UBC Ch26

“Explain.”651a152d0b08f29b

For ten minutes, 5393f118ed it was the 1ca46987e9 same situation, the e01c9bf236 same question. Having succumbed to a8a79a6fd8 his unreasonable command, 740b2aa95f I was dragged d1800b4151 to the main 3958f2ef5d hall and sat d78ca50255 there, crumpled.f0d59b8f7b3ef2d3

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“I don’t want to.”d634f17f6f54d0f4

“So, you just don’t like me.”9373417b3d2c93b8

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“Ha.”c3b123eee5579ae6

Whether the man knew it or not, he had a coolly handsome face when he kept his mouth shut. Fortunately, as Kang Eui-tae’s teacher during the previous summer vacation, I could hold my head high and wield my boldness. Moreover, I knew that he couldn’t treat me carelessly. This meant that the worst things that could happen in a male-female relationship, like violence, were unlikely.e97efc672fffaec2

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“Why is money the ultimate solution? Ugh, it’s so annoying. Why do I have to say these things to a man older than me?”7baedcc1c0ae0399

“You don’t like the phone either, you don’t like the money.”1d4fb244060a23f6

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“It’s not that I don’t like them. How many times do I have to say it? It’s just a matter of the heart. There’s no sincerity in it. And the amount of money is excessive. I don’t know how I’m supposed to accept something like that. That’s why I’m angry.”e0f7a933afd8b3f3

“You want me to smooth it over with a few words? You act like you know everything to me. Are you stupid?”1ea0bbdbea9028be

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“Ha!”1ea7e097e5724d8e

I scoffed, implying that I couldn’t respect his words. Kang Eui-tae was leaning against the sliding door, looking at me with disdain. He couldn’t believe that I could repay my drunken debt with a thank you. Our sighs came from the realization that we couldn’t understand each other, but also didn’t have the ability to perfectly persuade the other.41892c665b301d2e

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“Anyway. And the phone bill too.”dd9a5cff49232d9f

“Just use it.”3362e3359a07c44f

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“My mind is pretty much made up to refuse.”12b39e659c1cdc06

“I gave it to you because I was lonely.”26525ab74b1f384a

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To my 243384020a words about f962acacbb whether he 6e2abe2f5a could just 07ec4a5f3c throw things 7d17c7121e at me, a3aabc0466 Kang Eui-tae f8f42b2512 responded emotionally. My gaze, which had 4b7e9d473f been fixed on the 5b18ca4362 closed gate, turned inward. The man who 767c21a6ed had been sitting 91819c7d66 there asking what 8d01d3d4bf was wrong with 0ce50ff82e money and a 54d480e30b phone was now de63ac5a4b talking about loneliness.42bb6d1276cab9ed

“Usually, you call. When you’re bored, when something good happens, when money comes in.”5875e6bf196978d1

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“…Don’t you have any friends?”c702c6bb4a476928

“You’re here. My friend.”369ec3120931982e

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I had never 9c248afff6 considered the man 31bb80188c leaning against the 0874525f57 sliding door with ce1d89dfe6 an awkward smile f0947c3b64 as a friend. But, funnily enough, c7c4c47602 his words moved ab2cf07173 me. The embarrassing feeling I 7145ce10a6 had when he gave 5a6c131ad8 me a lump sum f92961bbee of money was somehow eca56d856e making me try to a4fd2d5085 understand him.b1efc13242f0c657

The summer 5107858cfe breeze came 626162510e in, passing bdf33e8b90 over the d21a913a5e back of a0a8e270f0 his hand 1caf8a4ed9 as he 4455a30c25 nervously chewed 6731398ad9 his nails. Kang Eui-tae waited 56444fb090 patiently for my 8921804e1d answer. The phone bill, the a0edd8febe price of the device f1000da662 itself. The numbers f9766360d0 with zeros 8ac94b48d8 attached were 7e14bbfc1d erased, and 6ef69ec12e only one 410760cf2f word in cebaca9434 Korean remained. Friend.55b19c91e39b5069

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“Can I use it until graduation and then give it back? My mom said she’ll buy me a phone when I go to college.”2d4bf360f32775e2

“Sure.”8dbaeff0a239bee8

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“Don’t call too often. Especially when you’re drunk.”cbaf919294f887a4

“Okay.”898dde74dfd29161

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“And from now on, let’s ask each other before visiting. That was the most uncomfortable part. Now that things have turned out this way, let’s use the phone properly.”c89fd70f55fc67ee

“Complicated…”ce2be21e68de631d

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“Are you already annoyed?”06ec298bdbb7d6dd

When I glared c95356e52c at him reproachfully, bf13fd3bb6 Kang Eui-tae immediately 91834b99d4 changed his expression 073ca10388 and slowly shook 5b4223d1f9 his head. The phone issue b086f7d725 was resolved surprisingly d6fed22ded quickly. The next task a8fa180c54 was inside the 25e5ad080e phone. I took out the 1b301aab01 child I had hidden e60561c03a deep in my pocket.d1d980719195c4ac

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“Why on earth are you Kang Jang-mi? A smokescreen? Or is it some kind of operation name?”674a2dbab00131e3

“You said you liked roses.”9743ae8c1f0a9d68

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I thought the ‘Kang Jang-mi’ incident, which I had imagined all on my own, would end on such an anticlimactic note. But saying that my favorite flower was a rose felt somehow cowardly. Kang Eui-tae had revealed his loneliness to me and tied our ambiguous and complicated relationship to the perfectly wholesome concept of friendship. Perhaps it was because his words had resolved some of my worries. When I was in a good mood, I was talkative.b0d13d4a3299e231

“Actually, there’s something else I really like.”d6052e056e0e457c

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“…Sunflowers?”44cbdc6a82b3d538

“No.”af7f99fb4edf8917

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“Dandelions?”bf6c6c37116223bf

He didn’t even care that I was lying. The fact that he was trying to guess from the flowers he knew made him suddenly seem cute, and my heart was filled with generosity.2667197f3a59426f

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“When I was little, it was Parents’ Day, so I saved up my allowance. I saved for three months to buy the biggest carnation pot from the flower shop downtown that I had my eye on. But I lost it at school. I must have bragged about it too much. Someone might have taken it, or I might have lost it. I was just so upset on the way home from school that I couldn’t move my feet.”046afcd0be20ec10

It was definitely in my bag until the second period. I, who was maintaining the concept of a timid and kind class president, didn’t have the courage to confess to my homeroom teacher that I had lost the money. Why did I bring so much money and not take care of it? Afraid of the homeroom teacher’s scolding with a pointer, I lingered in front of the flower shop empty-handed on the way home from school. If I broke my piggy bank, I could buy about one flower. I was going to promise the owner that I would bring the money tomorrow and take just one flower.60355253184489bc

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“Just one carnation…”4cadd7764c591fb2

“Huh? Why just one? You said you were going to buy that flower basket and told me not to sell it.”7be2eb8c1061e299

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The shame, embarrassment, and sorrow I felt at the time were as hot as covering myself with a blanket in the sweltering heat. I couldn’t say anything and just pouted my lips, shedding thick tears. Then, the owner’s hand with a bandage on it picked up the carnation flower basket and gave it to me, hesitating.932c24492e8100a6

“I’ll give this to you as a gift because you always greet me so nicely. Take it carefully so you don’t lose it.”79d9ce963e7a6b87

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Unexpected misfortune can also bring unexpected fortune. The feeling of holding a single carnation in my arms, the feeling of running home from school in May and opening the front door, the feeling of seeing my mom smiling happily and hugging me. To me, flowers symbolized celebration and happiness. Until the fourth grade of elementary school, I would buy snacks on the way home from school and stop by the flower shop. That’s where I learned. The names of the flowers, the flower language, the scent of the flowers, the excited expressions of the customers waiting for their wrapping. I used to say that I would become a flower shop owner when I grew up, with sparkling eyes.048d4d42678cf59e

“Orchids purify even the heart of the person who grows them. The flowers that bloom are so beautiful that happiness is doubled.”8e1e01a1c6230122

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The delicate appearance and fragrance of the orchid that the owner showed me enriched my life even more. Isn’t that what an unforgettable memory is? A memory that suggests a direction in my life.13ada616d68aad27

“So, when I grow up, I really wanted to be a flower shop owner who grows a lot of orchids.”f74938a2e5542d48

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“You can do it.”e59f2bd56a6dfe76

“My mom will hate it. So will my aunt. They told me never to do self-employment. They said it’ll ruin my health. Then I won’t be able to have pretty babies or meet a good husband.”003a1b65e7fecc01

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My mom and aunt’s repertoire was always similar, but the conclusion was one. To live the life of a rich housewife instead of suffering. If I just avoided what they told me not to do, I could get on a high-speed train and arrive at the finish line. I wondered if I had rattled on too much, saying this and that, and bit my lip with my front teeth. Kang Eui-tae, who had been listening like an enthusiastic listener, reached out his hand. I flinched, thinking he wanted to hold my hand, but he said confidently, “Phone,” making me feel like an idiot. Without thinking, I took out my phone and put it in his hand. As soon as he received my small, white phone, he quickly pressed the keys. In less than 10 seconds, the phone was returned to me, and the screen showedb2d94a890a4a18d9

[Kang Nan-cho (Orchid)]

Instead of [Kang Jang-mi (Rose)].

Embarrassed to see me a863af4fa8 snickering, Kang Eui-tae lowered 917b25be81 his head and rubbed 36b0a702d4 the back of his 9d39fb86d3 neck.96c5c5b2fdf4c921

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“Don’t think too much, live the way you want to. How long do you think you’ll live?”78835b9930a30914

Kang Eui-tae’s face, which had stretched his neck out and then lifted it up again as if stretching, looked peaceful for once. The moonlight gently wrapped around his fingertips as he closed his eyes, feeling the breeze.b8d72a81c5935d5c

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The carefree words of people who live without thinking. I couldn’t dismiss it as just a casual remark because his younger sibling had really left without living long. I couldn’t add a single word to his lesson, which he must have learned painfully.5b9e38f8beb8093c

“What did you save me as? Kang Nan-cho’s brother?”3e12dbc939aa658b

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Kang Eui-tae just shrugged his shoulders and didn’t give any other answer. Probably just my full name, blandly. Suddenly, I laughed. It was a day when Kang Eui-tae’s thoughts and words made me laugh.f406940cfff78439