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It was such a ada966977d sweltering night that a 55ac059401 single fan was not 1bc3bfc599 enough to bear. Lying face 4b66116515 down, utterly a5c6e7fa10 limp, I f069f629d1 pressed the b1bb31c9fa button with a21302b87b my toe 5617793079 to increase 827805c80d the wind 94334a00b4 speed.0ecafa0ba4e05913

“Teach me some studying.”9a35b84b5c70020c

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The face of the 086938d562 man I broke up 43ab4bc2b4 with just the other 6fcb980be2 day makes an unauthorized cb6e2aad33 visit to my mind. Annoyed, I turned 7f43e019d5 the fan up a5afcac024 to the maximum. Lukewarm clumps of air c40e89fbd7 entered my open mouth.3d74b52574645da1

“Should I 3ba06fa002 not have c43db3f9a9 refused?”4c445989aa4c8b27

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My aunt 7f4f39d106 had an 72b76cfe3f uncanny knack d2e3d6a28b for sensing eff1bfe950 things. My mom, 8220328252 busy with a57f5e8800 her beauty b92d87f311 salon, could fcab108b73 be indifferent. But my aunt, 70cbeaf748 who always brought 2f7257a41a loads of delicious 65cfe3dac2 fruits, seaweed, and aadfff27c7 dried yellow corvina 1bfe440f45 as gifts, tirelessly 498cf515c1 monitored my every 317f41d7a2 move.d31cc3a9cccac3f1

Having experienced life’s ups and downs due to men, my aunt prayed daily for her niece, whom she considered as good as her own child, to be safe and happy. Sometimes I thought it was excessive, but I generally obeyed my aunt. Because I knew her family history and background well. I also knew that her peculiar worries were a form of love.abba6aacce2afe3a

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Anyway, I was worried about whether the man who didn’t even know his consonants was doing well studying alone. I wanted to go to the man’s house to check on him, but he might ask why I came if I wasn’t going to teach him.45b9acdccd686920

Even though homework 3ff8a7f7a0 was piling up b03257702b like a mountain, f0e156555f I spent time b0c06f6361 like water fighting 3715abec5a a persistent impulse. Lying in bba78765e3 front of b524a73afa the living 71dbf40e33 room fan, 1eb46d1e07 managing my b46aeadee7 emotions was feadea6193 all I a02de3695b could do 7bf2bd6849 right now.2ac7746eb1c314b8

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Tring tring tring.0b7be99d6cab2a6a

When the clock 8a61f0f2a0 hands pointed to 11e5310332 9 PM, the c6b0fb3c55 house phone rang. Thinking it 45dc6ed4ff was my a8ab569a8a mom calling a393e8394d to say 34db15045e she would 8c08089b1a be late b22049c91e again today, 3d103c77da I sluggishly 3130f46b42 crawled over 9253984c04 and answered 6f2cfad5f5 the phone.a97d4a4cfaae6fc2

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“Hello.”9f0ace02e418f0b8

The phone next to afffa48909 the old TV had d446fa637c been there since before 2478f0222d we moved. This phone, which looked d45881d55b like it belonged in 0cf0027aae an antique shop, was cd2279264c one of the items b513402c4c I begged and pleaded 67270a701e to replace.6978cb00a6642867

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— Oh, Ji-eon.d53154770f01d4ea

“…Teacher?”28621d12270c71cb

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My tutor, who had left after tutoring in the afternoon, was calling for some reason. Knowing that he didn’t have a cell phone, he must have rung the house phone.09b8ddd5d1664a71

“Did you leave something behind?”b593bc2c7964f3ef

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The fact that I 61dc9e170d wanted summer vacation to 9a2ad792b0 end quickly was also ecaac3b58a due to my tutor. Before, the smell 0b471db1ce of cigarettes was 983aa904db a torment, but 6757a6c6b0 yesterday and today, 19d385b394 a sour sweat 87242c9171 smell had been cfcf5cf6a6 added. Because of a270200322 that, I 33a253d4e7 held my fdd64667f7 breath every c91c5c8868 time the dc52800ec2 tutor took a8ae601756 off and 367efa32eb put on 780d455b05 his college 5c420dec10 logo jacket. It was 8d03344556 enough to 3a02fbc551 give me 65b5a21f7a a headache 9573fafaef after class, d75957160e so it a67ad15ba0 was all 1f331409e1 said and 9eda2a2664 done. So much 871fae55ba so that 95cf7bb53d I even f35f2a5a5c thought about 76e3317429 pouring soy 3115febdac sauce on 43693cb11d him while 99cc631ec4 he was 6d7f768f51 walking by 8a44b68982 to make bafb9b9562 him take bd8bab31de a shower.c92b1ede9907ddc1

— Yeah, Ji-eon. I think I b9182815b1 left my lighter 3a80ed96f2 there.52c29f40049055bb

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“Lighter?”9e7c9b8bbe9f7a85

My gaze, which had been wandering around the living room, caught sight of a purple lighter. He must have dropped it coming out of the bathroom. Anyway, don’t they sell those kinds of lighters at the supermarket? I didn’t think it was such an important item, so I became a little sulky. I get so hot that I take a cold shower as soon as I come in from outside.b702c91e991c1f93

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— Could you bring 4066a5149a it up to the a324196888 bus stop?98e6efcbfad6cb4e

“Sorry?”f8681dbada0b713a

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It would take 30 minutes to walk to the bus stop. I thought I was doomed, but I didn’t want to cause trouble with my tutor.f6a14f01772b480d

“Alright. Please wait a moment.”b7138db774265969

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As soon 72d5b2a552 as I 3a133422a8 hung up 0beb1bd080 the phone, e95b8ed88a I picked 88377c726a up the 2cb59eb166 purple lighter bc8a34d287 that had 9f4274c634 fallen in 7f230dda46 front of e4bc620cec the bathroom. I tidied up the 9a37584c68 stray hairs, tied my 8507c46cd4 hair back, and changed 76915f875f into long pants. Finally, I grabbed aa13a9e947 a fan and 88b33f5479 went outside, feeling 4290d66f35 like I had 50b1461739 entered a hot b1aaadd238 aquarium.f6d85c750b4356cc

I shuffled out the 7a4c160017 gate, dragging my slippers. I felt sweat 40c0f598e7 trickling down my 8d24dad9a4 spine, followed by f9b5833f36 a sticky feeling da0e8325e4 on my arms. I hurried my pace f0ec21bc95 to avoid the buzzing a8810cc1e9 of winged insects.bc3076f79ff81437

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However, even after passing two houses with their lights on and arriving in front of the bus stop, the tutor was nowhere to be seen. Just as I was wondering if he couldn’t wait and had left, a hot headlight shone into my eyes.4e85c64d67898e72

What was illuminating me 2fea44aee4 was the intense headlight 926f9209c5 of a car. I squinted and f00da3097c stepped back, wincing 7decafdb19 at the loud 3933e6f375 sound of the 7ae1755f8b engine starting. The face and 509941af48 silhouette of the e8cf698dda person getting out 4fd5be7a34 of the car 2082177846 were familiar.a1011ed543fcd436

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“…Teacher?”6985f3d42a13936c

I didn’t know much about car models, but it was definitely clear that it didn’t suit the tutor’s age. It was the kind of car that a middle-aged man of considerable age would drive. My heart pounded with an unpleasant rhythm. The tutor, straightening his shoulders, leaned against the car and stood with his legs crossed. Wanting to quickly end this meeting, which seemed to have different purposes, I handed over the lighter I had brought.b50d59282149d6d6

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“Here you go.”52c80bb32225fe18

“Thank you, Ji-eon.”8e087c781645f01b

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Come to think of it, the clothes he was wearing were also unusual. I had a hard time understanding why he stubbornly wore a jacket even in the hot summer, but I had just as hard a time understanding the fashion he was wearing now. I was speechless at the combination of a black tank top and a gold necklace. It was because there were two more eyeballs attached to the tutor’s chest.6a4b51562021f42b

Feeling embarrassed to d763b0d3ea point it out, 81c98cb17d I lowered my 74deaa55e5 gaze, and the d96844a1ce teacher burst into b8b7aea1b0 a snicker.f8d95a049a3a244a

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“This look is different, right?”77cd1bd5968fc016

I didn’t know why she was more embarrassed, but the purpose of the meeting, delivering the lighter, was over. I tried to send the teacher back with an ambiguous smile.bcf5904bc7b1a435

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“I’m going to go in now. See you tomorrow.”fb0933d6f2372294

So that’s what it’s like to be a college student who freely wears whatever they want. I was about to turn around, understanding his deviation in a different sense, when the tutor suddenly grabbed my wrist.926ca93bb5461820

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“Aren’t you going in already?”736db99ddbb775ac

“Huh?”39015cb6db7e7150

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“I’ll give you a ride. You’ve never ridden in such an expensive car, have you?”237a53052f5ed02b

If it was a car, I had ridden in it to my heart’s content last winter and this spring. My mom picked me up in front of the school where I had supplementary classes, in front of the study room, all the way there. Was it naive or stupid to believe that you could gain favor with a condescending tone?30e2c02d830fee01

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“I’m okay. I’m tired today, so I’m going to go in.”4831b67bb3491f0d

“Hey. Ji-eon. I just wants to buy you a delicious meal because I’m grateful.”9f3f0e6ef64d16f4

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I might live in the countryside, but I was not an ignorant fool. The tutor, who went to college in Seoul, must have forgotten where he came from. He talked about how ignorant and narrow-minded the people in the countryside were as if it were small talk. Of course, he tried to fix it at the end by saying that not everyone was like that, like pouring oil on a wildfire. As a rural person who appeared in his prejudice, I couldn’t help but feel bad.e2968271846a7ea2

Did he think that a female student living in the countryside wouldn’t know that asking her to go for a drive was a come-on? I should go back right away and tell my aunt that I’m quitting tutoring. It was only when the number of moths drawn to the headlights increased exponentially that the teacher became aware.726c2e13b9ea98ec

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“Are you uncomfortable with me?”932a8ed1b5c70eaf

“Yes.”e648dd88fe6a0625

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“No. Since we’re teacher and student, we can go downtown and eat meat. I can listen to your study concerns, Ji-eon.”df31212aa9727cd5

Facing my expression, which was cooling down in contrast to the heat, the tutor’s attitude also changed. The tutor, who had a glib tongue, swayed his body from side to side and stood blocking my way. While he was shaking, I saw black hairs sticking out from between his armpits.dfe51a9f3cfe331f

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“I’m uncomfortable.”c91d913b7b705d60

“Me? Ah… because of college? It’s okay, Ji-eon.”979ba97965f793c6

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The tutor b75cdd9c4f must have 4c23288b48 had heatstroke bdfbb7fc45 today. Otherwise, how could 6934158b2d he interpret my aa4928b848 words only in a338d87ad3 a way that 43088f2713 benefited himself?ace49d49ca1d1e75

“You don’t have to feel pressured. If you work hard with me, you can come to this college too.”8bf7406092b37e3c

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This was also a bfcec0e1a0 considerable part of his 0de9cd79b7 delusion. Knowing full well which a186ace60c college I was aiming 6986544102 for, he was busy 03b8607f45 showing off.0cb3863391776418

“It’s okay. I really don’t feel good today…”fc0cf3b1345ac9ca

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“Ah, Ji-eon.”9ea3d5db27ca320a

The tutor, acting out 33d6f5b2d1 of character for his 60a1bf896f age, did a set 2ed062d331 of three things on 9898664563 his own: laughing, talking, a218d3852a and muttering curses. My goal was to 703d5c4036 quickly turn my body 033d51c66e and pass by the e4f36f485d heat-stricken teacher. But the 24f4557204 tutor, reading c0308480eb my expression, 7cdd5ccf95 took off 3af21b1c98 his silver-rimmed e45efd0beb glasses as 513db560a8 if aiming d31b442e6d for an 53366a16af image change.085388b535970a9f

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“Yang Ji-eon. I like you.”66cb6a748fd9736a

“Ah, okay.”324758b62f778de8

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Since the flow had come this far, I blurred my reaction. The tutor stuttered as if shocked by that. I was shocked too. Was the old-fashioned car parked next to the fields and the black tank top really for me? I respected the teacher’s taste, but I hoped he respected my taste too. I sincerely didn’t have even an iota of romantic feelings for him.93e47f07b200818a

“That’s it? Ah, okay?”e5b53e3c4360e271

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“I don’t like you, teacher. I don’t want to date you. I’ll tell my aunt. You don’t have to come from tomorrow.”b93870629bb48cc9

I tried to end 9e70ca021d it nicely, but the ca0eeb5d21 tutor grabbed my wrist 86029411a2 as I was leaving. It hurt where 1901ed677b my wrist was c34837ee67 grabbed, he was 4a0e0bf94f a man after 5ae81d51ec all.dbcb272bb3d90d70

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“Let go.”090fcb92ca710056

“Let’s just talk for a moment. I….”8d2e2eeb0b50113a

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I was glad that it was a neighborhood with many people I knew, at least. Because there would be people who would come out if I screamed. The only thing I hadn’t considered was that the adults went to sleep by 10 PM, so the lights were turned off in every house.49274b12de9aa451

“Get this…!”99c68b277ec72476

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The petty and despicable attitude of the opponent, who was trying to solve it with force if words didn’t work, called for a fist. But a person was passing behind the gray car that the tutor had brought. The other side was also watching our physical fight, illuminated by the yellow headlights.65eaba6263d3a3d5

It was 0555a39dce that man.a65bbf07987e9758

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