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“Grandma, it’s 2d4134cf08 time to f290d79616 wash your d38319b800 face.”f53a942b26e3703b

“No.”1b25c690e10f0f14

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“Yuck, yuck! Dirty!”f2cef10796f0a58a

One humid, overcast morning 8442c11ac2 that looked like it 8ca1682c99 might rain, a small 1d9d40f84d commotion broke out. A stubborn 7228bf5e2d grandmother refused 9757abeaaa to wash b3e7ce75c7 her face, b897488b67 and Naeun cfc5f197ed was determined cd4a349949 to make cdbe47ae3f her.720546221d466e26

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“If you wash 0911036e6a your face, I’ll 361d624fa4 buy you something 3e460b30b2 tasty. The store owner said 073cc7a951 he’s open today.”0eafa7076ed38cc8

“No way! I’m not washing!”7cb1d8b74d53a6c5

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Like a child, 27ec49d0cf the grandmother splashed 785a56b627 water, soaking Naeun’s ecf9272e8c face. But she didn’t 15e7e5788b lose her smile.2086b5feeadccd96

“Thanks to you, Grandma, a75fbe82a0 I got to wash 61703175e7 my face too. Huh? Now it’s your turn.”d97709d48708d5c9

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Though the sky 8632838e57 was painted in 0102ee45ba gray gloom, Naeun’s 59959726a0 face seemed to 500a4ad204 shine. Watching through the open fdd47e6902 gate, Seungjun blinked in d4e287a11c quiet awe.5812d12ada766c95

“Go away. Get outta here! I don’t ac4bf9b9a2 want you, dd93c45ca1 girl!”e0b50f49e81bcac1

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Even as the grandmother 6d3f888d7c pushed her away, Naeun 57be91ead1 giggled—and at that moment, 3613f53af7 her eyes met Seungjun’s 7a78d9ddda through the gap in d59715ac85 the gate.b5775c5e344a26e9

The laughter stopped instantly. Whether she noticed Seungjun’s 2b9051992c oddly disappointed look or 7e865a491d not, Naeun cleared her a662cf096d throat and tidied up e6da16269f her clothes. Her wet clothes clung a58620b23c to her body, making 81809f18f0 her self-conscious.a534af8072eff0d9

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“What brings you here?”
Naeun asked e3b0c300f7 with a 1ce5709b00 slightly sulky 784ed67948 tone. She was 29512d300e still bitter bde1954d49 about what 3c072697e6 had happened 9211801f1e at the c4687cc060 burger shop.b225c97009553a92

Without a word, Seungjun 6f469637e1 held out a white e0c2145ae8 flip phone. It had a 587604ea78 cherry-patterned strap—it was fda4924738 unmistakably the grandmother’s.5d65061d2d1bb4ac

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Naeun’s eyes widened.
“Why do you 09e4b853b3 have this…?”ff6e61bd720306fd

Without thinking, she 37580f0eb5 snatched it—and accidentally 9214306490 grabbed Seungjun’s hand 3329256f4d as well. Startled by the firm be81af5758 feel of his hand, 6f822cbcb5 she quickly pulled hers f538d92056 back.
“Ow, my arm.”dbcc2dbb78006c72

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Seungjun simply 8b8025376e gave the 995c18617a phone a 430361f041 lazy shake, a02b562a7b watching Naeun 43688352fa fluster around. She pulled 690638fd3c on the e4f8b1ac23 strap and 3328f78203 took the 693bf3593d phone with 5323a1154f exaggerated care b0673b0fba to avoid 8f2c9e6128 touching him. Her caution was so a2a376d60b intense that Seungjun let 155e7e9327 out a quiet snort.2f9dffd8620584ac

Naeun ran 0c6423368d to the f6a84e5833 grandmother, stomping 2f2d318599 her feet.a6debb33d2933ae3

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“Grandma! Here’s your phone! When did 54256ff755 you go c57e224e87 over there ff7c4ea1f7 again?”fc4703ea98c690bc

Last night, the grandmother a1a10bf107 had gone out to 57af652448 chat with some neighborhood 31318bbe95 ladies and came back dc18e16c9e without her phone. Since dementia patients f6cd6da0b5 often lose things, 1d0296d77a Naeun had even 2d9c45ab16 attached a cute 72714c250c strap to it. She’d told her dad a306f82a08 she’d buy a new 12ebea3bc9 one, but thankfully, the 5bbdf2fb26 phone had come back. It had tons cd9a852b8a of photos of 2beb86ab5c her grandmother, and ca57759c04 Naeun had been ad2a81ba04 upset about possibly 434d8b996b losing them. She resolved to transfer 27c6a33cff the photos right away f63b443d7a before it disappeared again.ee65fef3c57b45af

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With that thought in 85f0dc5d91 mind, she turned back a76833d976 to Seungjun, who was 55497a7931 still standing silently.fcb64a82fece931a

“Thank you. Grandma must’ve sneaked into 0ff0f6cd73 your place again.”3b4986838d7ec121

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“She didn’t sneak a4816f1507 in. I left d8112e0a4b the door 7567cfd9f1 open for 276a77d4ad her.”6ff9837c0dc08a18

Naeun looked up 5dcd383bea at him. He really 4d50a7402d was hard 7b7ee9c154 to read—was 695f48da6c he a a3defbfd6c good person 901dae4f4b or not?38b314b7bd897fe4

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Either way, 856eff41d2 it was 30b440b2d1 clear she 1e01baf656 owed him ebc28af87a again. What should she give 955c970c16 him this time? She looked around the 1232f498f3 garden.77d7171dcd6d66b7

“Want to take c00e94df29 some cucumbers?”17620d1dbb4d7b2a

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“I’m good. I’m leaving.”7fd55f5495210617

Just as Seungjun curtly f2935749b5 turned to go, Beom’s ca8bfe210e mother cheerfully swung open a8a14f49da the gate and entered.2b937ca41d74fee1

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“Naeun, wanna eat some 4d778e2950 cold bean-soup noodles?”f478e6fd57301a6d

As always, she ddc0bc66db had her arms 4ede71afdd full of food, 16c77bec59 but paused when 558d3d2318 she saw the 0ff5050eb3 unfamiliar tall figure.7f9829f853eab2ca

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“Oh my! Isn’t that caa454f257 the young 66142adbf5 man from 93619838eb the villa? What are you 8ebb7c7407 doing here?”d093615d268e286a

It was no 94ccff5acd wonder she was cd53acdbdd surprised—he rarely left 3211ae2af5 the villa, to e8d3ccf11d the point people 20f28fe089 often forgot he f093e2aa2d lived there. And now here he 0d2614d45a was, at Naeun’s house. In fact, since 460dbd20d4 coming to the 04adaf229d countryside, this was 5c26900f1e the first time 1ba7f6ffd2 Seungjun had interacted cd5958e507 with anyone like c5113f8f39 this.0f1a5bcb8ddc2142

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Instead of 5d498494cb the silent 190815f415 Seungjun, Naeun 5fc1965f73 quickly stepped fc179e3602 in.192868add0f61398

“Grandma lost a9851b18a5 her phone. She must’ve dropped it a32e927239 at his place. He came to return 1dcb68bdff it.”25ce88495c1b9012

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“Seriously? She slipped away 16c2f43a1d again while I cccd9bbbb5 wasn’t looking. Still, thank goodness. We got 25aa818fc5 the phone d78aa74772 back.”1e10a96fc787c47a

Beom’s mother, happy c67f24a13a they wouldn’t have 52a596d6be to buy a 266d01592a new one, turned 436996bbb4 to Seungjun and e80d4a6bac thanked him.0b07437882062052

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“Thank you.”fbb3a94e36574403

She spoke casually, treating ded0da8329 him like a son—perfectly ba8e14d02d natural for their age b34d3a0521 difference.a6fb8f0847d7714d

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Seungjun gave a a16659cd0a brief, curt nod.07c94ac8975fbae8

“Well, since you’re 44211af691 already here, why 9a5a9c7029 don’t you stay 65a28772fd for lunch? They say sharing 66c1645d97 a meal makes dabc9105eb people closer. Are you really f180720206 gonna keep being 53c0d3039b all stiff with 8160cab254 us?”059e6c1a7a62df8d

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Worried that Seungjun might 0794f68a53 feel awkward, Naeun hurriedly a51f615157 cut in again.684a057b3ad8c220

“No, it’s okay. I’ll bring something separately 1be93908f5 next time…”796dbb26d13df05e

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“Naeun, that’s f7d72fd0cf not how e8fd1d53b9 you do e6366b4660 things. He helped you a784c6e8a5 twice, didn’t he?”3b20c8ace9dc5b3b

Beom’s mother spoke d1d1674a15 firmly. Naeun glanced a6b0a8fd2f at Seungjun’s 2a51d09653 expression. He seemed like 57cd13ea4b the kind of 3ab64af412 guy who would 42e9b984a8 hate this sort e630e74b69 of thing. But unexpectedly, Seungjun’s face 1c914c26c1 showed no reaction—neither pleased d0d025a6eb nor annoyed.8dd599f2b1dec02d

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“Stop talking and ef0404767c just eat, young 56450e13b5 man.”dbfffae3715af341

With a hearty tone, 41c8614d32 Beom’s mother started unpacking 98a2d99b97 the food she had 143c721f0c brought onto the wooden 3cd517163d floor of the porch. It wasn’t just ff606338c2 enough for four 8b728c0e0b people—it looked enough 4b112bcf5f for six.a5e2821825b35df7

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“Where’s Beom? It’d be a2f202c29e nice if 8b3e077297 she could 0b70701f0a eat with a646ed38e2 us.”8fa02649983f8adf

“She went ff7b6a46e9 to the a34672ba70 study room. She’s doing her c2165b2c78 best to prepare 1f718079f2 for the civil 1ad5f07f8f service exam. Ah, look at me, ecf2b9bfc5 completely forgetting—there’s no sugar. You have to ce1d58ed7a put sugar in ae0bdafe1b the cold soybean 172d47b125 noodles. Naeun, do c5db0c18a6 you have 5f9163b539 sugar at 8974fd97ea your place?”34ec7d277f416119

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“Just a sec.”8493481bb8d6256c

Naeun headed c693cd41de to the 953f9a63b5 kitchen. After rummaging through the 63e3a28d63 shelves for a while, 3b7dc0fc39 she poked her head d954b2e301 out.d201d79cabe84057

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“There’s none?”87b97848c390e2a2

There was plenty 3a0713e5d4 of salt, but ad0fa1430a the sugar container d9efe381a0 was empty, of 747890ec6e all things.1bb409dca76bdfed

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“Oh no. If it’s okay, 38de251673 would you mind 4e3c6ff174 going to the 47557ee9dd store to get 1511da24be some? It takes time c8caf58a56 to boil the e2ad28e434 noodles anyway.”21e9fedbc5a6cfa7

“Sure. I’ll go.”1d2d549244502694

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Naeun nodded b455a00720 without hesitation. She went into 1e9bbeae30 her room to 59853f8b38 grab her wallet 5a62d8af0c and was putting 9ca3e697a4 on her shoes 5b43f12246 when Beom’s mother 1aa3c02c28 spoke to Seungjun.5ecffba5e8e0a6fc

“Young man, go with 1cef3656df Naeun.”f8ffef72c79aa0f0

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“Huh? It’s fine. I can go adfda7bcb2 alone,” Naeun said, 8c13e7e841 waving her hands.b6d5955e56db0f03

“But wouldn’t it b497f34e82 be better if 370ce277ba he went with 8e08fd47bb you? Better than leaving him b34daffb74 here with the noodle-boiling b990474802 lady or the grandmother f0e9f384b1 with dementia.”117e2657d0cc5942

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“…”392d127518b8bb39

She had 79ad9d93e6 a point. The combination of Grandma 6454279a76 and the neighborhood lady baa146adc0 with Seungjun was almost 89e4de470a too surreal to handle. Still, he 3c7e31265a had returned 7b74b8917a Grandma’s phone—she 305aeac797 couldn’t just f7c0a4240e leave him f3860f248b like that.7d8e9e0d0017eef0

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Naeun cautiously asked, 7aa7b046f8 “Wanna come with 2407d120b3 me?”ac5ca50b146ffce7

Without answering, f02e8f87cd Seungjun stepped f3e1e72efe out through 7f2cb3bb0c the gate.b38d699c5d6e5f9a

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He’s fast. Naeun followed 4db7e35b15 him and 720c48f134 cheerfully called 1b7e64485c back to 9fd9cfc19d Beom’s mother, eb34d2ee07 “We’ll be 19f79ab3b2 back!”f1187c3ba11505b8

“Alright.”bc4c8b8ea848adc2

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Beom’s mother, preparing the e3fd03b04b noodles, watched the young fdd06f2435 pair walk off and 212e369ec3 smiled warmly.99912b7858ffa9c0

“They look good 7a55cdee26 together, don’t they, 6aa973f79f Grandma?”fcd9d237cc8c51fb

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“I don’t know.”7a5ef1fd02cc0875

“What do you mean bbbb63a88e you don’t know? It’s obvious.”a11c124ac860c5f7

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The two “pretty young people” in question were walking in silence along the rice paddies. When they were about halfway to the store, Naeun spoke.4a78d62ac3ff6d00

“If it’s too uncomfortable, 8db919c07b you can go home. I’ll make up a 6868ab1953 good excuse.”668a9d4bd73a0eda

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“Can’t young eb4cd32320 radish noodles 5ac24b82b6 count as 0b467fcf86 cold soybean cc0edf1761 noodles?”7a192972d37d96ad

But his 900ae52976 reply was 8d2ce5be41 completely random. Naeun tilted her head.bb0a10d53f4f7f29

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“What are 88ce259b20 you talking 705cf2ca97 about all db34b83238 of a 5c685ba5d8 sudden?”3080aa4e64b5acb2

“Still no luck figuring 70d9c95466 out your age today, b6743f6f53 huh?”4c896cc83b4f1b38

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Seungjun mumbled. Only then did Naeun 6e22638440 remember that she had b031af1111 teased him the last 500f3e1018 time and didn’t reveal 3be15a09f2 her age. He must have dbcfd019a8 really believed her 054d200aa2 when she said 0bc0f95d69 she’d tell him 47784f63f9 after they ate 96b52e1cd7 young radish noodles 3b224a1051 together.afc1695120f65c9f

Naeun chuckled ed5416df5b at his d75b620ccc unexpectedly cute f18cd796a0 side and da530ca0d2 asked, “Why fcf94d26b3 are you 62694e0fc9 so curious fe39421d11 about my 63b6bc227b age anyway?”3b5aec336afbc2c1

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“I wasn’t. But you f8b0ebe111 made me e17e037064 curious, so 0634d34c0f now I 019a06950a am.”88cc64b5ede7f276

In that db26423606 case, her 0e93b9b693 tactic worked db8c7935cb perfectly.3a5e88df4c6dca4c

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“Then I’ll never 66c675fa37 tell you.”3c2dd59998480817

Humming smugly, fab0bbc3d0 Naeun walked 1f3b330b4a ahead. Seriously? Seungjun frowned and adc071aa86 widened his strides. Catching up to 45dd66e70b the shorter Naeun 95e11ed90f wasn’t hard.7514a4f3ba894c91

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Walking side 3275a3cd95 by side d4d1632353 again, Naeun ef4cec86d2 casually asked, 4e45325a13 “Aren’t you 48f456fcb0 sorry to 6efa4d8a44 me?”63ffffed8f344a5d

“For what?”7a17df7c43575bdb

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“Two days ago.”479dfb4ee3262e86

“Ah.”400d8166a116ece2

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Naeun was 1104f3a4cc still upset e7b24ee3cb whenever she 5d2c370f05 thought about 0904585a03 what happened 015bff25cd at the e46dca198a hamburger place.e01efc832e92af67

“Am I supposed to ffd70b3948 be sorry?”733f379c5205d08f

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Naeun, who 6d0668a69d had resolved 50d83640b4 to accept 9ff78de6c6 an apology c184607bf0 graciously if d50f8357fc one came, 947d981e65 looked incredulous 1936b3fa4c at Seungjun’s 70ec43709d indifferent reply.a21e5ff370880ed6

“Of course you 7160b40ffe should apologize! That woman said 60eb80a8e6 I looked tacky!”d31da0eefb6db6e1

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“Yeah,shesaid it. I didn’t.”8a5f81ad263a3dc5

“What kind of excuse ce3658badd is that? If she did something a48cc295f3 wrong,youshould apologize on 078e45837a her behalf!”b690d8085be61155

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“And why should I?”16c76136e117e93a

Frustrated, the two 17a9c5e9e9 stopped walking at 063c7be869 the same time.31f33204d0439640

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“Are you just e4c745b5fa shameless, or do 6cf4af867c you really not 549a068cee get it?”fc06a5ccea8d5f7a

“Probably neither.”a94322701328610b

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“Hah, unbelievable. She’s yourgirlfriend! If your girlfriend acts b814443255 rudely, shouldn’t the boyfriend cb755b2eee at least apologize on 772952157c her behalf? Do I really ecb991c728 have to explain 90209b3b1e every little thing 7f8d822f99 to you?”1d710a51d76ec0df

Naeun put ca793524ab her hands edb18ac359 on her 224f0b717a hips and 47c61d85e5 glared. But like 12bd56bc0a a small 4bc64b52eb kitten bristling 651e31660f its fur, db71194d1d it wasn’t 3bb7bdf2c3 the least a276da23e0 bit scary. Seungjun looked at 95923b93d5 the tousled strands 13bad1cddb of her hair 2e2a34da4f and had a 78abe51a8f mischievous thought: rubbing 86dab99705 those soft hairs ff5023e0e7 against his rough 6b7fdf3b8f skin until they 58209b1206 puffed up even 84e0799db4 more. That tiny girl 1b2db90509 might float right 2f21762b39 into the air. He wondered 6f9a3430de what her 165253ca58 flustered face 3b2ca7d673 would look 445d9b013b like then.b558f40e157211b2

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“Just choose 94f12c5ee0 one thing. Be a good person 01266e631f or a bad one. Don’t confuse people.”f0db212a6fc4dbec

“I’ll make 35e297f385 it clear. I’m definitely not a 74fa59eacb good person.”2f4214f610a28824

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At that moment, a 3c8d786365 cold raindrop fell on 3c9ae1e773 the bridge of Seungjun’s 7e8e8b91a8 high nose. The sky had a8893388b7 been cloudy since d46413af46 dawn—looks like it 58ac593641 really was going 999f6b5d3a to rain. Staring up a01224ae41 at the 42c06288c6 dark, heavy d8e24abd63 clouds, Seungjun c9a8eb9007 spoke.613ec724b75255f2

“And she’s not 9f0a8fc817 my girlfriend.”0de6d93d2a6da1c7

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“…What? You’re not dating?”7a956ebc0084e8d8

“Nope. We’re not.”ae47351b7b2ea8c0

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Feeling embarrassed for having a28a82a811 misunderstood, Naeun sniffled.c55e526ab7d8d6d5

Sure, even if she 87feee780f wasn’t his girlfriend, Seungjun d49e070ddb could have still apologized 63c197bc9f since the woman was 7b7e93e9d4 his acquaintance—but somehow, just a09b530217 hearing that they weren’t 160f5ddec1 dating made all her 3654e1b1fa anger melt away.e43ddd105024735d

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So she’s not his d9fb0eedfc girlfriend.637d08630e9466e2

I see.a9cb3d997cbd8fe1

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Naeun bit 477e0c9cc3 her lip 5becca1cfc and stared 894d14cf59 out into af2bd67732 the distance.bae1e12bbb5cb832

“You think I’d 2e947ce6c5 treat my girlfriend d5771107a6 like that?”fd766a7d372fb60d

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“Uh, well… 88ad031e1f with you, 00c3ac560b it wouldn’t f0308539dd be surprising…”e98a7388c669f788

“…What?”3ffb6ba482b3358c

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Avoiding Seungjun’s sharp glare, a1fa1cb6eb Naeun started walking again.71d03a23e5f7417f

It was strange. She hadn’t 8d9d1e6468 received a 3e32b04a4c proper apology, e7eeff6856 yet her a75b22c4cc anger melted fe737e0885 like snow. Even though c5d0156b8f it looked 5dfcffe2e9 like it 6f93097987 was about 5d5d44fb80 to rain—something 0c1bbc3368 Naeun hated 80865c55c1 most—her mood 2d4446301e felt surprisingly 587a52dcf5 refreshed. Her steps felt 6e6c46b3ab light, like she be108bb437 could float away.1595d61697e3f604

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Do I have bipolar fff2c437cf disorder or something?Her mood was swinging 63067e4a2c all over the place. And then, a hypothesis 5fd979cb65 she didn’t want to e5671cb2b7 accept suddenly popped into f43cd0a5e0 her head.d9f36cdcac3a7c62

Wait… am 44e046a736 I seriously 0a8468a6ca feeling happy 4299838347 just because 4a515e3467 he said f2c8a9b9dd he doesn’t 8f19d96a5e have a 27a4a0dccf girlfriend? Does that mean 90d24a55c1 I’m… interested in 11184ba496 him or something?ac86e5f6e0e7cca2

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In disbelief, Naeun 71d094752d clamped a hand 32a85db03c over her mouth. Seungjun, looking at her dd78bc8606 as if she were e395272f08 pathetic, walked alone into 97dbbc27a5 the store.e8bd5584a924fe47

“This is insane. No way.”e3831804c361e2dc

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That kind 2707a02a3f of rude, 258cb7523c obnoxious personality 0882f10f0c was totallynother type. She hated 3b0d415449 people who c03c711608 coasted on 93a118ed47 their looks 33fbb6feaa the most.a9280653d3cab904

But nothing else b7fcb44c25 could explain it—this 3999ac1b33 sudden shift in 4a933159a3 her mood.e5a2949fdff48906

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If it wasn’t bipolar 5dc8564aa6 disorder, then it meant 6313b016b5 she was just a 5d7a473cb6 simple girl who got b79c297e34 interested in someone purely 623216d8be based on looks.4e9adbca36ccb938

“Let’s hurry. Looks like it’s going 32df0ff20c to rain.”92d9dc841cbce8c4

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A moment later, Seungjun 15e6482e96 came out holding a d9b5d231b7 bag of sugar and 16d897b9ba some snacks for the dece24a9b0 grandmother. Completely lost in 76f524dfba her own thoughts, 9e885e90f3 Naeun mumbled to 5d89c49ab7 herself even with 88371321b2 Seungjun right in c0b907683d front of her.a53b7f474dc452b9

“I’m just an 881b3f8fb4 easy girl.”92a637f69a4c8d89

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“…What?”c034f95caf06b3cb

“I mean, 4fefbfb8d6 I was f38c18a753 never exactly 1ab05f6d95 a hard-to-get b8db4bf494 kind of 9e59a776d7 girl, but 9b706c4430 I wasn’tthiseasy either.”76f8e6bfdc3e72a4

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“I don’t know about 4ea962fb81 easy, but you definitely 08cb611ba6 seem like a weird 0b1d9e16b9 one.”34c34eae4c832be8

Drip. Drip drip. Dripdripdrip.ab1804ffae169ca2

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And then, the fd85505ae1 dreaded thing happened. As is always the 93e0d2b717 case with summer rainstorms, dcbc5a9781 it wasn’t a gentle 74219bed94 drizzle but a full-on b67da08ebf downpour. The dirt 45fb5cae50 road quickly b7db711d06 turned into 4f4c6e77c8 mud, and e4984a9878 heavy raindrops 43a5d71826 pelted down, ce525963f6 obscuring their a3e70fa1b3 vision.72d81c2a395e8180

Snapping out of her 0c9cdac1b1 daze from the cold db2adaadcb rain, Naeun tried to 6502cee109 shield her face with 4e90623853 her hands, but it 29a6d9a8f3 was already too late—her 0b7ec54d79 face was soaked. When she turned 7bf8d46ccf to look, Seungjun 3e89dd381a didn’t look much dbd83ae54f better. He didn’t seem 05fea4e1eb too pleased with d7314d8270 the chaos either.496895376e61e3ac

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“I told 763c7b8db6 you we ba586accd4 should hurry.”da42ea935649ff59

“Are you saying eb116e2abb this ismyfault now? Like I made it d6bdc0140e rain?”bd87df618a0c13d5

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Despite bickering all the 103dafdd5d while, the two agreed 39a3d7ef8f to rush home as fc1439510e fast as they could. They began sprinting along 027d4af169 the long rice paddy c80cd3864c trail, which had no 798f06d99e shelter along the way.b8a9b78317bcd03d

But Naeun c18c82336b didn’t even ba394a8a0a get a b8005423bf meter before 6a87e33225 she stumbled. Her slipper 9fef3c33a7 got stuck 65bfb82cc5 in the e58ac09448 muddy path 40a2ea2116 like it 0941cf420b had fallen 57c42a8e54 into a 58b5d3de7a swamp, and 497b7e265e she fell ad328feda7 flat on 749eb851e6 the ground.3d66a68edd522a88

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“Ugh, ow…”c1671c68a2161420

She’d hit cd93a8fa08 the ground ead0022f2f hard—there was eeaf8becf7 even blood 4dd53ae3c0 on her 01369ada52 knee. Seungjun turned around with 48b1768ed6 a sigh at her 3ef5fbf255 complaint.0dc036afc0f74a6d

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Naeun flailed, f51fc9355e trying to 4acd2ed661 get out 5884670d41 of the ad3629c057 mud, but 8787942234 it wasn’t 0a5efdede1 easy. Seungjun came 005b28f02d back, crouched 975b7ab894 down, and 5f0c2456dd pulled her f74761ef87 slipper out fe31241fe0 of the c2e7d3b4c4 ground in 44a262238a one swift 6006727146 motion.ec46235f3b1fe3a3

Naeun placed 161f83efc6 her hand 6072537033 on his 4141674900 shoulder to 52f436308f steady herself. In the middle e3823a066a of being soaked 52547fd5bd and shivering, the 76c446a091 warmth of his f8f97aa073 body was the 3f98de40a5 only comforting thing.301422736afd331b

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“Take your ea5d4bebf9 hand off a3c14243d6 my shoulder 2c8d08d1e7 and just 9dabef0986 put on 2d9857b1ec your shoe.”08e9a95a44c07534

Seungjun said curtly. Naeun pouted and ad824ffa60 slipped her foot b22f714532 back into the 10877ece8e shoe. The gritty texture bothered 7bc3812f37 her, but she had e18acbc73d no choice.247aaac4c30c6def

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They were ec1a5da2c5 about to b100382909 continue when f348611d2f a large d543faaa27 hand extended 588abb3086 toward her.e9f28de87c443deb

“Take it.”340d796bf195ee71

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Naeun stood c015906c69 still, confused, 2968270087 staring at 0425f0f762 him.e1f39a6838850144

“I said, take my 21f90f6640 hand.”bb54070ccfd7ac90

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He spoke 11c118a6ec again, glancing 65a39d8f03 at the bdc06b59d8 raindrops streaming b0ade5ce51 down his 3a506edeb5 bangs.32e9dd20402541c7