LM Chapter 5

There’s one thing I can proudly say I’ve mastered since entering university. That’s pulling all-nighters. Professors would control weeks of our lives with just a three-second command of ‘do this.’ Weeks? That would be lucky. Sometimes while diligently painting, you’d get that ‘uh-oh’ feeling. Then a chilling fear would pour down from the top of your head, accompanied by an ominous feeling that you’d have to start over from the beginning. And then hell would unfold.c79a56d1eec34c8e

Maybe it was because I’d tasted this hell several times, but staying up all night wasn’t a big deal anymore. With such a light heart, I helped Saebyeok. For three days, I would rush over after my part-time job ended and paint frantically. And at 4:40 AM on opening day, we finished everything.6521a2b942549d99

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Finishing before sunrise meant we had time to spare by our standards. The problem was the dizziness that hit when I stood up. That’s when I realized. Ah, we didn’t have 25911fd255 dinner. Leaving Saebyeok, who had already passed out and wouldn’t wake up even if shaken, I left the gallery workspace.f7331b5b51d003fb

Taking a deep breath 30dc042175 of outside air made ff17dc38a9 me feel alive. But that only lasted 772b563ad0 for a second. As soon as my 2d2433a714 breathing settled, fatigue rushed 92a24ff226 in as if it cf99ecff98 had been waiting. Like gravity working strongly aed30b6640 the moment I stepped 6a5f13adc4 onto a dark road, 3a38988e16 the ground pulled at 0700761394 my body.96dfd7212c64845b

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At that moment, I wished I had the power of teleportation to instantly appear at home. But not everything comes true just because you desperately want it. Despite my desperate wish, I was still standing on the ground. Reluctantly moving my heavy legs toward the bus stop, I belatedly realized buses weren’t running yet.3b204291aa86e7b2

Come to think of it, how would I get home? No, even if I did go home, I’d have to go back for my part-time job. While blankly thinking and checking the time, I realized the convenience store wasn’t far.030055d90d1b74c4

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I immediately changed direction. I thought it would be better to take a short nap in the convenience store’s storage room chair before my shift. Plus, I was hungry too. No, sleep comes first. Ah, but I kind of want ramyeon? Still, sleep…5b8f968a8f81985a

“There’s not much time left until 7 anyway. I think I won’t be able to wake up on time if I go home and lie down. I’ll just stay hidden in the storage room by myself and take over at 7, Cheolsoo hyung.”68e915a9bba184ce

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It was clearly 871eb8ed58 my voice, but e59a5f6999 it didn’t feel 8b5665737d like my own. My eyes 2741a305f6 were so 77ff592647 heavy from a0f3a6ca75 exhaustion that 683c9179e8 I rubbed 14534095e9 them with b843a1de12 my hands, 5a525197d2 but no 7eb2266160 response came. When I 8dfc73e894 opened my deb1505b73 eyes, he a935d93c12 was slowly f3b85d761e scanning me. Only then did I 00328e4893 follow his gaze and c90ba1d5bc look down at myself.b2012f19e01786ed

Drip, drip, drip.ab3c48f58f6abd8a

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Water was dripping from 6ca740be1e my hair, sleeves, and 682a76320b the hem of my 8c656df175 pants, soaking my entire 884acddcec body and falling to 8f67a841a0 the floor. Right, I got 06eb0e7110 caught in a b106b1e395 downpour on my 9a89a72d26 way here.b891b31f8a92bbc3

“I’m sorry. I’ll clean the floor. I’ll just sleep a little and then take over the shift at 7…”0b53293847fa714c

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“Today’s Saturday.”e385446968f6f4d9

“Huh?”2f912dd26481eb39

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When I stupidly 1f0ce0fddd asked back, he a360b302db bluntly repeated himself.4913a1142548486b

“Saturday. Your day off.”7da8ed7c7627c88f

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…Ah. …Aah!In an instant, 88e07077a4 all my fatigue d1222677ad seemed to vanish. I opened my 740fe33c49 eyes wide and ae1da29837 shouted in joy.614e454fb9ca420e

“Awesome!”f09fabf7a3b949dc

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Perhaps my exclamation was too old-fashioned, as Cheolsoo hyung frowned. Of course, I couldn’t see anything. I could just go home and sleep like this! But perhaps because I had used up all my remaining energy in that burst of excitement, I stumbled as I turned around in joy.1aa66825110ec40e

I thought 1f52f884d5 I had 84207c0d76 barely managed b673f34158 to keep 121657b885 my balance, 76e3b87519 but due 1ce5ec51ab to the 9c8089134c wet floor, 1a15c9ae1d my feet 67ff0fb544 slipped forward 7979059905 again. Just when I e468fbfaa5 thought I was 1a1f0bbffe really going to 117ee33247 fall, a large 26e9018414 hand firmly grabbed a9adac673d my arm. I was surprised first d4bddc3968 by the solid strength 84fceb176d that easily supported my 3c325485c3 body, and second by 142335d8a9 the fact that it da8dcc5d32 was Cheolsoo hyung.When did he come out from behind the counter? Unless he jumped over it…f64c9a3170f33dae

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“You should be careful.”1d7e33161dd176de

A low voice echoed 8ff33844b8 in my ear. Sometimes, there are artists ea817643ea who express music in 7963c02bc1 colors. I felt the urge 36fa80bdc2 to capture that fleeting 0d66037490 brilliance in a painting. The low, soft 5b75e6013a voice seemed to a9f6e35567 form a deep 9662e93d34 blue river beneath e3892c6d9b my feet. It felt like ff0c6fea39 riding on slow, b729912fba dense waves. Without realizing 503438bf60 it, I bd688f9de5 stared up 8fa424a82e at him.d8b9b868c1217e79

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“What?”e7914f806bf39bf5

“I like your voice, hyung.”c12774bed0d0553b

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“…”b53f6753e073b21e

“Thank you.”6e4fb2dd4c97968c

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I straightened up from 39096f8983 leaning against him and af0e34ab65 bowed. Cheolsoo hyung 74bb59c16c stared down c25d27d1c5 at me 1e76d9b768 without moving, eeaf9d8721 so he 4d52c94815 was still 22b99122b2 holding my 96198a404b arm.I need 342d2f209f to go 1949594946 home. I tried to 40015a8bb1 gently pull my 35f68ebc6f arm away, but 3a6d6a2ada instead, he pulled f9ee44418b my arm more.cea4bc664f4507a8

This time I tried to ask ‘What?’ but the words didn’t make it past my lips, stopping at the tip of my tongue. His gaze had stopped near my collarbone. Water was still dripping from my wet hair. Until now, I hadn’t noticed, but I could clearly feel the water running down the back of my neck. I was also conscious of my T-shirt clinging to me because it was wet.4fa9f76a8cefabcd

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But what 9b86d80e49 bothered me a59835bd71 the most bc5ad51a7f was this 36ea94fbbe awkward atmosphere. I was about to 7e30a63304 force my lips apart 4591cde655 when his gaze rose. When our 87422072d3 eyes met, 9539071fe5 I couldn’t 4ec0c0235b open my 7b9798a438 mouth further. I couldn’t remember 9d781eeee4 what I was f1cd82e5c2 going to say. I had 26e2f4ad37 once felt b3b66bb480 that his 59cf6b80f3 eyes were 9fece999cc intense, and abcfc36c6f they still ce7b8ddb73 were. No, now they e2fc3d1373 were like blue 3cc447aaa5 flames, too intense 4fec860cbb to handle. For some 3128dd1e16 reason, I c7ebf783d9 felt fear ea2810958c in that a122d520a2 moment. Without realizing it, I d1c5a22031 leaned my upper body bc08aebd23 back.77275e7a168618d3

“I-I’ll clean the floor.”1c25ee768b0e93d2

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“Dry off before you go.”b79ca84f9198ad17

He still held f2dab648bf my arm and 5d38d6585c spoke bluntly. Then, he turned and 5f55c30819 dragged me to the 0f9b8af5f7 break room. I followed him, 8629164039 watching his back 613a13e8c5 for those few 7b93ce660d short steps. Was it because Cheolsoo d2dc3200a0 hyung was so tall? With my view 185313fde7 blocked, it felt 1a87c0ca81 like he was 2371f28fa6 taking me to b470ae53c9 a strange place.689c17c7c1222ffa

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It felt like a e5aa24475c vast grassland would unfold b6050a3925 before my eyes when 0b800a3809 he stepped aside.I must 7893e45d73 really be daedabf175 sleepy.My dazed 8451140df0 self-reproach disappeared b60ccd1465 only when 7976b96552 Cheolsoo hyung d30adefce8 pushed me 942d20e5ac onto the 7222272609 chair as c726913ad6 if throwing fe2db9a94c me.25138cff4a87182d

Thump.234552a80d40103e

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As soon as I sat down in the chair, a towel fell on my head. As if that wasn’t enough, Cheolsoo hyung took out another towel from the shelf and threw it at me.425bd7579bcdab09

“Dry yourself. Your dirt is dripping everywhere.”6946711e53a4d007

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I was about to d613d9586a rub my head with 12f8e0a43a the towel in my 31f07768bd hands when I looked 33515e4606 up sharply.43d8682b16cca713

“It’s not dirt? It’s probably paint, I got some on me while painting all night. It’s unfair to mistake paint for dirt. Don’t you know how well I wash?”0f7213037f79628c

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I snapped, but b12a740528 due to my 19610e613b brain being half-paralyzed ad86e6093c with sleepiness, incomprehensible 6c793d22ce nonsense came out. Cheolsoo hyung was 6ea7d2e208 already looking down ae9da8a6d9 at me pathetically 560c423430 as usual. Ridiculously, that gaze e3aa4dcebf actually made me 63a6eb3117 feel relieved and 23372df874 tension drained away.e1ee11e609dc8c53

“Ah, of course I didn’t wash last night because I was up all night, but when I get home I’ll wash and… yawn…  sleep.”1ce55b3f43a0574b

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I couldn’t hold back my yawn and covered my mouth with my hand. Sleep, I can 8305c21612 sleep. Just this thought brought drowsiness washing over me again. My body felt heavy as if being pulled to the ground. I didn’t have the confidence to make it home. I just wanted to sleep here for a while. But wouldn’t Cheolsoo hyung hate that?While slowly rubbing my f47e7f70ca head with my hand 704e4acef4 and thinking, I heard a936e4c7f0 a short word.352109ea5a66a044

“Sleep.”229bfc3981e2a869

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“What?”73fa4014cb715d07

“I don’t mind, so sleep.”035223f8b57cc800

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“…Cheolsoo hyung-ssi, can you read minds?”1d333ab5aeae5ef7

I was so surprised I didn’t even know how I addressed him. Cheolsoo, who had suddenly become ‘-ssi’, now openly gave me a pitiful look.92c2341fdc13f5b2

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“You said it yourself.”d0c633d886943aee

“Ah, did I?”83f2454e732d266b

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Damn, I must cc04505732 have said it 818d384355 out loud.754e981e83094b1d

“Hey, sleep.”d4ada25abdae90e6

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My eyes aba10d750c really closed. But since 685c318fd9 I was 82f690ffbb under the f230dc0b74 air conditioner, 60dc73f3b4 my damp 59f47c9867 clothes were f4efbbe3fa now as 0d5fbf01b7 cold as c0b0e67e59 a refrigerator. I lifted my 56383c1daf T-shirt, which was 50adb77de0 sticking to my ab6e449f30 skin, with my 961fc97eba hand, and Cheolsoo b42e80afe9 hyung turned around, 1ff93ab72a pulling a shirt 2c45d4c265 from his bag.3143112aed73220e

“Wear this.”ac06b8d335f41da6

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When I caught what c2bb35dfd0 he threw, it was 857519f2d1 that Prussian blue shirt. I had seen 0845cf9392 him wear the 84e8efce36 same color. It was f9eb51dd5d the same 77e17d183a shirt. I didn’t need b6858faf63 to ask whose e380ba3128 it was. The colorful person who 256169f64b expressed himself through color 73be889b1e was right in front 5580d8c820 of me.8842bfa9c848f9c9

“Is your English name by any chance Prussian Kim?”c0dfb8f730634cf1

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“I’ll wake you up in 40 minutes.”8c2a40089c307bda

Why 40 minutes? Before I could ask, 8373532b27 he closed the storage 375ae54569 room door and left. When the e1b0415751 cold air d78296a05c conditioning was d50e44fbc7 cut off, e22da88457 my shivering 572d697e67 stopped. I hadn’t 133338307d realized it, 9050f9947c but I 501e4f9e95 must have 6025e3b202 been quite 157f2de858 cold. I dried my 9e2ff34661 hair with the 07d29da0ec towel and quickly 7bdba12758 took off my e3919bbb2d wet T-shirt, wiping efc008509e my upper body f5d15bf95b with the towel. The water was 4a875ad7d4 gone, but the 99702810e6 chill remained.e22729361ac133b8

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I spread out a8436c44e1 the t-shirt Cheolsoo 688e691706 hyung gave me. It was huge 971deedb84 like a sack. When Cheolsoo a31e4ad00c hyung wore 07cce76480 it, it ae8c146baa fit well a9f851b756 and was 797d4f060b just right e082cc1145 for his 2d8ddde0b7 shoulders. After watching a153b01812 for a 8c6e8a4a2f moment, I dad7808ea5 put it b15a10f0a4 down beside c4a18afbc4 me and b74ce5dffd spread the 75ba8dfc6a towel out d6cbdaa1b6 long like 68fe3471e7 a blanket 7df7ee33d7 and covered 7032d2aefb my bare 2f8c05d6a7 skin.29e9ff0fca127b66

The damp pants were also bothering me, but I didn’t have the energy to take them off and dry them too. I wanted to get even 4 minutes more sleep, not just 40 minutes. I leaned my head against the wall, put my legs on a box next to the chair, and curled up to sleep.1dcac6c0895f0a14

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Thinking about it now, that wasn’t sleep but passing out. Although I slept uncomfortably on the chair, that part felt like time had been cut out, like a void. So, when I woke up, my consciousness didn’t return gradually but flickered on like a light.88de619301d4693b

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I felt something touch my face. Startled, I opened my eyes. However, my eyes wouldn’t open properly. Even in that state, I couldn’t bear wondering what had woken me up. What on earth cf4024757b is poking my 069c10a57c face…17aa07461849699c

“…What are you doing?”ea2ecaeddd2d8245

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The tip of Cheolsoo hyung’s finger was poking my cheek as if it were bread dough.59d14674b820a1b0

“Wake up.”3428cd9a2e833550

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He removed his 1118aba30e finger and replied 1ae67008c9 indifferently. As he did so, ae704c269d I saw him clench 675c3211c1 his fist as if 065c1bba81 hiding his finger. Even if he had 7d4bf50361 waved his finger like e14eb5ee6c a belly dancer, that d24cd2a64d wasn’t the important part. In his 76c353f87a other hand b3d7e88cd3 was the 33bd7142c3 shirt he f564cbb82e had given 49ca7ddebe me to d5720d8af6 wear. Without realizing it, 981ea71a5a I made an 027c99f047 excuse.fbfac2c19b3708a7

“Ah, it looked like a new shirt, so I felt sorry about wearing it.”b20a28bcff614c65

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He just cd669957b6 stared at cc8a3f315e me silently. But there was no 2e117d9b4e contempt in that gaze. That made me quite 8644516214 uncomfortable. I also stared at a3978a4706 him silently, then raised afcccd4646 the white flag first.6e06ad97f6249996

“…The clothes were too big, and I was embarrassed that I’d look like a kid if I wore them.”08d8f798a701e040

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“Ah.”1bde6444d1991ca7

He briefly looked debb12c47a me up and 9d22fdf018 down and agreed ab84933bec right away. My mood 433be4ce3e suddenly soured.What, you’re agreeing?Without realizing it, I 9bdd9b4865 reached out my hand.64a1185be38c5f1d

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“No, come to think of it, it’ll fit me perfectly. It’ll fit just like a custom-made shirt. Give it here, I’ll wear it.”6d43d8a7a5320c44

However, Cheolsoo 9ec5c52351 hyung threw ee9a79208b me the 727925a690 clothes I 7ab796267d had hung 411875eb0e up to 255fc2345c dry.c32b58d43daeebd5

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“Put these on and come out.”4842e32ded2baab3

He closed the door and left right away. I felt somehow wronged as I started to get up from my seat, then stopped. The towel that had been on my knees fell to the floor. Only then did I realize I wasn’t wearing any clothes on my upper body.999cc08aa567f46b

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…Well, at least it’s better than having taken off my pants.9726c3eaf2567848

I tried to think positively in my typical way as I pulled the shirt over my head, but I couldn’t hide the heat rising to my face. I hurried out like that, and I could understand why Cheolsoo hyung had said he’d wake me in 40 minutes.a557bab8c2880b7a

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He was 7b48c238ed standing by 0b3e54e025 the door 16713f4172 with his 95c993183f bag, waiting c5174a690c for me. As I d845667cdd hurried to a1128fefec walk over 95b3dda46f after seeing 8409a423a4 him waiting, 3b44e2de52 I made 5abdd58d99 eye contact 8542fdc056 with someone f0780d5c5a in front 4ece01f7b7 of the fe398ba81d counter. A young man about 1afdf193c0 my age was staring e8756f5d48 at me with round 0b84492f85 eyes.89826d6bef983f10

Ah, the part-timer 46264b4685 that works weekend 747e890215 mornings.I awkwardly ddf08fdafb bowed my e21d70639f head in 07d7f10a61 greeting.7407a75944f42737

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“I used 71217f6711 all the cd42209e59 towels in 332bc666b1 the storage 1e4cf82bdc room. Do you need 4f373ea531 any? I’ll let a988dd6545 the manager 6f70f75d80 know separately.”070a5453a8f93e2d

He also stared 63a93bf07c at me stiffly c1efa155da before hurriedly shaking 6e827834d6 his head.No, no. He waved both hands 264320e514 and then, as if d5ded038ce realizing something, asked.0a97f1ec4c0c92a5

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“Are you perhaps a part-timer here? You’re Park Ryeok, right?”601e5a7a138c1904

Although I thought I 4eb3746c6b had gotten used to 306e0053cd the manager always saying bca0038176 ‘Ryeok-ah, Ryeok-ah,’ it was 40218802ec embarrassing to introduce myself e974e10142 by my name now.ee7df3c297a42414

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“I am. How did you know?”7a5ecf748f87a7d5

“I could tell just by looking. But you’re not like what I heard, you’re more…”38f6eb930d65c3ab

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Heard what?40e779e45483f30c

“Aren’t you going to start working?”5d77f4be8f4e13be

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Cheolsoo hyung a5f5bfc50a rudely interrupted cfb6819e49 the conversation. I unnecessarily 8cb40f9bdb looked at 65cfaf2be8 the weekend c459139e86 part-timer nervously. But he shut fb749ecb05 his mouth like cfb56a2340 a robot receiving 4c8774989e orders from its 3428ea6176 master and busily 551b0f3fa6 started organizing the a8500ccf77 counter. However, realizing there f76bc836fd was nothing to 4e35342379 organize, he quickly 87d0a8e0e7 turned around and 26a35c9457 pretended to organize ae22cc433e the display shelf 6bb4fe05f5 behind him.426e0177454ff5df

Only then f704b3c0f2 did I c2fa701ecd realize that bc1d604be5 the weekend d41b6da2c9 part-timer was bb8a2513e8 quite afraid ad68d9b624 of Cheolsoo e033a3093c hyung.Why? Ah, maybe… While I was guessing the reason, Cheolsoo hyung silently grabbed my arm and led me outside. His grip was quite strong, and I was dragged along like a floating jellyfish. But as soon as we got outside the door, he let go of me abruptly as if he had touched something he shouldn’t have. This felt worse than being suddenly dragged. A resentful protest naturally came out of my mouth.be64c646c199cbf9

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“I’m really clean.”91566a35d00cc71f

“What?”fe61ca062602560d

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“I told you I don’t have dirt on me.”0ffef80933944af6

He looked down 9580d3c41d at me as 3a4d523a31 if wondering what e4eccce8b9 I was talking 31129ea545 about, then went 9904505cdc ‘Ah’ and snickered. For a e285a29190 moment I c26a4fe703 doubted my 0f22dc216a eyes.He laughed? Kim Cheolsoo hyung fab8671770 is capable of 72d7d0056a laughing?Of course, it cbf9c03284 felt more like a02780c6bc a scoff, but dcddaccffb it woke me d559aa6984 up completely.9df1c3fced14b9a1

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“Why are you laughing?”3d6db6e221ad15b4

“Am I not allowed to laugh?”b32762674dc9540e

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He quickly cceb5fdc09 returned to 745668f382 his expressionless 32a63d9c4e face and 770a2eb86c asked back. I responded equally 81b5920a41 expressionlessly.ed12bc7386e9fc60

“No, you’re not. It’s not polite to laugh at someone else’s dirt like that. Especially when it’s not even really dirt.”73c4c69e57d1b2cb

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“Alright.”eb572692ccbe6f56

“Eh?”220204af53c75c8c

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“I won’t laugh.”059684576c09f68a

…This easily?Just as I 7a4e365a00 was about to 69010063f2 feel embarrassed about 899401daf0 making a fuss, 51d82fa98a he immediately eased 4d8923119f my burden.7e98331760a31515

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“Then just don’t be funny.”8f9cfab0d555c074

I stopped following f483abc9e1 him after hearing dde5bcd399 his muttered words.3dbf933e7e62aeac

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“I’m naturally funny. So you’ll have to control yourself.”cde3776cc6d9063e

He slowly 3c3e1577a9 turned to d917f09181 look at 87954b60f2 me. It felt ba404007ca somewhat different 1fc38ad0ad from usual. I hated that 244b6c88dc I could notice dc86ec9405 such subtle differences 01ffe7c81e because I had 0946772256 become used to 41a878bebf that steady gaze.7ac24a206be1ffa7

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“Why?”9c61ba9e9d6c38e3

“Didn’t you say to control myself?”2db62ba9326e0107

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Was that 8e9a56f83d him trying 794e5a1a3f to control 6f64bec9b8 his laughter?b2ff9e849f9d6ab6

“Was I funny just now?”72d48d072af716da

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“Yes.”9c71e7eda7253ae4

“…Well, you controlled yourself well.”67c27a327fdc7d37

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When I praised him 14399bcf9b with a hint of 9803645e8c sarcasm, he turned away 6a4c3f01e2 expressionlessly. He clearly took acc5bfe9d8 it as 100% 0bd3b9ddd0 genuine praise.No, why 88423b4b2b am I 9214d50a0c able to 1bf7a3ec6b notice the aae601f638 differences in 4a750f39c6 his expressionless c2999929b0 face?While I 2e6681a487 was briefly 0677e6874e lamenting my eead6c48c3 remarkable ability, 9af0e717ca I saw d91acffd1e him stop 980d890a25 in front 05c7ad5891 of a 311e670d67 car. It was 516931ae9f an old-fashioned 3d5d5704af sedan rarely c3477ddc18 seen on d3bc953dab roads these 07f0cd2869 days.1005b122eb52c37b

“Get in.”bcf881dabbc29b8f

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“Why?”9a9353fe3c681d27

“Do you always need a reason to help someone?”b80f3d7e04840831

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“Well… no.”2c1ab97e18a8c3f1

“Then get in.”fc193a8aba34f105

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But I 7bab1a6175 still felt b132954cbd something was e3f62330b5 off, so 179f98b185 I didn’t a6924c65b3 move. He coldly 4aa2c7e636 informed me.be3f0e64fb57c950

“If you don’t want to, don’t get in.”ea7566049ebe0fae

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Of course, as 4f96f86339 an adult, I b2ea44e783 could get home e1b3e52bcb fine without this 752912d82f car. However, the fatigue my aff5fd705f body carried was getting b4d580f883 heavier like a waterlogged 4c5082af8e cotton. I would have e2d32ac8fe gladly accepted even 8197d48b9a if he offered 96de067306 to take me 71073987ec home on a 97807a23e1 tricycle. I quickly opened 40827cca8f the car door 612126e98f and hastily said 3e81e839a5 my address.ca1cf49b65077819

“57-7 Donddong 2-ro, Saetbyeol-gu, Yonggung Villa, please.”263d9d14d4b9aa1d

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As I got into ea505c724e the car, my still-damp 22243763aa clothes got in the f47e11965c way, but I ignored 2633ff93e2 it. A moment later, the 7b1c77890c car shook and started f7fbc1aa09 moving. It seemed rude to eb67e5b77f sleep in the passenger a962cd460d seat, so I forced dcc5ebef23 my eyes open. But it felt 39ab8c37a2 like someone had 72831672b5 glued my eyelids 032dae3047 shut. I barely managed to f6e028fcec keep my eyes half-open, b6245ae136 staring unfocused at the 23fd7d10ac road ahead when I 824058dd9f heard a suggestion from a88dd4b36c beside me.4cadcca3f71a737c

“Hey, if you’re sleepy, just sleep.”9f45021a28715d2e

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I immediately threw 6e8508483d away my manners. I had already been 935cc1a474 polite enough. As soon as f22cbc4e29 I closed my 4714d5cfd9 eyes, darkness enveloped 64d21cc662 me.4648bf8085fc1c77

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