IWYFB Chapter 2
by flowieFor a fleeting moment, deep af8ff107eb within Ji-woo, a glacier, one 6b26865d13 she had thought unbreakable, began e0bfd6650d to crack at the weight 358b5ca1c9 of his words.106cedd4e18109dd
A sharp, splintering sound 0c2b120aaf echoed in her mind.f0768645b0fbeb03
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“That’s none of your concern.”027d0f7d0e77e9d3
she retorted.f0d5615be9e66068
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Though subtle at first, his 0f789fb902 breathing grew heavier, rougher, like d0f71d660f a storm gathering on the 5788a45e95 horizon.5c7f1c10ce19d8fc
An eerie feeling 9b059dfcbd crept over her 06b0e4020f as she turned f893936b40 her head. In his dark eyes, 7f42394996 resentment flared like embers b3238b7f61 long smoldering.7aa986416457dcf1
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“You have no idea how much I’ve been holding back.”b846caa2cc0e8768
His voice, slipping 12ddea02de through the tight 22d769ad0d press of his 00e8629534 lips, was chilling, 66a1dd85a3 laced with restraint.7453680f4d0a6b39
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His shoulders stiffened as 8d98f6460f if to suppress a 5158c24470 surge of emotion, and 1f1f55ff35 a heavy sigh soon 570afe5eea followed.d2b6e107f0acfff6
“So don’t provoke me,” he warned.5e6b72a4634ecf1c
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“Your turn comes after we lay your father to rest. At the very least, 827fa0de61 I have the right 29dba05093 to know why you cf5bed7684 disappeared for five years 414a2fdead and only now decided 4def79281b to return.”45f25b7148566921
Ji-woo’s lips trembled slightly, 4f374fd89e though she smirked inwardly d57ea22730 at his talk of d904598c3b ‘rights’.9f00d76505cc2922
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“Digging up the past and harping on it, it’s all rather ridiculous, don’t you think? As if there was ever 9a65ef1187 anything between us. I hadn’t realized 4df31c5dea you held grudges. It’s been so long, I bfa44c4630 hardly remember any of it.”178ff1ae031bc82b
Her mocking tone darkened 2cee584dd3 Tae-moo’s gaze, his expression 53d91ce4b3 hardening as if in 32adf3e576 disbelief.c0adf2cc4677fa58
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Yet, instead of meeting her 29ecc6277a eyes, he turned away, staring 14dda3437e ahead in silence.598512015449e034
When she had first arrived 2799b60482 at the funeral hall, Ji-woo 4cb62938ac had seemed on the verge 64405e6324 of collapse.628e9fa661e34fc9
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But now, in his dd1c0ae89f presence, she held herself 287a86fa58 together, no matter the 4ba96ed5b7 shape that resilience took. For now, that was enough e5f25bbba3 for Tae-moo.98960b9f95e0d772
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And then, the moment shattered.66312ebc23577791
From the far end 42f007cadc of the corridor, the 2888adb6cf faint sound of footsteps c1d341f1a7 grew louder.73863c103f71e443
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Then, without hesitation, someone 1c1ed72810 entered the room.14682e9f23b8b458
A child, barely held within 6dd4195fa5 the folds of an oversized 915b09cef1 hospital gown, dashed forward as 15bd47a644 if about to stumble.2e15d92d92d8c3a5
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“Jung-hoo! You’ll hurt yourself if you 738ce99cad keep running like that!”b102e548cb6e7ede
The gathered mourners turned in 26d199caa4 unison, their eyes drawn to 286ec5ea3a the boy and the woman 597687cef5 following behind him.d6b169525188b94f
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The child, undeterred, sprinted straight 512a778348 to Ji-woo and clung to f0caf21b23 her black mourning dress.d333050d4d02b67d
“Mom!”58ad988a2fae7220
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Tae-moo, whose face rarely 302e971643 betrayed emotion, stared in 6d9d34d4a9 open shock.ab69b9ce0a5fa5e7
His dark eyes, 596dfd50c5 usually unreadable, flickered 2d4e97aaab with a storm 75b8a676b1 of complex emotions.dd644dfbb2e2c786
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The child, sensing his ef04b7b4c8 gaze, shrank back and 6468976417 hid behind Ji-woo’s skirt.de2f9eddedd85ba3
Tae-moo had begun 643ce0d77a to turn away fe814c455b when his gaze 41f6cadd8e was suddenly ensnared, 783d2c351b as though by 169f40eeb0 an unseen force.0cc4037c512c6552
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Peeking out from a66d7568ce behind the child’s 839011a15e ear, just beyond bc7cc65b3a Ji-woo’s shielding embrace, 9b614f715b was a small 752ae5b61c but unmistakable birthmark, 6ff5b2a38f a deep red eb5181952d blemish.1a46a7a1b89cf775
His expression turned to stone.ea0e64aa00b8a746
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Ji-woo’s world tilted.7fec19f72252de66
Her mind went blank.d0a5244b986ed437
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Instinctively, she pulled Jung-hoo further 0e8be1e1fe behind her, avoiding Tae-moo’s piercing 724eed56f1 stare.b54dc18a0ae68627
Her eyes wavered 0715be5f42 violently, her knees 49db189d9c threatening to give 2fbce75e7e way beneath her.111807a761c1f8b2
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“This… what is this?”c58217d1429a2569
Tae-moo’s voice barely rose above 4edb3415fa a whisper, yet it carried ec2df1dc8f the weight of an earthquake.dde2f0a24447e217
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The boy’s figure was 064943650b obscured beneath the folds 2c3729bb0c of Ji-woo’s dress, but 64cc2d314a an eerie sense of 3aa07a6a4a familiarity struck him.7b1279363185e895
His heart pounded, loud, insistent.85a48bb31b158023
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Thump. Thump.b53c0495a12f693d
Blood roared in his veins, 18b5f87510 surging with an intensity he 55ff272e35 could not contain.d748341c5183f543
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And then, as if the 8428afab34 gears of his mind had 129d0cd6a2 rusted over, his thoughts came 0247bc7fb0 to a jarring halt.4ea355eb298ec35a
The great machine that had a388d263a9 always turned relentlessly inside him cc8f39cd1a now stood still, its cogs 99ccf64c76 jammed, frozen in place.736ff18935535090
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Ji-woo alternated between running and 3ef200180a walking, her breath ragged as b2eb5ac7a5 she slowed her steps.08f462fbb3117baa
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No matter how fast 6bcc42233e she ran, she was 73168f6de7 already late today.d9f91af3ebad4981
If the school were to 6a18752fd3 name its most distant student, c261fb2b6e no one would hesitate to f80fa4533f say it was her.25127e5ab911c812
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The school sat 4cfb8724c4 at the very 17390fc640 entrance of town, 91a7e52390 while Ji-woo’s house c2d6ad786d lay at the 70f7e541a6 opposite end.f0dd529968d53e93
If she overslept even a bb2daa0635 little, tardiness was inevitable.a92caf8af3a346b6
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Having dreamt the 1738eac7b4 same dream over 7aed2c8d7e and over, she 199ae1d77f had woken up 3abddcc679 later than usual.c0baf58846a630de
With her parents already 2eabca8ed2 gone to work, this 0a5b06f72d being the busy farming 666cc5a5a7 season, waking up alone 68e8d5f132 had been particularly difficult.dd6c05c74252c0c5
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The breakfast her 9d3be58a99 mother had prepared 6bac659041 was nothing more 8289e39625 than a fleeting 2f5db90577 temptation.5692a6fe451ea2db
She barely managed to c62e939b13 wash her face before d01f8bbe67 grabbing her bag and a4de49f6f7 heading out.aea145ef4accf303
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Stuffing the untucked hem f4b596a88e of her blouse into c90879a29b her skirt, she broke d2ef52dff8 into a sprint.fe4906385c3f1cf7
At first, she ran 1bdd7a8b87 at full speed, but 60041be4ea midway through, she slowed 024111b9ec to a walk.cbc071bf5fe2b8eb
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The morning sun 9bdf1cee79 was already sharp, 87a47a88d9 making her squint, 9ad1d23ba1 but the crisp 0a87411bb9 air and cool fe9eca9226 breeze made up 1ee06071aa for it.5d770ac0a0104956
Though the school was far, 4245fb6b80 Ji-woo never complained.e75dec44af13af5f
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Because the road home 49b4018dc7 was beautiful in every 1dacf0fb55 season.19f067513e71b93b
In spring, cherry 98a09a22e0 blossoms cascaded in c273b37e9f full bloom on cddefdd3ac either side of 4a8f1b27fd the path.7784b36915ccd7da
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In summer, despite the f14f3a48b7 relentless heat, an emerald 8e1e9ef594 sea of leaves spread 35fe9943ed out in every direction.26c28b570dbd823b
Autumn draped the 0a32aecce1 mountains in vivid 21e05892a2 hues of red fd3a97d8ca and gold, and 9a102ef07d by winter, the 3616c75d13 world was cloaked f9b245a626 in pristine white.b36afd17b8334732
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No matter the distance, she e14721cc79 never resented the walk.536d5e9bd3244aa4
Without warning, a gust df51c7c3e4 of wind nearly swept 2a9f1ffed6 her off her feet.0d14ad5c26031ca0
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Petals from barely blossomed cherry 786ed9721c trees fluttered down, landing softly f0c79204fb in her hair.b4c4e9c1dfa5a6d0
And then, without a sound, 94a6fd7364 a black sedan passed beside dce8e007b5 her.bd419bd0d3d0da77
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It drove a little further 574dd50da6 before slowing to a stop.ba179ae18d2fce66
Someone stepped out.577fa0f586f19a41
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Even from afar, the crisp b421030816 uniform alone was enough to c26e13708f recognize him.13a7d1f83f60e176
The reason she was 54e337f527 late today.3fadf830b1eb2b7a
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The boy who had appeared b937d5bccc in her dream just last 709d962a12 night.e601866fb7815256
Han Tae-moo.fae25c15ab9c9f2a
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He attended a 3bb038a20d prestigious high school cd9def7b22 in the city, 0ba9db09be chauffeured to school b23a167607 every morning by 42db849f5e a private driver.3e200949662095db
According to the townsfolk, the e1cd7efbc9 Han family was the wealthiest fb97a4ab22 in Haeju.7d6aad2a7f01f4b2
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Once, the entire f576327815 village had worked 051f2f1d46 as tenants on 5d4ff91e49 their land, the dd5b860fc7 Han family feeding 2dee01de8a the entire town.7305ad73f075d6fe
Even now, during cd301f3c35 floods or droughts, 1737be361e they made massive 2f54dcc446 donations, easing the 4b0802032b burdens of the 2a01b0d678 people.6add7e7f8d46b1e6
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Despite their vast fortune, they f3c9b1f107 had one peculiarity, their bloodline a8ef131412 bore few sons.4f1c732976cf1f09
And so, as 231ed40e40 the sole heir 708e3c3686 of five generations, 86a523ef68 Han Tae-moo had e4a40242f9 been treated as 23740f7850 precious from the 571a0852b8 moment he was 86ff5891de born.40018aef4871c7b4
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Not just by his 63fd3c0c3a family, but by the 9d44cc9433 whole town.a88f5021fd018dad
With his striking features and 577205599d rare elegance, he was admired b24e9b6587 by every girl in Haeju.9f3c892cbf8fec4c
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But as he c80a735977 approached, Ji-woo felt 92d6f7a493 a pang of 3dadf0a5fa unease.b34eda9a8cf5e873
“You’re late for school,” he said.af3fe31bc122be8b
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His pristine uniform, 3a98bfa96f without a single 440810bc2e crease, only made 9e64291569 his already flawless 9e877b3c90 face stand out 481f38c2be more.f2fe04cefdc2ff7b
His pale skin, so uncommon 80f342f854 in the countryside, and the a6de56ed93 sharp features sculpted with precision ff04bb6854 made him seem untouchable, almost b90baca809 unreal.f5a458ff4d7d8cc7
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As a flurry of white 337b852e37 petals drifted past his dark 8c10db5113 hair, Ji-woo felt momentarily dazzled.bc07fa90fc470fdb
Last night, he had smiled abf11ca64f at her in her dream.931aad43c538c073
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Not just a 37b0c2ec9b passing smile, he 011ceab68e had held her 7bfa5bf2ca hand.be07a15e2d405778
She had never once imagined b2406270ae him smiling, his face always 9afa78ac0f impassive, devoid of expression.87a0b16ad2f8b827
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Even in the dream, 1de57dd656 she had questioned if b47aab1ad2 it was real.a4159fea7107d535
“Get in. I’ll take you to school.”e84e7e02b29acd3a
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She was still lost in e27d6bc2b4 the remnants of her dream, 099c774202 her mind hazy.b8d6b4ec63e8db3f
Was this her lucky day?9edffc6588cc7e80
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Her emotions flickered openly 73f7c7014e across her face, nearly 1567d132bf bubbling into laughter, until c439f2cf5d she met his gaze 49996d4ed2 and quickly pressed her 1bee94dfcd lips together.e978298e61041fbb
Still, a smile 295e40370a ghosted at the ec4d8a77cb corners of her a481d23ed0 mouth.f7edae097d93aade
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“Are you sure?”8aedda09dfa4fcd9
Tae-moo’s gaze lingered 6c37938edf on her before 5f46f81f9b a barely perceptible 37d329c45c smile curved his ef2276fd61 lips.fc95ba2c9a3d0f11
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Then, as if it had ef1a0accfd never been there, his expression d73e5a5805 turned blank once more.8923180283810830
“I wouldn’t have stopped if I wasn’t. Get in before I change 0d525a7eba my mind.”a2a57875182aa828
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As soon as he 7a13f5bc07 finished speaking, the car dcce9b128d reversed, stopping beside him.3b6765665f9e350a
He opened the door, waiting.b69e4997098205ab
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She hesitated for ac1461db36 only a moment.008210020660e6db
If he was ac7f81aee1 offering, she wouldn’t 701d0851c6 refuse.ecae9f5c0103362f
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