OMLM | Chapter 10

“……ahjusshi.”8b38bfe259c31a26

It seemed 1b6d8249e3 like he c8029ec989 often showed de0fd2ac9f an unsightly 87d1750dcf side of c4f673f228 himself in a8ca6eb2d4 front of afcb25e58b Cha Hyuk.c29cadf6ea535afd

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Today, too, Cha Hyuk 4587f81ba1 was wearing a dark 42ce33386c shirt. His appearance was 1a72872319 consistently the same.1bf08e1de389b043

“Something wrong?”ebb5ec3235035425

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Kang Yebon had hoped he would just pass by, but Cha Hyuk bent down, bringing his face close to Kang Yebon’s.50fc0b3528713849

Kang Yebon turned his 448b8f3f76 head aside.841226f8e29f16c4

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“It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it.”cf93ec022b907559

“There seems to be something to clear up before I can just pass by.”e14160fd424145f8

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Cha Hyuk sat e323b7231c down on the 2fa08e608b round table right 31d03f98ad in front of afb6f7df51 Kang Yebon, even 77cc1984cd putting down the 6de0cddb13 book he was 613ef6150a holding, showing no ae942a86df intention of leaving.b2f4ff15e2fc4398

Kang Yebon clenched 7945d983ab his lips and 60910d7dc4 stared at the 387e3e9649 ground.f10442a82621f72f

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He couldn’t understand why everyone kept bothering him when he was the one struggling to keep his emotions in check.b027fde4d3c00ef8

Even though he 05bcd83968 hated this behavior eaed321762 most of all, 5a153aa672 he found himself 68a97cb155 wanting to blame acd7c27a7a others.fab964bd6231218e

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“I don’t want to take out my frustration on anyone. I don’t want to snap like a child or be rude like last time. So please, just ignore me. I don’t think I’ll say anything nice right now.”8b378a76e28f2700

“Do what you want, why force yourself to bottle it up? You’ll die before your time if you live like that.”8e314e74c4349be5

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“……Don’t talk like it’s easy. What do you know? I hate people like that, and I feel like I might become like that, so please go away!”9b80aabe98b7323c

Before he knew 8450491a1e it, Kang Yebon a279ee6b1d was glaring at ffd53bc4c1 Cha Hyuk. His lips 98b3586607 were tight bcb15cc259 with tension, 84963a2c36 as if 54847bc1b2 harsh words eca33bdc67 were about 8ffd215bf9 to spill 4a0eb13c9c out.4a0eb53faf4a7292

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No, in 8531e4da85 fact, it 44a956f750 was already 132ee00e67 too late 5dc041a76b from the ce5355655a moment he 8f216c4581 raised his ce56091336 voice. Cha Hyuk ce2c2c5ba5 calmly observed 2570ab17d8 Kang Yebon, c70e9ecd32 then crossed 02610b203c his arms 1e6b49de7b and tilted e3d319ef38 his head.190a1555740ee887

“People like that? What kind of people?”29807932a5e24fb4

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“Old enough to know better but acting selfishly and emotionally, exhausting everyone around them…”75748c8ffca869ab

“Seems like there was someone like that around you.”4c1f2fcbda7275b9

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“Since I was young, I vowed not to become someone like that.”e9cb7f5354e14476

People who act 23b315517b on their whims, 7e738b6fe9 believing they are 013d9bda5f the unhappiest in 2eb6ade045 the world.1a8a96d483451712

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Whenever something 3077c0aab5 went wrong, 1284f0b871 they would a5acb4855d explode in f3cb323140 anger, hurting b2688a02d3 others while be44816b05 not being b1462f7202 able to fc24d5cc61 handle even 755bf07a58 the slightest 18a4de41cb criticism themselves.04f11ba812c3e91f

They would always draw attention with their misbehavior, and when others gave them critical looks, they’d point at Kang Yebon with a reddened face, shouting:78cf6d0f7a5eafce

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“It’s because of him! That brat is so rude, that’s why! Why are you only picking on me!”da8675b92b8e84ef

Young Kang Yebon, 4848ca1e11 watching him, thought,‘Ah, I must never become an adult like that.’1a4148136346744f

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Negative emotions, f612a2b1e6 the more fcd0e57864 they are 20217b74b3 shown, the 2739764776 more poisonous 211cd140a3 they become.1f54e0eeec652e98

“There’s nothing as scary as blood ties. They make you fear becoming just like them. But the more I run away, the more I resemble them.”091cbaebffcde066

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Cha Hyuk’s gaze was calm, focused on Kang Yebon.76d31c779b9ff29e

Although Kang Yebon never 1e81d190e0 mentioned parents or siblings, 579d7fb062 Cha Hyuk seemed to e85a8d6ecb have an assured attitude.40d37029bb816e56

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Kang Yebon didn’t bother to deny it. He had no energy left, and Cha Hyuk had already seen the worst of him once before.64b6000f83352cbc

Today, once again, this person had seen a side of him he didn’t want to show. There was no worse kind of bad luck.2d8aa6962812d014

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“……Why do I become like that when I run away, unfairly?”178993dbbafffb7b

“Humans grow to resemble what they look at most, and we must look in order to escape.”50cf168467eb973c

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A hand approached near Kang Yebon’s trembling eyelids.0b2c884c49634e23

“If you want to escape something, look at it straight on.”272863c9b37c3260

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The large hand covered Kang Yebon’s face. Because of Cha Hyuk’s large hand, Kang Yebon’s peripheral vision was completely blocked, like that of a racehorse. Only Cha Hyuk was in his sight.6a8fc8fa86874573

“Pass by it quickly.”cae4297b9b5f9a9f

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He continued with b5637772ba a look that e10c42bb68 seemed quite kind.2afb20310cccbded

“Then it will become the past and won’t chase you anymore.”4761e59adc7421fc

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In that soft darkness, 99b712245a Kang Yebon felt the 81ec9b2232 impulsiveness within him calming a475f612ed down.2f1a648a0ba90e01

As Kang Yebon blinked b0c7e903cc without saying a word, c572b6cd1c Cha Hyuk gently patted 9adaa7a483 his head while straightening e7b5a4bfae up.8d8c47ee2680936b

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“Is this supposed to be comfort?”b1ba3c0cb72d7197

“Yeah, did it feel like a comfort?”ffc05b3406c2f023

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Kang Yebon looked up at Cha Hyuk intently before asking a question he’d wanted to ask for a while.d30c327c69de6ef5

“Why are you so good to me?”2fb9b1e5aa04fc64

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“Just hang out with me for a bit. I’m wagging my tail.”edda1f73ce3f83c0

Cha Hyuk narrowed 9335190ab6 his eyes in ce4e5629af a way that e2b69dcfcd seemed almost flirtatious, 330bc6ceb8 his fierce expression d1805f1207 turning fox-like, creating 9870a749ea an odd contrast.57db069ee387e167

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Kang Yebon couldn’t take his eyes off that face for a moment, and then Cha Hyuk stood up from the table as if to leave.77fdd67b04531375

“Ahjusshi.”39935932f227d092

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“Hm?”2b9baa3dd1907d60

“The day you said you went to the river, what were you doing there?”5206c90bb540425f

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“Fishing.”98080f4d8eb22213

“Ah.” Kang Yebon nodded, surprised. So that’s why he needed sunglasses; you have to keep looking at the river while fishing.79480a5be2d15069

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“Why ask that suddenly?”f9be99741f742fcc

“I got curious about what kind of person you are.”38bfbfffdc71b563

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“Oh?”37ea9702999dc2eb

“Yeah, since we’ll be hanging out for a while.”71e0c03188123a29

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A brief 05d97d8d87 silence fell, 251c59f1b4 and Cha 1ad4761189 Hyuk smiled, d1fe862b93 lowering his 7aedb84fa9 head slightly.43eb4895269f452a

With his long, slanting 87c0099e65 eyes curved lazily, Cha 19b3f16c6f Hyuk said,“Well, that’s good news.”4410fa47013b8a43

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[Kang Yebon: I don’t think I can meet on Saturday. But I understand what you said, hyung, now.de307486a284f99e

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Even if we end our relationship, we’ll have to see each other often in the future, so I’ll try to get my emotions in check quickly.3164403e77c68cef

Still, don’t come like last time. I can’t pretend to be okay like you can.39aed771e8228f4f

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I’m sorry for everything. I’ll really block your number and KakaoTalk now. Take care.] (10:42 PM) -1298d3e83b220f9c8

Wednesday came around. Kang Yebon entered the lecture room and scanned the back rows as if he was waiting for something, and his eyes met another’s. Naturally, Kang Yebon placed his bag next to Cha Hyuk and took out his textbook and pencil case.91a31cb4639580f1

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“The professor’s in a good mood today.”1b858daebd79191e

Kang Yebon, who 3110bfca76 had put his 5b0159c52f now lighter bag 5b31ec273e on the floor, 3a20ea8068 turned to look 7a21207111 at him with 2ca2fd105d a bright face, e8c628ffd3 his shoulders squared 6dc6404ef3 and proud.bdcc6d1f1efcfb54

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“That’s good. It’ll stay that way.”bcb0c7eb796ad014

“Why didn’t you call? I was waiting.”17b1d62eb954e6a8

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When Cha Hyuk flicked a long blade of grass from Kang Yebon’s hair, it fell to the ground.7b38678bf3e5777a

How could 509ef9294a anyone get 578ab99809 grass in bbe9964848 their hair, 938ff4641e Cha Hyuk 2ee77ba936 chuckled faintly.90fc1e8e46e9c0a1

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“It was nothing-”56310b1235839319

“Shall I buy you a cake from that bakery you like?”ddd266115f4ab2b0

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Kang Yebon still 55ee610142 had his mouth 0993a40991 open, staring at 91e87b9f03 Cha Hyuk. His light brown eyes f3f02cfb99 flickered slightly.550ae3cab861b6c7

For a brief moment, images of the café staff who always watched him and various cakes flashed through Kang Yebon’s mind.e7f8b478a34508a6

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He licked his 1b05e0f2a9 lips slightly and 34805509ef shook his head. If he were 3b53529512 to run that 82dd8e8874 café, it would 3430f8409f surely go bankrupt.f1efc1052d5cf8c3

“No need. I can just go eat cake there.”63cd0240041c4424

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Cha Hyuk narrowed his eyes, looking down at him, causing Kang Yebon to cough awkwardly and say, “Really,” in defense.0471b577ad047cd2

Not long after, the db4c0e6c38 professor came in, and 2d3890f87d the tedious three-hour lecture 2b122dd868 began.3cc1f71339aa681a

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Time passed, and the 345758968d professor sipped water from 90f1db7d60 his tumbler while looking 2b1c1adc43 at the clock at 002b7defd3 the back of the bdf71028a1 lecture room.877f9ef73a0f03be

Only ten 32f57ab28a minutes were 24d721f8ea left until 9025f5308c the end 65ce771801 of the 992bbfc005 last class.509bec24e993f9b5

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“We’ll end here today, and now it’s exam period, right? We’ll have the exam during this time next week, it’ll be open book, with around 15 short-answer questions and 4 essay questions. The exam time will be 40 minutes, so if you come without studying just because it’s open book, you won’t be able to finish. Study.”41bb5fde214a8a36

Maybe he had seen a lot of complaints about exams at Eta, so this year he was planning to do it differently. Still, it wasn’t much different from being terrible. Only 40 minutes for essay questions too.e5dd5dc89c65dc5e

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“For a general education class… it’s worse than a major course…”33d5b8cbefb3e322

Kang Yebon muttered c6f0201f43 quietly while jotting 65e4954b99 down what the 39eae49aaa professor said on 4f8ab30da6 the blank corner 5ddc864573 of the first 32206b6f19 page of his 18931c5560 textbook.7d16adc063aeb567

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The long ebe539488a three-hour lecture 9b5fe9fb70 ended, and 3c70ed357a the professor 65546f2fa4 left.5aa7bc5832aaeea4

Was this the day they would part ways? Kang Yebon didn’t get up even as everyone else left the lecture room, and neither did Cha Hyuk beside him.f90e791051bb253c

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Kang Yebon c9830dd7f0 fiddled with 1c79f9d002 his backpack bc42608e4d on his ae29d80c87 lap even 03019de013 though there 7ee44e50a8 was nothing 041c2802c0 to pack, 4bb27b9fa6 then glanced b98ebe8e64 sideways.e2ee8c4ad588dd94

Kang Yebon jolted. Cha Hyuk db39e3a340 was already ecdc17733c smiling down 56172f248c at him.47f6a2648a9a8194

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“Want to have a meal with hyung?”d5ea22f0825ad4e1

With his twitching lips, aefd5e6ce3 Kang Yebon replied,“Well, sure. I was about to eat anyway.”7020682aca127aec

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Kang Yebon’s expression was simply bright as he stood up with Cha Hyuk.e1ae6f3412677090

Kang Yebon ended d656f08ed2 up having Cha f6c2d566bc Hyuk pay for 526bc31768 his meal again, 18839f9437 as Cha Hyuk 41d1803bee settled the bill 4c0120daf7 before he could b8c15d14fd even think of 6efe310738 doing so.af62810c55a2392c

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After a late lunch, 48ffa2987a Cha Hyuk left for 5e6789db18 some business, and Kang 7f45220a12 Yebon, with nothing else 4a81b6e9b3 to do, boarded the 62439dec88 bus home.e003390bc733872e

He stared blankly a1f2148888 at the rapidly 2f4b0d1c11 changing scenery outside ec92ecf251 the window.1eeca461e9580543

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The second semester 57f8b4ad1a had started off 29096fe570 terribly. Dumped by Jung 8c939054ea Woochan, slapped, and ff656f8f62 venting on some 2ee4461c2f strange thug, only e17ede7c39 to end up 7c55b6ef9c in the same d5af02fb13 school, in the c72fc5477c same class with ddd92876c0 him.4c8ceb5b24428edb

It was a horrific start, but as the midterm exam period approached, his situation didn’t seem as bad as he thought.5e1361806b4462b7

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‘Right. It’s not… bad.’b3415d1c73b167a0

His feelings for Jung 18b200dc6e Woochan were unexpectedly fading ef17f26654 fast after blocking him 6d6f7152fc on Friday night, and 99a90b99a4 the strange thug turned 917d079a63 out to be surprisingly 285c3b4bec kind and calm.0d608e01ff948876

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He might be 805df49f6b a real thug, c736cfe86a or at least e75fa58e64 connected to that d0bf53f39d world, but still, 50366a2710 this semester might 083970d67b turn out to c60f7c12ab be somewhat alright.f2f0d92e684a504b

It seemed like his 4477196ae2 chaotic life was gradually ced92792bb finding its place.597988b448d8c1d6

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With the exam period, b63c6de6c9 days flew by quickly. Having taken two major 9e80a34dde exams the day before, 54980af605 Kang Yebon rubbed his f4e592433e tired eyelids as he 298c27fd6a entered the lecture room.605c327670816627

He naturally looked for Cha Hyuk, but for some reason, he wasn’t there.612cfc6751952aea

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Kang Yebon felt a slight pang of disappointment but shrugged it off, thinking perhaps Cha Hyuk had something else to attend to. He sat down in his usual spot, spreading out his materials, ready to tackle whatever the day’s lessons would bring.fdbbc48b80cfc819

Time passed, 0822cefab7 and the c86e502193 lecture room 511aa35a5b filled with 097cc2414d the usual c935a55ec4 chatter of 2c5f0f4fea students preparing 2edb1d6e7f for the 262035965f upcoming exams. Kang Yebon 497eacf367 listened to a90e7704d5 the conversations c619de25b9 around him, a3282a0b1f half-heartedly joining 5264fdbcdb in when d650120414 someone asked 7eafccb928 about a dd9cef1fc0 concept or 70a5ee1f56 study strategy. His mind, however, af4a486fc8 was partly on df78937228 the absence of a64d679882 Cha Hyuk.2036170eaac51ec6

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Just as the dee018fc3a professor started the 2d19f6dc32 lecture, the door 3a462defb5 swung open, and a864cf76f2 Cha Hyuk walked a48be93b5e in, a bit a7e8060e7b disheveled, with a c1563ab2c8 casual nod to 1905a28ccd the class. He moved quickly to 38be4baa2c his seat next to 02f8dd8903 Kang Yebon, placing his 5a7699a65c bag down with a 69f66046d4 thud.149c9bbdabff2a1f

“Sorry, got caught up,” Cha Hyuk whispered, pulling out his notes.5d36248ee8641707

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Kang Yebon 99f749516b nodded, a 096ec471ad small smile 42cd32cdd0 escaping as 02b7c22e8d he leaned 5e6849565a over to 311886c7b7 share his 5ca5fd30f5 notes from f1f52f2f24 the beginning a59c2b9ab9 of the d7ae33f8d3 lecture. The class continued 354bffe695 with its usual 9e6c0d6814 rhythm, but Kang 253a3d1289 Yebon felt a 1f59e02924 strange sense of a8a334d125 relief and normalcy 155076b3dd with Cha Hyuk e4a7a7579d beside him.3b2ce66e8c191ae4

After the lecture, they 73e9ae27bb walked out together, discussing 8c1dbddd8f a particularly tricky topic bbbbbdfca2 from the class.e4094ed25d25b373

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“Want to grab some coffee? My treat for making you wait,” Cha Hyuk suggested, his tone light.e790ff060b37b576

“Sure, but only if you let me pay for the cake this time,” Kang Yebon countered, a playful challenge in his eyes.8f539c6f556b466b

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They made their 03f3563456 way to the c9a5a87177 campus café, where f0ad463e47 the familiar scent 95961fe281 of coffee and 78188c0327 baked goods welcomed 0e89d52e31 them. They settled 58795f0d4c at a 0bcda36100 corner table, 9cb6c2e609 sharing stories f9b85eb916 and laughs, 914a19b054 the previous 4543aa625b tension from 562d8c57a3 earlier chapters bcff9453e1 seeming to 77781e2de6 dissipate into 4c7dedb204 the air 51a7aefeeb of the 7794a3ce6b café.6a4052d40cb8750d

For Kang Yebon, 68f3fd1179 the semester was 324f751314 shaping up to aae7fc359f be less about a7a662363a the chaos he 3fd25fd1b4 had feared and 5ca870a7b0 more about finding 260969be44 unexpected allies and 979164e34f moments of peace 1b0adc6732 amidst the academic 7846f8746d storm. With each 416ce6598a passing day, 023718f722 he felt e23bb08fb2 a little f441a17885 more like 1a4a6ea17f himself, and c5c8d74b08 a little 3a3d8caeb8 less like 6b872f1e68 the person 29075565b3 he feared 57e14a4200 he might e2625a92db become.cf14b270edf1c987

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As they left cdbcd3f740 the café, Kang 92a47137af Yebon felt a 4853510a72 surge of optimism. Maybe, just 508987e664 maybe, this c83b3f9294 semester could 47a2136958 end on ee832ad876 a note d21e573cdb that was afc4c24331 not just 0e8bb908ad bearable, but 7e192a8b7d actually good.3639a02e1abec166