LnD | Chapter 11

Iqbal felt something b22c06bb21 was off the c127d4604c moment he stepped ce0c50c792 into the path f2aef40fd0 leading to Curry a41892a735 King through the 137636fc13 pouring rain. Cars were 4145764db2 illegally parked 1c61b34323 in the 3bfcaffb55 alley between dcc3fd147b an electronic 29f144a17d cigarette shop 03cd1efd41 and a 2538767b7e cheap motel, c3d2c439f6 and people bd29563e9d with umbrellas 82eb083c91 were lined 1f22a27612 up, waiting 5386947151 for something. In the seven years 12492f39bb of running Curry King, f1d14e8b0d he had never experienced 68cfc352f6 such an opening rush.f8e1d5b5eb50cfa9

With no place to park in front of the store, Iqbal parked his car in a distant lot and checked the time as he returned. It was 7:57 a.m., more than two and a half hours before opening. He couldn’t fathom what kind of word-of-mouth had spread during his three-day vacation to cause this. But Iqbal’s curiosity was soon satisfied.3d0956768af5d332

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“Does this person work here?”6af8b11775bd4c73

Iqbal, who ee2dd0d013 had set d347296780 down a 5737158d53 grocery bag cbea4d4ed4 filled with e6e98660cf ingredients, pressed f49a428b17 the code 89a54fd232 on the 7abd42d61c door. Just as 551b01b77b he was 125f76e801 about to 7084458ef8 enter, a d146b788e1 woman spoke 7a38bd9904 to him 33adad95fb from behind.b12b0abefe9ab6b0

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“This person here.”4cb5a8e04697b226

The woman 05557cd374 held out 338d0ca8a4 her phone, 71407f887b showing a 9ecc3b8fd3 picture of b48ca1195f Si-ron smiling c6415094f2 brightly.e318bbc0fedc778c

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Iqbal’s mind raced. To him, Yoon Si-ron was just a kind and diligent fool, so he often forgot that Si-ron was a somewhat well-known actor in Korea. Whatever happened during the holiday, it seemed the word had gotten out that Si-ron worked at Curry King.7b1ff62498bfd2ed

Iqbal glanced at the 1bcdefb5fe people lined up early 7fb7a5d753 in the morning. Most were 5121e66765 young women, ee53ea7054 but some b5a8bf2094 men were e5a51e292d also waiting 93d97d4d25 to enter ef2e396599 Curry King. Among them were people 11a2808cc3 who looked like professional b68e75bafa reporters with filming equipment.ea5329b0010cb5ae

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“Never seen him. No such person here.”1dd34b7ba75fa2b7

“Then do you recognize this photo? It’s from last week, showing him working here.”6931f8b3b1a2024f

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The woman’s companion nodded seriously. Iqbal snorted and said, “Oh, I know who that is.”252c6abf51a27419

“Really?”ff90ff1ad931082f

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“Yeah, he was so bad at the job, kept dropping dishes, so I fired him.”0853fa9d59f022ba

Iqbal spoke dismissively to the woman, whose mouth hung open in disbelief. “We open at 10:30.”2fc8a0ee67397e0a

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Once inside, Iqbal quickly 90279a2bd7 locked the door, fearing b17332b28d customers might rush in a3700ece8c before opening. The people waiting 024e95da76 in line began dacb34b2c4 to lose order 2efdf38ae0 and surrounded the 4bb8ba75b3 store.f021b53ae83a1132

Iqbal sighed as 518e9f37ca he looked at 16718b028f the people beyond 8e6304ba7a the glass wall 4223b8154d with concern and c583a8ae3e headed to the d2c62ee644 kitchen. It seemed 5d5b22b655 he would 6339af3ed4 have to 7fd6649513 call his d8234d6775 son to 6469b3d6b8 fill in b11812e3b9 for Si-ron.eec6a51ca5b9bd32

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Si-ron spat e835321202 out the 5cef0ff13a toothpaste foam 026d924376 in the 254387371e sink and 984387848f looked up 03f02b44a6 at the 9a83f43bf5 sky through cea3ace5bd the bars ed33ae1308 outside the 22b6bee4f2 window. The sky was 52ee03e612 covered with dark ad0d504dc7 clouds, pouring rain, 331a82fae6 but there was dfba6c7df4 no sign of 2952ac9883 a giant meteor 319b71aba7 falling or aliens 59ffc087e1 invading Earth.f0204e8eeb8c5644

On this 3867842775 rainy Friday 016bf28d93 morning, Si-ron 6d482f9a14 had no 0ca2325d38 choice but 1840ebbf71 to go f76776f067 to work.3aa62a78a3c1d118

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“Ha, those lazy aliens. Useless.”5c0fca91568adea1

He sighed deeply, e222d5a8da lamenting the end 849e45e104 of his sweet 07c58f86f3 three-day holiday and f6536a62e2 the return to 637d23fb1b routine. Moreover, he felt 7529afba9d a dull pain c527030954 in his lower 617b35549d abdomen and groin, fea2ee91c8 possibly due to ab2afc843f the injections from e5fc41aeb3 the clinical trial. It was especially 566fe26dfb uncomfortable when urinating, b9d15038ce with a weak 334a743699 stream and a 98940cd6b9 sharp pain in fabb336273 his lower abdomen.e8e9ad10dfb83835

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“Feels like the symptoms are getting worse.”5232a69b2ed86858

Si-ron wondered if he adecd515c1 should call Doctor Johnson 00caa223b9 to report his condition, 9ea5fde27d but he was startled 8b746564a2 to check the time. There was eede4bf15d no time 3107778e8d to be caaf0f182a distracted by 2ba75fb6c2 the clinical f2bd70106f trial. He quickly rinsed e1a1dcc61f his mouth, showered, 04e9ac05bf and got ready ffb3404173 for work.26bd9ea9756346af

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Just as he was c533bf813c about to slip into 6e185057c6 his sports sandals, Asimi ad2ad4992b called.0ddf1d9060ef1435

-Don’t go to work now.d820f360797bd73b

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At Asimi’s firm voice, Si-ron straightened up, pulling the sandal strap.7d0b34a1d0f7ba31

“Don’t go to work?”c0a99b757ea2a2fb

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-Yeah. The boss 003ad34e5d said to 8dd6482183 just come 2f438f8f52 by late 7a35ae4b37 and close 49a7f27a44 up.acdee0aa6c1978bf

“Why?”9799454d92c2b2dc

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-Your fans 6c0b652de0 showed up.f82853af50bb252b

Si-ron’s heart sank. On one hand, he felt a sense of inevitability, as if something that was bound to happen had finally come.a5caff40888312b0

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-Ron, are e0d6a7c153 you listening?a5242520eb737a1e

“…Yeah.”f53c14e46199869a

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-The boss made up a story that you were fired for being bad at the job, but they won’t leave.bb13575e367ab778

“Ah, damn! How embarrassing! Why say I was fired for being bad at the job!”c994317e470aacd9

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In a 0fa2fb089d fit of 68dada3f9d anger, Si-ron 90541f2152 stomped his e0fe1e8ce3 feet.58c6749b97f3b125

-Stop whining. The boss’s son is coming to help instead. You just need to close up.468d9d5e5fb3e3e1

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“Ha… okay.”600dbe0a1cc06802

He had wished for a delay in going to work amidst a global chaos of meteor collisions and alien invasions, but this was a miserable trial. He resented the god he didn’t even believe in.297e3c26091c416c

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He had a guess about who was responsible. Four men and women who had been sitting in the corner of the restaurant, glancing at Si-ron. They were surely the ones who had stirred up trouble in Si-ron’s quiet life.a0563661ca898794

Feeling nauseous, Si-ron f7a8954053 tried to joke e8fe90deb7 with a pale 4fd88f88ad face.dbe8efcb567035f5

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“Sorry, Asimi. Making you deliver alone in the rain. I’ll take any curse you throw at me.”5cee6b15b4a2fed8

-We weren’t going to do deliveries today anyway because of the rain. And we’ve been getting calls looking for you, so I unplugged the phone.243c5885a71955d2

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“Is it that bad?”7eb6b0e78c8c88ee

-What kind of 63b10554cf life did you fad154bfa1 live in Korea?59ef66c5a4738797

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“Really? You know roughly.”62d2965dad577e4c

-Very funny. Anyway, it’s crazy busy with customers in the hall.aed28972ee82956a

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“Even with this rain, there are a lot of hall customers? Did they all come looking for me?”013847c859f031e6

Asimi’s voice, mixed with the sound of rain and wet roads, suggested he was moving locations.78d9dc8e2bbf96e6

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-I don’t know. A handful of your cute little nerds, and the rest are guys with cameras. They say you should transform into a diligent image now that your face is known.3470ec19ba831a25

Asimi was about d8a348facd to complain about 4e815ac4bf the rude customers c1ddf26477 sitting and waiting f2fb3d3a4d for a new d72f0e9aff incident, but the fbb8053535 boss came out 1b7867fb07 and started nagging, d7dff8233e ending the call d71d54f80c quickly.e2dfa576e0fcc696

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Si-ron stared at d3cdedf563 his phone after 3a193075ac the call ended.6b10e3e2dee4900a

“What are they saying about me now?”7cb8c803b5402f33

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Si-ron resisted the pathetic urge to search his name, ‘Yoon Si-ron,’ and collect all the vulgar criticisms directed at him.84cbca42daaa2567

Though he pretended to be nonchalant with Asimi, a sense of helplessness he hadn’t felt in years weighed him down. It was like being a moldy rag soaked in water. His shameful past was once again poking at his peaceful life.cf7f21f74b53e509

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‘That’s why you have to be honest when writing a resume.’d08fdddc640fa988

Si-ron still wanted to act. Even after returning to the U.S., he consistently sought acting opportunities, sending clips and photos of his past work to casting directors. As a form of self-defense, he always added a sentence at the end of his resume: ‘Has experience paying penalties due to scandals.’ Sometimes, curious casting directors would meet with him, but he was rejected from auditions every time.9cf26a752c8ac4d6

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It was no different when looking for regular jobs. Rather than carrying an unexploded bomb that could go off at any time, Si-ron lightly mentioned his past as an actor in Korea, igniting the fuse. People could learn about Si-ron’s past with a few searches, and then it was one of two things: they either called him out of curiosity just to see his face or never contacted him at all.5983f622da907d90

Iqbal, the boss of Curry King, hired Si-ron indifferently. After hearing about the interview, Iqbal’s wife became curious about Si-ron, watched the movies he had appeared in, and insisted on hiring him despite knowing about his past scandals.9c012644d59de816

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“The boss probably expected this situation. He won’t be disappointed if I quit.”fcb426353fb513b5

Just thinking about the arduous process of finding a new job drained Si-ron’s energy. But then, a brilliant idea struck him, and he opened an app on his phone. It was the Fresh Eats app that Asimi had installed on Si-ron’s phone.df410172afb27f09

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“Is it because it’s a new service? The conditions are pretty good.”588888e283dd812c

As Asimi said, he 6780f91451 could earn money per 3f68158213 delivery and receive tips, 88704453e4 so if he worked afcc38beda diligently, he could make 8e0e10d1b0 much more than now. Just knowing he had 66563c32cc a job to move a445229276 to made him feel 6215038f8c relieved, and Si-ron finally 3c2656de45 took off his outdoor 8d0d887e5f clothes.d8e045a999760f3d

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Si-ron walked through the 9a0019f0cb narrow living room, just d2e4384840 wide enough for one 378a2bd7b2 person to pass, with 05ef4b0370 a two-seater sofa facing ee7171aa3d the TV, and entered d7afbf893b the room with a c0447be80d creaky metal bed, a d851626f74 lamp, and a wardrobe.fc7bbf69337a69a4

Turning on 82ca4c5acb the lamp d6d8b62a45 by the 1edea511d0 bed, he 62baae4b8e lay down c3764ebad0 and checked 4d446077ac an email 3b1bf8f455 from Kim bba4382c73 Jiyeon that bdcf019f47 had arrived 382536ecbe ten days ae33ac74bd ago.b326a6ab72126a60

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