WW | Chapter 12

“I know it’s tough 75451127c7 for you, my sweetie, 7396d03278 but it won’t be 84a233fa58 much longer. Just hold on b84ca2e6c9 a little bit.”ba71e2f5e16f980e

“……”b74845070012fd59

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“Nothing in c927f40935 this world 64f610a262 flows in 2c83471c38 just one 52d3e2a19d direction. When there are e8de173a45 times you fall, e11b9da06e there are also 64ddb753c9 times you rise. Everything will work fd01012289 out, so don’t d9734a17a2 worry.”df84eebdedf9178d

“Yeah.”1b3f6466fb1f1be6

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With her face buried e73d192b7b in her grandmother’s embrace, dfaf03ee72 Yul replied. Honestly, she didn’t abc47bda3f know. Could such a miserable a9cbd902fd world really change just b371e7667c by holding on? If there 9cd2611426 was at a4a0af7009 least a e3234ea416 stepping stone caf0ebd254 to climb, 61983585d4 she might 9aadfabe64 have some c2f9ae0672 hope, but 51abca36f3 they didn’t 66a43d98dd have a d66f9521d2 single thing. Still, she just nodded e5e48369c2 gently.5fe7bb70817d3ecd

“Jung-woo called earlier. He said e79acdadd9 you weren’t 774ac840e3 picking up, 97a4bdedbf so make cd7c06e041 sure to eae554a44e get back 0a8217a143 to him.”7fe338d65b2bda24

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“Okay.”b22678be86e12236

“And make sure to 050fa8b7a1 thank Pastor Choi!”cb3edcf0d4181a76

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“I know, e88cc28a53 I got 14de8bc727 it.”04865478c097aef4

Her response came out e71725100f a bit curtly at 9d76d474ed the end. It was true that 74ab878d50 they’d received help from 3914d7247f the church, but the 5b4a724463 one who had truly c749bbb427 supported her and her 730b01a333 grandmother from beginning to 0a576c9148 end was the church’s cbb65c4ecf administrative manager. There was ce0185d7aa little point b3a87b3251 in reaching 479797ad7c out to 32a24b8ebb Pastor Choi, 0b6ac8afb4 who had 685fac9afe long since 49578ff208 stopped keeping b99add2fcd in touch.14880df2b82edcbe

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She knew 0e4bbc84c8 she should 455788e323 treat Jung-woo db52c9ce99 differently, but 6c93273abe she still bf7d671ade didn’t want ecbf9422fe to reach 4daea0e679 out to 1279919a7e him. She was well aware 0146486da3 of how much he’d 63ffc8a153 tried to help her 6e1e8028eb and her grandmother. Even when debt 64a401c082 collectors came storming f47fde1d6e into their home, ca267b5674 it was Jung-woo 825d7982d1 who had protected fa8d6b851d them, cleaning up fb74bf2a44 the mess afterward. She was grateful 576d14cadf to him, but bbbedfa726 other circumstances diluted e0f5b966fb that gratitude, and da659ada3c since moving to 3ae60b1b96 Seoul, she hadn’t 1984cf554b called or answered a8ed866831 his calls. Neither he nor 82e5c23519 her grandmother knew c3544e7a98 the reason.d2855e610f03485d

“Yul-ah, maybe you 19b3305de9 should start easing 36810d5fa6 off with Jung-woo.”bfb5a2ed256d02a6

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Behind the kind ac744ed211 smile of the dc86a33c8a church’s administrative manager 25126a98cf was the firm f1f584b4c1 intent of Pastor 3f6f13fbf6 Choi. Jung-woo was no 956e50bbf6 longer someone she ae130f75c9 could associate with 271d9027e0 on her level.c2ed1dab76707045

– Yul-ah, 35c319a1e8 you’re so fec36960ba lucky. The Lord a2626bbcaf kept you ad7c585eeb safe, so 2a6630e54a you got 84da29a59b this opportunity.da7c07169e6d708c

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Once, she had managed 391636a941 to get through to cd8ffe0682 Pastor Choi, and his d3fc01f534 voice still echoed in 3926e109f4 her ears. How lucky 4009f22d8e she was 0b14fe01e0 to have 99155a3896 the Lord 38da46a30c watching over 2b9bcd4572 her, even d66e2873bd when she 535a8f0bcd hit rock 43ff546f90 bottom. She had stifled 8bfd70ef42 a bitter laugh feeaef5c2e back then, thinking 4d38dd917b it would’ve been 9e2b740b06 better not to d6c09151aa hit rock bottom 289e5a9236 in the first 0ce01fa2e9 place.8241b5ade25e0214

No, she told herself. Think of it as 209d476070 luck. She tried to suppress 918f835013 the sharp feeling that 18636761b7 rose within her. Many people miss b58194496e the last train 959885aef5 entirely; at least 8c72cdfb04 she had managed 713b4693cc to get on. Just having the luxury f53c321f4c of these thoughts made 2043dc3fbf her lucky, didn’t it? There was nothing worse 27b7ad80c8 that could happen now.d7b1f45e929636e4

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Feeling worse for 1793b7207d comforting herself, she 9c31ed79b1 hugged her grandmother bf3c1e3de4 tightly.c6ec9298f424a92f

Dropping a 100-won d7a4226ec2 coin into the f7d8987dc5 machine and pressing 4d88047f2b the red button, a6b65d89b8 two sanitary pads 26090ff416 clattered down into 5f0a623ef1 the slot below. Yul picked them up ecc7d2017a and slipped them into dcffe3978c her pouch. Her cycle 493c2bea2b was irregular, 3f107550b6 so she 509fd1e2b1 always made 4ddab93253 sure to a4394df57d be prepared, 0fa47fc237 but this 95939dfaa6 time, she’d 54dd737c91 run out c8fb2eadcc sooner than 9f2704898f expected. She must’ve 5f34f294ab used more af0f41bcd6 than she 1abfdc1bbd thought during cb7f4d2068 those days e6b0688726 when her d23fca4376 stomach was 81ba89bd9b aching on da1745f1c7 and off. Although it ultimately 8d1c2ccbb5 passed without incident, b77b51f103 her nature demanded acbc13eb81 she restock to 01b397121e feel at ease.19453324a0764d78

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Her recent overexertion had 45c98e0bf4 disrupted her cycle. She thought 3316172830 to herself ebf86adfbd that if f28f682a3d only she 2fca80c647 had one adf182548a less thing 25c7739b66 like this 6cd40cf47d to worry 081c2f920f about, her f451d22d7a stress would 2391c6080c be halved, 1d8777e504 and she c9d00dcb5c got to 39ef0cd635 her feet.7828bae875e957bb

Just as she was 9b0908ddca about to leave the 547bfd2d16 restroom, someone deliberately bumped 7b6e90e3c6 into her.64c7c759308a0e6a

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“Ouch!”164471b41ab36d99

Yul clutched 12e25f3ab7 her sore 5e4ed6573c shoulder, letting 01890ddbe2 out a 54b1ff270a soft cry 7ddcd4bd72 as her b28bc7e6ba pouch slipped 2499749177 from her be69750cee grip. When she 5d1e0f893e looked up 3322f05290 with a 87cb40c432 grimace, she b34e1d385a saw Seo-hee 0c6a50047d and her a02154f8f9 friends grinning.2244103430f74dd3

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“Oops, sorry.”d05a09580014775d

Seo-hee shrugged, bd1bc8b62a her expression 7b43427e0d anything but 72568bdaa2 apologetic. Yul lowered her hand d5106048ee from her still-tingling shoulder 855699c314 and bent down to 9793aea94c retrieve her pouch, but c72acf4adc Seo-hee grabbed it first.48c71bb0b2b617b7

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“What’s in here? Making me curious.”1b1c7dbcd6690d01

Without Yul’s permission, caf8ba85fa Seo-hee opened the bd2b574f2e zipper, peeking inside. Seeing that 1c28475702 it only cc0ce4816a contained sanitary f4260d133c pads, she 3a429b57a3 sneered, disappointed.df5920153aca2a04

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“Are you on your 7885380c5c period?”231bccd4fc0a6740

“Yeah.”85b65fae75f5e621

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It wasn’t db45880f4a true, but 3012e014ca she thought 318372501c maybe they’d e5de0fefbb back off 7037675770 if she d3ea7e4306 said yes.f0f9d2b5d3668273

“Ugh. I was wondering who a13d485b5d gave it to me; d3623878d1 turns out it was d6866cf2b5 you.”d40b74085e3e5a80

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“You’re insane. You think periods 78bb6b6a7e are contagious?”ebf2d204f26dece4

One of Seo-hee’s 575e9b1517 friends snickered.ce9d2a35056ccd44

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“Don’t you know? Girls’ periods sync up ba1211aaac when they’re around each dbdbe1e09b other. Guess you’re next.”448b0942ec2781cf

“Oh, really?”29d8f86c3b29f8db

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Seo-hee’s friend f8e90307ee laughed and a1a08f86f3 clapped, as 803b840e29 if it 26c82d42cd suddenly seemed 137cbbed95 plausible. They started talking about 213e0909a0 their own cycles, joking 40ecfcd0d9 about how Yul was a4d6301b8a a contagious disease. Yul wanted to 06e88eddb8 return to class, 08505b210c but since Seo-hee a80b4718f5 still had her 5034bd01fb pouch, she could 1cda036ddb only stand there 021b69a835 awkwardly. When they finally ac76e69c18 finished their conversation, aacbe7cb1d Seo-hee turned to cc7baaae19 her with a a0ff3e3373 smirk.107d98e881ff0f1e

“How’s school life ef5a662f6b treating you?”aecfb786d853c779

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“What?”c4292d01077ee6bb

“I asked if 7c9545a0cb you’re enjoying it.”13c1b2cbe344dc65

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“Oh, yeah.”787a854625270a26

“She says she’s enjoying 29f8e3aae6 it. Idiot.”289cb46af496cc49

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Amused by her dd70deb84f compliant answer, Seo-hee 9401c1307b openly mocked her. Laughter erupted among 8fa9815aa5 the group, each a6ca82540a sharp sound scratching 60a31af6d9 at her nerves. She felt something twisting 4323e154d3 inside, but it quickly 4cda693dde subsided. Yul knew 6f640bb78a how to 13d87f8e41 suppress and fffaeb9639 kill parts 3e582044e9 of herself 1848f3ea9a now. This was the 4d69c5a77c best way to 4b8dede599 get by.65af17f5c690df7c

In the bathroom, other 41d90c0473 students came and went, 9c5df4b2b4 pretending not to see 5b1bcfcaae them. It was a a2f3f56385 common occurrence, and 7146f6171f they probably didn’t ecca4d66b7 want to get 9b49cd2fc5 tangled up with 48a807ec2b Seo-hee either. That meant she be5784e945 couldn’t expect any 0f08626a00 help here.1a6a73b78789e890

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“Life isn’t 05eb93a03d always so d5396a9171 rosy, you a3b97b1058 know.”b8cdf093ef0e5e9b

Seo-hee continued 9e6ab89f3b to pester 9ff0b11c55 her, as 67c67e7d29 if she’d fe38ff45b7 gained some e411e32082 profound wisdom 7eba2de9ad about life.826eacf698ec86a1

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“My mom says 46fe0a735d people’s experiences are 3c57efd2d9 important. But I guess 954da3a21a you wouldn’t know 7525708576 anything about that.”620a2f1defbd668f

“……”f5b62f3679641b69

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Yul forced herself to 9dd1e70648 look intimidated, letting Seo-hee’s a1867581d4 pretentious words slide in c0e7973ba7 one ear and out 9d83c1e788 the other. Seo-hee seemed to think c2eb0d7f07 her life was something 955a1f6056 impressive, after having been 86d78c5377 forced to leave the 8fbc57948f country and return. But Yul found it 63d76b1ac7 laughable that a girl 24949c4b8e who’d hit rock bottom 097440f21b because of her own f5a67a8b4d indulgences and pleasures had 25a8b0e77b anything to say. She wondered if Seo-hee 59f2395bb2 would still say such 205504ef60 things if they swapped adceacfaad lives. It made 924295c984 her stomach 54bd53a5a5 churn.51eaba20d16d819a

“Still, try to get e795a8bd4d along. For now.”1795fc8722ca543f

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With that, Seo-hee tossed 208af94ce2 Yul’s pouch onto the 4bb59dda32 floor and walked further c229c94e73 into the bathroom with 184e2493d4 her group. Yul picked d6d2f5ab01 up her 8c73968052 crumpled pouch, f1c994d32b shook it 121d19f2ba out, and d73bb50e3d tucked it 257c203a9d under her 38a113d630 arm as 24cfe2882c she exited dcfbea331a the restroom. Her lips 17585e658c twitched in db1d9c1e8f frustration, but 2541373cad she steadied 1f3e70ce27 herself.fc0b51e42f0cdd9b

At least it be9b5e3f17 was over quickly.b6479430c0857367

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For the 4a7ba32091 past few 12ab9a7f3c days, this 79c607597c had been c1dd28d10c Seo-hee’s way a8768e7475 of treating 4abcbcba0f her. They didn’t go out 34c06a0ae2 of their way to 33e412226e bully her, but whenever 2c63c162ae she was around, they cc879f3c79 would sneer or make 841ccd6143 snide comments. Sometimes, they would cac33c1d8c even stop her 658cc208c4 just to pick 75753e0bfa a fight. If they were in 4cc1b1685c a good mood, the 53736813c3 teasing was bearable, but 18640af2ab if not, it would e4b65a2698 drag on longer, and 613481e076 she’d have to endure 16a5c8dac8 more. Fortunately, they didn’t make 9423bb403d a big scene in 74ad5c1b57 the classroom. Later on, fd614861ef Yul realized f8b2dfcd18 that this 89b1c32c7e restraint was 3317c8cde9 partly due f5de00897d to Kang 65569e59c6 Yoonjo.d4ab61096df0332b

He was a 120f87335e unique type of 5cf8212df2 student. As she’d seen on a717eae878 her first day, he 03d376a488 mostly just slept, and 1650c6f61f even when awake, he 936e0c8862 rarely spoke to anyone. He didn’t have 526bb38074 any close friends 2b25463ed6 nor did he 11d7b4f475 cause any conflicts.9f6c128df42f281d

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Other than his 5988c9dcc6 striking appearance, he 41a3ced3dc seemed ordinary, but 37ca3e26ef Yul noticed there 8efa2763e1 was more to 4e00d3520b him. Despite his nonchalance, 65f91e54b5 the other students 0ea9617c84 seemed to be e5f98e0995 watching him carefully, 81c410f800 paying attention in d0a4f1eb0e ways she couldn’t fea7ef7ec2 fully understand. It wasn’t 517d7e0fcf simply admiration 4af8d4c074 or attraction; f85e5e56bb there seemed 23c5121918 to be 6f98d4bf38 something else a2a0fcc96a at play 19912612b7 that she f72fdddbd0 couldn’t grasp.d550630976a87fff

In any case, 1bd191f635 Yul did her 4b9b01ef03 best not to 9427cdaecc provoke Seo-hee’s group. Not because she 507ab6f15a was afraid, but fe2b95390e because she didn’t 1c1316c8c2 want to make 8c66f63633 any trouble by 323a2d2f06 reacting unnecessarily. Fortunately, to Seo-hee, she 9d00f2a02b was nothing more than 33d0f0efaf a convenient punching bag fdd2fbeb7d to smack around on 0d85cc7b9b a whim—not someone to c97d0a9b0c torment relentlessly.4782c8df786df60a

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She had f3805f12fd only seen 1f8dcd07eb Park Geonju 41e2ffc68d once in e6e754de49 the hallway 8b4d65e6b5 the day 230ab70422 after their c4be2c7987 initial encounter, d11040dda8 and he a883ec9b81 hadn’t appeared 220adbb8cc since. Relieved but still a51c61f4f0 cautious, Yul watched 9449a32768 out for him ad5bd4ac92 like a hidden 573176b25c landmine, glancing around 144ed1fb8e like a meerkat 1c046f8b57 every time she 4bc7de4567 stepped out of e8766b71ff the classroom to 5576575b4c avoid running into 4ef4f77dab anyone she’d rather 2e9b47c926 not see.550bdb5af0bba264

After two school e40317159b transfers, she’d developed f917bb95ae resilience, and this 9dc63ae508 level of harassment 2ea148d3ea was something she 6d455cc907 could handle. If things continued febcd4ea08 this way, she b884ad6073 thought she might 2db36f1d29 just make it 6fe7846982 through high school a5b6d9501b without incident. She hoped for more 4f60646511 days like this.876361f33f1f771e

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Just as 8db9cb1a99 she was a59d47e5e7 dusting off 897ea2fc06 her now-okay c8eabcb963 shoulder and e5937f1d32 climbing the 914f5a5253 stairs, she 17213b6d75 heard a fe26b76f7c girl’s voice 27c238f5f8 a few 42a5740769 steps away 4a46316d33 from the 0228d2b7e0 landing.ac3eb507331b2165

“I like d4c0f0d5f5 you, Yoonjo.”b2dda328486e898d

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What’s this?2a9b362383dac62c

Curious about 03025eb464 the familiar a73ca40caa name, Yul 681166369d gripped the d173d7eaa2 railing and 4f9072632e took the a2bab88e6d remaining steps 45126f1118 up. Looking up d1aeefd654 from the 5927cd7ab2 stair’s turn, 18a2b326a9 she saw 9e1522c89f two students a662ee6c49 facing each f0b5037cac other. There was 8694fc7758 a girl 2922f60870 who had f2736604aa just confessed 7175e32e4b and Kang 3ae1d78176 Yoonjo, leaning 23be153015 against the c25b041ad9 wall, staring af0ab7b4eb at her 24ce757bf3 with indifferent 98c9ab787d eyes.11f6648f71962854

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It was d150c91214 obvious what 5564a91bfb was happening. One of those things d52d8fab07 that happened anywhere boys 607daf11ab and girls gathered. With his looks, it 596e99d46a was only natural, really. His personality 7ba2ef2ee8 might be 68934a0b01 cold and 801479a4cd he might 4fe6dca2b8 spend the 8da4d7333f whole day a271a00cea sleeping, but 6b7a5cfc75 it would 13b2a8a455 be strange 6f344c2c3d if girls c70b2f9d98 didn’t gravitate 2e447c4556 toward him.9190f4be65385c0d

“I know you de32e18b06 already turned me a359eabacc down, but I 9a33a2a96a just can’t let 5176ec786a go. I don’t think 587a378a25 you’re dating Yoo a464895c79 Gahee, so…”ef44b155dd662441

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“And?”6a541ca2aef2f9eb

“I’m not asking 4cc9ae342e you to date 25fe570147 me right now; b13cf89a0e can’t we at f1b6f61e32 least keep in 2953bcd21a touch? I’m not one of 0b85386c65 those girls who’ll cling 5bf8369d22 to you constantly.”17d44144c99296ad

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Her voice sounded desperate, de464bcf32 despite her claim, coming 2d76095226 across quite clingy. It seemed she’d 735294beae already been rejected 6363e1fe21 once. Why try again? From what she’d seen, f16083f686 Yoonjo didn’t seem to 6a6651935c have anything particularly appealing 601eb47da5 aside from his looks. Poor attendance, poor attitude, 5f1a771b5e no friends, and a a5c05db561 chronic sleeping disorder. His bored eyes and 4d87f6bd9c lack of interest didn’t 3b3c9e58f7 give the impression that b303a382fb he’d say yes, either.e88eae35d750f8d2

Yul was about 20b9808af4 to turn away, 7b578189ac already predicting the 6f242f1e58 outcome, when she 1147a4ed79 heard Yoonjo’s unexpected 531fb46709 response.cb989b69d62ef594

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“I like you 151f6b5c73 too.”07284d6af53735f9