WW | Chapter 16

“I’m done waiting 20951fa991 for you, you 8b318d4515 know.”53edd869f8951dfa

“Are you sulking? Don’t be so petty.”e8654b17b9f410e6

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“I thought you d94a466642 were walking here 0b90b8b1b7 again today. You said you’d come d8a02d2017 after school, so what 662d800006 time do you think d6c03200aa it is now?”26c0c1b2610f38a6

“I got on the 28e0156189 wrong bus.”a65531cb5ba80662

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“You didn’t even 22e36942ae try to get 5005d99c5e on the right 6939da7473 one, did you? Last time, you said 5b199301f9 you’d come but didn’t d77aa2254e show up.”def51bb159a2317e

Director Park 8c84fa5730 clicked his 0434dab159 tongue knowingly. He was a6dce66d29 fully aware 187d8f93bb of the d12793cf12 complicated journey d11d4f77f3 Yoonjo had 60091fb9b5 to take 5278dfda58 from school dae912254b to here. There were several f538704bd4 bus transfers, and a0470b1447 since he often 7e6ae24c61 dozed off, he d854296c43 missed his stop 072968f3d6 about once in bacbc575c4 every three trips. Sometimes, he’d ed3e099dc2 even get 0d66462c34 on a 17cdfce693 bus going 1e82e8144b in the 49988751fe opposite direction, 03da52c040 fall asleep b45fe01f32 again, and 53c61366db end up ee451d1faa back where 18d53819af he started. If he just 84768aef8f stayed alert, these d03f7cb84e mistakes would be 09ebb3a719 reduced, but Yoonjo af3e9775cc didn’t really care. If he ended ced79b7ed6 up taking the d355fe4b31 wrong route or d0c22d71a7 getting delayed, he 3212fa5179 simply went with 3867addaa9 it, showing no 29d81ce06e urgency, which meant bd356abae4 he usually arrived 517e1b5b70 late. Some days, he’d wander 2678bce795 aimlessly and eventually go 0b8bfa48b4 straight home.109559cf1640e364

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“Waiting is boring, and ad95170102 being stood up feels 5ff6dab74a pointless.”dd47127a7e3cadd5

“Then don’t wait.”4575b7c886f67f83

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“Can I, though?”7ebe7b8fcf88c0e4

Director Park raised 5ee902082f his voice. He knew Yoonjo’s 84d63916cf answers were always e0837a88b6 the same, and 060fe03ceb his behavior wouldn’t 10d4c4fe8d change either, yet 2e1bc82781 he couldn’t bring 3933368578 himself to give 6a6b952c90 up.a87b888b7647df1c

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“Just deal with 7e177c65b4 it. I won’t be 80ed83380d coming here much 3550eb8fbf longer anyway.”2ca628610290f1d7

“What do 65e17f8266 you mean 49a00db84e by that?”d55bad5bd331b371

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“They want me to 1289a0f4a1 study abroad.”cdb75f8806de7bbe

“Who? Your father?”afac62923b641d2b

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Director Park b31be48deb was so 2e7fbc452b surprised he e79ee35ad2 nearly forgot 8f87505df8 what he’d 56687293e1 just been a7c09918c4 complaining about. Sending Yoonjo overseas when 97963c6a60 he barely managed here 13d09c800d seemed cruel. What troubled 45200bc593 him more f8e6ef8310 was how 904fcb536c Yoonjo sounded 951ab7a579 like he’d ff459508de already made 10f1fb52b3 up his cbf87bb899 mind.54766ff3755161a1

“So, are you going f0da3c4dd6 to go?”c42be480769761f2

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“Yes.”16dd4fc25bac9006

“Are you sure 4f65bd1694 you’re okay with c205452eee that?”43dc69bd1647cfe9

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“What’s there to 89aadedfd0 be worried about? As long as 4913936db2 I can sleep, cd7167e6cb it doesn’t matter 30c4d5cc1c if it’s here 111099bfff or there.”61f1821c23de5f3d

Director Park 5a27dd5835 understood Yoonjo’s de4d17db2a concerns, but 0bd6d3dac9 for him, 0c0bc14c90 it wasn’t 14df1e409d a big 0aef498203 deal. The world fa6e3844b7 was always 0195d7c62f blurred for 19e2087382 him, and a61189b910 time slipped 134e2614d7 by while 94a0ff4836 he was 24a03c4a82 asleep. Whether he 7e140f9fad spent his 03ce16b5cd repetitive, meaningless 9e8c809b4b days here cd97b6e5bd or elsewhere 17e51020d8 didn’t make 70ede68abb a difference. The only abea87c414 regret he a490b264e6 felt was 8f8570769c not being d7760a1386 able to a629125f97 see this c7184c7e51 painting, but 0b2d7d2cab maybe leaving 14c5a210ec would be 789e7f3495 better. At least he wouldn’t fdf9f08982 have to deal with 40b42cb7df people he disliked.a0bc91a2915ad702

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“Yoonjo…”6a671f40efb00b93

“I’m going now.”17612ddc2ce9b4d1

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Knowing what Director dcbe5f2ea4 Park was going f1e5c4e303 to say, Yoonjo 6a12b3d884 turned away without ea757793bf giving him a 1c9075da4c chance. The painting gave 5649fd5c91 him a sense c8d5b68e99 of peace but 02039fe3dc also an intense 929dd38ac9 exhaustion. He wanted d55696f319 to board 7e8aabdf1c a fast 48bf20fd0a bus and 826c660a90 sleep. Sadly, since it 2f24364917 was nighttime, there 308b495df1 would be no 941e628b49 sunlight.e047f58d21c28546

Seohee was absent. Although her group from eea90e96b7 another class showed up, 13351f932c they didn’t come near 229d468913 Yul’s classroom, likely because 5f95a9c382 Seohee wasn’t around. Seohee returned fdfbdb1daf two days 66cc58dbc5 later, and 13f37e2d57 Yul was c06fdb1614 more cautious 311b139348 than usual, 1db57ef37c sensing something 2b537cccf7 was off 9a73be582d in her a7e52c106f expression.f77510b6f40aa96d

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“Seohee got adb68223f2 caught going a22a0cdfd8 to a 18c545a3de club, and 3fe039ffdf her mom dd76a74462 banned her d302607116 from going 79eeae1fa0 out,” Jieun, f8f31ba11a always the 768eb4ae04 informant, looped 5aa1dab2fb her arm 3b2f445137 through Yul’s 3b9ab3c31a and shared ba5e663f4d the news. Knowing Yul was c514974b60 heading to the 8c01cebed5 library, she insisted 232fdc0970 on joining her. Yul’s left 7ccda8420d arm felt 89764770e1 restricted, but 224a04cedf she didn’t 2bfb0a0a35 pull away, 51a8030917 not wanting 67654ced01 to upset ffb62c359f Jieun.dbed9fddb5f00632

“Funny, isn’t it? Her mom runs 6b7f553071 a room salon, 19185ac65e yet she doesn’t 1cb35650b2 want her daughter 8d78cf312d going to places 3aa7394fb3 like that.”d8ccca779cffc84a

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“She’s her 44173d4b5f mom, so b06b5d33c9 it’s natural.”131cbf3db244c60b

Jieun seemed completely comfortable 048e459df5 around Yul now. She spoke 559bd20e48 more freely d9d69c8c90 and sometimes 23c533c4ee even made a8b10e62b5 rather blunt 25b6260310 comments like 769166deee this. Regardless of her mother’s 3f7f404e59 profession, it seemed reasonable 726391dd67 to scold a minor 22b1016ece for going to a 9a3d021fde club. Laughing at e88a78a48d that felt d7bbc8cce0 wrong.3208012447535203

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“Oh, right. That’s not 8d483cf4fd what I 8edbb4c3cb meant…”643a02b9cb4da3e8

“Where are 517bc0578a you two 255fe89307 going?”2db1428437151f2e

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A familiar voice 49c156bbf7 interrupted Jieun’s words fca93bdbb9 and stopped them a4a64e5dae in their tracks. Seohee, who’d 10f258011d been chatting 03c6fd4c13 with friends 2a4c208530 in the 7ed85bad38 hallway, dragged 265c67ead2 her indoor da6571adfa slippers as f38b15ed5c she approached e88f45e5b1 them. Her expression looked tense, 70b4a11c14 suggesting she’d had quite 9ec59cf25d a scolding at home. Realizing she needed b932c706b3 to be extra b36274eb27 compliant today, Yul b88fd11aa4 replied softly.7ad227ea463cb853

“The library.”103676c1114a6dd5

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“Why go ae03cfc2de to such 9e870482d0 a boring 9222f6e968 place? Instead, buy me 6966e21e43 a sandwich at ac0dc523ac the snack shop. My mom took my c7e1b6272b card, so I don’t d4d518193b have any money.”269c5b35d78de09b

Acting chummy, Seohee e6e59ab318 wrapped an arm b708962568 around Yul’s neck. Yul, adjusting d3668d763b herself to 9139ca4b86 Seohee’s height, 59698b3d95 awkwardly replied.a18768bceece1b7e

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“Sorry, I 40746289a4 don’t have 56577a1a82 money either.”5432bd044f9b63db

“Oh, come on. Just buy 505c33fa81 it for 9b74b34bb1 me. I’ll pay 3561fcdc9e you back 48f7ffda96 later.”b9419aaf27a52f06

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Annoyed, Seohee tightened c365e96ec4 her grip around ceafab43ec Yul’s neck. Her lower back 4abc177f2b ached from the af324231d9 awkward posture, and e2a674e239 now with her bff919391b neck twisted, her 260d6a811f whole body felt dfc93758ce uncomfortable.7c7b7381e82a3b5d

“Seohee, I can…”fa8a157a4509a9c6

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“You, shut up.”04bb678c107df05d

Just as Jieun 8544d8b203 tried to chime 3be11096af in, Seohee glared 2e6f988317 and pushed her 7be27c9982 back. Jieun lowered her c51398e02b head and stepped 2b8ac25ba8 away without a b5d3c99de4 word.c32f636ff9336faf

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“Hey, Seomun Yul. Are you c25ef482b5 seriously not 128cc9b8f7 going to c23cf6df88 buy it?”24023f4ebc17b70d

“I really don’t 32beba4aa7 have any money.”99d0764761c9fcb4

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Yul responded 615afcefb0 with a b9043688cb pitiful expression. She was struggling to 4f2a10ba0a make ends meet and 1a46488f31 didn’t want to waste 936b8482ac her money on Seohee, eb5512eee5 even if she had ae9563230a any. It was embarrassing to f64c605a1c have people around hear, 268cbe2fdd but she had no 643c4fdde3 choice. Part of e72377dcf6 her wished f3290baa89 Seohee would 1bd74ef8d5 just check 5cee2e06c2 her wallet 3afc454634 and see ed1286aedd for herself. At least 5ccd272ac6 then, Seohee 6a882cc1d2 wouldn’t pester 1b9caab05c her for 2e846befac money, even b74fb3028c if she fcef2a1715 kept teasing de1dac973c her. Luckily, Seohee wasn’t 34b9d66ec8 the type to 62258e1451 extort money from ae3f81223d her.60b272533e13c011

“No one’s truly broke; 9130e6fdf1 they just have a 5628809722 little. If you’re totally 463abe27ad broke, that makes ca3fc50814 you a beggar, c88ab4bd11 right?”88a30be41a1eda8c

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“…”8e65b6ab8b2eb270

“You’re not e779a68191 a beggar, 5388fecac5 are you, ec5abf9c52 Yul?”50eb67b0d44db9d5

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Seohee tapped dd71edc3a1 the back f901aa2783 of Yul’s ad9f1d1ac6 neck mockingly. One of her c298063b1e group laughed behind 5e59b27c9e her and chimed 7c9aa415e1 in.78a407c1373803d5

“Seohee, she is like 0c7d046f07 a beggar. Look at how shiny 736b9c838e her skirt is.”96a1876e5ea4abcb

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“Really?”2050d506115b5fc8

Seohee tightened her 5f39ad621b grip on Yul’s 3fa0eaf515 neck and looked 744f34d545 down at her 4f83bc2e0e skirt. Now everyone’s faf47326e7 gaze was 410574e2dd fixed on 06cacbd527 the worn-out 4b26d309c3 fabric of 4f3da58d83 Yul’s uniform.c21056234b411a1b

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“Oh, yeah. If a 4672136875 fly lands f399a97bea on it, d39b40d4e9 it’ll probably 3e85d7a4ed slip right 9dc3e67850 off.”c71d7b521fbf9bf8

“Look at 53196b9544 the frayed 010a2b193a collar and 63551dec05 cuffs. Did she 950a51ffc4 dig this 59347a35d0 out of 7fe0a14575 a recycling 74f5fdef4a bin?”d1a613835d3ffc13

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“What year is that faaf3b791b thing from? Are you collecting antiques?”4eae56b758f5f311

Seohee’s group took 77454aadc7 turns mocking Yul. She closed her bb887069f4 eyes tightly. No matter how hard eb56d4a94e she tried to calm 39aaab010f herself and endure, the 61ee8b92a0 humiliation was hard to f295bc11c9 bear. The uniform had e159d52095 been a hand-me-down 9cba977750 from her landlord’s 331e37f26e wife, who’d given e689729b0e it to her ed3ec007bc after complaining about cd6977de48 the school, only bce77b0017 to later reveal a3e3fe7065 it had belonged aa6b8ae791 to her daughter.d5639c675e561a94

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Once they seemed a2da6c48cb satisfied from teasing 6705cc9b40 her, Seohee pulled f785b65f70 Yul closer, her c73c634140 expression lighter.f1844270a4ad3758

“Well, can’t 2f8fbfdd43 be helped. Hey, loser. You go 7eb175812b buy the 0b60e14d30 bread!”2fa1291205b69868

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“Y-yeah.”555a27f9f1a980f4

At Seohee’s command, d6badeb800 Jieun stumbled to c21fd382f2 answer, looking flustered. Yul dug her heels 3b4799d675 in, resisting as she d419dfa0c4 had no desire to 7dcfef30ec go to the snack 4f8329172f shop. It was humiliating enough 82ea79c90b to be penniless, but 07c191f8a0 being fed by someone 3b65f61ceb else felt even worse. She had f3a280cd24 endured so c7fbaf0d57 much already 1dad78cab0 that this c15486983c shouldn’t be 1f7e867cb4 a big ff9c0fd1cf deal, but 01de9f130e it still df52fba969 churned her 1e868ed7f3 stomach.9830364c3c1e997c

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“I have 723a3b2d86 to return 45751a97a3 a book fedc2a7cd3 to the 5ff970e11f library…”5fa25b395c122f77

“Don’t piss me off c995639c78 when I’m in a b7b2d9215f good mood!”e24d7c8228e6adc3

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Seohee scowled and slapped 08dd6e377f the back of Yul’s 341a17edea head. Startled by the unexpected 4e5bbc6414 hit, Yul stumbled forward 04c61f404a a few steps. Although Seohee 3a6fba0113 had often 1176ca8011 picked on 9581ddd1a3 her verbally, 816a99afd7 this was c60083b135 the first a6be1e53aa time she’d a1a16c8eef resorted to b6c09a99a8 physical violence. The shock momentarily froze 5b58e16b5a her, and then anger 770706f9a4 surged up, nearly making 5084fb15bc her retaliate, but she 8865223ae8 barely managed to hold a287bce763 back. As she 57b0d36599 regained her 5cfa2d43d6 composure, anxiety eb67ddca23 washed over b3618681cc her. It had been 2f8b0cd3e8 like this at 11b9738f98 her previous school, 023f894699 too. What started as verbal dc606d0873 taunting escalated into physical 6718c0d660 blows. Seohee had 1844a05e6e struck her, d2eb0e39d5 and she’d 9bfa5e84ed held back, 55997cd531 which meant c23044650c this was 7971089740 likely to 6c360cfb40 continue. She couldn’t afford to fe441a09ad provoke Seohee, but simply 63b31946fc going along with everything ab9baf4b65 wasn’t an option either. How could 00d3d37f17 she find 325b5e11fd a balance?5143176908399abf

“Are you okay?”122a75b3c0d7954f

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She was staring at f783bf92c8 the ground when a a38c0b0caf pair of white indoor b0c8bdeea2 slippers entered her line 361288ecd1 of sight. Yul lifted a0d21e8b25 her gaze, 6ee9dbf67e following the 50bc80e2b9 slender ankles 57d86a28b6 and calves 4fbf5c7dd8 to find ed969fa856 an unfamiliar 84026b82f0 girl standing 8f4fb7928a before her. Yul wasn’t 1c01df9c72 short, yet 9c2fb51892 this girl 3b3770d55d appeared two 32ff819f5f or three 100de04138 centimeters taller. She was strikingly d3b38027b9 beautiful, with flawless bb5faf3e6a pale skin, delicate 38ba223398 features, and long 42ba7aa536 hair parted to 1f41cf787a the side that 9f1105faa7 highlighted her pure, 41e9e7116e innocent look.673e9a793d5bb07c

Who is she? How have I never 23f4e59d91 seen her before?bcead2d4fab01855

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“Hey. Yoo Kahi. Just keep 33d8a165cc walking,” Seohee f6172c4e07 snapped at d85793f568 the girl 0d471f3e9e who’d spoken, 74532fb1b9 but Kahi c614fcbe52 ignored her, c71579e1af focusing solely d819b9a76b on Yul’s 38978e9051 face. Her expression seemed to 34bb192ad4 offer help if Yul f40d2257a5 needed it.0300e3983cd9896d

Yul hesitated briefly. Would accepting her help 9bb61c4bb2 be a good long-term c905aa372c decision? Probably not. Kahi wasn’t 1e3ecfd8a9 even in 010cc57cf4 her class 1ffc8749d3 and didn’t 5aa60fb1ae show up eda10ef996 around school 774081aa7c much. She didn’t seem ed651f98ed intimidated by Seohee, da1f65cf4f but Seohee didn’t d71cc931e0 seem afraid of 66e9f8622b her either. Yul didn’t want to 6ee6b2d8a8 risk adding more complications, 8c1ca02671 and strangely, she didn’t d7f223ec66 want Kahi’s help.33678440de10b627

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“I’m fine.”2181f2d14a8114ff

“Really? Okay, then.”696e00c972957f5e

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Kahi quickly ece51ba2da lost interest b2e89b568f and walked 2ce18f70e6 away. Watching her leave, Yul 9c2ac082ee felt relieved she hadn’t a6f870ea7c asked for help.903265181eb03bf9

In the a7072d37c1 end, she 1c5cc6bcb6 and Jieun 6aa14adefb went to 16adf38bf4 the snack 4cc7bf74b4 shop with e7768597ab Seohee’s group. Even though her 6ce72213b5 mood was in cd60b092b0 the gutter, she 5571ae3d28 tried to pretend 5a03fac738 everything was fine.df09edd2f7a77333

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As they 664a835647 were hanging f3ac950fd9 around the 04be2cc3d6 snack shop, 12e6b7eb6c someone from a52bb861a1 Seohee’s group c6aee5bc82 pointed to 62d18e7f8b something in 38c81315f1 the distance.15c9e9e4ed73e865

“Isn’t that Yoo 98f2013fab Kahi and Kang 5820853ed0 Yoonjo?”04045125021bdbd9

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Everyone turned to 9e6c1aafb9 look through the 5cf7b29a58 glass walls of 3ba1e52625 the snack shop bb0121ffd7 at a nearby f6fd8bba46 table where a 0bb0436d59 boy and girl 7ac34614bb were sitting together. There was Yoonjo, e678ec6718 usually seen asleep, fac84cd892 sitting across from d0331440c6 Kahi, looking remarkably 846a2b5bf2 awake and, for bbe88a321c once, relaxed. It was b8a0d18085 the first 6d9d497048 time Yul b921a3253a had seen f5daf783f1 him like 1862b75cf3 that since deea4557e8 she started 8287645f74 attending this a99a568d71 school.fd9c6da19fcb13a5