d9e645bfb86855

“Huh?”5a8751eca59c0146

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My mom, 3d7cd36c71 wondering if 4f4f54cb31 something was 83a381a52f wrong with 69eb343ba1 her daughter 51b97b64be standing there d65f6eb574 blankly, stopped fb1d5463b1 applying cream. If I stuttered 5495c8e34e here, the secret 2d9449cdc8 with the man b4f5329696 would be revealed. I bit de530044de my tongue 78316a36c8 with my 3cd2dfb342 molars and beec4bd885 pulled myself 820ee88595 together.a03943600b88d5e8

Don’t lose your mind.9ebfd02bb6343a09

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The line that the man must not cross was my mom and aunt. The mission of not ruining their expectations was hanging around my neck. We couldn’t be openly friendly for life. I went where my heart led me, and when I happened to look back, there were my mom and aunt’s faces crying.f11d3c27f29211c9

“Um, a friend- Ji-hye. Said she has something to give me. Said she wants to talk at the bus stop for a bit.”222f8ad6d0f7d2b2

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“A thing, or a talk?”b2def1f1c3c88f75

“Both?”7774e58f0ccebee6

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“Be right back? Mom’s so sleepy.”9420845d44ffcbca

“Yeah, it’s right in front. Right in front, um, she has some concerns?”add1b0b5d25b9caa

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Ji-hye, who was in a different class and only greeted me occasionally, came to mind naturally. If she’s good at studying in class and has a decent family, my mom didn’t say much.33fa7c4c4bae49c3

She opened the door to the bedroom and went in with tired, drooping steps. It probably helped that my mom’s judgment was blurred by sleepiness. I carefully went outside so as not to be suspected and put on my shoes.96ee35642e9797bb

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I should call a 96b81ceeb6 taxi. There was 6f6aef5b4e a number 1136191f36 I had 8eaadf8cc6 memorized in 17b19e8419 case of 5c9212a8f9 an emergency.ca0f44a43321b115

What am I doing 5b4539e2ce right now?5a1fb9634a1592b1

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Knowing I shouldn’t, my fingers were pressing Jang-mi’s number. The anxiousness, the uneasiness, the worry, the pleasure created by combining those three, how should I describe it?f15322224c6d826a

It was the price of a first-time deviation. It was a similar logic to your heart beating when you eat terribly sweet chocolate. It couldn’t be said that what was contained in the steps walking toward the taxi stand was only worry.7eb204eba2b3eea1

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