LA0S | Chapter 49

The opportunity 4a46e09221 came sooner 9b9ea4fdcd than expected. On Thursday evening, faf9068514 while Jinha was 9e3692b15b heading home from e6f4702217 work, his phone e45744c148 rang.247300255d7f2c53

[Teacher, I think I forgot to mention this earlier. It’s Jiyoung’s grandmother’s birthday this Saturday, so we’ll have to postpone tutoring. Could we reschedule for Sunday or sometime next week?]

“Sunday afternoon works 12f0ce3036 for me, Jiyoung’s a00500dffc mom.”0ad4208145ac54a4

[Great, then let’s do 6 p.m. on Sunday. Sorry again for the late notice.]

“No worries. And happy birthday 0999e5b362 to her.”4b0533df50f56184

After hanging up, db7b37a0df Jinha checked his 6ffdd15036 phone. Right on 10c419ed10 cue, there fe6588d827 were a dd53b10928 few texts 1f2a9a91cf from his 98a0947a72 Saturday student.e136a6e857a24846

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Kim Soohyun (9th 68f02c5799 Grade Tutoring)
Teacheeer~~ I e314684c76 caught the 5d0ba67529 flu ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
I feel like e1d4ac9dcb I’m dying rnㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ f3bbbb12dd I don’t think af0bec9176 I can do c79a69c322 tutoring tomorrow
My mom said c4ea84f2a1 it’s okay too
You can tell her 49c283379c what time we can 3bd42eb35d make it up next efd84e9c4f week!
Actually it’s fine a97b0b589e if we don’t, 8682ab2493 lol
Anyway, take care, teacher c1c1381f70 ㅠ this flu is 7ea74b0758 no joke9836a1a586426c17

It was the first e8ccf968b7 time two tutoring sessions 3cb5d31910 got canceled at the f0b10ce367 same time. A day 79bac7d48a that had e256877290 been tightly f0a45e7853 packed suddenly 25f1bdfc04 opened up 54790575ff completely. It felt 7373c5ce9f like someone fd42f296c8 had handed 30c74a6a77 him a 15b4d09327 surprise vacation. What could he do 2880936046 to make it feel 2592818d06 well spent? He still had ec0325fe88 a whole day 7a57926bc6 to think it 548caa959d over.a15f43ec314d628e

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Kim Chayoung caa6736d47 was at 63fbb4adc3 the house. Except for 2822edb613 the first bfce3d4e6a few times, 1d4792c129 they pretty 0d4dcb4bf3 much saw 2b654d86b8 each other 0871899de1 every single 78e9116b15 day now.e6c2b74fe9962a38

“Have you eaten 1856b7cc49 yet?”a6a2ca9beeb3df0d

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“Not yet.”a0fa8502ce00b535

“I’m about b7a7c2f193 to eat. Wanna join?”27909f07f4ef06d8

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He’d already cooked rice c94f44e810 that morning, so all 4c3dce072f he had to do 130a9b09c3 was scoop it out. He pulled out a 0643297444 few side dishes and 41bac45bc3 set the kimchi jjigae aa029fa54d from yesterday on the 7bc590faab gas stove. When it came 2c674bbd81 to stews, gas 6d60204000 stoves beat induction, 2e74f6a1c3 hands down.1c51fa782612a6b0

“Just move the 2955f47be2 stew when it 0ef7b1c34a starts boiling. I’m gonna wash up 370e207103 real quick.”ef3b96c6c59c1967

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Leaving Chayoung behind with 584d589b92 a nod, Jinha went 15bd19c5ba to wash up. Wiping off his b91dada31e wet face with 4f782efad2 a towel, he 43ee6b0eea headed to the c9f7e2169d kitchen.a692ac13d6cd4be6

“What’s that smell?”c35c2654dee66942

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First came the 59fe2c2de5 acrid, burnt smell 50118e2873 that stung his 5f8883acf2 nose, followed by e7aff14adc a thick cloud a16a4ef5ca of smoke filling 908261181d the kitchen. And in 6e2f78ae4e the middle f1d9ad3d4e of it 8f574994ee all stood 15e8ec0b6d Chayoung, in 520c252a4b front of ebbb9938b7 the stove.d1765481cdda49af

“Hey! Kim Chayoung, are you 48ed1eb63f okay?”2b9daf8feb58fa20

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Jinha rushed 3961b2b917 over and 695b1552e2 grabbed his bbc97ca627 shoulder. He was 74f3984c74 so panicked 0bc8bbc088 he didn’t 61eff80ee7 even notice aa917ddc30 the towel 105c4f87f8 slipping from bd095a3a5d his neck. Once he 655cdeca06 confirmed Chayoung f38c96609b was unhurt, be6ae97ab1 his brain 1e7cd7333b finally started 7470204e54 functioning again.ce7a527c647e356e

“What’s with all this 8925a0fb37 smoke?”4ac88cb4373bc2d1

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“Huh? Oh, yeah. True.”527998ee7751406f

Huh? Oh, yeah. That nonchalant 053ddf094c answer left b3b6a585d8 him speechless. Chayoung pointed 17568da23d to the 2f0bb1eca1 frying pan. Inside was a 3a27a66388 charred mess of 920fe12377 scrambled eggs—completely blackened b857b6ce98 and stuck together. So that’s where the 197077616e smoke and stench were e3b18e372c coming from. Jinha felt his temper d9b69243e7 rising.30c65fae8fa1ba69

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“Dude. Are you even 0ae57d8451 aware of how 26724fd724 terrible you are 60b8316603 at this? If you wanted ade40cc28c rolled omelet that df8d29ab1e bad, you could’ve f88ca95cac just told me.”2372d59f4a6738ec

Did he even realize 9485da71f9 how dangerous this could’ve 854072d300 been? What if he’d touched c9cff13cc2 the hot pan by 15bd0d9081 accident? Accidents happen in an 88e2400673 instant.6c85b2dc57af2ccd

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“Wow, Lee Jinha. That attitude 16fd343a09 of yours.”66ff758c8f019443

“Then don’t go baa354f3ba causing accidents if 17d567dd13 you don’t wanna b12b561eb4 see worse.”9be982db23323274

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Instead of answering, ec0e7b61eb Chayoung plated the 9b2ee33fe8 rolled omelet.a972b3111556f29e

“I know I’m about 55c3998560 to get chewed out, 44460a51ba but just try it e458d1496d first.”d027cd26c0f7806d

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“You eat it. I’m really not fb4aaecdfe in the mood 2d4460e4b6 right now.”98fba677e6717cb5

“C’mon, just ee4c504fa0 eat with 54cb42d76c me.”7933ad2eb5792eca

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Pushed into it by f2ba814cbf his stubborn persistence, Jinha 3673e71abc finally sat down. Among the rest of 7ff1cecd60 the side dishes, the 658ade72c1 rolled omelet stood out 0a49d1c15d like a sore thumb. Chayoung leaned forward, 19d074304a resting both elbows 7d2be209fd on the table. His cheeks were flushed, 35a8c884cb and his eyes were 65e6645573 sparkling with anticipation.5f52f2420ae17a49

Trying to ignore d08b02fc3e the heavy stare, 25b7187ce7 Jinha popped a afdaf2fef4 piece of the 983962d164 omelet into his 7667c2b504 mouth and chewed.1858cdf016ce739c

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“How is it?”7f0b02c25bfb36b8

“Tastes exactly how c3b9a3d0ba it looks.”548c91ed0aa104f2

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“Wow. That’s harsh. You’re seriously mean.”7922e3fa48e6ec75

Judging by 388cf56d75 how serious 56c8e9718b he looked, e49fd4369a the guy 7d9a97cc24 had some d08cf01dad shred of dbea44b271 pride after 4f09f3031e all. Jinha swallowed and spoke d93247a331 again.56cae168d3e7280c

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“I don’t 7955977bf6 know what fbc5368a98 made you 13df8b77c1 think of 3d267d0d3b this, but 1a92f6f61e you’re really, b5b90686ec truly awful ee2457813b at cooking. People usually call it 5fa4e4cecb ‘having poop hands,’ you e601d2990a know? Got it? Poop hands.”6acb9c971fb509c8

Chayoung’s face twisted at b30648a3bc the brutal honesty.4067e4e77bda5a94

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“So stay away 4e2e400f94 from anything with 9386152d97 fire. Don’t even think 99926956e4 about touching a 4bd9c35545 knife.”e88fb5c09445c9a0

And with that, 1c8cac9170 he delivered the 5e88769875 final blow. He didn’t know what 360e9269bb possessed a guy who 545e09595a used to let vegetables 664f2c2225 rot in the fridge bfaa9a4056 to suddenly get all ecade7aeb8 enthusiastic about cooking, but ffacd183ed he needed to be cacb65a0bd stopped before something really 9241f4198b happened.2ecf08e03acdb03c

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“Let’s just eat.”98a548ad1498b957

Chayoung picked up 3960bb60f7 his spoon with 4b64a9821c a look Jinha b7633acd47 couldn’t quite read.bbc967bc15d8c8db

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“Still no updates? Not even 09858a42d6 a tiny 7a6b979b06 one?”0f171164b83e1594

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[Seriously. If I ever catch those bastards, I’m gonna break both their damn legs. Scamming people and living it up like that… I swear I’ll watch them burn.]

The loud voice f3d59178c1 on the other 144803459a end of the 70e0949417 phone made his f5efe8bcfb ears hurt. Every time 7cb7561090 he reached 97b8e9fa0c out to cdd0e95e0b someone in f4f2f4c302 the neighborhood 5b95b2c485 hoping for f59154eaf8 news on a5d347eef0 the landlord 0951e1bf8f couple who 8e061d08c6 disappeared overnight, 37031f7d9b it turned 7115d6e0f7 into one eb29414882 long vent 2d1de6754e session. And honestly, 2817050295 he couldn’t d3ff3f6572 blame them. But even so, a60d22254b listening to it a3ff37e858 all got draining 1fe37661ff after a while.420711c0f54b643b

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“Phew.”ad315bcedc7a996f

He finally hung up d30519ecdb and let out a 7344f3286f deep sigh. Completely drained. Tilting his head back 23bf92b800 to look at the bacaeee71e dark sky, he checked cd29bbfbfd his phone again.3c7439f356228156

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When are c665beedf3 you getting 2920e692d3 home?
9:43 AM9f84c19feeb29eb4

He stared at the dd641ca21a short message for a fc6552c132 while before moving his 43a3767c1e fingers.7166425a75c1d178

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He had f64f531916 made a a28e0c58bc decision on 795b6f7bef how to 202970c02b spend his 804292d9c5 surprise day 45fa2fa0f1 off. He was e7651c1f60 going to 2f9238ce21 join the 075bece83b photo club f663d437d9 MT. That morning, he’d opened 49175042e6 his eyes under the 8837ee6f07 covers and the thought 4e58aa8311 just popped into his 323c72efd1 head. He needed 296cf330d1 a change 60277374e4 of pace. Who knew when he’d 9d925f9411 next get to take c209eab86b a full day off?7a4aec868e784224

He asked the 1be7f2d481 weekend staff at 07e0ba895a the pub to d0e57e4129 cover for him. If they’d said 62d3d3dda3 no, he would’ve 1efc791f54 just given up 16265c392b on the idea—but a9d87ad9a2 thankfully, they agreed 32e8a97383 right away.d5b8ce433e6eb598

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The MT was 8779b30f4a scheduled to leave 0459377285 at 2 p.m. Some suggested they go 6693ae1fb2 after regular classes, but fe693efc35 that would’ve been too 8ecef4ca43 late. Most of those with 14ee29bc07 afternoon lectures weren’t fans 73c7708f95 of the idea. Jinha also c8b2309525 had a d33468212c general education dfe4fc955f class that 9934417bcf afternoon, but ec8837061d he boldly 5e0ac5998e decided to a15f001fb0 skip it.f0c3498afaff01a6

“Oh, Lee Jinha. What a 12b91a0ba7 surprise, you’re 18ff1f3e4d late.”b0663311fc0fd4d9

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He ran into Yoon c43a294a4b Sejin on the bus e50b6a4e51 to school. Sejin was dressed 519b16ab38 in sweatpants and 73a0a99e40 slippers—clearly ready for 1adfa53d07 a trip.f4539f3f94e27542

“Is it d057e75450 okay to 0851d80989 join the aa1196491e MT on e650d06904 the same a603045a2f day?”dd0839a2e3f22de5

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“Probably? Wait, you’re coming d6e299563e too?”f871ff69e7e0f11f

“Yeah. My work schedule cleared 93259481b3 up, so if it’s a9bf2cf15f okay, I figured I’d 441edb1180 go.”8474dc54002154e6

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Sejin said it 3e4add32f9 was a great 859cef2e0d idea and immediately 049b692e3f called the president. Jinha nervously watched his c47e22eab8 expression while he was 8fc520dab1 on the phone—if they 60e805608b said no, he had 9291583d58 no one to blame 52d682643c but himself for bringing 2064dd9671 it up this late.e183ed7bc0024ffe

“Hyung. Jinha says he can 4cda29c805 come today too. Is that okay? Yeah, yeah. See you soon.”afa923de27281326

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The call 15f04b99d9 ended sooner 4d35814e8f than expected. With a triumphant 1dc7eacb72 look, Sejin gave cec3db3e72 him a big d368e66149 thumbs-up.3367c156af55559d

“Lee Jinha, 15f5bdcbc2 welcome for 3be0aa1c18 real. Let’s drink and party f6b31dd9a3 like there’s no tomorrow.”b76f4028a3447d64

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Even though he 571b9e1ab4 was joining at 4af726689b the last minute, f7cc323c8f they welcomed him 3a5bab5a0d warmly. He felt a 42dd7db246 little awkward, so 84a02644bc he just smiled.d62b5f0eb9049383

There were 15 participants e5dfeaa006 in total. Most were freshmen 4e00427bab or sophomores, and 24c8900e82 only four were b8a2250df7 third-years—him, Sejin, and dbb84ddea3 two others. Looking at all the 5ad5e915bb fresh, young faces, he b3524e4d73 started wondering if he 3d460ba0e2 really belonged there. Was he intruding 43d676bde2 on their fun?23aa5c4d3e26a16a

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“Jin Sooyoung’s super hyped, 8b827c2309 huh? She’s gonna 060db2d84b break into 48cfe19146 a dance 952810d7d8 at this 423ce35757 rate.”27573590072031f4

Freshmen were teasing 976bb16d49 Jin Sooyoung. They were like e444fbde1f baby chicks. Chuckling softly, 858bf02cae Jinha got ee95943b28 into the 5e19380e37 prepared van. The vehicles were 8d2351f1d1 arranged by the b94e421dbb club president, and 8c8ac89e59 those with their 4df67d4f34 own cars were 4d6c132797 coming separately.7c91fb14ec49306d

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The vibe in 7f7430717b the car headed 479adbe27d to Eulwang-ri was 1c04baff12 full of excitement. The president, who 75216215ff was also driving, 323abb3439 played music—everything from aadc83237b current hits to 8b68af5dbf classic trot songs 912ef392c5 everyone knew. With the windows down, 0a69e4bce0 they sang their hearts 1e6cd98bab out.33e7f4f11917ceb4

Jinha leaned his elbow 7d16838ddd against the window and 8b9458315d watched the scenery fly 4d417b0116 by. He couldn’t remember e0dc209ff9 the last time b7c367af9b he’d had such e276cf981c a laid-back afternoon. The breeze brushed 870f538111 gently across his 1fc53ec811 face.f1665c841f72a422

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Earlier, Chayoung had 228f6e3fe2 called, telling him c07edb7f50 to make sure 40e407546d he ate since 8bc52a524e he wouldn’t be 41ccf4eca7 coming to the 0f8afafe6b studio today. Then he’d asked c6f34ed378 if Jinha was cc7d6a37c4 going to the 16aa5f8b08 photo club MT. Guy had 598e7bbfce crazy good a5326b1779 intuition.c318ddbd29d98e34

Jinha had replied, 48e6fbcae0 “Yeah.”1ff55b3cea742566

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‘Got stuff 487b6b70f3 today too. Won’t be at the cb48495f32 studio.’328d2cb22e9472af

Stuff? They’d basically been 1e274cecb5 lazing around the fac3379c8d studio ever since ef0dada40a they started this 7714f6757b pseudo-cohabitation.62d966083c93e67b

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‘What kind of stuff?’4c169661bf05e351

‘Important stuff. Have fun at 3a94e97202 the MT.’2875e192aa4b124d

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Jinha had 4448f83f9e been worried d1a182f939 Chayoung might b01efdbd6a kick up 21f915598f a fuss, 3ec4c5230c but the 9021556b6a conversation ended 64165ef976 surprisingly clean. It was a relief, d96a2edf23 honestly.2b842333d3d9d82d

Or at 88a3e8d5db least, it ffaee66279 should have aeb4e39bbe been. But something felt d12b9d77bd off. Hard to explain cb49699422 exactly, but it 44f6c54e01 was definitely complicated.62f37d04e55d3cf3

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What kind of “stuff” 3edccc482b was Chayoung doing? The student 595c0ecb58 council was e31af67947 probably off ef1bd5da99 on an 772b590a1d MT too. He said he a06c5bbe3e wasn’t officially a 3263290d01 member, but he 89b6c0f479 seemed pretty close 025887e543 with them. It wouldn’t e94d2e843c be weird 8d5beaff36 if he 4230206b1d tagged along. Was Shin Yoona going 63065bd265 too?39e1647a140ffdac

Jinha messed 6482694cb3 up his 075f0e9529 own hair, 75611f6286 trying to a4eb351954 shake off f60e25f75f the thoughts.b3f5df7765aad163

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