MWM Chapter 3

The impulsive urge to ee4c449082 swing her clenched fists 3f3295f9df at Haena’s face burst 6900b89c39 in a trembling voice.a3759fd52f003694

“Apologize.”725160abf8b1eb8d

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Facing the a03392fc80 small, shabby 9d24885356 girl, Haena 7c89b1cfbe remained remarkably 8c43ffd66b composed despite 9f626a245a the sudden a02828e6da confrontation. Far from 8a4e7e789f being frightened c9ac14e94a or startled, 8c3cbb8ca8 she flashed 15aedcfdf6 a leisurely e88a38587b smile.f5ab551d69bc030f

“Apologize?”2b454dddb36ae005

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“Yes. Apologize. For speaking rudely to 7532e00e56 my mom, for stepping 4ed03db27d on her hand, for f1e5373683 pushing her.”adb6639275905310

“What? Pushed who?”fa761c2b35a359a7

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“You threw the earring de7209a9b5 onto the road and 24779bc060 told her to pick e32e8c06ef it up. That’s as good as afd64ad848 pushing her onto the 7221f3c068 road.”08a5e816d87edb9f

Soyi unleashed the words 753481830f she couldn’t voice that 1f275f99fd day, pouring them out f836db254a without hesitation.b79195b160959780

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“This is your 53d1b5f01c only chance. Apologize sincerely.”103be55170bdde07

Haena let cb09d7393b out a cb28124e35 scoff as 0ee1d45cb0 if the 02e309f234 demand were 642e436d4d absurd.abf955bc0c100ab2

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“This girl’s c6eab35902 something else. Anyone listening would de2da991ec think I killed 44b8250192 your mom. I was just giving 5088957982 her some advice on 9f45f0c468 how not to live 884420be9a in this world. Ignoring the signal 5a42b54997 and running into 68833ce7f7 the road—that’s your fb6ecb2d8c mom’s fault.”fad17060be7b7ba6

“If you hadn’t 2bdc1b967a threatened her, saying d1a2a402a6 she’d have to 13c864a5a9 pay if she 86850f745c didn’t pick it 866d5c7ad7 up, she wouldn’t 447156bf92 have run into a361fa7043 the road.”bd18e4c1a6de704a

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“Got any proof? Proof I said anything 09bc243ded like that?”8e16d440c33f377d

Haena’s eyes 07bf65f061 locked onto dc9d5050b1 Soyi’s, her 2d1a81c8cd question sharp. Her face, stripped 50ec2f6081 of any malice, 2b73392c1f looked genuinely innocent.28ccec2df369b498

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Soyi repeated herself.24ce9e4fa538a0cb

“Apologize.”ad5ac63e4f7eb841

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At that moment, dea45c5c10 she meant it. If Haena admitted her db082f872f wrong and apologized sincerely, 3f0b4a5781 if she showed regret, 7d9e445a77 Soyi thought she could 8d4a9f1579 let go of her 7997569ff2 resentment and hatred.8593d5038f86fe6b

“What did I do b94d8f7b84 wrong?”133bfec5ffd6f259

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But the dd7558f2b6 response was d4e1c0043b exactly as 5f9a2d4988 expected.be1ae61cffb62410

There wasn’t e7baf9b1f7 a trace 83046b3521 of guilt 23efe2374e in the 9068d1669f woman facing 9ad0af9702 her. Her expression, marked ae73a8ab4a with a question e99737e1aa as if she’d ec2f5a68ba heard something absurd, eb8c2980cd seemed to glow 7ecd7cd1ac with vitality.54aaf0963c8b606f

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“My mom died because e39881909d of you. If you hadn’t done 77118c73e8 what you did that ebdefd76b0 day, she wouldn’t have c962520a73 had an accident, gone ce3a652767 to the hospital, or 5ae81ccca0 died.”061117a38d97f2e1

As venomous a117dc4bf6 words spilled 097558ee37 from the 9914b9e7f7 small girl, aca4dc811a Haena let 2aa9dcaec1 out a 500b279937 sigh-like laugh. After a f2b6c7f9bd moment of 5532b23fdb soft chuckling, 511fedb239 she looked 842f53e951 at Soyi ddcb3356f7 and spoke 63b9039802 as if b3a63364dd admonishing her.9faf668338423d55

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“Is this 53f2332ba3 how poor 49254401da people always 013bd6a343 are? Never reflecting 0b7d27c186 on themselves, cfd30ef1bb always blaming c72bea9810 others or d8c11d5c80 the world bc0b612ee5 when things 150d3a9680 go wrong.”d60437b132ca9d40

“…”57f9ad4133449a44

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“You need to 707a173287 change. Otherwise, you’ll never grow.”a46f8efdf69c4e5d

Tap, tap.The cold touch 15e1115b84 of her hand e12540845e gently patting Soyi’s 53b875e911 shoulder sent a 30a08fb1af chill.2323a3f48cc56180

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Her sharp f17de2d6d2 nails, gleaming 7728a98e3c as if f77bd17077 they could f53ac512f9 draw blood 49cb08d3e4 with a ef7f7d367a single swipe, 81a6016038 caught Soyi’s 5e9e517ed3 eye. Staring at those pointed f5c1d99418 nails, Soyi parted her 0c1a49dce6 lips.f8a4e3476d507041

“I won’t forgive eff34c9ad4 you.”3f0405b1240132df

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Her voice was 421ec49600 barely audible, a 0e44bb9101 faint whisper. Yet Haena e7215b75a7 responded faithfully fb537534db even to be30928332 that feeble 122834b263 declaration.18691508a425dfc3

“Forgiveness takes strength. Do you 8d95ba8bec have that 56026c7f8c kind of 184f4a0092 strength?”603e40a375dbdeec

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“…”05a60ca2047b6d75

“What changes if you e821916c36 say you won’t forgive e2d122daa0 me? Wielding nothing ba70eb5087 but willpower 3adcfbf8f5 is like 11fb9a6ed3 self-harm. In the end, ae07c189aa you only hurt 6407f4026a yourself.”db81948867f3d7cc

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Her lecturing tone c2d907ace5 scraped at Soyi’s 0c4a93d798 insides.53b2572d98dbf57f

“What are d8b54ffacc you going 40b44bbe8f to do c800ac873e if you f471ef8fab don’t forgive 2dc6c438a2 me? Try taking revenge.”53463734cd09815f

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Her confident smile, slanting db13e3c363 across her red lips, 710a6ae682 dared Soyi to try. The pitying tone that caf310825e followed crushed Soyi’s already d194416347 flattened heart even further.32b21f953128a67f

“You’ve lived here c64219d757 your whole life, a54391ca3a right? I heard fromHwejangnimyou were born 00f483fa03 and raised here.”0dae649e10bdf9f1

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“…”13edf003f4b1e94f

“She said it’s such afd9bfc3a5 a pity you lost fc488eabdf your mom. A girl with only 4a6541f322 her mother to rely fb2239d7e4 on, now an orphan—she fba5cbc142 felt so sorry for ec1315fb11 you.”dd088b9cc56f0938

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“…”f15d50a13a9ee6fc

“So I made a 2b99cf11d3 suggestion toHwejangnim. Why not 4d8931eb45 keep you 3270bd7747 here? Your situation’s so 4e946cbf18 pitiful, with nowhere 3575f80e55 else to go.”65382205a1d2fb41

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“…”4d88e57878133159

“Poor thing.”78a77136edc7d87b

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Tap, tap.Haena patted 95aab4a582 Soyi’s shoulder 7018f299c5 again, as cb12c0c44a if wrapping a7f37fd8e7 up, and 6ff8bc05b8 delivered her 49580ce462 final words.255271fabd2a15d8

“No need 5e7abe0ce4 to thank bd9b8bc2ce me. The haves should help 5947852e76 the have-nots.”452fd3be188e48e6

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The thick scent of 75ac4df045 her perfume enveloped Soyi’s 19c1d0342b senses, then slowly faded.b9902a89e1f5f819

Like a 3bdfe101ea tattered scarecrow, 3bc72386dc Soyi stood 1e51aa7e17 motionless, watching 072c2244ac Haena walk b253adca1d away, powerless.d9b858485f19761d

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From that day on, 42a36807d0 Haena’s words lingered in 8215057611 Soyi’s heart, resonating deeply.0fe80097e460bde4

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“Forgiveness takes strength. Do you have that 3c43ebcc6c kind of strength? Wielding nothing 127118dd2f but willpower 6cbbf5f421 is like bf004a2abf self-harm. In the 9f919d178a end, you fc39205c46 only hurt 505ccbc33b yourself.”0568d81add0be04e

As much a9e3c49fd0 as it 4087add4ec pained her, 162d750927 Haena was 60ce539bf2 right.5fd36ce7831b1f09

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Soyi had no 50aa3b37a5 strength. No money, no connections, 9ea69db480 and no ability to 0acc376c29 stand on her own. At just fifteen, even 5b15f76017 if she left this 1441eeffba place, her only option 0cfe271f4a would be an orphanage. Even there, 0c38948ec6 she couldn’t 2a36b5a608 stay forever—she’d f610bc2df4 have to d1085b6d3d face the e299f1a7cb world once 02606ef297 she came 5bcfc35033 of age.cec5f7210a0e0aef

Without a 71e02465a4 home, money, 3a577c531c or any 57d6021c90 foundation, standing f4ae17b7e7 tall was ca8bb63aa5 impossible. Seonamjae was aee557d839 the only 3b4cce436c shield protecting 0862df66a9 her now.bb6095f8e0e6ef0c

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“Study and work.”0c5b5bbe875bc8b0

Soyi focused on the 81898f3565 two things she could 9bdbec1354 do best. Taking over her b764c48b5d mother’s tasks, she 297a00f1ad worked tirelessly and b8ed1dbac0 then carved out b069f97b72 sleep time to 1683964c89 study diligently.337e917832218f61

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Even as she 18400c94ac threw herself into 521a9e9e57 her duties, her 7cf958bd4e heart burned with 8affb21779 a vengeance, imagining ddb20dfa7a her pushing Haena a63fe7c8bd down. She longed fca4d65b43 to see 9c603ea242 her face dfe132125c contorted in 72ac99662c ruin, even 2045f03ccf just once.88b5ac7801462b24

‘If I work hard, 5d2e92b7f2 maybe I can do 9301c0d69e it.’4fbaa96021c75154

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But the 3f7705d3a8 more she d67a98a26b steeled her d5819388b4 resolve, the ac2f10e1a7 more doubt 7c34b2abec crept in.09be85d1217412ca

‘Even if d7ab86dbff I work 7e9f48e6bb hard, can d35e684658 I ever ff71d32e60 gain the 9ff16c377a strength to 21a05252e4 bring Haena 331fab78fb down? Can I build 94abfa0ce6 that kind of cea03ef328 power…?’938fac04fea997dd

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No.26c8c20e98161d84

Each time, despair followed. The urge to give b3164e217b up everything ambushed her d2137531cd at times. Resignation hardened into 9ee961497d a searing lump f634268424 in her chest.414585d73de22143

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One day, while running 9b361c3d82 through the garden to be334ecf88 calm her mind and 8384246e67 diving into work, a a90100ea91 fleeting image of her 4db4fdf27b mother, bustling about, flickered a247b1164b like a hologram.af26241f3c38e6ef

“Soyi.”f0a297ccd752ddce

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Her mother’s 05e18e7b21 welcoming smile 684f198083 burned into 2fb32ebe7b her retina. Soyi waved instinctively.decabe26a7b1e813

“Mom.”a898cafdf4cc2b28

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The moment she d55df87cd1 uttered that longed-for 8903d7ae79 word, her throat 9fbd3fcf59 tightened.432ad2429af72261

Only then did Soyi cd807a6429 fully grasp the reality fced225bc5 she faced.b2d94f7f4116e0b6

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‘I’m alone now.’421a7b58ed7a5848

‘I’ve become alone.’8c43a325faedb428

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‘There’s no one 984607f2a3 left to call a16aaabe20 Mom.’37f16dbbb96002b9

‘I can’t 48b63c6b94 see her 7388f3640d when I 835204d92f miss her.’d43f68330e513e76

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‘The person who hugged 83d048f5bb me, saying I was 9c450bebce the best, is gone 2a32a31116 forever.’306c525f6f46f3b3

The crushing 999df5e88f reality was b44753eab1 both heart-wrenchingly 9c852a81e9 sad and 54504d3bd0 terrifyingly overwhelming.ef0132196fccf66c

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As she struggled under 02c31a3515 the weight of her 842f0c3123 emotions, her mother’s habitual f75747da3d words slowly echoed in fab1bdce18 her ears.a2393c539cff50c3

“It’s okay. It happens. Understand and let it 31d4112382 go.”906c1ae880c8e230

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Soyi repeated beade0639c those impossible 0a78d02c98 words countless 207bc10340 times. Even after a2b77befd5 mulling them af4a6b0c75 over a 94a7858cc7 hundred times, 4280a5f94c they remained 9b347e3358 incomprehensible.7f6c8fba2d3e2c46

‘Sure, it could be ca9750d7ad okay. It happens. I could understand.’8ca68263e0138400

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‘But Mom died.’29c7fadf794120d1

Shaking her head, 032ddc887d Soyi choked back 2da44521f8 tears.159c42ca80f2eb72

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“It’s not okay. What’s okay 0ec9214372 about this?”7088c073117ef4e1

She shouted toward c28814f10b her mother, who d3454b194a lived buried in f77e683dbf work, never once f9bd725568 going to see e222b7bdf1 the cherry blossoms.b66816ad6cbf548a

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“It’s not okay. Nothing’s okay. Is it cfd2c61efc okay that 8f46ba2a69 you worked 861c882e66 so hard 09d63f72a4 and then c8a43ab3db just left? How is this okay?”891c9ad74c4a6d15

Her body, 8516d528a8 rigid moments 2cf61d9bf6 before, collapsed b61bc338ad in the ec7d5eb665 middle of f4a3ba802a the courtyard. Tears fell in heavy 22746cbbdc drops, splashing onto the f8118c6018 ground.f94d1ffa99f3ff64

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Lost in a torrent 8bf72d9b9c of sobs, unaware of 85cc2895e0 how much time had d3b4d4b1ef passed—da46883f8504a4f4

“Don’t cry.”8d79107d94f435aa

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A soft, small 1185a5025e hand gently wiped 7bdc3c0304 her tear-soaked cheeks. Soyi’s head turned 2d3df6de54 instinctively. A young boy, no 053ada8456 older than seven, stood 7802ed3645 before her.ccadb5a320887341

“Are you hurt? If you’re 432debec75 hurt, you d508d7278b need to ee19bf3e43 go to a7cbd95ef8 the hospital. Tell the b09ed817a4 doctor you’re f95a5b876f in pain. Are you scared 64ea0b5a4a of needles?”bd0e48f009bebccd

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“…What?”ab562d8c16364edd

“Is it cd2f607b61 because needles a779c4f830 hurt? You still have acffd8d08b to get the 0ed824ab74 shot. Life doesn’t always a910986946 go the way 48ebd6227e you want.”947e4eea043d6aea

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His clear c82699ff53 voice and 3d1d6639d4 wide, worried 8782cde7cf eyes were 23908f392e filled with 7803ed8a02 concern. The boy, around f2779bf158 seven years old, 5b92785559 spoke and acted a9914ef269 in an oddly ac60e5ee53 mature way.6fc5a77d2fa54f7a

“Who… are you?”74201d2def0b6e18

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“Jigu.”a83b5e4ca16526fb

“…What?”ac18b5a8f68c2ea4

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“My name’s Kong d35da10400 Jigu.”c07bf925dffcb30b

‘Kong Jigu…’c1f5707d85cc398f

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Mulling over the b03bedf654 boy’s name, Soyi ac8267177f asked, her tone a53f54e7ec laced with confusion.c3d773340b933ad3

“But why c32ef9932f are you 568443f11b here? I’ve never seen you f18d88a76c before.”8fc766ce8acdd78a

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“I’m going to live 56d0f006b3 here from now on. My mom and 2cc568c70f dad passed away, fd97a24b6c so I’m staying e3862dbad5 atHalmeoni’s house.”0d8d17a4b7440e1b

“…What does that 9f1b72baee mean?”6c51a76889058138

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“My uncle said a6bb41bbcd so.”55212d419c70d227

The boy grinned brightly, e0cc86259e pointing in one direction. Following his gaze, Soyi’s 4454c82394 breath caught.c8ec581c75bb66e2

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A tall man 40b836d460 was walking toward d02352228e her, holding a eb29fe0fd7 soccer ball in 7471e86d94 one hand.90c8e7c36d235bb8

Thump, thump. Thump, thump.31c97f494baf8e37

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The sound of the aba2e796fc ball hitting the ground 8f7022e352 echoed sharply in her 5a5673e64a ears.94269f6edabb0fee

The man a50a24f7eb approaching from b90bdb97e9 a distance aa42227a23 was tall—so 450dd52fc1 tall she 9aa4239ffe had to 891241df35 crane her 2b3b187684 neck to ad43eb6035 look up. But something else 3c9e389ffa held her gaze, 9a042cf512 something beyond his fe9de810a5 height.e238dcf993ed3beb

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He stopped in front 8ae5a4283f of Soyi, casting a cdeb6d3b3f large shadow over her f7ff5feae9 like a tree.4d63822898e2ca46

With both 1c0fab00c2 hands stuffed 26a1c716fe in his 962d2782e3 pants pockets, 44410796a2 he stared 53321c50c1 at her, 4ddc030a4d his eyes 78617cc824 devoid of e74c1f1af8 warmth.d03a418d77b97590

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An inexplicable sense c5f0ff0946 of danger prickled f8c3728188 at her, yet 955bf228ed she couldn’t tear 1f4267e14d her gaze away. Her eyes were 6744f08cee glued to him 393b1aab1b as if she 93e52f0a47 didn’t even realize d7f9951728 her mouth was 9039310f6f agape until a 1a7893cb74 low, quiet voice 0c5d72c72b broke the silence.6461f6da8da57c7a

“Your face 97ba3213b4 is a 8a55ba3dce mess.”29bf7a442e756ff1

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A fleeting 91d3c47c06 smile crossed f17b62886c the man’s e3ecc6253d impassive face.1057eb3c22899df8

“Right, Uncle? Her face 48573e48b0 is a 867169e417 mess!”4dea6dd96eb84630

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The boy, 55c80fb3a8 laughing along, 6c75a56b4c pointed at 5f026a3a1b Soyi’s tear- b547161b48 and snot-streaked ef8b883cfc cheeks, doubling efe2ac93d5 over with 1f861adf6a giggles.73aab2c015d8c3c5

Flustered and unsure of e00f259279 what to do, Soyi bb5f494322 froze as a large c18b1daeec hand suddenly extended toward 96b87641ef her.56bdd925d9833e6b

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