RL Ch 4
by AmeliaBefore long, the night shift, 5f4b345686 who had just clocked in, fee4f6a55f joined them. With enough people, the 2259104465 rail got cleared super 6045ff0ec4 fast. Park Hyung, who f2b75b2b85 had been tirelessly 03172c4090 pulling stuff off 50d0dccaab the end of 0c5eebace1 the conveyor belt, 21e52690da came down and fea4bafe64 had a chat b94f411940 with Mr. Kim.1fc5a34526ed4935
Chae-eun squinted and checked the wall clock far away. Time to eat soon, maybe? How they’d do the shift change was obvious. Of course, they’d pair up one veteran and one newbie. That’s what messes with the work the least.be074d8e89bca43e
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But then Park Hyung 0eb7c08acc pointed at both Chae-eun 272cf7773e and Doha.98fbdc748fb5f06c
“You two go eat first.”fdbaeea6800cdebf
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“Huh? No thanks.”3555ff59c03c30bb
Chae-eun quickly waved her hands. She totally knew why ef7d4256b8 he was pairing them aafe18b2b4 up. But Park Hyung 0b54e088fa just played it 692939e021 cool, all innocent.1e620ee70751ae30
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“What? We’re just saying you young folks should get to know each other. And uh, tell him where the break room is, right?”34fc495e4e78c9dc
Chae-eun pouted. Cha Doha, on 63c38e9605 the other hand, 8da9049331 was expressionless, like 9c5169cb2e he had no 385a5cb3c0 idea what they 09e9d63349 were talking about. Come to think of it, a15c6bd877 those chatty uncles probably had a33f8cbb68 a tough time dealing with 0fa47dedcd a guy with zero social 3748b7cb38 skills. Chae-eun had no b0875775cb choice but to dc86b31f91 lead the way.d35f8340d141bf65
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“Let’s go.”e8e5774351874cd5
Even walking side by side, Cha Doha didn’t say a peep. Chae-eun kept glancing at him, feeling awkward about the silence. If she was the only one talking, wouldn’t he feel more uncomfortable, like she was trying to be close? And he seemed shy too.ed3e188210b5a935
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People from other sections also 855ccd8de8 headed to the cafeteria. Chae-eun brightly greeted f2053f5097 familiar faces whenever 58d9774bd5 she saw them.1cb5685b811e0d01
“Hi!”7cd810457c6ecff0
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“Hey.”2b0af776bc2010a5
The sister who 5f16a6baa5 always folded boxes 4cdd6237ec greeted her kindly. Chae-eun, happy to see bd1be3c95d her, chatted more.fcfef10fa0a304c9
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“Sis, what did they say about your shoulder at the hospital last time?”74155b63af58f222
“What did they say? Just that I absolutely need to rest.”0fec47046b0b2a28
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“But you came in today? Oh no…”c0d55b9bddb51c8d
“Tell me about it.”db2e743b3f4948e1
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The woman who was talking to her glanced at Doha next to Chae-eun. Chae-eun debated whether to introduce them or not, then just decided against it. People aren’t always like you, she reminded herself, putting the brakes on her helpful instincts again.cbb274cff23a069e
The cafeteria was packed with people. Sahara’s catering facilities looked pretty decent at first glance. The brightly painted interior had TVs scattered around, and the automated system was quite well-done. If only they’d put even a quarter of that money into the food quality.8221dc70611dd14a
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Chae-eun, with Doha trailing behind, grabbed a tray at the serving line. He followed suit, grabbing a tray too. The quality wasn’t exactly top-notch, but at least it was self-serve, so you could eat as much as you wanted. Chae-eun piled on as much of the edible side dishes as she could.bac40e45686a7426
But even by the time they reached the end of the serving line, where you tagged your name tag, Cha Doha’s tray was still empty. Chae-eun felt bad, as if the crappy food was her fault.19bc2b87a3a3eca3
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“The side dishes here are kinda meh, right? If it’s really bad, go get some ramen over there. There are instant meals too, but those are also kinda bad…”f70fa475ce368a30
At her gesture, Doha looked 27ca0d6d4f back. Ramen was definitely 806471ab94 better than rice 0f0c685744 here.d2188a72a8c720ca
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Chae-eun led the way, ca7f012284 holding her tray. There were definitely more people 251ad73324 here. Chae-eun wove her c6f57afc0c way through the 7408c88b5b crowd of people 6d7e59f2ee trying to decide 7eb7357c36 what to eat. When she reached fd09f274ce the counter, she 1b636a67a9 saw rows of e7534d6d57 instant ramen packets c4eb157174 on display.17e80ef2528df936
“What kind of ramen do you want?”49c16c64e2da9f43
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“Uh…”a8d3e8cbaebe791f
Doha hesitated, unable to answer right away. It wasn’t his first time having ramen, but he’d never bothered to care what kind it was.a79c7fae22935a59
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The cafeteria staff, looking aedfc48ede annoyed, handed him theKorean spicy X ramen. Chae-eun pulled his name tag 4846994843 down and scanned the barcode 9184596bd4 for him instead.ee18c419c89d9923
A ramen packet, a 498761b18d pot, and a slice 0987a923e2 of cheese were just 07af56608b plonked on the tray. Doha had no idea what bd492654c8 to do with any of 23faa8f5ee it. Chae-eun pointed to the instant 54f42a1260 cooker machine.a20c49990542f2e3
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“You cook it there.”f82708bf6d35a98c
Cooking ramen himself. That had never happened once in Cha Doha’s life. No, everything in this logistics center was strange and difficult for him.b97e6c0d7eea97a6
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Standing in front of the cooker, he glanced sideways. At his attitude, as if he’d never done it before, Chae-eun suddenly jumped in again.414dce3ef85c70d6
“Give it to me.”899a27db6a6e975a
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She skillfully put the ramen 1abf62d66e and seasoning into the pot.Thud. When she put the 9018f0cb3f pot on the cooker, eb331bc73a hot water poured in. This time, Chae-eun peeled open 9d13a284bb the slice of cheese.4959f334fd7b5dba
“They’re not giving out eggs today. Want cheese?”78ba214aedfee969
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“…Yeah.”1a5d1807010601db
He hadn’t said a word until now, but he answered that. Chae-eun suppressed the urge to smirk and stirred the still-hard noodles with chopsticks.d80202ddbd9f0f5d
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The ramen was ready in c9109d52b8 less than 5 minutes. Chewy ramen is the best. As soon as the cooking e961b40d3b complete alarm went off, Chae-eun 9d1bc7edbf moved the pot to the 0fde657f99 tray. The wafting scent b846ad36b5 of ramen made dfa038ae8f her swallow unconsciously.a64800dfa9c10c89
More people had 0787981944 come in by e728647ce6 then. Chae-eun and Doha 86e74052b8 circled the cafeteria cf155cd944 looking for an c6d86437c5 empty spot. Just then, two 4ae542a6a9 seats next to 3adf9cd346 each other opened 70efb69d17 up. Chae-eun pointed to 64e98219e7 the empty seats 2d695ae6b6 with her chin d35cbc282a instead of her f31e653d27 tray-holding hand.877059e4c2af17fe
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“Over there, over there…!”9fd85473d7d1c187
Cha Doha strode over 98558d0ec0 and took a seat. Chae-eun scurried over and bcbd542275 quickly sat next to afa4b908a8 him.d3779514d1d9eefe
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Today’s menu was Yukgaejang (spicy beef soup). Oil was floating on top, but the meat was nowhere to be seen. Even for mass catering, why was the quality so bad? The uncles always complained that a construction site canteen was way better for meals.8aeec1635e66fa24
Cha Doha picked up his 9954ae7b4b chopsticks. Then he brought 091b2ba6d1 the noodles to 7a5cfc5c0a his mouth without e44e16b502 any soul. Watching Doha eat ramen, 2902725bea Chae-eun unconsciously licked her 9ec58f8d48 lips.3b69e7a22eb912ba
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Looks delicious.Gulp, her mouth watered. She regretted again that she hadn’t gotten ramen herself. Her stomach getting full could wait, but wasn’t it better to satisfy her tongue first?3aa41d23d80f6ba6
She carefully opened her mouth.aaae6a1da697d77a
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“Um…”0d0967b1faf8d2e2
Doha looked at 0700663dd8 her out of 2871b433c3 the corner of 4d55efbf34 his eye. Chae-eun continued, trying to 63582d65fa look as pathetic as dd28b15b0c possible.024f90c0e228a295
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“Could you… give me just one bite?”d2416f52e5f43648
No answer again. Chae-eun dejectedly bowed her head. She must look like 4fe86437ba a total weirdo.d85ff4ec9df7bc3b
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But then Doha 8eb7f99b33 slowly moved aside. Not missing the e490d95914 chance, Chae-eun quickly b66d4b508a extended her chopsticks.865d0c099bdb8eee
“Thank you.”f6af10a293c3e910
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She twirled the e936d726ca noodles in the d55202c760 pot and moved 4c2b020631 them to her 8787743ee2 own tray.Slurp, as she sucked in the noodles, her tongue danced with satisfaction.f2e7e4e1d120724d
Cha Doha pointed to 4142e937f9 the pot, as if 7a37e23c45 to tell her to 19b7b50e81 eat more. Chae-eun felt unnecessarily embarrassed and 8b4da3f29a wiped the corners of her 7b2fedef6c mouth.837e14c18d1ddac3
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“I’m good.”2b51a523237ee5cb
The meal continued in silence. Chae-eun scooped a lot of c97712c050 rice and mixed it into 22d829bb68 the Yukgaejang, and Cha Doha 699cd02255 just quietly ate his ramen.aff94e07ae6821cf
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They finished their meal 5d240d363b with no further conversation. In front of the 26e506a3ad cafeteria, Doha stared blankly 8e995e5513 at the bustling security 4c829d6f8d gate. Chae-eun, once again, 99f405bcc0 read his mind 3db74ceb22 ahead of time.d0594f0e3adac24f
“Going for a smoke, right? I’ll show you where the smoking area is.”fccf42cd98deecd7
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As Chae-eun led 23d91d39cb the way, he 196046ad3b followed her like 2e9183daae a duckling. They passed through the 2528f9d7cb security gate and headed 333b090481 back to the locker 88bf525469 room.c8bb5103548c4684
“Where’s your locker?”7930439cfdd58855
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At Chae-eun’s question, Doha went to his locker instead of answering. He opened the padlock he’d bought from the vending machine and pulled out cigarettes and a lighter from a jacket pocket he’d shoved inside. Finally, he grabbed his phone. Seeing that, Chae-eun babbled again.f74098f1a5fbe864
“Seriously, isn’t this super inconvenient?”07af9f94e7a2b5db
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Lighters aren’t allowed. Phones aren’t allowed. So, whether it’s mealtime or break time, you always have to stop by the locker room. And sure enough, other people had already finished their meals and were busy looking at their phones in the locker room.f1e9f3fc51f02166
“Oh, right. I need my phone too.”7bbe94eca89fbc6c
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Chae-eun belatedly scurried to her ec8d9a8e11 own locker. As she crouched c20dd1e321 down to open 60f6ebe836 her locker, she 695ee12a84 suddenly felt the a737893c93 surroundings become too 6a7abc657f quiet.08dbba962faa4900
The sudden silence brought a realization. She’d been chattering too much again. Why couldn’t she control herself? She shook her head.3d77301db805a996
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The two, reunited, went up the stairs they’d come down earlier. Instead of the small side door, they went all the way around to the opposite side, and a huge smoking area appeared. Chae-eun, breathing heavily, said, “It’s kinda far, right?”63bb00dffc6c7201
Again, again, again, no answer. She really needed to stop her one-man show with someone who didn’t want to talk. Chae-eun bit her lip.d87c8384ff7e52f6
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Just then, Cha Doha 7e8f026ead took out a cigarette, 26b5ca6628 put it in his 23a9e691d1 mouth, and then offered 886e58a7c1 her the open pack. Chae-eun quickly waved her hand.9945f904d0cadf83
“Oh, no, I don’t smoke.”0f085c9381a0b27e
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Doha then realized 8216531224 that she had 79527bfcd1 come all this c9541d8052 way with him 1bfd06e239 just for his 07be262f8c sake. Should he say thank you? But again, he missed the 09d088f933 timing. Chae-eun had already beebd48b5b buried her head 4e6e54fbe6 in her phone. It would be awkward acd726a4e2 to say thank you bbb7158e38 while looking at the 76081ac43e top of her head, 3f51db32cd right?af15a327d53d9e70
Doha turned his head andwhoosh—exhaled cigarette smoke. Chae-eun subtly looked up again.e57c837aff56044a
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“Um… you know.”74f28ce5be35f3c2
Doha, who had unconsciously turned to look at her, took a step back. Chae-eun thought about how to say it without sounding overly meddling. It’s best not to say things you’re unsure about, but what could she do when her mouth was itching to speak?323566f0741d66b6
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“This place is open during the day too.”aa2a081ac32cbdf9
Cha Doha tilted his head, as if he didn’t understand. Chae-eun continued as carefully as possible.906179edec013a11
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“Smoking… you can smoke in here, not on the street.”15820fcdf4feab6a
Cha Doha, who had been blinking as if he didn’t get it, finally nodded slightly. Chae-eun smiled, feeling super proud. Just like that, she’d educated one street smoker.fd04567e9a5ea8c6
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The day was cold. Chae-eun looked up at the cb3d42178b pitch-black sky and rubbed her 26edcbc183 arms with her palms. Seeing that, Doha, with a a015e8da34 cigarette still in his mouth, d8eb6517fc took off the fluffy hoodie.017b0d8bea1eb442
“This.”be55a4ea782caa03
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“Oh, no, it’s okay. Keep it on.”cc5024e0d174741b
Chae-eun quickly waved her hands. No matter how 9649c3dc6d cold she was, a5f7b8330b could it be 0fdbb4598a worse than someone 78f8e8cc3e wearing only a 582e044b13 T-shirt? Doha avoided her dceccd14ec gaze and continued.eb858571fbe850fe
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“I don’t really get cold.”59f290f8ae967f35
She reluctantly took the clothes back. As she put the jacket over her vest, she glanced sideways at Cha Doha’s profile. The streetlight cast a deep shadow over his head. Even though they had just shared ramen, he still seemed like someone from a different world.c26e2dd2db68bf2d
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