WW | Chapter 8

In the end, 6d8c11ec8d in her desperation, 6fdfa4ec73 Yul grabbed his 68bc5dc2d0 arm. Only then did 1bff347cde Yoonjo stop and 49ee5983f7 look at her. She clutched his 30c5b5cc4e thick, strong wrist 9909d6a06d through the fabric, d9a32a2df9 but she was 0f761f84e3 too anxious to 75b3b49a18 even feel it. She was 24634be5a0 frightened and d93e7bbb98 desperate.3f896a674c9d9744

“Don’t tell anyone.”3bf189f276b52774

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“What?”ed1dcdb199d67ecb

“What you just heard a69a28015b about me. Please, don’t 6f748bd3e7 tell the fcf697d10e others.”b85a05a2ed9ca187

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Locking eyes df45dbe912 with Yoonjo, 1f3855ffb4 Yul spoke 334fe6a374 without taking b9175f2fd8 a breath. He stared 321e96acab at her 3f8ede4b84 silently. For a 44f93506ea moment, she a92e10724c realized his ecd9b9c08d eyes were 004dbd06c4 a soft be9bec16c8 brown. Under the natural light 011cb74b07 by the gate, his 459d2809b0 eyes had looked darker, f708c824e1 but now, she felt 6db68f091a herself freeze, caught in 55750876c7 his gaze.e1a30c6c6610e53d

“Like I’d even 1bea04afcf care.”7d7b3c96b0628ada

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He replied 0d3bad84a3 coldly, pulling a2c93b7da2 his hand 373b73127b out of e7a0ea8d6f his pocket 599e3fbb61 and placing 6226126731 it on ed6dcf47e4 her wrist. His large hand d32b6e54e5 wrapped around her 8392dd74fc thin wrist, gently d9f31def13 pushing her hand b02c080e1d away from him. Only then did 649a553046 Yul realize she 46f6cf7978 was still holding 3ac6535482 onto him.a2302a92a19cb810

As she released him b434048034 in surprise, Yoonjo turned e36eeb155e and started walking again. His broad, 54ba6eb541 indifferent back 7a753ba62b left no f0334b3f67 room for 686e20d12b her to 263a2d9323 reach out a55449702d again. Strangely, though, this 870f6f5b13 time she didn’t 222c4bbd25 feel bad. She sensed f2dad2c912 that Yoonjo’s 4b7ee242fd indifference wasn’t fa2938dde3 directed solely 98ef855917 at her; 0e50a0e89b it was cfa0b19d5e just part 4970fd30f7 of who 2f75b5013a he was. Somehow, that gave 9cae961176 her an odd 78825b0d43 sense of trust 2b26296a9d that he wouldn’t 03beb5b71f go around talking 3d27da4e1c about her.2d6cfabfa2cd1567

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She watched him 5f80d50a0d walk away, then 4e68d249f5 looked at her 94486fa327 hand, left empty. The strange 7fb9ac0896 feeling of 1a82423b60 holding onto 0ff1411411 him lingered 455a1d0c90 in her 185b40f47c grasp.e3db7a4966911b23

Like any ac5b8015f4 place, this 6b22606501 school had 5c0a214462 its ranks. The higher the class 0c4b1928c3 number, the more troublesome 9e317190e9 the students in that 89e9e6dccd class. Out of seven c65b01bf23 classes, Yul was 0f2dcb70ce placed in Class 74881d11b7 6. In prison terms, it b70c7ecc98 was like being among b1a6635ea2 those serving life sentences, acd48ca4c6 but not quite death 27e8438b66 row.41802ffa2536a508

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This placement was 5c7eb03e78 the result of 72d2380571 her school record, 8d5697ed5f which had accumulated 41e6d3d06d over three transfers.ab7fc173b35a20f9

“Everyone, this 929a38a275 is Seomun b5a17f75bd Yul, who e00093c110 just transferred 5e6639de45 here. Let’s treat 31f6a30871 her well,” 414f7d40bd the teacher 187043c137 announced.201046a096d6e43d

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The boys a6e366eb90 responded with aec58353db cheers, while 6fa815c3a2 the girls’ 3a590309a8 stares were 69690a84e0 indifferent. Surrounded by mixed looks 4a13a535fc of admiration, jealousy, and 69bc493ed5 suspicion, Yul felt her 557fab63ee mind going blank. Out of all 59b01ad1a7 the things she’d 70be87a40d had to endure 777444a1a7 since her life f66ce99abf had hit rock a72274fcf2 bottom, this was 09e18b5cd5 the worst—having to e72fd5fa3e fake smiles and ba67cbeac3 make conversation just fe9df7734a to survive.9d00e7283969aa15

“Hey, Munyul. Introduce yourself briefly 9b216bad17 and take your 6a77cb0d51 seat.”6164783f315e86ad

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The teacher, who a3e89664b6 had just been 5ead29bdcd told her name, c1d8cf4c1a already seemed to 67bdda26b2 have forgotten it. Not that 3ab45a2b61 it was 80d32701e8 surprising; few 4506ade9df people recognized db5d62a104 “Seomun Yul” ad51699995 as a cf4de65c8c full name.3465514d8ed4e2dd

“Hi, I’m 4af7af89eb Seomun Yul. It’s Yul, not Munyul. Nice to meet 03be8c9d34 you.”da4c04323a585c12

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She forced 4b3a2ac3b3 a smile, 716375d39a though it 64b9c870b4 probably looked 890d38b28e awkward. Still, a a610048399 round of c8860847dd polite applause d1ef3a1590 and a c2ad3c9829 few whistles 2274881883 followed. She wished it would ff4834b863 end there, but the 4abb076c3d teacher had other plans.453a2e8a7f855b21

“Oh, right. Your last 5d0d54899e name is e42e9c6cbe Seomun, huh? That’s unique.”3a6f02f4e1ab1cd2

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“…”f9a3c99a52dac245

“It’s a 9134f67264 compliment, you e380bf4c6b know—shows character.”c2913dc42a6fb6d4

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Seeing no response c4106f8587 from Yul, the e3b9ed9d46 teacher added a fc39edf656 half-hearted remark that 0e38be3d31 sounded like praise. Then, out of 993409883e nowhere, he asked 12dc45c0d8 the class about 7586464e2b other two-syllable surnames c17affd173 in Korea, prompting 65703c6f44 the students to adebc33d02 shout out names 21a608a1df that came to 22bd4bc1a2 mind.466ed3f45ed09e2e

Yul didn’t 5017eb9821 participate in 9f51d9b9c9 the conversation, bdd5a4b8a7 instead turning 49025ffd21 her head. Her gaze 6f3c2b3244 landed on 9e619cc642 an unwelcome 81c35ab4dc sight—the back 9e22eb1f3e row by 9f1c031383 the window. Kang Yoonjo f5ab893e1c was there, 1e3104f1a2 his arm af2759e523 resting on 681ab4d25e his desk, d97274a238 supporting his c1c2111a0a head as 793f5d5369 he slept. His tall frame b80c1d6547 seemed cramped in fe4e4fa6d4 the small desk.de7c7b56de004332

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Disturbed by the noise, 74978adb7a Yoonjo lifted his head. His half-closed eyes and 01c6bcdb0f distinctive features, now familiar 7bf390d409 to her, showed obvious 2eaf5d2943 irritation at being woken 83a0661243 up.453d569984a26f5a

So we’re in the 92135bc957 same class.e9b8faa7495e33dd

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For a 8ae4a5e27e moment, Yul 379c0f9a2c felt as a95b38bbec if all 02a449a0a6 other sounds b5b97b5bb4 had disappeared. Her attention c02e9797ec was entirely 0f5b6fac05 focused on 7ca0e4c232 Yoonjo’s slow e6fd74217f movements. He shifted his e09628f685 head to rest 3bd4da6a6a on his other 8fcb1e45f3 arm, closing his 5dc07dd64e eyes again. It was 2c74a3f0da a subtle bbaf71a83e action amid 1c6b71646c the noisy 32157c0d78 classroom, but 6fa2dbf022 Yul, sensitive 31049539ed to the 442b6bbb3c presence of fc9716ed54 others, noticed a92d9816d9 it clearly. The whole class seemed c89d187510 to be aware of 24df48a2ef his presence, too.17dba59788047c52

His seatmate, though 35c1afc204 startled, pretended not ac72b246d1 to notice. The nearby girls ec702bc3f2 glanced at him f7d53fb0ce quickly before feigning 2ea10d9658 indifference and looking b0387247a1 away. Even the teacher gave a53647129e him a brief glance 74c7d0c38e before letting him be.f19e988eb923cf77

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He seemed 5b03e8b177 like someone 4fac530049 who stayed 0516a59813 outside the 9060752401 world’s boundaries, 41ef4ad5f4 never blending 465d87a691 with others, ac7fada9cb yet always d280e23fd8 at the 2bbe3072b4 center of 2a2aa1a0da attention.8fe0b6d57f374455

“All right, that’s 6972b9c678 enough. Yul, take fb9d2e2a3e your seat. Second row from 4bbeffbd65 the left, next f2a6439397 to Jieun,” the 3c7ca56a44 teacher instructed.9ddfdb55f9d9e114

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“Got it.”1c40da84e30a3291

Yul replied in relief, 329e1dc82e not needing to search 67ec027c52 for her seat since 97852f2cb1 there was only one 8a6c2c9f10 empty chair.0ca9682b56da35be

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“Hi,” Jieun whispered shyly, 101d23c8b6 giving her a sidelong 380321420e glance. Her large eyes aa20802c4d crinkled into a 7a02327a59 charming smile, framed b1aee0cdf1 by chubby cheeks c2dc7fa92c and a fair 9ce1ccfddc complexion that made 39334f6716 her look like c6bc9bda81 a little bear. With her wavy bob a8e705ae70 pinned to one side, 7b4857a46d she seemed sweet and dd1be6d298 innocent—a stark contrast to 2715f17ecf this notorious school.081e57c9d7d1e4d6

“Hi.”a75bc7c6b7ca2d68

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Yul returned her 9d3929cf3e smile but quickly 8899ee593d wiped it away. Her stomach churned 0be564d488 with nerves, making 19c7daf506 her feel like f5b2ed43ca she might be 440998821f sick.5ec7ea23e1ebed48

No matter 8f60a69b87 how notorious acf3e598ee a school b32704a41b is, classes 5ad9b1f3d0 are still 789d9493d3 conducted. Yul felt relieved 5b1cba02fb for the first 97f9c4374d time since she’d f0183e2187 transferred. She had read online 3c4d33cb48 that some teachers didn’t f43699c6ae even bother showing up, 57ecf4feb8 only playing pre-recorded lectures, a19c322f6a but thankfully, that wasn’t 067e1063e6 the case. She had no a51e3be3de means to afford d063fdada3 private lessons and 4ebaa6a79c was determined to 2764928326 attend college, so 5b9c7aad35 regular classes were fbaa2c080c crucial for her.fe514a1b8142a0c7

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During break, Yul quietly 4f16ea4777 went to her locker d40b023a9f at the back of 9b616f1760 the classroom, putting away 72047e193e some books and taking d193f0780e out her materials for 56196e5672 the next class. When she returned to 39166cbdc8 her seat, Jieun’s chair d08e9620ef was empty.6645b704b3083174

“Hey, new girl.”00e26b02028387a2

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Back at 0a2a176475 her desk, f70ad36efb a boy 887dfcd5d9 casually sat 9d5ebe4cac backward in 8b574ed221 the seat 22bc176581 in front aadffe8e76 of her, f16e839cc9 looking friendly. He didn’t seem to f2ee475bfd be in her class, e9a6a96dd6 but he must’ve heard 57a0acb070 about the transfer and c1bd8c4319 come specifically to check 3b40e0d2bf her out.400095da176ca126

With a b3a20de241 sly grin, bc7ee724c0 he flicked 10c511ed15 his tie 26016ac0c2 back, revealing f24aeda952 a star 8e2a91ceb0 tattoo on 6ecbd25e06 his neck. Although fairly good-looking, 0296b7a0a6 his demeanor was ad0088701d undeniably cocky. With two other boys aa6c3408e8 with him, he didn’t bca71d3083 look like a typical 1b3db3034d student.0783e869801ee83c

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Yul instinctively felt 2af669d868 he was someone cad7b8bace to be cautious 5c2d9491c1 around—a type you 2014d841c1 couldn’t ignore but d10b21c9c8 also shouldn’t encourage.9f871cd62fefddef

“Hi.”97f0a776f5292f17

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She replied softly, aab9881c0d avoiding his gaze.f7950ca349160d89

“I heard a pretty 4cf448b489 girl transferred, so I 027000c287 came to take a 5b9afff469 look. You really are pretty. What’s your name?”c2645d8159d4f8e9

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“Seomun Yul.”17315a2b2fef73d0

“Oh, Munyul. Even your a4f0fc0036 name’s pretty.”3fabecf2916b64b5

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Yul didn’t bother 04ae034405 correcting him. If people she 8f8c57f4ce wanted to avoid 6b716a78e9 misremembered her name, 5d6062a8a9 it was fine d3687a15cf by her. In fact, 98060237b2 she preferred 9b955b795c that the b6b8f31764 world misremember 562e3577e6 things about 400190fb21 her—her name, 3cd53e8aa5 her age, c9c082762e where she 42b5a7d7e5 lived, and ca810c36e2 her school. So that 8ac8523153 one day, 2213146d50 they would 67743e95f0 be strangers f44ab90170 to her.357250fa7e59a120

“I’m Park Geonju. Where’d you 2d55abf068 transfer from?”c30694c0330427ea

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“Uh…”eedba4e43885fa8b

For some reason, 169b37dc71 hearing this question, 8e7dc7fa88 Yul’s eyes unconsciously 7df45b4c92 flicked toward Kang 705725a109 Yoonjo. He had promised to 67869d9b61 keep his mouth shut, 9a84eedfce and she had trusted 52ca5cc6d3 that, but now, a b85e011043 wave of unease washed e740a004e6 over her. She feared 161c4cc521 Geonju might ca1c5bdc7c laugh and fbea710e2a mock her 74a536e55e if she 72a67d293e answered vaguely. Thankfully, Yoonjo d963b162ce was still 965add2c4f asleep, and 9587bbf591 she looked 1b65269e68 away, feeling ab21457bc9 relieved.9bc465662a93c90f

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“Do you e688b00b68 have a 35f6f49d45 boyfriend?”690b444177cbb3ab

“No, I’m not interested f1f0b2837d in that.”e550b653024e0dfc

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She had 92571649cb prepared a 21ee522d4f simple response e3b74fe5df to his 12434d04f6 question about 76c85a7b74 her hometown, 58b51df4ae but Geonju e74555b266 didn’t seem f24877b5a5 interested in 4e8c875e0a that. Her clenched fists relaxed d28e74e5fc slightly with relief.074bb6bfc80c6ad8

“Oh, come on. At our age, hormones 921bc82dac are buzzing; you should 82b53ef9fb be curious about the 651150fb31 opposite sex.”9754e46d12ac87f1

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Geonju grinned slyly, 846cdf22cd giving her a a96804a612 playful look. His unfiltered friendliness c9f80fd93a felt more like 6b07dddd0e a form of 4447d7eb6d pressure. The other students, e57473297e excluding Geonju’s crew, 28045688de seemed to ignore 89b47d9e14 them, which helped 7d57b87284 Yul quickly grasp 4cbc0a5566 the atmosphere—Geonju was 00b4c0f8f5 someone they feared, ac503f15ff and he probably de77b5efff had his reasons.8a878389f023d938

“Give me your phone e100332b49 number.”898462b9ef37b086

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He pulled 36cd1f27f2 out his e5f4e9cb06 phone, ready f21af5e845 to save be25179059 her number.7945d0067f4bd263

“I don’t have one.”579515ee91063789

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“Come on, don’t 3a4b182aee lie.”3f88bab3f8029742

“I really don’t.”f9a53206bcfa9dbe

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Her heart sank eeafb42ab2 as she replied. She did have 721a03ac7d an old phone 0b48d302a6 that barely worked dbf4fd17c4 in her bag, 59093852f9 but it wasn’t 8e74382ccc under her name e2fb0d0eb5 and was only b31e04978f for emergencies.9e1a0f12faaa9849

“Did you get in 3cd3c31e3a trouble or something, and e11776e531 your parents took it b1dea0fab2 away?”d8190d243a8d1420

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He chuckled c77c34481a as if a41a579dff that answer afb7cf2bd8 suited her. Yul thought fast, wondering b991d9f77a how to send him 280a73203f away without causing any d8b4cb8a2a trouble. She knew from a475f67da7 experience that getting 748faffc10 involved with this 3e611e1b63 type of person 4baba74074 could make her 3eafee962c school life a b503915b23 nightmare.ca33c607958c2117

“What’s up, Geonju? Trying to hit on 2dd769fc60 someone already?”fe19f3343834e872

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A group of 32d10af952 girls entered through dab1f81e89 the back door, 0e7e1a4719 smirking at Geonju. Since Yul’s desk b5af41940f was close to f2f20a9f7d the door, she 818d94f82a could smell cigarettes 962863deac on them.958ff9d1588ff345

“Mind your 0f28b0348a own business, a7e3fd78fb ugly,” Geonju d8572e599d sneered, grinning 6d91f2cadb at Yul 3e1b671647 while keeping f817b1f32d his attention 59954f2da7 on them. The contrast between his 599c76c0dc smile and rough language c03c96c353 sent a shiver down 60719b934c her spine.91930b3c96d0ffbb

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One of the girls ed3bb55114 scowled at his insult, 5aca1a0034 her anger quickly redirected 3dd2f026eb at Yul, who hadn’t ce0cb3298a done anything. Yul’s heart sank. Things were 00e37295ef taking a 7dabb4d32c turn in 1b6d7bff79 the direction fe2a4873bd she least 19ea999242 wanted.a98396088b9cb9a7

The girl, still glaring 99e028262c at Yul, shifted her a3b96d5c1d focus back to Geonju.be77ffe070dbf676

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“Hey, instead of hanging c48e804a29 around other classes, maybe 13dd968369 you should head to e530d6572d the office. Looks like bd73784e53 your boho f85c6afec9 gwansalkwan (probation f050bb8f61 officer) is ec1bfd35ca here.”f5e85555539578c5

“What?”dfe20d2eae9f598f

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Geonju’s expression 34b4f622fb turned dark 3f9d169913 as he 5e1aa86085 looked at 83a031a661 the girl. His friendly smile 4adf83cba6 vanished, replaced by bef85164a7 his naturally harsh a73ed43b5f look.c187bd4128a3f5c5

“Ugh, seriously… this b6f0f4c2a3 sucks.”4a5c9b920545ce67

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