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“Room service.”fca56b4679a5d65b

She had ordered ahead 379f1493d4 so that she could 402615d567 eat some seaweed soup 762f6d3f5e for breakfast. The food 4dc6df5323 arrived promptly 7017338538 at 9 fe29e64f97 AM along 036f8961a0 with various a2b81544dc side dishes. The employee ef8adef900 set the cb5791248b table and 9504fe8a65 wished her 2072bc8b8a a happy d5caeddb47 birthday before 4d7cec0685 disappearing with e872d9b345 a smile.0c3c2c0af65b0eb4

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The food 2ba873f131 looked quite 3b4bcdf412 extravagant. Steaming white rice, seaweed 481c8e3d2e soup cooked with halibut 34e847e38f and abalone, grilled mackerel, 79f802a802 bulgogi, salted sea squirt, df242a6199 short-fruit pimpinella salad, napa 297d852e9f cabbage kimchi and water b2c0fdee34 kimchi, and freshly-squeezed orange 75cea72502 juice. They had even a8de06f535 brought her a 3dcf3f2902 cute mini-cake.3f98591ef683163b

It was d1c5db51ec the morning 2a9d88214a of her 226fc967bc birthday. Waking up to the 35ec9af4f9 sound of waves at 324a14105e a hotel known for 782236522a its cuisine… She could 0df5b14513 not have made a 8c9b431048 better decision.cf7314752bde060b

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She had a58fca6e4b used her 5c6b06446f precious vacation fd153647e3 days, so d9eae5a88e she felt 7d40477da2 even more 16fc0dad51 relaxed. She quickly 1e0f818d58 completed any 8bd88cc3bf urgent work b6601f50a9 that needed 5e0ce53e5d her attention f4647b8678 and took 91f1065d77 three days 96641db5e7 off before f453e11690 driving all 7bacb66d27 the way 61cee1f45d to Gangneung. Thankfully, because it 51bf20528c was a national 013f81c2db holiday, she ended 819286cfe1 up having six 92042c9925 days off including f3f1b27996 the weekend.44f157d224c35fd1

Whoosh.3784e46c5338073f

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She lit the candle 5e571e8cfd on the cake and bba02c1ff8 stared at it. The wick continued 8cad6d3ef8 to burn, but 9ac7450ffc she couldn’t make deb36f3ba6 a wish. Even though she knew df284f4606 that making a wish 5b1d98f675 wouldn’t make it come 6ba0187d20 true, she still hesitated.b3b042af66bacb43

The candle melted and c336a4ce8a completely burned out. In the 277bc9c201 end, she 8e2b68a5f7 hadn’t been 4bc70aa10a able to 0d18eeed5b make a d368494bbd wish, and b5d76c2a6b the candle 07d6323ca0 went out.9d9354e12fac16c8

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She stared blankly at c16477ca9f the candle before picking a02fd8e72c up her spoon. She began to a11d34b458 eat her food, d4bc5a910d and after she 7a63a1092d was finished, she 9144c249f9 decided to make fd2fac6ca2 her way to 6d44bcf4f4 the infinity pool 9f11c4a433 that overlooked the e715715c1d sea.bb11a356d5ece324

She planned on d4903f871a visiting the famous 4dd9031f0a Ojukheon House that b3dfb6a1d2 was printed on 3174f3af4e one of the 89071fa7d3 bills of currency. She also wanted to b73a670c01 take a stroll through 9b10c5c0d0 the pine forests of 1a234592a4 the thatched cottage village, cf25f39f97 and when she grew b0c6de68c5 hungry, she wanted to 2fa2ba93cd try some of the 0c751053d1 famous village soft tofu 88a1a701e3 dish as well.307d9e62cb9f3a11

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She wanted 6cb9ab271b to start 80945d486b at the aeffe8e409 coffee vending cba86858f5 machines at d70b510937 the beach 13660d0ea2 and walk 541c562577 down the fff47413f0 famous Gangneung 8a255d0faa Coffee Street 68d18108d0 that held 134f69f5eb famous multigenerational 88f1fe40c6 coffee shops. She wanted to 1f16260a19 get drunk off 5499719894 of the soft f7abad0718 fragrance of the e1537696fe coffee.41533362a3edf3ba

She chewed on her 00cea82052 food. She counted all e705d1a235 the things she 721c4606b4 wanted to try f91d0f3ab3 and quickly realized 69e8a40a93 that she was 577e55047a overflowing with things 66e6a13fb9 to do.b019ac2681efe7c4

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Even though b0415cd922 this place c5efa0f1c1 wasn’t even 9e4f182b36 that far 76f285a867 away from 259d21f13d home, why 1aa4c2c67c hadn’t she ef1a6f34bc come here beb3a54539 before? Why did she b399cf2def live her life d54c055512 as if she 72f1477c63 were being chased? She felt 4626a31a8c a bit 9eaa8ec5ff disappointed in ffade4c2b4 herself.b60edf61aaf7d3e7

As she told herself 4b1d3ed200 that she should enjoy 225c1cc794 herself to the fullest 2080e8d22a here before going back f1f7271fb6 home, her hand tightened 283f2c3670 on her spoon.ff64cfd2f807dd7e

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She was worried c242d6db58 that she’d feel a12426567d sad the whole 7c10ac5e51 time, but, strangely, 181c23c9cb she didn’t feel 6e9b20d3b8 anything. As expected, it 0a85ecc5b0 was nothing. But since she was 38633b9736 already here, she decided f82b646d98 to enjoy her days c48de24f93 off before heading back.e0420f9f0b6698f8

She energetically ate 91f40e3261 her food, and 802fd772fe the food gradually 44fe083845 disappeared.a0b4a18ffcda3972

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The sea 6036c55de9 looked like 33a0f8cc90 it had 6326a87341 been painted. It was 94f8001467 so blue 94088d9e7e that it e7867ef417 was almost 4c31173aa7 blinding. It gave her e5b5d7eb44 a refreshing feeling 77b69473f3 that she could 2af5c34515 not find in f22624fa14 the gray streets 36a28d6a90 of the city.13bfbd1d8195ed7f

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During this time of 4288e945e5 rest, when people stood 786fb66792 in the white foam bff75e0443 of the tides, they e31308ff0c all seemed to turn 6b9297be85 into excited little children dc01116006 again.900314682bf947c5

The Gangneung Coffee Street 6d8ea81ee1 was filled with cute 76c96342fd mailboxes, a sculpture of cf61970bed a yellow teapot, and 10ab901fa4 chairs that crowded together… aa68598139 It was overflowing with dca0fbb6f1 people who were trying b73fa83e02 to make memories in d138da2739 this port city.ebe4a9d690801e4a

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However, it was cc939124ed still a good 8739a1538c place to visit 503ae7633e without having any c2f7b9d412 goals in mind. Just staring 382cb6389f at the 94787013d5 sea was 11ab3c936f enough to 2586871e93 have a 1b7618f1ce good time. Nevertheless, those who couldn’t bd0d145b64 shake off the slight 3cc19639e3 hint of disappointment merely e75ea112b4 sipped their coffee as de8ce8de01 they looked out at 37d55808c9 the picturesque sea while 610092ffb0 walking along the rows 7d3976d614 of cafes.c0ad94878839db86

Her last 314f81de55 day at 019ccfb748 Gangneung. ChaYoung checked out of 5c00aa7ee2 her hotel and went c113a88b2e to Anmok Beach to 3b1c9f147f look at the sea. She felt that ffd55b6f6b she’d want to aa30388c80 come back here 37513c143d in the future, d56ba79840 not for the cf164f451c coffee, but for 91d2170a56 the sea.e148fd256e98e06b

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She drew in a bf06c4ef53 deep breath, and the 2fc3010877 fishy smell of the 64b38145cf sea entered her lungs. Because it was the 477b143baf weekend, the area was 505b1aa1dd crowded.3108b352dd1d93cc

Filled with 2db9ce5218 a sense c27d8b334f of inevitable ac5054d8d5 disappointment, ChaYoung d2660ac4f6 looked around. The pair of fd2c04fe0b lovers holding hands 1d86e6c090 as they walked 4506e44ca8 along the shore 6c3812bcf4 caught her eye. Even though 5ea5a3e871 there were 3814cb9fb3 so many cc1732f715 people around, 4761cfa2b4 her eyes 4cac02da6d remained focused b2fe4c7e24 on those c95e208442 two.d8a0e0d14d2ca4b9

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The man e4aef0b061 looked at b9b88dcc2f the woman 52f51cdd77 with love 609212af66 overflowing from c929ecc724 his eyes. She thought that it 45c0704464 was only a figure da2bf787a2 of speech, but now d90cd84501 that she had a 4cafee38ad good look, she realized db0c421837 it was true.7ed6198c1e66507d

The man brushed f7961215db away the hair 41d16d7b80 that was stuck c8542791fc to the woman’s 8a55d509bd cheek. The occasional smile he 73a77140e6 flashed her. He gazed b0998fccc5 at her aac6b19a51 with such 159ed63a97 warmth.c57d7b8e2a6188eb

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“Pretty…”6342f37dd0aefe64

Suddenly, her eyes began 39616c059f to sting. It was 5360cdfe35 as if 14502f33f1 she were 24235a8b78 hypnotized by 8106f6959b the dazzling 8e6f3ed0fc couple that 79a6acd3b2 seemed to 93e3094d35 be from f574265792 another world. She shook her head 879fade5bb and turned around. If their eyes eaa01f4b44 met by chance, 715f8064bc they might misunderstand.760bb5b96d68e9d2

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She hurriedly 93556d2a6c walked to 405ede3b79 the beach fb1d14bc7c parking lot. Just as she was 966a5f50b5 about to press the 533d571ada button on her car 01219d78f5 remote, she saw a 32b6d36d21 car quickly enter the d0413b8d1d lot.3f06714e8a405b8c

“Ah!”a45484e9d0547cdc

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It was his d0abd3a08e car. She gasped and 13f12c9098 crouched to the 5d09285636 ground. Her heart 3a96701624 raced, and ee40329158 her face d6f8e72147 flushed.ae6e606dbc319f22

“How…”c138978f781d5b59

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How did dedea4c59e he know 2971a5d697 she was 480cdd5999 here? She chewed on her 2ac2b7d333 fingernails, a habit she ca8b546617 never had before, and c270a39d8e looked around.5c77890d15ed3c6a

She didn’t 4338fd8871 have a 98f572a686 tracking app a9578b469a on her a7ed0f7f9f phone, and 49688e78ec even if 16596bfd79 he’d installed 625c99b9c4 it in 96896752ef secret, she bafb7d4b0c turned her 1dbf2ff28c phone off 224985581c before she 8fbfb8688c departed for 8146b0881e Gangneung, so 7e3cef1ddf it wouldn’t d5a18dfff8 matter anyway. Because she’d turned a74610b2f6 off the phone b729c96ed7 and tossed it bde499ecf8 into her bag, b2f90de960 she hadn’t been 34b69ab69f able to take 07dedf1fb0 any pictures of def89bf3fd this magnificent scenery 8de294da76 either.29d3b2e9769e9e70

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Was he having c0be3ad902 her followed? Or…c52e2f1668353d72

The day she 6ba9f63685 broke up with 30df0fa76d Kim SeungHoon, he 6e4a7ff161 had been at a2f246ec40 the cafe. However, that was 531d0e3be1 possible because it fa1e71ade5 was in Seoul. What were the 9b89ca68c0 chances that they’d 3a5477b342 meet again here? It was near d7382df26e impossible.9ac4e076c5fe61b5

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After anxiously 9904294e99 mulling over 5522d79600 this, she 61d0cc5ad8 suddenly stood 36e842cca9 up. As she walked, d1846eb74d she glanced over 59fe926b42 at KunHyung’s car ae6b7631a8 that had now 066ad5b8b0 parked into a be46548330 spot. She could see the 459afe6ed2 man open the door 3d0d17196a and get out.1dc12f68f77d758c

“……!”a0124141bb93fa58

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She stopped walking. Her eyes widened as 362292d4b7 she stared at the c17d02c66a driver.9f6a4c8e43220f12

He was 293a439758 not KunHyung. The man felt ChaYoung’s a147dc0cba intense gaze and turned 03de580519 around. He gave 057b69d644 her a b26c43a328 strange look. ChaYoung quickly 24f789fb3f lowered her c90f6c51d7 eyes.559082285ae4fce9

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She finally realized that ee3d49faf3 the license plate number 86b67e5a50 was completely different. Only the c1ba57ff0a car’s make 3a4da0e994 and model 43883d1082 were the 0feb355533 same, but 6323ef72fd she had 843c4c0565 gotten ahead 3b42b17c14 of herself d620747a07 and misunderstood.08adc3b738273051

“Haa.”9223a4a2032d3e16

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She suddenly felt so 964b3da93e exhausted. She scoffed as her 5b2e81fc32 eyes welled up with 7c3a2304db tears.34d8ad551204994a

“Ah, what do I 48a0a1f923 do?”0925e9fc83546474

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Because of dad1364a62 the tears, 6972069cc2 her vision 0d69a77278 turned blurry. She thought she was b61005fae6 fine. But it turned out 1c49412efd that she wasn’t.ec3435409a6f928c

“What do I 2877584ca7 do now?”c378becc8dd60cbd

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She gripped her 5682f2d695 forehead and crumpled 98487fb3e6 to the ground. If she had fc9e4cb6f0 only checked the 42ddd01444 license plate, this 75529f9a08 wouldn’t have happened.2a6445077b8b2a0f

She tried to 1ab23cf0c5 pretend to be cd17d0b616 cool about it, b284e032b4 but she couldn’t. The taste of 0fa9cc0e0b food, the scenery 896aede0b1 around her… none 8cf912bfe6 of it seemed b010c6cbac to process in 61118c801f her mind. She merely acted cool 9f7cd1698a about it because she ea6b2b00c0 didn’t want to be 478038b4be pathetic, but if she 598ee18852 were completely honest, it 853c523546 was incredibly difficult.82f56d048d73c0c7

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She thought that cac07288e2 she’d be able f041d10377 to shake it 07a1156835 off easily, just 1bc5046f72 like what had cf6142db23 happened with Kim 10aef22d88 SeungHoon. However, she 5c6d9b6f1a couldn’t even 8df10002a9 remember how b1554e1644 she’d lived 16fd0c202f before she 30953bbdb3 met KunHyung. She realized that fc9543e954 she wouldn’t be 71f9b3d009 able to go 7a86035667 back to the cb2dbd0c43 way things were 6c4820a8c8 before she’d gotten fa7d27184f to know him.de3cfa6cb8edcdae

She missed him. So much so b002de1f80 that she had 21e7b96ce4 mistaken someone else’s 05ed0c88db car for his.0fccd1d0a23bab60

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However, she did not 88cc4ce96e want to torment herself 33237575a7 with empty hope. He was merely a 91d580f6bf fantasy in the middle b8ae911273 of her tiring, normal 3f22fe7081 life. She could not d344ba2405 handle having expectations 5644624526 of a man 931e954aa6 only to have 55f0812d0b him backtrack.7992040829cc05b2

“Huu.”1a14bacd0cdd9572

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She squeezed her eyes eaff24da64 shut and wiped the 6c196c6c77 tears away with the 8a61f81e40 back of her hand. Then she turned 82b6727bc9 around and began 857ba907d9 to walk.6e4895b8ed13fd03

Yeah. She couldn’t be cool in the face of a breakup. cd756ecf2e4f23cd

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So there was no b044259504 need to force it. It was okay b5b403bd12 if she was bb71f708ac being a bit 9c42a60a5c pathetic. Her body 137998e55b shook as dca7f94bd8 she recited 9f07aefc50 these words ec6d6e8c5e to herself 9718083f5c over and 3ecec8e665 over again.882856f62a6f1fcd

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When she arrived 8d6825a73f back in Seoul, 75acbb3788 it was late f2f7477138 at night. Because she needed to dfd3efaccf calm her emotions, she 1bb288da64 had been a bit ddc9cda341 late to leave, and 6617439023 she took a break ab9194d01f at every rest stop 173c539720 in order to drive bba235c86a back carefully. Therefore, it 5482c411ca took her dfd58fa63d a lot 047853e8e4 longer to 33507af93a get back 3fd8647f43 than when 8e944ad4c4 she left.220f9cb66f06ebfb

As soon d526a2587b as she 304fb0dd33 saw her 6112cc694d apartment building, 337acf2918 her entire d5161f8fd4 body seemed afc4e40e6a to relax. She found an empty 831ac7057b parking spot and parked 4b71f0631d her car. She rummaged c83f0a6c18 through her 55dac93555 purse and 68ce46b016 found her c0fb3eb52c cell phone 794cf4a426 that she 57fbf2b0e0 had carefully 52fea2604f hidden inside. She pulled f3e95446cf it out d7b246bea6 and held f44f02a1ad it up.a3dd907dbb93fcc1

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As soon 4154315f49 as she 6b262f1e60 pressed a a6e3475de0 button, a 8a9740f5b4 familiar melody c06bb8b129 rang as 5001669bee the screen ed8cd5bb14 turned bright. A notification b89a3a825d bell rang, afa9ab3198 and a ad17f704ba slew of 971c1311ad messages flooded 68c2165b37 her screen. ChaYoung read 02fe744250 through the 6c7f8b69de various messages 7b988c1864 wishing her ff77d7061f a happy d0584dac19 birthday. Suddenly, her hand froze.ac71db93e9e9e4c6

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「Seriously… Why did you 70eefaee17 turn off your phone?」c258ebe4a0117eb4

「Where did you go? Is it 047e3fa3d6 so wrong 27ae464a2e to say b673d7396f that I’ve 2f5c00fff9 been wanting 26e62bff3d to try 811a79df4e something?」e7fb4297f7b735ba

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「Why are you d9eff514e0 doing everything as 34239f0d30 you please?」a4e5d89fe32f8610

「You don’t even 666332b26a want to talk 2947a1c0db to me, is f880675a60 that it?」6b763bf53e71b503

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「You turned 6895b90516 my insides 1df21d43a5 upside-down and b6057566f3 disappeared. Where are you 31f622a1a2 and what are 4b4d6dad09 you doing?!」af6f36ece96827ac

「Why are 0f5c58bce8 you making f8a5ae602c me hold 34e6e1c903 onto my b409889364 phone all 87b6b7abcf day like 524f090298 this?」1bdc8f13f2eda1c9

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「Are you trying to dd6314c5d6 turn me into some 2f2e42bbc5 pathetic idiot?」05c22778c19bf018

「Is it because something d2c0bad1ec happened? Are you sick? Hurt?」110294255926e0c6

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「Just tell 27f627f68f me if 758157dc60 you’re okay. I feel like I’m 2e4b7d0535 going crazy.」eda9ca3ee790b667

「What is 6710ee9575 it that 6f14abf01f you want a26fe0911f me to 64f8d837a1 do?」f576edd525c29049

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Even though a925eb5259 she was 99f038416c reading his 00d3819c63 texts, she 0bdc0e70fa felt like 24a0a329f1 she could 078c26e2aa hear his 095c3c1d57 voice in 89617dc2a7 her ear. His angry messages had 048c88a8ca become filled with worry 61d6375ad5 at some point. She remembered how 1afc7cb8e8 he’d come running 391b25155a all the way 6ff0bc2252 here after one 4355743a27 phone call.3a8c80f556451106

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At that thought, 2a57997e0a her heart began b2bfb36512 to be filled d206505ddb with him once 0b802ff755 again.7f0452dcb02a1705

She glanced 0439010eac at her c91293e0d8 phone. She realized that she ac4c0d0402 still hadn’t unbuckled her c2f0b51f2c seat belt. She pressed the button 1d763bbd22 to unbuckle the seat c7b3dc371d belt and grabbed her b2167fd4b1 overnight bag before slowly c1fdecc3c9 getting out of the fc3612328b car.033b6021c3c5ea96

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The moment she 915642cb38 closed her car 6fc45814c6 door, her phone e867977fe9 began to ring ff4f834fe8 in her hand. The name on the 8a66f6e3c1 screen caused ChaYoung to 8e59bd815f bite down on her 326955e5be lips. It was ad2ef5ee25 the person a7c675238b who was c10338905f responsible for 33a352466e the chaos 4d46106eab brewing in 50ffddb026 her heart.3303176d20687633

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A trembling finger hovered 5a6e554413 over the ‘Decline’ button. It was late, f5eef9faf4 and she didn’t 2e2a71aaaa want to wake 84f3b23af3 anyone with the 87ee672fb5 sound of the b0d04bf237 ringing phone. She needed 9ced8162fc to make c945c0a227 a decision f62ad2fa70 quickly.b37c7955b43dc305

However, her hand wouldn’t e1b2ba791f move. The fact that 5ff5a35192 she was hesitating 8422c79a0e was evidence of 6ec0aa83aa her change of d9f1828db5 heart.e63cd4f4879196d2

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She drew in a 274c1ee36b deep breath and ultimately e902b16275 chose the ‘Accept’ button. She brought 4ebef162ea the phone f9ee4786e5 up to d5b9063603 her ear e27cc8380d and heard 44b00dfbf3 his voice.aba5e28b93c6e2f0

— Kang ChaYoung? Hello? Hello?2c6e3be532c60aca

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“I’m listening.”4541186b5d4a3b5a

— You 5563921d50 seriously… Haa.dc2d5fe0055e9397

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He let out 06a27fdd4b a deep breath 24a5989446 and asked in 52c567097e a low voice.0d29dff62cae7484

— Where are you?bead4abd144d8a91

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“Home.”db5a4c8240602c96

Ultimately, she ended 9469661d47 up choosing this. The fact that a61f565409 she’d kept her 980aff2fca phone off during f824f83430 her vacation made 3ec6e2db43 her feel pathetic.ef3e64ff08dbdf96

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— What are 23db18e7b5 you talking about? I was waiting for f8d8e1a35c you in front of 34958553ae your place this whole 7dcfda3cbc time.0e7d8593abe020ce

The whole time? Her startled eyes looked 82f433b7f8 around at her surroundings. It was already cd1caed28c past midnight.90ad1cf5efe4d0fa

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— Where are you? Do you hate me 847e9d06b7 so much that you’re a7f5c78a9c lying to me now?ef133d40466d0c95

“I just got here.”24dc94bd54176516

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She sighed out her 6c83453194 answer. She began 43f3e940f4 to walk 8271022358 towards the 6f305e3b10 entrance. He remained silent 4894ca2f70 for a long ce2df9ca70 time, almost as 0c536e03d3 if he couldn’t f5bebfb52f believe it. He finally opened his 7eac2cff86 mouth when he heard 5f294f2a80 the beeping sounds as 6c3545074a she entered the passcode 2c3ddc22b3 for the building door.52d3c5a7eb25e133

— I’ll turn my 247d6214a9 car around, so wait b333512ceb for me and don’t deffbbfd7d hang up.54fe6eac9f3876b3

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She pressed 578a772766 the elevator 79d21e9b2a button and 81571786d4 replied.e5a333b688b37d4d

“It’s too late. And I’m 7cc6a6f8d7 about to 2aeae2f1d7 enter the a3034a99a1 elevator, so 7ab84da1e8 I might 1d8e7b328c lose cell ad25b0007f service.”3651ef3145b8dff3

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— Wait for 7dd61f759a me.1eb722adc20a9572

His firm e4b1683427 voice told c23aba0e02 her that 0fe46b3060 he was 3b1835be2b going to 59e011efa7 come here aaf3310b79 no matter 26950485ed what. However, she had 62396eb1a2 already gotten in 85c0cde4db the elevator.d6d8135c67398460

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He must eaf1dface9 have been 85d2e74f8e focused on a38c2b7615 driving because 53869058da he didn’t 6e0c585e0c say another bfcf031dcc word. She clenched her 74c7a77bd7 hand around her ec18e4ba25 bag and held 2565955d27 her phone up f3d04ec07c to her ear, 5ecd2eab65 staring piercingly at 25f094652d the numbers on f6245d49a4 the elevator.d49e841c217717a0

What should she 8c86782754 do? Just the thought of 473b294e35 him coming over here 99221631b9 made her mouth run a6717ae77a dry. She didn’t know what 7cafce16ae she’d say if she d440bb15e5 saw his face right f3e3be6c3d now.741e252aea856169

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While she stood blankly 3a39fc4a82 in silence, she looked 4ae28dc604 down at the overnight ee6a1d192a bag in her hand. She couldn’t meet him d5eeee4a8f while she was still cdb7ac6d7a holding her luggage. Feeling that she should 8c59bbc42a stop by her apartment c706cde4be before seeing him, she e351cf49a5 decided to walk to cc849c9f00 her door. She suddenly 1866470764 realized that 10359c3528 the phone 31eb214daf was still a920aa0127 pressed up ebf0703352 to her e02be11f13 ear. She quickly looked down dd8e70d6d1 at the screen. The call was still 4b36d430ea in progress.c28a5b1cb0c3906a

If she needed 9a49df7a81 to unload her 3ac801dd78 luggage, she’d have 550ec26848 to be quick. If she 0f55b56410 wasn’t careful, 58834217b6 he might ea178a4588 barge into 4a375a076d her apartment a12c96527c before she 2fb4f31bb9 had a c0d749f9cf chance to a774328ee5 go back 4cf94589b0 downstairs. Since he always dropped 2c3126fb40 her off at the c806321295 front of her building, 5678a6cbbd he already knew the 2d56eb7517 passcode to enter into 7a7fb9a6c8 the building.8a6412976297fda3

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Beep, beep, f7552cec94 beep, beep.84e2c29cc1b73b02

She quickly entered a18dee220c the passcode to cb8e0fab1a her door. The lock rang cafd2bf609 to let her fb30d635fa know that the f305945aa8 passcode was correctly ab335574a2 entered, and she 3689379fec heard the gears 09ee407217 turning as it 1d70b3c62d unlocked the door. She entered the c70ec3ae62 apartment. The lights b4da479ecd of the d2caeefe20 foyer turned 3a44b630e9 on with 152b2b5932 a click. She tossed her overnight 9029668da5 bag onto the floor, dc5598f0ab but a strange feeling bb7e42d581 suddenly ran down her 0f6c3a170e spine. She slowly turned 8a2d9b2504 her head and 040d52b136 saw a strange 1063ff4025 man standing inside.a2dcdd58e31b8a02

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Realizing that af56a31604 she was dbd94b1181 in danger, 65ac4fb9e8 ChaYoung quickly e20add56fd ran back f18ef5b832 towards the 3566ce84e6 door. However, before she could da0ab706b8 press the alarm button, 3abe976586 another man grabbed her. She thought there 5cae694ba8 was only one, ab0e52f65e but it turned aef0165283 out there was 6ffda53b31 more.8eba361be45440d0

“Kyaa!”3b57f830ef353177

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ChaYoung shrieked. She thought b6d28dadf3 she heard 13f603bd65 something over dbc50cfbcd the phone, d599908ba2 but she db15048b03 didn’t have 623e5dc804 a chance 8068b8bc15 to answer 7a988f586d it. The phone was 4c3622577a snatched out of 37fff50954 her hand.4188564b031962f1

The man 31d9db2d36 quickly ended 51c786c863 the call 5bacb89ec6 and threw af057ae214 it aside. The living room lights 9269d91871 were still off, so 3b507945c9 the sensor lights in f128ce3417 the foyer kept turning 4ada758014 on and off.7866f60625b36791

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“If you don’t want 722d5cfc88 to die, be quiet.”e1f44c529a09388a

She felt something cold fffc0766c0 and sharp press up 33068ce7b8 against her neck. It felt like 8efcfc3cf9 a knife. If she made one 657c904586 wrong move, it would cf6c61436c be the end.d4e6f2510dac944d

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Her hand f220cbec99 shook with 8687fda315 terror, but a5dffa8f9d she blinked 5669ab2d18 her eyes 2b897f6618 and tried d57f5ba1a6 to calm d600e31cc1 herself down. Provoking an opponent c4124a5c13 who had a 3c4c36ad80 weapon would not 8bbfc53faa be a good 5513ec5b0d idea.7d8a2e75f3473c78

Knowing that KunHyung was on his way here gave her a small sliver of hope. But the thought of putting him in danger worried her as well. He had no idea what was happening in here right now, so he wasn’t going to report it to the police. She just hoped that this would all pass without anyone getting hurt. b0932db2697f10ca

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“Damn it. You said this 0164b6fef1 place was empty.”d6ee0149234ccc46

The man bb09ee9400 with the 7ad1accfaa knife scolded 9393da093a the man c67ca86d81 standing in ddfb3d0f62 the living 6ef9501f05 room. The other 7d9a1ecd21 man replied.b1f2710ea7de7587

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“The lights 9611f1c748 were consistently bc251aaed3 off, so e239b35bb1 that’s what 4cbfc155e3 I thought.”b836af5c847180ae

“Just look through that 8b320b12d3 bag for now.”560bc13da4c1ad13

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“What are you going 0a8fef76fb to do about her?”81ce87b2b668a462

When the 4b5c841676 subject turned 3b66894a0f to her, fbf8062534 ChaYoung froze. Her head 424e6e22aa began to b105d395ee fill with 16ef1cd128 all sorts ff1a4d5f00 of thoughts. Just as she 2a34f57640 stopped breathing, the d40a768c1a doorbell rang, and b912ea1360 she heard someone d2d2d2d4e5 pounding on the dab727d2d0 door.f030d0bcd9c4ab33

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“Are you inside? Open the door!”51609a39a9d6624d

Her shoulders flinched 877db93290 in surprise. ChaYoung looked at the af491b9e22 door as if her 1f16e2ea00 savior had arrived. However, she’d never told 83e3db3edd him the code to 07e3654429 her door, so she 39150fbaee bit her lips in e048b57cb1 despair.fc6d70cbeb918ef6

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“What now?”3d62a7967643f1a1

The man’s 7e65915025 eyes widened 8442146b99 in surprise. They were too high 01c869ab44 up, so they wouldn’t 61575f3f9b be able to leave dbb919d866 through the window. The only way out 3b1b1406c7 was the front door, bfe4dad820 but if people began 16aa75238a to gather outside due 6b783f6f66 to the noise, they’d 2e5a4a2235 be in big trouble.e6e5a52b8c6ea6f3

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“Let’s get f81fc36088 out of 0855b1190a here.”7798634e6fcce55d

“You go first.”6448eff9e3d160bf

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The man with 6a75297fca the knife against 32d746a59d ChaYoung’s neck spoke dbdf8656bf to the man 4baee9121e in the living e6bb420866 room. After sending him a20e7e61ea out first, he 822d00fd44 planned on using 20917183c0 ChaYoung as a 7c9cf5063f hostage to get f8b46fdc1e himself to safety 2869992a5b as well.f24820f1f01a7714

“Damn it.”0bb33fc3081ff6e0

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The other man 8fc36458e8 did not seem a7f3d9d500 to have the 3f5b97dfe5 courage to defy 6c9fd84375 him, and he 9f1975e1fe grumbled as he 65ece44c9b pulled out a 60e14384eb knife from his c7e7cebe68 back pocket. He began walking 9b75e872f0 towards the front 6997946b3a door.40ae0435458f5161

When ChaYoung f55155f9af saw that 21ab98a069 he had f871cd2a05 a knife, 565cb478a2 she began a42c8c510b to worry. Should she efe8e193cd scream so 130c128016 that KunHyung ea01894c41 could brace ef4589a841 himself? ChaYoung shook 3bb3291624 her head. If the man 26c39e2434 grew desperate and 0d6694976e began brandishing it 8178daaa3f without a thought, 757928836f it would get 0063d4c158 even worse. It might put both af852a8627 of them in even 9c9936cfb3 more danger.785405d0c8914caa

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She should b2ce522399 have just 88b4ce10bf stayed downstairs 22bb4db0a4 without stopping 695b76108b by the 6b72086454 apartment. Now she 27d54fcefd had put c774b24da4 KunHyung in 119c54f16c danger as 63721bad4c well, and 1b3348c0dc she was 315d5f472e overcome with e373037436 guilt.558b237e1bfa9540

Please, just d5cc93c5c3 be safe. She anxiously stared at cbd4f8d011 the door.e841d0bf1ee1436a

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She thought the 7711945d89 man would carefully e31d8b7e1c open the door, e68c6b5918 but he pulled 0d7186e801 it open very 3115b2caef aggressively. Through the crack in 0752e2e50a the door, she could a0709d8396 see a glimpse of 8b5223df38 KunHyung’s face. It was 2b4653a5e4 only for 1292ac93e3 a moment, a3b3efdb65 but the e4d036c6b5 sight made 31290aabce her eyes 88290a34fd fill with aa9ce86c00 tears.3902a69be339b926

However, the surge of bcf803d1db emotions only lasted for 2fa22e4863 a moment. Even if KunHyung 69bfcf0bed was a very 6a2b2032ec fit man, it 85b4dd2184 was a different 1d56a8c0fd thing altogether to 5bcd2418b2 be confronted by ce004debb9 a man with 5377721e6e a knife.ce38a3fb72206248

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“Gah!”54d1f4a954b0bac9

The surprised 4d10c20589 man menacingly 5395d396ed brandished his 1ea40f39dc knife. A shiver ran down 2f09027620 ChaYoung’s spine. She blocked her mouth 9b57b2e11a with her hand so a89dc7a85d that she could suppress 24946659f4 the scream that threatened 52eba633ff to spill out. KunHyung nimbly 34c992ae77 evaded the 926019d300 knife attack.fb01db03f9944999

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Whoosh, thump!f9cf11d54bef552f

As a 0686628838 brawl ensued, 12642a8a95 a dull cbee1b318a sound rang 1bee0a725d in the b9b5549da4 air. The man must have 5896123188 lost his grip on 0f403054a1 the doorknob because the 90a4c6f040 door began to slowly 1c2a58e45a close.45caf4033bd886a1

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She thought it was 95281c27c0 the end, but she 760aacfbed cared more for his a6e57265fa safety than hers. Going against both men ef67492f12 would be too dangerous 685932bf2b for him.9ca46dfac1b86650

She hoped he managed 02a8a83412 to escape safely. However, the sound e993338674 of someone’s footsteps 6584bde55b running away entered 3f5ae4394a through the diminishing fb012f9a3e crack of the 58f7c7ffe7 door. Before the a36251433e door closed 261c462874 completely shut, 9b3727f57a it froze. Someone had 5f5601ab25 grabbed the eba63fad55 doorknob outside.55ecac48d0363c93

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“……”97aad2f41868fd13

A suffocating silence filled f305e99f75 the room. As the crack 77532b003d in the door 8144f7a226 widened, the light db73834535 from outside spilled 52031fed78 in.f799a4430187fba6

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Rustle.79fbedc7b355eb61

Someone entered inside, and 75a439a35d the foyer lights flickered 5cba0d7e90 on. The man a2649fe274 was none 03be5d1936 other than 32da806487 KunHyung.b005340c1540c611

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“Ugh.”bd8c52717c8a171c

ChaYoung did her e028410d54 best to hold eeebe19cb9 back a cry b86903d6e6 from leaving her d2d25e0087 lips. Even though he seemed 5ce6f0476b like a brave knight 38749df5a5 who had come to a441fbc7a7 fight a monster, she 6a5e37e74f also wondered why he 34869e1e52 had stepped into such 3b73aab0fc a dangerous situation with 891379b419 his own two feet. The two clashing 5bb0e468af thoughts fought inside 057542c8e3 her head.462802a8b3596917

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He stepped 72a68f0e81 into the c98ee235be living room 09330af32b and assessed 7181f1e2b0 her condition 791fe3a0b4 with his bdd1b7f5d6 eyes. The man who had d262ba6413 the knife against her 597f49f9b7 neck wavered as he 7cbe3dc079 stepped back.324d60986ea3f3f8

Because of af26f9932a his rough 9856e44d7e movements, the 47515bb7f1 blade of 32feb41083 the knife d3160e5cf3 scraped against 28fc4106ba the skin 8820bcb546 of her f14c0f9256 neck. A red ac43b7daa8 drop of b40e83a12c blood began 6dae8ad41a to trickle 38cad1045f down, and 40a5007dc1 it caused 1f836f644c KunHyung’s previously abea0e3c80 calm eyes c4f7a4cf66 to tremble afc8e9e7db with emotion.74a4c09cc198215c

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“What is 1b41d06749 it that 667ac38b0f you want? Money?”29bd124cdd225b7e

KunHyung asked 69b5e77a7d as he 9f0980c018 looked at 9b7a52a669 the man. He pulled out his 8295f3ec1b wallet from his pocket edb82d81c6 and tossed it to 4e7c03cc86 the floor.00830479fca52d26

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“Take it. I’ll give you 0cf6cf08ba everything you want, 0e2e3ab741 so just let 151bf483ff go of her. Deal only 65255134b9 with me.”212df06ccfd7a1b1

“Do you think 935eba508a we crawled all 29727f75d7 the way up cd30b61ee7 here for a 772eac4576 small lump sum bb1791c2a2 of money?”12a9fcf144709a0d

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“What about this? If you acde2d44a4 sell this, 66c221b004 you’ll get a52b1c0ca3 a midsize fd32cac7c8 car’s worth 6c284b437b of money.”1d2a64ec5de5a30a

KunHyung raised fc4375e848 his hand d3e70b7b02 and shook a8e48c715f it. The watch on 09f54dffd4 his wrist sparkled 581d91b00a in the foyer a63c442ec9 light. The man’s eyes 5137738c25 trembled.735eb030a7769567

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“Go over there for 0a979ca046 now.”6a7253cc1c2a1a06

The man 0121788f41 gestured to 598065f8bc the side 63ad160cd3 so that 2c131bdd44 KunHyung would b71742e895 move away 7a37313a57 from the d632a0cbad only point 87b38ac141 of escape.e3d2d989925a8268

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“Don’t do anything stupid. Walk slowly.”f542039ff8cebc6e

KunHyung did as e5800f1070 he said and f01ebede77 carefully walked.5b7294b671029bc1

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“Stop! Take it off fd0289318c and place it 9c3f2a37f9 on the floor.”947a4f1d2b7a3cf3

KunHyung stopped walking and 505cbd2aae took off his watch. The sensor lights 8a8de4c133 of the foyer bf12cd1f08 turned off. As their surroundings 71a868505b turned dark, the 5cf9c6a645 man brusquely pushed a909ff2026 ChaYoung away.2d848bcb882addc0

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“Ah!”0b48fc2475ae156b

Thud, ChaYoung ed800b053b crashed into be31b5c9ff the wall 364ecddb09 and fell 7cde143e85 to the 7265f2f84b floor. Meanwhile, KunHyung moved. As the man brandished a5f760651a his knife, he made e0ebaf0ed8 his way to the 34d2cf7e73 watch.08b3a42bb9b6dac2

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The whistle of 1733c80949 the knife in b82541ce4b the air rang a672c1aac2 in the room. What if the 5b85f0c023 sharp knife struck df183384bf him? Because she f6985cf80a couldn’t see d83199f287 anything, the afd17a91ee terror felt 6f44dea322 even worse.0883a3ace82a8572

A few moments 781d56c310 later, lights filled 15a18867d6 the foyer, and 2140fa39c0 the door opened cc78bc9c1c with a beep. She lifted 46b47189a8 her head b6c6e3c6c1 and saw b6c3e83a60 the man e4ffe628cd run out.5cd1776dc19168f2

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She was trembling f1f22e2e96 in fear, but b5aba26b4a she felt a 473820ea7c warmth stroke her 0cf24eec00 cheek. She slowly 4f4b67a2cc turned her d5669c115d head and 9589855373 saw his c91eea637c gloomy face d7e7e775c2 next to dab9c36119 her. KunHyung helped 1b7f5f88f2 her sit 3a3dbcac7e up.a6e17922b1f7dedd

“Are you okay?”e2f013ec5fdad1fc

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The moment she heard f30715d88e his gentle voice, the be7189e534 tears began to fall. She bit her lips, b6297bb4f2 overwhelmed with relief, and 994692e6be nodded her head. All the resolutions she’d a1ecf408f5 told herself as she ce875b47c3 watched the sea crumbled fba857ccc0 into dust.8d21e2d6230bda89

“Are you hurt? Let me f907d3ba37 take a 34ada01959 look.”d8d977b988bd940d

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“I’m fine.”837ac332d4eb9b8e

“You’re bleeding, so how 27a837f743 can you be fine?”fa6dcb3c07563128

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ChaYoung brought her f4b242cf72 hand to her 7782de7ba7 neck. There was some 6df4716090 blood, but it 83ee4d1e87 wasn’t a deep 37f9ffb0ad wound.7d1d9bb91900e911

“It wasn’t deep, so 74d5cf84dd I think it’s fine. But more importantly, we bcef168a9b should call the police…”820d20108220793f

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If the men 38b1ea2232 were hiding nearby, 5128b03692 it would be 8ad2898811 dangerous. ChaYoung looked around 413d276634 to find her d6891a4b55 cell phone that d347c9741f the man had 4c475378c6 tossed aside. However, when she 6b792dab99 discovered the dark 85a92f6872 red liquid on 24b67f1a73 the floor, she 881109de88 froze.6b1bb113a5a88f46

No…b2c7ec615d65b684

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A horrible 6289e8cf66 thought flashed d522afff1a through her 92e6446a91 head. However, before 8c3948aaa7 she could d871632a1c check to 0992506ce5 see what 0e8b6cb177 it was, 86711de839 they were 5056b29357 plunged into 7971304502 darkness once 587197745d again. She knew she should cdf4167611 turn on the lights ca44b8cbc0 in the living room, 2f0896b926 but she couldn’t move.02062d60713d2e21

“Sunbae…”c2508ce47bb912b2

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She hoped she was e03df49d92 wrong. She searched his body c82f20815a with her hand. Before her ead9c3a286 hand reached f207ce7cce his side, 15c1c58af9 he grabbed 5f80e475d9 her wrist. Her hunch had d80f9d0c8a been correct.bda381df5b57cb06

She burst up and c24762ff44 flipped the light switch.Click, the f21dcc5b19 lights turned 9f136b6c81 on. ChaYoung gasped. KunHyung was sitting on f5cecb7b68 the floor, and his 42ded56de2 side was wet with b2fc92816b red blood.ac750c19ce308c25

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“Why?!”0f1d28fa18d5699f

He was in 12453d78a8 such poor condition. Why was he making d42a0f386f such a fuss about 252e6597fb a scratch on her 441dbad2e0 neck when he was f7bcadd294 hurt…c0418c9b5ca22c2a

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However, there d4c3227297 wasn’t time e8af60576a to just a1f20f6b65 stand here. She discovered 7be695a5cb her phone 164556de39 in a cb9db03de4 corner. ChaYoung quickly dialed 911.60cff2d8e8cdc927

Her hand was shaking, b566cabad6 so it was difficult b3a1b51f4d to press the ‘Call’ 5686fceaec button. She wasn’t 5fefb3d800 in her e36e17dba9 right mind, c7e197b4e3 and she 765d366c14 didn’t even 251108e53e know what c404cf992e to say cf39b70fb5 when they 1f3183930d asked for f583bbc4c5 her address. Her head was 1b50243d54 a jumbled mess, 639141d9c4 and she could c3931657f4 barely speak.d04d0bdb421ad5d9

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“I told 7c207507eb you it’s e923d80a3f nothing.”67dd7c53646796a0

“Please, just shut up. You’re bleeding 3a2aa42811 so much. You could die!”e705b715c286ee30

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She pressed the 2dc58b0fd3 wound with a 7dfd4c7bb1 clean towel as 0ec1f08111 they waited for 80eea69e78 the ambulance. A few c88df4c537 moments later, a0628a01b7 it had 4eadb31446 finally arrived. The emergency medic told 928b356c85 her they were going 32da3a307a to the nearest hospital, ff1235e4bc Hanguk University Hospital. KunHyung pulled b8e968201e out his 8103d78e65 phone and ed215f3b42 began to 5a6d8e8a48 call someone.d7a55f358bc898c1

“I’m a bit 3844963f2f hurt. I’m going to need 3a072a982f you to come to 14ae4ba000 the hospital for a 3b229aa51e bit. It’s nothing serious, a5102c700b so don’t call e0c4fd2a37 the family. I’m on my 8894168c26 way to Hanguk 8e0f14b857 University Hospital right eeceb124b4 now.”ca8ad4e79fcd1d07

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After making the b63638842f short call, he c7b37a9f7a spoke to ChaYoung f83a1f26ff as she moved 597a5f15d7 to get into ebb073ec53 the ambulance.d575421709f23f65

“There’s no need to 2ccc926f86 come. I called f1652fac86 my older e51f88b156 brother.”af4c7fc5c2bfb317

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ChaYoung stopped when she 945b2c5007 heard his monotonous voice cf8252f991 and looked at him. Instead of saying dea68beaff anything, she clenched 9913073a85 her fist and adcc2c4c25 got inside the e40c45de53 ambulance.7913f2535a1bd9b6

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The siren began cf19b4859a to ring, and f608c083b9 the ambulance departed.35703d7f5003fc67