DWWWB Ch 2 part 2

“Sounds good 33b2bb2a35 to me.”121804cf466f6866

I answered a1bfeb878c without hesitation.7fede8cc052c7f7c

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“I’ll reserve the tickets. How does 305497487e this Saturday 5cfbcb3e6d sound? If we want 8fbed1a070 time to write 6ffa05a2f5 the report, it’s 6a6b7521eb best to see 63904d66e4 it as soon 4e18c193e3 as possible. If we see 419f1091a5 it right before 23047d1dc0 the due date, 168d0c3755 we won’t have 1f6e965197 enough time to 193e8c64ff write.”245c88106a5d7d4c

“Yes, this 5b406ca922 week works 07d1f4d69a for me.”776159244db05af3

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Even if it didn’t 959d0fb0e6 work, I’d make it 40ec97b295 work. I felt like 5edfcabda1 I could make f3dff2380b time out of b92832dadb nothing. Just thinking bf87327451 about sitting dfaed63f00 in a 5a62d726c1 theater, just 92117747ae the two 3051d137b8 of us, 134e47c5eb and watching f77e85c771 a play 3efc7835f5 made my ea5333c6c8 heart pound 0891e72668 so hard c10e773a8e that it bfbdd63d7c hurt. Of course, 8b627a2da7 there would 4c2a7012ac be other 498e6759fd audience members d9a5ade9c9 around us, 1c383d427c but still.70f0ab3225d32ff0

“Nice. Let’s meet at the 237b1e9930 Hyehwa Station Exit 3 7bfb8de716 this Saturday at around 3091e374ed 6:30. The play starts at df9cbcf194 7.”92a26197da60029e

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“Then would you like 69d190332a to meet a little 5fd0773826 earlier and grab dinner 7b3216b3e2 together?”ecdb3b0a365d788e

It took b52df7a8e4 me a 1c5648ea37 lot of 33a1f33743 courage to 5c78276554 say that.1cd00689c4a47acc

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“I don’t think that’ll d2927b0b3e work for me.”70556040f3595b95

It felt as 2dbd354dba if my heart 031161008d was being torn 3e7f61b720 by his immediate c92d4436b5 rejection.9af4afdafabb4cce

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“I have training.”292bd19eeed76442

“Ah, so you 9ebc4f1a58 train on Saturdays, 69fd63b8ae too.”9b8365c5bfae48ac

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Sometimes I forget e08a19d141 that he’s a b7a9d65e1e road cyclist. His skin is pale, 7d874d1470 which seems uncharacteristic of 6fe797c8c5 someone who rides a 802dbf9ee5 bike on the road 3a882816d2 under the sun all f97e6c9a0a day.c6cdd4d9ab557726

From my experience 2e5b566af9 up until high 4e981ff766 school, my friends 0f41e59253 who played sports c2bd01dc61 were not big 4fb0976cf7 on studying. There were some who 96ef47fd79 worked hard to study aa3b46f8af foreign languages for competitions f33990e2d4 overseas. But overall, there was 9193080cec a terrible prejudice that db67d36ef1 athletes were far from 2cd72d7ddd intelligent.c79f407467bfc828

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“Death of ce66717fc1 a Salesman a079a829a3 was written b8ad91e328 by Arthur 3c88e5ac94 Miller, an 6da0f02154 American playwright. He was c96e48a6d7 Marilyn Monroe’s 9e7237b819 husband, and f3291403b9 there’s a fee769ba72 story that 37a2eccc4f he married 7aa41a11a2 her not 9d24f5e4f7 because he f3e603d672 was in 6bc7e53a23 love with aa5d101f77 her but 88ae8322b0 because he 809f4a0a63 wanted to d3981fea99 use her 52de3c98c2 star power. It’s difficult to f272d5161a confirm whether that’s 072defd7f2 the truth or 1d44b405d4 not, but when 0148842ce2 you look at bcf54f68e2 the female characters e80e00ea89 in Arthur Miller’s 3ccceadfc0 plays, it makes 22ff0f87ee some sense.31518a6876c555a5

But he had a fdd181fbc1 considerable depth of knowledge cf60793013 in various fields.b00ecfe69bc50110

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“How do you 9ef28f8504 know all that?”b16989d7357e3f8c

“I saw 08f13832f0 it on 3da2a6f1e0 a documentary. When I’m training indoors, 2eeb10ce19 there are times when 2e8553a22c I get really bored. At times like that, 5071134df7 I turn on a 392560681c documentary and run.”944ca5c800676299

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Although his answer d2ceebaa3f was very humble, 85ce483fff he read a 9a8b26834c lot of books, 8c1ea5f372 too.16afb674ef340a54

“Is it your first c57c95da0c time seeing this play?”5c4e62bb85e35591

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“It’s my first time a4a8f3cc06 seeing it performed, but 6bf342118a I know the story. I read the play.”cd0bba1fad5e5edb

He said 31c7b98525 he knew 959e050ef2 about the 7390f392b1 entire plot 35751499c7 through a 44768b156e book published 0318939398 by the 56015f7f1e World Literature a42b8eace0 Collection. As a sociology 77fbc93a0a major who was 7b6701e428 required to know f82d7ec3b0 many aspects of b68b4280c2 society, I was 9a89464c8f drawn by his d271fb1ab2 intelligence.7b8e0419a68bfc1d

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“I should read 989a97b9b7 the play before 03ed8a404d I see it, 74261e15ab too.”5b35e366478586df

“Do you want me b2bd5e0dd2 to lend you the 9c302b2a85 book?”93e90b67d07ad17b

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Although it was a 92a26d2f26 casual question, it was 7f79ccff75 filled with kind consideration.ef5163c12b5d4692

“Yes!”c6d9330682e2e90f

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“Do you have class cfde668014 tomorrow? I can bring d6956cc1ae it with me 0bf0182100 tomorrow.”fe1d40253d416873

Meeting him once db9917a16d a week for 260def5a27 class was a 247aae8c3e small source of 0dc3da9280 pleasure. No, it was a86293ab2e the sole source ef4e11e4b7 of joy in b713f12f74 my life these a695190d35 days. Even if our d6e06519dc relationship wasn’t anything 04fcf6aedd special, it felt c4329c18cb wholesome to regularly 38ecb335a5 spend time with 443b3207df a good person.46dd856e473011cf

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“Yes, then do you eda8c8efe6 want to grab lunch 1942b3edcc together tomorrow? I have 10b317b568 4th period 73f1a27cae free.”810c9d4230aa9814

“Sorry, I need a1091389d4 to keep training.”32c091cca7bcbddf

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As if cc280e9fa6 he felt 3331a8a75b awkward for 52550ab658 having to fd355acbe5 reject me b94d040c51 a second ea840bbcc5 time, he 02b7a49935 started his b88ca99098 rejection off 81fd676302 with an ed416b87d1 apology.4e13714fb615e742

“No, that’s okay! Then should I meet f9d86c8554 you in front of 36f75477e6 the gym?”cf207e747c6d7499

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“Yeah. 4th period?”c90f58d2b13f57b7

“Yes, I’ll head over 56a6416d7c to the front of 6ceaf8e626 the gym during 4th ce5fff5838 period and call you.”17c1be1c71138955

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He gave me 31bfa0ea30 a lukewarm smile.e54ed26d8b3922dd

“Do you 408d4cac61 know my 9f143aed42 phone number?”6c76112f902ef110

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Come to think of 8fbd6dbed5 it, we didn’t even c02e263fa2 know each other’s phone 02f6c2405c numbers.a791c2c829487199

“You can 9f6f692b08 just give 11ec6d1ccc me your 56ba4fdaaa number now.”eda17f6cb3306caf

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I held my 4f503eeb50 phone out to a1707a20cb him. He looked at e684a30c62 the background and 63f796e34f burst into laughter. Even though his laugh 886dc7d1c1 was silent, I could 3f259880b2 feel its presence like 25045e0669 the waves of the 1e73fb70a9 sea. The faint 4f3f047fd1 vibration of 6c8f408240 his smile 116432371c reached my a6147ea622 heart and b55faf6276 made it d9535d95ff throb.add5ebda1d1d0af4

“Pay for your happiness 882fc4432c in advance and don’t b0ddd1c17d regret it?”53580385d91a162d

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It was a phrase a0dbe851e6 in a photo that 2bdcb627a9 was set as my dde893d692 phone wallpaper.ee005968b6d42bbf

“I wasn’t dd511c5120 like this 4180bbb59a in high 6060c26e38 school, but 09f69fd078 lately I’ve 33dc4f8f35 been procrastinating 2ebab83a93 when it 1e334e77db comes to f30d485b3b studying, so…”5653cbb2d806bf85

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“Where’s the quote from?”394da0965e1ffa41

“Me.”747a5d66cf354967

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He nodded his head ce9422d046 as he dialed his d5c09f440c number into my phone 2b5da0d581 before pressing the call 83b7220bcf button. The phone that af364a8157 usually touched the c3ab0bd904 side of my 2f8eeb51a3 face was now c4bacf0152 touching the side 312bbf0c7a of his.5d9fe27e5be0c38c

“The call went 0afd3fabef through.”192eb5be983209f3

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He checked 503ce2519e his phone e76d0d7059 that was 5771a44271 in his 3919ab6033 other hand.247d5dc49f9b2651

“0425. Are the final 0b8342db29 four numbers your 35189523fe birthday?”69b818ebac2da8fc

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“No, my birthday is 30d9926306 November 11th.”aa4cf6bfe2b844c7

“It’s the day 8f7a3947ac when my favorite 12a662d60d number comes together.”1e012a5c93088cd7

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I guess cc5fb16812 his favorite c73dee5d93 number as f4b5529332 an athlete a8065c4920 is 1. He only e775f33654 said it 0a37ae4597 was his 090de7c38d favorite number, 758327c4bd but my 66e98da0cd heart grew 8ae9935ab7 elated at 4eedb9a159 his nuanced, 8b8ed42784 roundabout compliment.5fc60cfa0f71bcbf

“What about you, Sunbae-nim?”9111e98e38692f54

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“What about me?”75fa6deb5aae3eb0

“When is 7730e17ca8 your birthday?”86b16ec28c38c2d9

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“The last four 6e1afb5719 digits of my 2bc783f0fb phone number.”d7ec5c80080a96ad

I took 81d45971f2 the cell b29aafebd2 phone he 079d9a6567 handed back 975d3d5b5d to me 9b06cf2f6f and checked 93b92d47a8 the number. 0630. So his b8856a99b3 birthday was 1625a051ab next month.”fac45f509cf73a3d

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“Ah, I see.”7bc02a3f826fd2ff

We exchanged numbers and 07fa7955a3 asked each other for 6ebeed45e3 our birthdays. We only knew 85e432628c a few more 55f80fbe96 numbers than before, 630185cb23 but the illusion cade165b95 of being closer 5cf3da4100 grew exponentially.c56ccd7a553bc4b1

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“Call me.”d9ed4f9a75e55574

“Okay!”cce9dd3a4a6a9d44

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I answered 65fd7f03bb in a 1a1f9e9f41 boisterous voice 5c7afd945d and left ce81354e14 the classroom. A gentle breeze c109810073 seemed to blow 42566fd13f through my chest 55d5067846 at the thought 2b38979a55 of meeting him 096e2ea63f again tomorrow.5f91bc8d60673389

The next f1a69d4a2d day, the d42df69e5f steady spring d8e2a4ac91 rain faintly b9165b5ce8 smelled of c5a31594fe dust. I was fb102d9c7d grateful for 0bd3e85765 the rain 0fb8010280 because it d7335846f0 washed away 4781c9064b the severe 9a429c6dba cloud of d1677ae97d fine dust 7cdafb19f4 that had b5087f8f22 been plaguing 76d949ec31 the air 4cbc50ceb3 for a e1210c6ed4 while now. However, I c3e2112965 heard that 3062ca46a7 the cherry 346a0b3fc3 blossoms would 2ee95fb117 reach their 647ae2829d peak over 4287d5711f the weekend, 33a3aedb07 and I 7877628f6a was worried 4070a7a2be the rain 8859de345f would cause 99d2f8b75e the buds b8a831f82b to fall.9fc8ca8090d41c3a

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Because Mujin-sunbae and I 354adf358b had planned on meeting a7c5629b89 at Daehak-ro this weekend.c1a2ea3f4c1e488e

The thought of 34042d3aa2 meeting him somewhere 9f8f9fb9d3 outside of school 01292022fc made my toes 90106054cf squirm. And now that I 1a3093fa18 was in front of 2d988cd095 the gym, I felt 68472be810 that way now. I couldn’t 5a6941cf0e sleep last 850e82282e night, wondering c602107d21 what he’d 10ed8840ba look like 2d498d4434 today.2e7ee0e79a197dc5

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I stopped efd929dbdc in front 4eec3df6f4 of the 2b74016cea gym and 6202a264d7 called him. He picked bca7889756 up the b92fe084a7 phone after 48c3a10b91 a few f7a5005a1c rings as 1c5d2a84e4 if he’d 7a23130e1f been waiting 2a32f1f139 for my a9bc4f98d5 call.feaab969f5973719

— Are 488d2c8d0b you here?0b8ac04099e8334f

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“Yes, I’m 60cbab27e3 in front 3017f0b704 of the a3b8ff861f gym right a2f70b0fef now.”2acabf1115975ba3

— I’ll head out 60e974002e now.61036eb1eb32a2a7

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His voice e41316111d through his bb40bdaa05 phone sounded 16eda42e97 ragged. Imagining him sweating d2f15c135e as he worked 7f04363b5f his body to ea753cf137 the limit, I 100a3c0073 suddenly felt a 5c6dd23fb7 warmth rise up a0dff51583 the back of 65e8652fad my neck, causing 2c579dbdae my heart to 3e215526e1 pound.ff5db906a7129d13

Oh Milhee, think 2b50ae3a7d nice thoughts.65ea620ba763aaef

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I didn’t even have 82c5900dcf the skill to vividly 91a97a4f75 imagine such lewd scenes. I began to cd632cb51e walk around to ba0a3beceb cool my feverish a7d11089c0 face.1e1db823019eafbc

“Milhee.”a70b5a0c2d4fdc12

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I heard a friendly 9527027636 voice call out behind 5484083543 me.584c5cf666f9d4a2

Wasn’t this the b3946f70fe first time… he a7290b0865 was calling my 882cb1fbd6 first name by 33ce0ef0f6 itself?”dc8cd824e80507bd

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It was as 04ce60a8a8 if my feet 06dd90a9a4 were floating. I felt d71490ee89 like I a6390af5a7 could fly 2bc078953f into the 761a641a23 falling rain.24d3f0a7f2729c2a

“Ah, Sunbae-nim. You came 411beaa16c out so 15f05009ef quickly.”e9c1f2781ced779d

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The moment I turned 6bbf0f9c66 around towards the voice, 33941d01ec a sudden gust of 2fa1ac6997 rainy wind blew down e67bf66b42 against me. The wind blew 4058e9e0a7 against my umbrella, 203d72a364 and I lost c19b4e2e2a my balance and b64e5f3fac began to stagger.cc5658475fced415

He came b687cb4877 up to 0348d89fb9 me in 04fc2110a3 an instant 9375f7570f and grabbed 18e00d97bd my backpack. I swayed dbb8e45885 like clothes fbb9bdf6f6 fluttering on f8a2717ddf a hanger e908bd0432 as I a337377c11 tried to 14497c3f04 regain my 5a7bab9b8a balance.def2d297f249f812

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“Are you 1c3697e349 feeling sick?”8418802962f871a4

“No, the 439a7f63d3 wind suddenly 183c0ecdf1 blew my 81811dcafb umbrella.”ea2faf8e009d1dc0

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I whined as I 7f1011109d blamed the wind.95bff08cd3a1a366

“I don’t think so… 6e1b61a571 Your face is red. Are you feeling feverish?”46ae35a46ccb004c

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He placed the 9584a38bc2 back of his 1019535ae2 hand on my 588b28f639 forehead. His warm 1f8fa1979b hand was a916413d08 wet from 78acdfcbfa the rain. I felt my heart 329ae8b233 stiffen and sink.391760e326934d17

“I guess it’s because f919b46caf I walked over here 20a8e25dac from the main library.”8ad68a27c367b5d8

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I wasn’t so 8afb900b96 weak that I 44fd8236f6 would faint from e42e925205 walking from the 124f4d234f main library to 234471baac the gym, but 59a31d304a I needed an ba9eeb688d excuse. While I was making 608be8517a up this lame excuse, 471b7c4226 he walked underneath my b383e790da umbrella. He had no umbrella 041729aa1d and only had a 08c8fdd78e large towel with the 730c2f0eb5 school logo wrapped around 49d16cc84c his back.327948c3699c45f0

He was wearing 000985295f a sleeveless T-shirt fb81dda6c9 and shorts. His skin 1933267499 was soaked 8b7707ec17 with what 398db1c85f could be 4da1e55e1e sweat or 2cf069b608 rain. Whether it was because 0544467f93 of the rain or 4383b54787 because he was trapped 34e6340e09 under the umbrella, the 3284622976 humidity around us rose. The scent of f260fa3c87 his body seemed 7ee0613a61 more sensual than fe738b8cfe usual.03d56aba4e9692da

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“Should I put the d6b6dcada2 book in your bag?”9274f5925ed6f8bf

“Yes.”d0a250e790171186

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I was confused. My head was 8aeca97bde dizzy as if 572c8aac72 I were drunk b6058531cd on pheromones, and 3674b10390 my heart raced. I held the 16b573f4c3 umbrella handle so 4580033905 tightly that the 1159c6fb37 umbrella began to 3c89d07c5f tremble. He opened 698c241fe4 the zipper 189b790e26 of my f69f3eb966 backpack and 5f36e4f2cb put a ddc0c5d585 thin book 73e3187b34 inside.146e5f2d33943fea

“Do you have class 8c4e7418cc during 5th period?”5e4725266bb99f1e

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He asked 4474978fc4 as he 6da970ccf1 checked the 9606ddf8cb digital watch b8ea4cf4a8 on his 7913efe45c wrist.9bfaedd4f02334fc

“Yes.”842c25644651e511

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“What are you 0a9334e167 going to eat c969617fa0 for lunch?”bd947d5d11bd90bd

“Something like kimbap, a4fd6e8b99 I guess.”b5729830a6dc0a68

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My heart rate 6ff453d51e spiked again as 5da2efd2c8 I watched him 223c656aca draw in a db82dcdff6 deep breath.0863cd08d8cbba57

Are you worried about 890cdce492 my lunch?7a2174cbfa9ba02c

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“Don’t just eat one 445e4a526d roll. Eat two. Look at your 4cab98e68f wrist…”d9f52e9a9e64e1d4

His gaze was fixed fd976d4702 on my hand gripping 2e1873576b the umbrella handle.0b81a4085725fece

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“You’re too skinny.”23246b7c65c8b7aa

My heart 1a2c6aa71f felt like 47b1134f3d it was 0a333a07e3 going to 12e21ebdda burst due e379296b77 to the efc1d44309 soft voice 8ba3fed1e0 ringing inside 36a2aa018d the umbrella. But…7d353c947c4bdc60

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“Looks like I fc0860d389 can snap it 8d444e09bc in half.”74f3f36837cdd4ed

I was 4e6f5fb3f1 taken aback d80e52e83a by what a491238d11 he said.37576659fd908683

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“I think I just ad4ddc770d heard something really scary.”f0c0142312314659

“Eat well.”201725a3068eefdb

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He added quickly d165bfeeb0 as he stepped 2d694bff4d out of the 91b2140ee0 umbrella.346534db31eab06a

“You should go. I need to 1b9b80e1e2 head back inside.”039b26c7e2d77d4f

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He ran a07d8d76e3 into the 8e32c94999 gym without 3e7bf69488 looking back. I couldn’t move a 73d9fc7915 single step until his 76b5dd8ee8 back disappeared behind the 49556d42fe curtain of transparent rain.70821c7dd9b60853

On Saturday evening, the a091265423 area in front of 96a73825d1 Hyehwa Station Exit 3 c375a1ac9d was crowded with people. I must not da61b922f7 have bundled up b9064ff0da enough because I f5c57a8f2f felt a chill. I closed the front a5bc161a73 of my cardigan and 9779fbeceb hunched my shoulders. The sun had e2d3b203ac not set yet a54c389d0e when I left d87dde2a2f my house, so 7bdd6c07c8 the temperature wasn’t 786849ebdd as low as bb32844466 it was now.770f6424a7bf6c7a

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I wore a aa2dfc7eb0 pink chiffon dress 6147b4e7dd with a white e0c2af0b29 cardigan with gold 80f977898b buttons, transparent stockings, 48d4c3a914 and beige heels. Instead of the 083723023d blue backpack I 7cc7e3730e always carried around 8591230d90 school, I brought b7474435e1 a palm-sized beige 65043352fe tote bag with f5a95976cf gold chain straps.0c0ada4d07189b75

As the sun e2fd4c91a3 began to set, 2783b1323a the temperature gradually d4233a8799 dropped. It quickly became a 392014711f little too cold to aad7eecb34 endure the chill with ffee677c25 the clothes I had 7a3ee7601c carefully chosen to wear b42f3f114d today. I shivered f97bca4916 as I 22ce19f6cc waited for 51055285cb him to 18f0f27dfa come.db43fadbf38c4775

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I hurried to 4498e8def6 the place where 622d321e79 we agreed to 8fd2c68a7b meet because I e0976c9f41 was afraid I’d 157fa7f48e be late, but ae9e0a55c0 I arrived twenty cfaf7119bf minutes early. It was too eaa6dcb3b1 late to wait f9a99293fa in a cafe 0dff9804b0 and sip on 0914b32e63 a warm drink.fd5c10b70d8f8686

As I looked down e45f49fa7c the stairs, I noticed af681c8ee2 a man in a a34a546cf9 black tracksuit in the b02c80f5c3 crowd. I let out 28e214309e a hollow laugh. He looked 46d3000350 exactly like 1568bd2222 he did 442f9e5314 at school. I felt 1bd2edfdb1 embarrassed for 7aa51b2348 dressing up 8303cf393f so much.b6b7aacbcda673d9

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“Sunbae-nim!”27e39f323ff0afb1

Even though I called 6c3f1c6b6b out in a soft d71c521504 voice, he quickly turned c419ad9922 his head from looking 8b9e4ae536 down at the ground d6aa7595a1 and looked up. He couldn’t find 82d2616778 me and looked e2b6c2c831 around.41e55a51e2cd275d

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“Over here!”ac73a1760b60a9a1

When his gaze 1c479bde06 almost reached the 6c12b69eb4 top of the 9f5c83f49f stairs, it slowly fde2fa4fe8 moved to where 01cb64e988 I was standing. Suddenly, a man who 71330c986d was hurriedly climbing the a0f43d392c stairs bumped into my 92a48b2e50 shoulder as he passed 9d6704b7e5 by.08367abd6cb4c877

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My body swayed, 2637df8da7 and my feet 6f86fb76e2 cramped in the 01805fa859 stiff, new shoes, c7029a384d causing me to 5ebadddacd wobble.d117dfa18063bcf3

“Are you alright?”f024595ef5d1c87d

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Mujin-sunbae came 08dad2b923 over to 070734eb6c me and 3d8b652d91 asked as b8ce1fc799 he gently dcd81dd80c grabbed my b0b6f53452 elbow.4c7fcd5710bc877c

“Yes, I’m fine.”cb1543435147619a

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My ankle slightly throbbed.29aacd5b37202567

“Why is b4541489ab that guy bb03d8f453 just running 0aeec809db into people de66ab84ec and leaving 68927ea78f without a fea6a67bec word?”968635361351f81b

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His eyes 345d84099d were frighteningly dd32533c9b cold as e0b3fec068 he stared 1a9977153d in the 092136d4e4 direction where bfb5ac86b6 the man 77f660904d had disappeared.2fc309113db5af73

“It’s okay. It’s my fault for 8c0fd171cf standing at the exit 88185223c5 during a crowded time.f84c31a8cfd46f3c

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His eyes, which had 82f46893e7 been looking into the 7630c13b61 distance, slowly turned to 330d610092 me. There was aa53105e95 no longer 744e2ce774 any aggression 0b964ac04a in his 3f9042cc1f gaze as ea299781bf he looked 53ea043f97 down. Only the corners of 1820aed1fc his eyes were slightly c30334f67a red as they examined 99aea32d0a me.ff7e12699d8b2203

“I almost didn’t 737ddfc8ec recognize you.”c0d281617a56ea02

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He mumbled quietly 4c624dc2dc as he walked 7d5018af83 with his hand 67038f84ff on my elbow.12c23397f51c2666

“Why not?”f9a6991f52e23fb9

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I asked even though 691ac61f28 I knew the reason 2c647d1987 why. I had dressed 0cb85fcd01 up and taken 7845006663 great care of 22c28d15da my appearance, completely 6aca3b827e different from how da1f61adc5 I was at 49aba37fd8 school. I wanted him 873d0bcd69 to say something aaccf29d20 nice, and my bee56eaaf2 heart pounded with baf10648cd anticipation.b7ff7a192596879e

“Because your 7c6e0549b1 outfit is b4fc268c12 too…”5d07d40fa3e3553e

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“…Too?”982f53e881663028

I widened my eyes 71a9a2b29a gleefully.3ed494756e27bfe5

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“Too different.”0a94202241108171

The anticipation that cbe464d0a7 had inflated like 64ea0867b8 a balloon suddenly 45da3d9191 deflated.78b1e91e8f125efa

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“Because it’s 3930ea59df the weekend.”bd1fbca24a2c7a52

I retorted out 7af7184a18 a ridiculous reason. I was starting to 14fbb5f240 feel a bit irritated. I guess c16d09d980 I was 10c129e7d6 in the 3bc029d05d wrong for 0d03197b88 expecting the 5cf97c0ae9 word ‘pretty’ ee8c6ad0e4 to come d74e4df29c from a ea18adc6f3 man who 5aba0b873c brought me c69e43a984 a latte, 9a1d93d434 was watching 33f1c1f2d6 a play 02776efd3f with me, 76a75e1500 lent me 4d4a1cf9a1 a book, 7e67b402b9 felt my 580863e5b6 forehead to c0a62e7dad see if 5758e37365 I was 87c790cbba feeling warm, 8d45d252e2 and worried 829207ace9 about my a58b6fb09b lunch.f9fe2f3ee213cbe0

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“I need 66e7676cb9 to grab 32d7dbf3a6 the tickets, c0e6b67d9a so can 3c1f3221b2 you wait f21191d99e here for 457d682991 a moment?”a4dd97f3b1bfc98d

As we entered the e82d69e559 theater lobby, he asked 6c9218614c in a nonchalant voice. I nodded without 79b48f7c6c saying a word. I watched him walk da989818cc to the ticket booth, 02d6453dcb feeling a little annoyed.52a3a0e07f617d0d

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Was I being mistaken 8bda6d5bd6 just because he was 60afbb7dd9 being nice to me? Was he 0806deca40 merely showing df2d4785ec his good 20f730fefb intention and 632771b36c taking care 91921ea99f of a a0ae0f2301 hoobae who eee4543e0f was taking 87a9c040a7 the same 17e427836b class as dbe09b6458 him?508a5e959ff5453a

My mood 9a2fe13c10 took a 6011235606 nosedive.7d2fbe3b656724d8

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“Excuse me.”839d7e5aea83457a

I was so lost in thought that I didn’t even realize someone was next to me. It was a man in a black suit who looked to be in his early 30’s. He was tall and muscular, but he wasn’t better than Gong Mujin.c5422624e20987ef

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“I’m sorry for not 7875c77503 seeing you at the 4ddf8c1cff subway station exit earlier. I was in a 756db17ea1 hurry because something urgent a312c151dd was going on, so 7d8c9828bf I didn’t see you.”49bb14fdd691990a

I think he was 72184cbf54 the guy who ran b928f510ae into me a little a0bbbfaa7a while ago at the c91c6335ac Hyehwa Station Exit 3.631ff176a05d2648

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“Ah, yes. That’s okay.”61c64b24e9ca2358

I sprained my c537dade4c ankle for a bfff8b03ac moment, but it bdb905e32a was fine now.4849adcb350580a2

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“You almost fell. Are you okay?”80bc98171a802ab8

“Yes, I’m fine.”46899cbda27dd047

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I glanced afd82481a7 at the cec5b8104c booth where 1f918b630a Gong Mujin 94a5550c2b was standing. He was receiving 61e72621ab the tickets from 68e8652c4c a window clerk.e66debc4a2615c8a

“Here’s my 7a65251ba9 business card. If you ever 326eb26a7f need to go 79783484b1 to the hospital, 728ab849c6 please contact me.”a538bc25fd8f9520

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The man kept repeating 947bcee2b3 that he was truly ecb190fd01 sorry. I cautiously accepted the 40e0199106 business card he handed e3c6050d63 me. He was a manager 585c0783f8 in the planning department 8f0e877053 of a large corporation a6920667a0 that anyone in Korea 0b47c3f366 would recognize.eb544ccb087279e1

“If you feel 098b03b8f4 any discomfort at 10ac9223db all, please contact d0c2f67567 me.”629b9611c15cf6a8

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“Yes, I’ll 9a63edc557 contact you dff0286076 if that f38151ede5 is the 03bffd1bf7 case.”4973f99a95b17f9e

The man looked 8859ac6597 relieved when I af9bf2b475 told him I’d 0a6748fd40 contact him.c0de9d52b2c3edeb

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“What’s going on?”31e4b715b4fc8eb3

A familiar yet slightly 6d711071d1 unfamiliar voice suddenly interrupted 3e47b72cb9 us. I quickly turned my 60475b3bd0 head towards the cold 92791fc4c0 voice that sounded different cb16b315e0 from his usual tone. Gong Mujin glared d929b80490 at the man f32acafdbf with sharp eyes.6c163c42bd838f94

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A large hand 4488c35a50 grabbed my wrist. His hand trembled 8cdc21a304 as it held ef032f9ea3 my wrist. The tremor reached 96e69df627 my heart in 1af8296ce0 an instant.7d66d8cf401cc7a8

He stood in front b15915719b of me and approached 486187afb7 the man menacingly.25451d40e32372b6

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“I think I pushed 0364d3b04a your girlfriend at the d890f07fb7 subway station exit earlier. I apologized and was 56cc15e2bf checking to see if ddd558dfdf she felt any discomfort.”c221ad07a29a8773

Girlfriend, girlfriend, fce233f1d4 girlfriend, girlfriend, 72eb42e48c girlfriend, girlfriend, 0cf27e1c8b girlfriend, girlfriend, fa3e836f7a girlfriend, girlfriend, d8d489dad3 girlfriend, girlfriend, ef486bc1bc girlfriend, girlfriend, 52612a67a8 girlfriend, girlfriend…3cbf6aa3d8a2f108

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The word that the 154cf321aa man uttered echoed without f81b18cf26 end.6897d488e64de077

“You should have 1b6d8f7218 apologized and checked 948f85f548 with her earlier.”5ef3b6b3e3b3451f

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“I apologize to be06ea0636 the boyfriend as fac58ceb53 well. I was in a 68e5c11209 hurry earlier because something 8c0c775b69 urgent came up… I 404fba5964 saw her here by 7c74e4ebcc coincidence, so I came f9d8fd2c2e here to check on f9b01da067 her.”c71a18160495fcca

Boyfriend, boyfriend, boyfriend, boyfriend, 2eba9000f2 boyfriend, boyfriend, boyfriend, boyfriend, 4be9cb18ca boyfriend, boyfriend, boyfriend, boyfriend, e6be6ce782 boyfriend, boyfriend, boyfriend…6d794ba296159f67

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The word the man aee11d357b uttered echoed again.f1b266194cfe1a4b

“Do you feel unwell 30a0cb6b81 somewhere?”c36c6fafa43e9f06

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He turned his head 3060910557 and asked.6df14060c714e8e8

“I’m fine. I sprained my ankle 15b321cf7a earlier, but it’s okay 975c6cd920 now. Like spraining 1fd64c7641 it slightly 6f0ccc8096 while walking c387a594b8 in heels. It wasn’t much. It’s fine now, f88848c351 look.”536e00d7f417d390

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I pretended to walk 4d1be05eac around, clicking my heels 348db229ac underneath my feet like 15ddb6a6af a robot.ecc5776150e6cb25

He turned his head aa77034110 to look down at f4a2de74d1 me, and a faint ac374b4cdc smile appeared on his 204599969f lips. He bit his lower cc92eb1000 lip as if he cac21dae7b were trying to hold d2517e471f in his laughter.097f25607c9738b9

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I caught a glimpse ec46574326 of the man that c5bb3e3c6c was standing in front 5883ad34ee of us. His face seemed to 777c425996 say, ‘Are they serious?’ c6639480ca It seemed like he c69b7ff013 had completely misunderstood our ef41070f4b situation. I didn’t want 1cd952b25a our relationship to f63786b4e3 be subtly influenced cd1fd4ea1e by someone else’s 782e3a96fe words like this.8fa2ecb114c78155

“And this person isn’t 6d035588a3 my boyfriend. I’m not his 6ca6d2362b girlfriend either. I will contact 6ea31bb8b2 you later if f7ea6a37f9 I’m feeling unwell. Thank you for your e4656b1917 concern. Goodbye.”943bb228ef623ec7

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I bowed as if 5ab5130cc6 I were a customer 9f52256964 service representative. The man’s cd9a063ed4 face twitched. Today, two men 0d4e6f5b1a held back their 064a6a1047 laughter in front 7d5eebee45 of me. I guess b473616332 I have 921a9b51fb a knack 1a419aa25d for making 1d329d0f70 people laugh 77bd838ba0 at the e559901776 most ridiculous 61115b9c20 moments. At this rate, 674d67f359 I should have 234153790d studied comedy instead 94461c97f7 of sociology.629df1e539650e84

The man seemed 4a3feba9c9 to think it f27bcdfe3b was now an 2727f22e2d appropriate time to 4f36d25bc6 step away, so 412462e2b9 he bowed like fa9977cead me and turned 890420d421 around.e2f8d2bb23e86387

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I looked de3bfda25e up at c814f5efeb the man e912d3142c who was b218fd0879 still holding 729286f2cc my wrist.5901f77b699ef0cd

“Did you 18a2f43012 get the 14f843e7c5 tickets?”002224b10ab5a31e

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“Yeah.”6b2ed95f7429f459

A chill seemed to 0df1cc13c6 drip from his answer. I don’t know why 37eacfa9f2 the temperature suddenly dropped cd6d04a7bd so much. Wasn’t he 499e379024 just trying 030c95d22b to hold bfb01afcaa in his eadadadf96 laughter when 0a120814f8 I showed 03bb8bbf2f him how 5900434c45 I walked dafee6b02f step by 1a4c5f31b6 step?fa6300a79fb6aea4

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Suddenly, an announcement rang 8b7bdc5fe2 in the air, indicating a6ac3b7bab the play would start 95419f4f78 in fifteen minutes.d3574d6adb2a5d64

“Let’s head inside.”d838ec9a68198cd9

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His hand 0da5569e91 that had 207c83fe27 been holding 54477b768b my wrist 74fb7aebe3 pulled away. My wrist now felt e829c021ac cold because he had 55eb56e454 been holding it so 59dff20a81 tightly.c97cc6960b823304

The play ended 9f86b36c07 at 10 PM. Late at night, 7cc77f01cd the Hyehwa Station 2e494716bf area was packed 2e95404a62 with people pouring cfb5daf5cb out of the 23d72b059d theater. As I was being 336c252ebd pushed around, a large 69b0673b06 hand grabbed my shoulder.9fb17e9043b74c9f

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“Come here.”7fa10fd401ac1287

My heart 4f89b47414 throbbed at ab08b365f4 his low 23410b2c7a whisper. He pulled my shoulders 9fe1ceec8f into his large arms 62488554cd and hugged me. The temperature had dropped 5ab1fc4b37 significantly since. His body 01660d8727 temperature that 3837e2d592 was transmitting ce5f6eb298 through my bb214666a6 collar was 17cda7dce1 warm. He walked with 8a3110677d my shoulders in e0eb8a97cc his arms until c5b7dbe525 we reached a fbc38828cf relatively quiet alleyway.cdf058701d13dd47

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“Want me to bf978b88b1 catch you a 25f5c07e01 taxi?”f7c625f6ebf6a966

He asked.f098c361e429ee5c

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“Where do you live?”5994675fb0fc3b57

Come to think of 8b2b1be963 it, we didn’t even fafe559b44 know where the other 795f897952 person lived.8eff72b193973dfb

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“In Junggye-dong. I can 1c8f6de9e8 take Line 651931b14b 4 and a79d1dd0c9 transfer to de6e9ca6b9 a bus. Or I 0157743595 can take 61e24a3061 a bus, f3a95475af but it 374bbb6a9e will go 343bc07e17 around for 8a361d240a a bit.”df3fecc04d7b6ae9

“It’s late. Take a taxi.”8594a3bd2f9ede5c

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My breath caught. I couldn’t figure out 79a777c4b6 what his concern meant.eb9f4d236a98129c

Should I confess? He’ll probably reject me 2aca549bfd too, right? But he’s 91320b6f03 being so a9c4d3dcff nice to ac73f87b20 me.475bb866bb19fed6

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A sigh escaped me 64b4c870c3 as if the ground 68c81aa3e5 was collapsing underneath my 34010f92b2 feet.f202aba4c77281c2

“What’s wrong?”139f39bf37eae3e6

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He asked in 2aeb57f0e3 a concerned voice.5f50328559166a77

“I guess 43f53e142d the theater c91e65083c was a b4d14344f6 bit stuffy. I’ll walk around a 84733bef09 bit before I go. Go home first. And give me e8554343ba your bank account 26cb0158ea number. I’ll send 604d7f8472 you the af9d26ec89 money for 44ab0f0e73 the ticket. Goodbye.”a1ce4c489fb93bc2

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The moment I dc39d62cf9 was about to 1c79305b7f take a step, a55b15429d he grabbed my fb1edd1187 wrist.27c7ba8a21cc6cbc

“Where are you bc863295f7 going to walk 096bbb33d2 at this time 7596654f1d of night?”60660989724b466b

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“Well, there’s Naksan Park 0c2dbcb1a7 right over there…”504ddc09226af575

“Fine, let’s go. Let’s go together.”32463506e543821e

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There was a 9a41ed83c1 hint of annoyance 254f0c01af in his tone. I grew irritated. I had no idea f951e99ffe what was going on. He had 6043eb7473 a tendency 330a51004e to confuse 8d1a60049f people, acting 470de00411 like he ccd6fb03ea liked me 11a70166c8 and then 7041b46d80 being indifferent f25a8afbef a little f0d25b29de while later, e8e5135112 and then 26c2110c4c being kind b2a9385381 when I c97bea2561 finally let 315caed41d go of 691b0df019 my attachment.1b9716f804323e73

We walked through d02fba3ebd Naksan Park in 2be371f297 silence. The night faa8afd137 view of bd59076be4 Seoul unfolded 5e932c1cc0 beneath the e292d5374e city walls 76e6099f13 that had 750f4513a1 been built 123dbfbede hundreds of 4d95c161bc years ago. Due to my b97c92a3b3 new shoes, my 98bcdfce84 heels began to 80693ac611 hurt a bit. I felt b2063f5b4d my chest db6445cfc3 sting for d652d990cd no particular 4c7f55a48c reason. My pace gradually slowed 9acbdd47e1 down.2f0d3711561df463

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“I heard every human 0f8f9f3201 being wears a mask.”1b51c957f440d1de

I looked 9277d3acaa down the 745dc5a015 wall and 445f36a0e7 spoke quietly. He listened e9bf26639b without saying 29ecef537a anything.a6775e9eac90f45f

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“It’s not b53a258f0b anything like 885bc23a0d a mental 4977bc42db illness or 8f18be5a9e some kind 23e29f1492 of sickness, 6c8228db26 but there 612882ab73 are cases 813d69cf27 where people f9d48dd2ff unconsciously wear 7151562105 masks in 604bdf0899 their daily a1b9fce322 lives. A good student, a da6c854f19 devoted housewife, a hard 99f67d29e3 worker… But they say da866a80fa these people are anxious 200e8219f3 that their true selves 05b8626e4a hidden behind the mask c991c410cc will be revealed.”14f92bd19562488f

“Willie wore ea2f6ce00b a mask, 2cc18e7210 too.”0f81015c456f1035

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Willie was 86a5ee8799 a character e538b62d72 in Death 3bc428a3f0 of a 822ff41298 Salesman, and b033a3eb28 Sunbae’s thoughts ee5c449e9e were in 236255d2d1 line with b31c25cc2c mine.6ed93dd23e291f67

“He wore the mask 76b966bf8a of a successful salesman 6f615c1d2b and forced his son 05cd4ebb5b to wear a mask 09754e1505 too. He pretended 0288d6fd60 to be bab5e5b415 well off, f95c7986af to be 1a29288746 okay.”45d22857b5a54288

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“When his incompetence e11a9754ab was revealed and c6f84cc03c he was fired, 9b3ade8fb7 the mask was a515c4fbf8 taken away, so 5db885c050 he chose death. He probably couldn’t bear 882c657d7d it. His anxiety became a98b5406f0 his reality.”790dabcb42489a62

Same as me. I could feel 591609d9c1 my anxiety growing c514d7e2fa uncontrollably.9b79c1de78db0de2

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“His son Biff 6762be88db was the same a19d9f28be way. He became crooked 9134a8d1eb the moment his 590cafe033 honest father’s mask 900fae26d3 was removed. But maybe his own 6b62eab2c4 mask of being a 18ee92308d good student came off 6018324998 before then. Maybe that’s when de86159ec2 things started going 86b0489546 wrong.”f140bc02e154f96c

“I guess 2c580a37f6 the moment 7162b4aadd when a 9f009de811 mask I 98cd697a52 put on b82f8d6709 to become 63f5327eb0 who I 0ed000337b want to f8cfc5c83a be is 8165be95ab taken off, 20f55f5105 it’s just eb4bd42734 that scary.”222153e166a08162

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I took a 38e09cdc4f moment to catch 4f5adac565 my breath and fda0ae3273 continued.4fb18ed3ed965c72

“I feel 7e97b51877 like I 90680ff556 have to 5ba4b970a5 do that e2d4e00f68 scary thing 1e0ce62ce5 right now.”6d606603d5ede17e

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“Huh?”664c59b1e10b850c

He stopped 74c9812591 walking first. I also stopped c86ade1012 following him. The eyes 5c45ed8be3 that looked c6fce3259d down at b00344f714 me were 8d2c0d2cfa so dark 91177c1422 that I 47ae0f7e3b couldn’t read 459500b540 the emotions ab4ca9dc95 behind them.6205ef5f968eb3a0

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“I’ve been wearing the 152b68b8ee mask of being a c242c59b15 good hoobae all this 6b65ab40dd time. I’m not a396e39849 usually that b04a8bde9b nice. I don’t ebecb5fc10 do things 0038da0175 like buy 362bbcc648 a latte a568493f5b just because 095201c0b1 I’m taking c74920ebbf a class a1f4386ca1 with a 642cd1b8dd sunbae whose fb7ddca6de phone number 1469d94c42 I don’t 8b6bf32ee0 even know.”deaad735703134fa

I became even d0d3c90360 more anxious because 30ef2955cc there was no 1cdd23fc7d response. But I couldn’t take aa3a26b17f back the words that 4aec7337e1 had already been said.5f3e8275acf4a199

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“I think I b5406aff4d like you, Sunbae.”8b2f32ef2586dc19