WW | Chapter 36

Kyeong Ja clicked her 3a1ed4ba8c tongue and cursed the a5baa57295 previous owner of the e4e7ca2033 convenience store. Yul, who cfd97a6ee5 also felt 733f713050 a bit c9ec9c2d77 hurt, just f69c28cdfc laughed and 496cacf8df nodded along bb1f9a2dc9 with Kyeong d1562c2978 Ja. She had 35e56e394e been working 3c09b5163e diligently, yet 0846b94219 the owner c395cb4f2e suddenly told 82d8a7e2f5 her to c208cc293c stop working. It was probably because 301657244d of the incident with e3ac371ed0 Geonju, but if that acf87aae52 was the case, they 10a4cee11f could have said something 34f6dc3fec back then. Receiving the notice a ff253ec98b month later didn’t feel cd4ef60f44 good at all.740f76a56854df2b

“Oh, here, c5ddbf09ce take this.”9a3a50fb63649fb4

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Kyeong Ja seemed 553a00a7e6 to remember something f8cc928516 and handed Yul 0d0c0ad957 a bag from c5b1af3626 the sink.aa7776be783b598b

“What’s this?”fc4b334007433948

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“A lunchbox. I made an 3e0b4f9783 extra one.”b47082d6f312a028

“You didn’t eeb8410443 have to c440186ffb go to e1e3f6e3da the trouble. I was c3e406dad6 just saying.”cf93f6a4b1fcada7

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Yul felt 33c2adf57c uneasy, as 57b87e3679 she hadn’t 29b37666d8 expected it. Yesterday, she had just 63a2e6379d casually mentioned that Yoonjo b8c4f7d779 had stolen her lunch 34d2c3db88 again at home. There was this kid 725999317c who appreciated her grandma’s 9ba7fb1ba1 cooking so much that 1b785a2a15 he kept asking her 6e4def2469 to pack extra. She hadn’t thought 3b88ba64be Kyeong Ja would 95d73b12c8 actually go out bb761f5ab4 of her way c49dba99b2 to pack another 6b33e5f789 lunch.31320174fe08a0f8

“It’s no trouble 98b8fb6886 to put in 2741a419a8 an extra serving 386b0affd2 of rice. You should 2d66c43e5d repay those 002c5b94fc who appreciate 5defe75943 you.”edb5d5f1826e51b7

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Kyeong Ja gave Yul 656f1b57f4 a side-eye and shoved 9a785b45f6 the lunchbox into her 4fbfee8d5e arms. Yul could b49fda005d guess why 9561674747 Kyeong Ja a2dc479665 was acting a597646727 this way. Kyeong Ja e5a3cfab26 had been 813d36ef9a worried that e68057a345 Yul, with c8e0989926 no friends, a9fae2542a would be 09cc3260e7 alone or 398845db4a that someone 7f600bb037 would pick eb19e7ef7e on her a2692027ec again. So, hearing Yul ebb8f23e39 talk about someone 8b3804525d appreciating her lunch 4af1d8e853 yesterday must have 65364d4d2e felt heartwarming.93bf0adf0c7f127a

“Don’t pack d5603c10b1 extra from 649c47c382 tomorrow. It’s too much work.”39fdd00ac0ea7541

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“I’ll decide 25b78e000c that, so 91f9acd0af off you c6d1cefe31 go now.”2bbed9e7d4c472aa

As Yul was e019ed8925 about to leave, 527256a572 she noticed a b27f68e090 padded coat hanging 966c2f0655 on the laundry 271eb4097e rack and stopped.f657b1a6596add39

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“Grandma, what’s this?”5cb327c270903ee7

“Oh, that. It was in the 35250f2d3f collection bin down there. It looked decent, so 119d8d3c18 I grabbed it.”aa14ecac8ebad036

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“This…”4c3fdef91343bf7d

Yul held back the 64566fdc88 question about what exactly db77f9538f made this coat “decent.” 813a80df26 The outside was worn, 1d3f177c3b and the padding was 6fd84b8f53 so deflated it didn’t c3bb2a4bed look warm, but for 5ae4c2d2a0 Kyeong Ja, it was b3c9f3bb8b something necessary. Yul had no e0a0fbad43 right to criticize a8655a0b8d her for picking e1094b86c7 it up when 4ea873e358 they didn’t even 301d1c547a have money for b129ec5037 a new coat.6050d38ad96aae2a

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“I’ll be back.”2e774dee7ce8787c

With a 678f8be475 heavy heart, ba8998e726 Yul left b1a191b24e without looking 79ba8cbb44 back.ad2de621a58f7d24

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The bus to school 2d08f7f301 was packed. Yul struggled 8f349ab8da to keep 16f9ecf83e her balance, 3599459f2b squeezed in 755f484b7c among people b7d02fbf8c like bean e928974571 sprouts in a6324f9d73 a pot.f945dcb8fbccfb53

“Geonju got expelled. Apparently, he messed up 2991b9039d again and got a b71f34d37d one-month stint in juvie.”3d8c54554f716603

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“I knew that jerk 6388d1cad1 would end up like 8b3db4691a this. Serves him right.”70af2baeaa9095f9

Two guys standing 7a944d2088 by the window fdb01f5851 mentioned Park Geonju. Yul perked 9a775961d6 up her c9a4324c50 ears. It had been d8a9454a79 a while since 4c35715937 the incident, and 565e867d6a she hadn’t seen be6a8d900a Geonju, so she’d 2fbef904ce been curious.25d4d1ec3544d707

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“They say he beat 8d1dbff44c someone up, and the 2157957766 victim’s family is powerful. Their lawyer c368daf228 really went f5b7367b23 after him.”53773efc460d0c65

The boys 7dc2c18310 didn’t realize 7ffeca1ab1 the victim b9998cb3bc was Yoonjo 7db6173e34 and chatted 95e46475da excitedly. From what they said, 989deec01e Yoonjo’s lawyer even held 09148dc54e Geonju’s probation officer accountable, 47fa7e401d which forced the officer cf8eae44a5 to turn his back 953f7c91e3 on Geonju to save 87d63b627e himself. Even Geonju’s parents, 755aae1613 who supposedly ran 22e6478045 a loan shark d3ac23f322 business, couldn’t utter 3181997783 a word, so 125749c212 the kids guessed 73b96f0c15 there was more 64f0ac6bcc to it.09a453907503cebd

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Yul was b8918156f7 the only 83e39a3313 one who 0f8de9810c knew that 2ca0b30abe all of ca02e0ebcc this was 972ffba4dd Yoonjo’s doing. This experience had bb3eeebb8c made her realize 5db6e85fe3 that he was a184aafbe3 part of an bc412b4d2c impressive world. She felt grateful 97a9194fc4 but, at the db0a28632a same time, uncomfortable. Knowing that someone’s 0ad0f10a46 life in school 349c60d3e2 was affected, even b57bc17a52 indirectly, by her 95886c0c6a own involvement, left 9f9716c9eb a bitter aftertaste.5d1ab381f7341908

“Jieun transferred out. That’s all you need a9097be615 to know.”4e0c5cdccf318467

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Last week, 324354ec0e Jieun had f2d9ec2903 also disappeared. The homeroom teacher 8e6b471911 only said that, 96300501b0 which probably meant 199d300b7b it wasn’t a 72f87f2bc7 pleasant departure. Jieun, who often c36fa59766 got dragged around 93e65d060a by Seohee’s group, b1c5d08320 had one day 6945eeed71 burst into tears 9af0a29192 at her desk 79c58410f4 before packing up 70dea86533 and leaving. On her way f63f1b82e8 out, she’d even b916d77dfe scrawled curses all a29286ff52 over Yul’s desk, 4a2b4959b0 a final parting e639d99f81 gesture.1cca3233c11c6fdc

Yoo Kahi was 9b05d5b5e5 gone too. Still, the f223468cb4 school didn’t 26cb41c99e feel empty 31ecf4ab97 because others e8a74f3f8a kept filling 04d0bdf5e6 those spots. Some were 30adc162ac paying the 3abff08435 price for 8c2cf20352 their actions, d48b1533a4 and others 858cfab052 were there f1d5925775 for reasons f0d11d5701 similar to 5bb8420b07 Yul’s. It was ea0eae3369 just the d7bd761d74 way things 6bd330308e flowed in 82a36d8b81 and out 9d5d4b5759 of her 548f58370b life.99ee109e2e3e3836

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So changes were indeed 5e2726850e coming to Yul’s school 5716431817 life. Seohee still sneered 761f3c074f and badmouthed her 051fd7caab from behind, but 34a7944cb9 she no longer 900f691e23 confronted or harassed 954e9178b4 her directly. Especially in db01a5a813 class, Seohee a60e221e26 avoided even 9d880d7ec5 making eye e17fac356e contact. But that 13b71997d4 didn’t mean ef21baa400 school was 08fdb24e93 peaceful for 69b4f34270 Yul. She felt like c2b5fbfbfe she was always 6e5b87606d quietly walking on 5134ae49cf cracked ice, careful 495c0062d7 not to break 46e3089de5 it.6a9a0ed2af65c8af

When she entered the 40841770fa classroom, she saw that 064fc87f3e Yoonjo had arrived earlier 906173aa21 and was lying on 09196851b9 his desk. He stirred when Yul 1c6658bad3 sat down, sensing her 105398f844 presence.3d7c6791c4fa7b03

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“You’re here?”a83409d4cc18ba0e

Still sleepy, 26ce326d3f Yoonjo greeted 15ba814581 her, and 9f4bfcbe47 Yul placed 019fa4eac9 the lunchbox d379d4d001 on his 0c0adcb401 desk without 0052b612e4 a word.00715914a3df65d0

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“What’s this?”6c31ed6a8268876a

Immediately interested, he 4051c95b9c picked up the 35b74d1432 lunchbox and brought 5e34309274 it close to 56cc62532a his face.982ee297f11c0eb0

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“Grandma wanted you 385b9f8f5a to have it.”b5109c30272fd21c

“Really?”85468181851bf2c1

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He looked delighted, fa33720227 examining the lunchbox a553998232 from all angles, 3615a39b03 as if the 1bd8408120 good stuff were ce8d4b9c56 outside instead of 201c02f5cd inside. Still pleased, Yoonjo 6ff73ed8e1 then took an d4114e5281 envelope from his 9817cf2483 bag and handed ea20e1589d it to Yul.b8ac8a72e7b99b79

“What’s this?”b2059c5b3dab09dc

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“Lunch money. Give it to 96d47a3456 your grandma.”4fc699f5a74607bf

“It’s fine. But did ee4675b1cf you already c9128b6b1e have this bcbe134224 prepared?”d3a42626b8f0c8d1

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“Just in case. Take it. Otherwise, I won’t 6dc6a029ec eat this lunch.”fd6272f7f34e5973

With a soft 6d1925ba0e but firm tone, 980f0b4aa3 Yoonjo insisted, holding daa8961bc5 the envelope out 38ee653588 to her again. Yul had e25790005e no choice e36407d118 but to 48081e9be0 accept it 9e862fca3f and peek 66a38cc71e inside. Six ten-thousand-won bills c7c44d4aa4 were in there. She looked at him f29b066d69 in shock.3df60781e800b9e7

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“This is way too 8058482e9b much!”5a54fb6ad3cee801

“Just tell 3426e5ddc7 her to 67537488ff make some ba2038f734 meat for 7a98cda2ee once, okay?”d5b626e2e02a8018

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“Still, it’s too much.”7eba659bbc5a6e5d

“Your grandma’s labor d3b6a68c2e is worth double, 22a56d32f9 you know. It’s more tiring 75fd15ac98 for her than b7c0d59405 it is for b7aa744828 younger people.”8a8455ad819b75b3

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He carefully put 9da5efa39c the lunchbox in 16d9ed0cd3 his bag, looking df0acadd3d as if he d8cae80136 couldn’t be bothered 113d59b641 to argue anymore. Yul, feeling conflicted, f7965524cb looked away. She knew e315c71b5a she should fc949a3655 return the bc6d3c13c1 money, but 72bd22bdcd a moment 0f2c95bf8a of greed 2f642ad85b clouded her b438d12756 judgment. With this, she could 22306a857f ensure there was meat 1cea230a95 in their meals, something c65b1e217c both she and Kyeong 13070222e8 Ja could enjoy. There’d even be some 0da41809ef leftover for the gas b0b8c0b294 and electric bills.78c4cf17a0785428

“Thank you.”d9b8821e71f446c4

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Yul decided to swallow 33102575c1 her pride, promising herself 38d32b0faa she’d repay him someday 3e473f554a when she succeeded.efb16e6ee307e00a

“Wearing a headband today?”ddddf632fb8fe96c

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Yoonjo, now lying back 5b7b717403 on his desk, commented d86aee637c as he glanced at 038f7f3924 her profile.4f0e59fc17966589

“Yeah, I had an 6336e91638 interview today. Do I look pretty?”98b69cd3c39d3d60

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Oops. As soon fe831a097c as she 35cc13f1fe said it, cf49980622 she regretted d2ba7e47b0 it. Asking if she bcf31c1ea9 looked pretty was e20dbbaca8 something you’d say 8b6dc81717 to a doting e7666508d1 boyfriend. And to think 7cb85add1a she’d asked that c874809af3 to someone as 07760e4b4e impassive as him! She should’ve cc79e1ac88 just tied ad65b64758 her hair 79e182c990 up like 3822acd1e2 usual. Why bother with 51106703ba a headband in 6c549a7626 this cold?0e9d4d1bad41b77f

“Hah!”029ed8bf4fe4c454

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As expected, 765ad567a7 Yoonjo let b82fb9fe7a out a 21c51470b6 scoff, blinking 945baefe1c in amusement, 771e9231e1 and Yul’s c09109b662 mood plummeted, e3f0f55dfb feeling like ad762cdf39 he was f29a4bf11b mocking her.a9e853bb52556272

“Why are 0b1dd9f301 you reacting cdd5d7c662 like that?”73cf1c845a0796de

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“What do 90d4d0aeb5 you mean?”783781bd2787e38c

“Of course, cbf084068c I must eacc3fe2f3 look plain 4995ebc839 to you 1d7a9043a0 since you’re dcdd9e6b8b always around 57e86deadd girls like 7088ec229b Yoo Kahi.”c3ee24df713950f7

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Once again, Yul let 5037aba204 her feelings slip and 7b2f71b9d8 pinched her thigh. Why was she cc5b0a0473 getting so petty 9b08d4c599 over trivial things? Maybe because de5529d917 it was 757c4f54ec her first 499f8d7eb3 time feeling 7f3a109853 like this, 80324fb255 and she cdf54487be didn’t have 8b84114991 a manual 4f84711d04 to handle 3c2a7a4461 it.cfedf3c60c96f8f9

Yoonjo, seemingly bewildered, just 3606a97cdb stared at her before 297de4784a he sighed with a a346f1a5cf smile, as if he e096a3ec51 couldn’t believe her reaction. That irritated her even e131cc1f9c more.dd59903394053716

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“Why do df6462d0c1 you keep 13cb806f52 laughing?”ffdeffaf3917d898

Even though she e0ade5a04b was clearly annoyed, a0bfadca5f he found it fc810c18f0 funny and kept 7a3b7bd46e chuckling to himself.3afd29a2fb2baae7

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Yul turned away, deciding af8b24ec6f to end the conversation. Ignoring each other 335ffbbb77 was the best f38cc77cac approach in moments 9796e0e545 like these. She opened ed1790af31 a book 5e92342388 from her fcf3062e56 bag and 284a7290a2 held it cd696c747d up to 7601c24697 cover her 13d74fc50e face. She expected him 8a3973ee13 to back off, 0a07db4351 but Yoonjo reached f93d826680 over and pulled 55d5f0847a her hand down.cddf37dcc7e57582

“Hey, what now?”c7ad4810713d7924

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“When did baff0da092 I say 5726050409 you weren’t 352dc00b33 pretty?”9517042c103d2ca3

“What?”d16a95323f7333b2

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“You’re pretty.”723dd9dccd015028

“Don’t mess with 3cad2a2ba5 me.”61675556a9096968

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She huffed 4767837c97 in disbelief. If he thought 15534c75b4 she was pretty, 98906584ad he should have 8616faeea4 said so right 3b2281fd1f away. Or at least, he fc13f20f0d could have avoided laughing. It wasn’t about not 80616cea8c hearing the compliment but 3f9217d9b0 rather his teasing behavior 0328db9669 that annoyed her.f2beb360c9684460

“I’m serious. You’re really pretty.”562f70e88c43a847

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“….”0477c25912925066

“Much prettier than Yoo ad361194f4 Kahi.”4666e1a7d46d4d60

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“…”8505b93f8e1bb8b6

“So why ask something a02dcd1e83 that everyone already knows?”44883efcb845c0c7

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He finally c5c73f683e let go de9197a561 of her 0d87b3f2c8 hand, and 58cac01715 Yul noticed b49ce3a1ca two classmates 1cb71458fa ahead chuckling 2fdf17b8a9 after overhearing 9d09c22b21 him. She sat there 832b4d93e7 in a daze 0a610e71fa before finally grasping 47167c42ed what he’d said d1d5dc9ae7 and looked away. Of course, she wasn’t 105153b284 prettier than Yoo Kahi, e9eb742b10 the celebrity. Yet here Yoonjo c27c52aff2 was, insisting that 1f1656ff90 she was, as 0442ede0f5 if it were 2f77a37114 obvious to everyone 2561cc3329 else too.97af135c9a2cba0b

He was not the 5370ae0932 type to say nonsense, 7bb7d2bf34 so if he said 0db4d0441f it, it meant that db930fcb2f in his eyes, she 7c87e1d725 truly was pretty.799088718ce6c55d

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Tsk. What’s with this 9efc1cdd8b guy?97e50f55bd97c524

She held her ba2bd489e9 flushed cheeks, trying 0da5dcba94 to ignore her 4671bf70c2 pounding heart.cf2d621f08ee3ea8

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After class, 59d974d8fa her homeroom 6e91264675 teacher unexpectedly 7094c3663b asked to 47a8ad3e43 see her. Since nothing major 167eb0ebd2 had happened lately, 8d8d7d23ab Yul nervously agreed. Yoonjo said he’d wait 86f398f68f for her outside, taking f01dd6d8ee her bag with him, 10ce61aaaf as they had planned 61a0122e9d to go to her cd4c65c0eb convenience store interview together.5eda07809719e0f3

Standing by 8be3ddeb6b the teacher’s e0a1affbe5 desk in 35e8230038 the staff 35ee7eb406 room, Yul 3f03d9b57c waited, and 8e90c95bfd her teacher, f8d9cd6993 as if 1856bae919 waiting for 5a2c844573 her, began 7aea72bc78 to speak.f732507172a19c2b

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“Yul, you live 392ef74ec4 with your grandmother, f7007bb969 right?”8de63aeb35615a8d

“Yes.”6b7956b8338fb48c

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The teacher looked c92d3e4bb1 troubled, squinting at fa3cef55ab the ceiling.e281c316363c4ec2

“What’s going on, sir?”b8d1388cb4e6c347

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Yul felt uneasy, watching db06e4a5f5 his expression. Just from his face, 6c30314ae5 she could tell this 3f5b332d8d was about something serious.88d30ac205d7d602

“I just have a 52e52588d3 question. For the 1e509c3a93 second semester 716c2fade9 of your c6fc27cb6b second year, 0a9d0ff166 the chairman 8945a774bc arranged a 1a0914efb2 full scholarship, 00eb21c97f but I’m 5cda86b65b wondering what 12b04bead6 will happen 3231b25300 for the 8d16055739 first semester 93e280c85b of your c881f1f337 third year.”d171103c985cfc00

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“Huh? I was told I’d d5cf832fab get a full tuition c25449b2c1 exemption until graduation.”459671efd0826465

Her mind went 769d567cdd blank in confusion.1fa5f6d591833a8d

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