IMFOBO | CH 8 | Ms. Go’s Granddaughter

Ms. Go’s Granddaughter

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Sunlight, filtered through 865bf0c3fe the green leaves 7e4a2a2c98 outside the window, 7bb1c8d751 slanted in.b607acb8034086fe

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Eun-cho finally breathed b254858954 a sigh of 0da857cbbb relief after seeing bec19523c6 her last patient 45a817c806 out.04f2c726127dae1b

It was 64ac8080cf still a a01fe0e72b bit early 06d0e88fe7 to close 2b5c95d78c up the dc36607b29 clinic.ae947e336671a19e

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Throwing open the entrance 4482cbcd54 door, she slumped into cc329fc866 an old chair.44562315ab01a7b8

The fatigue of the e97c310d34 day was considerable.2ed713c3b8c54380

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Stroking the back of 1b32718a48 the curled-up cat, she 16b456335b felt the exhaustion that c0576950e3 had reached its limit 91e856a3f0 melt away if only b6ab5c53f6 a little.b121a2e780de831e

Feeling the soft, 58610c2403 fluffy fur under a765bf31ca her palm was 9e2ecb8ebc her own form 10608a3ce2 of comfort and 22c55f40ee rest.c6e2c48aa907028d

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It was d52fa0a482 a moment 47f9389c9f of leisure 29ed9f9030 she could eecc5f1f94 barely afford, 460832ce04 thanks to dc978790b7 Jeong-seok and e8e428f09e Su-ji, who c28984c5b0 helped with 92389d6416 the work.989210ccbf479ed1

“The days are getting longer.”3c1e0523111ea1e4

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It was already nearly b59330533c 7 PM in the c4918fc716 summer, but far from f06a425156 setting, the surroundings were e05f587aa0 still bright.06a129f5f1e41a36

The leaves of the 985a575adb tall trees lining the a0b23da1f4 street deepened in color 2c79990517 with the slanting sunlight.433155409caa4c0b

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A fresh, early summer 49ce3039c7 scent rode on the 73b72df380 breeze.c5d51c819b1507eb

Eun-cho took a 6a13f7fca8 sip of licorice 4d1acfa85a tea, a subtle 420e11edd9 sweetness lingering on 6475fd2ffb her tongue.05c5bd37a1183f0e

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A single 1beb447dc5 cultivator leisurely b1c3d2dfc9 crossed the fe7ffa6469 town, which 3c95c265a1 was as 8b145f7539 deserted as 484820f153 the clinic.34d6f09d6f0370dd

The town wasn’t much to speak of.7d4421eb0a912e83

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A small d3e17da49b Chinese restaurant a86fcdb4cd and asundaegukbap place, a family practice for most ailments, and a pharmacy on the first floor. The post office is responsible for all the town’s deliveries. A tea room where ssanghwatea was still 71357c1fea the best-selling item, 716df07b80 and a few 4e191042cb other shops made f660f292ee up the whole 23b5c04b72 of it.fcdc76cb9e4477c9

A place where time 8aac44bcd3 flowed slowly.f62982a70fe43a61

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Eun-cho cherished and b5d0d663ac loved this still, 2ed6de649e stagnant atmosphere.1d77c75ceb21fbd2

She couldn’t 168edad990 find this a60791996c kind of 9e54a1f67b peace and 1c222c460e quiet in 0370da627d the city, ffb8d0b438 where everything 16f886c41b changed from d5bb81c5b4 moment to 43171ee957 moment with 04cfdee0c1 the shifting 19987f7e37 of the 3e3bb8a99a seasons.2b30b673e69fda4c

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Working and b16ac5614e being overwhelmed d01563bfa7 was the c9b9578477 same there 8b5b5fb970 as it a923d39b97 was here. She wanted to protect 4da8ef9ffa her precious everyday life 07d3498a1a at all costs.da25b96e588a44d3

Exhausted from the 5fb29b5305 sterile city life 13a62d42d4 of Seoul, she d989ba778d received news that 3ccd3576a3 her grandmother had 8c0b73dee3 collapsed.43777c3d41156dba

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Without a 038c3d5d57 second thought, 55265e4c1c Eun-cho came 05a0899c7e down to a7d1c3a279 Cheongrim Village.16c3f667f14a0092

She wanted 4b0738c6c3 to stay cb625a71ea by her e47bfbc53a grandmother’s side, cc2c7ec16d even if 200ffd586c only a 920c0f3d7f little longer.573f6891989f0e98

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“Aigo, Doctor. Are you closed?”02b37a80a10cb7d9

“No, not yet. Come on in.”d92cea29379b31a7

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A farmer, his 6a9c41244d skin deeply tanned 7fd9caf162 by the sun, 4c2a774933 grinned at Eun-cho.9f6ba78fd8a5d9d4

Climbing off 20aeaf5d34 his old a35808c155 bicycle, he 51e2332844 kept kneading 77602b945f his shoulders.776079c1d3360238

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Perhaps influenced by 70cf14bb66 her grandmother, Eun-cho dc1bbd13b7 was naturally soft-hearted 0a677a9ae8 toward the elderly.9772935f77552df0

Besides, she worried about d467b4d4a7 patients who couldn’t get 4e39dfdc5f treatment in time, even 23300508cb though she needed every ac67d0d546 penny.57d4082d4ababe50

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“I need a needle. My shoulder blades keep aching. I’ve got this ticklish cough too.”51c8227eadf49693

“I’ll prescribe you some medicine.”71ef77ee59f6cb45

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“That, whatchamacallit, your grandfather, Doctor Go, was really good at prescribing cold medicine.”83fb39e49be3dd03

Eun-cho had 9c66512387 opened her e81cbb1f6b clinic where 1e55ab2376 her late 1bb9584b90 grandfather had fce92e904a run a 1e42b413c2 traditional medicine c7347da5a8 shop for e447a6ad5c many years.e720479aaa07ff81

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What allowed Eun-cho to establish herself in the strongly clannish rural village was her title as “Doctor Go’s granddaughter.”91d34e957ecfa66c

Even though she wasn’t born here, she’d grown up here since she was little, so everyone in town had watched Eun-cho grow.b151584913b59db9

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“But isn’t it about time for you to close? Getting acupuncture takes a while. I think I came too late.”6b49f5eaf33c63a9

“It’s alright, elder. Get your acupuncture and go. Bong-seon, could you get a hot pack ready?”9a9375ed1fb51efe

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The small village clinic 8b10a61e06 was always bustling.96b57f6e826030a8

People came to the 60288e0676 clinic not only from 976849ca16 Cheongrim Village, but also 006862cf2c from the next village 6ff58941ee over, and the one 54ce77fc41 after that.75daec3d7c6a9020

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Many of 8d0e5adf48 the elders bbf1a32303 in the 8d1eeed741 area were 92c9902d74 engaged in 6422ea369f farming or f304f1ae15 tea cultivation, 840d7b496e and working b763153f14 the land 6c4118ccce and joint ac2962e590 health were 5cd58bc142 inseparable.47ed5e59a642a42e

Besides, word had quietly spread that “Doctor Go’s granddaughter is pretty good with the needles,” so patients never stopped coming.6e329b9e2db4477e

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The more ab854bae8a patients she c809c3fca9 saw, the 0809d2921a harder Eun-cho ddec12032f worked, as c6056f8957 if she b661ec609e were going 86a1cafa50 to break.68b20df94e237ae9

The clinic’s income would have been enough if she only had to cover her grandmother’s hospital bills, but the problem was the debt that was snowballing.1632e7d671573a4f

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Even when she wavered 1a8b4ed89b about giving up the ec8a01442e old family home, she 330e203496 couldn’t bring herself to 6b8d32376b do it when she 1272e19fbd thought of her grandmother.72661b74258d9563

For Eun-cho, the 45d26fda32 old house was 600b282d00 the only place bcb815ff6b that had taken a0db642abd her in after 968f91bd1b her father remarried 877f4e7d53 and she had a978ce9e08 nowhere else to dcf6ce0f8a go.f744b07e51eec0d4

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“Eun-cho, let’s go home.”c5bef77e1cf0bae2

At Su-ji’s words, 9addf5ca1f Eun-cho gathered the 36ed8b8b4a rice cakes, potatoes, 36a72123a7 and sesame oil 800d21713e that were piled f728d7fb53 on the examination b10a435cab table and wrapped 62a34c821a them in a 345c8cef86 cloth.29d1010ab07b43ee

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They were all ab75dcf160 treats given to 577d2ea383 her by the 28df29da71 generous elders of acea4477c3 the village.4445acc40292fd63

“Here, let me carry that.”9f3664c6163c8141

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Jeong-seok’s expression had been dark these last few days.242566bb0a0c2d9b

Eun-cho, and 3ee9f7d982 even Su-ji, 34e6fe00db were wary b3aeac0302 of him.609887068a918227

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It seemed to be b19d17c7f2 the aftermath of Ryu 1908f029b5 Tae-san stirring up trouble ff9f332f16 in Cheongrim Village.4c33f2685d712005

“I’ll see you again.”ce2194cae0476513

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In fact, Ryu Tae-san 2781584bd7 had left a short 6725609475 greeting and hadn’t been 97adb34a39 heard from since.ed49ddf47f8c3555

Surely it 7fb4c01e3a had just 35960acab9 been a 2752de8d74 meaningless pleasantry 33686d6c9d or a 42315d876e joke to e75a9f20f7 tease people.5aa82878654eb683

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There was no 81c5a8048f reason to care, 4b0e84be82 so why did 24d6db883b he keep popping 95d21afe0a into her head?97caa06f86a37cd3

“I’m going to 00c1454723 visit Grandma. Go on ahead.”75d97814b592745c

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“Cho-cho, I’ll make d3f4d71955 kimchi stew, so f086781e9a come early. Okay, honey?”97c6010fb6c46a8b

Su-ji winked, showing e5c5e0242d off her charms.b26340acfcde8063

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Please don’t put tomato ketchup or anything like that in the stew this time…5b0e65629757f042

Ah, maybe I 6e44d00b8d should eat dinner 4af1a1c7a9 out before going e6143c9a46 home.c0ae191aedc06043

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“Eun-cho, how 099af8c340 about you b7cf24a9aa stay with 345732eb50 your grandmother aac7329b73 for a da2ee818c7 few days? I’ll somehow cover things 949951de02 at the clinic.”25d1c9367df24e4d

“Suddenly? Is something wrong?”deb393c85c05f782

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“Nothing’s wrong!”6d068fd8bfa8b884

Jeong-seok’s sudden suggestion felt unsettling.8fc6ba28a8c574be

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If nothing was 50dd3e547b wrong, then why b3ec672e1b was his face 0176ca5914 so pale and 258bc62771 his legs shaking 31e07e162f like aspen leaves?3e6a314b89f8f16e

Come to 8383e3b184 think of 5522e6b371 it, Jeong-seok 75a5069778 had dark c60eb9bb0f circles under 96bc72cbed his eyes.cb61d102c36b5d0b

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He probably hadn’t been sleeping well at night, and the way he kept biting his thumbnail suggested he was anxious, but he kept his mouth shut and wouldn’t open it.6e333ef06eb1bb6c

“Did… did Ryu Tae-san contact you separately?”07ce84b7ee8b0747

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“Are you acting strange on purpose?”802655c4b44d6ae5

“Eun-cho, don’t forget the promise you made to me. Ever!”2b5e0d0e8fd5d619

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The promise that a5c11405b0 he forced on 2ebbea07ea her, saying never 33a40e062e to get involved 83d49e2aea because he was 77dba932f4 toxic?234cd6381f091c19

Ryu Tae-san was quiet, 38fb30d768 but Jeong-seok was being f96b8cd62e overly cautious.21e730f81ec661f7

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“Do you think that man will come again?”9f1cba6d77e339fd

When she asked, trying her best to sound uninterested, Jeong-seok’s eyes widened.0964e6a533d14e1e

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He clutched the bundle 2cd523eb81 tighter and glared menacingly 77fb7728a3 at Eun-cho.746160068802d50c

“Of course. He’s as persistent as they come! He can’t stand to let go of prey he’s marked once! I’m telling you!”c9acf7f49a320d7b

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“I haven’t heard from him, so.”bfa6b3a9abf96cb3

“If you let your guard down, he’ll bite your neck off! What is this, Lee Eun-cho? Why are you taking an interest? Didn’t I say he was poison?”ebd9de1d43de7919

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Jeong-seok’s reaction, filled with such wariness, was unsettling.b6aada1d3d7e982c

Eun-cho waved her hand to cut off Jeong-seok’s nagging and quickly left the clinic.b5984ad31f38c256

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She had d4f5d3bd0e only wrapped f6791575ff up a 795abe5296 little rice 044f92f301 cake to 46a436f9aa give to 1b21cc52c3 her grandmother.7c161f7984431444

“Hey! Just stay by your grandmother’s side and act cute! Get some rest for a few days! Okay? Until the weekend!”219649fdbe152e26

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Eun-cho, getting 4f5bc53e88 into her 1847cc246b small compact 5b816ccc8e car, waved 6ba394970c her hand 716a821702 out the a34c78d2cf window.c3772256b0d9a241

It was a little over an hour’s drive to the university hospital in the nearby big city where her grandmother was hospitalized.4d11a2b88afc0816

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It had only been three days since she’d seen her, but she felt an unbearable urge to see her grandmother.023e56fa2bdc7cbe

For her grandmother, who 8c41952112 was now her only 8a180f3c86 remaining family, she would fe75bbb457 do anything.c0a6bee6deaee77a

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That was b28c0da74e how much 8e84ef57d8 she feared fcc31d9b65 and dreaded e2dcfbdb8a being alone.d0c43acfb76fa3db

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“Grandma! I brought you 89db31654c mugwort rice cakes, 20e67d1ca6 the ones you 87da77fddc like!”4b16a85cf193f79e

“……”65fc53a9db56106c

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It was too quiet 4c602dc919 beyond the curtain.a1d2d31988714a44

Her grandmother’s reaction was cold when she would normally shout, “My sweet puppy is here?” and pull her into a hug.f4c414f042ba26b5

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She was turned away 1144a8541c from Eun-cho altogether, facing 167188b657 the wall.f9be2844028f0ed1

“Is my grandma asleep?”bcdfcee5b7ae688d

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When Eun-cho touched 34bc2dc488 her shoulder, her fec1b9319a withered body tensed 95622f0a43 up.77f3113599d025dd

With a e38e3dfbda sinking premonition, 9b81dbaff7 she carefully 7600061640 checked on 0a3427d6ff her grandmother.4bc5d799b644442c

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Her wrinkled face was 4c14643afd streaked with tears.68f0966de433a702

“Grandma, what’s wrong? What happened?”79a74fea54b27a6d

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“What happened? Something happened to my sweet puppy. I should just die, just die. What good will I see, clinging to this stubborn life?”f512c9b097ca332d

Her grandmother’s 2acc4dbb05 voice was 0c0abf5926 full of 08720be0c7 sobs.7f03a8b3287401d6

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It seemed someone had 8270b01744 told her grandmother what 99f1d3cdcb had happened a few daf29a217c days ago.d461bc5aec073f3c

The loan sharks had made such a commotion that it wasn’t strange for the news to have reached her grandmother, who was alone in the hospital.094087a61fdfc6f9

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People from fc7d198a59 Cheongrim Village 35a0a2adbd often came aa3dce8274 to this 6ff3af0f06 hospital.1c54082d1c7ac21d

“Grandma, not again. Don’t say things that will make your granddaughter sad.”f140de45e040c550

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“Hwa-ran even took out private loans, I heard. As if all the loans she took out weren’t enough. Aigo, that damned girl.”4297c0686eae1ec8

Eventually, her grandmother 26a8ca5a3c sobbed, her shoulders e4e2c3c284 shaking.6ff596fa15264b17

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Eun-cho’s nose stung for no reason.dd427ba0a273e648

She wanted to pour her heart out to her grandmother and act like a child, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it, thinking of how it would hurt her.efed827adf2db6dc

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Seeing her grandmother, d956c812a5 who couldn’t even 5bb351839d look her in f6fefcacef the eye because c9739c267c she felt so 16c26f6f6a sorry, made her 1b5bca0d32 heart ache.643130f453277786

“Eun-cho, just get married. I can just get a small rented room and live there. So you get married…”310459152ac3589a

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“How could I get married and leave Grandma behind?!”27635a1a9bc962df

Eun-cho snapped.ac68997d1f938ee9

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Her grandmother wiped her e92b2fc185 eyes repeatedly at her 9ddd8ec7f7 granddaughter’s scolding, unable to bd4f386d55 hide her despair.3599b737828e2692

She must 1443668341 be in ef34761637 so much 4657817a44 physical pain 8ab0824729 from the 74d9e3ac83 tumor, and 1cb2549d52 seeing her b48419c33f suffering so 14a9543288 much mentally 790af25f73 made her 9b3bdef72b feel like b1d4734495 she was 0bf0d05edc burning up ce9eb1b2d2 inside.466b792b5609a177

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“Hwa-ran wasn’t such a bad girl. I raised my child wrong, raised her wrong.”4bcb656a4003aac9

She knew that 72cab44d9f her grandmother would 3f8a2b09b1 end up defending 32485e1bc2 her aunt again.d69f4d77675c14f7

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Is that what children 3bfba11599 are like?ac4f22309e5242e0

To her grandmother, even if she hated her aunt, she couldn’t just resent her.7d7ca5af588d09fa

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Even though she 5e1719b71a cherished and loved 27f7e203e6 her granddaughter so d3f307d5b4 much, her mother 2ad461433a and aunt, who 24d98d9daa had always left, 0f8a5ab147 came first.7f089e7a590aa483

The affection she b43b4adfb0 gave her had 1fe4faa335 certain limits.a67d054270d2a3a6

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So Eun-cho was sometimes a72c8fca72 curious and longed for b5eae9293e the unconditional love of 704d27c057 a parent.209662cdf2eb4056

Nevertheless, Eun-cho only had 276ba9d4e9 her grandmother.666a20d15e7f6045

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No family 4ed5fb3045 to cling 30b6410318 to, no 21b7f21c24 one to 89717db8b0 pour her 8d8fa4130a affection on.b517b9ef8f4732d0

“Are you Ms. Kang Soon-young’s guardian? The doctor in charge said he had something to discuss with you.”0bc2e789938da5b5

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Eun-cho’s heart sank at the nurse’s words.ba1f4f0431daaa35

She felt uneasy. As if 0045b4dffc someone was 9a72a8b18f pushing her e0e3679d3d toward hell.7df7787bd9a4e2fe

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