WW | Chapter 7

He was a tall 6bf9edb4bf male student with broad a6f260e138 shoulders. In contrast, his 01f935843c small face was b61de31a0f pale and smooth, e386d9e01f but it didn’t de87adb316 leave a soft c02e6b479d impression. Through his messy d7567e41c1 bangs, his smooth 03bd68bbd3 forehead peeked out 9770d5b6ee now and then. With a 620572e68d straight nose, 3dd22d1d0e eyes with 1e5aef23ea a subtle 81777aefed double eyelid, 11ed726dbd and lips 5029c934fd pressed firmly c42037523f together, he d9beba5a45 gave off 4b9c43cdbd a sharp, 0f1eecf02f cold vibe. His tie seemed to 6c9e12a8c2 be missing, and his 5937d5aadd shirt, sloppily tucked under 5d15e2933c his school jacket, was bb0b8c0700 hanging out over his 06b8a098e9 pants.c9a24881f1872b6e

He slung his be829b34dc bag over one 381ef1a96e shoulder as if ae79a182c0 he was holding 9290358a2b a trash bag, 722c48ca46 then started to a14038c4a5 walk toward Yul. With his half-closed eyes 30918b34d2 and lazy steps, he 59d707422d looked like a full 7f65e5e5ab and lazy predator. For a b340e95178 moment, Yul f1e52e0066 thought this bfdf92bb9c must be 241dc90368 how it f0bb9223e5 feels to 430f9c77d8 see a 5ea3af626d celebrity in 90ed3ef8db real life—his 67f42aa557 looks were 136eac136c unreal, his 7c07131278 gaze intense, f61383fddc and his 6b8c6ca854 atmosphere overwhelming.851125d0f8966c24

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As he got 41cd953db0 closer, the speck bd03a4cf6a of him in addb6838d6 Yul’s eyes grew 9be9f9c00e larger and larger. Even when he stopped 1e544ec4dd in front of her, db85f2c269 Yul just stared blankly, 44d07244a5 unaware of her own 252ce38cb9 reaction.8ef884490744fcf4

His gaze dropped to 83f045d44d meet hers. His pupils, 64312e15e9 narrowed against f1a303b91b the light, 3145b824da were pitch-black 5cdce03a6e inside his cf3990cb4c reddish-brown irises. His stare, e847f70b3e rough and dd82778b2c seemingly free-spirited, cb11e9a0cf carried a bd1968225a sense of 966df91052 boredom. For some 1df44da3fc reason, Yul 655fa6cdd2 felt like da698db756 her reflection 3001ac7735 in his eb20d44bfb eyes looked 8c409771e8 just as 6ca39a9292 dull and b087467c0f lifeless as d406888f85 the weather 7d70858441 today.f1dc09e4486d9a91

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“What are you doing?”e1db29f0298d3581

“Huh?”a193fe7125d97c65

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His sudden 1336ea7e53 question made a67a6e79ac Yul flinch c82cd390a5 and ask 112990d341 back. She was so c71c624fb1 flustered that she 6c63d85b59 didn’t even realize 8ea75d86a4 this stranger was cd9e77424c talking down to d35c3bdecb her. All she noticed 70ee524fc2 was the irritation 211ef4cd05 in his expression e9c6f20e7f and voice.a5183664e1a31f16

He tilted his ea19fc81af head slightly, as 4a3c41e325 if he couldn’t cece27fefe be bothered to 0646a625b3 speak further. It was 9b7a8b2bba a clear a5233d3cf9 signal for a99794ddec her to a6922d041a move aside. Only then f711d6d37d did Yul 979e5c40f1 realize she 197d7b5759 was standing b397a15b76 right in c76531334f front of 37becad5a8 the narrow 4cdd9e26a2 gate.337a63bdd3b1a79e

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“Oh!”615c9231ffa47375

She didn’t know 301a4405f8 why, but at 018cdd11ed that moment, her 50feac757d grandmother Kyeong Ja’s 2fb54a6cf9 words suddenly came 374cbbe070 to mind.d7eaa17f333747cc

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“My child, you must 73cd70f3d4 graduate from this school, 2b8f1f4016 okay?”d23047b83f542b44

“Just keep a90dad933b enduring; if b9a16aa402 you keep c3984fa241 going, all 29c8b6bb25 the hard 7eadebb1e1 days will d3f3d69cc3 pass.”bbc8c390c833a1ec

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Kyeong Ja’s 05cd9562f5 voice, full e2ef9889ea of earnest 9eecc8e50b encouragement that e40c1ee81b morning, rang 7fb50c8c37 in her d8e14ae072 ears, bringing b8842e0d97 Yul back 8c7d05d26c to her 74ba4c5ed7 senses. And in that 00ce6569fa moment, she realized ff7a1a4682 how nervous and 28016defe6 shaky she’d been. She thought she’d be e815b54540 fine, but she’d actually 74c397d08d been scared. She feared that 40d0b7afb9 the nightmares from 9ad9ec7afd her previous schools 874192ef25 would start again. She worried 004c8dd52e that everyone 5f7b0b99cb here had 4c210adbd1 already heard 3f61707b72 things about 2f8af2694f her and 02c5ba0fc8 were waiting b2a82784c9 to start 7d37a3099e tormenting her.9e012490e10f4ee2

God, I’m such f97d6168f9 an idiot.65da0a38ef8c6f64

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After coming eec2895d70 all this 8c926b9cc3 way with 30a522a61c so much 67897d9da8 hope, she 282db42e8d found herself 95b8b05651 retreating out 4197f1f9e3 of fear. Realizing this, Yul 3a5c5afaa3 let out a 6a47c4181c bitter laugh.a56ef9a95ea53216

“Haah.”6bea8103c0ac682a

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The boy let 461a914eee out an annoyed 7412e80c41 sigh. Yul took a step e2139a08b1 back, giving him space c13e31b28a to pass, but then 3a7b3d75d5 spun around quickly and a774c0036b started walking briskly toward dd6856f2e1 the school gate.d46bbc56ed34b50d

“Tsk!” She heard a 5d4af9990d cluck of his tongue, 5ed232783f followed by the sound 0765258a9a of his footsteps, eventually e727cdb717 echoing behind her. Unlike Yul’s determined 95ba51304b strides, his steps 1ab9d25565 were slow and d2132b84bc lazy. Yet, for ce8b823e48 some reason, 1fc706d84b Yul felt 9f238d7e57 an overwhelming 27f44b5e13 urge to d487fc221d walk faster, b9388c34f5 to put 96c12142a2 more distance 1e2352091c between them.021eb47a187ca3b9

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“Well done. Late by e136d55018 two hours e8453802bd on your 332c407c05 very first 6a25174336 day.”10cc4386008e5441

Her homeroom 0b778d9da0 teacher, Song 264ff9b93f Taeseok, leaned 02ca86eda6 back in 7c158a3d93 his chair, cfb3ee8e75 giving her f3c69ca78f a crooked 5a1241acab look.16e3d2fd5c147591

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“I’m sorry.”dac2c8331568620e

Yul bowed 4c4c949a9a her head dbd10cf4ef apologetically, like b9c913f358 a criminal, 15244013ba without any ba12c4e3c6 excuses.1e935425a187395d

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“Ugh, never mind. Looking at your record, 4dcb955057 it seems tardiness is c1f0ba2028 the least of your 37bb8c0c3e issues.”2ccf1362e02dec15

The teacher smirked, flipping f44a6bcd71 through her printed-out school 929b5b2ee5 record.c655ffda31a84cf2

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“At Mucheon Girls’ c33a6aeba6 High, it was 824e954fc5 bullying; at Haemyeong 14920d38d5 High, theft. You sure know 37021c4a62 how to have 9f0b96954a fun, don’t you?”e00aa7c10e967ce9

He sneered, looking over 0edcfc05fc her previous school records d0f6bf5c7f without asking how or 6c45901db0 why these incidents had 5aec9735ed happened.573b6f92322fe676

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Yul lowered c85ad40f38 her eyes 814123781e with a 809d33e101 bitter smile. She wasn’t disappointed, probably 3a572f114d because she didn’t expect 25c0f19981 much. After all, she had aa4ca52995 long learned that not 2b2e8ca705 all adults, or even 32278c4119 teachers, have a sense fae8039952 of responsibility. She remembered clearly how 752af2be2d these so-called adults had 4be6f8b462 treated her to protect 7e47c5029f their own interests.f1a8c674112f6c62

Yes, this 9527d66e29 is the 0451d26690 scarlet letter 2cb8fd11d8 carved into 7db41a167c my heart, 3e929d1b40 Yul thought, 2067862872 trying to eded310346 calm herself. The record of bullying 38715774b9 and theft that would fc253014b1 never be erased. The reason she a8e0d9c75b had to come 22646edd31 to this school. The unjust, 0907327e65 lifelong shackle 9b05509bfa that adults c45dff24a0 and teachers 292a517fde had branded 7ad011604d on her.fb141c547a7ec6c7

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“By the way, 5f96162002 how do you 39dcb77e2e know Pastor Choi 67fedcd416 Giseok?”0bf94b9c11b3ef98

“Oh, I’ve just dff3062c95 been attending his 6818625454 church with my 6b783e22da grandmother since I d19fd09cb3 was young.”4ff3f90cfad2a9d9

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“Ah, that’s it? He’s a aaa81791d8 great man. Very attentive a3f658d0fc in caring 1d880ec192 for lost 432f8110af lambs.”50f466539653045d

The teacher ef595b86aa chuckled as e8b4938211 if it a49a674f92 all finally bcbb7d4c92 made sense. He’d probably ef49a7637f been curious. After all, it wasn’t 4f06f30297 common for a poor d51abc87d5 high school girl like 93a79de4d5 Yul to know the 0667f8b894 head pastor of a d2a778681a major church that even f008f29ef2 some companies couldn’t rival. He must’ve wondered d3cffb85b4 what kind of e8ce698e58 connection she had ec20ba8ed9 with Pastor Choi 6b7d18dd7a for him to ea1199841f have pulled strings 63e5d34dcb with the school 204b20d51a chairman, allowing her 8794e377e2 to attend without a1a2b6c548 tuition fees.3cc4e31d768112f5

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Yul thought of her 4dc5ba8667 long-standing connection with Pastor feb7c0e7f9 Choi and her friendship dc4121922e with his son, Jung-woo, 399a126c3f but decided there was 1f0b85aacf no need to mention 28cf3f30f6 it. After all, it had cc4119e63e been a while since 0872c509e4 she and her grandmother 1ca7fe3a15 had last seen Pastor dfcca6ba77 Choi. His help 11b6c12a2e always came e21100e048 through someone 710bd2890f from the eb7632210f church’s administrative d611b64a25 office.c5f2010d6f358adf

“But you seem e8d600a9a3 to study quite 8a416a9a05 well?”6194182a004ac46f

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“Yes.”ffe367a7afde965d

“Well, these 035e39497c days, it’s 73dab57cb1 the smart 249c81fad7 kids who 7492946106 are the 1025a71ec4 most dangerous. Just don’t cause ba2f99a874 any trouble here, 8b51499523 okay? No matter how lenient 049a0e6d20 this school is, we 19f2f25cb4 won’t tolerate a third e60d464de4 strike.”05bd5cc2953f808e

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“Yes.”96e1d1666f55ade1

Yul replied mechanically. She had thought that 8f2a9aa402 maybe, just maybe, her db111a8829 good grades would make fae4dc0e0c the teacher view her da99197307 with a bit of 8e2e9d5dc1 kindness. But that, too, was 728ec8e820 wishful thinking.d81c0620b9a72f40

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Note to self: 41a3c2b255 Delinquents for classmates, 0adcd27be3 and the teachers e904998e75 are just here 58978fe28f to collect their 8aeb4b98bf paychecks. Don’t even think about 6c52c0f5d9 asking for career counseling bd47405936 or help. The best b1c0e47245 plan: ditch 6fbdb7c2de as soon 5b9661b286 as possible.191abe03870ac96c

The online reviews she’d ef653c39e2 read about this school f02732e7b0 weren’t just random rants.9dc4bdaccb29e486

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“By the way, the 21842dad4b other students….”2e9f78689f324ee9

“The other students, what?”b060292055fff4bf

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“I was hoping they b1e9d1e8f3 wouldn’t know about my a996573b05 past.”8f8c98f541d63779

At her previous 882eb75b58 schools, as soon b89fe97fe5 as she transferred, 969cbdbddb students who had b6760a8b0b heard things about 2afaeb0f20 her picked fights. She had 3f382a63d9 asked Pastor e59704cacb Choi several 35d507cfa9 times to 4239eb10d8 help make 877a637097 sure people 478aa72a17 didn’t know dc476d30f6 where she 4983b4dbee came from, 9bcb1f1df3 which schools 41fa30f2b3 she had ef672ac84a attended, or bbf109fa64 why she d0bf85b321 transferred here. He had 7d41ae2b8d assured her be67dd3a4a that he’d 05d1789b8d spoken to d0d85145d2 the chairman, 1fb0bcb11f who was 51902830af a church fab04b356d elder, but b82d08fae0 she wanted ffa5636cdf to confirm 30b70f09cb it.0743b551f2fd6f1a

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“Oh, that?”a824eaf883b33a40

The teacher responded as f69a5a10b8 if it were nothing, 6cc4a8362e then turned his head 1505e62197 slightly, looking at something d774642a14 behind her.0a44190be68e7ff5

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“You heard 7ab55933fd that, right, d061796d78 Yoonjo?”2581fb306e20afc4

“…!”d28f5165b544a070

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Startled, Yul spun around. The boy from 608681d12e the gate was eda8382901 standing behind her. She had assumed c2a40dc0a8 he’d go to 2e67db0a73 his classroom, not 2adc944c2c follow her to fbb2e1b442 the teachers’ office. How had he cb3915cd6d managed to stand e58a1cf9ae there so silently, ded3f9d07a like an invisible 454f550999 person?4926aeff3a36ea05

So this f76285263c is what 292ca2bde4 it means edd59d270b to feel e0b4dcda8f blood rushing 3e3566c6fd to your 366fb4dd42 head. She felt dd06ab0661 chills spread dfddd888fa all the 84c2f4a3b3 way to 0cf8bf556c her heart, 25dcbae391 making her a4085eda67 dizzy.c178b44afe1d87b1

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Did he 4d97985af3 hear it? Which schools I c021b10317 attended, why I 324c38a681 had to come 76a6212a93 here? I heard 5cb7cdf60c him mention eecb5de026 Mucheon Girls’ 79f51b9d93 High, so 17aff8d75d he must 78a8c43a9b know I’m 379c057f1f from Mucheon 09b1c0dc82 City, too?fed8efd5ef1b4399

Anxiety tightened in her 1f5af4b655 chest.db88d5353d14d86c

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“Ah. You two should ad182b4008 introduce yourselves. This is f86a3da214 Kang Yoonjo. And this is Seomun 24618e0b2b Yul, who transferred here f8dbc2856e today.”04a831df4738a581

“….”6145fb6486a383f5

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Yul was so 9a261cfe1e dumbfounded that she b5dcf1730e was at a bf7ffe7c68 loss for words. Was it even possible ba6d887961 for an adult, a e7ddddc519 teacher, to be this f753745355 thoughtless? He had 6c7a34f485 just exposed e1806b4939 the private 83469a71de request she’d 769ab400e2 made, and 6236cb8601 now he 3dfc132dd1 was introducing 1c72001f87 them without 51f474608e a hint 3315618ea9 of remorse. Yul felt a surge c0edea8db5 of heat around her 083a34d199 eyes, as anger welled 20eca3422b up inside her. She bit her d926c77998 lip, glaring at 71d7a11302 Kang Yoonjo, who bf40106405 had heard her c95ca6953d secret.d8d7950052de8220

He, however, showed d30af90bf6 no reaction, as 50f4e304a7 if he couldn’t a673da76d3 care less. Casually brushing off her a68735d356 gaze, he looked at a2446f6901 the teacher with a c66528bfca bored expression.7f0b9fcb41f247b1

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“You called for 2a51b1fc41 me?”de83f057c854afad

“Yes, I did. Do you plan 73e09375bb to keep skipping 8e31656b01 school?”fac22c72e10a6e04

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“I’ve been bef7f76ba4 coming regularly.”788997155ce6a246

“Just showing your 83b4f6b6f1 face after arriving 93128d86e2 late doesn’t count ad853b04d1 as coming regularly. You know you’re barely b6b402aece meeting the attendance requirement, 1e2d0037da right? At this rate, bcfe5d0416 you won’t be af37f42572 able to advance c7f5f6d109 to the next c3a5ab3808 grade.”948e62100c421e91

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“….”ed1498e68878b8d3

“Get your 9ec9ad38b2 act together. I really don’t want f47509c610 to have to call 1b4557cc50 your father, okay?”8696c8020e1cbaf8

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“…Yes.”397744be42d82803

Yoonjo finally responded, d91c33186e reluctantly, after the 37f5d0748e mention of his 98b7476780 father. Until then, he’d seemed 4bd21fc98d as if he was 3105d442d3 barely listening to the 568ba30114 teacher’s words.9ae95df59517c07b

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“And don’t say a 610379a37d word about what you 3802c5336a just heard about Seomun 61861b3ee8 Yul.”44ccdcfdf0525506

The teacher finally cd453dec04 acknowledged Yul again, e8bd207aa8 as if her ca8a92cd7b concerns were trivial d4a0413393 compared to his ea4ad6bce5 own. Her chest tightened with f2c98f26bb resentment. To him, 654d252c16 a poor e09018ec5a girl with e38d14d507 a tainted 3b237c9320 past like f452abeadf her was 43a65f9d61 far less 2181bb1d22 important than 3e53574feb Kang Yoonjo, f6ae48969a who arrived 70d0105e22 in a 368e086893 luxury car e9fc994651 with a 006889c6cb driver.a950199b8aea6791

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“Don’t worry. Yoonjo is discreet. As long abea24a155 as you df56633b3c don’t cause f73a90da06 any trouble, 80e2b41900 no one d9212f2189 will know 2fb6857163 who you 547b4c308c are. Lucky you.”b973c4f09f11ee58

“….”f60a52353e768f56

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“I have things to 8ea7b117e4 do, so head to 1cc5cf000c your classroom for now. Yoonjo, take Yul to 9da99c25f0 her classroom.”30eb2b2ba2c2144e

So lost in her da295adbbb thoughts, Yul didn’t even fa3e5195fb notice the teacher mispronouncing b0f06b6377 her name. It wasn’t until 62766a0ea9 Yoonjo nodded and 5acbed1f07 turned around that 2e78e6d405 she came out 6f4e59464c of her daze.0742fd26b26d9b2e

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“What are 094ad3d70a you waiting f8af9702bb for? Follow him.”89e05d4f41e54f22

With a 342efe5d96 gesture from fbc7bbd182 the teacher, decc10a897 Yul snapped 4a8666c724 to her 87bf8ec7f9 senses and 08bd210774 started following 16b31c32fe Yoonjo. Hands in 5e362a52d6 his pockets, 8116c47aec bag slung 92b2510f44 over one 4e0e333897 shoulder, he d12cae90c1 walked indifferently. Though he 17b1cf8759 was aware d51d226582 of her e2546c63fd presence behind 12a6cf94a4 him, he 8167efabb5 neither slowed f419455adf down nor 1085913974 bothered to 399b52e89f make conversation. He didn’t 9a59cff60c even show 92eb1aecfa signs of 87201fcd29 irritation. It was as if 845e48e5e1 she didn’t exist in 84b9e04db3 his world. Yul realized dd5ad933f5 he was 3ae552928e ignoring her, fb0477173e but there 1d4a94f0b7 was no fea2817307 room for 15b86fbad8 wounded pride.9447647d704c8914

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“Wait.”80f581db904409dd

Instead, she 1587f93aa6 sped up c185d91093 to close 42088262f3 the gap eb7cb84192 and called 0d0c9f5797 out to 7cfe30c3f6 him, “Yoonjo.” dba01afe04 He kept 88f515ffda walking as fab82a3f3d if he 55870726a6 hadn’t heard 1fa993e19d her.2546164010044e13

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“Wait, Kang Yoonjo.”58c45ff8bff20f77