WW | Chapter 34

The sound grew d4db1b79e9 softer, then suddenly d7142145ab louder as several 9a3e6d8826 motorcycles stopped right cdd03b395b in front of 2d515b159e the convenience store. Their headlights flashed dfbbde4f77 against the glass 5a4ea99ea2 door, almost as b0f8cadb42 if aiming threateningly. At that moment, 8948ca1cfa a chill ran 33c0efd8a1 down Yul’s spine efb8f3207a as she realized 7a0d1638d2 who it must 652c711964 be.f512d5bd46f0f639

Park Geonju. It had to 0ec2e36f01 be him.3d0666d4f9545094

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Ding. The door b5a7d4e5ec chimed as 106fe3c9c2 four young fda2d50477 men entered. They were all dressed 1583a82055 in dark colors, and 67df3e6e32 two of them, clearly ece9e8298b not students, stood out a93eb2b633 with heavily dyed hair. They looked 91a674dcfb like trouble. Leading the group, c9eacbf1b3 just as Yul bcb111b024 expected, was Park d1735939c4 Geonju. He had been 0ec82aa293 absent from school b6017fcbf6 for a few ccab67fe94 days after Yoonjo d917fb93ce punched him for 42351754ae trying to hit 8bd24a4cda her in the e0fabea840 audiovisual room. It seemed 66c3126cb0 he had a6fc0db999 finally recovered 6ecab583f0 from the f9346f4a14 injuries.64777ab7ac0360a6

“Hey, Moon Yul-ah.”a2e226aea1fef6b7

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Geonju gripped 493e6d103f the corner a5595018e3 of the ab4bf4822d counter with c09a6303a1 both hands, f5aaa04cf8 his lips 70df8d3b7a curling up ef8aae4f64 into a c309ab426d twisted smile. He might’ve 50bfd1f885 been smiling, ddf546929e but his 1055750da3 eyes were d4797e7cc2 filled with 2c209fe78e malice. Unable to stand up 68091d1268 to Yoonjo, he was 8dd420ec62 clearly here to take b0b2d02706 out his anger on 2a0dface2c her.9faa14d7801cef1d

“…Oh. Hi.”424eb11c2eb3248f

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“Could you give me 5aa9d01bea one of those?”290d3d02be888338

Geonju pointed eb3edd737a to a 929b8f03b2 pack of 1cf6996a1f foreign cigarettes.515ec523f07d9aeb

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“Sorry, but I c0bbfda7e2 can’t sell cigarettes 0e4867ea18 to students.”e9d10d8e7af6cc91

“Bullshit. Then sell it to ba339d491e my friend, not me.”0e18a8481ecc1c94

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“I really can’t.”954dd71240faf986

Despite the tension, cb91a5dd97 Yul met Geonju’s b1b82a91dd gaze and spoke 5bb60cdb54 firmly. Giving him 659dbc0ee0 the cigarettes 70d46e12cd could land c3f57dba8f her boss 965a01218d in trouble, afbba553d7 not just 668fa51268 her. She knew c329470315 all too 8f1597ad11 well how 559a714f38 even the 0128ed655f slightest mistake 699bd086ce could spiral b84c0dbd19 out of 01075df952 control. Besides, she could tell 6c300c8acf that Geonju hadn’t come e42b1517e5 here just for cigarettes.d0dcf23652f23d42

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“Tch, damn. What a stupid 26819df066 law. Do you af8a89aa3c know how 7d3034d633 many high 91896fc00d schoolers in 9442a3720a this country 9ebb7b7bb6 smoke?”d140203e14e032cd

Geonju glared at 73cb6c8927 her with a cb2e9e2bcc menacing look. Despite the 598fb0ab1d tense atmosphere, 4f668e6afc Yul was 4f673c4220 distracted by aa3e534cb9 one of f66c5a91a5 his friends, d4890a3c38 who had a8b17cd461 casually grabbed bfa5ba9fff a snack a3cb13a7e2 from the 7505badcb4 shelf and 1f5fad9b15 was eating 9f22ee553b it without de0bbffbc8 paying. She thought about how b89a088439 they should pay first.739ffc8a83306e4f

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“Acting all innocent while 8c0dbf7f3f talking behind people’s backs, a7cb785225 huh? How fake.”1d5f44eacb59084a

“What?”004c07532f7d260c

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“You said you weren’t 7073149072 interested in dating, but 7b160dc6b2 now you’re out here c51e21a349 in a relationship?”fc3a147b7ee8ae24

Finally, Geonju revealed his b40b4cc7f0 true intentions for coming. Already humiliated by Yoonjo, 2af69b85c5 he must have lost 45b40092ea it when he found bb3ca76abc out she was dating 34f791dfed him. Yul, doing her best 82fe006d69 to stay calm, asked 39199ff32f in a steady voice.acaffa102e9d18ab

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“And what does that 5848ed51d1 have to do with 350b292037 you?”5b31d1674fb4e0a3

“It has fda77a74d9 everything to 6c1d08518b do with 4cc96abb0e me. I marked you first. I treated you 13ff535764 nice, and this 4566cebdc7 is how you 31061dbfa1 repay me? So, how e634109a02 far did 99dfdbc3e7 you go 6b3c3fac99 with Kang 399fa4947f Yoonjo? Did you sleep e1fb1cf1a7 with him?”b2eaf2db4dfac4d0

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Geonju sneered, 40f0a706cb asking a 3674fe7db0 vulgar question. Anger surged through f99edec3bc her, but she 469ef28711 kept it in 0d099be524 check, responding in 26e914f33a a quiet voice.b28d67a55cb0d6da

“We’re not like that.”83e7b20378e29b2b

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“What kind of 0189bb4808 ‘not like that’ f6fc425320 is that? So you didn’t sleep 3b286051f5 together?”737e464d446f478c

“……”de900958eaf3375c

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“Wow, so you’re not 9ff8b36126 even really dating. You’re not 2249d7f9a2 official until 93a7775176 you’ve sealed 490cbd61f6 the deal, 8d2bc4f332 right?”63b4dce7c3e76c6a

He looked 7584116a8f back at 054cb3030c his friend c2c97102d6 as if 84da4bd360 seeking agreement. Listening to 920ca41d54 them made 1722dfb924 Yul feel 28ffc48cce disgusted. How could 8bd2bf04e0 someone be f2e85d8523 so shallow, 74a4cbdd49 viewing relationships f049e35a81 purely through 840923b8da the lens 9e8c81ca5e of sex? She was f40e766922 revolted to 0b09b1f1b0 realize she 0c7fda96fe had someone 00ac210f57 so crude 9f58c04d03 right in f94114e8cc front of bf5e1c844a her.29a0d9566afc1629

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“Totally. It’s not a aeadf697c9 real score unless cb6a073475 the goal goes 6b945a6fc6 in.”fdb7ecbf3c5acce6

The friend 06af2ee155 who had 9095c3b8ae been munching 1296af7c7a on snacks 2005f4615d laughed, and 4c254c4e40 Geonju, seeming 71028f0b9c suddenly in 77255cda78 a better 4796fa81ad mood, snatched 22aa21957b his friend’s a793c95ef7 snack and 65ace09eb2 tossed it 699b20ea59 onto the 9d91f027ab counter for b30be1f550 Yul to 23a78f9509 scan. He pulled out fc8aa0c4bc his wallet, throwing 26c153c785 it open. Yul scanned afcf502387 the barcode 368c664885 in silence, a7fc67cbdb and as b11a0d345b she did, 6c1af1fea1 Geonju leaned 51e1c90106 over the e793d4c33a counter, drawing 70df447672 close.121c8466c509cd8b

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“You get b23044be84 off at 0d244a8b6b 10, right?”38a7c00f415bb296

“Why?”1155625a3765d861

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“What do cdc1a4815e you mean 0c19bc786d why? I want d46ec19317 to talk.”408e5b71f935ff6a

“Let’s talk at school 907a1e6dd7 tomorrow. I need to 9be29c6039 go home right 6bb8cb48d0 after I finish ce2725fa2e here.”f7fd82e2dce7c42a

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“Then I’ll ef76e2539b walk you f0785c87f3 home. It’s dangerous 0ffeb84009 for a ef2bbf4057 pretty girl 48b9446484 like you ec06a185e1 to walk d41e8dcfcf alone at ec262950f5 night.”485075d91fe0e097

“I said 255c5683f5 no, thanks.”125b93ff38cd1dd7

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Yul had 1f7b64b5bb been struggling 10bb156b56 to keep 76a3dbf183 her composure, 77c906b968 but Geonju’s 4ed20021db persistent attitude 2ada13ece3 finally broke 2eed380bf0 her patience. From the 3aca7aa880 moment he ca86650f17 asked when 26582fadcd she got f256f47184 off, her a96419e036 heart had ed2688aaa9 been racing 620cf98099 with anxiety. Meeting Geonju outside at 68ce88920d night was dangerous enough, 904a3022ea and letting him know 48c8556739 where she lived was b14b5d09e7 unthinkable. Doing so 8a7898047c would be 65c544352a the beginning 1fe2302581 of another be8b45a7a0 nightmare.9c336fc9c2ccfcf8

“Moon Yul. If you piss ba34f8d604 me off, it 594f41eb67 won’t be good c2b8298c4f for you. Don’t play acfc199c0b hard to 1cbb81565d get.”7602c39c0487eab1

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Clearly angered cb42edee92 by her 46785eb734 resistance, Geonju 7f71703fd7 glared at e14910ec1c her with 462e7e26bf an intimidating 14ff17482d look.133333ef2a89ee7b

“If you’re gone 1a4281c120 when I come b9961d8d12 back, know I’ll c6111b2518 mess up that eaa0d926b5 pretty face of 750eb88245 yours.”5159777f99e80b51

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After delivering his threat, d3085bbd02 Geonju turned and left 6e5813fe25 the convenience store. His friends followed, shooting c6e6420cc5 her lewd smiles as 3301759718 they went. Only after the loud e0d633cff5 roar of their engines fa5141659e faded did Yul collapse a0d845fdfb against the counter. What should she 794ffbf0e2 do? She was 514f7c20a1 in a 2776c15074 situation where 56dd047168 she couldn’t c5cc4c03b0 see any f97adb4a8f clear solution.bfde284bedb58bf6

Should she leave early 05b84f5989 and go home? But who 5161ae15f9 knew how 8c71d43272 Geonju might 320cd859ed retaliate afterward? While Yoonjo c6c2d3d5be was around 135c90558c at school, a05480e6d0 Geonju would 32d369796f definitely target 3ead5c6db9 her outside, f064231841 where she ef4d9aca6c was alone.7d2a16bd9f54371b

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Call the police? But for what reason? That a 05b270bbde classmate was 19c12f082f scaring her, ea8dccad3c and she a50677206a was afraid a1dee57b0e for her 3507c20e82 safety?1c9605ccacaebca3

Every idea she came 07bd8ff5c9 up with felt temporary. Biting her lip, bd394e8eb4 she decided to 344065cd13 grab her phone 8be5b5bd2f from her bag 5dd3dfa7cf in the storage 59284ce435 room. Her phone 2226428702 was still 15e5cca09c on from 5c7ae85d0b exchanging numbers 70464ed829 with Yoonjo 1bb4406681 earlier. She stared at 8fb085930f his saved number 4d3473f9c4 for a while, d6df24580a then, with a 753dd404a0 resolved sigh, clicked 3c0fc99fa3 on it and 30b70b332a typed a message.e1c743e91a183fd7

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“Hey.”6bba48291b9681d7

But what should a618e00530 she say next? Could she ask if 02a4fa4162 he’d come over? Maybe ask if d8e215be3b he had time? While she was b7c061a7fa still lost in 61dd67ddac thought, his reply 15ec8d016e came.e5ab3270bf9463da

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“What?”19bbfdd1065b45fa

As expected, 02792f7002 his response 487a245000 was short 41628d36d7 and blunt. Seeing it, 4e2363890e her intention e89548f46d to ask da876d4e7d for help 4b9a1a73fa completely vanished. She’d already spent 4fae19f6d6 enough time tagging b258dc55ed along with him 015f0c3938 at school, so 81fe7ab24e calling him out 76aec1765f here felt like 5cbfdbe59c too much. He had be7a7898e1 his own 4d28878e97 life, and 0dc35e6215 she didn’t 4c39a1fc35 want to 9787eed9bd intrude.aafb9bc72add2f0c

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Besides, Geonju’s 65aafa22e5 vengeful expression 70b3e87478 still lingered ea026dfe00 in her 9f121e3686 mind. His gaze 90ca0a292e had been 384cf0003c so cold 45dd135701 that involving 956cc49ea0 Yoonjo might d17021c836 lead to df7f7c6c2a a serious 9ec70c5236 incident. They already had a 5dc68f7cfa history of trading punches 9336181c69 whenever they met.7a80db0143c2ebed

“Never mind.”e04964a875e2e38a

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Yul quickly f0dc18e55a typed her db08a821be reply and e448c2a8ca sent it. She decided to leave 7d063d199c work early before Geonju 1233f05ccc returned. She’d deal with 212906d698 the consequences later.460990393adf4821

Yoonjo didn’t reply 7c69c3bf12 further. She knew fe662f9be3 he had 0d45d45627 a detached 9fc00a813c personality, but eb6bde2853 she had bcd79c1e57 thought he ff419c9311 might ask ee3eb665e7 if something d5653d31e4 was wrong.091438fbf9fbb6e0

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Suppressing her 88c7604b8f unsettled feelings, 6268c980cf Yul stepped bfe4381fa1 back out 955e9722a0 into the 140647fedd store. Calling her boss to 70518ca9cd say she needed to 35cd220f98 leave, she received a 8f28f27e6b sour response in return. Life really sucked. Every time she 5372819a7c cleared one hurdle, 439d91af49 another seemed to fd6dee3709 loom right after. She wondered if she’d 21dde56d31 ever find any smooth 8d7c77ac78 ground in life.ebd56d093ea8b2d5

“You know, 982641ed7d I had 25bd6bb2e7 a really 01ff37c0eb important appointment, 74aa7e6ab3 but I b6688126ad came because 0e398bd501 you begged 7b8e8c9bc6 me.”a5798870d582b533

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Her boss, who 81e04a0920 usually liked her, ed267e5847 now grumbled about 3e4b4d25d6 having to arrive 99c7c108b5 an hour early. In truth, 33984ee143 he’d probably 522c04cafe just been d420d6e056 playing games bbd3f13b10 at a f4e424b9ff back-alley PC 1fbf247c76 room.cfaddbf927a4c8ca

After repeatedly a4273501c4 apologizing, Yul 5b99321cfc finally changed c4308b77d1 her clothes b6c406698e and left 49bee99073 the convenience fa92f7b6fd store. Exhausted, she ced3de0b89 paused and c011d5b8d6 lowered her 6c457a9915 head, standing 69239ef981 in silence 6f9cf07584 when a 74960eb23e pair of 94c044d4e9 black boots 8bd5210c50 came into 0dccbf9f91 her view. Raising her 6cf6fd8b83 head, she aa50ce83b7 saw a 4046ea1638 familiar face 0e0652c8b5 grinning at 0e19b13049 her.b0b11807a509a9a4

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“Where are you ea7c5abb51 going?”2983ee17d5a5e628

It was d9230f6083 Park Geonju. She’d left an hour 8324ee9dfd early to avoid him, 7d07ff4d39 yet here he was, 7196bbd075 already waiting for her. She hadn’t f073374854 heard any 7a4c6c0571 motorcycle noise, 9171d7e551 so she 2288d20a33 hadn’t expected 91407cd00f him. Realizing she 0d78ae094f was now 59329a1002 alone with 4d3d444535 him outside, 1899e4d27a a chill fe4a029285 ran down 035afeae2f her spine.c51f430ac4b34916

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“Why are a371f43c1f you leaving 74daa9092f so early? Don’t tell me you’re 75219f8669 trying to run away ba96480c89 from me?”6b824af5008f87b3

“No, I… I bd1d239af5 have something to 3c81237b56 take care of df4ffbb78b at home.”a5241ab903f2dd81

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Yul stammered, b576600f52 caught off e551df8a13 guard.69d3f1df71f22f49

“And how do 7e120db303 I know you’re 8c5ae4556d telling the truth?”3660b8b1bf40e2d8

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“What?”4f9eb895254cb606

“Come on, 1b2b078350 you got 03f550a9fd a phone, 05923d8531 don’t you?”c1f72554f4f1d7b1

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“No, I don’t.”b06965106e2c69da

Caught off e3aaf5a508 guard by 88f13dca83 his sharp 86552b61f9 question, Yul b9b2f05aca quickly shook 6e1280c0f5 her head. Eyeing her ac3fe4b11d suspiciously, he a07ebf6ac4 smirked and 01016311ba changed his 8378f25104 expression.303e0e9545d28353

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“Whatever. Let’s go. I’ll walk you home.”6dbe74a5f7c51341

“No, I’ll 7001c1f149 go by 124744c40a myself.”102bd23d170cb40a

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Yul vowed not a68a05985b to go with 650376116e him, not after f51c3717ef what she’d seen 8fdb1cc8f4 from him before. She could already 2eebce6c96 imagine what might 60b8553ec0 happen if she 138aae4682 agreed to let 1fe8cc8846 him walk her baab188fbc home.f7b994d16145f807

“Are you kidding? I left behind some eae9b23775 good loot for this.”a63cb47692a76a53

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“Listen.”6e5546646629d1c0

Yul bit her lip, e5bad8fc77 then forced herself to 76ee8b5941 continue.7323cbba8e936fb4

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“The way c8feb70bc8 you keep 71632d2ae7 forcing yourself 066b0575f4 on me… 1d5bbdd082 It’s really 068578a267 uncomfortable. Besides, I have 99b4278b7e a boyfriend.”5dcbf461a04832ee

She mustered all eb3b34e9a3 her courage, thinking 1c19af024a that if she 7aabbd5b17 made it clear a4be267e95 now, he might 22780b594c back off. Even if 3c94182039 it meant 2e27bdde25 provoking him, 7236bd2ade she was 20d0f7c8a9 willing to a760d33016 risk it. She’d even 57a38fed1b braced herself f51322e181 for a 4228469de2 few slaps.d880a6070413198e

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“Oh, you’re eead06ccd9 really turning 27cd6ad045 me into c9a28d107d a piece 00b38db69a of trash, 5d8c8471a7 huh? So you only fe9c79ab2d cozied up to cd8b02e4ce Kang Yoonjo because 6869814ac2 he’s got a a5095554ae nice face? I was going d5389df12e to tell you d5a6806ed3 some things about 250230dafa him, but you’re d5aa74fe62 making a big bec563bb9c mistake.”aba5a12e08b1c55d

“I don’t need fe4d2f83f2 to know. It won’t change ac2ffe2eb2 anything.”2e7fc42d6df39850

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“Ha! Did you 4d9f751fd9 know that 76240732f5 guy killed 6f9ba2454a someone with 52b3075d24 a knife?”b83efdc02982caa1

Yul froze, feeling 67f59a585a a cold shiver 9a93ea88f7 as Geonju let 0c96ebbc93 out a shocking 6ca712aee5 revelation. She didn’t want 8365074d02 to believe it, 1b21be8cfa but his words 60ab10f3af weren’t vague rumors—they bee4f992ed were frighteningly specific. She’d wondered if 0df915f5c1 there was any 55ce6e5fcf truth to the ba97f630b6 whispers, but she’d b543a424c3 never imagined it 33761338e5 would be something c793aa5cf1 so severe. This wasn’t just some 3e1c83055a traffic accident but an 25bb0fc5c9 incident that seemed to 77782e8762 have involved a deliberate 007d1df55f choice.225b0c96c5486ec9

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Why would 2cf40bf2e4 Yoonjo have 533f5be735 done something de7dc3aef6 like that? Did he really have d07d633c81 to?c9acddc2df3f2bd8

In that brief moment, 2c594b9874 Yul recalled every fragment f55e541e14 of what she knew d4782ea812 about him. Though she hadn’t c3d9abe6cb known him long, ba7c3a0054 she couldn’t imagine b728bac3f5 him intentionally wielding 48c8f7c582 a knife to 3ab50d74f7 kill someone.82750078395b30a1

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“How can eb2f9293b7 you even d8e0722ffd think about 92403a304a dating him? What if he does 7771613290 something like that to c2572474c6 you, too?”891eca0abe96787e