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.d1e245a4a2c9faef

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The picture uploaded on f7228b5529 the screen was of 0ad39aed34 Yul’s face. A photo taken 0e69c40385 when he was bab708e72a forcibly held by 9044108176 Seohee’s group in 40a155d48f the gym, struggling 51e4c5f23d to pull away, 94cb6c809a looking ridiculous as 58d037581d he scowled. Scrolling down, 252058ee53 another photo 1cdb972067 appeared, zoomed 958ba96bdd in on d1778f06b8 his face.b0db5c19b7eb585b

Yul’s mind went blank 9cd393100e as he read the d84a1ca195 caption below.f725d95a080fef20

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“Looking for this student’s past. Currently Seomun Yul, 2nd Year, Class 6 at Bi Hyun High School.”4f51ca5d11c0eb59

Beneath the d3736cdfd6 post were f8957246c1 keywords too b3e984ddea painful to 90bfa05788 read.306ac62e2c2320e1

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#Wanted #SeomunYul #DamnBitch d2cca659df #BiHyunHighSchool #IdentityWash #PastWash 540ffa548a #PleaseShare151dcf092ea9b6d3

“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?”121ea61e169e6392

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“How… how could they do something like this?”450c3e3a86700b91

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.12dc9fd16d2d6bd9

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“What’s going on? Let me see.”cb3fc2a8c2d92f46

Geonju, now curious, 8b633f808c snatched Seohee’s phone. After looking through 8d68b021eb Yul’s photos, the b4da21102d phrases, the hashtags, 3e692f519c and even the 975bf00b7d comments, he let 7b1941542b out a laugh, 4e381a77a5 clearly entertained. Then, with a 4f7f20757a delighted expression, he 216edfbd75 looked over at 0b123b54a4 Yul and said,685f0a7e4828e370

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“So, you were e642ada7da one of ours, 90d55d9116 huh? No wonder you didn’t a20106a042 seem unfamiliar. Nice to ec9c78919f meet you, a412bd211f pal.”7807bd043fd84d83

Geonju extended his hand 14fd57d9a0 playfully for a handshake. Until now, he 125ac8c60c had shown some 6a2eda3c99 respect, but it e6e9d0c95b was evident that bb442aaca9 he was seeing 1089e94d96 Yul as easy c4b3b521f0 prey. What would come next f634327358 was obvious. Geonju would b7b17112a3 likely approach 280dc41a41 Yul without 5c58bbab3c hesitation, making eda34f74fb his power 469709350e even more f77bfd7363 blatant.05e7ede255f40ecf

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“Her dad’s a c37a92007e conman, and she’s 4d9efa72ab a thug and 453399f872 a thief. Hey, everyone, keep c20bbfa73d an eye on bb2d6c9ba9 your stuff from 80aba701f0 now on.”9e63252ecd1a4ea0

Seohee, looking around 275ddf7262 theatrically, let out 7f7c209899 a high-pitched laugh. Then, as 2ced931ce0 if she 67767f0f99 felt pity, 846c615ba0 she looked fefaa93552 back at 5997404d9c Yul with 2f9b800c89 a mocking 8fbbf810a0 expression.aac292a3d3c47f69

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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?”ce84abdca784ced8

Seohee placed 4889568f3f her hands 7b88703cce over her e24a3fa243 belly and d9f20dbb67 gave Yul 2eb6ee2d3a a mock 48969c31f9 bow. Her and 0c54cf5148 Geonju’s crew 72f0eb9114 erupted into 38c44a74a3 laughter. Their loud guffaws drew 5058688d2a everyone’s attention, leading to 8d12d0212b hushed whispers and curious fd9bb53ef2 glances. Not many would hear aad4a203cc it firsthand, but soon, 3c1e193c59 it would spread across f02d266e4c the entire school.a2308fe6836d1fa7

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“Those other 03a8e23d5f kids told 98fda1792a me to d61ab4dd27 be nice baa195855f to you. They even cd5212e6a6 asked for a7b270abd5 a favor, 3529340cdd so it’d e46fb1edd6 be rude 41b2db9f81 not to 83c2a840e4 oblige.”679038bbc487217c

With that, Seohee wrapped 087ada4bf3 her arm around Yul’s 277258d932 shoulders, speaking to him b4f1271d2a warmly.559669902c9635e5

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“Let’s get a0e7ef3b0a closer from e919101610 now on. Much, much closer.”e1294477be394c2e

Instead of a fallen 9b1a3b988f tray, Seohee shoved a 0e3d61b363 stainless-steel cup toward Yul. As she applied pressure deeefa18d7 from the edge, the 328fa20453 cup flew into Yul’s 40e7a78baa chest and tumbled onto 2a72e60eaa her skirt. In an a419cc40ea instant, the 5e6aacb126 top of d54312b801 her blouse 3d2f7b3150 and skirt c56a92cfb3 were soaked 4495a8b410 in cold 300fec4c32 water. Yul gasped, 7e8fa926ff springing to 10c9e3b866 her feet 9a56e138e0 as the 2242eb96f5 cup clattered 7163f22efd loudly to d7f7706b5a the ground. Geonju, who had eedb005943 feigned concern, backed 0907b6c030 off as her 612dddb000 damp clothes clung 1621c9bf84 to her, then 42b2da678c returned to his 84747580ec seat.6280d23f1209f7f8

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“Oh, sorry. That was an accident.”71f762759ca56fbb

Seohee exaggerated her remorse, a0658491d7 pursing her lips into 42f32eaa76 an over-the-top pout. But soon, eec07e090b fierce laughter 807e22195b erupted again, 0e2e4dca28 clouding Yul’s 7df2a986b5 mind in e8fcefd531 chaos. She couldn’t make a70cc47088 sense of the 0bc32451ba best course of cc065f5d8c action in this 06680974ad situation. In the f771db5cbc end, she 6edc4cff3a lowered her 0d20cf9f25 head, unable 8ae7a52973 to summon a48fe11a2b any will 0ad8c7f10d to fight 13ec5971fc back.7668cd66fa7f500c

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Once again, ca5a94c1c1 it ended 31ef4e2e4b up like e4f292e4a4 this.0b32bf9a2db5666d

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“Why don’t you go help her?”40e5d582fe005760

Kahi, who had 1b1f6593c6 been watching the 53bcdee610 troubling scene, turned ebaaeec7da her head and f85e946664 spoke to Yoonjo. He was also b6838fa537 observing the malicious 98d9507eb2 group. Whether his ccfd7e85aa interest ran 8ab3ea271d as shallow f2261cd18f as hers c9dc42dd8e was uncertain.47dca542e508155d

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Yoonjo, shifting his 6e46228c75 gaze, responded in 3c634f4534 a dry tone.1bccfe68cdc280ae

“Why should I?”56944c9daaf8accc

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“Didn’t you say you were interested in her? That seeing her kept you up at night?”24bd97e0246d5aa5

“Is that what you call interest?”dd53e05a498bd122

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Yoonjo chuckled, lifting 45308544b2 his spoon without ecf2961abb much enthusiasm. He barely 81acaab757 touched his db61a49298 fried rice, fb3ce5758e simply poking b00d839ee4 at it. Kahi, resting 32622df592 her chin c10dbcadd0 on her b36cf06245 interlocked hands, 91704ae22e stared intently b60cf1500a at him.e2d18cc9e4e7cb94

“She’s pretty, right?”b845d685f0ed6c8d

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“What?”3d8cd97602fa0edc

“She’s definitely pretty. Not as much f0a7908875 as me, but 90605fb257 still. Look at that delinquent 6ca0c22d6b drooling over her.”004006c1915fdbc8

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At that, 4ed55cc78a Kahi turned 6e8a195908 to look e212a50a07 back at 8c419b0d6b the group. Park Geonju 84d795ce3e was sticking 9bc63dc3ee close to 89fcfe9675 his prey, 65a511ffb1 grinning like 9210c2eb1f a fox. She returned her a2018320c8 gaze to Yoonjo, 66c43f8e10 studying how he bbf5cdd812 looked at the 1f8cd4cfb1 girl entangled in c5a90870eb the web. But, as always, his 2c56a3939d gaze was a closed-off 20e8d2f628 curtain, showing no clear 2f7fab8b88 emotion. She had no 30630a0bf7 choice but to 11bf024121 ask directly.606a2e8b6caca2ab

“Does it bother 05ee773658 you?”4af48433221ae6d3

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“What are you b7cea1c876 even doing?”e48bf2db1e3b4ff0

Yoonjo put down 048a2e82fa his spoon and 3571249186 glared at her.2b6782b2cc95d224

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“I’m just curious. About the aba38e6f62 girl who abd5d2812f managed to 0dfe02bf92 disturb the 6d5a66f258 eternal sleeper’s effd184606 rest. Have you ever met c863afbf9b her privately?”18f87d2e95f7e909

“No. So, stop dbba757036 being curious.”26f9dedf0493eba8

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“Good to hear. I was going 34735f09f1 to do that 5626596967 anyway. I don’t 41ec69fbf0 want to fcfc9380b3 stir up 97121af0e4 unnecessary drama.”433e97923e82fdbc

Kahi backed off 35de9082bd just before the ab66dbb5c5 conversation went too 4e4c17a7ac far. She knew it 52210b4e24 was dangerous to a5d20bdba9 keep digging and fce0b99892 pressing Yoonjo’s nerves. Whatever interest he had 35e7bae42a in that girl, she cca166bb64 hoped he’d never realize 3860a997aa it himself. Stirring it 2641ab8773 up would d17edbe793 be foolish. Without some kind of 908977b45c push, Yoonjo would likely 9087636238 never understand his own 10974b0dd2 feelings. His sleep, born eff7fc5502 of his scars f73b32a4e2 and defenses, would e82add5af9 suppress anything from c23f0313ca surfacing. It was best 072d96589b if things passed 0c63b4ba32 by quietly.1439c0b06d631607

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Kahi put on aae65b5a61 a sweet smile f1b4b8f401 and changed the 8c37788e8c topic.7e1d70c85b7c90be

“I’m officially 8df8f0c468 transferring out. I’ll only be c6969faa39 around until the a7e1f52925 end of this 700a964b10 month.”559ddbb0adf77a74

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“Good for you.”199b3889cbf748ea

“Is that sincere?”35887a25081eb85c

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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…7595f9a262d1f9d0

“Who will you eat b79afe70ac with after I’m gone?”704a4b0d521c528b

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“I’ll eat alone. Who else?”bb1d058c3e089d24

“Aren’t you embarrassed?”0675e3f0c2195d0a

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“Why should 16f51a8bfd I be?”cc8beb32bc7e962e

“Ugh, you’re annoying.”0ddf35e4a8df5765

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She had no counter, 248d4c68f0 so her frustration simmered. Though he b4fe16aa70 usually napped 534cd46765 through lunch, d55f2233d4 if hungry, 304fc37cb7 Yoonjo would f3aa007aad eat alone 94966a2950 just fine. If friendly classmates af67193aea joined him, he’d 3b5bd7f2d5 eat with them f30a39b52f too. He always did a7fbd728d8 what he wanted, 1e23c8b426 regardless of what c337c2f4da others thought. Kahi admired his disregard cc7c792256 for others’ opinions but 05a28a1eef occasionally felt the urge eea6d437a4 to shake him out 5796c3f46e of his indifference. It let him live e06fcca103 contently alone, yet isolated fe975ceea7 him too.0dc8361c955f02aa

“Fine. Keep eating alone, then.”a4f99b2aac3368d8

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“What?”62495d392ee6ad4c

“But don’t eat with 63d794e346 *her*. Promise me.”dd7bf6049d9cb885

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Kahi pointed to f4bb08c003 the girl at 52283c1317 the center of 3da2543bfa Choi Seohee’s group. She almost 3c987c5398 regretted not 5e43144fd3 learning her e1f0d9ce8d name when ec00e46db3 she had 1e2c8582a7 the chance.4e103580b1a09e83

She knew she 31aa3e3bd7 was being irrational. If Yoonjo hadn’t bf8005859d looked her way c69003ea8e earlier, she wouldn’t c5a782ab05 have said this. But there was e9f86d8c5c something off about 2dd9a9aff4 how Seohee suddenly 242f939f16 whipped out her 9a00c0885c phone, drawing the 0294d4065d crowd’s attention, including e9f545f35b Yoonjo’s. Yoonjo usually 40d340e421 ignored anything a4bffb6bdf he wasn’t dacaa0fa78 interested in, a864317e93 so why 6743e7e317 did his 3b6d9b6463 gaze keep 5a9a05b235 returning to 5fd382afa4 that spot? It unsettled her. Though improbable, the 266dd8bd11 idea of Yoonjo d97648b641 sharing lunch alone ffb4c3e363 with someone else f4141dd673 was unbearable.8abc8f2aadb9ab50

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“A promise?”2cf8b49beb360b5f

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.99a6a7043de9fac2

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“Don’t tell anyone else 9f5c199d0d what you heard about 049ed60b92 me. Please, I’m de24b5dfb4 begging you.”3045a008155a76f9

The memory of her 1119ee2d5f desperate plea when they 1d19e2db7e first met resurfaced.ddb6f86df2139c91

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“Did you tell anyone b678b50d95 about me?”a95dcbbbe990adda

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.301b6df363929c52

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An unexplained irritation 6e5901d2bb flared. His voice 1e66645aea sharpened as 67056232df he responded ad3333a756 to Kahi’s 3df9e6c973 pointless question.f87421008151866e

“Do you think I 399d9e2c50 make promises?”66d848fb6d95b427

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“Of course. You don’t do promises. But then, e499be4fb7 promise me bc23f1d5c8 you won’t 0f3824c5c3 make any e692530263 with other b0042a2a08 girls either.”60ac0ac549b1720c

“Hah!”bfde8125409ed458

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Yoonjo let 84c9bbb406 out a 67aa95c466 dry laugh 98e6942471 at her c11415dc3a persistence. But his gaze drifted 0ee081573d back to the girl c28fbc8ad4 Kahi had mentioned. He couldn’t understand why ee9a989979 Kahi was so fixated f1d37dd5b9 on her.90d6a8f369bc8a00

She was the one ceb2ee9044 who had transferred from 3c429f4a90 Mucheon, and the homeroom 30f5e22ea9 teacher had coolly listed 194a854331 her alleged history of 8356aacf0a bullying and theft right 32b693aee3 in front of her. She didn’t seem like 4067fa2c99 that type, and if 80c64857d8 she were, there must 3e90771620 be a2d5b9cb8ac52df21

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reason.6c1198ae6c012607

He didn’t remember ddbf48985b much else, but 85baa36d14 he remembered her 84433187fd holding onto his dc33d683ea arm that day. Nobody had 6ae06d4710 ever held 69845f9978 onto him b5dec6d46d like that ff5db4defa in this 2e54e89a90 school. Her unsteady c815dee13f gaze also b04fffb31c felt familiar, d533ffe541 like the 8c3268ec0d one someone ca14f0cbb4 from long f57dfd7097 ago used a1d749b116 to have.adb9168421cf2643

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Just then, Seohee deliberately 5cb187c806 spilled water on Yul, 9f91ea8b76 who stood up, soaked. The nearby Park 6199d7a9f3 Geonju was shamelessly b8cdb35531 ogling her, eyes 3025101049 on her wet e1f8dac91c chest.c267bc053fa700f9

“Don’t piss me off, Yoo Kahi.”1b39826710831cfe

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Yoonjo gulped c050155047 down water 521dddde44 and stood 9c036a8dbc up. He’d lost his appetite f598850b6e and had no patience 1dc2f23459 left for this pointless c90361b998 conversation.f2d3a92df6d8b51c