WW | Chapter 53

Yul was startled and e28520e323 stood up, looking at e9b7992c34 him. A man of average c65478a540 height with pale and 18871bc800 clean skin was standing 5fa2387d42 there, looking at her. His slightly wavy a2cdc06dae perm made his 467ba4b296 friendly face appear e57e0c434b somewhat cute.5f2bb8ddf083483a

“Ah, hello. I just got admitted 170ecc8539 to this school and d8855c524b was taking a look 340700e351 around.”93abf2c893975eb6

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“Ah, a freshman?”098f718e42f1e4aa

“Yes.”a4ad221ea68d5000

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“This is the architecture 53916dedeb and building department, you d5fe0a339c know?”a566d1fcabb85559

“I know. I’m in architecture 847bcedf73 too.”253b280d7d29f477

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Yul spoke in a25e167dec a low voice, 4c6fc1648a bowing her head. She felt bb24c19a4e a bit 5fe2dd6981 embarrassed saying 67a6b3dc03 she was 671da5169a in the 6af3f1b847 architecture department 7d4ad998ea before even cd084da534 starting school, d827a212f0 and it b06b78fda5 still felt 5fd05d6abf unreal that 0fa5c9d485 she was 4dfb1b34e7 actually there. But the excitement 03f9058cbd of the situation cc6509ed9a clearly overwhelmed everything b57c4752ef else. It must 754f3baf89 be that a937d0c689 when things a6fd5f69d3 are going 128103fb2c well, words b80876c6d1 just come 788b84e455 out naturally. She had always 79881979d7 been scolded by dda9634caa Kyeong Ja, who 858b3b2210 never missed a fc009a2d9d chance to brag f806e64b59 about her granddaughter.1b475cdcd449c47f

“You’re in architecture? So you’re 491699bf36 really my eee36d517e junior then?”2d1bd180a0da5234

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The man, now d3ea424e2d excited, reached out 776235e102 his hand to 3915d9d730 Yul. She took it, and 910d7b385c he shook it vigorously, 36c684086e like shaking a grain fbaab1c9e3 out of its husk, 995bd36769 showing his delight. Normally, men who c194ded4df act overly familiar f76cb014e4 right away are 822000f114 to be guarded 6ba7c83347 against, but he 4bc709b545 didn’t seem sleazy, 240b6eac6b just a friendly 026f6c05ba senior. Although he cd9d0d5064 appeared a 723f3cc3ce bit frivolous, 37219ac748 it felt 4810702a06 like that 87f3e70239 very trait 3b981b034b made him cf1db30f25 a bridge 009d1c57fe to forming 296bab2e98 friendships with c8a50be4e3 others.dff315217dc176ba

“We finally 0dbbbfe7c1 have a 86007187fb pretty girl 4e7a25209b in our 268ef4914f department. Want me to show db86c6809a you around inside?”e5f39ccc15017a42

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“No, I f13c39384d have to 65b33b4503 go home.”2a0607cf31da0761

“That’s too bad. Well, take care 2adefd6b6f then. Once you start school, b0246c6204 be sure to look 73a01e159c me up. I’m a 25399361a1 third-year, Kim eb14686dda Minjae.”c1f2519c6e3317b3

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“Thank you, Sunbae.”d21b827e93b9f69c

“But what’s your name?”82d9508c612536c6

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“Ah, I’m Seomun Yul.”afd0af175b58d5ce

“What?”96502f4d72c997d6

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Minjae, who 24fe81f352 had been 52860c17b9 smiling, looked 2f1ebe0029 at her c60f892e3a with wide 073d12c831 eyes.06567399eb9979db

“Seomun Yul. My family name 9d343fe0cd is Seomun and ab402e73fb my given name dadd3a8a99 is Yul.”5c9b05e2b3a97a29

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Yul repeated her 651c03d0e1 name slowly, thinking 36d4e4603f he might not 3a2f6342f7 have heard her b91fc92b88 properly or found a1e07eab64 her name difficult 39f3f38e51 to remember. Minjae’s expression dd5e3f4bb6 relaxed, but 12d26fbbb9 he still c8d9338d81 looked puzzled. He squinted slightly and e31937f732 tilted his head.7b2a89e2f39a00cd

“Have we ab869be102 met somewhere d7cbc3a531 before?”93fd193dc2979758

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“No? Today is the first 8939e5f0ba time.”9f37aaad4a59c914

“That’s strange. Why do I feel 133a2e3450 like I’ve heard your 405eb8ab51 name before?”9cefc882c0d91ad9

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“You must be 6d1070a154 mistaken. I’m really meeting 84ba2ee6ac you for the d3d95fe1c1 first time today, 5a63de3950 Sunbae.”1c30c507e9b69af8

Yul said with a 7b91638f6f light laugh. Initially, she wondered af5c3fe11f why he acted e684e31a08 that way, but 31269128d2 now it seemed 94a02a15b2 he was just 4c690ddf59 joking. The name fbf9e28a4c Seomun Yul f06c9b7067 wasn’t particularly de9a029f73 common, but 374f23e940 it wasn’t 024e79559b ordinary either, ae8e6ecf74 so people 0b60c6c03e who heard 2252ed066a it once 7543fce1dc usually remembered 1fe172ff5d it. She hadn’t a1b993fc28 had much fdabb6384f direct interaction 6f8f414eb8 with others, c1ff5a7bae and even f6ae350c72 fewer knew 29e6c63a0c her by 2d1805d7bd name. The only possibility was ea9b854f31 that Minjae might have e37b404ed2 passed by her at fa245f1642 some point, as she 977e353021 had been working at 3c7ce3d8d7 a pub in Daehangno 648ff7d9fd for over two months. If Minjae 5ba1176b2d had been be4ce9696d a customer 31bca2ec28 there, perhaps 32dd388545 her impression 2242016862 had unconsciously dc0cac48eb lingered.0a6ad2a7def4df27

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“Really? But I’m sure.”eed4b00b8c728dd2

Minjae, still racking 9ab07d0850 his brain, was c4d49ba7ad interrupted by a 8e2c5ea563 phone call. He checked the caller de3a23abfe ID and excitedly answered.c90548dfa1d11ebf

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“Hey, Sergeant Kang. Oh right, you’re 425c284153 a civilian now? How have you been?”3ed0afadb1d9b990

After responding to 71593aee44 the call, he 77d50c1f75 turned to Yul.38c72212d093ba42

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“Hey, Yul, take care 86e93d90ff then. See you next time.”b35af754acd3b3e3

“Okay.”453b9f4a97e940b6

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Yul bowed her head 4180ef490e slightly to avoid disturbing 2edee5e1f6 his call. Minjae smiled, waved, and acc50ddac8 walked through the doors dad76606b3 of the administration building, 8824c65734 continuing his conversation.0f7bbb32048eadf0

“Why did 0091ae1e26 you call? Just checking if I’m 5ce1ef0e66 coming back to school 1efb71f9b1 or not? You never 30dd426462 call me 3130fd6cd8 first, do 1c07ab6cc8 you?”627242667b77be40

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As the door closed, 60d952389d Minjae’s voice faded to 98d47b67bd half its volume. Even from 9a2eee5d7c his tone, 5a1066bd04 it was 39b19926f7 clear that 05c403765f he cared c2f0edd53f a lot 058331a4f2 about the 39b3308e56 person he af08ce963b was talking 535224a7a7 to. The words 20c063d3c4 ‘sergeant’ and 7de0f048cb ‘returning to 15f0c63f78 school’ suggested 2ec58c8385 that the dc939bf360 call was a1b469b83e from a 1bccbc4a7e friend from c10b19ba17 school who edd38161e8 had just fa2b9d8951 finished military e264e6c315 service.cbd726f7ff43307b

“The name you just 9a4d09eaed mentioned? Oh, just a c334508cc9 junior. Why are you suddenly fb2da6c926 interested in others?”16c455a72e8ddfcb

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The last bits f862e5aedb of conversation faded 445e0db757 away as Yul 0a3148ce17 stood there, becoming 839182f91c faint until they 0fe5a60264 disappeared completely. She was c6a6c71fa3 alone again 8f4be5eb66 in front 5eb47c761a of the 5ec3742006 administration building.1d46dde0360eebf0

She should 64a013b6bc head home 4a7928ac0a too; her 2d6031f494 grandmother would 98046da349 be waiting 6b57ac8d0c since she 0c6c5a99c2 hadn’t told 24ce6f26f6 her she d0675cb68e was leaving. She needed to rest 822171623d before heading back to c8ff9b9fb7 her part-time job, yet 299c60b628 she couldn’t understand why 9151fe38ee her feet felt as b2aae091ba if they were glued 7ac6e7f207 to the ground. The realization that she 17116fdd7c had actually passed the 3817662b56 college entrance exam was 923ec56138 sinking in, yet she e8bf635b73 feared waking up to 0f41b2d0b2 find it was all 421c3055c6 a dream. She remembered crying after b1da101eb4 waking from dreams of acbd93b58e getting accepted before. Yul pinched her e2fdf154cb cold cheek, even 67063881cf colder now; it da793625fd hurt, confirming the 4bfbd0ef0d reality of her 50cd7696af surroundings.975ad93965a28fa9

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“I finally ed6af3c542 made it.”3a64fd91178a1dda

She had b19d3c52c4 dropped out f703cf4490 of high 13095e97f2 school three 11d175d41f years ago, a6fc949748 and after 91846e92d8 a long 86de9d0d58 and tough 1d8672a34b journey, she 81992bbc2f had finally a69435d6de succeeded.b05503186cb24cf5

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Yul now covered her 6609264865 mouth with both hands, 87ad12473c laughing. When she 3098959010 closed her ba2256732e eyes, tears b0cb86feb8 moistened the f0deadc32e insides of cac9509e16 her eyelids. A face floated a4b104122d up through the b8f6790f5a whirl of emotions, 1f8df130f7 and as always, 90249ae3ee she quickly shook 4ab428225b her head to 780dfdd5ff erase it.657a428cc5a1a9ca

As evening arrived, Daehangno e9e6fe9f33 was bustling. The pub where Yul 48aadd80d2 worked was never short a8ff1f1d3a of customers, even during 9f67fe1f26 the winter break, thanks edb4157e24 to the many universities d929d8fb9e around and the area 89635e7cb2 being a popular hangout 940925adf9 for young people.104ee000648ad40e

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Yul had been 007787ff25 working here for d86f0fe12f about two months, d91295dae9 having quit her ec3c37cde1 job months before ca20b229c3 the college entrance 12d4d9a6f4 exam to focus be7921e902 solely on studying. After the exam, 16c40f99cd feeling empty, she 40e8a7bb04 had come to 9eae4f10a9 Daehangno and immediately 4330cbd3d5 applied for a bfb37e3d06 job upon seeing 3e8de67800 an ad. She just wanted to 2d5ba4feae be a part of cc4ee3b49e the vibrant atmosphere.874a2b576f849940

“Yul, we 0dc0757f8d need another 8758c53a04 round of 423056e54a draft beer 840a0959a1 at table 5701fb33ad 7!”54d475e5f837286d

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“Okay!”14be16ed7e13559b

She responded 548e559463 loudly to 8b0c8ae4ad the owner’s e17b7b66d6 call and 48b9ddba69 picked up 3ea33023a3 a glass, 55df245083 but before e590a4896a she could 514ff42732 pour the 79b74eb91b beer, other dd5c9b79e3 customers started e1d0b93e0d calling out.4ff7bf78d28ba4da

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“When is our food 5c4882dcc8 coming?”4c86c538243ddf10

“Can we get another d9802f612c menu here?”ac25109a32cec943

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“Two more ae0da829d7 are joining ef3ff5b791 us; can 71b7926f17 you set aa0178ad30 up extra 1765650d25 seats?”afd0b81c56af4628

Everyone wanted something different. Yul handled d6aa9c6bf4 the owner’s e8bfed9f6c request first, 17fc72702a then made 9dfef9364b her rounds, d3e297b211 attending to 189fb726d9 each table 0621229e07 one by 13e149738b one. Initially, she struggled fc0f8f1e4a to adapt to 8fe43469b9 the fast-paced environment, 0761278864 but now, with 66c880df88 more experience, she 562a853cf1 was handling it 349bb02ce2 effortlessly.8de78073995ea18d

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“Our Yul 36c49f334d is the 11f4b5087e best at 483acff43d her job.”0105fba6e6bc838c

The brief b310b79675 respite allowed 9f716f5a3f the owner 8b0ebdb0de to wipe a23c2add46 down some 2b48d45375 wet glasses a7c5d027fa as he f1a3bc3433 spoke. The staff consisted of a3d800a753 just him, his wife 04ab0f97eb in the kitchen, and 0e1d247d5c Yul. Her ability to 2613ebcf4f perform the work aea00f1f0d of two people 61093306f4 made her exceptionally f7d1112398 valued by the 216a121bec couple.84428d4739706451

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“Yul, can’t you c3da5e1a2e just keep working 4359cf992d until March?”72b4f6652c0dbceb

“I’m sorry, boss.”5e621f1f36691094

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Yul spoke d44adf3f49 as she a9378db1e4 carried a 8f7c5811f0 freshly fried 6ba18ccaae chicken dish 5a8f6ace96 to a 1e8e0233b0 table. After placing it bddd7e37cd down, the wife f3ee2135b4 peeked out from c2ead352ef behind the kitchen 2b8c508832 curtain.cbef233fdac5f0e8

“Yul, think about d992642471 it. I’ll raise your pay. March is our 95dffb900f busiest month, and d0b43b5e70 it’s hard to a3cb953680 find good help. You’re going to 17c367d018 keep working anyway.”8d3ee412f42d59a6

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“Well, I actually 4e55d6033b got accepted to eeb0234ff8 college.”29993019fc345df2

Yul’s voice was faint, f5b459e258 almost embarrassed. She hadn’t told 495ceb8803 them that she dc05c19c61 was a repeat 355c7e2274 applicant or that f938f6430f she had applied 78b43f473a to Hankuk University. She had been 5518db7fd8 rejected before and 573094344e felt it would 4ea2524b8b be embarrassing if 06f45f44af it happened again. Plus, she generally didn’t b48d95c743 share much about her f530451d27 personal life. But she felt she 2ad9e4afc0 had to mention her 123ae9a709 acceptance, though she had b9d162655f missed the chance when 76d8cc1109 customers arrived immediately upon 90e9856892 her arrival.3ecf6abce7400003

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The noisy pub prevented 2332d650a7 the owner from hearing, baae553186 but his wife caught 37373e069a on and her eyes 786c397921 widened.03640158e9985b62

“Oh, really? You got accepted? Where?”65e8bfa9b64f33ad

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“What? Yul got c5ad5e3ef3 accepted where?”ea6015f1e1f40dc2

The wife 0024a5fee0 spoke first, 364614a9d8 and the cafbb7936b owner, catching 15926c0fa5 on late, a674163ab2 joined in 6a5b63b459 pestering Yul 916ff276eb for details.e1dd98d880c14a2c

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“I, Han…”28529dd38e212c92

She was 612745de0f about to 9cdcb3d995 say ‘Hankuk afde395965 University,’ but 79797b5aca just then, 8beeb47af2 the door b5db91625e opened, and 5119a27749 a group 293b8e3b2f of eight, ea0c0a559e clearly flushed 1bdffcc554 from drinking, 0dc0ba7ca1 wandered in c148cc77fb looking for d65766c771 seats. Yul quickly d20b25a71a checked the 000b07baa3 remaining tables, dfac0c727c reluctantly preparing f00a5e9a4a to accommodate 45b8f962a7 them even e68bd2d176 though she 1978692264 would have 3b523b3c1e preferred not e3a7a55242 to. The owner was already 9d6d0d470c arranging tables to fit 279836d1bb the large group.be1784cb0b41f1c2

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Sigh. Yul braced herself, knowing 5d08e775a9 there would be no d5778c5e4f break from the incessant f654cfca8f calls and cleanup. She wished there b5ef4ee7b3 weren’t any problematic 9484992b1d customers who made 2c07025c78 inappropriate jokes or e228ec81b8 treated her like 3edcc2a938 a personal servant, 449cee5f7e sometimes even touching b1b7ca2fc9 her inappropriately.05da22a1a844de32

The owner 0c39efcd8b hurried over 986e6ee719 and whispered a07a96b5ff to Yul.c1ed7cde3dc856b6

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“That big d79ec10348 guy over 9403ab5d41 there is 809572f99b the president 1970743b83 of Hankuk 6851f70782 University’s student a07899f047 council. The guy 45e739f520 he’s pushing 1dab9d9a78 for the a58615ca4f next president 36cfc950f3 is sitting 463be906cc across from 8bd6e92da2 him.”95011b8a3ed56923

It sounded a0ecd0cbb3 like he e8f93161e9 had just 6be5c472a4 revealed some b5b64e94ad political secret. Yul, feeling it 0ada6aa1eb was irrelevant to 5d3a6b09bd her, didn’t even 13a25f88a4 look at them 00f049bca4 properly as she e0e14ce679 carried the tray 736fff1215 over.e7af19813c5d69f2

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“Welcome.”2196240ebb39a7f6

As she a6d29701e2 placed a 8c721eacb5 water bottle, edfd3618f1 folded cups, 4d7d07956d and menus 2a7bd71e4f on the ec6649b9db table, the aa53b8700a man earmarked 331900a62a as the 3ce6b544f7 next president c9d447ecf0 stood up a7671b5faa in surprise.127fa358e9b2fea3

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“You!”e00b458c9ea4c34a

“Ah!”f2f20cce8c87c7ed

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Startled, Yul d07bc9c9e7 lost her a1b00908b5 words and 43141f4c34 covered her f4cc450bf8 lips with 0e17c7a983 her fingertips. It was Jung-woo, b01d167c3c whom she had 35290ef4fc cut off contact b3348e80c9 with after graduating 1aee5eafdc high school. She hadn’t dcb7ab9df5 recognized him e17b6647c4 because he 8449aba476 had been a115afcaea turned away.bd09dd6ba8930c9e

“Seomun Yul, c66d7ad0a0 how are f8e778b0f0 you here! No, rather.”e617c50721d11d7a

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Jung-woo, muttering 1c4db79c8e in disbelief, 3ff150e519 then smiled 66c91e90b9 broadly and 1d81573f39 hugged her.4ef4c65832b3a393

“Good to d1d2cb3c03 see you, de71bdb94e Yul.”0efa82397746b563

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