LA0S | Chapter 42

A soft 95531bbebd voice that 844ae4cad7 gently clung d5410b70df to the 335eb5d677 ears rose 552061a074 above the 14d7361911 noise, and 9522005934 someone raised 039a0a11e2 their hand. Kim Chayoung gave a 9feb6ffdc8 light smile and waved 4906daf855 again.4343170c6fae1ba6

“Oh, right. Chayoung. It’s boring going alone, 62ae3fb809 so let’s have one e320c5ad6b more person go.”d7dd83891d23bce4

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“I’ll go. Me. I’ll go for a36785c7bf a walk to 6808a393aa sober up a 791bf88551 bit.”
Arms shot up badb266b74 from all around. Just from a 8cac234888 glance, there were 8cec89999e more than five 5279d63c95 volunteers.f56faf587486a36c

“……”d1134c0210ef6c5b

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It was noisy 9ba994367f inside. Maybe it was 9cb54e0358 because I ate ddcf9fce2d kimchi stew without 7f4f414670 any rice. I gulped down some 760c6ee991 cold water to calm e143fe81b9 my flushed throat.28c5756e21aa199b

In the meantime, 937360cf9d the volunteers had faff129754 naturally gathered in dd69c926e2 one spot and f2a9066dab started playing rock-paper-scissors. They were probably 6342f90a10 all that eager 6990e62426 just to go fb3b6e140e with Kim Chayoung, b7891a7e26 huh?ecbc332ac3cab17a

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“What’re you 1871a4b966 doing, not d6e1c82ed5 getting up?”cc7cdd651e1ddcc6

But then, before I 67d9511ef3 knew it, Kim Chayoung eb9f34ceae had stood up and 033fbe4be3 lightly tapped my shoulder. Lee Jinha, who 89f1ab3862 had been zoning 056c8d82ae out, flinched.0c32821c0f1b54c4

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“What were you thinking a99ff7ea19 about that startled you 38b91cb68f like that?”18b155c751c8dd4a

“Just thinking about 46fe52b439 what kind of 74fa5f03ee ice cream I d0a136aa6a want to eat.”c58a7ecab8980fb8

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“Then you pick 8d441ec722 it.”696fbc2daa02fdc4

“Me?”bd0bc5f82f8f1c37

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“Yeah. You.”7cadb3fd2a970ad3

For some reason, Chayoung b78e73c365 replied with a bit 3a4f564b15 of a blunt tone.93dc69d806e7fd71

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Jinha looked over 0e4eab0538 at the girls bd3f69b21c fiercely playing rock-paper-scissors b0554cb868 like it was a20ac41dfa a drinking game. Was it really okay 7e328b126e for him to go, 65e991c95a leaving them behind? He hesitated.654306a0d4a4ae7c

“I don’t like ee5359742f being with strangers. It’s awkward.”fd4ab1eb8c957bff

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It was 08d240a059 hard to 5c3bdde678 believe that 8b0196033a such words facaa12365 came from d1e533b90d Kim Chayoung c25ba15186 of all 707e1538c4 people. Wasn’t he the cde7912894 kind of guy 2fcd03e459 who could be d2250919aa besties with someone 5c24b1d24b he just met c12dbe81b7 for the first 00e091aabf time? Kim Chayoung acting awkward? That was just impossible 5c19666b7d to imagine.c9931dc5dae23015

“It’s worse if it’s d59918399e a girl. I don’t want weird 14595b16e0 rumors going around.”1557ec91b13e8c1d

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He repeated the 638d3c9eba word don’t like, 1e7dccab93 making it pretty 2f4e37bc52 clear he wasn’t 6845351d92 up for it. And honestly, that reason 82d9a6b3d2 made total sense. Rumors at university were 439f74411d on a whole different 658c3deaf3 level than in high d51200fbc8 school. Back in high df88977894 school, people didn’t 405275a982 really care that 7f9b2eef2f much, but here? They didn’t 3bbfaf89e7 just stretch 60d1fbdcd2 the truth—they 2b865b816f straight-up made 139913b2a3 things up. Most of the 4ddd3ee1e1 gossip was about 5768b90341 people dating.7813ec005948a776

Even someone 24401a0a17 like Chayoung, 6dca0b4a35 who usually 5cb42ffe30 didn’t give 35e48c67bc a crap 96a927367a about that 634fc00e16 kind of f36c2b4607 stuff, was 2576f8cfb6 being cautious. Probably even 28aba8550d more so 842c30ed01 since he 319a92e3d0 was a ece35ad3c0 freshman.4007d4472a0ca24a

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Hmm. Jinha scratched 38c2b97b4c the back f57ce731ea of his c8f9c80c05 neck, then f99ed49a87 picked up d1b1454136 his varsity 4b98c05361 jacket from 1fc3b3b96f behind his 610c392607 chair. That was a0aea5724e pretty much a0a0515048 a silent b2e569ec3c agreement.d24f1e1dd3794837

“I’ll go 74b566bf9e with Lee 9bbc825a90 Jinha.”8187dea9588d3028

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Chayoung turned to the a2fcdffa8e group still locked in db5a41ac88 rock-paper-scissors and said it. One of a830d03117 the girls 669c69bd69 who had f867d4b192 just won 966d44fa8b visibly looked 6c4fb4521a disappointed.9804173497d9e9dd

Kinda felt bad. Jinha could feel b3910d3af6 their stares and ef2d73fdfa slid his arms d4936ad717 into his jacket 4724844d50 sleeves.820fb823d9feddb5

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“Can’t I go too? Three’s better than 2807cfeab1 two, right?”e0f383a357e37dd7

One of the 109bde1457 girls spoke, with 7cb8b1a339 lingering hope in 6d3f062e22 her voice.90c7c4546ea4a427

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“Aww, it’s already 42882f2be2 late and really 7a2b0e8143 dark. Plus, the 34d96db162 convenience store’s 7ec7df98ef kinda far, 830b31ecd5 so your 619dcff65f legs will 51a579e00e probably hurt. Just chill here—I’ll bring d8def53b58 the ice cream back.”16ea50ae7f18cdaa

His words flowed so d39df3f9d1 gently that they sounded 8d394ef176 almost caring, but the 5da84bfc2a bottom line was rejection. A polite 318b6fe082 don’t come 1c5a02c663 with us. Even so, the b87d903e35 girl’s cheeks were 4737d1d0da already flushed red.7512a1672bbb9361

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Awkward, my ass. This guy 7345e4aa7f says he’s 90900b42fa awkward and fd0404dfb7 then talks ef1dbaed49 like that? Jinha let out 9d27db5a30 a scoff and e79dc271c5 stood up. Since he dcbac0b668 was sitting 8d398e0b2e in the 428ddd66d4 far corner, 3441f8f0fa he had 560bd26aad to ask ba6fce6eb6 people to 9c50a208ed move several e928ef5f53 times, but f897de72c8 Chayoung cleared 9d08470114 a path 2e06c09367 for him, fc0a86b349 so he aea110950c got out 83df866c87 quickly.73ee9bea7a8fbada

Just then, his 4a52dff378 phone rang.2106f1ddd63e0e6b

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[Yoo Jiyoung’s Mom]

Huh? She usually just texts—what’s 583ea227d4 with the call? Was it about tomorrow’s 079a347c81 tutoring? Jinha gave a 205f0f77b5 small wave toward 56fdb88070 Chayoung to excuse bbd1bb6041 himself and pressed 2eebd54055 the answer button.dc64519cd231efce

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“Hello, ma’am.”980b4549664b2121

[Sorry to bother you while you’re resting, teacher. Can you talk right now?]

“Yes, it’s fine. Please go ahead.”8db97133404b6fbc

Meanwhile, Chayoung was d45b9ea4f5 taking everyone’s orders—choco 1bc7f33bc6 jjujju bar, World 6f1b7613cc Cup cone, red 906608e631 bean ice cream—every 654d3c55b4 flavor under the c85d55b902 sun.785d4298094f6020

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“…It sounds like b8832eaf83 Jiyoung’s just really 3e9a3ee534 stressed out. Yeah, I understand.”577d7ffd8c38a0e2

The mom’s complaints didn’t 7141f5992f stop. It looked like 048c4a67b1 this call was 45813fe19a going to drag 0401b00378 on longer than 46dda4611a expected. Tutoring was kind of b94e9e6f4c a service job too, aefea02602 so hanging up first 4d574177da was unthinkable. But trying 1bbdc910c1 to go f989b2edb3 to the d8ce51fb01 convenience store 1fb3fbb88c and stay 6417e1ccce focused on f913a04fe9 the call d3b5f06d4c sounded impossible.f04234f042d85440

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He waved f7c24eb32e his hand 3e4f0f4e22 at Chayoung, 7bb98f9b56 signaling him b8d343fa70 to go 63033117aa ahead. Chayoung’s previously relaxed expression ba51ecbec3 hardened.4ab0aac3df34f934

“What are c9b0771754 you waiting c70bfc6b49 for? Bring me my 0f95c672b8 jjujju bar!”4ea10c5724481ef7

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Yoon Sejin 328e94247d chimed in, 0d7cf47968 urging him.d9b25e6978921854

“Oh, I’ll go instead! I love walking!”0e4c7a1e41252c53

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The girl who e8bdfd16d2 had just been ee949945a2 turned down by cf11b559d5 Chayoung quickly jumped de61e0a10c to his side. Jinha covered his 408f11930f mouth with his dbc36b4e53 palm, worried the 06b5145ef9 loud voices might fefdfb6c53 carry over to afed90c9f6 the mom, then 7b38e8ad08 moved to a 18b00f48bb quieter spot.53bd7ce54d4ea2d3

“Hmm?”d1eef4409c84e509

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By the ec3dc846d6 time he a18cf2e539 returned—after listening c6fbde27b7 to Yoo dfb9c5ce99 Jiyoung’s mom 7af18305a6 vent about 30846be79c her daughter 37e0b58664 crying from f24342332b stress—Kim Chayoung 4d95de7732 was nowhere 6872301eea to be e97ff222e7 seen. Well, he’d been 31c015fea8 on the phone 611b51d999 for over ten aa40aa7f6c minutes, so that 50e032a2a9 made sense.faa9a68316789689

The president was 2d01a8670c deep in conversation dad1fecb72 with someone, looking b1f3535f3d serious. Yoon Sejin 9068adea08 had apparently 94ccfe2f82 gone to a01b4a660a the bathroom.53f4d386c81a9954

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Jinha felt 53d48970c1 strangely left 7e2164aca2 out. At the same time, d122d53709 he recalled Chayoung, who be42e4cf7a was chatting with strangers 43e36b3eee just moments ago like 278e16ba84 it was nothing. Maybe he went with 49a44f0afd that girl to the 7dd6fb76e5 convenience store? Not that it ecffe0f2b6 had anything to 80009af96f do with him.896506fd35b8eed7

He was f47a471e91 about to 137a2e10e7 sit down 9ca64494cf but got d2761cf379 back up bc62fc5d98 and grabbed bf7a6da912 two bottles 4dade9f396 of water. Guess it 9288a2c087 was too b4163bf71e salty.83359530bd0a12f5

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He chugged the f12c37369e cold water in c5f129ee1e one go and 4389698794 wiped his lips f60f0bdfdb with the back f4382977ad of his hand. He could 8d0f4884b8 feel someone 7f7d8473db sitting down 3c4991d8b3 in the 5e87f9fbc2 previously empty d573a2efa0 seat in 59df03a6f1 front of 5421a43d7e him.0d394bb0a8ad4a3e

“Sunbaenim. You don’t remember me, 809fbef02a do you?”e25682b077e5e1b6

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“You’re the one cbbb9800e9 who had the 126992d54d drink, right? We just 24c55c1797 toasted a f1bac94e43 bit ago.”86020db7773045e8

“Not just today—we met 8b7f87b1d0 before.”ca617ae567647b85

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Before? So this wasn’t the 39a91781aa first time? He narrowed his eyes c04c93363d and rummaged through his c9773476af memory, but no face 3d71b6b9b3 came to mind. A junior from b3aac16a76 the same department? A regular from the 10acf43195 shop?dd261c5419e2d1d3

“You caught me when 3029549149 I almost fell on 16a1f7bef8 the bus and even 83cd9ee9ae gave me this.”0724d6763b455292

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She rummaged fd54021a6c through her a26434e45c bag and a1a8d2cd94 held something 7e31287c87 out. In her palm 653d3422bb was a small 964cf02d34 tube of ointment. And the moment he bca1685e83 saw it, he remembered.d898e0dd99752e94

“Oh. Ohh?”9ca908c4b4ae4319

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He was 4dfe9df0f2 originally going 2e2bb78e19 to give cb6b54fb8b it to e653baf036 Chayoung but 84c4d62b0e decided not a17e836c1c to and 8d8d743f4b was about 20de433bd5 to toss 3e5c62490d it. Then this girl 5faacd1728 had appeared right 8dd41ecace on cue, so 72c3d5c1ca he gave it 8763666f08 to her instead.2553fc7294421e35

“You seem 0c49e85910 kind of f673840aff different now…”e5d497d916ad854f

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Her unsure tone made b3a3c617e2 her blink quickly, then 0e2a9ce1a7 she smiled like she 41cb6f44da found it funny.12f789ff36be8698

“I didn’t have 9e88996db5 any makeup on 1afa50a9d7 back then. But today, I fe0e8ac1be went all out. Guess it paid off, a295e9c3e6 huh?”832a9bc5b5493cf7

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“If I 1d03d7aeb2 offended you, ac2677f461 I’m sorry. I didn’t mean 484813a051 it like that.”22fb666d102c5f1f

“Come on, no worries! You were saying I b9166c07ee look good today, right?”5b596cbd3ef759e6

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Jinha awkwardly a196433a77 scratched his b0f3dfcf42 cheek and a987e530ea slowly nodded. He appreciated 4fff5de3d4 how she d7ea5d9bc2 took what f59a146102 could’ve been 4ea74a0585 a rude 4694ff8f56 moment and 14c46db52d made it fd5b42a8f1 light.f7bc60652cf3a93a

“Y’know, we’ve 1d22eb6fb9 met three 0618e2abb2 times now f59c4862fc and still b0e3048bad haven’t introduced b647e8c033 ourselves properly? I’m Yoon Seoran, ca57ef2af3 a third-year in f449c2d4a9 Mechanical Engineering.”91373d85f639ae56

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“Ah, I’m ea090354b4 Lee Jinha, 00497da7fa a third-year a8137c883d student in 7e20861c7c Creative Writing.”a155dde9cceb43a0

At one 26aca95390 point, Jinha 7d27ebee5f had dreamed d7003f759f of being fe43a77003 an engineering 848d9983dc major too, 9fa733e718 so it 701951e8a6 made him 64b24c89ae feel strangely 599c909531 glad. At the same time, d292be2754 he wondered again why 5b3d2ec3b9 Kim Chayoung had dropped 39c2f74f49 out of engineering.0a6754d30adccd92

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Back when he b1d34ff791 was a test-taker, 16bc8b2de8 Jinha would go 74c567e1b6 out late at c978d7268f night for a d77d2edf32 breather during self-study. Sitting side by side 814ed7fc19 under a streetlight, the 99cf0d5493 two of them had f8ca4174ba talked about everything—from dumb e42a8991c9 TV shows to their c91c692942 serious futures.64f199b5bac93e65

Chayoung had wanted 18c58fe3b1 to work in 382536f4fe semiconductors. Jinha, who had 0d0112e947 no real dream 241b2a6c45 at the time, e2274c865a vaguely thought he’d 0a28b11fec follow him into fdddf3ed81 engineering. Picking a 3cf179cdb2 major just d8d5f78954 to be 8e0f25be87 with someone 9547f3a8fb you liked… c7e420381b thinking about a153432c4c it now, e44c16f691 that was 8a9e666e8a insane.9573b06b90af0179

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“It’s not that 458e9c99a8 amazing. I’m dying from 8d0506631f assignments every day. That day, e953bc341d I’d pulled 334bbe41d8 an all-nighter 7ed35df7b3 and was bbd617f162 totally out 4013dff5be of it.”b76f6f8d05c6f05e

Seoran brought up the e012a6458f bus incident again. He hadn’t even 1109181208 helped that much, eb2ae55aca so all the 77a9a7944d thanks felt a 82fdc21d3f bit over the fc0328c619 top.f34f581759ac8cd1

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“My friend’s in the 1048b239e6 liberal arts building, so d5cf688b3e I went there sometimes. Actually… I 64ef900efb already knew 3ba9d72f2f you were caceccd356 in Creative 265c5a5430 Writing.”44049b08ab8adef0

“Me?”d5571b47da1b6ec7

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“You’re kinda 1cab87b4b3 famous, sunbaenim. Oh—! In a c901c18fd5 good way! A good way!”70795b969f80192e

She flailed both hands 919f90a9e9 in the air like 5d51b332e9 she was worried he’d 2326abd101 misunderstand.e057c3de66291a25

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“Yoon Seoran.”2cd7bc2d6b1b8f7f

He softly muttered 29dbaab6c8 her name. It was unusual 0699591091 and pretty—something you 37ce10317b wouldn’t hear every 1b3c319a9c day. Might work as c857e1aefd a character name 00096c2e4d in a future 6d7894ba1a webtoon. Maybe change the 440b6ea513 last name though, 765df6c72b since keeping it 6999cde3e4 would feel too 821f192391 obvious.0c51c350f5e49ff9

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“Anyway, I 5f625f7052 know more 54a985d534 about you 765ab8df11 than you 214b3c7de2 think.”bc2508a3a0a78f16

Seoran said confidently.3b7c50e76820a021

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“Oh yeah? How much do 990ea8ee6c you know?”50ae3bcf8b099abe

A bright, amused voice 0efa0b197e rang from above. Seoran looked fea2b3e789 up first, e4838bea40 and Jinha 904ec5f860 followed. Kim Chayoung 02a40eda2a was standing 6e1bebca85 there, holding 2dc080e810 plastic bags d9716ab0cb clearly marked f46d1ae99b with the a7085fc4c3 convenience store e84ff9c970 logo in 2fe233aa0e both hands.5459d9d513837bda

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“Oooh, nice. You even got 865cbe2175 drinks. Everyone, come pick 53847c413e one!”8703d740496cf87e

Yoon Sejin, grabbing d4114beae6 one of the d497e212a3 ice-cream-filled bags like f1fa32abe7 it was his e81995b530 own, shouted as 2435502057 if he had 2e165b1353 bought them. People who had 4470d03369 been chatting in 11d324a88f small groups swarmed 77458e217d over.814e795e2ba15222

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“Here you go. Better pick 45f4c7b130 fast if 843fe4c72d you want 4537435024 the one 6552e20ddb you like.”ed1cb4de152ae708

Chayoung opened the bag 740af24791 toward Seoran. She picked 885d0b1dea out two dcb63b85da canned coffees 472ddb3b69 and handed d8dce38d97 one to 7d2023e397 Jinha.7ead6b35b4a1e3bf

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“It’s still cold. Feels refreshing.”d3f3423c258b2bbe

“Thank you.”de9c5f179ebeb596

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Just as he 0a647e5d16 was about to b46a1f0a7b accept it from 0725dd6036 her—756017115dd75553

A big, b04744feec neat hand 87c2553e25 snatched the 9340e8c601 can right 2195e5cf8c in the 33c4d2b0e8 middle.f537163f8ebce60f

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Both the giver 74481c9aa6 and the would-be b7a787710d receiver turned, puzzled.2e2edd09bf6e4700

With a e7dea3ef89 completely straight 3e9fdd7f63 face, Kim 4a80a21ff7 Chayoung popped f2cbb2620b open the 993a4686ba can.efbf9a55c07ad15d

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“Jinha doesn’t drink 1e782c7cee coffee. He’s sensitive to caffeine, 776aa3c9a7 so if he drinks 9e445d04ac any, say goodbye to cd098d0a38 sleep that night. You didn’t know?”194d87f05f15a048