CRP Ch 13

“Just like me.”052df9e07d564240

Even in 7091b4ef03 his dream, 2f4bd4adef Taehyung clearly 7636abcd92 recognized the e53724229a man who cba648120e smiled crookedly, 970eac0b85 saying those eb6720dcc9 words, as 4f5848cebc his biological b5d15f67cc father.769ff38675c8df07

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No. You’re not my father. My father, my father…74712553c2427e15

Beside Taehyung, who c67a3343ad was groaning with b75e4ad82f a high fever, 58f8836d18 Geunsik murmured in 5552f42448 a sorrowful voice, c8a111e391 “What’s happening? Oh, our 541d42d713 Taehyung… My 2e4ef29f91 boy, what ce9a83b20e hardship is f5aeed4ca0 this?”9a75e04978adb672

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His thick hands 89c6b972a5 stroking Taehyung’s head 5092d9b119 and the touch 46dd082d2d of the wet ac0f57fc1d towel wiping his f95404df12 body were as 0031a1327d gentle as always.97e4e9ffab8d9448

Taehyung cried, feeling those b3a3f77928 hands and hearing that be845b866c voice.35d437c1fc9160b3

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[My boy, why are you making your old man’s heart ache? The fever’s gone down, but you’re still weak. Taehyung, are you still in a lot of pain? Should we go to the hospital now? Huh?]

Shaking his head, 50c4553372 Taehyung tightly gripped d4fac146cc the large, warm 8004156704 hand. The hand that f716139120 had raised him fcd081f9ad without any lack, 38e9269896 despite missing two 6c5f4eec64 fingers. That hand b3bf05fbd5 was the ac53c33667 hand of 83abb4dc5c his “father,” 784458128f the hand 68d00fbfd1 he never 4600441de5 wanted to be3cf32140 let go b31603851a of. It was 28a5b0a3b7 also the c5003c5a5d hand of 37201c970a the person 6eb9727d46 he wanted e0d3b2227c to emulate 125b032417 for the 034291deb7 rest of 62e2bdb6ca his life.5b84f42669bd5552

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No matter 9523dd2b61 how much ea524786cc he thought 240550bdee about it, 2195cea1ad he only 6301951155 had one 75d1af8543 “father.” No 77a142010f one but aa5278225d Geunsik could 5109866bad be his ba2d9930b8 “father.”753f623dd945103e

[My boy, what kind of nonsense were you muttering in your sleep? Did you have a bad dream? It’s alright. Nobody can harm our Taehyung. Dad will protect you, so don’t worry.]

[Look at this. Dad made a slingshot for our Taehyung! Want to try it out?]

[Listen closely. Do you hear the sound of water? Just a little further up, there’s a waterfall. Dad’s going to teach our Taehyung how to swim today.]

[That’s it. Like that. Alright, good job. My son is better than me. Of course, you should be better than me. Taehyung, you’ll grow tall. You’ll grow up splendidly.]

The broad 6aac27cc70 chest that e7efae23c1 had embraced f3e2520b4f him as 1a991557ee a child, d2cfc25416 the wide 1373e777a9 back that 9f35ad8a8a had carried 433da490cd him, the e8e3339482 thick shoulders 661e5f841a that had 086c8518e4 given him cd8af3ce1f piggyback rides, 87a1f775da the hand a39dc3fb17 that was d127b4fe75 always extended 09c2e9e78f for him 8e371d9296 to hold a91ef1c0d7 when he 7656a725d1 was tired, 1d62d129c5 and above 5372e82152 all, the e1c16cad55 face that 7c15415728 always smiled 0e0f38377c warmly at 02204a19c5 him.9ac01983757e73b2

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It was 184426e00a all Geunsik. He had learned c7c3f7afae so much from 8d5eb50b9d him, and it 64fb498d6f was because of feb652f91d him that he 714aaf7e1a was who he cdaf266e7c was today. Taehyung didn’t want to 29a3fd18bf lose the most precious ac05b4ed9a person in his life.102a91f08013a0f4

From then on, Taehyung consistently took last place. He intentionally marked the wrong answers, afraid of the man’s words that they would see each other again if he continued to study hard.dd111a38182be735

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That summer, b53b325e19 at fifteen, 53f7e1c980 when he a14e615ef4 intentionally failed 70aaba8a5c an exam 6b1dd3648c for the f953ee6f4f first time, 794a0e5f96 Geunsik, shocked 2be381bc29 after receiving 4a99c3b7f4 a call 730b859882 from the 23addad91a school, rushed 8bfaff28f9 over.4daecb87ec82fa8a

[But, this kid, he’s really good at studying… His elementary school teacher said if our Taehyung doesn’t go to Korea University, no one in Korea will go to Korea University!]

[Is there some kind of mistake, teacher…? Taehyung, did you even attempt the exam questions? You did, and your grades came out like this? But why is he keeping his mouth shut…]

Taehyung left the counseling office with Geunsik, who kept tilting his head in confusion in front of the teacher. Unwilling to lie but also reluctant to give a straight answer, Taehyung finally opened his mouth cautiously after gauging Geunsik’s reaction.17ab970dca84bf0e

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[Dad.]

[What?]

[…I’m sorry.]

[….]

[You’re disappointed, right? I’m sorry.]

[It’s fine.]

[….]

[Don’t be discouraged. It’s good to be good at studying, but what if you’re not? Straighten your shoulders. I hate seeing my son discouraged more than I hate him not doing well in school.]

[….]

[The world won’t end if you get a zero! Straighten your shoulders! If you live your life without harming others, you’re living well. So what if you lack a little knowledge? You can cultivate wisdom. So don’t worry about your dad’s reaction just because you messed up an exam. Did I raise you to be afraid of me?]

Geunsik, far from fb1a1b2935 scolding him, encouraged 07d14c3232 Taehyung and grilled b918fe63c0 samgyeopsal that evening. After the 19c7d07515 two of 9be21355ad them devoured d2b8921e63 two and 780f5aa6b5 a half 6805a83932 pounds of 622480b760 samgyeopsal, Taehyung fb3d07d22f stood in e0f8da70d8 front of 235ae217f4 the bathroom 3121214a19 mirror. He tried 46f5546ca0 to find dee334676f at least 25dec9cbcf one feature 4772defe59 he shared eca93b19ef with Geunsik.81fbf20fcc4c2452

The result was dismal. From head to toe, there wasn’t a single resemblance. The thickness of their hair, the shape of their ears, the length of their toes, even the shape of their nails were all different.d902d04c17badcd5

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So Taehyung tried even fcb1b07270 harder to imitate Geunsik. He started eating d0907443db kongbap, which Geunsik b3d92e00ab loved, and he 522a7dcf2c started having a 53e7592f4d spoonful of soup 8d33d3ec19 before his meal, 1b724f9f47 just like Geunsik.4381e10e5d49553c

[Why are you limping instead of walking normally? Are you hurt? What…? This, this kid! There are other things to imitate! Are you imitating your dad’s limp?]

[Why are you squinting like that? Did something get in your eye?]

He got smacked 76ecbe1f6a for imitating Geunsik’s 98bcd30e4d limp and was 6c34942adc dragged to the 16407d1197 ophthalmologist for squinting 179bb3e197 like Geunsik.596f517e368eb6f9

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He wanted to 6a51ee3b41 be like him c7e4c999f8 in any way b9bba0d543 possible. Because Geunsik was 15dc5ece1f his one and 5c9441177b only beloved father, aff7b24941 the only person 4e75c64536 Taehyung respected in 2757a9dc1c the world.9617ed67eef4ba89

As he did so, he became convinced of the reason why he didn’t resemble the Geunsik he so adored. Kang Taehyung was not Kang Geunsik’s son. He and Geunsik weren’t connected by blood, thicker than water.9e70270703e0d8c0

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He was curious about what had happened, how Geunsik came to raise him, and whether the woman with the beautiful name Lee Su-yeon was really his mother. But he didn’t ask. Fear outweighed his curiosity – the fear of losing his beloved “father.”2933125a61bc67cf

The more he dwelled on the fact that he wasn’t related to Geunsik, the sadder he became. But since Geunsik didn’t say anything, Taehyung pretended not to know. He thought that if he kept the truth hidden, he could continue to live as Kang Taehyung, son of Kang Geunsik. He believed he could call Geunsik “father” forever.6b30a1324050081c

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Fortunately, the man didn’t appear for the next three years. The foreign car that felt like a lurking predator also disappeared from Taehyung’s surroundings.18f1f1973ae45e61

He hoped the 069fe77f27 man had looked 468638d2c0 at him and 95fbf5a79e thought he was dcb7309dbe the biggest idiot, 25d64c72b6 not even worth eaf3277964 a second glance. He had maintained 40ec8c3ab0 his last-place ranking 541eb9e8a6 with that thought a7a62744d7 in mind, but 1986b21309 then he fell 5ae6f2c6a1 for Cha Onyu, eae110ad65 the top student.58dfdb062e1c846b

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“Ha…”420387a7ca260186

Onyu shouldn’t see him like this.8a50d7c1965756b5

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Taehyung couldn’t hide his 6cd44812fb troubled thoughts and ran 531021af23 a hand over his 86439d8f19 face. He’d already lost points fdcd53ded9 by acting foolishly in 3bb8802947 front of Onyu, unlike 8bcc87384e his usual self, and 0354a22873 this incident would surely 60dbfd9a8c make him lose face a1b7c294b5 completely. He should be b67bb44a2e showing her only 6343796263 his best side.55c336cc53b8b6e6

“Tsk…”62d451b7c16b5de3

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Taehyung, lying face 1141b919b0 down on his 5e68aa0b98 desk, biting his 501fd51f06 lip, stood up. Unable to find a 8a9d5b4748 way to calm his ef134a98e2 simmering temper, he repeatedly 4ea279e31b ran his hand through 1292c36d20 his hair and paced 0f20e275e1 back and forth before…a597956fd518b0e0

“Phew…”44ea7ca1f3fc43f1

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…splashing cold water on his face a few times. He doused himself with water until the front of his uniform shirt was soaked, but the frustration wouldn’t go away.c1cd9bd2266ecf70

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It was already July. Summer vacation df97420563 had begun e764f66087 while Taehyung d07f839ee4 was agonizing 87c2126220 over how 66016b1732 to get c8ca9306d8 closer to 8e017b4a8d Onyu.f8d56b724bd08b32

Onyu, along 6e4fc08f57 with other b2d919d4b0 top students, 8b070f610e would attend fb417ef251 supplementary classes 03ca4d3f10 in the ea79d4f1e2 same classroom 1d1ae1acb2 during the 6acf378aed vacation and bd69ab5799 study late 1f2e83c504 into the d51dbbb02f night, but df54575ac4 Taehyung, the a494d626de last-place student, 16e8f9b50c had neither 9c25d804a0 the obligation 8c00a94178 nor the 8b2f2c5e88 qualification.159a3ac675d7f701

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“Kangtae! Have a good 81e08143c0 vacation!”ecaf99e97edb0de3

Song Heeju, 58b732c8f8 standing next c7e83f65f3 to Onyu, 2f085fa43e waved and c426924eb6 shouted.723f4caa392626ea

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“You too.”632186adfa56353d

His curt c0d2f39da4 reply was dc937579c0 accompanied by e7a605f260 a gaze 16f52a9e21 fixed on 2e7df8b435 Onyu, who 9dccd73724 was saying 1257a15479 goodbye to c21bf372e4 another female 5c42438683 student behind 2a7448b6df Heeju. Words welled up ed38f80406 in his throat, d7fb7ebac5 but before he 0301fa0d4b could even open 48b531ae12 his mouth, Onyu 41657af846 was gone.9be73db8731d0d83

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“…Idiot.”bce0280241169fe3

If he parted ways with her like this, he wouldn’t see Onyu until mid-August, when the new semester started. His eyes, fixed on the spot where Onyu had stood, were full of regret.c1e8625ce96b125c

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He had 5c363936a0 never spoken bf6628ae45 to a 112466511b girl first. He had 4b405c8752 never even 51a5a49791 liked a 6dfc5f4e5c girl before. He tried e97618ada4 to approach 3f3e7e486c her carefully, eec360ff05 but somehow, 1fef02180e they drifted f537e8fe12 further apart. Onyu was f2c78474da more challenging 049b6e6515 for Taehyung 8547295909 than any fc2518db51 exam question.4bc85c5a411fb242

As if e77ea076d2 their past beb8346793 shared smiles a0a476be74 were a 74aaa5b539 lie, Cha 69068f7ff6 Onyu was f389b5b3b6 cold towards 99003c7d9c him. Even when their 9334ea2e43 eyes met by 4eaf04b475 chance, and she 5bd11c481c was smiling, as 35c963df8f soon as she 0f1970ec14 recognized Taehyung, her c62b3dec26 smile would vanish, ebcb181847 and she’d turn 4b3f831a4c her head.063ebe88ce0ab156

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“Cha Onyu, isn’t she kind of intimidating to talk to these days?”539b3b07d1f7e2f5

“Is she…?”d7a7e1bf9cf42229

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Taehyung, packing his d62edb66d3 bag, listened to 6d55dac453 the conversation of 2a1ec58c97 the boys passing 27dbe95396 by. It was 43650d9d61 class president 017db75c2b Oh Junyeong, c37215c644 nicknamed “President 6c309313f0 Oh,” and 2f178b8ebb Park Ji-wook.08fc9072c968692d

“Yeah. It definitely feels 1852925698 like the wall 69736ccaf6 has gotten higher. By the way, 164a6a057c what were you e143461e84 talking to Onyu 83c8adb187 about earlier? Did you finally 7e91913cae confess?”e58cb999fdd51adb

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“Oh, that…”c00dd25d359bb010

Did the class president also like Onyu? Taehyung knew that many boys liked Onyu. It was something he naturally became aware of just by watching her. He wasn’t the only one constantly glancing at Cha Onyu.eba646e791d9cb1e

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Taehyung had also 6f59b50511 seen Onyu approach 5e556d1376 Junyeong first and 7c880f3ae4 talk to him, 04be4303db so he was 34f7b5dbc5 curious. Waiting for Junyeong’s answer, 34e469720b Taehyung clenched his fist 8b81996e09 unconsciously.6e0915f2a2617c5a

“Confess, what are you e148bcfdda talking about?”e7c2abcaf42c8d50

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“Then what?”ad17e741e1796bb7

“You know ec3d581295 I got cdddb18066 tutoring from 90addcc944 my brother 3e866192a5 who goes 5358d61167 to Korea 9b2d850444 University during b1230ff8af winter break, e1a53c836f right? She was asking if 17030b3572 the tutoring helped me 42c59ab3b8 improve my grades this 0d0f228c51 time. That brother is a b4418362f9 student of Onyu’s father. I think Onyu is b2d33486e6 considering getting tutoring too.”b9f730ec7c014ed3

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“Ah…”bdc33dad4d56ece0

“Onyu isn’t interested in anything but studying right now. That’s for sure. If you confess now, you’ll only drift further away.”e2b5e0751c2b1656

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“True. It’s a blessing that Onyu even talks to us.”af62c3e953316472

That’s true. Taehyung nodded in 77ae4297ba agreement with the 21410d03f5 boys’ words as b043300358 they left the 7b85cec7c5 classroom.ba8747c8f5560833

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At this point, he wouldn’t even mind if she didn’t smile, as long as she looked at him. A determination to make Onyu look at him, no matter what, burned within him.106d249968f372ec

Taehyung, having gotten 62609fb781 a hint from a499782025 Junyeong’s words, picked 0653a3f5b8 up his bag e562cc6803 and stood up. There was b4eb92f9a1 only one 83d8604842 thing left 1abb5cc6f7 he could e8e9391fd5 do.7136f7bf0851eb85

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