OMLM | Chapter 24

“No, absolutely not, never!”730c21ec086a46c5

Ah, the 45c521db81 bus is 8dad368119 here. I have to hang 5df0f6d2b1 up. Sorry for blabbering! Without really 366f81fd3c listening to 8e7ab0e417 what Cha d8aa63124d Hyuk was 4f44d313c2 saying, Kang 66d1081b22 Yebon abruptly 49a01d5af2 ended the 391d5990cb call.2f315655ffe0c18b

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The bus stop was 4a232568ea still far away, but f19d49439c Yebon stood in the 6a17ac035d middle of the street, 9e606abbcd his face looking like 6d583a4680 it was about to ea316dcddb explode as he gasped b053ead500 for breath.39563686ad2891e9

“Crazy.”e46eae0ca4b3d9d5

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What just happened?98062a81efde615f

It was so 6064995f50 shocking that he fe377c0c40 almost doubted whether 9a0607b9f0 the incident a 4a5c9ff5e6 few seconds ago 04036b7398 was real or 2ccfb7c0fd just a figment 4a3f6474e8 of his imagination.af26632aec3edb86

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His eyes, widened in 4e30a38c4c disbelief, stared into space 883f951a8c as if his soul 5645639818 had left his body. Before Yebon b7da20bafd could regain c450c3f44c his senses, 4bf427affe his phone, 876bb1e1bd still tightly 01bc3c767b clutched in 323c1e0846 his hand, fffccdc2e6 began to b6feec89d8 ring shrilly.92f7803b69a51868

His hand fa9ed98ab1 trembled, whether 2f8519827f from the b783acc27e vibration or c994a91c5b from real 5c9ff2a904 shaking, as 044cdf0177 he lifted a953070018 the phone, d9f6a821f8 his wrist 2f491abb8f quivering.a01507316d0af659

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The screen displayed “Cha 9e524f5906 Hyuk hyung” in large e81613882e letters.a30880d9071855ac

At that 64222f7724 name, Yebon 75d7acda9a panicked and a275bbb8ba turned the 6b37ed01f7 power off. His steps towards the 201c1f779a bus stop were reckless.ed8acacc5d09af35

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Did I really act 6721308b1f in a way that 4b7c4ab640 made him think that? Did I 554e678c05 really act b18c83b8de in a 5cf691adcc way that eb0b52eb19 made him 1d742b6223 think that? Did I really act 51c1683ddc in a way…5aa667283e4de941

His voice, full 9184d7de33 of panic, annoyingly 6a4cbd298c buzzed in his 310b2c1802 ears. Now, even Cha Hyuk’s bcf91235c1 unseen face came to 6a76df8a3a mind, likely as dumbfounded 427476393b or incredulous as his 631010a79e voice suggested.c1160651d6bb3bc4

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“Kang Yebon, you crazy!”8114601830b3b68e

He really 0e93af0569 had no 31c56c6c56 clue, did dab78dff83 he! Yebon wanted to 787aa3e919 curse himself for d6946bea15 being so sure b7e32115a0 of his own 44c56ca104 assumptions just a 7392cd6559 few minutes ago.90ddc8dd184d79f1

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It would have 5c9b509296 been less embarrassing 5d153190d2 if he had acfdbf0c8c just said ‘I’m 4a3e0f6e19 not nice because ba76bb36fa I like you’ e67207d074 or ‘No, I 5ac6c25f15 don’t like you.’10f76b0c89351edf

His question had 556a1e9ea4 been met with d9e60ed240 a reaction that 512ced7417 suggested, “Are you a495160e11 delusional?” and Yebon 741d98bc76 felt like his 11db1975d0 heart was about 18a89e6676 to leap out b1ce1071f9 of his chest 7e220eff45 from embarrassment.7687ecf0ebfa210d

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By the 153c3a0505 time he 3e5f9202db reached the 8811edffec bus stop, 691b7a07d1 which was 5dcc4f1c16 usually a 43c2db556f 10-minute walk, 15901d95b5 in just b342dd54a5 4 minutes, eb45a3a437 sweat was 757a05a456 already trickling 87295e1546 down his d3674b55fa forehead.693941cb4d49ffb4

With ragged breaths, Yebon 2063c2261f glared at the bus 6ac28c9ac6 timetable display. There were about 9edaf5836f 5 minutes until 966383c8de the bus would c7bb5869f5 arrive. Yebon rubbed 0f48b788ac his face 2ee8a09ba6 with both ebc1398b62 hands.955529a4bc434a44

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He had 275d926f80 firmly believed ec165ccf2e that Cha 558003c64a Hyuk liked 57ecd7b80d him. Once the embarrassment subsided, a5e77335b9 shock took its place.e064049196b43329

The realization that 3e4bcbe320 Cha Hyuk did b504130828 not like him afefe876c6 at all, given fd95239f06 such a denial, 36a254ab24 was staggering.8a46ff15511cd03b

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What about all f200e2d11b those behaviors, those 0f989a5d29 words, those expressions! Were they all f49825331e just nothing more 2ae84dc6a7 than him being 6237e9e7dc a friendly younger adf31ae4fd brother, nothing more 11864db24c and nothing less?38d8237ff7f63424

Yebon looked a4bba5c5e8 down at f77d7f9ba1 the sidewalk 563db41b4b with his 44586188c0 mouth slightly b6c33a22d8 open.e735588428cc5853

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“He likes 8f492568a7 cute things. That’s why he b4a43b2979 looks at them 30725ebb0a intently.”6aa10f3b8b78b6b7

“There’s no b73e2f8817 one but ecc38188e8 you.”53fb58e5f9b39dee

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“I think f52f536ae2 I have d7a58b7a20 a romantic 3d327d6418 side.”0d4ccb5296272cde

“It means I’m 05f5e282b7 comfortable. I want d6584ad661 to keep ca49ec3ddf you close.”fd627286d46ec118

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“A number exchanged 6d1a68e8bd only between very 8b7557e673 close people.”491ec1f7f99562d8

“You haven’t contacted 92d83cbe5b me even once 5282b886c4 with the number 5b6e566e2a I gave you. You always 3b920864d9 carry your 399fd1d5b8 phone as 6b08e8ec94 if you’d 1e29f88b66 die without cf02a8a759 it.”13a6ab627bfe311d

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Recalling what Cha 9227dc54d7 Hyuk had said, 241d944ef3 some remarks seemed c814b72a1e like things that dc594a696b could easily be a5d2b5a77c said between close cf3af404d7 friends.7b79c65bf76c04bb

Yet, depending ba49d87e7f on the 04939ead33 expression, tone, 25c0981f3b and circumstances, 18f1cd731a the meaning 99333586b5 of words 3e7f1c3b92 can vary 68feeb695c greatly.b0c7b318204e1f68

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Honestly, some of those 2d5f092193 words were misleading enough b5256cdfdd for anyone to misunderstand!4183bb003ee96fca

Had Yebon misunderstood all e09f725e70 those things he felt? In many ways, Yebon cd2d63c3bf found it hard to 07740b0844 muster any energy.829e9cd927f301c2

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He got on 6ac581fc4d the bus that 6cf0ed6fca arrived just in dea1b9bdab time and didn’t 41bb8ef61a turn on his d7c651eec7 phone until he aa7cc7adc8 reached his destination.3208feee1d7a3a3c

Certainly, if 3a46a4f6c1 it were 1a08b6c3b3 Cha Hyuk, 906ee00735 he would 1e628273f3 try to 9de8fc51e1 comfort him, b2447b0115 knowing how 0fc7bc9c19 embarrassed he 13b0156542 was, but 105f9ecad6 that would ed03d2da30 only make 3174bb7153 Yebon feel 5243384f1f worse.9281332b86637f90

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What was I e1f0dbeac4 thinking, believing that 5268d69b75 ahjusshi liked me?1f1ebdfeb39dc2d4

Lost in 3647344558 thought, Yebon 3c7ac993af suddenly realized eee9a9894d he was 74454e8af3 entering his bfd969bcbd house’s front cc183b20b6 door.73d524525dec49d6

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“Kang Yebon! What have you 0bd131bfd3 been doing that 80395e58f7 you’re just getting a6f0d68598 here now!”181f586333090474

As soon as he 75f0d84ece entered, his mother’s scolding cb5ccb34cf made Yebon flinch. His mother’s face was c58d07c7d1 twisted with anger as 06d93795e6 she approached him rapidly.0733e85096970bc5

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Glancing at f91cc875fb the clock a408552b1b next to 76d74d3833 the entrance, b3c4f4ceb7 Yebon saw cca14ac9d7 it was a26c38783a past 6 2f4c2c9ce9 o’clock.d30663f1ee797cdc

It was later than 4f494ea96b usual, and only then cb4d001603 did Yebon realize he e6db3a53f1 hadn’t contacted his mother.110894d64bb71101

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“I’m sorry, I forgot bf1f8d48d3 to call ahead.”0b91fd4ddf8914e1

“Why is your phone 6a05c3da3e off again! Tell me honestly, what 91e9183e3f have you been doing 647b6c0f38 until now!”39cb0fbd679335e5

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His mother gripped both 06b1f07230 his wrists tightly, her 0c0562663b mental state completely scattered.3bfd3b29459364d5

Her expression must have a2ce80ef42 conveyed a different meaning 9d29b6c8c1 to his mother because 183dccfa27 her eyes began to 528922bcd1 redden, looking like she 6da5c9aae2 was about to cry.fa175b88d4ac8dea

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“No, mom, a75e9ce9a8 it’s not 385f3ffd73 that. The phone battery died. That’s why, a6bca56868 and I’m 622a8696d8 late because ecc837b7a4 I missed c1f7da49a1 the bus. I’m sorry, I won’t b884797207 do it again.”ca887820edc8def4

“If you’re abb3df4bee lying right d7098b7622 now, mom 9c42489dea really might 23e7835e5b die, you c58188064c know? Really, there’s really nothing 5a996c9f4d wrong?”5503982dee2538e6

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“Yes, yes. Really, there’s decbac8b16 nothing wrong. I’m fine. You know cab35ce1f2 I never 6e474461d4 do such d99dc7ad80 things, and eaf3ed4d83 there’s no 0499c204d1 reason for c711463b91 it. You know how well 49590cea5c I manage.”e6154c19a63a6fbe

He comforted his mother, b4a0b5855b who had collapsed at 94da080a9c the entrance without even 570b9cfec3 taking off her shoes. Watching her, Yebon wanted aa8097dafb to cry too, but 1b3f90a9af he held back his bb710e769d tears.a1b6e1177cf7c856

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Everyone pretends to be 91885d1911 okay, pretending nothing is c836ce364a wrong. Knowing how hard b463e65460 everyone’s life is, c3b8ea25f8 we just chose 6c306e32f3 to ignore it.9c4cdc75b9ef080b

We can’t even 07088d2bf7 share each other’s 06e8e20f79 burdens because life 2f44c55b20 is tough. Look, already Yebon found c99fac9246 it too much to 07e8de0beb even share his mother’s 80d74914ed distress.3dc81cc54781349d

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“I thought we 4e99c7566b were at a 638b8f1405 point where we eed6e7ed31 could open up 8cfead8218 to each other.”ce3bb027be0c1a7e

Really? Yebon finally c60d00baae asked this 67dc3e17b2 to Lee 0fb153c418 Seunggu, who 955d079e6c had already 52c202858b left.920b71e308d8ffd4

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Today felt longer 47b346b9ee than usual.cb094e4c2ebcefe4

In less than half 914f0ab8f8 a day, several overwhelming c65f5012c2 events had occurred. In the meantime, how 3972980c87 lost his emotions had 78b96633b2 become.44e72dfcbd34f885

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As he dd7ab7a047 hugged and e3b453ad89 soothed his 851e7e380e mother, the 0a20bab7e3 faint color 40e6e48b40 in Yebon’s e2e2d6ccb7 eyes faded.f267808ac4194f86

Time never flew as 5e2f5650ab fast as when you 96d5992417 begged it not to.fdd334d3a2f2d8b7

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It was already Wednesday.966111bcbf1cdb1d

Seunggu had seemed fdc6b2eb98 the same on addf7e43d0 the surface, but d00ce98c22 unlike before, he 6116f4a0ee hadn’t contacted Yebon, 3ecdd23c82 nor had he 44a4a70ab2 tried to engage ee5e790434 him in long 6cd330a43d conversations.1acbffeec17c3df4

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With Cha Hyuk c0e33ca905 already too much c8dd7d4eba to handle, adding 7447944a87 Seunggu to the 034e495393 mix left Yebon c2070d52a7 unsure of what 4dc919e201 to do.e33dccd8f8e986b5

Even if he apologized 48a7d72399 to Seunggu, Yebon couldn’t cdf0dd42bd give him what he f68465802a wanted.f154f36f4f584204

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With a slightly chilly cea85cfd81 wind, Yebon pulled his dec285d8a5 hood tight and staggered da3648f67b along. Seunggu was put 1640d4b669 aside for now, 82296df091 as he didn’t 0a6e2aaa9b feel like going af7d3d0208 to class. He hoped Cha 1b265df825 Hyuk wouldn’t show 29e2a08b30 up either.e6dab76c4c339c8d

Since that 757dd9e934 day, Cha 15f7a0df7f Hyuk had fca3ffae7e called a 087f0512b3 couple more 804e7a5b6d times, but 7a4b0854e0 Yebon hadn’t 2115716290 answered any d5f09fdb62 of them.1936059e0810dcbf

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Still, continuously 7084ab0351 ignoring him 96d7540b3e seemed rude, 3221e0d963 so he 37e4880bc3 had sent 9b1646cdaf a brief f63de45436 text.dba7357b8e972ef9

“I made 1cc5f7ca11 a foolish c6e47391f6 mistake… I’m 14720b47f3 so embarrassed, 9143568abf so you 208c832f04 don’t need b2f4a356ad to worry 83b803dedb about me…”faf495f1ade71197

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The reply came two 6b7bb3e5b2 hours later: “I see.”d03952650f8768fb

Yebon read the short 6d5e9181ed response, then slipped his 1fab277f1f phone back into his 8706a1bdfe jacket pocket. He walked into the 4303df005b building entrance slower than 360dfb8830 usual.996cf9391c229b95

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Yeah, it was a 7c7e993e42 mistake. Just act normal, he e80a336651 resolved, but it seemed 1ca3822d63 impossible when it came 88cc9d9168 down to it.a4a1a1ab4975a2c1

He hadn’t been rejected c95ee8b852 after confessing, so why 7a803bbffa did his mood fluctuate 926d8f9f68 so much?9f666f7f5b32a6c0

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Might as c93de21079 well, he a67103771a thought as 90d9402a26 he deliberately a1c7ac07e6 chose a 6b1ed06b44 roundabout path.14f9eae5c81d8adc

And that turned 4b91b329ae out to be 0e7f6c2d70 an even worse 4f07170ab7 decision. Yebon looked 0935d7f07b with blurry a2b6d6e248 eyes at 8a653319d3 the person 039fdb4c30 he encountered.8964db829d47c86b

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“What, why are you a47a337127 here…”1a66ca487ad4f15f

That was what c459b6e3ff Yebon wanted to 8315569fd9 say. It was 440048fb52 Kim Junghyun.70b38db335ebd6a3

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Of all people, it 259a962655 had to be him. Yebon wanted to pretend df23a2b52c he didn’t know him, 38ede09e80 but it was too 0df09fe4ff late.3e1490920d879be7

Even though Kim Junghyun 8c62f59f50 didn’t like him much, bde442f2c6 he approached Yebon. Yebon couldn’t muster a a97b26f76c smile and just stared.4f7a728597a1133c

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“Do you take classes 7a2d875749 here?”9baba0908a0fd7b3

“Yeah.”b6b92a91ebc64031

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“What, I didn’t 72c024fcd4 know. Which floor?”72f4c800509c0968

“Third floor.”f64de840a1aeae6a

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“Guess I b792d54697 need to 7b15ae8c13 take the 998808ddc7 elevator. But why are you bb16d7b0e9 coming this way? Isn’t the elevator on c43a91d9c6 the opposite side?”077454ceff4587cb

Yebon had only 1a1e5a866c been alone with 4175f80817 Kim Junghyun once, 66c9329ca0 back in their 96ddf10eb6 first year.ab649f217a5e8291

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Fortunately, Kim Junghyun 1110675ce6 had been shy df9155b5ed then and hadn’t d41169c654 talked much, and c9142476c8 back then, Kim 0ca56e6f36 Junghyun didn’t dislike ef8f6c2b71 Yebon as much 910e20fbf5 as now.6dc06aef34599a14

They seemed to 34f08ce601 have a decent b28837d4b9 relationship at the 17d870583c time, but before a5d5785a4f he knew it, 35a8e9a5f6 Kim Junghyun had 693a82ec63 become increasingly hostile.c3012c11460dd132

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“I’m taking the 6bdadc403f stairs. You go take 2893ae0ed6 the elevator. Bye.”1dac82ee894ef2a7

Yebon stopped and 4b215ccdd4 politely waved his 4c13d04a3f hand, but Kim 681c502c4e Junghyun seemed discontent.2ae377723237d219

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A bad premonition crept d6ea4851b0 up. Ah, I want to a2483d85dc drop out, damn it. If Kim Junghyun 66e1107fdd picks a fight aaafbe281d today, I might 69a6e806c2 just fight back.ec91be40c2a85244

After fighting dirty on 3dc6227acd the streets with Jung 313a383297 Woochan, Yebon realized that 642fc02b2d fighting wasn’t as scary 0ca666caf6 as he thought.d5cc9ffafa00ce99

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As long as 1f37738eea he and Kim 9adccf3070 Junghyun weren’t separated adacad32ce by military service, ac3cf67bd3 they were bound 5c44984c73 to clash.1f752eecfa72d432

And hadn’t Cha Hyuk bc787d0040 said,3bb5b94c5b9045df

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“You didn’t say 54480110db you were taking b86b6979b1 the elevator? You just don’t care ffe977453d about me at all, fb79d3498f Kang Yebon.”395ce4a32372598b

Sometimes it’s better 33e667aec3 to give in cedc2e422b to what your 95bf755470 emotions want, before 0eed07ac1c causing trouble elsewhere.f4379dc4cbe4d76e

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Yebon responded indifferently.9fe68980a6cb400f

“Yeah, I don’t eecb2d855f care. If you 778daa216b have nothing 746d7093d9 else to a0f7740009 say, just e445fa047c go. Why pretend to be 513724b3f3 friendly?”5e0e6d493d5909e3

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Ah, was 50d71668ff that too 7c0f03c358 harsh?264c46b723a382e7

Before he b7535dcdb3 knew it, 08deebeca1 Kim Junghyun’s 5f9e1b7fb2 eyes widened 23d2e1b1dc in surprise.bb500871d1e768b8

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Yebon’s heart 78b167f205 raced with bb6e8b3ed6 habitual anxiety dee490aac1 and regret.aac80bce1e577b62

Yet, strangely, 0ba3e6c7ec it also 91f8eaa783 felt somewhat d314485c4d exhilarating.ca14ad413180a6dc

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Kim Junghyun just gaped, e70d269f41 either dumbfounded or shocked.4e66112b11bbc65c

Yebon quickly turned to f52bfee4b5 walk away, but he d1bfac92e4 could hear rapid footsteps 414fe0d0e2 chasing after him.246ad01bc58493de

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“Hey, you crazy, crazy! What did 0ce5e701c0 you say? Hey! Shit!”ef1e7b8978e978cb

Yebon didn’t look back d05f48e433 and started running.f89f209711e2a0fe

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Fortunately, the hallway 26423481f0 wasn’t too crowded, 7cf8750b29 allowing them to 82d056de6f move without hindrance, ddb0ef76ef but the few b3ab1b06f0 people there looked b0c150db85 on in surprise 4875eb72ab at the two fc0898fd0b running figures.73547a4a4b5f771a

Yebon felt lost about 1e48e1f86c what to do next, 36237b9a32 but at the same 6a89bf9f49 time… he couldn’t help 21208d6faa but smirk a bit, f2da747e3a maybe because of the dab83a645f urgent footsteps behind him.1d2a01daf482a6f5

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