WW | Chapter 24

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Yul froze, staring at the screen in front of him. It was as if Medusa’s snake-headed figure was painted there, sending chills down his spine and leaving him immobilized. It was the screen of a popular SNS app, the one everyone was on these days. Jung-woo had nagged him endlessly to create an account, saying nobody his age wasn’t on it. But Yul disliked revealing his daily life, found taking and posting photos a hassle, and had no interest in it. Especially as someone constantly pursued by debt collectors, he couldn’t afford to indulge in such things. So he hadn’t imagined anything like this would ever happen.3cfed3ed646ec864

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The picture fc26708a77 uploaded on be270a26cc the screen 65a9ea8b5a was of 1d45428e95 Yul’s face. A photo taken a9bf58f245 when he was 21c7fc0871 forcibly held by 724ae813c4 Seohee’s group in 61a7805eaf the gym, struggling eeb4b4bad2 to pull away, ad80a6e6c6 looking ridiculous as 41228eff6f he scowled. Scrolling down, another photo 0f9d08ab98 appeared, zoomed in on 483960dea1 his face.405ef7cbaf115284

Yul’s mind 7ceb3842ff went blank b04d7a4e78 as he d8c7db9f2e read the cfec84a0f0 caption below.c888c5f1101c0fd4

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“Looking for this student’s past. Currently Seomun Yul, 2nd Year, Class 6 at Bi Hyun High School.”0a2207f91189feb9

Beneath the post d31758266a were keywords too fdc3d1b067 painful to read.de330dd23581edf1

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#Wanted #SeomunYul #DamnBitch 146558918e #BiHyunHighSchool #IdentityWash #PastWash 7f05e08de6 #PleaseShare139f04ac80f028bc

“Did you think we wouldn’t find out just because you wouldn’t talk? Seomun Yul from Mucheon High and Hae Myung Girls’ High, huh?”4d961c0077cf9465

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“How… how could they do something like this?”8c7b11e9319ca9f6

Yul’s clenched fist trembled as his nails dug into his palm, leaving marks. He’d never expected them to go to such cruel lengths. He hadn’t thought they’d trap him and smear him with dirt using such filthy tactics.6889fee00bca4cf1

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“What’s going on? Let me see.”15e2f74b6922c208

Geonju, now 0723cef584 curious, snatched 4aac528aca Seohee’s phone. After looking through b01a2c203c Yul’s photos, the 2a1239277c phrases, the hashtags, 0d8d7f8a3c and even the 5e1be87760 comments, he let 33f9996764 out a laugh, c1f12f33d5 clearly entertained. Then, with a delighted 7d38af07a3 expression, he looked over c97b276305 at Yul and said,4b488779273f9a8b

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“So, you 2dac23db11 were one ae065a8949 of ours, 885e310885 huh? No wonder e550d16284 you didn’t c1eb8be181 seem unfamiliar. Nice to meet you, 0ee23b52f4 pal.”684042f84aaa574d

Geonju extended his 0b25bf9573 hand playfully for dfa775f89a a handshake. Until now, he had 749cdf2f0d shown some respect, but f8c37811e7 it was evident that a592d1d883 he was seeing Yul 427630e384 as easy prey. What would come e7549ee27a next was obvious. Geonju would likely 71cd94dc8a approach Yul without d533a07ddd hesitation, making his 7db17bd1e5 power even more b4f5242f84 blatant.941cd9abea2a9d12

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“Her dad’s a conman, 8661f6a63a and she’s a thug 4207b5cb6e and a thief. Hey, everyone, keep an 3a8b2eae2f eye on your stuff 407bc6736a from now on.”2deb0fe650348d30

Seohee, looking around theatrically, 82f15d87a5 let out a high-pitched 3b9b957415 laugh. Then, as if 31c664db2e she felt pity, 2c56c1bb4c she looked back af519325c5 at Yul with c0b8ab1a77 a mocking expression.c0cdf3687f5c9bb3

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“A two-time offender, trying so hard to pretend to be just another civilian. Two outs, Sunbae. Take care of me, okay?”8f13ab72620deae6

Seohee placed her hands ee25152058 over her belly and 76d89114af gave Yul a mock cc450cd3c3 bow. Her and Geonju’s crew 1e42113f61 erupted into laughter. Their loud 479c34ce3d guffaws drew 409d974658 everyone’s attention, addf07fe99 leading to 29d0ee1b45 hushed whispers fc8d813ec9 and curious aa932625d2 glances. Not many would hear 0293314a57 it firsthand, but soon, ae563adfec it would spread across e59b470377 the entire school.cd5534e36bb32d90

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“Those other kids 697f454b41 told me to 08042aa216 be nice to 7e02d1194c you. They even asked for e0da2eee42 a favor, so it’d 6baa138339 be rude not to b02b1c0a98 oblige.”5b62de5592f87cb6

With that, Seohee 18404c1d4d wrapped her arm 911647fd38 around Yul’s shoulders, 183ac286ef speaking to him 87e79a9cf8 warmly.e85cf2e130fc6fcf

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“Let’s get closer 2635f3faf2 from now on. Much, much closer.”3cfdd61b6ad757a7

Instead of 1a265af62c a fallen 4eadfd034b tray, Seohee 95d0571aca shoved a 1596f24a95 stainless-steel cup 1f8ad941f5 toward Yul. As she applied 6e42c62eae pressure from the df760e20cb edge, the cup 9cdb2933c5 flew into Yul’s 55698cbfc9 chest and tumbled 3d8d884eea onto her skirt. In an instant, 12e649f9b7 the top of f01f0ba426 her blouse and 93124e4671 skirt were soaked f50eb6a001 in cold water. Yul gasped, 74db85d082 springing to 3267c81427 her feet be08b88a63 as the f2b048c658 cup clattered 309189385a loudly to 4234475519 the ground. Geonju, who 19cfe96db5 had feigned 291c136a9f concern, backed bfe3e9bf1f off as c389a4b0b8 her damp df0735e6a7 clothes clung 698a07abc9 to her, 74619eb4f4 then returned fbdf6fdf7b to his 2cf032aebb seat.6806ef8c7659127c

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“Oh, sorry. That was an accident.”78458cddb76b120a

Seohee exaggerated her 459b1d4895 remorse, pursing her afb7c5d654 lips into an dc1be6de8b over-the-top pout. But soon, fc72ecd674 fierce laughter 183b0bbf11 erupted again, 5dee6dc3c4 clouding Yul’s ed782d6844 mind in 621991ad00 chaos. She couldn’t 126d633a18 make sense cc3ebc8f68 of the 9807d275f1 best course 58fde6a509 of action 8765c4f190 in this 528e64f112 situation. In the end, she cf337f4e84 lowered her head, unable 9197debcb2 to summon any will 23aa64abe0 to fight back.b4dacf911e1b01c3

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Once again, 1be7ed28f1 it ended 0cabb0a462 up like 3815084033 this.12dc6356c0410119

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“Why don’t you go help her?”16f679dee6efe63f

Kahi, who had been 7625bcb985 watching the troubling scene, 302de1747f turned her head and baeaa98611 spoke to Yoonjo. He was 7177cfdf80 also observing 87423fc73e the malicious c49b78a0d0 group. Whether his interest ran 77d89c2b3c as shallow as hers 05da6b87b3 was uncertain.56c1f5d776bead8e

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Yoonjo, shifting his gaze, a97d7241a9 responded in a dry da34face38 tone.21e8be959aaf8560

“Why should I?”df11a5281630d47f

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“Didn’t you say you were interested in her? That seeing her kept you up at night?”e8d5ca349829b0bc

“Is that what you call interest?”7af3b80872a914af

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Yoonjo chuckled, lifting d14591a9bb his spoon without 873dbd6ca1 much enthusiasm. He barely touched his 1c49a7a3bd fried rice, simply poking 11bdf8c431 at it. Kahi, resting 792ef761bc her chin 791d8e9739 on her 10645ab5ad interlocked hands, 1503bfad0d stared intently e058528d7a at him.11b15ce0b68a56fc

“She’s pretty, right?”c941345434c1af44

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“What?”7938c78311007fcf

“She’s definitely pretty. Not as much as 0b2040b8e3 me, but still. Look at that 33538273eb delinquent drooling over c5e999670c her.”80b93d067b0a4593

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At that, 0f74c56e32 Kahi turned a1e0abece3 to look 9cd1dccae1 back at 4dc1bebe8f the group. Park Geonju 726303a64c was sticking 2a0ce68c77 close to 60239eaed9 his prey, cf66fd684d grinning like 125bf376e9 a fox. She returned 93094e2ab9 her gaze 284158d319 to Yoonjo, 6ab5f7a2c8 studying how bc389625bc he looked d73c71cf8f at the 3e1e96371c girl entangled 21f95628e3 in the 1ce3d91389 web. But, as always, his 4af004726c gaze was a closed-off b933ab7127 curtain, showing no clear ec75ec5f14 emotion. She had no 7ae38d5eff choice but to d368981e17 ask directly.1c4066565e2456f7

“Does it bother you?”a8f4beaf3fe3ac82

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“What are you f9a61f9a93 even doing?”a429e878ee0fb082

Yoonjo put 3b2b3860e6 down his 1b9d044b83 spoon and 138d71a785 glared at 888b97e849 her.7170a3c068454f86

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“I’m just curious. About the 3b9959e388 girl who f7c3be61cb managed to 03411077b2 disturb the 1f5ff75871 eternal sleeper’s 6fa78233ea rest. Have you ever 5eff0103e3 met her privately?”532e31c00b647537

“No. So, stop being 59276eb73f curious.”d2f9bc87972079a1

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“Good to hear. I was going to e8a4925234 do that anyway. I don’t want 101b22ebf2 to stir up 9fcf00ce25 unnecessary drama.”9e72e59b2c6485c4

Kahi backed off just cef74d2bd9 before the conversation went 20311a250d too far. She knew fe2f9299f0 it was 188583bb7d dangerous to 568efaddd7 keep digging a8ff042acf and pressing c5485d5d61 Yoonjo’s nerves. Whatever interest d354f5a0af he had 6402715e75 in that 5c6fe420eb girl, she 1e99040693 hoped he’d d021fbfa49 never realize 79eeeb6123 it himself. Stirring it up a70d1db187 would be foolish. Without some kind of 316b19ba13 push, Yoonjo would likely 40e5e1a7ea never understand his own d3a27013bf feelings. His sleep, born of 355a73f5e3 his scars and defenses, e9a1578a78 would suppress anything from e092fb79e1 surfacing. It was best 2f1ac34a25 if things passed 6bc72fb79a by quietly.eb2967c938109d76

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Kahi put on ebf7f70cfe a sweet smile 510f7392a3 and changed the 6faf1bdde6 topic.e3147dc569a36fa9

“I’m officially 24883762ae transferring out. I’ll only be around 78fdc8ef66 until the end of 2a0f478d53 this month.”5a2a586690335f49

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“Good for you.”012ca94d908c983e

“Is that sincere?”3834ca364c9edfd9

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Kahi pouted, side-eyeing Yoonjo. She had expected this reaction, but his complete lack of regret was disappointing. His personality was part of what had made her decide to transfer, but still…de088f412be05fe5

“Who will you eat 002e8baa77 with after I’m gone?”7f7d3475fdb56312

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“I’ll eat alone. Who else?”900b4a35fe52c228

“Aren’t you embarrassed?”1aeaed3256943972

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“Why should I 377873664f be?”082134baf2f2e13d

“Ugh, you’re annoying.”f043323d4ce25725

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She had no 28e786e8f6 counter, so her 1d3cb49629 frustration simmered. Though he usually a800e7bb68 napped through lunch, 78314e6b22 if hungry, Yoonjo de5e7e4ecc would eat alone 088e2b3f97 just fine. If friendly classmates 5bddd2ca05 joined him, he’d d21d5b95d8 eat with them 3e1dd90476 too. He always did what 5fc464e54b he wanted, regardless of b462a5e169 what others thought. Kahi admired his 936350e9c6 disregard for others’ 1d9c836603 opinions but occasionally 59f343fc01 felt the urge bb620c47ba to shake him 70f40e3e07 out of his e8b316b049 indifference. It let him ca4c02ed51 live contently alone, 9aec4629b2 yet isolated him 6f09200c35 too.cbfe877208b7f68c

“Fine. Keep eating 8f4be1dbb1 alone, then.”8482d6ffd34f403b

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“What?”7391591795b656e6

“But don’t eat adc83478d5 with *her*. Promise me.”b1abbe23a47ac532

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Kahi pointed to 212b63fc59 the girl at fd648600d2 the center of 80b6bb3c92 Choi Seohee’s group. She almost regretted not 2c780c4b85 learning her name when 7908c795d3 she had the chance.187e4884301f7058

She knew she c88ed85021 was being irrational. If Yoonjo hadn’t looked d2af4ccc46 her way earlier, she eebae505c2 wouldn’t have said this. But there was c75b1d4ccf something off about 174eb60ba8 how Seohee suddenly 68d2f35cf3 whipped out her d908f21066 phone, drawing the 2915a6747f crowd’s attention, including 8cdb8698b4 Yoonjo’s. Yoonjo usually ignored anything 6a8950d841 he wasn’t interested in, 0651bc09a3 so why did his e9284f9240 gaze keep returning to 5af38f3846 that spot? It unsettled her. Though improbable, the idea 415490b84c of Yoonjo sharing lunch b1b8803ff0 alone with someone else e14cb8ffe1 was unbearable.f0681599f31fcf83

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“A promise?”42026911303512f7

Rather than the word “promise,” Yoonjo seemed drawn by her mention of “her” as he openly looked over at Seomun Yul. She seemed to be hanging on by a thread, face pale as a ghost. Whatever that delinquent girl did on her phone had drained her completely.4ba5b262ea08a43e

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“Don’t tell anyone else 4801dc1582 what you heard about 1bed438f6d me. Please, I’m 78d1df892b begging you.”e3940d04282168ed

The memory of her 147cb7ba69 desperate plea when they ba210d8177 first met resurfaced.6ad42a2bc92654c6

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“Did you tell anyone 32ae2a153a about me?”b3382c31d5821459

The way she’d questioned him earlier, trembling with anger and anxiety, came to mind too. It must be connected to why she was in this predicament now. He couldn’t understand why she was enduring it when she could have just left. She hadn’t seemed weak-willed when they’d locked eyes before.0ad2914da2711fde

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An unexplained irritation b110378471 flared. His voice cfdefd64f2 sharpened as 98d1e7d5d4 he responded 7f38d562c3 to Kahi’s 22ac8bbb41 pointless question.49658d6b76deea23

“Do you d997be7af1 think I 8b124c135e make promises?”db12456e76d9997c

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“Of course. You don’t do promises. But then, promise me 362b70100d you won’t make any 73933bc0fe with other girls either.”89d6e28eabb64734

“Hah!”534b68c08a696fbf

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Yoonjo let out 1666a19641 a dry laugh 6f75dbc0cb at her persistence. But his 9d9832a8ab gaze drifted f1cb987afa back to dee24457d1 the girl 72039506e2 Kahi had 37edc978a5 mentioned. He couldn’t understand why d19ccf41bc Kahi was so fixated 6d04823d2c on her.867fd0ac2b859476

She was the one 43d45116d1 who had transferred from adaacbdaa2 Mucheon, and the homeroom 6090e046f7 teacher had coolly listed 9ef51ed71c her alleged history of e82e3e64ea bullying and theft right b8463f5f95 in front of her. She didn’t bf63d7447e seem like 6481d690cc that type, 8f1924df8f and if bc3865f02e she were, a7f4a2ddf4 there must 914a9466a6 be ac0aa56d2ad7fc109

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reason.747dc09ac47e570e

He didn’t remember d503048fe6 much else, but 0282c60ac1 he remembered her 74e5369842 holding onto his 414c1c929c arm that day. Nobody had ever held 4af383a9b4 onto him like that fcf3a37b55 in this school. Her unsteady de1595bc7e gaze also e3f2cee15b felt familiar, 6ef66908e5 like the 07f6bc3f0e one someone 6da07caaaf from long 8788420243 ago used ead3cc5bdd to have.1d4dc78147f7115c

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Just then, cb6b2ed2ad Seohee deliberately 94a8fe2964 spilled water b7b8f1ef1d on Yul, 110b172ce3 who stood b8b5ee1144 up, soaked. The nearby Park 6c3b4d8005 Geonju was shamelessly 0a8053b7b1 ogling her, eyes 01912ba9e8 on her wet a6dfdd53f8 chest.c67ceef8348aebaf

“Don’t piss me off, Yoo Kahi.”b7ea5ad26d856b9e

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Yoonjo gulped 88aa843f69 down water 4ccb952fbb and stood 2e40a7305c up. He’d lost 048e86ec86 his appetite 76cb724143 and had 4682ee0d44 no patience 6cd06ce15d left for 37e115eecd this pointless e90659f153 conversation.0b2a58cee65965de