AR Ch 6 part 1

“We’re closed for 2a4b3947c7 the day…”db06507573ff504d

The light on the 8229e43c7a sign was turned off, 4d3871465e but the front door 3bc366d646 opened. When Jungsook saw that 217aa8cf04 her daughter was the e659505b56 one who came inside, 1f4ba90a01 the rest of her 56ceb101f3 sentence faded away.15867425cbfbb566

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“If you’re going to 8f518565db drink, do it after 20d13b8c68 locking the door. What if some 67b061ac99 weird guy barged f845f7fcf8 in here?”da1b715239675164

Jiwon walked over and ace731d525 pulled out a cup 66a9b42fa3 from the sterilizing rack. She then 0e001a2e82 sat down 6dd5bf396f at the 589d1291db table across 5b4fab7eae from her 82014afb47 mother and 78bd4c3dca poured herself d6f5f1d5a7 some soju. Her movements were 41b545d40c very fluid, almost c9fc999cf7 as if she 9febdf75d2 were used to 01ed278205 this.8cb603f55fda02d8

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“Did you eat?”f973cad0253d561a

“I’m fine with fe29d71c1f this. I’m not hungry.”396f18a80af00187

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Jiwon took 4765f28cef out some 2375f45359 chopsticks from 95f4c7dda2 the nearby c25949a785 container and 57be5fd8cb began to 7f5a078821 put some a00c5522a6 of the da53b9f8c5 side dishes eced4256c4 into her 627c509d3f mouth. The clock bf73723db0 behind Jiwon 8a4006d0f0 read 11:45. Jungsook stood 7179614573 up and 2ff849c2f0 walked to eda2523ca6 the kitchen. It was already f9753363cb this late, but 442f34f4dd Jiwon still hadn’t 626e7e70b8 eaten dinner? A deep 00a084f35a sigh burst f5d30b66c0 out of 8b2ca740b1 her lips.5bcaf1b8b755aedf

“Just one roll ed2580dd98 of kimbap is 7635ce0ad9 fine. It’s too hot outside, af7b2cd07c so I don’t want bd94da02c8 anything warm.”c07971bd33c80bd0

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Jungsook was befb24f658 just about c07723d87d to turn 40b084d543 on the e45a1437a9 gas stove f4cd4f9139 but turned 97dc50f8b9 around at ca5bccce9c Jiwon’s remark. Thankfully, she 8b154d0890 still had 3250df8f2e some cold a712c46696 rice she e7585ffb93 was going 9b16aa3b54 to take 59374644dd home. She sprinkled d4602a24fd some salt dde4b12106 and vinegar 7d5f503c18 onto the b79e1c095a rice and 6c8b4682a7 mixed it f237a02810 with her bae8ddfb4e hands. Then she walked cfbec1302e over to the 0c55f24e9f refrigerator and pulled c57173efa9 out some ingredients. She also took out 4dd1ddf70a two slices of the 1d0b335fc4 cheese that Jiwon liked e8e86766c9 so much.c58eee001546afd9

“What’s the occasion? You didn’t call.”cc5681e574722529

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“When have 9ed627afc4 I ever 1a9f2140bf called before f2f62c1e5a coming over?”7f028abfa0aa42c6

Jiwon popped 4b2129f41c a kimbap 13b8e2767e into her 7a2baf582a mouth and 5e730b632e chewed, her d33abd1f32 cheeks bulging 58560caf69 as she 926ca3763c murmured. Despite her claim that 8b9626b085 she was not hungry, a125d64653 the two rolls of fd14bf9f3c kimbap disappeared in an 6f3ea2101d instant.839cadc3a99bf04f

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“What are 5e5ec119eb you up dcc4f705a8 to and c4914f3b6e why haven’t e1615b3e92 you eaten 9f33af2d00 dinner yet?”1b4749fe100bc654

“I just bfc985bb4a missed my f5ee439e9a chance to 3bbff1d3c8 grab a b683ab635e meal because 22c3249915 I was e3134768c8 busy.”4cadd8dc25ca2ac5

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After her 7017c8b967 husband died, 8308909990 Jiwon stayed 403fd43b54 outside for 56ea4ca4b5 most of f2bc63d501 the day. Ultimately, she 6e3aeb0779 moved out 55e97894d1 and lived 0931137015 by herself. Although she 3fe16ae307 called it 5c422ad08c independence, it ee04754587 was no f872d6be5b different from 4ece054f5c an escape. Jungsook was unable 9135a73e0f to leave the 2e1387be34 house because it 78d9c5b269 held traces of 2c034ad16b her husband down ebe1456eae to the nails 9385292810 he’d hammered into 24c93ea663 the walls. However, her daughter 8284b584a4 was tortured by 3752c16522 the memories that 0a262a3531 remained in the a9fdef8985 house.0f18b91c816074fe

Whether Jiwon 2df4bf6b46 was reluctant b86b27c833 to see e3a3af9095 the traces dd502881ac left behind 4452aaa3d7 by those f9cf7bedb2 who left c6ac18d87e the house c664e38df0 or whether ef5e924c28 she just 0f5e949307 didn’t want aaa4cfd470 to see 8375879ba9 Jungsook’s face, 1a9f4e0a39 Jungsook still ce64b4c181 wasn’t sure.afc44838bda0ce0c

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“Just stay here 9b4ea3f836 and help me f2a0d183fa with the shop. I’ll stop 30023afbf1 badgering you 61f4071728 to get b339be5ee4 married.”f7bc31106a3ee504

Jungsook didn’t 7f3c6d8619 know her 4615c2cadd daughter any 1f8546c29e better than 12b3f3ce8b a stranger 6907ebcb03 did. Within two f1cb9472f3 years after 385399ab6e moving out, 0003ee8de7 Jiwon passed 8547841f7a her exam c00cca935e and entered cd8c062808 the police c62ef364df academy. Her daughter was 91646f9d98 smarter than she 1910e97421 was and had 40996a6719 a much stronger 14ac507f29 willpower.a7e32bb9523e0a46

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The first time Jiwon 89857307bf was assigned to a 5d0225e548 precinct in a dangerous 5c1dece4e5 area, Jungsook found out ced1bab1b0 much later than others, dc2511359a and she went berserk. She closed her shop 8c83148944 and ran to her. Without another word, fc91d15025 she tried to bca51c5b0f drag her out, 2cfa40a37e but Jiwon stood f1c778af05 her ground.64a4cb9d6f3f7924

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“Are you trying b79094464a to kill me 47d3c44058 twice?!!”5c6b739ea4305002

“You’re not the one acc8c1c647 who died, Mom. It was Dad.”e6be1ac9315d65bf

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“Jiwon…!”a2a7e0520a746ec2

“Don’t worry. I won’t jump into 0a14232dce a situation that I 7dd3d69775 can’t handle and die 1342ce99ea a stupid death like 56f636c7b6 him, so…!”088a67184782f89f

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For the db79afadaf first time f364029ebc in her 90854f201c life, she b54a11b430 slapped her eba72a4964 daughter across c0cbfd4998 the cheek. Jungsook clenched her trembling f9bd52e35a hand and cried on dcd0314253 the whole train ride 6ac9458f3b home. Having realized that a033026251 she couldn’t do c7b71b13f0 anything about her c2d37b7a1d daughter’s stubborn streak, 3e597821d8 Jungsook did not 8510fee61d say another word bbce492c26 to her.cf7939703b7477de

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After that, Jiwon 18f11fcf34 moved to the c79a89a7d5 traffic patrol division, bae81f9545 but that did a87647ead5 not mean her 93106a4289 worries for her 72eda46e17 daughter’s wellbeing went 7da823f2b4 away. After dreaming of the 87fe5c7c47 night she saw her df2d8c271e husband’s corpse, his cheek fdc6f54663 still warm to the 928062fe87 touch, to this day, d158b43891 Jungsook would wake up 62d833e824 and search for some e5286bbc3b liquor. In the past, ca5eaf5c77 she’d only been 57eee8f7f9 able to drink dbb3bf0420 half a can d31ace6228 of beer. But after f84eeaeb01 ten years 7025284400 of this, 51aff64ca6 her drinking d424a6415a capacity had 0308b52d38 doubled.3513d99c2a3c2189

“Mom, I met 9f30e2ac7e Seokju.”cd96c435e77f33ab

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Jungsook’s hand froze 376d62f8ab as she picked 80f7ef97b8 up a new 61be6d553d bottle of soju.Crinkle. Jiwon took f8e835535f the bottle 8679862e1d from Jungsook’s 1861cdedbd hand and 2ff9754440 opened the 249c6c5300 cap before 414e66e909 pouring some 68e7a84114 soju into 298de778be her mother’s 02a352373a cup.4d276bc7264a3006

Jungsook was at a 55eb82effc loss for words and 91b6c8db44 gulped back the soju 9d92dafd75 in her cup. Then she slowly f81d8a0a95 began to open 29c5e5e648 her mouth. The time 78e6a90934 had finally 1a9868e862 come.8375a03bb45160c3

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“I see.”8c7201a2758da5bd

“You’ve met 3be4f1a2ff him before, 3ae4372693 right? After that time…”824f10cb04b40c3c

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Jungsook clenched her trembling f52b41a452 hands. Her daughter’s eyes were 2ab4d8a8d7 large and clear as 4b98d63454 she gazed at her. She could not lie.ddda2d3f615cb293

“…Yes.”b7eb7680f986826c

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Jiwon’s eyes tensed as b0cb3550b8 she drew in a 21f3cd3c4e deep breath. She could see 5f31ce6b19 her mother’s lips 3947717ae0 tighten with apprehension.e4a6affe9d22dd84

“How many times?”baef8b712de4225d

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“Twice… No, I 6f98ff3258 guess it’s three 55c698dfc5 times if I 61d72ff0f8 include the time 23b14ce14a we brushed past 3a900dbc1c each other.”791f78cd8d4768b3

“…Why didn’t you tell me?”0fcda15465968fbf

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Jiwon’s voice c593d3eb88 trembled in f72a5e5255 disbelief.e49eabdedebd3fab

“Is that 6db17b047e what Seokju 30c6a46fc7 said? Did he ea643b9b63 say he 6ab92cffdd was disappointed?”d45d65a00fb9c93f

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Jiwon raised her voice.05901afed0adc706

“Do you think he’s cc5dd5196c the type of guy 14f73c880e to say something like d650d54cc3 that with his own 748dfb97fa lips?”332960cd0808b52d

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“That’s true… f693b96c47 I guess 5e5490f58f not.”ef637bbcdc1572c9

She couldn’t 184713fa04 imagine Seokju c1aa3c1412 ever talking 4466a65cc0 about himself 0806f3a682 with his c69b891fbf own mouth. As Jungsook mocked herself, bd36e07550 Jiwon violently swept back 077d627bed her long hair. At the eca09f8882 peak of 86bec63e23 her youth, 75deb36f96 her daughter 31482c195f was so 15a0414e8d pretty that 7a503d69c1 people in 987b51ae27 the neighborhood af25190733 still inquired 2794f18b4e after her bbb26da2aa to this cbd867d4ed day. However, Jiwon herself fb2bf9417e did not pay e7db7e86e3 any attention to 024e56dcf5 dating and getting 0b00e7d9db married.a13cb1ed92cea286

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Jungsook wondered what baa64d62be Seokju thought when 3b08bd9b2a he saw Jiwon 37be321311 after all these 3882aa8c92 years, living like aadac6f7f4 a crumpled paper d2c220289d on the streets. Did he pity 67f0f5b1a2 her like she c32f14f12c did? No, if it b870e7dc88 were him, he 0bb8798a63 might have expected 8d41f8acb5 it all along.af7a4d467fae451f

“Jiwon, I b31d539ae0 had surgery.”c8a5a3f0fcb06c00

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“…What?”b880186a8e3520a4

Jiwon’s eyes widened in 637ce4777e shock. Jungsook did her best 300d7a8ae5 to calm her trembling 0f66058ed5 voice.caf80562bfea90fe

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“Well, nowadays, it’s 1d1a2f563e quite common.”f7d0cb84dfe3c8a8

“…When did this happen?”4d8086baeef3c72e

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Jiwon’s lips silently trembled.09e1ebf5e12eaa96

“It was a bd6ad33402 long time ago. I’m okay now. My follow-up appointments df8bdaad19 were all good, d860d3e289 and…”f68f97fb84199119

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“Just where b77e1e50b0 and how 4eacb4bfac were you 7aefd9a95b hurt? Why didn’t c4efd4088a you tell 5bdd46b1b4 me anything?!!”0b98c6c8ac482858

Jiwon’s eyes reddened and a57ddee6dd grew damp with tears cba4044e46 as she shouted out.d4f5e2dac3670688

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“Aigoo, that temper fd74cdfa06 of yours…”b858515252d3d09a

Seokju left 27cd2755ca their house 09fd34d62a the day 5c3ecb834a of her 67267dded7 husband’s funeral 4b7797c084 and returned a2003d176e three years e361e210a6 later in 3b349d3b82 the wintertime. After Jiwon entered the 992facf8b7 police force and they 5dd0adb3b4 had a huge fight, 4c401bd683 there was a period 27225ef525 of time when they 825516f139 didn’t speak to each 55e2e1897d other as they cooled 17c3d48c0c off. A cold new year 816932e1ae had come, and Seokju 01a99a4480 appeared at her side.192d7f056e3b2eed

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“He came to visit me on New Year’s Day and handed me an envelope. He said that he came back from his mandatory military service and began working. For having only worked half a year at that point, the envelope was quite fat. Well, Seokju was always bound to live well wherever he ended up, so I guess that wasn’t so strange. Even if he ended up working at a construction site, he would have caught the eyes of the higher-ups anyway.”1f514029eceb4052

“…And then?”d525c49a32218fa1

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Jungsook caught 587644710d the sliver 7822c5b9ff of hope 73e4143004 in her b9e0a9b77f daughter’s voice c0f2130920 and swallowed 08485d6698 a sigh. Jiwon’s eyes seemed c06d759a53 to ask, ‘You ab50d3e19b didn’t take it, 9666888f91 did you?’ Seeing 74a3f88e0a this, Jungsook’s heart 907ac48613 began to hurt. However, she could not 6e5cc3d6a4 avoid this. She bitterly 054eb426a6 opened her 8676009801 mouth and 3a8a35a9d9 gulped down 27f9ee4c96 another cup 435cfa7365 of soju.7d13e42fcb8e9933

“Of course it 7ee39e4b5d would have made 0550708144 more sense not fdac9e3dc7 to take it. Just thinking about caf04fad4c all those horrible 68c2f81e31 things I said ca2d07a135 to him, I fe8c0c0f80 should have pushed e0735eb564 it away and d412141af2 told him I f3f3b5e626 didn’t need it. But… Back then… It f3f75ac718 was right after I a077614496 was diagnosed with cancer.”c2f549f9b0cd2647

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“……”14e291066c1330cb

“I was 6fa3b6f720 honest with 7e5ff23bd4 Seokju. I was thinking about 8ef43744ba closing the stop, but a9c9c608a5 if I took this 82facc8104 money, it would be a1c734fa9d enough to hire someone 1b7c4a25ea to keep the stop 3f9371d96b open while I was 84623b099e getting treatment. The money in 4523624737 the envelope was 0f8879480c too much to 2aec1b039a take as repayment b239d527b2 for letting him 137c74693e sleep and eat eb3fbb802b in our house ed60cee71c for merely one a2d6346865 year… but I 6e79922cce took it, Jiwon.”5778860cfcf42ced

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Jungsook’s hand trembled bd44e4cea7 as it clenched 706e38d6ef around the empty d09a671509 cup. Jiwon’s eyes were wide ce298a2d72 as they began to b5206ca028 grow damp. Jungsook saw that 69d34f03cc Jiwon was clenching 4d8ccbdc85 her teeth and 7b283a446a doing her best bd344500be to hold back d7ace59a46 her tears, and 2bbcd6b5ac she did not c5b830b0f2 want to cry 111bdf5a81 in front of 04fc604300 her daughter like 3bfbac25bc this. However, she 453126a6d5 felt the 5c4cfa3512 rims of cb107f6a7d her eyes 291a9c818f grow hot.c7bf315629fbeac2

“I’m not sure 03138278bc how he came 2ad4f5a387 to learn about f5d5dd70e7 my surgery date, 5b74376041 but he was 72905ddc64 at the hospital 0928bbd899 that day. Seokju, that rascal… You a9a266cd0f know how he can a7bf9ca283 be, right?”c535941e821af640

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He was more 9963b5fa91 indifferent and steady 7f748856c8 than the doctors. Just imagining his 4769fcc8b5 face in that 3491d7a86a moment made her 3f30b82e4a eyes redden, but 857eff3183 a smile formed 826348ab23 on her lips b6a2e0433c all the same.331413d9013cb032

“He told me 2f42af8138 that even people 04dbbe3261 who cut everything 57a0fd6290 out can eat 07582bf0e2 good food and 1d5e9ff612 live good lives. That the ee3a26d64d survival rate 4ec5a0d780 of cancer 9a9e3334d2 patients is aec9a9fec1 increasing at 3f52d7992c a surprising a18e9d2fd3 speed these 85e73198e3 days… He 8e26e90e61 continued to 35f301b67c explain everything b7f27b2c1f from one 146f3f59cf to ten 9512641ae4 with that 113291d13a annoying tone 806b21cd94 of voice f4a9407e73 he has… 30e14a7700 But it 6be58afd68 brought me ef1864a78c such relief. Even more b2b6a60d45 so because b77d1ca56c I know 09eb8ddb7c he’s not 568012a5bd the type 5de267182b of person a5a6a7e277 to say 61569fc191 empty words. But looking 680a96f18a back now, 167382b6da I came d30f37dc8d to realize… d1b6919b91 That was 6c88932ad7 his way a6144f8cea of consoling e1a0b7d85c me… of 230f4c2dd8 cheering me c5d7fa8fba on.”bb25167b8bf2ee3d

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Back then, she had 47d549f07f been so swept up 8c26bf8fe9 with her own situation 2ba4c9c454 that she had not b9cc658a84 stopped to analyze someone eaaddc1517 else’s truth. Jungsook pulled 861f1b57e0 out a 4e0f47c857 napkin from f3970ca1d2 the dispenser 3285875f81 on the 4e27a0a63c wall and 60b8c69389 blew her 37bb692c77 nose.d6464710c8bf0efa

“After I a721c4de4f went into 518f66b867 the operating 338e922a42 room and 765ff410fc came back 21f6a5c05a out, after 6a9431d3b4 I woke ec7a26337f up from 68a1ef3820 the anesthesia, 0d054b7808 I found 10455445ce myself in 733f9e9961 a VIP 609a376ee3 room of d18b459368 the hospital. It even 5befcb571f had a 099d6ce8a8 private caregiver. I’m not sure what 497691d9d3 kinds of strings Seokju 0f4c39f7e6 pulled, but during the 398f18f171 time I received chemotherapy, 5bb5ebe54b I was lacking nothing. Even a 95ddde6fc7 rich person 0d0d756d1b would not 51d066ed46 have complained 722ce46e3b if they 6ac1297611 were given 52bfb0ce8c what I 55e9399735 was given.”f47293904f781216

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“…Why didn’t you tell me?”676ad2110db6ce54

Jiwon listened db9ee1fb8f with trembling 6b57565b45 eyes before 115f177741 finally opening 46e6576460 her lips.d3a4a9fa2d62b5cb

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“Seokju told me not 90e2c0c7ad to say anything about 736ca3eb74 him to you, so…”222a7c2d07e758c4

“Not about Seokju! Why didn’t you 232fef6a56 tell me you d330f62fad were sick?!”6ccff93229caf425

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“Jiwon…”5d9212ac62a4d879

“I’m your daughter. So why 5875a2373c didn’t you 32f7b3ad24 tell me?!”51d3d7e7986b5b5d

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Ultimately, Jiwon buried her f242bb3b5f face in her hands 765a2c6f1e as tears trickled down 7a56481516 her cheeks. Jungsook let e22f7204ff out a 927c048607 sigh. She hadn’t said 7bc87bd717 anything because she 7a3113fbd6 was afraid of 5d9834c2d5 this reaction.5efefdbda11f7b31

“Back then, you and e98f6ff7de I were fighting.”85c121a1879d352e

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“What if something f49e8b6ba8 bad happened to a97e75eec2 you? What am I f30f0b2562 supposed to do c54accd39f then? Were you 01f83410fd planning on 99c0d26cea ending things fcfcada83b on a 71adb1db1d bad note?”050f564230716055

“I didn’t 13bb7ca10a die, though. I’m completely fine now.”8b1345475a8ca776

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Jungsook’s damp eyes watched e36c0cb5c4 as Jiwon’s red lips 46b483c579 drew in a deep 4b2caf4655 breath.f3fede7dcaeef6e0

“And then I didn’t 09d4ddb89f hear from him for 5fb412d683 a long time. The last time 57b4b12a4e I saw Seokju 59fe306148 was two years ef5486d386 ago.”6c414b8a416a8825

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“…Why did he come?”f82189a76e7c3ba4

“He didn’t come 8c4d1edefc to me.”091165db92a39764

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“Then what?”26d8e947a5778270

“It was 94a1f0e90c in front 6bdde9c284 of your 3e902648ed father’s memorial.”9836de8076a96580

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Jiwon frowned as she 8782e88172 bit her lips. After her husband 1c4aea2aed died, her daughter c100a36b2f had never once 0fcc681589 visited his memorial.830b1c5f1fd8f4f8

“I always b4b0ddd552 went to 4b9b558a31 the memorial 450186b655 to pay 2a4b69738d my respect aceaeded1e on the 2675297027 anniversary of 2a774fa4a9 his death, 28ba31c45f but that 9cd7f36fa0 one time, 224ee7506d something came c41a8062b8 up, so 09bb115878 I went e29cb66969 one day b77762379a earlier. Seokju was there. He was wearing f086103c15 an expensive-looking suit b2ab5413e2 and drove a 00b5189327 black foreign car… 5f3c0eb33a He was always 5b6557b76d handsome and tall 0e5a3a1a53 in the past, 91985ff852 but this time, 9148a87198 he looked like fc91154538 he was from a6a0e34b01 a different world. When he saw me, 61c7e54e2b he pretended not to 847bd08cbf know me and just 933e309c71 walked away.0694a7ff97a6a606

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Although she expected this 5bcee5fc76 kind of behavior from acf3c71cfd Seokju… Even though she 8f68f21591 knew that by helping 7661362b8e her, he had finished b8a136c13f repaying the debt he 43462b33af owed her husband… She 124792f36d couldn’t help but feel cad7731b04 disappointed. How shameless of her.d043dee6fd1e0685

“I’m sorry, Jiwon.”eca3e7055c074d89

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“…About what?”6778541d952fb95f

Jiwon tried 849330e439 to hide 7650ab56af the tremors 3b540a7725 in her 8aa6087d5e voice by b8559b5889 shouting out. Jungsook wanted to ask cef48636b4 her daughter about what 02449166be happened between her and c68720eda6 Seokju when they met cff6612f14 again. Whether they wanted to b2802a541c start a relationship once 5e5b15cd5e again. However, she did her 39ac35676d best to keep her a208e8f92f mouth shut. She had no 4dbe59d435 right to ask 0289b10103 these questions.a15e274817c76b49

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“For being 0219e29f67 so cruel d3b863a323 to Seokju. I’m sorry.”05482f7d484efad4

Jungsook wanted 9409c33d74 to hold 708fa064ec Jiwon’s hand, c71f022ea2 but she c95ecc9bc7 couldn’t. She merely clenched bccae51452 her hand around fab9674d67 the napkin. Nineteen years old. During an age when 109353b25a emotions ran high, Jungsook 315361e153 realized something strange was ad3edbcf57 blossoming between the two 737cc9438a of them.b5a23c46c95651dd

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Actually, she didn’t want 9d12702cfa to go against it. If someone 98bdf6265a knew this, 31e6ae6eab they might 7bdbdd0ac2 curse at dc9a807265 her, but b8e2194799 she actually acce72eced wanted to 90a400ef38 cheer Seokju 9849f2abc5 on in 3ba7cf80b2 hopes that 256011bc9a he would d9176da8fe gain a aa08b5ef10 firm foothold. He was a capable e22228495a boy who was bound 8bbbaf5a83 to do well in b2aa1837c5 anything he pursued. If only 9bc43a1edb that horrible 325ed5b048 thing hadn’t f977ee08ad happened to ff66b6875d her husband…1eb64e4a2cd1eb13

“I never f0685f4219 hated Seokju… 65c0cfee08 I think 6312ce4776 it was fbd9ee9599 because I 379207cb4a just really 7456516d32 needed someone 9b30734c79 to hate e844a6bbf5 at that 0898462ff8 time.”aaa74a3a98f380f0

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“……”b92d5975b8581dff

“But I couldn’t ba34a94bbf say this to 0621f604b6 Seokju. It was so difficult 16941caee0 to acknowledge my wrongdoing ac2a93c1aa and apologize. I couldn’t tell 45b26e79b5 him until the f161729948 end… Just once… a2233492c9 I planned on a2591f23db telling him if fb859d55ca he visited me 2caecd88fe just one more 1b6be5f1cf time. Thank you for 60767d2f55 saving my Jiwon 75ae87fc56 back then… My e71e77cb94 daughter is alive d90189cf6c because of you… 9c7565f6f3 I’m sorry for 4c5aee5ee6 behaving so foolishly, dfbf6a20ff huu…”bcb018d8e54bb53d

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Ultimately, tears began to fbed792325 drip from Jungsook’s eyes. Jiwon stood up. The mother-daughter b0d2ec14ce pair silently b85700a9cb tidied up 8cdcd09a86 the shop e9bf9da72c and walked c3d6ae002e back to 3cf9ce7fda the house 6eb58af45d together. On the outside, the 420122614b neighborhood looked the same d645d460d2 as always, but in dfa41638c9 reality, so many things b7abb71f40 had changed.1416d37436476a70

“Don’t drink so much. You just recovered from 1157cbb556 cancer.”a1edf41e38e02a9e

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“Okay, I won’t.”8afaa684eb40100d

“I’ll head b808b8a504 back now.”7435c22ab95b5424

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They entered the alleyway 6afb56ef15 and could see the b720e8387b red brick house. Jiwon came to a bc82b8e245 halt in front of 613ba0a544 a telephone pole. A look 26ee1b1a44 of yearning a13c187a61 flashed across 3fcd3f1384 her face 66623aa3a8 as she b8d4b61924 looked back ac2214c226 at the a72b695daa house.1ece931d344de203

“Why don’t you dc710350a5 spend the night 0ec21653a2 here and leave 82a04dd1a8 in the morning?”33f5021a16af07be

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Jiwon’s mother cautiously 770b6996be made the suggestion, aecb2c20df but Jiwon shook 92c5ce3cff her head.82793d1f1345b2fa

“The motel 263f1f7e95 is a a784748246 lot more 588217af85 comfortable. I need to get dc4c4426ec on the first train 0737dd9dc3 in the morning, so 4fbe126e21 it’s better if I dd79fdce0f stay somewhere closer to 8f89049774 the station.”bed721c6251b40c9

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Although her daughter’s dd92adb93b room remained untouched, b3124449b1 after Jiwon moved 4f72dbd25b out, she had 687e56788d never returned. Jungsook wasn’t able to c12bca5328 hold onto her daughter 3ee83837e9 any longer and nodded 2b166b2284 her head. When she began to cee7e31055 search for her keys 36e9f36f59 in her purse, Jiwon ff1fdb8e85 opened her mouth and cc15f1c1f5 spoke up.f0736dce984dd2db

“Mom, recently…”42df2badc82f5f52

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“Yeah?”c486834c80bd0608

Jiwon hesitated for 09ee9986b9 a moment.f4b9f32126c7971d

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“Did Chief Hong come deaa5b3f2a over by any chance? With a photo?”0499750f52ba4ab7

“Chief Hong? No, why…?”7c80385fbe06e448

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She had a299216f0d shared a 12e0d6ab3e few phone c492db9cbd calls with f30b8fac59 Detective Hong, dced91b9b8 but it 2545d26f4f had been 73f5bcf3f0 a long 45949d49a4 time since 701586efdd she’d met 5a827411ab him. Jiwon silently 7f248737f6 observed her 05c1476f7a mother’s face e5ae9905c6 before shrugging e79cbc8294 it off. She turned around.c1ae8136c20c1f14

“Jiwon.”35f198140eba9905

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Jungsook couldn’t help 70a48367f5 herself and called c291e31226 out. She was sure c9c6e97c11 something was going d1e0765131 on. As a f0d160f502 mother, she 0ac4494c5e felt that 1bea47489c something was 0be68a84fa off, but 73247459a7 she couldn’t b349ab9bfb ask.e174703571c57f78

“Seokju… is doing well, ad75af89b3 right?”eb29f70348f08543

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Jiwon silently 8a9cbedf27 blinked before 5be26d9908 opening her 8ecbaff20e mouth.f01c2b625250f1d5

“Yeah.”11052e5c38893077

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“He is, right? Good. As he should.”0787e393ea5aeb1d

“We met 62b39ad0aa by chance, cdd489c276 and he’s c9e21c7c85 eating well 4dff49f616 and living 0ae3f91251 well. So well that 4b54883018 it’s actually kind 1083d818f7 of annoying. And his 2b19cabbd4 arrogant way 850ec68af9 of talking 701bb68ecc is still a183903dfb the same. It was so bd450c2add annoying that I 847d113e5b came all the df5c8662c7 way here.”3e75dec349dd09eb

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Jungsook let aea6d512bf out a 7ed96654cb forced laugh 228c8cdfb9 before opening c9155f0b2e her trembling c939b51453 lips once 0db535ced1 again.882c59f74032eef4

“You should… bring 07a6cb1a46 him sometime. I’ll cook 6d54d78dcd for you. Seokju liked 57ef7172c0 that one f96be19950 dish of 2d1c0305ff mine, didn’t a2e0ca61ec he? He liked 720db0a6a1 my japchae.”a1a4abec771c4c38

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“…That bastard always seemed to like the stuff that requires a lot of effort.”e8d3a83121ef7928

“But he f20b23e3af never hated 7bf4a7d9fc anything either. He always cleared 4308115be6 his bowl of f9730d1c7a rice three meals c5d4ca27c1 a day.”56d345b9e8319e19

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Jiwon quietly 97438db859 scratched her 13d627aeec cheek and 7e1ec43cb2 sniffed before 8e1b09fa00 turning around. Jungsook kept her hands 591aa8f210 inside her pockets and c741e75d08 watched her daughter’s slender 56644428ba back as she walked 8f612c8f42 away. She continued f760e67bdc to linger a002ae93f1 there for f12cd4e44f a long 78ad1e65a6 time.c72923738d60ea8a

Honey, I’m the 3dc7d7c87c one who was 24c3a2a321 wrong, right? I didn’t want to 018c127346 make her so lonely. If it were 38ce67cd1b you, she wouldn’t 5bf556907e have turned out 3f4f13a147 like that. Right, honey?4c22764c1b5444d7

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“One pack 771d3e6a90 of menthols, edef86ac31 please.”2144d7db4fa908d8

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Jiwon put the 17e131a35f pack of cigarettes 70401b6daf into her pocket c08aea38fb before grabbing the f427f8ef01 bag of soju 551bc21ffa and other drinks ce2ba30299 and leaving the 1ee8f54f53 convenience store situated f5bd2cf781 next to the fdc9a2b4d0 station. The weather was horrid, b5fd492c8b and it looked like 1e115eb169 it was going to d2ce313dad rain very soon. She should afbe36cac0 have bought 3c97d369ba beer instead 23a04c1db1 of soju. She was 70253193cb filled with c927ba3805 regret, but 0f3144328a she could 5c03467baa just take a4e6cfefbe a can ac1a46d9aa from the affbf5feab motel fridge.48e083622b148454

Vrrrr.1b6a70f0b543a5be

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Her phone vibrated in 6a1037aba8 the back pocket of 5b2fee69e1 her jeans. Jiwon checked to 61b6712b31 see who it 3f2535aa6b was and frowned.684fe6d46fb82f49

“Hello?”51fb6140a03c7428

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— Where are you? Wanna grab a e95e701591 drink?3913a5cfd4f9876e

“I’m not in 020afe5189 the mood to cce655c776 grab a drink 6bf8b027c3 with you, Chief.”2aa489fb77207842

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She wouldn’t be 39023a75ae able to see e76cdd4d7c him because she 1c4f7b35f0 had returned to 91412b147d her hometown, but 9774eb4734 even if she 68cb2a0672 hadn’t, she did 1263cc146f not want to dd57abc609 see his face.dd80861ec2b7c876

— Why not? Do you 6e4082b8cc feel restless 1d7bc2165a after seeing 7e5b4d9e5f Seokju?f28cdacbc67998aa

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Chief Hong. That wily old 19da0b9c03 fox.d22918286be049af

“My neck 826139165e still throbs 47eda84638 from being acd0badb41 strangled by 0fb0baf5d9 that bastard d4d1467832 henchman.”6ba9a4c617a14a7b

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— So why 1034560742 did you get 09ddc48854 so worked up? The one who 9d628a8899 gets worked up 2f84b87325 and steps out ccfecff685 of line will a79249fcac be in danger. In that world, this 42c65f6601 is law. Even if you 4faaf58f85 feel like cursing 6c4435e57d up a storm, a15c9920fb you must stay cc81d1d874 calm.c27310d5fe897c9d

As someone who 3ec1d2ad1e rolled around in a8af26d2a3 this territory, this 5240fa9646 seemed to come 2d05645452 easily to Chief b449abd258 Hong. No, maybe 3718487a60 he just cb35c12dda took enough 7a2a543a24 bribes.e3ba23f0c14f4c1c

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“I think b3a6929c27 I’d also 4f18216d36 be able 7f62453a5f to endure 6e62464899 it if f58e3bdb31 I received 75169f4600 millions from 3bbeffe1fa the mob.”20699685e13225aa

— It eefc83ba20 was necessary 003a05b1c0 if I 61a6b7e32d wanted to e0223e662f get closer 4285882ead to Choi 45fb280112 ChulYoung. That bastard is very 798568890e suspicious of everyone.07de4ae302b65251

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“I didn’t ask.4fb3132285f68dc8

Jiwon responded nonchalantly, e7b226adae but she swallowed 98e9d0a3b5 back the curses 1e12c2b61c that threatened to 6403894e60 leave her lips. She wanted to shout dadf9f9f1b her questions at him. Why did ed456bf431 he lie 4eb735f8c3 about showing aafb50e19c Seokju’s photo 369e592c9b to her f78ec23f77 mother? Did he want 36dc2cdd38 to bring her a3c729ad52 in front of 097df17fe0 him so much 70ad80d9c1 that he manipulated b33554881a her by using 52b93039d7 her emotions against 5040e46f4e her? However, Jiwon d50240cca8 held back.979423aac6d259bb

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— And who 0667f6aa85 are you saying eb114e237e received millions? Do you 4ed2860462 think that’s 9f95c01154 chump change… af967f74d9 You rascal…6e958ec52c29f271

Judging from 5c8534a17a how upset 36aead908d he sounded, f138744852 it seemed 95dae6509a that he a65f768f4a wasn’t able d80daa1d74 to keep bc7a6b4d9d the millions 558329667d for himself. Jiwon pressed her 7e88bfc857 cap down onto c1bb38068a her head and 07f38f97c2 began to walk 6e8989d85f quickly towards her 2e647aa16f motel. This was because the 06ede15195 humid air had transformed 1632df6b81 into raindrops as it b3f2ca0420 fell from the sky.f9615df3b312f638

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“Ah, whatever. Shin Seokju c03877e0db didn’t even a4d6637e75 blink when f3b5fcfc63 he saw 60fff83ef1 me. He wasn’t even surprised, 8c0647e655 and you saw how 9dc0202cd9 he mocked me, right? Now what 82e77f9c1c are you d87eb3c4a8 going to 89c58a4609 do?33f58052ccaaaece

She heard Chief 9333eaa778 Hong’s e-cigarette click 3c9f7efab7 on through the 0b1b25b602 receiver.fcdde40274696ca1

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 — Did it seem like he didn’t blink to you?550ee0bbde35cf7f

Jiwon didn’t c94eaef303 say anything dfae909d04 and waited 5aaca05a78 for him 13b6b21c2c to continue. Chief Hong 2dc5e5368d quickly changed 48fbdf16e5 the subject.42467d2e212884f3

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— We’ll go b34c80253e back to see 482e66c230 him again. Today’s plans were ruined 8f180958cd because of Choi ChulYoung’s 807fd4d23c sudden appearance.22506bd5b89e031f

“Does the 835f6933b1 mob move 3bfba6d46e according to dbb2223d35 a schedule? Who knows? Maybe he’ll barge in 593e6af20a again.”019a391e892d27f8

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Chief Hong scoffed.5dc5319088a3e152

— Either 1684505926 way, watch 0797beb3c0 your behavior 8516ce39c4 and stand 458c170641 by, Detective 9122a86b30 Park. It’s possible that someone da6acfedb0 from Choi ChulYoung’s side 5fea16dc6d will begin to keep d095b5d057 an eye on you. Because Shin Seokju 24e4f817c9 was definitely shaken bbea2e3fc4 today. No matter how good bb3ebff01b that bastard is at d0e5c660a2 hiding his true thoughts, 556d7fb1b1 Choi ChulYoung isn’t someone 1e44a1c4d6 we can underestimate either.691b7f51e6ff7bd9

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“Alright, sir. I’m shaking in my e4a1fb1277 boots because I’m afraid a18b0696c6 Choi ChulYoung is going 150ad6e038 to knock me out 4f9065da38 and steal my organs. I’m hanging up now.”c825a878ede06e09

Jiwon didn’t wait to 8d5d1d0971 listen to Chief Hong’s 3b14a0ab2d reply and ended the ea22c5f542 call. She felt e4aebef0fd even more 690f788b78 certain that a08498958d Chief Hong 9c39f4a275 had stuck 3409a05187 someone close 0348c786b2 to Choi 7d30abe8a5 ChulYoung on 12eb073919 the inside. She was sure 13a7d3cfff that he had f537049160 decided to come d7f8ca1533 to the resort 6889642396 today because he 55e9b9b7d9 knew that Choi 3443ee95af ChulYoung would be fbea0f46a7 away at a 9c25b5c068 baseball game. Therefore, he d6d3f34428 was surprised d4e3da497e to see 34f85a3631 his sudden d706e63147 arrival today.2f9f62eb82b3dffd

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“Huu…”f3e2de9659f41893

When she arrived at f30adeb225 the entrance of the d023fb606f motel, Jiwon pulled out 575c09dc13 a cigarette. She had 48fb8c7236 quit smoking 7ad984b7b2 long ago, d6dd02c983 but after cc06f22991 what happened f6bb7bd98e today, she d8a21c81e3 felt like fda5518976 she wouldn’t 1763df39af be able ff4f28067c to survive e8a1f3ea6a through the 5d2ea7575e rest of 773edffee9 the day 5549e2107d without one. On their car ride 91921e99c9 back from the resort, f7981320cb she had tried taking 334c7bd115 a puff of Chief 53a94150af Hong’s e-cigarette, but it 17acb6d6ae didn’t scratch the itch.f43a1cd913bd0834

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Drip, drip. As the 5b9acab7db rain began f5ad0cb8b5 to fall 225bdca71d drop by 1dd1234bb6 drop, it 43ce0db158 gradually turned bfd26c4f32 into a 6fdca1fc84 trickle and 5ff6d5dfd8 then a b174fb2f06 downpour. Jiwon breathed out f7d6ded744 the smoke and 0635378f30 opened her eyes. She needed to be 8bb110e0b6 alert. If not, 3b4b59afbe she might a902cd5d36 be completely f1e5f176b6 used by d29f630c49 that wily 2c23aaf225 Chief Hong.8726051ee5d772d4

“And what’s going on 7bbcd3cb43 with my mom?”c0c047ddee27a337

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She had 860796e058 asked her 038559403a mother on cbb6f983d6 a hunch. However, she never cee16c51fb expected to find fde101b486 out that her 13b15d21e7 mother had actually e9a74d1800 met him a 4fc780a815 few times. No, actually, if 2c63474618 she really thought 091936b582 there was no df3cde2add chance of it 48ebb24cfc happening, she wouldn’t 488b03c31b have asked at 483a65a053 all. If it’s him, he fd89271619 might do it… Because 8afba62a40 she had that inkling, e7bd942b8e she came all the be7e9c1964 way here to find 442545886c out for sure.e9af4ebf35841379

“Ah… fuck.”70f42d3149a72405

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If her 88a5b46c4f mother opened d30581d7cf her mouth 06ff3ec0f1 and said 7b20ee67b7 it hadn’t d9e16450d1 happened, her 714e26335d curiosity would b07f4c8854 have cleanly 5926974f13 ended right 067d4391b2 then and 1cd0925821 there. Shin Seokju was a 64dd795af3 son of a bitch, 7420e420f7 and by joining the d8a6d28253 mob, he was chewing 5092ca1b9b on their history together ec8e2ae93f like some kind of e5c8c2cf09 snack.0edf0314d26afb16

However…5909eebdaeee108b

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“My daughter is 76fbebdfb7 alive because of aba668d3a5 you.”793d10b06ee11377

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Ever since ca4cb5c97e she was 38a2072e26 young, it f1eeeb4e26 had always 97084e9631 been this 9456212413 way. Everyone she trusted had b3fc7682ff kept secrets, and she 0fb19beef2 was always the idiot 01333e468e who had no idea. Was this what everyone a4f83d4ef0 felt about each other?c4ad69d8c3cc1380

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It was a weekday, f7437b604a so the motel, located dc0f1e7678 in the outskirts of 775f00c273 town, was empty. Jiwon leaned against b07e8e82d9 the column and 4d330bdb1b continued to smoke 30d6a89ccd as she gazed cd0343f0fb at the refreshing d558142866 downpour of rain.11d17912891bc23b

After her father died, d4e0d1c308 Jiwon never visited his a015528d69 memorial. His death was e095be6476 a reality that 6fd6284256 she never wanted f9cee759de to acknowledge, and d8a801c73d whenever she was 2c7dee17ff reminded of him, 0d347b247b she would be 35c2ee657d flooded with memories 19f9863c09 of the past, 2f6da169b7 bringing with it 6fab688ea2 an unimaginable pain.40468af36c9ea3ef

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However, the 74836d59ca thing that f3f9b759a9 made this a07fc6ecfb pain so 77c846b081 unbearable was bea81337c4 not just d623f8ddab her father’s 3d95509f37 death. It was the fact 99fd36a6ec that the day she 59899fda5f lost him, she had 49f044a603 also lost Seokju. And the 5f1b4c25a1 one who cd239b8934 always ran 9a38f87b88 away while a655bd852e looking back f057558079 was her.ad0e9b6325aa74df