IWYFB Chapter 15
by flowieBy morning, the snow 194a6df021 had finally stopped, and cd79f05c22 the roads, once buried d015de92a4 under the heavy snowfall, d9e7b81237 had been cleared.ae3828f00c3b24ec
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Jiwoo stepped out of 57d5d196d7 the taxi and entered 0d66b33a80 the house without so 1c6a5f0f92 much as a backward 53c80e5580 glance.fbc86d2d4a8ce172
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As she carefully opened the f992dd7d67 front door, holding her breath 82c95e5236 to avoid attracting the attention 5a53c42a37 of any neighbors, she suddenly 19fa0d357b froze.05e1f37194d0f52d
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Her father, who had fe37c2270f stayed up all night 818ae4cb25 worrying, sat in the b40372420d living room with swollen 24e5ef0fda eyes.6a372feb7f1ac77c
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“Jiwoo, you’re back?”04cf641eb7e4787f
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Avoiding his concerned gaze, 5807a7fd5c Jiwoo hurried past the dddf25a0b9 living room.980f9c2bbffc3da3
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“I called and told you I was staying over at a friend’s place. You didn’t sleep?”8910901747a24d4f
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“I went to bed right after your call. So, nothing happened?”0147202bc0b24c15
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“Of course not… I was just catching up with my friend all night. I’m going to sleep now.”8ac3c3d3441ad7d6
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“Did you have breakfast?”42c196c994945cc1
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“I grabbed something on the way.”17139d3e0a7adac3
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She didn’t know when she ed719cae9a had become so skilled at 76f8b8076b lying, but it still felt 2c208fb326 strange how effortlessly the words 81e85b725e came out without a change 3771de9c62 in her expression.3f513e2506bce22d
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Once inside her room, 4b238c00bf Jiwoo shut the door 3e729ca8be and listened carefully. She heard her father 6f7a787791 sit on the sofa 99484dd90a for a moment before 1540a4a875 his footsteps retreated into 054110b2a0 his bedroom, followed by e9bb1e2d69 the quiet click of f615ea7f86 the door closing.e2057758b0de8fbe
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Only then did she finally ebaf3c944b let out a sigh of 7e92cde372 relief. She suddenly remembered that she ff6606f695 hadn’t properly said goodbye to f7d56df9e8 Taemu, who had taken a 9507cbb85e taxi with her all the 7c3444dd43 way here.e34aefa88883c412
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But her heart was 90ea465f42 still pounding.15ace427c16c678b
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What exactly had happened last 2ba1ae9651 night? Every moment she had 2f63d6b021 spent with Taemu felt f15b007cd8 distant and surreal.6f92e8556cee7b56
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“Can you meet me, even for a little while, before I leave for the U.S.?”b6acc05dd1583a93
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She recalled his words from 0a288ac60a the taxi, just as they 9a807bb493 were nearing her house. She had nodded, and 81fdd57d8e he had smiled.93a7582b7dc0f15a
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Then, just before she 843459259c got out of the 336b362132 car, he had held bdfd28f863 her hand for a e105984bbb brief moment before letting 0b9307ffab go.1b6a8b529cdaeaef
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Jiwoo glanced down 6e5912775d at her hand, 90d7dcc49a the same one 3b2047d841 Taemu had grasped.a8b17a3dbb1f4b47
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After everything they had done b556ccacc4 together last night, things she 545cbe00a4 couldn’t even say out loud, 13fd03741e she found it strange that e334639c7e such a simple touch could a727959984 still make her tremble.e84afa2a41ff8e42
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Every single thing 7eb0fd063c they had shared, 1b12a0fd49 no matter how 3ca6880ef3 big or small, dab784ddaa felt precious.f4efd9c79c2aa125
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His flight was tomorrow evening. That wasn’t much time e5753c8764 at all.f971aaf7b5e765fe
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The thought of not ec3874f645 seeing him for a 0facab83f5 long time left her 9a12e9c4fd feeling unexpectedly downcast.8d985e3a17d50cf8
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They could still stay in ea1eff6f47 touch, so why did she 09d4c2a764 feel this way?e2cfcb5d8f016a37
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She lay in bed, tossing 72e4ef1439 and turning, until sleep eventually 03a6fe77bb overtook her.e9f51cb476ee1029
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A faint noise woke her 0bc4641206 up.7fde386f77b6295b
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For a moment, 5108331cfb she thought she 7f7fd9dc82 had heard Taemu’s 0712aa77da voice. But that was impossible. She burrowed deeper under the a542a6c122 covers, dismissing it as a ec08be45a5 dream.392eff1881a70dda
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Then she heard fc3c8dd121 it again, his cab55a489e laughter, deep and 581da4d492 unmistakable. Throwing off the blanket, Jiwoo 6b95bc8a00 sat up in bed, still 02d7e9aed7 groggy.c1acd0bca7f425ce
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“You really didn’t have to go through the trouble of bringing this for us.”091d43bbe9d0c534
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“It’s nothing, ma’am.”6e5a4bb1c7984ac7
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“You’re a guest. I can’t just let you leave without at least having a cup of tea. Sit down for a moment, I’ll bring something warm.”e6058b5b3addab83
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“Really, there’s no need.”bff60d898f2a8979
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“Nonsense! Sit down.”af8d58b412bb35cc
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Her mother’s voice 7282ef99d0 mingled with Taemu’s, f965591e67 pulling Jiwoo fully abbe99da2c into wakefulness.014515968c7076ab
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She looked at herself in c8ffa9f31b the mirror, her hair a 30a0b4a2f0 complete mess, her face swollen ea6c338837 from sleep. Her crumpled clothes only added ec81346a63 to the disheveled look.6f7b415aeda1d98d
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“Is Jiwoo still asleep?”33e33509266795cd
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Fearing they might open her 13474ca043 door, Jiwoo scrambled out of 5e128aa295 bed and grabbed the doorknob.e9a2b6b2508de43c
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“She’ll be happy to see you. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”d08411791719f8af
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Her father’s words made 04785a33b5 her nervous. What would Taemu say?2da1b03ee71a28b4
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“I saw her briefly when I came to drop off my grandfather’s gift.”5531cc270833c9d4
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At his response, 1bf6610128 Jiwoo let out 6c183a54b3 a quiet breath b25f6fe979 of relief. She quickly ran e3cddfb32e her fingers through 4ef0fdcf52 her hair in fe197f573d an attempt to 6e36146d75 tame it, but 9cdbe1bd07 there was nothing 2bfdc47e30 she could do d10d549753 about her puffy edfb852b24 face.e17d965f2668a76f
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Taking a deep 61ac5c14c3 breath, she opened e54ace2784 the door, only a38c855465 to find every 2f4ef793dd pair of eyes d02d945917 in the room 9a0d7a17b6 immediately turning toward 4e59f663cc her. For the second day 0b17761634 in a row, she 186c28728a was caught completely off 3295e31f53 guard.db7c9d49cae84cf6
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Jiwoo glanced awkwardly at 5651160060 her parents before her 7e90ea80d2 gaze finally met Taemu’s. Flustered, she blurted out.f80cdf73db77353a
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“Oh… you’re here.”da22e970fb689845
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“Sleeping in late just because it’s winter break? Do you even know what time it is?”b8e63a6b071a2794
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Her mother shot her 51a64c0917 a disapproving look before 2762372d3c sneaking a glance at 13a341ed78 Taemu.4e92bae17e78c807
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“O-oppa… you came?”06940c76cd2badb9
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Her voice was hoarse, barely af9784cbd1 audible. She was caught off guard 79f64113e7 by how unsteady she sounded.76ee03e6fb7d8d0a
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“Well, well! Look at our grown-up daughter, staying out overnight!”49c7bc65fbf1c464
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Her mother’s words c0a2c55a43 made her father b9b6b12d5d clear his throat 83f9389d42 loudly.13949e6ebd2ff7d2
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“It wasn’t an overnight stay! She was just stuck at her friend’s house because of the snow. Do you know how frustrating that must have been for her?”9bc58ea958ea406e
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Her father actually defended 03fc0bc36d her, causing her mother cb38b89dce to roll her eyes 91043d6f5e playfully.3100bda1efbeca73
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“You always take her side.”3ff0c3b284d96398
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Her mother turned to Taemu 0ccae76680 with an amused look.6ff30a6987f651b9
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“Can you believe this? He completely spoils her.”03dba5c6d7aa28bf
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Taemu smiled at her words.0fd4d4e77563e7d6
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Both he and Jiwoo were 46ccbdf9b6 only children, so they had 85223019be always been close growing up. He had looked after her eac019436d like a younger sister, and a5df475575 she had always been grateful 77c754a2ff for that.0ccc4c67dbd70a1c
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Watching him now, Jiwoo’s mother couldn’t help but admire him.e77c7073e8b5c389
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Taemu was not only from 097f1de547 a distinguished family but also 1e1724af20 had good looks and an a58d3f5bf8 exceptional academic record.84b67883ed3c7d57
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As a student at aaa02533be a prestigious university in 51cae2d630 the U.S., he was 9be3eef12b the pride of their f992a462ec town.b9d99a2e2ff7b8ce
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Jiwoo’s mother stole a glance a5587a7c2c at her daughter.a0c0f0fcccfe81c1
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Jiwoo wasn’t lacking in 3ffc2ab3c1 any way she too, 706b35f3dd was attending Korea’s top df340c8a18 university and was often 9da9cce976 praised for her beauty. Still, when compared 8cc48db56a to Taemu’s family, de8614f334 their own background cac0a11a97 seemed modest, and dc561dbc13 that thought left 94dfcc9954 a pang of c5d5f61589 guilt in her 7569b57baf heart.a23cf60c48039f9b
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It reminded her 91233961c8 of Taemu’s mother, d9116dbe55 who had always 0f67b1af84 looked down on 46cd77c838 their family. She didn’t want 3323e2b61d Jiwoo to experience b41f18cdad the same treatment. Perhaps it was best if a4fcb5d6b2 Jiwoo didn’t get too involved 046226849b with Taemu.e38f7bc063e795c0
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Not that it mattered, Jiwoo 5f0241ded0 would have no trouble finding 56dd3bcba6 someone just as good, if 754990ba5e not better.3d6cc584da182ea1
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But even so, 9206421c84 seeing the two 98b022a545 of them together 38085b85e3 like this, she 0f6e4eae6b couldn’t help but 96d95135a6 feel pleased.bd457f0f814ddd1b
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If only Taemu weren’t from 4437f334bf that family, he would have 0ed5dff725 made a perfect son-in-law.4c180d0275d41a4a
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“When do you leave for the U.S.?”a2276fe9b18403c3
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“I was supposed to leave tomorrow evening, but I had a last-minute schedule change. I’m flying out tomorrow morning instead.”42519bf4ee494bb5
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Jiwoo felt a jolt of 2327386481 surprise but forced herself to c43607ebd8 stay composed.6fe1d657d2f1c423
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“Your grandfather must be disappointed.”bcbc07945aaa58d8
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“I’ll try to finish my studies quickly and come back. I have more reasons than ever to return to Haeju soon.”117c16bdd422eea3
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Taemu glanced at Jiwoo 85387582fe and smiled subtly before 238988ff75 quickly masking it.5528d1f9ec104fd8
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“We shouldn’t keep him any longer. He must be busy. But thank you for stopping by. It means a lot.”36f8ff415dd80532
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“My grandfather always appreciates your kindness. He asked me to extend his thanks. I’ll be sure to visit again next time I return.”c0d5fc0c8b39a278
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Taemu rose to leave, 2e57f769e6 and Jiwoo’s father extended e4453c92d1 a hand for a e13244c743 handshake.76d3e726f9493676
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“Take care and stay healthy.”3782a0385d694e91
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Taemu clasped his hand respectfully.54f8534a847e107a
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“It’s cold. No need to come out.”57bfd39ef480f9e7
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As he put on his 930b8cd51c shoes at the entrance, he a739166fd6 turned to stop them from a8bd2ddb53 following him outside.cd6359b4cf1fd6f6
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“I’ll say my goodbyes here.”2661c0c0e7ad9889
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