OMLN | Chapter 9

Cha Hyuk c754b26363 did not 0cb285e65c specify anyone, 343599ac63 but Kang ea13970c21 Yebon immediately 182d744f1e thought of e604955ee6 someone.762635f62b969f18

Kang Yebon’s slightly parted lips closed tightly. The person Cha Hyuk was thinking of was surely the same as his.cc83e673c17b0895

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Was Cha Hyuk being sincere? Kang Yebon stared at him, then looked down at the detective agency’s business card at that moment.7f84c66856c54d9d

With a creak, 982809e7a2 Cha Hyuk stood 79ef46e67b up as his 14043b5ce3 chair was pushed 1fbfeccaef back.d3c81a74538e79d2

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“I’ll get up first. Make sure to keep in touch?”0fa7a6c960cc3950

Cha Hyuk ce1989f6cb tucked his 8a7f85e9c1 laptop under 90e7f8a29b one arm 236133d7f4 and made 128a6b0b77 a phone 1363158280 gesture with 5974ab8f22 his other 218f274fce hand by 82eaa81be2 his ear. His other fingers 1d5a78df5c were clenched into 8ff0110dbf a fist with 57849908dd only the thumb 150be04f39 and pinky extended.05321b9026a91178

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Kang Yebon watched Cha Hyuk’s leisurely departing figure and looked down at the two business cards clenched in his hands.5f6fdf397a143580

After a moment of contemplation, Kang Yebon saved the detective agency’s number in his phone. Somehow, it made his phone feel more secretive.997174a21597ffc6

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Having finished all his b7f4fe1022 assignments for other classes, 9db14fdafb Kang Yebon returned home 53ca0fa586 at 10 p.m.7ad35abe1f75b8ca

He entered 74ea413647 the passcode 13b1962f61 for the 5037399ec3 front door d5a82937d3 and found 03ff872ec8 the living da6c3f92d5 room lights 8709cfa030 on.e560ab21eea18145

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“I’m home.”197d7593dfc87823

Kang Yebon announced as 9899119526 he took off his 2c3c30e9c0 shoes, entering the quiet d0cc0d75cd room where the lights ab68e96461 were on, but no 28315038e9 one seemed to be af9e68a697 there.26c088edd57133e0

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Curiously, Kang 0837015ff4 Yebon peered 125b0ebab5 around the ffb3ebb244 entrance partition, 360aa14538 spotting his 07b2ddee95 mother sitting 85c059f2ab on the 128e6f223d sofa, looking 28c6cda8d1 at a 7c50818022 small frame.bd42ffeb29233af8

Kang Yebon 94e2f29cc8 knew what 9939ca5017 picture was 4dc49a7abe in the 55459ca947 black-framed desktop a0a639bfef photo frame d44a48ac69 without seeing 2ac4a3eeda the front.844ea60a53ed68d5

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“Mom.”6d1b13bb644777fa

He called out e22fe58b6f again, and his 7b21cecc2d mother, who had 97cc448a27 been lost in 4fe5e2ea63 thought staring at c7d5f7d466 the frame, looked 6e726284ca up in surprise. Next to the frame c4d1c5424f on the coffee table 6f678e5749 was an open can 743116249f of beer.1fa89b00062aa791

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“Son, you’re back? How was the assignment? It’s getting chilly at night, so make sure to dress warmly.”c52746a1028c14d2

“Yeah, well…”8297045ef747bf89

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Kang Yebon’s voice trailed off as his gaze went to the frame. His mother, noticing this, gave a weak smile.830694eb0bfc40a1

“I’m so silly, aren’t I? I still think of him when the weather starts to get cold.”b833c72f7cba07d3

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She caressed the frame with affection. In that frame was a picture of Kang Yebon’s father, who had committed suicide when Kang Yebon was in his second year of high school.292b77bb18482c94

Without a 6338409240 word, Kang 8f511b2090 Yebon watched 1d9feae7f6 his mother, 39c3d3d43a who missed 04afdea8fb his father, c88a5f12f0 then escaped 6aa30da83e to his 172c8e0f85 room.2ab7ff86178fd255

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Only after closing the door did Kang Yebon let out the breath he’d been holding. He almost asked why she missed that man.b2bf83dda94cf6d4

“You’re the reason! I became a laughingstock because of your stupid head! Who’s your dad? Who’s your dad, huh? You think you can look down on me? Look down on me, huh?”5d5c70a8135e0614

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As if fbf55e1b4f the ringing 3fa0ede721 in his a406444b5a ears was b5b70baba7 painful, Kang e9506eecf8 Yebon grimaced. Then, his phone 8aab376a57 in his pocket 89203296e9 vibrated.ea96ebb03d4adfe6

He pulled it out 3a78e565f6 to find a message 8fcfb39e75 from Jung Woochan.432b87e3c3734fe8

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Kang Yebon sat in a1672b19de the corner of an e85f3a3062 indoor tiered seating, staring dab42fc035 off into space. In his hand was ff49bbff6e an unopened can of bfed129110 soda.14728f4cd4a47753

“…Yebon! Kang Yebon!”10234a45c0ce19fa

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Only when 46c8e3ba1b the girl b7db8fe11c next to a921f0fea9 him poked 075e12bddb his arm 44345e0d7d did Kang 21a2b10788 Yebon snap 3209e56554 back to 3511cc80a7 reality and dd088ab5db turn around.46c6bd8df12ef5c6

Four people huddled fb70ee8ca7 near him were 73cd6b6505 all looking at d6d430bd22 him.1f0dec438116c067

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Under their ba06f512fa focused gaze, f3582914a1 Kang Yebon 27192a1bd2 fluttered his 5838da7ebd eyelids, then 0a80a9022b smiled awkwardly.684a9923dc469b6d

“Oh, sorry. What did you say?”acea2f0e3ceffc4e

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“Are you going to do the volunteer work with us?”0099b63b5ac55f89

“Ah, Kang Yebon definitely isn’t doing it. He and I have been friends since high school!”f2281385ce5bc7ce

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Lee Seunggu shouted, fde6600c2c but Park Sujung, df7d7f1e60 sitting next to 1c0bbcb415 Kang Yebon, ignored 56d4f0f598 him and kept 58402658ad looking at Kang 17f6e8da30 Yebon.6372bbc76980e9e2

Not having 3d25096e51 a clue 874ff007a7 about what 63decdab01 volunteer work 057e7ff4b8 it was, 577e7cf8e4 Kang Yebon 200855910e glanced at f85231beaf Seunggu for adce9f6451 an explanation.5cf0f56247caf0d3

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“It’s for an orphanage.”ac91e9172be7d86c

“Ah, I’ll pass.”dde9e3955b674e1f

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With a firm refusal, 6a4758352e Sujung looked surprised, and 0b51509c10 Seunggu puffed out his fbfba5bfb5 chest, nodding at Sujung.8cd52173fa6906aa

“Kang Yebon never did these things, not with kids.”32d95af235519ee1

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“Whoa, why? I think Yebon would be good at taking care of kids.”a887f8efcbd1d7f4

“Does he not like kids because he looks like he could be a kindergarten teacher? Or does he not want to do it with us?”0e5a9cc7eba25a8d

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Kim Jeonghyeon, sitting next to Lee Seunggu, looked like he’d caught something. Kang Yebon thought he’d let this one slide today.2dcd5be284edb8b8

If he didn’t explain why he didn’t do volunteer work at the orphanage, it seemed like Jeonghyeon wouldn’t let it go easily.b85edd4a51caa486

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How annoying. Kang Yebon put down deeeda2df4 the soda can and 3082044f45 awkwardly rubbed his arm.e0e1a9b2439f34e4

“It’s not that I dislike kids, it’s just that I have volunteer work at the church, so I think that’s enough.”b34204e1f80f1000

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That was a lie. He really didn’t like kids.0d7f863e90725b93

Or rather, being 22ee050438 around children made 2c7e9715a6 him uncomfortable. Kids are pure, and 0a94bc55a8 sometimes they do bad 7015ae27bb things without malice.bdd5b370cd2dd837

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Their honesty and 1880aa26c3 freedom always made e7d685d99b Kang Yebon feel 79d7b1c93c like his insides 14f6a4a9fd were twisting.1f126674b0e1d2f9

“So, you don’t want to do it with us?”330c1fba9a5a77c5

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Kim Jeonghyeon’s words made Park Sujung frown.5aa912155c32b6cb

“What are you saying? Even so, doing it at church would help with volunteer hours.”28e1230069ce62cb

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“Ha, right. Sometimes I wonder why I came to this department.”29d090c4354f69b2

Fortunately, the 7c5745281c conversation quickly 99ab77bb74 moved on a5308be4af to another 864aa2e449 topic, but 5e76313061 Kim Jeonghyeon d58dd2f31d still had bc18a2134f a sullen 6e72aa4e24 look on fa4ca1dbe0 his face.4ee5969a41d94551

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Kang Yebon b6ea1cd01e sighed in be4cb13d31 relief and 714b7dfaa5 stared off cce4c7b0c6 into space 080c11a906 again. His phone vibrated 408f619f5e in his pocket, 5c3a8e32d6 and he pulled 1238a70ac8 it out with 1ecdaf0e89 a trembling hand.440a800e95b6aaa0

It was d9e86b8f81 just spam.9d928f3268fdd211

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“What’s wrong? Is something up?”2ff7126930fe724d

Park Sujung 4a7130be9a asked, surprised. Kang Yebon gave a e7c3d05f6e faint smile and shook 58cbc86e67 his head.dd31a0ca4036553d

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“No, nothing. I’ll just go to the bathroom for a bit.”7fe693ff059a5dc2

Kang Yebon stood c3473b4915 up and quickly 1a20d33343 moved away from 2a724b1a26 the noisy area.7ddd8464e873d2ea

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Once outside the 68bd7a640f building, he checked 3c2507889d the message that 32d7d54222 had been bothering 6a73930bcb him all night.ea787b9616ca04c8

[Jung Woochan: Yebon, can we meet for a bit?]

Kang Yebon still hadn’t replied. He couldn’t.b3d2955d6986ba93

He didn’t understand why Jung Woochan was doing this.88d30b26abccdb29

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Just when he was 5239da8712 starting to sort out 853e108f1c his feelings, why was 595960f1b2 he stirring things up?eb5b445550006810

Kang Yebon stared 6fcdc49462 at the message e8be9358ba window, then shook 85dc9967ad his head and ab5859b099 stepped outside. The sun in the 72f2ca0e8f high sky was painfully 18b71f17a1 bright.8652fd2694f3d190

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Leaning against 5d6db26999 the building 530fb232c6 wall, Kang 462901e60d Yebon caught f0478e087c his breath.e1dbb0c9c074900d

Just as he was 69ff33b177 about to put his 3a4f5f71a3 phone back in his 2be5a31207 pocket, he looked at 5c1f31397a it with wide eyes.ed42a51369442c38

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[Jung Woochan]

Each time the phone vibrated in his hand, Kang Yebon felt like he couldn’t breathe.373c20f98efb8775

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The call 4eaecd9316 ended before ef3ab8b0ff he could ddeb481107 accept or 1a901174f7 reject it.37a3e4c82eaa7837

“Ha, that scared me…”c47deecdc5071356

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Before he could ee2136309a even feel relief, 7037fc5a2c Jung Woochan called 522d152c03 again.b0e5e6f959d98ecc

Kang Yebon 3942872331 instinctively knew d8a0ca7ab8 Jung Woochan 36c8a2f2be would keep d57d9e7f58 calling until 8a1986746d he answered, 504148ae28 so he 6bb2d681ba had no 254db0e9fa choice but 4372727f1b to press 6d48799b4a the answer 35ed7d79c8 button.cf80ddc0f098845b

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“…Hello?”a7d38d6f6a9cc758

“Ah, you didn’t block me. That’s good. I thought you did. Why didn’t you reply, Yebon?”2ee64601270aa142

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“Why are you doing this to me?”04cdf7c5250f547f

“Just wanted to have c090ab8547 a meal together, just 71311dff82 the two of us. Are you mad?”632ff74974c7ea3a

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His casual, usual voice made Kang Yebon’s hand tremble as he held the phone.5e66f2f1933a04a7

After acting like they’d never see each other again at the restaurant, Kang Yebon couldn’t fathom why Jung Woochan was acting like this now.ad89d3084e3d16db

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“…Why are you doing this, hyung? Didn’t we end our conversation? I won’t say anything to your mom, and I don’t have any lingering feelings for you. Please, just be firm about this, hyung.”7e1ab0c4ffea4948

His voice 3f68f71c7c was painfully e1042dcf9d unstable.4fe6e5a838060558

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“…How can I do that? How can I just cut off all those years we’ve spent together?”4849e2e0a1ea881e

Kang Yebon opened 3576866143 his mouth wide, 6352e83e1a then moved to a482cbc1f4 a more secluded 426b69fff2 spot because of 84c7f10e90 passersby.94f11a983f4f547b

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“Then what? You want us to go back to being good siblings or something?”a1fa2047dff5cf4e

“Yeah, just because we don’t love each other doesn’t mean we have nothing. It would be better to get along to some extent, even if not like before.”faf71c981ee0010c

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What nonsense… Kang Yebon was momentarily speechless.e9f854f70a36f8bf

Jung Woochan really didn’t like him that much, did he?ed027f734c672330

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Kang Yebon’s face contorted. All the memories he had with Jung Woochan seemed to shatter uglily.f136d5f471a1de52

“Stop talking nonsense, hyung. We’re strangers now.”600e228679e105ee

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“Ha… My mom asked me on the way back last time what was going on between us. We’re bound to see each other at some point, we can’t just keep this up. You know that, Yebon. What happens between us isn’t just about us.”d52c723e2f81c8e4

Kang Yebon c6c9a44099 felt anger 623d4e9412 swelling within c633f3213f him.589731a6bb520d10

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Yes, this was anger. Justified anger… it must be.4871868c05c84aa9

“Hyung, do you really think what you’re saying is sane? Do you think I can be normal in front of you? How long has it been since then, and you’re already like this? That day too, did I call you? You came on your own and then why are you getting mad at me?”4c371a747c6a15b7

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A chilling silence 1151a4b726 came through the a1e56332a2 phone. Kang Yebon felt a f684d4a90c pang of regret after 6b977a356a his outburst.d770146b7234d906

“Sorry, I didn’t mean-”873a1d9151b4e78a

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“Kang Yebon. Why are dd3c203aa7 you acting a3787ac31e like a 6515f3e72a child these 9e5e9ddc75 days?”922992d7972e1dac

Kang Yebon a7a7ebb80a bit his 9a6903d927 lip.f8f176c7aec13391

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“I know you’re going through a tough time. But you can’t show all your struggles. We’re not kids anymore, and I’m not asking to be as close as before. Just to keep our parents from worrying.”7e27d85aeb3a967a

There was 1319db0e3d nothing more 3cd366dd3e shameful than 57f2244704 showing intense d83c88424f emotions in 921223860f front of 3e23d92cee someone speaking 465d69ab98 calmly. Kang Yebon 8a57d1e0d8 let out 47ceac0a5f a suppressed 165cc26166 breath.2f0d4c05338d33ce

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He wanted to hang up just like that, but knowing Jung Woochan’s character, he would definitely contact him again.cffb703510ab26a7

“…Fine. I’m hanging up now, don’t contact me.”4ed73cf42fd76181

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“Saturday, you have time, right? Let’s meet briefly in the afternoon. If you really don’t want to see me, then this will be the last time.”942548221287b9c3

“…I don’t know.”5b578e9d67687d4b

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Even as Jung Woochan’s urgent voice came through, Kang Yebon hung up the phone.59954dfd2005174a

He undid a couple af0e3e9ee9 of his shirt buttons ee7cb291ce and leaned against the e1e8f8d2e0 cold wall of the 39478fe9a6 building, his head hanging ea501170d2 low.4b1771b644890ec1

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Not long after, a e74c05a640 message from Jung Woochan bbe1abc20b popped up on his 2b5e8b9702 screen with a meeting 73520ab0d4 place and time.c595de0a7d717173

Kang Yebon grimaced and 6d88be5a02 shoved his phone back 9777208475 into his pocket.f8bdad5d477d1b6b

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He hadn’t managed to have a proper conversation with Jung Woochan again because he couldn’t hold back for that brief moment.65b9df1b9bc7a477

‘Why can’t I ever stay calm? Why do I always lose my composure with Jung Woochan and say things I shouldn’t?’09ecab8364463776

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His emotions never 403b746b7c listened to him; 629729aea9 they acted on 71981284ac their own.163c58dd460853af

Jung Woochan 781faf45de was mostly 66825b69c4 calm except 31849abd73 for that fb30fc66f9 one time, b69389787d and even 8712bd2600 that was fda24e5e6c because Kang 8e8d3050cf Yebon had 634d0b4ce2 caused a a233b954a7 situation where 05b68e5a25 he had 5dc0106beb no choice cbef9e3063 but to 170631406a get angry.4616bde3cf0dc923

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‘How many times have I failed to suppress my anger lately?’5cb1f76d1229cc38

Guess it shows, huh, 65a539213f with my half-baked, unstable 42527e85f8 genes.dc142bd466a489dc

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“Kang Yebon?”5800fe9b5f52a30e

Kang Yebon weakly lifted efd19f1059 his head. There stood 84e91a1598 someone he 91b6efe464 currently found 461d4a4497 uncomfortable. A gentle, heavy scent 428325833d wafted to his nose.7b749f7ee19f99a1

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