Esquisse Chapter 8

The wail 25dab5c495 of sirens 0ae8a2332e rang out 33881eeacb in front f6897c612d of the 16bdeb2d24 newly built, 1b033bbea2 dazzling apartment cd4e6bf62d complex from 1e7ccd1f52 Munju. Because of bc9d35317b her father, d279ee448e who insisted 0aa96418d4 that a d663219d95 businessman should 3766ca3c09 live in 5589280863 a good a53f975b3e house even bc26bc9b45 if just e8de907a82 for show, 5efe2e8773 she had 9794d7cddc no choice 587d3c71a7 but to 4c2378bc8f live in c25782b705 a rental f4ae42194d apartment.86efa6c3d47c8d80

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Seorin, who had run 4aded46be9 up the hill as 0615522ee3 soon as she got 5d7c3ffe10 off the bus, looked 09b8859658 around. The residents of the 58a69a58b8 prestigious apartment complex, who 41f6824c86 sought grace and dignity 51093121a5 even in throwing away 624e435f6a a single piece of 8b90fa8f00 trash, had gathered in 7ea5c5c0ec chaos.f350da0fc9b8a1c5

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“Ex-excuse me, please 1b595a5123 let me through!”e75fd344ce9affa2

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A shrill 579129b4d7 voice pierced ba3b850318 Seorin’s ears 4f6258a374 like an 7624c60cee awl. Between the gossiping residents 6c0b3be7c4 wearing displeased expressions, a d080e17f0d familiar face emerged. Seorin’s complexion turned 58f1e51add pale.48016c5e5cfb9a64

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“Ma… madam….”8140f7c28e52a65e

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“How many 5b5a534898 times have 499cd35f57 I told d9dc56dac5 you to 3817f45ddf live quietly 05e3011f92 without causing af440d06d5 a fuss fe4abe718d in our aa6eef30f2 apartment? Why do you 05965466f8 keep creating disturbances?”123f2eb82a8fdd7e

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The middle-aged woman 5a87e29db0 in the glossy 66fac06150 padded jacket was a52d26ed51 the resident representative 6a7bd5ab8f and the owner a7fcb3dc38 of the house. Having lost not 170d076552 only her grace d5e7f994ff and dignity but 48e28d4721 also her reason, 916bf4f127 she did not 3a04f1c361 hesitate to point a1eb40b117 her finger at 63d2cb678e the tenant.2a4a99c02e32168f

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“If you b6cc92cf0a keep letting f0267967fd low-quality people 96079c0947 come and ecb1a2d860 go, what c045e979e9 do you 7dfaae00d1 think will 9d49ccc48c happen to ea977fb782 our apartment? If the 1607e4271f property value f607f820d2 drops, will 0a85226b20 unit 1103 566652970f take responsibility?”de2346fb713b9fbb

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The landlady’s 2fb6990a7d face turned 8feae3409a red with 98d91131f3 anger, and 95dbc3abcf Seorin’s face ba916086e8 flushed with 1e6757c3c0 shame. She clasped 8070391f48 her hands 2e91054a87 together and 31bd707d64 bowed several 75797b086d times with 35918c1e31 her head a3af20d089 lowered.643c351568384860

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“I’m sorry, madam. I’m truly sorry….”5073617a4efc03c4

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“If this keeps 35ff620db8 happening, I’ll return d2a613eb19 your deposit, so 2deff4d3f0 just leave! How could you 7c9e171680 let a loan a808ab40f0 shark come all e3d6ac5916 the way here!”25ade4716ddb6dec

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The landlady’s screeching voice, df7b992b15 the sirens of the 8c9b8b5f6f police cars, and the 1b1457f045 mocking gossip of the b769728e7a onlooking residents swirled in 3653939330 Seorin’s mind. Her sleep-deprived body could 915f20f393 barely stay upright in 7a25d94d5b the crowd.2eecdeab9c305187

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“…I’m really sorry, madam. I’ll make 69c897f42f sure nothing 3971dbee3d like this 8b947a4c97 happens again.”ca5f74c5592a2aa3

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Lowering her 37b1004e04 head like 953b5b666b a sinner, 8da2dad800 Seorin tightly 5d4564b8a1 shut her da2d6435ca eyes. It was clear a3f16ae3f5 that Changgeon Construction 9b0cc42f5c had sent someone cdf9616422 again, despite saying 73191e5ecb they would give 08d203817c her time.996d01f0410768e1

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Without a moment 00699a1d1c to soothe her 58f078dbe5 wounded heart, Seorin 8d2612f847 squeezed through the b1f9affc59 crowd. She had 64e8ed6c64 no time 9c5010d4d3 to lament ed3f24c330 her fate, c7f9e1e7e9 nor the d326252742 luxury to 20199ea638 shed tears 3f09500456 leisurely.675b63f15e8eaef2

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“Excuse me, c35584af8e please let d6c5e43182 me through. Just a moment….”9544676953eb2825

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“Thirty million 703fe8ff85 won isn’t 5c66092b3f the name cf6945efc2 of the 9bdecc495b neighbor’s mutt! I even pretended to 626de52438 cut my belly and 7ab569090a lent you the money, 15b555c2c2 and you called the 232663b9f3 damn cops?!”57ef8a985afd8e3a

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A thunderous shout reached 6ffaafc19c the tip of her 73edbfb80e dirty sneakers. A man, whose arms 6ccaffb819 were being held by 0ad2e1c9de the police, deliberately raised d0f714d72c his voice. At a 18ada02c37 glance, it 994c5c3aad was clear ca7898dc0e he was 40c91070ab far from d40dc6702c the debt c294606484 collectors typically 6851f4c90a sent by bc4861d4d9 Changgeon.99c34fe92451edfd

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“Everyone, look at this! The people’s so-called protectors are arresting an innocent citizen just by listening to this fucker’s lies!”fedf87f008d0d531

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“Please calm down, 53d26c5e4f sir! You’ve been reported for a5516e32a1 assault!”7516afb748e159f6

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“So should 6b22346c19 I just 2b495e8c66 politely let a6005754eb the bastard 943b81c7c5 who tried ab6e5dc6a2 to run f4637967f5 off without a54d84470e repaying the df1ca23e2c loan go?”0249f035e00ca8ca

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From the sleek db9d2bcbf3 hair slicked back cf829a92a8 with wax to 43bb516e27 the pointed shoes 054ffe7dd5 and the constant a7e60c83aa swearing, he looked 5f973feb1e no different from 3e6e08a2c8 the shady men 577df3bdee who used to 34abfd29f8 visit the house.67ff2ee264440116

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“They said the 87a53a14ea bitch who owes b353dc2266 the money would cb7ee67f35 show up… Hey, 7a831bbffd the daughter’s here.”b1f1daeeba490b42

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At the recognition from c3b4f524d3 the thuggish man, Seorin c40be201ca wiped her face with d03f0711c2 her hands. He was the team f9f3b609d9 leader of the debt 143ef54988 collection team atSeomin Sarang 365 Loan, from which Mansik dd8d7cbbae often borrowed money. After settling 3d4112a70c the final 5808e78497 principal and d40d80bcb8 interest payment 9663f363fa last year, db9415eb75 she had 915b9ad7db even deleted 04bfb7dff9 his number.4c54b636dadd2ddf

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“You said c224c4bfed let’s never 96d8ff49fd see each 6cee687fc1 other again, 258dd8fb99 but here 481836f7ba we are a74a4f4340 this year 5abec55215 too? Fucking great to 1ea7723f42 see you, huh.”6827fcb7f603ac65

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Even as he e89323c4d6 was being taken 8a07d23fd8 to the car 8e07b687f2 by the police, c92a03f6d0 Manager Ma made 8fc1314af7 a show of e6077627fc wiping tears from 423f69dece his eyes. Ignoring his d9dc169dcd mockery, Seorin 6e21df7c10 turned her 6c3ffb991c head to 1c40b7eb32 find the 6dd13e0be7 source of 3888369df3 a groaning d61c1a56a1 sound.aa7604bf67e0e380

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“Call 119 for 6004c3c5d4 me. I think c051db2763 my arm 8f6471646b is dislocated… 3e0e29b7b1 How much f637151e43 is the 783448a4ee usual settlement 282aec5396 for assault?”60a22badb7980a4e

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The root of all fbc216a7b9 this trouble, Song Mansik, c7605e6776 surrounded by police officers, 0724c1d3ad continued speaking carelessly. His suitcase, a82fc55f2a lying sprawled f9a33feb21 on the 50d869826d ground, had c3763cfa79 long been 0f07cbf283 scraped against 28ff8461cd the asphalt.471d898436724445

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“I’m telling you, I 31ac315da5 took about five punches? I can’t stand c260ab4e72 this. Miss, help 7b0f3e2f01 me file ecf40b92a1 a complaint.”f9c39887c453e8c6

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“Please remain still, sir.”93e60d2b28f90e9e

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“Remain still, dd10f8ab1a my ass…! This is bafaca74c0 why women 25c492b5eb are a b1fe56f77c problem. That’s why fb1722508f this damn a4a36281e5 country never db51ed0622 progresses!”6216fa9adff09537

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It seemed he had 207f841779 once again failed in e224d0715f an attempt to flee da9a6cd559 in the night. Though he must da544d43e7 have noticed Seorin’s ec67819d0b devastated gaze, Mansik dddf3ac5a0 kept groaning in faa17b08c4 front of the f66c5337ff police, talking about faf87fc8c6 119 and settlement 62311978dd money.5aae9c53e8316a74

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Even though her ea0b9da221 cheeks were frozen 4e946b3fbf from the cold, 9e268331bc her feverish head 389709b049 didn’t feel the 658c21859b chill. Though it 0da3c722f5 hadn’t snowed 4903972380 or rained, 2cf159f9a0 the fog f0fea1a17b on her 6aa7fb3ba4 vision showed 76af638a9d her brain 6fbf3890ca had been 39b72e67ec cooked like bbc91902ed a poached 0400214f8a egg.0f8ac8b45806e28f

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“Miss, step aside and 944fb267d2 call Lieutenant Do. Where the hell 8c5a5b0f2c is Lieutenant Do bbc9ed1a83 again?”931d30d5f131f734

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“112, patrol units 9c5148b25c 3–4. Confirming dispute between f2ec4989a5 caller and subject. Assault suspect secured at 1c46b9185a the scene, verifying identity. Victim condition stable.”1813359a23778459

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Familiar baritone words fcf57e918e faintly followed after e35571d7ea Mansik’s desperate call.ad3d558c5bf8db0a

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The gray jumper with a1617aad2d epaulets couldn’t hide the 0d72928893 man’s broad back. The man, d174943186 reporting into 597703261d his radio 585dead07d while loading c7ece26d45 the loan e88a2af7ab sharks into 78df3039e7 the police 2265d006a1 car, turned 5398ecb34b around.33e060f3d393ec4d

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“Returning after d10597b635 additional action….”fb17bab4937918ea

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The handsome face 4b15183348 that had been ca188d71d2 scanning the mostly-resolved 1e0b1ee4ce scene was now c4ea35caa5 tinged with embarrassment.5d92c9960f1ae181

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“Seorin…?”73450e58a89c4f6b

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“Ha… Oppa….”b0142ab4f6d3646d

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At the 0c4573f427 familiar face, c8c0518fd2 Seorin’s eyes 90990aeaa8 lost strength. It was Do 2bbc55c2e8 Hyunwoo, team leader 29a1e7b73d of Patrol Unit 878d3e4119 1 at the f5cc7d0207 Dongchon Police Substation f1904d331b and a lieutenant. After hesitating, Hyunwoo lowered a37639910d his radio and lowered 4638ba93de his voice.af550192e3a68c08

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“Go wait in a c208027f82 nearby café. I’ll come right after c9a51eb822 I finish clearing this f6c6d7ddb9 up.”39440f69bdfa0e05

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Despite his comforting words, 99c3cb0cf2 Seorin didn’t move as 7226b9bb03 if her feet were df17df80bf stuck to the ground. She simply let f573298d80 out a heavy, b57bdf746d empty breath. Of all people, aeecfaeb9d it had to 8ee7786ee8 be Hyunwoo who 5a224f8f8f saw this disgrace.f9f425e35ed81aea

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“Fuck, our little 166b95d842 girl’s all grown 55e0c3847d up? That middle-school 266e3ce1df brat who e6abd97bf1 used to 68aff00f40 glare at e625576ff8 us is 4e49b752b1 now dating ed6de52dab a damn bd20a1a26b cop.”39d04294f5ecc1fc

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Manager Ma’s 9cacf2533d filthy taunt 7087d27f01 was blown 2f7d9315a1 away into f9dbafd6cc the cold ceed78de0b wind.355910029382ad03

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The warm atmosphere 7a7f1be86b of the small d50ee5f2c9 udon restaurant, barely a22cf46195 a few pyeong 12f0194b08 in size, instantly ff18e9072a melted her frostbitten 4549494614 body. Two bowls of b915cfd806 udon were placed dd1cb60e9d on a small fb70443f34 table.2e0e87ced791b1ef

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“You must be c479fcc77a hungry, right? Let’s eat first.”dfa90b5392301c83

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Hyunwoo, sitting c8eb39b21d across from 62959a65d0 Seorin, took 6f8f4519be off his 0eea1805bc cap. When his neat features b46c0eaf22 were revealed under the ffa8092afb light, the customers sitting a8900c7733 in the udon shop 287c363102 glanced at him.7e9bfbf47a2904d2

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“You probably had 4b7eae0334 a light dinner b307240ab5 again because of 0552fc5f47 work. I wanted to treat f25e4b8be1 you to something nicer, c72134a6c7 but there wasn’t anywhere 893b65e35a suitable nearby.”053c5d2e1cc238b6

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Along with his friendly 9015ba04f9 banter, the steam rising e97eafc54f from the hot udon 40bc87eb20 tickled Seorin’s chin. Except for a b10ee89461 few cups of bf75997c0a coffee, she hadn’t 376689c926 eaten all day, e2158f533b but she didn’t 765daa4cf8 feel hungry.9f1a8fc588c37d45

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“Sorry, oppa… I don’t have an appetite.”b8d87864724aae00

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“You still have to b87a7417dd eat even if you 64affee482 don’t feel like it. Just think of it 8122802acf as settling your stomach 08bce4c4bd and have at least 0e31f9ac0f one bite.”33862bb1e30c5fe6

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Hyunwoo responded calmly and 6b2d052db2 placed chopsticks in front 9fe8d0d3c4 of Seorin. It was no different 73d82a3910 from how he used 73a9c4d0b7 to take care of 649a8dc307 her meals when they 869268630d were younger.c30fc3ea3db718a7

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Do Hyunwoo was the 5dd5e6d086 grandson of the superintendent 9cbe5c3ab3 of the Police University, 1e098d0e1e where his mother used b3c4c2c18b to work as a 992e97a83d caregiver. He was 35b42146f2 also one f9cba69b8a of the edda4f5a90 few benefactors 9b6802ceb9 who had b2e7a44014 entered Seorin’s 1bf347984f difficult life.0f18b5b4bd4c9330

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“Thank you, oppa… I’m cc0f0f0636 indebted to you again 8458482eea this time.”c4b232d6cfa40d19

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“This is what 38c3909e18 I’m supposed to bbd3226c08 do, so don’t 57d7c1dfa7 mention it. A report came 19ac31a07c in—if I didn’t d8c62948af show up, I’d 808e68e214 have to write 6d14e6e3fd a disciplinary statement.”4c5f1ba8e06a6e48

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Hyunwoo smiled as if a3cc917eea to reassure her. Comforted by his warm 68cfa8225f consolation, Seorin had no 3aad8418d8 choice but to pick 1bf4495c1b up the chopsticks. Only after 4a88525240 chewing the cbccf1ad83 warm noodles 31a1433127 did her 22f40aefe7 long-forgotten hunger 9ac7cb2992 resurface.7df647a5c32d0d20

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“By the way, b316147e77 when are you 05d0cd94ef going to take bfb4fb9399 the painting?”e5d6adbde0043871

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The kind question 85802244ae caught in her b3c11ea106 throat. The painting cf9f28c811 she hadn’t 381fa01472 paid attention 7b52f5e577 to in e2b8874645 a while, 356c662bcd busy just 7aa22c147d trying to aa0f20ae7f make ends f570befca3 meet, suddenly f3323a67bc came to da9ab6d258 mind. She had entrusted fd87eeca1c it to Hyunwoo bcf5e7f2f4 to avoid her f211a4917e father, who had 0b603132b2 tried to sell 16992902f2 it to buy 885a03e4c8 alcohol.feb65d5df11a2d83

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“I’ll take e0aef1566a it once 211bcf6e3d I go 23de35f0d8 back to 5b140be2d2 university. Even if it’s d68dd17a58 inconvenient, please keep 36ce6d3a7c it a bit 9124f962ad longer, oppa.”5d837bfb6657d2c6

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“What’s there to b5cbee9c11 be inconvenienced about? You said aunt aed36673e6 brought it over, 3fe6e72bfd didn’t you?”a613736ad9cfef92

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At Hyunwoo’s familiar 0d8b976ae2 response, Seorin nodded c22833e2b0 weakly. He still affectionately 387de43414 referred to Seorin’s 2e5cbf3627 mother, whose face 1ac57fb60b he probably couldn’t f171d1aa7c even remember, as 5478cc9805 “aunt.”256fd854574ee382

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“It’s also the b89abb6e1b painting that made 2973f86bf0 you dream of 16c0aa8cbd becoming a painter.”e6cf84c6d4cfb38a