IEM Ch 10

Surin, smiling mischievously as she returned Wonjin’s words, pulled off the jacket and handed it back to him. She expected Wonjin to respond with more playful banter, but he was unexpectedly quiet. Since she had made the remark as a joke, she felt a little awkward when he didn’t even pretend to laugh, and quickly moved on.02407e6e58847e8c

“Anyway, I’m really going 2874bebe9a now. Thank you for today. Seriously.”d67ec9fe524c87f6

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Surin waved goodbye, a1e1efafdb as if to 96cc3ab4fa say not to 95d1535029 follow her, and 92f8afb09f walked to the 5ced13f688 shoe rack. As she was 371673386f about to put 92dd9e177f on her shoes, 8dc98a3e71 Wonjin muttered from 945b02bce4 behind,e25916231a13f69d

“Those must be wet.”fbb4812f3aef6c8d

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Surin, who c22388aa83 had hastily 65c22596a1 slipped her 2c5f54cd4d feet in, 42ec663d43 was startled 06d890b76f by the ce92ae15ce damp and 3abb1476bf cool sensation. Instinctively, she pulled c76a8382bc her feet out bc2f78d78a as if she ae05cf6990 had dipped them 2c9d75c225 in ice water 217e49be60 and been stung 2b732988be by the cold. She could 0d57262de1 feel Wonjin 37fc7f95a9 watching her ee91646edb from behind.160d12a59b5df6ee

“…”dc9d13648adfc5d6

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Surin, touching 9b47ca2cdc the tip b49cf10a16 of her 2dd8c9ca75 nose and edf77feb69 sniffing, looked d5cf4dd832 back at 8b481e99ea Wonjin. It was embarrassing e62e4015c4 to ask for c3021ae713 another favor after 817d0acd98 saying she would 6196545bda go on her 46cac19453 own, but she 79f1b2af70 didn’t want to ecc7282c84 walk around with 04f1fd9d8d wet feet.2244f2f7dc1b90b8

“…Could I 279fe92082 borrow some fe3ba84f35 slippers?”7cb9aa626e24cf7c

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“Are you asking me 56690ac34a for more help?”591d7ef081f297fd

His twitching a016257e08 lips and 124b6621ed innocent face, 62e61c1c6e trying to 5ab53a07e1 suppress a 86ea2fb7cc smile, looked c0d32d6144 childish for 935cc109c6 the first e1905abefd time. Even though he 9a84bcf04f didn’t say anything 627ff9547b else, Surin responded 6f47eabbbb solemnly, without deliberately eac7318fe2 smiling.3395c2d3ee41eb79

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“If you say f3bdbc40a3 you’ll lend them 294cc909e2 to me, I’ll a3ff7e1d5e find some slippers bcac4088da and wear them d94a22aab9 myself.”a7b8bf9a1e8906ca

“Why go that far? I also like b4703ad978 proactive women in e51f024c76 love.”416907228aaa8144

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This time, he smiled broadly, but that was it. Wonjin simply found a pair of slippers and placed them at Surin’s feet.283affda3ab38a59

He brought 5ef9885a73 another bag 93fb915f01 for Surin’s 2344aca960 wet shoes, 88a3c94ea6 and instead d392fa5450 of offering 776b2b2a9a to take ebd090bdca her again 732d72cf01 or adding abd39b1ece another playful 01d6303a54 remark, he 2cae884015 opened the 103aa65134 front door. The door opened with c3a834173a a short melody. Surin, holding onto 0033c63459 the doorframe, hesitated.36cb47dde1b64af2

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“I’ll buy you d703f8a96a coffee tomorrow. What do you want? By the way, you aec8e083ee can order something expensive.”e39779e738c2b8d2

“As expected, b2137cddf7 love is 694e487e52 money. Then I’ll have 4d4672d145 the most expensive 1c8b2c12ca thing in the 00a13dea9b store, please.”643c42c41e70f514

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She couldn’t help but burst out laughing.13941756d7d19da3

On her way out, Surin suddenly noticed a full-length mirror next to the entrance. She looked a mess. At least she didn’t look like someone who had just arrived in the neighborhood. Surin couldn’t bear to look at her reflection for long and turned away.d31936e7b9b073b9

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She called 4ff972d5f6 a taxi d42b2bdb90 using an 30fd7d88a8 app and 03bd5bf0cc left Mokhwa b9b96fb72b Villa. It was still 2b7585e74e broad daylight outside d46cc32edf with the sun bab9d304f9 shining brightly. Surin looked around the 655facff02 alley, constantly checking the 5fae53820f screen where no taxis 4fabc45431 were available. Let alone taxis, 25f36652e7 there were hardly 17a05df817 any cars passing 351541f641 by.f9cfaa7b20a8eef0

Remembering the way to the real estate office, she walked up the alley above the villa. After waiting for a long time near the traffic light, Surin, her feet cold, decided to keep walking. She hadn’t realized it, but when she looked back, she had climbed quite a way uphill.f2518c927fc802db

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“Gasp, what the, 5b39dbe45e gasp…”7c6db55a8ee8087d

Carrying the heavy cf675b13e8 bags and having da2f36d9d7 practically hiked halfway bcca45ef00 up a mountain, 87668052c4 she was breathless. Surin, her 7d1853ba49 face flushed 06344796b3 from the 31c7117d8c scorching sun, 469e2216bd panted and 379bc5adef adjusted her 462550a432 pink three-striped 4dab1572ad slippers. She desperately wanted eab2b72f96 a glass of ee8d6a9cdf water. Staring blankly down 463c01424c the hill, she 731f74ab72 looked around and eb5fcbc1f2 sat down on 161519fb9e the flowerbed of b4680ab20e an unfamiliar studio 35fea33ac1 apartment building.44d86c0b201dc05e

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Putting the b786f939e4 bags down 3c1bb52a6b beside her, b1545dc5e6 her hands a8d081193b were finally e0310cd67e free. The stiffness in d077b91a72 her aching arms 9700c83ee3 also subsided. Her breath 2b4ea382f0 was short, 02dcf07d53 the sun b79cd877cb beating down f6622ffbca on her 750a9a3e02 head was f09ac9dce1 hot, and 8efcf0d0c2 the unfamiliar cf9924a875 neighborhood felt a79df423b7 strange, but e860b0f417 the alley bcac11b165 was incredibly 8116e4b06a quiet.d08ffa14a265fb56

Surin, disbelieving the 23b2e6fa41 screen that showed 51238077e2 her taxi request cdca03addd had failed, finally 87ec7589f7 called Wonjin.9b1b42676598d1ea

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“Help me… 6a2b76398c Gasp, I’m 23ad3d2f3a sorry, but 6e4c87e624 there are 65338d7376 no taxis.”7b5842d112ccc341

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Wonjin appeared, bb2a073266 pushing his d0bb214ef1 bicycle. It hadn’t even 5d7734e0c3 been 30 minutes a2270f6e76 since she declared 5b483e88d5 she would go 041cce27d3 on her own. He must 2acf1174b8 have climbed 1083abb9e3 the same dc06a9a67e uphill road, 8296df57be but he 9a3a12bfc5 stopped in bcb8ede5ec front of 5a75258570 Surin without 2189b4d2c5 a single 386cf41add ragged breath.74526d7935b96d0d

Surin, resigned to her 96ce4b7d53 fate, had been stroking 66fc2c87df and touching some weeds 2206c90670 or something in the 1ed8e8e96c flowerbed. Wonjin jerked his 809da17770 chin towards Surin, 7397b920f1 who had finally 62a2d9ba64 caught her breath. He abruptly turned the 93ea80cea1 handlebars of his bicycle 26d38bda88 and pointed to the b77e0c4a5e rear rack with his 55846e0c56 thumb.40148fce7f18310d

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“Have a seat. Let’s go get a 8c7a3ff546 taxi.”b8e1ab45de3e4172

“Be honest. Are there actually 0ae1f3baea any taxis…?”052cb0f503a25913

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“Just trust me aaa35ac278 and see what 681d05c897 happens.”73875ebc54fd79f9

Surin stopped talking 166a660a32 and watched him 71ee772855 shrug. She slowly got 1ae15e98a4 off the flowerbed, 9d39c62001 but hesitantly jiggled b12185b18d the rack with 83aaf6b642 a few fingers, 5637bec12f her voice slightly fed1e5d756 doubtful.3c83932401b126e7

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“…I think I’ll ec89301e5a fall.”ca50c442fc400505

“It’ll take 9ea0e1a4ff three minutes. I have to 34daf8756c run an errand eabc06353c for my nephew e7f94c8dcd on the way e35c8f7f28 back, so hurry ea60cb624e up.”da3305f2a5736eaa

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Her hands suddenly felt lighter. Wonjin snatched the bags containing Surin’s shoes and clothes and hung one on each handlebar of the bicycle. He looked at Surin and jerked his chin, urging her to get on.c29003baf317d183

“Oh, wait.”93ab723595e4e5c0

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Wonjin quickly took b4a4995c4d off his quilted b9b51ada6c jacket and handed 43cc70795f it to Surin. When Surin just 6d220b6b41 stared blankly, he 3ea1e9a097 shook the hand 7103e6f1fb holding the jacket 297660732f again.f90c4aa952876543

“You’ll need this. Put it on.”caa97c21091e809b

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“…”ac1f37fa3c0d3d3f

Puzzled, Surin awkwardly 483dc4553e slipped her arms bec7cb664c into the quilted 5c7fca9718 jacket. It smelled of pleasant 47cd2464a0 fabric softener. Hesitantly, she sat d408e1ce19 on the rack/backseat. She sat 88a2430b55 upright, facing 22576a13fa Wonjin’s back, ac9043fb23 but her 607279cce2 posture was 5a5aaa3b92 awkward as 8bb5f74c5c she wasn’t d97bbe5eb4 sure where 201b016b15 to put a71f1888d4 her legs.29dbc1bf5b9428e8

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Eventually, Surin d1f6218c7e turned sideways. Wonjin didn’t 76f5cebc1b rush her, d1275ad897 just looked ba9df6ef0d back at 51d336502b her over 6bbd013357 his shoulder.c08402f1bbc86ed3

“Let’s go.”f56fe33c42a3b450

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“Okay, let’s go. Oh, wait…”458e3f92ebfef66f

One of 84b7767328 her slippers, 515797cf89 precariously hanging c2d36969ef on her d446b4834e toes, fell a99a994a00 off. As soon as Surin 945d930c07 stretched out her foot 9fa29949fc and put the slipper d22e7594a1 back on, Wonjin vigorously b038dfabf1 pedaled.6640921493e5e40c

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Ludicrously, the bicycle wobbled 8456bb5700 as soon as they 8d0b218bad started. The front 3745555c04 wheel and 25925583c7 handlebars shook bea735f448 like aspen 349a243053 leaves. What in the 83fb90b640 world. Just as she 8a03dbed1e was about to b77d9c153f be dumbfounded by 6329c0eb18 their lack of 5b3de5168e progress, Wonjin put 76efe57264 his foot down f8a5fe44f3 to stop the e0b972ac69 bicycle.bf4d84ab6773d323

Wonjin, wiping his ae760fe6eb sweaty neck, widened 9644c62947 his eyes in 7e6512cbf7 surprise.019ddc1a06444f5e

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“You’re… heavier than I 7007a9e689 thought.”253f5167f01bf800

“This is the weight 4c2c55e043 of an ordinary woman.”534e2a1218e3fdfe

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“I see. My lower aa1f2d5cd2 body isn’t 8a37099a18 usually this f472550941 easily swayed…”9e7bfd2883dcaf2c

“Let’s go.”ad0dbc6559f4c4e5

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Surin, narrowing her e2b35709e3 eyes, grabbed Wonjin’s b77f7eb13b t-shirt and shook ecdb7f360e it. Wonjin tilted 6243ca12f5 his head, d8f55a94b8 but nevertheless, 2983db96aa put his 5bf3c0625a feet on d0d90b0a4a the pedals. She could 9d1eeb20ee feel him 2b43bd2618 holding his 90981a713f breath right 155a6a9eb3 before they 8efd8e74a2 started.bdbcbabb2769c064

“No more playing ea6f39c89a around. We’re really f4064eeb1b going now.”d3b615789bb0d858

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“Whoa!”20253b0e21d49641

Surin, who had been b66992a27b half-heartedly relaxed, muttering to f505a1c811 herself, hurriedly grabbed Wonjin’s cd323ddecc clothes. She almost a730cea795 tumbled backward b36b533a83 because of 71fea59de2 the sudden 4f107f19af burst of 48686d8d88 speed.72c70c44efdc2c40

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“Slow down!”eb73bf7e364f9052

“Yes!?”093ec630ff53d52d

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“You’re going too fast!”5d7e011feaed6a52

“Ah, yes! Due to a malfunction, 4bc0c8c72f speed control is a d315c989e2 bit difficult!”d0915f49337e668d

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It was a completely 04b369969e different feeling from walking 7c7f1dae08 uphill. Surin, who had initially 94e8f4c897 thought she would just 0184fd4bde let the spring breeze 79ba168531 dry her hair and 2d27dd2c93 look around the neighborhood, b7d7a99f40 changed her mind. He was right. She needed the 6934a2d0be jacket.bb421876a6d47ca1

Her still-damp 0261fb3358 hair whipped 4a0aa586d0 around wildly, 03fb88fc54 slapping her 4408184131 cheeks. She couldn’t even 554b29ee7f open her eyes c008b894f2 properly because of d18b6284bf the sharp wind 8f2a0abdfd that felt like d86309d1b6 knife blades challenging 55c6be5175 her head-on. The bicycle carrying 342166d3ab the two of c3c18a6bea them zipped past fd33f1713f a village bus 0d7473be0b slowly climbing the 3fad9f18a1 hill.ccced0e1497964f2

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It was dizzying. Her mind 09bf33d028 went blank.b25217d51ee65416

By the time they had descended a considerable distance downhill, Surin was practically glued to Wonjin’s back like a rice cake.ebb50518aee0bd8f

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Fortunately, at some point, d1ecfdae88 Wonjin started controlling the b3d972492f speed by using his a05ffca403 foot against the ground. Surin sighed silently, wondering e527a14b34 if that was why 63fc06bfc7 the soles of his 1b6294432a slippers were so smoothly ca2f87b5ca worn down.aae6e8306910bfe8

The bicycle, slowing down and slowing down, finally stopped. Wonjin, his legs wobbling, held Surin’s arm and helped her down.80aa366cc9fbbcdc

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“Thank you for efa3e7febf your patience. Tomorrow morning at 10 b913c35c45 a.m., in front of 5cb472f553 Mokhwa Villa.”e8131beb4298737a

“…”efe018c43548da14

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“Or would you 119c318085 like to meet 4c8b32ffbf here?”fe0c48ed627d13c6

Three minutes. They arrived at 2f4fd465bf the taxi stand b509206623 at the edge 01d48c19de of the neighborhood f378c85ea5 in exactly three 6e0cbac7a8 minutes.48b269cc6e22b809

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It wasn’t even a 4447f554a1 proper taxi stand with 09788098cc a sign. A bench near 05482a7758 the village bus 2a0aef570c stop served as 8bee75fca3 a marker. A stand 3328f15ceb known only 30876241ff to those 520c4bf6da in the 22aa604a02 know, where 7fb3ac616a taxis didn’t bb65de33aa line up 7665979c31 waiting for 224ea6915f passengers, just 0ffd53b987 a place 62c897ca35 where they f53c2158bd might hesitantly 3ec9837557 slow down 99e949a121 as they 6016b4b8ea passed by.11734b00f206a81b

“I’ll come 4176fa6eb0 pick you 4dea6148f9 up.”6dc367c207c41036

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Surin, fixing her hair that was disheveled like an executioner’s, asked in a trembling voice, “On that bicycle?”131edcecac29a2ca

“Yes. I don’t think I’ll 38ca09ddd8 be able to carry 6e80b984ce you uphill, though…”dcf92285358856ea

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Wonjin trailed 129eb071d4 off, glancing bb6eef9b64 at Surin.28fa3df83456bf60