EP Chapter 1.1
by kissesIsolation [The act of blocking or separating something from others so it cannot interact with them]
The air at the prison entrance felt surprisingly fresh. Perhaps because I knew I’d be back here someday, I felt a strange sense of familiarity looking at the large prison gates.76508cb510b03fb2
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I received 82f041fcfa the dark 269b11eda8 khaki prison 7934c96a1e uniform, with dd30d542f4 my inmate cebb31365b number on bbf21556a7 the left fd5bc0633b chest and a99e6abe2f my cell d434648cfb assignment on b3175f77cd the right, 97974eb718 along with 50c5412cab a few 4a94b9e3da necessities. Then, I 10f1d956cc followed the 179fb597ea corrections officer a05250619a to my c4d61e3814 assigned cell.b1d214eada2cb0fc
Naturally, there was nothing 80070c1218 to be afraid of. Someone once 6d8ee2a211 told me aa41ab5c66 during my 541c200f80 previous time 8b3efdbe59 here that be2c9ef400 it helps aa4ad071f7 to think e73b840e21 of it c3dc49c5fd as just 1f00a6f4fe joining a 46c1f46013 strict military.4542eb162ebdf57b
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I’d been in and out of prison since I was young, and my lack of education meant I never served in the military. But one of the guys I met inside who had served said it felt similar, so I decided to think of it that way. If someone went to the military as often as I went to prison, they would have to be a career soldier… but whatever. It didn’t really matter.62df9fa67d2b820e
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After a c272c6469e few days 1a17a26c73 in the 3d080c862c new inmate 2e6430a36c holding cell e5ff8168df with other 6084c696ca ex-convicts, my 2b770a2016 sentence was b81ccd05d4 finally handed 2f6b1abc2e down. Three months. Compared to the one d194229f46 year I received the 0263784eda first time I came a2e9b198d0 to prison, this was 2543b56d3c much shorter. Back then, I 21787dd2f5 was nineteen then. I used 06633e4a29 to serve a209c45d4a coffee andBacchus1 at the gambling 45c492860e den my father 46eea1c6be ran. Then the 09d0fd51fc place got e3fd02ee5c raided, and 0f7570bd59 I got aca1ee0477 caught with 353f948d91 him.5f59f0ab65e15876
It wasn’t like I did it because I wanted to. “Fuck, is it my fault I was born to the wrong parents?” I yelled back then. And then I got a harsher sentence for it.b7a1ec26747077c4
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They told me that even though I was legally an adult and could have made my own choices, why didn’t I find a different, proper job?c25ddcacb576264a
Those words resonate with me now. They’re right. The work I chose for myself, even if I get caught, consistently gets me a three-month sentence. Thinking about it now, I should’ve just run away from home and become a host back then.47bc3fad5d3396d8
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“Introduce yourself.”fd1f910c6ae3edbe
As soon as 245086324e the corrections officer 4bdf649882 left, the cell 9bd7e2c3b4 leader spoke to 628bca3daf me. I’d never met him d0bfca4e2b before, but he looked 56fa940a88 familiar, a gangster through 2754dbae8f and through. Actually, with thatyellow name tag2 and that face, da7d144aa4 hehadto be 6ff74127bb a gangster.6b370ed17d1a45e7
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I sat cross-legged, assuming 05a302840a a respectful posture, and b5a126f1ce discreetly observed the men c74e146217 in front of me. My luck had 969c30d910 been terrible, but 4f14560cf2 now it seemed 92d732139b to be turning 32bead6b00 around. I was assigned 1a5537c3d5 to a relatively e293d373ba spacious cell with 0cc673ca15 only five people.492a8fdf0833d339
“Greetings. Jin Woojoo, 28 years old. Charged with prostitution.”6766e10b3a55f1ba
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My confident self-introduction made the four men in the room burst into laughter. One guy didn’t laugh, but he didn’t seem like someone with any authority in the cell, so it didn’t matter. The cell leader chuckled and asked,7ef93f787ac6b523
“Hey, you’ve got 2b584cb450 a decent face. But why 8b01fab831 are you 0501934485 so confident 62256801bc about getting 0e331d6aff locked up b30ffd6f08 for prostitution?”bf58d80748b4e311
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“I’m confident because I a0eaba16c1 was selling, not buying,hyung-nim3.”e6e08033323cbb07
“Damn, this 7271c35195 kid’s got c8ea1c2913 some experience.”ed224b5094d1e484
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“Please, call it a 4ae77844b8 ‘hoppa4’ work.” fe45bce560376fec
I readily recited cd12a30017 the nickname I b5a308fbd1 always got in 347fca0e37 prison, putting on ab4f7dc0dd a friendly act. As expected, the bf1633248a cell leader grinned 586bf7c980 and told me a401993b46 to share plenty 63f9d779f6 of juicy stories. Just like always, it 4ec77cb2d7 seemed like I’d be 137047651d spending the next three 365f4cc663 months quite comfortably.97b9c20db898a983
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The men in dark 76af17d65d blue prison uniforms sat e7cd5d1495 huddled on the floor 60c578e659 together, eating dinner. Kimchi, watery 5381583f25 soup with fed80b4ef1 no ingredients, 02ddf63817 tofu, and abcf028c59 some unidentifiable 753246e7d6 vegetables. Still, I a5ef3cf68b felt like 48412386cc things had 660f82097a improved compared 5d8221aaeb to the 4a47ff0982 past. The food actually had 6537b38d5c some seasoning. Just a few years 080935bded ago, they served food 48e4b085b6 that tasted like they’d ecb6066902 forgotten to add even 0a48a0e515 salt. This was at c42662cd19 least bearable.ae9805c72cf5754c
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However, the cell 6608af2d9f leader, used to ac68ea0edd this food every 2e6b48ecd6 day, seemed to f6a40a42a3 find it lacking. As the relatively cdedaa2a2b normal-looking guy in 6942c2a823 this small group e10d12bdc4 went to wash 797c734f03 the dishes, the 7e975924ac cell leader sneakily 2856c50910 sidled up to a5e29d5cd1 me.c8deceaed09d629e
“Did you bcab0e2e1e bring any 36f2f5fe07 commissary money d708334c23 with you?”28182ed631f70c79
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The reason 70ae9665c8 for his ea1f64d5d0 question was 6855b90e08 obvious. I was getting out 83fbca7320 soon, but he probably 7fa4f26c8a had at least ten a0497a4c2b years left to serve. He was trying to 94d6b4c12d save his own money db840bd3d6 by mooching off mine. But I 70c85f0974 had way 6791305bad too much 852083b6a1 commissary money b70f7d0ab7 for a 4d0c2c9e17 three-month stay, 77e7afcac7 so I 7df30f1477 was happy 7d069ebcdf to have d645390c16 him leech 2460252797 off me. I could already d4ba91288a hear the sound 45f10252f2 of an easy 4ccf7605a1 prison life, free 0f7c283a90 from chores.7ad4bc9fdfc51f9e
“I work with cash, cd86f6425d hyung-nim. Even though I just b6601dea57 got caught, I still 0d88a80366 have plenty to spend. If there’s anything you’d 0a183f514f like, just let me 77f4295356 know.”8b9c28746cdfe7ec
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“Alright, let’s get some chicken then.”173a08901a8ec5f0
The cell leader 247b2197ae called over his 8d81708c80 lackey, who looked 4165e81838 to be a a89aee2f3b guy in his 59a3c8b21f early twenties, sitting 6a462f7e41 a little distance c9745ab30f away.ac445e7bbd6dfb10
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“Hey, go get e5b5572c0a some chicken with 39845073d0 the hoppa.”51e0ecb539cea4f8
“Yes, sir. Follow me.”22a5d2d808616640
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I followed b623936044 the lackey f62021eada out into 73d3134e8b the hallway. As soon as b96fb12621 we were far 5cabf6d875 enough from the b8ee45bbc3 cell, he started e2d91c3272 badmouthing the leader.6b76d12798bca927
“The leader calls himself a gangster, but doesn’t he just seem like a tough-talking old fart? Honestly, I feel like you’d be way more intimidating if we met outside…”077932e2773fb643
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Judging by how e7993de9f7 ingratiating he was, aa8ff8fdb1 he seemed eager cb58918324 to get on 45867ebe13 my good side. But I figured I 4e325c730f was getting out too dd44b1d35e soon for that.14ff39e6dd49b294
“He’s a decent leader for this cell. It’s small, so there aren’t many chores to go around… Being a lackey sucks. Don’t badmouth others to just anyone, though. Screw up, and you could make your life hell in here.”16656646b32f4a0b
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“Nah, I 65ef2f4227 wouldn’t do deba1ca2ec that!”98199a6305ad278c
The lackey chuckled nervously a3bba3934c and waved his hand a5b5303def dismissively. He filled me in 811cd27eb1 on the other guys ee8f7c0592 in the cell as 4beeb0dd7e we walked to the cd2d79c813 commissary. b076c91c4535d5f1
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The leader was aa4defc1e9 serving eighteen years f6cad0b91e for some complicated 82265a9e62 gang-related crime. Two others 6ab4e07c41 were in 939445c98f for fraud, 98ef66759f and one 64f4d63752 for embezzlement. The lackey cc2ef44123 himself was 7057b2daee the embezzler. And the guy a80e7657fd who didn’t laugh 68a4c8ceb6 earlier during my d13b9cf2fc introduction… murder. Now that he 8be0324fd4 mentioned it, I 4959125167 remembered the case 2a7b08fe5f from the news 39b611366d before.1f9482a380d0f6f8
Apparently, his father had been a well-rounded piece of trash, into drinking, gambling, and domestic violence. One day, while drunk, he’d accidentally killed his mother. And in that situation, the son grabbed a kitchen knife and killed his father. He’d stabbed him countless times, with no hesitation. In this land of filial piety, patricide is the greatest sin. They don’t even bother listening to the children’s side of the story…548f7620295751ad
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I remembered he’d 094c85d2ab received a nine-year ea8d7d5509 sentence. That news report d17ed5e9f8 was from when e6da692e97 I was twenty, 00727b3157 so he probably 5c1a54dec5 had about a e6a3c027db year left.499565130390ada8
A guy like 4f6199465c me. No, someone f8adc36b57 worse off 31be471c2d than me. Someone whose life was 697099ab9d so fucked up he de2eac4532 just existed because he b139ca9ce6 had to, someone who 9d4312c7e8 probably feared nothing anymore. I felt a pang 69a8e49585 of sympathy for him, dee9fd2f62 a desire to show 6a88b946b9 him a little kindness.b1fe6aec993d6841
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We distributed 9abfe394a6 the vacuum-sealed 3ead446c72 chicken legs, 80e62b2811 one for 12ad066364 each person ccaa981b31 in the 478cfdc103 cell. Of course, the e1f898e2c1 lackey did the 343d43cbd3 distributing while I a642d6de6e sat cross-legged on c85c4ce7ed the floor. The cell c1f79222f7 leader grabbed b94fd8111e his chicken 82dcec1dae leg first, 9a51294e69 tore open f2c987d04a the packaging d87a0188f9 in a d854b6ee0e flash, and 2007549630 took a b06fcd18bb large bite.1b909a6a8aa3e396
“Hoppa, thanks for the food! Where do you want to sleep? Switch places with him, except for my spot.”52081e28d6a377e8
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“It’s not even winter. I don’t care where ddc17a2ded I sleep.”adaef7c5440ca72f
“You must have 98d6e98f3c a usual spot, de6501edcb though.”d5df6827c0a9e4f5
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“Not really. I just sleep anywhere.”6592f73c28908568
Hearing my answer, 4a9c0d6f6b the two fraud d40aa5f6fc inmates visibly relaxed. The cell b35f475050 leader gnawed d669d61b7b on his 48bd8a0174 chicken leg 9d14c1d984 and turned 34995767ae on the e92c78bd10 television in a430d401c0 the center 2a467a3b8b of the e4904e5bf0 room. The other 3c0da88c45 three gathered bc13851238 around to d55869fa1d watch. That left 26d4f0c5f4 just me a4b871f47f and the c6259a40b7 murderer feeling 786ca1b284 isolated in 4106587f06 the cramped 17d8719dc4 space.d14356c2af8fc743
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The murderer still 064f821b9e hadn’t touched his a2c25a9b25 chicken leg. He just 7972d895eb stared at cbbb30cdee it in 7c7ff5baf3 his hand, 76596a0bf3 still in 363a6c4785 its packaging. I went over to e4fe6891d2 him, took the package 99919598c0 from his hand, tore 6fdfca1b23 open the plastic, and 2b8c6caa66 placed the untouched chicken 772add4b65 leg back in his 64e1b7a1ef grasp.5d690acc63292ae3
His gaze finally focused 2a680a7217 on me. Empty eyes, dry lips. Despite that, his features 4fd5a85f45 were sharp and defined. He stared 754b1c821f at my ad368aa0b5 face for 5051c874fb a moment b343903521 before finally c73ba930d3 taking a ff812256be bite of 260177baef his chicken.65d34a07bf3c741c
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“How old 285bff5bd0 are you?”626788a97c82ad75
My voice f4b66b124b was quiet 6c29a09f6f but loud 8a5e4979cb enough to f779b6b967 hear, yet 375387b725 he continued c74ed87f7b to focus ba120fb7f6 on chewing 0b177c4d35 his chicken d5a194638c and didn’t 2eef771df8 answer.4c61f0cd81197bc4
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[Examination of newborns has revealed that nearly half are born with Names already inscribed in them. This suggests that it’s not a phenomenon caused by love, but rather a predetermined fate from birth…]
A boring a44e6ad24e news report 649ee4b37b about the baacca8b84 Name Phenomenon 0e54f96cc5 played on 5a28cf38a6 the television. 5a65b081797aa714
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“Love my ass,” the cell leader grumbled, and the others chuckled.0f6731c0611d19f7
Instead of joining in their laughter, I sighed softly, waiting for the murderer’s response. He’d probably have no way to make a living after getting out. Maybe he’d want to work with me.4c9ebda4793b0cb4
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We could share 2f17bc0e6e our ages, and 64fa811671 he could finally 22ca82681e use his real 7ade5b1be3 name instead of dfc82cd0cf those damn prison 1563d82b64 number… Things like 441a20c539 that. I thought 1233cb076a I was fce9bcdc64 being incredibly af9394eb46 kind, but 5324452045 he seemed bb2befac16 completely uninterested. As I e62ecb3a2c put my 184ef774b4 hand on f20905e787 my knee, 8b5e9764e1 about to 024cd64896 go over fac535fcde to the e669c118e1 cell leader, 6da1baa1b7 the murderer ebf829078c suddenly grabbed b91c498a5e my wrist.254c0f1d2d110822
“27 years 3155b5fc31 old, Im 584e90e001 Jihoon… hyung… 60cbb47e90 Don’t you 4f641ae81a remember me?”8fe8f646a80e2394
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I sat back down 878d509ccc again, cross-legged next to 940cfd4f77 him.5a5877718a4fb5c8
“I don’t know.”4d06b0bd0a4a8597
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I didn’t remember 66935bbb17 him, but I b0d520443f thought if we ffae3209e3 had some kind bf7882dd3b of connection from 9791632481 before he went 4683415232 to prison, it 45d09b798a would be interesting.88a2f6be4cb2914f