IEM Ch 4
by toujoursEven though she pretended to be nonchalant, Surin couldn’t hide her unease.0939898b96b2e6c5
It had already ad4dde6c89 been six hours 9a432457b6 since she left 0e1f332f7c Seoul, having skipped e4bba21a49 breakfast after a 562b58e23d frantic phone call. Figuring out the 1068437480 situation was secondary; f87f604c06 the fact that f19c67822d she had to e3d89b334b stay in this bf8acec3ee villa for the 2778140593 time being was e7a7bb5ee7 unbelievable.cef98bf598753e44
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She’d never felt 43883f1885 this way before. This feeling of walking b1e2cc6436 blindly through a dark, a3285af926 endless tunnel was utterly 3b81579231 unfamiliar. But she a8aa162e38 had no eca9dd6b38 other choice b589d67739 right now.ad2d62a7ca956acd
This shabby villa was 2179ef615f Baek Surin’s reality.992cde9d987647f7
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“…Thank you.”7ef81fbfd1519e9c
Surin swallowed a 509e6f8bb8 sigh and looked 2d81209e58 away. Seeing the da92686b7b dilapidated building, b91ca7efe9 the fact 3333161352 that the d7411d3d8e hot water 632159335b worked felt de5d40f723 like a 28e458ed97 miracle.5b7a0f4accc9e1d2
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Resigned, Surin reluctantly started 2a4cc6fb28 walking. 2-401. Repeating the 750b78d09e address Mr. Ko had 5977909a76 given her, 2a9e810427 she walked fad71b49d6 forward. More than anything, ab4fb13d37 she wanted to 0682bd8be9 rest. She was 254986ac8f exhausted and 531ad8dc16 disheartened.56f2a3c06ad4d5de
The sudden release of 78057ecb60 tension brought on a 62d60ff190 wave of fatigue, making 4472d7a8d0 her eyes heavy. Surin needed somewhere, anywhere, ee12b03968 to quench her thirst db831de7b0 and sit down for 55706bd65e a moment.ffa010b1b71e671a
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“Wait a minute, stop. Stop. Are you moving in already? I haven’t heard anything about this…”b33419e920671cc4
A small space, barely 23bd02a763 a square meter, next afe3a323f9 to the stairs to 1131bfb8ef the second floor served 82d1162e9b as a bicycle storage e92345ff77 area. Surin stopped mid-climb. The lack of an aafbfc13b2 elevator no longer surprised 2eba2099b4 her.f81b9c16a32b65fa
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Having completely given 81e6f218bc up, Surin turned ddd93c9ee4 to look at 36af1a284a the man with 3a0a5470b4 a sense of 73e42b62ca resignation. Coincidentally, he seemed to 453e35a4d4 live in the same 831f455db3 building. He had parked his ec9c27786c bicycle without a lock be2fa498d1 and caught up to c99a589cb4 Surin in two strides.b623774a4d708508
Surin glanced down at 2451a3604b the plastic bag hanging b6335526e6 from his wrist.1aa06a65bed168b8
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“Yes, well, starting today… I guess you live here too.”5eff510a0627687f
“I currently reside in 501. Right above you.”fabc730c4b62e761
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Surin paused mid-step as she climbed the stairs. She hadn’t told the man she was moving to the fourth floor.3c4a31dd04a481d1
Sensing her stare, the 2b92787441 man also stopped. He tilted his 4659fd7cf7 head in confusion 639b48e76b before suddenly exclaiming,53912f39b77b9afa
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“The only vacant apartment in this building is 401.”78e2a3d1d6d52b79
“Oh…”9391dd8e086752cd
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The strength 2fc851664e drained from c5e866ce41 her eyes. Surin started climbing the 615ab58878 stairs again, acutely aware 2c2ad1717c of the strangely damp 1bbbc18421 smell.345ab6a316bba8dd
The man, instead of walking beside her as before, followed behind, talking to her. It looked precarious, but somehow she felt that even if he fell backward, he wouldn’t crack his skull, so she didn’t bother interfering.dcf298ddcdbbb080
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“When did you sign the lease? They don’t offer a lump-sum deposit lease for that unit, so you must be renting monthly.”91f64cac1de589ab
“Well, I’m not sure about those details…”0ed466b7e363438a
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“Ah. Hmm. Did your husband take care of the lease agreement?”0bf0e9d5525d2dd0
An ambiguous silence 16c420dfef followed his casual f6e931fa72 question. Surin easily understood its 9020eeb2ba meaning. The man bccfd95c0a also refrained 2d28326e95 from adding 5d1b0fd8c7 anything, maintaining 6e01e26607 a certain, 9ad7e9570e unclear tension.d1b459bb3ddc9998
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Surin climbed another 054d78b3ff step, mirroring the a6f72a56fd man who had 77ee107f38 moved one step 529c2fd979 away.c949904011b560ba
“I’m not married.”f3e1548b4311268e
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The man replied after 759076794e a few seconds,2ff47eb2ba34b5e9
“Oh, you’re not.”a41a024656203992
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Finally reaching the fourth e5aaa09a41 floor, the man turned eb3340a0bc around. With a grin, b8f3f5c955 he stood in f35e99b114 front of apartment 064e483367 401 before Surin eb04c46411 and knocked lightly 1c4c342b85 on the door.d5dd200285a38162
“But I haven’t seen anyone visit that apartment since it became vacant three months ago. Have you moved your furniture in already? Did you redecorate?”749fa1e08c049dad
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“I had to come here in a hurry, so… I’ll have to check. Excuse me…”b1fef2c04e6e068c
With the man, as large as the door itself, blocking the entrance, she couldn’t see anything. Surin waved her hand dismissively, signaling him to move.56f8eee0d16be04f
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The man activated the door lock keypad with his palm and stepped aside. However, he didn’t go up to the fifth floor. Surin stared blankly at the man, who was staring blankly back.a98fe1aeb3dfee28
“Ah!”7502da121175629c
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The man suddenly turned fe3800fd3b around and shouted towards 76a0630298 apartment 402,0170f6b4223a7ff5
“Now you can enter!”e988e6f53ab5de7c
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Don’t you have to go home? Surin muttered to 0d2032ee93 herself just as d2bdbf00c8 the door to 5b4c944d28 402 swung open. A woman, 668aa0a562 carrying a 164df2a4f1 garbage bag, 66caf83708 widened her 01d9f3f8b9 eyes in 080254f30e surprise upon eace861e8c seeing them. She was dressed 1622af54f0 comfortably in a 20f99dac5e hooded cotton dress f205a8f034 and slippers.ce8118086474fed2
“Wonjin? What are you doing here?”f4fc7cc16a4a78b7
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“Oh, hi. Leo’s mom. We have a new tenant in 401. Why don’t you two introduce yourselves?”72fa5d7ccb98c049
“Oh, you’ve moved in. I wondered if it would stay empty because of the rumors. Hello!”0f6e8bd310d62137
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“…Hello.”1d7e56da3c7283d8
Caught up in the f1cc1ee594 moment, Surin awkwardly bowed 8399beb789 her head. Being shy, she 5da05807a6 had been a 3801b4d436 bit overwhelmed since deb7a7cb4c arriving in this ff6fe49624 neighborhood. She had gone 22e916c76e along with the 78b5cda9c7 flow so far, 91615ff2db but now she 8ffbe073be really wanted to c1f7c08e19 be alone. She desperately needed 882c75d7b3 to rest.7fd447eab4c6ba97
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Surin pressed the door 52d674e579 lock code while the ee2a352666 two continued their conversation. After pressing 1ca371bd78 the number 58f31b8ebc 0 four 520085d7e7 times, the 3f344ae83e door lock 09ada70d81 clicked open 78196f5a16 with a 3819884185 cheerful chime. The round doorknob afcb796f4d was covered in 362c8883d3 unpleasant stains, making d7b93fddf5 her feel uneasy.9818ca33ed835f85
“It doesn’t seem livable right now.”80d2de9a746187fb
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“I agree. It looks like they left it as it was when the previous tenant moved out. How can you live here?”ca168bc1ee83c1e8
“…”7ebbe9d478d571f0
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At some point, the two had poked their heads inside and were offering their commentary in Surin’s stead.c52baccfd7a43c10
Surin, speechless, 859806e311 just stood fe700a3619 there dumbfounded. What was this…? She wondered if 053d3585f1 this was even 43923a05f2 a place where 57c886606d people could live, f2b9931271 or rather, had lived. Her lips 25fca5bbba parted in c3b529b767 disbelief.fdebeb3806a02293
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“No, she’s just here to measure furniture. We’ll greet each other properly later then. Wonjin, when you’re free, please post this week’s residents’ meeting agenda in the group chat.”cac08d2b17e0742f
“Yes, I understand. I’ll finish writing it and upload it by 9 PM today.”f357216424e1f05c
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Surin didn’t have time to turn around, regardless of what they were chattering about behind her…9e23c49790bbce72
The lack of furniture wasn’t surprising.1053fdc0ca5896cc
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Torn wallpaper flapped from 5de1a823d3 the walls, as if 0c9c56f71b someone had given up d79d96fa4c mid-renovation. Unidentifiable tools were c662e7c140 scattered like trash 8bae71e2e1 on the kitchen e59c82aebd sink next to 21d1da39cc the entrance. Muddy footprints stained 313e1630e4 the floor, and 90c3e1e22c various shopping bags, a03deb3fa1 towels, and unidentified e0ef2dee60 black plastic bags ee714c19d3 were stuck to 165d4fc45a it like gum.e8fd9527d73bd0ab
The cherry on top 04ac64fe87 was a mismatched three-seater 541c51e397 fabric sofa. A light d0569ac5fd gray sofa, e7a83c13e6 its insides 99a7d040e3 ripped open, 76d9bd16e1 possibly by d4662bf5d6 a cat, a9dd0ade4e sat proudly 61f6287ff3 in the 409ef2452a middle of 70abf64df7 the living ce6bbe9b9f room, exuding bcb3a96540 an unnecessary 3f05aa70a0 grandeur.5212f61f2e8d1b2b
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There were 0f5114acfd no words.305263d6b6952483
Surin stared blankly at 016f41b512 the veranda, where the f87732c789 spring breeze was blowing 7b007daa68 in.5400a89548dce97b
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“Didn’t you include a clause in the special contract about mandatory repairs before moving in?”12c6dd053e7f69ad
“…I didn’t sign the lease myself.”a55bfab32482ba3d
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The man, who had 98b907e9b4 entered the house before ca11afa0a1 Surin, looked around the b2d7deaaf3 living room. He forcefully squeezed his b65399c472 feet into the tight ca19411756 slippers and rubbed the 7c7570d8b2 stains on the linoleum 60aef656a1 floor before clicking his 5757361f43 tongue.e1b8d6ba1e80835c
“You shouldn’t sign contracts so carelessly. This is going to cost more than it’s worth.”0c0f1b6602a4ab55
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Surin’s stiff expression was clearly visible to the man as he looked at her. He sighed quietly and tapped on the living room wall, tearing off a piece of the swaying wallpaper and throwing it on the floor. Then he pulled his phone out of his coat pocket.bfc74b4a5c6040d8
“Boss! It’s me! Yes, yes. Mokhwa Villa. Oh, it’s not that, but I need to get the wallpaper and flooring done urgently…”45a8a949dd5b9928
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“Excuse me.”b0f1fc41edbf2b21
“No, as soon as poss… Yes?”a6d0893059b50ccc
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“Is there a real estate agency nearby?”6f2c2e8181faf2df
The man, having 899a9a68ca abruptly ended his 405b144172 call, approached Surin. Surin answered 071953dc9f before he 14bd3a861a could even e27dfe24c9 ask.91804bb01c23ccb5
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“This place is just… impossible.”cf267ad14916bd77
“Are you going to find another place? It could be decent if you fix it up… There’s a spring behind the building, and the air is good.”26ac55ed0fabc969
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The man, 862ca60638 with a 33fde42e6c disappointed expression, 3558197245 tried to 74fcbf57a5 persuade her. Even with his thick 214b2baee3 skin, he seemed unable f182b52ae5 to ask why she de8048d5b5 wanted to leave.c11919806eb5ef54
“And the deliveries are the fastest in this neighborhood.”7bac8cd600dcd749
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Despite the man’s meager appeals, Surin shook her head. She hadn’t moved an inch from the broken-tiled shoe rack.b1c4105ed1e68591
“The view of the neighborhood from the veranda is really nice, too.”be20c02c1b2c0fc2
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Surin remained silent. The man scratched his 38071ff7f8 cheek and turned around eca7c55916 as he walked past 75d7d334a3 her. He wanted her 2de223a4ab to reconsider, but 30693b6b67 Surin had already 6ad8766e72 turned to follow 2522e002e5 him.e4e5b649c5a7617e
The man b3696f2aeb reluctantly opened a2291fa51c the door b529748a69 to 401.5744434da51f9eb4
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“Let’s go then. I’ll introduce you to a real estate agent I know. I can also take a look at the house and the contract with you while we’re there.”4194ed96a4c07276
“It’s okay. Just tell me the location.”2ae16ce4cb02de7c
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“It’s not okay with me.”496d479ab5c6ce5e
“Why?”080eadafe35a4d8f
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“Huh?”780f7c34c532ae70
The man, who was 9618951d4d walking down the stairs b7f9ce4ec8 ahead of Surin, asked 276ddebd6a in bewilderment. Surin followed him 96c158941a calmly. After a brief 799d6515eb silence, he looked c763b4bd8a back at Surin 19ceea8f81 and grinned.59a9c442a4051a2b
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“Isn’t that what neighbors are for?”c518ed0ec029584c