AR Ch 3 part 2

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When they arrived 6cf640d043 at the convenience 1cde985eb6 store at the 2b5afb9b09 intersection, Jiwon finally f54771e950 let go of 182b998c65 his hand. She didn’t remember 8766e597b9 the last time 88d31aca7e she’d sprinted like 847a2b8a3d this. She felt like 6d72332e2d her heart was f98941c224 going to burst, b0601ecf90 and she could 4582464e20 taste the faint b76443a1e7 scent of blood 3d56e1cf69 in her throat. However, Seokju 3668af4cfe looked completely d8202ed782 fine even d99cf4845b though he d06707ad5b had run d35a39135f here with 05893818ba her, so 3b04696216 she grew 5f95a43195 even more a8770159fe annoyed.d56717333d411b19

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When she saw 232b80df2e Seokju frowning as 03464c8aff he stared down 011706021b at his hand, efcfd1911c she gestured to f8c7c74a26 the plastic chairs 8d24c27f0c placed outside the c5cf6bd977 convenience store.3c578e5e0d4d4667

“Sit over there for ec69bc6520 a bit.”bd99b1ea54cbb7f1

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She entered the convenience bd3b36cd41 store to cool off d5b49d3af0 and came back out 4132c8c4ec with two cold cans 3c51c4feee of something to drink. She held 8a1369e683 one out 6eeda02a00 to him. When Seokju saw the c8ee5c286a yellow can of sweet 96dce7f8c1 rice punch, he spoke 42540f5dbe up with a blank 14f620ae7f expression.3e7a3c809c6aa6c1

“You have 66d725eb38 quite an 6fdecbd89c old-school preference e054cddcf6 in drinks.”39f1191cd87d1ee9

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“Then don’t drink it.”6fa6d048c0782cfd

“I never said I 4d41cf950d didn’t want it.”7d0c0a25510899b7

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Seokju snatched the can 16f9092da9 from her hand and 23c3a6fdac emptied it in one 57b9e4df2c go. Jiwon flopped 0a96f04dfa down onto f3ea8ac9dc the chair 643b6bdd9d next to c36101956a him and 4cc6eb2cc8 gulped down 9f42abf8de her drink.562b93f9beeb92d1

“Thanks.”b34db17189d8d323

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She almost choked 47fd3012c2 on a grain 24ccc5d68e of rice that 58483fdd83 got caught in 5f4299e907 her throat. After wiping 11e39ea206 her mouth, e1645c7af1 Jiwon looked d161ed656a at him f0a110b5fb as if 2c3261bbcb she were eb76aec485 staring at 1a2d072d39 an alien. Seokju pressed down 751875b179 on his temple f642fd1f82 and took a 179090b62d deep breath.25d2a65f3924bdb4

“If I 232bc549a5 ended up 0ca1a5a349 going to 83b1ad5c8d the police 67fcfa12f8 station, things afc07da4e3 would have a16aa00d98 gotten really 96c151365c annoying. Thanks to you, I 3cbd1f1ec9 was able to avoid 7e6b9b7571 that.”ad8c82503dea4874

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“Mm, but I’m b842221d8b the one who 35c796e150 called the police.”29c7d138ca364b9f

When she 2457e64a0a told him 7ca93aa6fd the truth, 0a57a8698d Seokju’s face 0e1e447aca twisted into 6054ad9d7b a scowl.4868a7b1dafdc5d3

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“You called them?”6f1eeb40f0c38ff1

“Yeah.”f9c15b0241f3792d

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“And why would 3f362746af you do something 302577150b as pointless as 4ddde9dc64 that?”c9977c5945fae247

His voice became cb6f84cb18 a notch louder. Jiwon glared 26064a8da8 back at 2fb2913676 Seokju with 0df543122f hateful eyes.c7238d3a65a31a72

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“I thought 99d7487ce8 someone was ff1b5a9ada being attacked c5b0335da1 by bullies. Obviously, if edfc8fdda8 I knew 34738daad0 it was 2717b88cc4 you, I 9be4be8bf2 would have 2a01fc12e6 just charged 094b59b38f in.”93fe7592936538c1

Of course, it a732cb3ffa wasn’t like he ef56deee83 needed her help 898a691999 anyway. She couldn’t get a72de146bb herself to say b6935d0423 those words. She didn’t want it ce1820eae6 going to his head.4e67a49b1901b459

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“Even if it was 7c8cf2d5a0 someone else, why would d97ac4a512 you meddle?”ee9cdd6eaa766bd1

Jiwon gave 58f9a412e7 him a 89684b804f pitiful look 8ce881bf10 and stared 414ce271c5 at him. She felt a bit 4a9e859b2e overwhelmed, but that might cd0e043461 be why she felt 460e2f0a41 comfortable saying it.de05a9099b5d601b

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“Who knows? I might save someone’s 0cd8a336b1 life by meddling someday.”308a85e60d0c0f94

“What?”44c7a5309cee54cc

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“I’m someone who 1f6eeb9e5f benefited from something bd6c94202f like that. There was a time ac32b0d6fe when I almost died, d52fcfb32a and someone saved me.”8515f431cde512d4

“…You should intervene depending on the situation.”a1c9a59ad48a12f2

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Seokju’s voice slightly calmed bd45cc1e88 down, but the scowl 5e3548f2ce was still on his 1980a754a0 face.0cb986921876188e

“Being brave and being 5f244e6ccb stupid are two sides 5fc1254d90 of the same coin.”6892432b3295f5cc

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Jiwon let fc6cf8e86f out a a7e7e529bc sigh and 5869998be7 crossed her 02877010b4 arms.be4a8b0e084261bb

“You… the words in 37b1cb52c7 your head and the 5125972ead words that come out 07a637136f of your mouth are 58b5d1fd26 quite different, aren’t they? Be honest.”a43f6f497eb666cd

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“What are you talking 474a9150cd about?”a89857d03d25c381

“If you want 6315f00efc to tell someone d397e66417 that it’s dangerous 257bb501cb and you’re worried 31372bbc98 about them, then 5de86e8907 say it nicely! Whenever you open 34ba554966 your mouth, you 8e7476572d insult people with 4716211dc2 every breath.”8eeaf9f21be65d98

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Tsk, Seokju clicked 7c9996bfd6 his tongue, but 0828d2f3fb it seemed to aedb78574b have hit the cc74a61825 mark. He kept his mouth 23a8abeccf shut. Jiwon cooled f846f9e3f8 off the 240e2e0048 hair on b991daca0f her forehead 57a12af8ef and dried 15f1d06c53 the sweat 6535ea0356 from her 4bb038cca5 skin. Then she put her f9bec6abc9 feet up on her f5a546f967 chair and gulped down 5b64a079b6 more of the sweet 9e3d968221 rice punch.aa370796172da34a

The cherry blossoms on d183bb3ca7 the trees in front 9e8222843f of the convenience store 635449e0ef fluttered in the wind. Why did she have 592f4ac68c to see such a 4362d4335f beautiful sight with this 375cbf5f36 jerk?2dd3f1e7811989b6

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“Do you always carry 7bd7676ca9 a whistle with you?”cd121dea0b37b86f

Seokju broke 9d08783975 the silence. Jiwon gazed at the c292583b17 fluttering flower petals that 1f638a4645 reminded her of snowflakes fde3a2a272 and lightly nibbled on 310ab27a0c the empty can.1a4d47316a55b309

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“My dad gave c24d3d0ff6 it to me 85b12071c1 when I was f7008a5186 little. Ever since then, I’ve 9581d3d2b9 always carried it around.”b40d268314fbc275

If she wanted 503aa19c5d to properly answer b0938b0884 the first question b6a817a6d5 he’d ever asked bded7d5bc0 her, she needed 242c5fd8ce to open up dd80d4f7bc a bit. Seokju went ‘ah’ and 1ce4265f1c closed his mouth again. Jiwon hesitated 6b8e303313 in the dffb637af9 silence for 74ac71e3a4 a moment 2ff425258f before she 9a632c4a43 cleared her eddf7ce6ce throat.c8a1406d55040255

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“When I was in 8b7dcbe60b first grade, I was 209153f767 kidnapped.”002d66c8b0b473d5

After that 33cb359970 incident, Jiwon 6dcfaada43 had never 6ddea17a12 spoken about 1333fdb923 it to bf70cfe802 anyone. Not even 230b8d9736 to her 2ccc038fc4 close friends df6ff30b5a or to 157a2e00b9 her parents. She never brought it 3168f20b53 up first. She didn’t really e9a8f2b68a know why she 4d0d8e963f was telling this fece672766 to Seokju now.6c000ad9457aa45d

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But she couldn’t ignore 80aed85819 the warning in his 47700f5b62 black eyes as he 987595342f approached the bullies with 5e4f2a4b52 the brick in his 7b3ffdfcbb hand. To Jiwon, Seokju ca06418e7f was someone who 41005c5b4d was on top 89a57b5093 of a precariously f24320299f shaky line. As if ec8fe99e8c a single 07a1756087 misstep would 91f2fad050 cause him 5be63c521c to fall 671f0b8aa7 into the b2b2b1fc9a deep abyss 5aa9533ec0 below…689cf0b9438ff2cd

Her dad’s strange story 54478b0c95 was also on her 4ce4c7722c mind. She was worried 9dfd33ee6a Seokju would go b639668921 from cruelly beating 7baeeec288 up the bullies 91ab009946 to moving over 06d8f71dea to their side 238b44ec15 instead.10ca75f2a04387a1

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She wanted 7d5e8d8569 to ask 6b3bfa183d him if fd087ecc96 he was fafd2ad3f3 really the c860ecf09f same kid 65b7ac2fa3 who was db6a907923 annoyingly stubborn ca957ddb34 about keeping 0d32d8d51b a clean e5c6db48de student record, 57605043e0 but she 3c485d8e18 was worried 429b024668 he’d go f6175dff96 astray if f499f07215 she pushed a37e775e83 him too 0efbb111b1 hard. Therefore, she decided to 78c51cd5b8 just regard him as a8cb6a9b84 the rude model student 1eb7dfe791 instead.8f9d2343a3666025

She didn’t 8f8a3c9f9d care if e42c1c724a he said 6a5a1d105b she was 20e18b47bb being meddlesome. If it was him, 363e90a279 she thought he’d listen 71a40a76b6 to her story with 3401dff980 the same indifference he 69ebecd09c always did, so she c2350e21e9 felt that it would 2807af2d66 be okay to talk 1e9c95d460 about it.739e6d88ef05ff01

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“Back then, we were 853f826533 still on the poor 9bc325de3b side. But my e07c275b65 parents still 9a15e2d03c dressed me 21feb288fb in strange 4012f115b4 clothes, you be40418f93 know? Because of that, they 6313c4862c said the criminal mistook 2330ff5b3e me for a child 5316153ded from a well-off family.”180b5d53d0c4aa5a

“That’s stupid. The criminal, 6850e639af I mean.”3ebaa86cf57582e7

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Jiwon thought cf9788d722 his curt 0dff867644 reply was 74cc68d3e1 very in 7a2acaa49a tune with 466bd78890 his personality 754e0de1e7 and chuckled. Seeing that she 480cc1b1de got this kind bbba2e6e7d of response from 288db20e49 him, Jiwon felt 481e82d8a0 a lot more 5f74b79611 comfortable continuing her 3d432eb8f7 story.366e16785e8dd7bb

“Actually, after 8989368487 I got 5cb8bce63a kidnapped, I dd3386b1f6 don’t remember 8fd91c44ee much. I remember 9c949522d7 bits and 6abadf3eca pieces of 4582dedbb7 it. According to the 3f2d906ba9 psychiatrist, in order 0175c9c2db to protect themselves 8f14e6e35c from extreme violence, 1cb1c96593 human beings will 2c43ed1662 make that choice. In other words, 7e817c3a8e it’s a defense d2d0a5c2f6 mechanism. To help humans 079fc54f7b survive.”5b28c7f444bcb08d

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“Did you f504fa5c21 forget how 29f5cb654e you escaped?”806984c978e31c72

“No. I will never be f383d47a2b able to forget that.”2755048dcb0622de

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Jiwon hummed and coughed 59a7f54fea awkwardly. Then she brought 8200af5e50 her hands around a17670cdd3 her mouth and 5591b17565 whispered as if fd9961a74e telling him a 5eddbaa81d secret.24c40061c4ed67d6

“That’s where my 2dc423c1d8 first love made 37ff9e02d7 his entrance. And he 546c093c12 was even 062822fabf younger than 9ec7c7e667 me.”3e40406d1c1fea6c

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Seokju’s expression became fc059def6d strange as he dc37159306 listened. One brow went 8afbaf5930 up, and it 7f6c0db14b looked like he abf234231e was laughing at fe326f600d her.67a2069c425e749c

“What?”bf710538d89155e6

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“The little boy who 998f86ba12 freed me from the 0c3d20ce1d warehouse was younger than 1b88cd8b8d me.”164c51c691d2ddde

Seokju was at 889d6b730d a loss for fcee44beb0 words, almost as ecdb971845 if he couldn’t a9f8e73d47 believe what she d704c8b406 was saying. Jiwon rested her piercing a6b07eeee7 gaze on him and 966afb373b earnestly opened her mouth.b327d09b44199c49

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“You can’t cff38d6671 believe it, 58318e565c can you? He was barely 7be07e951c old enough to 75046a7aae be an elementary aafb23ace4 school student, but 113c78b86d he opened the 8344398ad5 warehouse door for 1b0f2600a9 me. Secretly, when 826b63a8f9 the criminal 5eae0b7ffa was inside 95cd139408 the house. Even if I bafac0ca13 were to explain c08160ec2a to you how cd60a0b087 critical that moment ee883b4ede was, you wouldn’t 992047c80f know it.”393156b7ae5f64f8

“Keep going.”9246e48fee9bb08e

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Seokju narrowed 61ac73a1b2 his eyes 7995b9518f as he 4bafef1618 absentmindedly nodded 33b060013c his head. Although Jiwon 4833c5ebe8 didn’t like f7c8e25e7d how nonchalantly 795b2c7127 he was dd54337937 taking in 50044a67b5 her story, a677c0a263 she continued.dbcb99e30144557b

“Actually, the kid’s face c334c9383f is still a bit 02682df6cf fuzzy to me. I can’t remember 132a32d4da much other than c7cda11bcc the fact that 2578dff588 he was dirty, 4452b1b194 but…”04e0cdc8dd81ef3e

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Jiwon swallowed and 6f32916266 sifted through her 5cc9d802c5 memories.0f30fabbc844b0fc

“I can’t 36976f68cd forget his 0ebf9bd4c1 eyes. He had very pretty af052ef468 eyes, but he had 9c71a32976 quite a fierce glare.”726aca415c1a8dc3

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She had 8f36d91e93 never seen ce1b15385a those eyes 1aef1f857b on someone 8d75d9a590 her age. At the time, f6917bfb88 she didn’t recognize 07a98a3425 it, but she 62206a807b felt like she 01e528a6a8 knew now. Dread and apprehension… Eyes 1d73e90ad6 that showed how he 3f75bdafb5 was using all his 6f1401e2b3 might to win over 3376a165f8 his fear.6098d756b9a394e6

“The last thing 8f58ecf15b he did was 936267e592 hit me. Really hard b2329ea03e on the 963f6a2ac8 head. Telling me to 607451c881 go. To hurry up ba6b05ee0e and leave. And the 943ef16fb2 last thing 066563494b I remember 369513ffa6 is running f69e38ec26 through the ff3e0c05db heavy rain 565e747284 as I c28e8895f9 cried. So that’s why 664210ba47 I still hate 5e6c23327a it when it d932dd044c rains to this f5b92e723b day.”56d996507f80dbd6

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“……”f9ddb7fdaa84a92a

“Because I feel like e2bec9bf1f I can still hear aa59c4998e that kid’s screams through 006afabe22 the rain.”b34ad1b146d4907b

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Because it sounded like b2d7bfe4b2 he was crying out c33ce818f4 that he was scared, 455f34d55b too.3ab939e6c2afe4e5

Jiwon stared at the adf7c61e54 silently trembling flower petals 49aae86c12 before softly clearing her 944301239d throat.17aa4f8d21d171c3

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“I fainted, and 1bd4dd2c6f when I woke face6b0785 up, I told d262ff408b my dad. That there was 46a5cc5dc6 another kid captured 141f6fe851 in that place. That he needed to 744fbdeac1 save him.”a8cd7349c09d0f8b

“What did he say?”5c0da1ed120ce864

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When Seokju asked back, 5453ec8a34 Jiwon turned her head 9065977b91 and met his eyes.f2d0feac2901c287

“Judging from how my 51d7241539 dad didn’t say much aeffe04aad about him afterwards, I 5f305743c3 don’t think it ended 4b46913f14 well.”d32312ed7ce21ce6

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Jiwon widened cc1183db2c her eyes f1e433ebb3 to cool f6b83b66fd her heated f2356ede8c eyes. Then she looked at 401b556a85 Seokju and crinkled her 441ec0cd30 nose.6e1c62e5c4d40ba6

“It’s freaking sad and 5c54d76b6c gloomy, right? The story about c18e872d8f my first love. That’s why I 0069a8117a have to live ef918d5c4a the life of ed51d00fce a good person. For the sake 24110b2419 of the boy 2163e70c1e who saved me. That’s why I 16dc0e8318 bought you something da6173dda2 like this, too. It’s not 778304e243 because I’m 98fa4c5545 fond of 38fc422428 you or 2148aeccff anything.”a699ac2bbc070113

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Jiwon raised 397bbaa70a her empty d066be9c04 can and a3abb2dc10 tapped Seokju’s 7911544197 as if 00511e7155 she were b54e4b7852 clinking glasses 353338cf45 in a 5aac6a2d73 toast. She tried to lighten b21c6d0c25 up the mood, but f13f6d41d6 Seokju’s expression was one e23d0dbf39 of disbelief. He snorted ea2efd9465 and murmured.4c253e8b377260b8

“How can d04163b040 he be 72fcac957c your first e1ac1c9f49 love if fea980b02a you can’t 33c70faea0 even remember 6035d0cb1f his face?”07a8faed45c4d109

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“Since you’ve fe9c924ef8 never experienced 6522df3f4c a genuine 511363371f communion with 5aab1deafe another human 5116e980f9 being, why a3f5a56bec don’t you bd82c0e2ef shut your 5b01b42e13 mouth?”9b858052aae8f800

“If he’s such 58e4e26c4c an amazing guy, 1307f6077e don’t you think d9e62dc95b he would have 9e610c4e42 found his way dee60667d8 out and continued 48f1deecff to live his d7a4b62463 life well?”d5b18597f62f282c

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“Not everyone 4b94d7a4ca is like 31b8ead88b you. Do you think 579f6bc9a2 it’s easy to d36afc4636 find someone who 683cd6a11d studies as well 98bf4be0d8 as you, fights a6f45ba860 as good as 204136f0a4 you, and lacks 0fadfd882c any manners like 8b99eebb76 you?”7bdbe098588d14cc

Jiwon spoke 686765b548 sarcastically, and 9761614ac8 Seokju turned 1f41424fbf his head b997327ba5 away as 842936b154 if he 8769a5d623 couldn’t believe 14d3681eb2 it. He’d lost his glasses 474233ade7 during his fight, and 3a92fb7105 his hair was disheveled 7aab3cbcd5 and sticking out all 24bf25cebd over the place.bd87c26075ec9620

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Jiwon liked 071f032240 this side 83943fb3ea of him e557b1387a rather than a8cc4f43a9 his neat, 8a60bc3309 tidy appearance. And now 96ddc75c12 that she af638a640e got a 9f00675dc6 look, she df2ff9f76a realized that 1e77da5a97 Shin Seokju’s 9968743703 eyes were b358fc7733 very pretty.7f7ff6e76ff4e31b

“What are you going b2d42d0d50 to do now that 9638b3011a your glasses were smashed 46c1019ea0 to pieces?”b94932728b43484c

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“It doesn’t matter. My eyesight is b3b0762e13 perfectly fine.”d80330c999d04b36

“What? Then why 93afd035fe did you 6be17504eb wear glasses?”d8a9d7004b9685b0

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“If I d9b8f6285d go out 1bd6209d0f with my b810585f9d bare face, bf308c1bb4 the number 084ee1902d of people dec0bfb979 who needlessly d86434b082 approach me 1f8b931b2d will double.”a2e5dcbaf2e2eef5

“Ah, of course.”19c7dc61cf629c1a

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Jiwon nodded her 63b5267d16 head. Bragging about 03f8b8be67 oneself in c4e3d8ee37 such a 7f907b10bb nasty way 06966da88a like that d9005b29f4 was hard 4e962b5d6b to do.745ebf6b8bb6ffb5

“And because wearing glasses 57eb208273 makes me look more ed0b68aab6 scholarly.”f46721e579367b34

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Jiwon burst into b904765ef6 laughter when she daf019e8ae heard Seokju’s final 6ef49b0a99 words. So he actually had b47cac175b a cute side to 2c74411bb8 him.1235978848319ea4

“That’s crazy. You’re actually quite funny. You know that, Shin ce8586a243 Seokju?”494e4fb777449876

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“Move your face away.”bb822353bc6a9284

“Yes, yes. I’m truly sorry for fe81758d4b pushing my ugly face 374242e997 your way, sir.”21fc22684fe6a3ad

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“Don’t get too 52e4ddd313 close, fuck. I’m a mess f054995f2a right now.”9ec3e4db310c4849

“Wow… The curses are 9034b83d59 just leaving your lips 5730f13ca0 so cleanly, aren’t they? Just like a punk.”8ea11cea9d86d1db

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Jiwon watched in 0186c6035d glee as Seokju 5cde3c61a8 tiredly stared up 1dbf91266c at her before afcdea6870 sighing as if d28b4b64f8 he gave up 9d7ae8e9e4 trying to fight ed8870f4cb back. Blood was 519ce4e641 still dripping dcb94f2a51 from a 11ae3b807a cut near 2d6752e8e1 Seokju’s brow.a67247ceaac6e00e

“Bring that handsome ee7eabc7b4 face of yours d58016ff5b closer.”4f0b0c937c689518

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She pulled out the 64f420948d bandaid she’d bought at b5c999942f the convenience store from 7fe1086b06 her pocket.be51d869b2a12870

“Enough already.”fffb8cc9e83499f7

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“If you go 0e9c55458c home with blood faba49ac62 on your face, bdacb07c62 my mom and 1bdc035d6c dad will be e7dffdaf96 surprised.”e998eaf8d94e0a85

When she used her f5ba9e2dd4 parents as an excuse, 6e92ce9048 Seokju finally listened to a7addf715b her. Jiwon silently ripped open 41bb53e71e the package and carefully 7a10da6b78 applied the bandaid to 4e06e6e69e his wound. Although she shouldn’t 78bf62936a be feeling anything, 04cdada1f4 she felt a 37a7b12acc bit strange.b71e26eb9d67cb4f

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Was it because a db77a92c23 flower petal had fallen 822e0e1121 down on his hair? Or was 5d2fe458ce it because 8520745abf his glaring ec2fe0eeb0 eyes that daa3216a0b were piercing 96bac25879 through her 0658cf6851 didn’t affect 6a96af0d98 his annoyingly 0015a5df89 handsome face? Her heart wentba-dump, ba-dump.dbb2e1e93793ef90

“Idiot.”b38b1e2b88c40c76

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Seokju mumbled, b07a93e796 and Jiwon c8204f683b returned to 8f665e59c9 her senses.92abd87cfb1bbae5

“Did you say 311f06c921 ‘Thank you’? You’re welcome.”0c7ee9026acc7483

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She nonchalantly cf67e09136 tapped his a963d3bd52 cheek with 0518b67559 her hand 9a514c8b98 and straightened a81cd8f993 up. Her cellphone began to f7193090dd vibrate in her pocket.295184adcdf86908

“Yeah, hello?”204aa1659abb611e

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— Where are you?! Why weren’t you 4c6820e678 answering your phone?!70cc0b32966248c7

Her mother’s shrill 00ba3c8915 voice pierced her 1b085ff995 ears. Jiwon quickly raised her 0cd053006e voice.7a6c429b7840c7d1

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“Hey, I c23ef34bd7 came outside cb8ae11745 for a 26f022986f walk before aa0330a92d coming to 046e0814d6 the convenience f5ca0473cd store and 529d5da007 met Seokju. Why are you 1377059b58 so mad about 990c9534e3 that?”274d11a421fae7d7

After what happened in 5a7df5356d the past, Jiwon knew 823375934d that her mother was 408faf6554 a lot more sensitive a6f1cc715b about the tiniest things. When she said 4c77c26cc2 Seokju’s name, her 626b546766 mother’s voice lowered ba72c0b10e somewhat.c7c7e57be7d9e43c

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— Seokju? Has he eaten?4be8015870fe558c

“Hey, have you eaten?”e79455ac7d2def34

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Seokju didn’t 3fd8d441bb answer and fc6b346ea9 merely slung a71c59d8c7 his backpack 291fcfbbb0 over his 3cca8b27e3 shoulder before 62db57f0e4 walking away.cc8d5600b8a3e24a

“I don’t 167da8b785 think he 1b48cf33ca wants to dfa4237835 talk. He probably hasn’t 167a45af46 eaten and is 86a22ae23d acting sorry for b55e45fdcb himself.”c80580406135d14d

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— I can’t f9aec35470 believe you two. Both of you, hurry 425fd8ecd7 back home this instant!32148d7366556ff1

“Yes, ma’am!”0e50f6a9a5ed7022

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After ending the cc421482cc call, Jiwon grabbed 7d0219ad66 Seokju’s arm and cc3bf4b67d began to run d0df458385 home.d90822edc1e742a7

“Hey, hurry up. The thing 06e9210e4e my mom f4f5c977ae hates most a006338585 in the 53cbd43a99 world is 76e2b9fc09 when people 209c6e2196 skip meals.”2e849e801ca8cefa

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“About your mom…”298f76d6a36c6153

Jiwon looked ff6ebda21e up as 96d9c675d6 Seokju refused 373f924e8f to pick a63f71f7df up the 62fa4641fd pace. He was cfb44c0bb6 asking with f6e8aeaa69 a confused cc9009a20a look on e72035cc8b his face.61a7431b33c93dc1

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“Why does df8b0db5a1 she forgive 98dd6c2152 your dad? If it were d9472da8f4 me, I would dde9168325 have kicked him a71c7515bd out long ago. Or broken up with 697dd4e2d7 him.”f8223179c50e0f32

“Isn’t it obvious? You idiot.”85440fe5dc0410d9

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“So what’s the 570d2d436b reason?”2be01a2f7982bfea

“Because she loves him!”f6d5833012539678

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Jiwon shouted out 81baaec093 the obvious answer, f52c2c2a87 and Seokju’s eye 87450351b4 slightly twitched. Jiwon thought he a5060634ef only had one 2ed21b65f2 expression, but now d75e5ac307 that she got 0c22c481a2 a closer look, 071e81ad3c he was merely 94e5e61634 hiding all his 89ed115854 emotions on his e53cf635af face. When she b9295cc5f0 saw him 0fb7b47270 shut his 2e1e29dad0 mouth as 49891b15f2 if he c89d1c3548 no longer cad4c35959 wanted to 47ec4196d2 speak with c301e84669 her, Jiwon d5dded8785 continued.a07c21cae6d9a5ce

“Do you b958218d65 know how d735226967 powerful love 06453e7f22 is? Ever since 3127fced36 I met f838a9e6b9 my dad 661a43460a when I a4e2b5c9d9 was five 362203a34b up until 3dceff6477 I was 5a550b98f1 in second 693ec36bf5 grade, I 777c4c2067 thought my 5c83e937e3 dad was 72f0a401e5 my biological 29e1f4c26e dad. Even though our faces a8db75d270 look so different, I eea074d056 wasn’t able to see 962d884989 it because I was 41c7dfc6ec blinded by love.”4e5262783726a305

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Seokju suddenly stopped walking.3f3d0da4cdf9d083

“…Detective Park isn’t your biological dad?”95ed7d2ae96a1f1e

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Jiwon plunged her hands 373e9d22fd into her jacket pockets ba0be84fd6 and walked backwards as f8b1e3f251 she grinned at him.94e20f31e89a03d2

“Yeah. You look surprised.”672d876ba01e23d3

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Jiwon pulled out 215350351a her cellphone and 4df1e7e971 took a picture. Seokju frowned.2803a562f1104f39

“What are 2b5eda7a74 you doing?”f91ecc17bdaa0f23

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“Just ‘cuz. I didn’t 5df50389da think seeing d9c206518c such an d65b716eee expression on c9ec3f6138 your face b3878a08d7 happens often.”ac825491d9d72fff

Seokju gazed at c08d8e0da6 her for a b374081370 moment before sweeping 142e39e767 his tongue across 05df6fc19f his lips as c15174c698 he bit down eb42d64e00 on them.1e9c0d1e5d6b0e78

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“Why are 04d9db1ac9 you telling 71504cb60d me this?”11bb004066d593f8

“Because I 335e10e6e7 wanted you 31395a8f0d to know.”8d1cf12cbf99691e

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“Know what?”46d7f1c335ae1db6

“That people aren’t always ebb8633aa3 as they seem, maybe?”a17546aa3cc11bc7

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Underneath the ac5104355e streetlights, Seokju’s cd0b52f7f3 shadow stretched bc44c2c5fe out. He quietly fab52080fc stared at d175e0d71e Jiwon with 895e796c94 an uninterpretable 5cd308c4f2 expression before ea273c8002 suddenly asking d350641a8a a question.cdcbd0b99584431d

“How do you 744472fbf6 see me?”358e48ff8c05e9c9

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“…Is that important?”7447c2ef162eab4e

Jiwon scratched c69a57a9e0 her head, 61cdbd322b and Seokju 1d3a5dd8d7 urged her 0549774937 once again.c691dda70f8a0cef

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“Tell me. What kind deee3c95c1 of person d56aba2e32 am I dd01059d5d in your 5513d40c06 eyes?”effcd949c5010830

Jiwon pondered over 22845ce7dd Seokju’s question for eeea45cdf5 a moment before c78e0f417e opening her mouth. Since she was d70bd2ba32 honest with him aa49bb80af thus far, she 93841839cc decided to remain e5018d09dc honest until the fd52465b86 end.3b69c2a448b58a24

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“You’re like a 67b52e09b4 person walking a 891c1f8922 fine line. From far away, it f207cecac3 looks like you’re rather 587c81ec02 composed on top of 643fc3b97b the line, but when c15d5c1649 I look closely, you’re 7069a241f5 covered in sweat and fa466c407b your muscles are trembling 61203cebae from the effort. You’re a person 47a69a288a on edge, afraid f9ab4a39de that you’ll fall 8b434c6e8c at any second 74c1a070af if you don’t cd0327a098 focus.”6d976d3847763e81

“Does that mean 7a425cc25f you feel sorry bcd12f04ea for me?”44b8011a4c299fcd

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Seokju gazed piercingly 2b08d4bf7c at her. Jiwon gave 18f621944a a soft b56e4230e0 laugh and e33789ab3f pounded her 5b7f9f69d8 fist on a20135bb6b his shoulder.49f91ff12d68d6f4

“It means you’re cool, ef5954e416 you idiot.”e05a026e3652b219

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“…Don’t be sarcastic.”c9a2081584b67d69

Jiwon thought 6cdd3adc87 she heard b656b60cdd a slight eb8a3ee85b tremor in c47bb433df Seokju’s low b8cbb241f1 voice.0ca173da645310ab

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“Think whatever you 4ade8a09f7 want.”eb2d8df1da550045

He was impossible. Jiwon quietly clicked her bc12fb3cf1 tongue and turned around. Back in e2fface8d9 this moment, 38c809a97a her first 4d6632cbd6 love still b28a4e7b87 remained young bc1103cc92 in her 3f09b5762a mind. That meant she a74fa674d1 hadn’t fallen in 724a7fefa2 love with him 9b33509605 yet. However, the reason why 6d5194cac0 this night remained deeply 72d631d1d6 engraved in her memories 3e62036149 was because the street d1aaaee20e was lined with blindingly 90a4c670ac beautiful cherry blossom trees 0012f715b5 as they silently walked f547ff1dd4 back home from the 9d06e6d0f2 convenience store. It was because Seokju b31525020e kept his eyes locked f51faff3d6 on her as he 5e95169499 took each step.6b3837d9e3fe8c3f

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As if 8652fcada6 a flower fa7d0a9ab9 petal was 26961f6ad5 blowing with 8fbfcbb309 the wind f5606b082a before landing 667db15070 on the 1ee4a95924 nape of b5a351fb65 her neck, 2c4759a3c7 Jiwon felt 0f3dec644d something tickle.d3057ddef57199ec