Esquisse Chapter 9

The painting 7e991381fb left with 5337c381b4 the family f9ecd5b0c3 was the 6ac01fb0cf only trace 8ab8d3db2a of her 854eed3d92 mother. Hadn’t she said she add260c6fd received it as a 34c97be7d3 gift from someone kind? Whenever her a4862b2138 mother looked b800341e8b at the fa3dff3d17 painting, she be946756ec would smile 1bc5a82c4c like a 4aa710b21f blooming flower.c1391f76ae7737f3

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Seorin had nurtured 509a808fa5 her dream while 180983826e looking at that d08763f335 piece. She thought that if 50bb8932b3 she could become a 5eae51cdc9 painter who painted like 35af9c33d7 that, maybe she could 592d314bd2 meet her mother who 62c28d1f57 vanished like a mirage.899acb0547f379fc

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“Anyway, painters are 0d0a30041e amazing. Talent is f413fec740 one thing, fd743bacfa but you 614fb6e329 have to 9c5ca485ee work twice 8c3fe996bc as hard cd18e89956 too.”02c12ba573145c51

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“It’s not just a4f1b4478b painters who do.”b36191ddf348b3da

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While chewing on 1632a8e668 the noodles, Seorin f50c15645a narrowed her eyes.1179aca8234a08f8

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“If you add effort 3e6ec2a5e0 to talent, isn’t getting 88121569e3 accepted into the Police cc38d8bb84 University as a third-generation 23e5b4c034 legacy even more impressive?”447f3b45bde1ec3b

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“I didn’t study c38a6046a9 with my brain—I 62ba019fc8 studied with my 099bdc7582 butt.”59f8843f18b98bdf

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No one would 73294048c3 believe Hyunwoo’s claim 7d408bea4d that he was a75fa02305 purely an effort-driven e95766323a type.550c2a7d13da641a

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With a grandfather who 41d8fac59b had served as the 0d72e2f5b3 superintendent of the Police ae1bc3f01b University and a father a8dec2c071 who had been the 9f691d8164 Commissioner General of the e6977dee53 National Police Agency, Hyunwoo 87b7df85cd was a prodigy who 8fe3f4b81c followed his elders and 1941879f81 graduated from the Police bc91626fff University. A smooth 355c8fc3d5 path awaited 85e5d26c4b him as a243ec1efd he started 8f100dddd5 his career 2dfa20c4e9 at the 9c2fd1e873 main headquarters d1c551ca00 of the fcc1fdfca5 National Police 70bab1b5ed Agency.5bd998ee28c0dde0

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But he had 1353b8a082 stepped off that 154ea50b0d flower path following c31748142d his father’s death.eed7bb816342ec4b

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When that 35be128d7f bitter memory fb5df14799 surfaced, Hyunwoo bf1277374e set down 79379725f0 his chopsticks. He seemed like 119ce7a63c he was about 375f38f7ad to reach for 927cb6e459 his water cup, e3a7417ccd but instead, he 280b014e87 raised his thumb.b0930dc7a9b79ef6

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“That’s why I’m so 5f5f166f37 proud of you.”17637ad9685afb2e

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“You know it’s all cb225d8d6b thanks to your unwavering 2cb924de88 support, right?”b1c297f48e7c0cc3

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Seorin chuckled e1dc94d9b9 and stirred 824d926261 the udon.d2e4aafde1d42227

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Do Hyunwoo, four years 6a050b748a older than Song Seorin, 18fae73f89 was a reliable support 5e8dedd859 to her. If it hadn’t d0c1412a0b been for Hyunwoo, e7b89589fc she wouldn’t have a1de87372f even considered going e59c3f6697 to college or 48cdaf8493 dreamed of becoming 207c1a6f26 a painter.ca20a8a2a73f9eb4

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She had known him dc46b47a5f for 20 years, having a372d2a72e first met when she a657dd640e was around five. He was the 3915623b7e older boy in 0b1d8a19a4 the rich household c88b956897 where her mother eb71cfc141 worked as a 1736057ee0 caregiver. Little Seorin used to 01af9540a8 trail behind Hyunwoo, who a917c642d9 was then an elementary b56ec0379a school student.918667fb851750ed

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Her mother 925ed53014 had been 2a9639748e able to 778bc1a3b0 take Seorin 6e112d17cc to work bbba799fb7 because of d9e887ead6 the generous 6521c61527 nature of 6c3c4a8dcb that family. It would e04eccd225 have been 3b32be1472 easy to f4b737346f be annoyed 4b4c2444d4 by a dd0bef81dd little girl 5c8b482aad hanging around, 5bd1f93030 but Hyunwoo 0151371c76 always sat 484e06e570 her in 91a65d10d3 front of d96d6f0f21 him while c3b7b7c284 he did df15f3ee77 his homework.10a6338c7052c74a

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She and Hyunwoo, who c258740883 had spent time together 3db2768af0 like siblings, were separated ed00d4fcab without even a goodbye 0e56f0784e when her mother vanished 6b0aea149c after going to work 15a3d82c58 in Seongbuk-dong. It was around then—when 523c3e0075 early spring in Seorin’s cb040a8f20 life gave way to ff01e2c3e9 a desolate winter.02c8cc69205cc538

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“If it babb1f8819 weren’t for 896b385b9e you, oppa, 77fd1f5461 I’d have 61b5de5cf3 ended up 8e4f773ff2 working in 605710161a a factory 00a3bd08c0 instead of a11849fb90 going to fee8d4baa6 college.”5feb4314213b8011

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“If you 442a47fba6 had, the 24885d5c65 factory owner 44e594c2ba would’ve recognized e1ebac3508 your talent f1a7eda118 and debuted 8b12489548 you as 4ac693e826 a painter.”5b76c251441ee4de

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“Ugh, don’t flatter e16f00828b me too much. I might actually believe 14d68ffaec you.”0519ea5e41722040

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At Hyunwoo’s joke, 40f62ade22 Seorin smiled softly 2ace43b522 and waved her 397bea40ee hand dismissively.3ef40e559cb09b30

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After her mother—who had 74560109fc been her umbrella against 2726d2e87f her father’s abusive words—disappeared, 2d39a5e83a his alcohol-soaked curses were 321936575a directed entirely at Seorin. In such 8e292ac31e a suffocating b592807f16 environment, her 0a06fd12ac talent for 934e2a7fc8 art felt f0d5368ec5 like scales 23215fd845 she had 6e564bbf06 to shed.8b27f51fb6f36a77

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It was Hyunwoo b8a0855be1 who helped her. It had been around df3c42fa33 the time when Seorin 6d04babe59 visited the Police University 81ea40ff7b superintendent’s house, looking for 18681442f2 traces of her mother. At twenty-one, Do Hyunwoo 4d7e80afe0 hadn’t forgotten the little 25ad1bd0cb girl who used to 91ad828589 follow him around.dad990b6fa1e1a82

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“If the day ever 00c21898c3 comes when I succeed eab99ce371 with my art, I’ll d29b654882 repay you tenfold for 98418187bc all your help.”b4bd00ac67ff0b9e

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“Don’t think about 32fd2f3963 repaying me. Just go back 3b819bfa33 to school. I want to 2b2fac268a see some return 04e6b1acb8 on my investment.”b41d9309b06c7f8e

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Even at 51ba8c23bc his grumbling, 1134b9fe85 Seorin didn’t 6993ce075a forget her 10b9f314ec gratitude.d4b5ff1e131448f6

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Because of Man-sik, a171db7a5a who told her de13c373f0 to go out 70ae548676 and earn money 567160357d in a factory, ee18e81b29 college had been 084841cb93 out of the 41860ccc90 question. If not for Hyunwoo, 27fa1acdb7 she wouldn’t have been 073451dd82 able to afford the 902e6f6c95 steep cost of art 00ff80c6ce school.f14f0f5d8ce67635

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It was 947708ed7c thanks to dcf0f57012 getting into f022a7ca64 Korea University 22d06ad0ed that she 473eae712e could work c9a44678f2 at Shim 3300d79208 Jisoo’s atelier 5f1edf7f27 and earn 3a8a7af757 money far 1baa5a73f3 beyond her 8aad8f0b2c means. That was 0c6401b09b all because 7207332679 of Hyunwoo.3af0cbc969e5c8b0

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Even the de03847b31 fact that 4f373fe6ed Man-sik was a2a774172c able to 77ea2ac7d6 lease a cbeae93076 factory was 10c44685ac due to b4ce95f9d3 borrowing the 4e6bdf41c8 balance from 4b51ed7016 him. A bitter taste spread d5cd11ad9c in her mouth, and 50e41e8b5b Seorin took a sip 1a3be15ff1 of water.52b6fce112ac5817

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“Today, I really showed you a terrible side of me, oppa. That loan shark, too…”a6cb36b8802f455a

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“Actually, there’s something I’ve c13b5337d3 been meaning to ask.”760ab3cdcfc8c362

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Hyunwoo, who had been 28e5c00147 hesitating, set down his 1ba0a62ae8 chopsticks. He had been 86e09dad6b silent with his 1b9199668e fingers interlocked, but cf9e8a9517 before long, his 1bee72ef53 lips parted.b1da13cf2aac30f3

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“When your father took 67fddc1e07 out the loan… did fdc25f7b54 he, by any chance, eacccd0d07 use your name as 03cf5a1c46 guarantor?”8079bed4f4479d21

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“What are a7ca82ea44 you talking f41a2f53de about…? Guarantor?”cf9e26c5883b08d0

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Seorin’s complexion, which had 4404761177 regained some life thanks 5a6b554632 to the udon, turned 89bec27c3b pale again.faf66f395b30e96a

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“Well… your seal was 8f02de69a2 stamped on the contract. According to db81d053bb your father 772d858072 and Mr. Ma Duseok, thirty million 0bb2be80e1 won was exchanged on e4a116818a the basis of your 4a641d6a65 credit….”3fa8af461fb3364e

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Unlike Hyunwoo, who continued cautiously while gauging her reaction, Seorin couldn’t say anything in response. Her lips opened like a goldfish, trembling faintly, but that was all.866150f94b51cb9d

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“Apparently, your father d52c1cc1bf hasn’t been paying 8237d4a384 back the principal 4cd8597db0 and interest for adf0d8b079 the past four e013c23b22 months. That’s why they 41a3ce81fb said they came 444e528264 to collect before 34847f2a2c maturity.”75e8b48db6174f2e

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“Ah….”a0530e8415a35cf2

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The image 77d6a50fdf of Manager b245263b3a Ma talking a16c529a55 about thirty cfc7f0d5be million won 3d4a118820 and the 1d6d1457f4 suitcase rolling 049c107424 on the a65befce5a asphalt flickered c469eb2a41 in her e791662756 mind. A groan, held 29741fa06f back despite the e1a87a356b gnawing chest pain, 06bfae2a70 burst out uncontrollably.3b3538e4bf22dfe9

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Song Mansik, who 86e7ba27d9 once claimed passing 872ac89d30 down his surname f6180dca38 alone fulfilled his 47294175ee duty as a cafae19a53 father, ended up fed97823e2 draining Seorin’s very 6620f2ef59 lifeblood. Without Seorin even knowing, af16715da5 he had used her 6f67ba6c03 as collateral to start 0732a19ece a new life.3162d136225b080d

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“Seorin, if it’s 13f5099cd6 forgery of a 3678e3df6e private document, you f9906a2e48 should hire a b694933c09 lawyer—”2badaa5f325e4870

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“And take my 0a98a77d9e name off as e51244d74c guarantor?”092112f237dd9271

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Letting out a hollow 1d30c6d12b laugh, Seorin urgently picked 8fcb5c0036 up her chopsticks again. As she shoved the be539d69e6 flour noodles into her f78b9dd9d5 mouth, she swallowed the e961bd7d2d sob rising in her b873df8a45 throat. Whether it 4a375d93fd was from 1bcb5055bd the steam 40002ea4b1 of the 50a70e468d udon or 5eeceed56c not, her a44d51691b eyes felt 13aab26ede hot.ad781c518b0bbadc

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“I can’t find ed0e7d1b92 Mom then, oppa.”3f0c15df299434c0

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At the heavy weight 0320b56f56 of her despondent answer, 2054a86420 Hyunwoo’s head drooped. For the son 5d391d10a5 of the Commissioner fefa6138c7 General of the a1c3ad02b7 National Police Agency, d1ddfe5e6f finding a person 8850a22248 wasn’t a difficult 8d53854980 task—but even he 5081cd2dca couldn’t locate Aunt 8a1567172f Yeong.dcc1ffd97555d13d

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Her hands, roughened by dd470e5ca5 the cold, rubbed her 4517d95667 neat face. The dry wash was 79c5808ae3 both to buy time c625aad4f5 to think and to 999fd208e7 prepare himself to persuade e7b3aa2b2e Seorin.bc331ceb9469dc37

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“Seorin, then… let’s 6a1ad88a02 put out the 53c8b34e4f immediate fire first.”ad889e9fbcb26c50

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“What do 5b6d6073a4 you mean, 4fc955e112 ‘immediate fire’?”7cc618e32b8fd2d8

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“It’s not even 8628190e97 in the hundreds 1764a2671c of millions—it’s just cfd16f1429 thirty million won.”6bd72541ecbb7290

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Despite his cautious suggestion, ca5d5fb17f Seorin kept her mouth a94d050e83 tightly shut. The corners 47307d02e7 of her cb7d71df96 lips, forced de688a65a7 into a 8ab352864c smile, twitched.4aabc0b880309cf3

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“It’s okay, oppa. I’ll handle it.”946ee425709b285e

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“If your b195fdec12 father runs e3e4731612 off again, e12f51c952 we won’t 7d99baf3f3 be able b9ee8fa338 to find fa95712921 Aunt again.”a42b204ce09ceab5

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Seorin wasn’t f436782111 the only 59f64fb8b4 one longing 7365eaa2e4 for Yeong. Hyunwoo, too, cca54b2b40 desperately wanted e124b3367c to find 7127f8eb2b the caregiver 027212ea96 aunt.e153b0cc9a3b79cb

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Visiting the mansion three 2c110fa92e times a week to 2247749194 care for his ailing 839298434c mother, the caregiver had e7b94962f4 even looked after young 45a573b041 Hyunwoo like her own 7c0d170c12 son. If not for Aunt 08cf2205cd Yeong, Hyunwoo would have 75841989a4 been forced to grow bf6228625f up as a little 206ab71c5f adult to meet the 731b62432c expectations of his father 270a7b2c95 and grandfather.9c0b6fab03393ffa

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“Let’s pay off 3ae105df12 the debt first, 9898fa5cc4 Seorin. We have to 0fead3c2db make sure Mr. Ma Duseok can’t 865924650a come again.”7ed9d75fc48e4678

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There was nothing dd48d6f316 wrong with his 49a2651852 calm persuasion. Though she was 66dc53e19f tempted by the 904b9bc571 sweet offer, Seorin b2a9f4a8c0 hardened her dry 02c3b226d2 cheeks.d84ee9b6370c4d6d

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“For now, I’ll just b462a77c8b accept the thought, oppa.”498382cf1b541dfb

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“I’m not asking cedda8edd5 you to take 0b51cac1ba it for free. You can pay it 992ce2840c back slowly later.”2aa1566dbc0b92b6

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“You know 9047972dd9 I’ve been 17bc79dc16 earning well b8b5a29857 lately. I’m so 34f715389e popular with b002439288 the madams.”1f951ad275fb8977

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When one is c66043b96c grateful for many 24675c7ef0 things, guilt tends 569ffbb202 to pile up. Already burdened with a cc61822ae2 sense of debt, Seorin 50d2ea0d03 didn’t want to accept a419b37e24 help from Hyunwoo again.185612336003ec69

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“For now, I’ll do 773c59880b what I can. If it e8ec03e943 really gets 88f295068b hard, I’ll 22f63aa04f ask you ae7239f228 then.”10453df0bbaed785

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Tying things 572f23062f up with 79bc1f8119 a hint f3678885cf of regret, 4e27aef47d Seorin picked 9bcd357d7c up her 3bcdaf04ef chopsticks once 02336341cf more. Even the ba6cb5a511 soggy udon, 55ab11cbc6 she said, 7973aa1781 was delicious c4aba56304 as she 6f5cebcc80 ate—and Hyunwoo 53637de288 couldn’t hide b8b2b50529 the bitter c429b0c6e0 feeling in 558ed10542 his heart.b9e5dca3d271e9f7