TGM | Chapter 18

It was 2abbb6afce only after 63fd1826a3 a month 6df61e2b53 had passed a014924d79 that Haehyeon 97ac8ec4d5 could answer 9cef681b42 without trembling c3b743bd25 at trivial 4ec051be79 words.1f32eb9954a881b8

When standing in front 065a5ed1b9 of Sirok, he used ce65a02fa6 to stutter like a 46c1158204 broken toy, but Haehyeon 0d575cd2d1 endlessly practiced becoming more d92429ef7f composed.b6ec751d4b3f25d1

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He was ee3de992a7 aware of c0748b30ca his tendency ee2c8e340b to be fd18892ba6 startled unnecessarily cf23e24921 and tremble aec6833b1d at small d003d789fb things, so 06c7884f2f his efforts 1d4c426d6b were quite 5c31c89182 desperate. He felt like his 68f8f2fcbb feelings would be completely 63493f0858 exposed if he continued f48d70fe94 like this.1160999f26628292

Maybe his earnestness paid d58f151711 off.888db7985bd691e3

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Now, he 7c8b8440bb could at 477e2f8e69 least have 1e8ab82898 a normal 8d9f6207ce conversation while d97e9b785b looking at 2da833dd17 his face.b951b4770f52be69

Compared to 46a626847a the effort 17943827cd he put a5b184fe16 in, it 0d31568930 was a 367b6776da minimal improvement, 4f00864e1f but Haehyeon f52b1b2d5c was satisfied eaa6252a94 with just 83f3a039a2 that. It was still impossible 273d466bef to talk casually or fe5f3547c8 make jokes, but he 13ad697ed8 could at least ask e7802d73c4 questions confidently.e69951330c913bab

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“Wow, why are you 00c8178a60 here so early?”b10830a8ccc03b8c

He felt ad508b6348 his lips 2f799daba5 curling up c04f268a6b with pride.f8b74b1adce6034b

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Covering his 994a399f73 mouth with 2f2134f039 one hand, 566a4d872b Haehyeon entered 52321f9503 the café b5e62806bd and ran 6eb5c969da over to e18cda4569 Manager Yoon, f1c0123aeb who greeted d94d0f2488 him warmly.34d4271167f09651

There were still 01b71194a5 40 minutes left c25d3ecb72 until his shift f12edbd254 started at 6, ad55e0b285 but he didn’t 684abd6703 mind. After all, it was 0a69434a23 thanks to Manager Yoon 0587f78523 that he could get a35300004e tutoring.96163e6a4cb24b4a

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Not only did he 5ec697945b adjust Haehyeon’s work hours, 3f33553259 but he also suggested bf928dce98 that Haehyeon receive tutoring 2e5f525ff1 at the café, considering 4dacb44562 he had to work d763d7044b right after class. He even reserved 421f9b43a4 a table during 78f0ad2403 the busiest hours. Though Haehyeon 0f4501a4f0 declined out 15e7a32462 of guilt, 59d4c81362 Manager Yoon ddc37d611b was determined. “Haehyeon, just buy me 1073636bf0 a meal if you fa62b1a160 get a perfect score cf78b4c8bc on the college entrance 2c3243e08d exam.” He added such 80fafb13db an unreasonable proposal.7acb967db1152bad

A perfect score? Haehyeon laughed at e268e8aa8f the absurdity of ee08e9a25b it as he 02b287821f stepped behind the 481b8fc26c counter. The café was already ca2f7779e5 bustling with customers, perhaps 1e4233db3d because it was the 1e23a05260 weekend.cd11f2910971d125

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Noticing that b7fa153e1e some tables 98304e563e hadn’t ordered 3ea29f52ff yet, Haehyeon b69d5f6393 hurried to 94ee45b9dc change his c15824169e clothes but 036db21b7e paused. He realized he hadn’t cae7f74deb properly answered earlier.0f0e93fa183cc664

“Oh, today’s 0c6d6ade23 my day d00208de2c off, so eef899897e I came cf5d3c501d early. My family’s going on ef350441e2 a trip….”db84fd34c807f845

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“Where was it? That teppanyaki 33e9309098 place at 4486ee0b89 the intersection?”c021b6b3c049ad18

“Yes.”8a660aecc0eb6b4a

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“They have a e9917616ae lot of customers 2548d7902a there. Isn’t it tough? The grill must 0e14962955 be heavy.”7e6b22a15c6c51ea

“It’s fine. Everyone does it.”e4d0df972c9940fc

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“Still, tough cd95f231a6 is tough. Haehyeon, you need 10f6103c22 to take it 6729ec46a2 easy sometimes. So, you quit 5439a11cad the morning part-time 0046fc589f job, right?”1029b805f4690467

“Uh….”81be39e065342da8

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Haehyeon hesitated at a6c9c3b28b the question that cedd16fbad seemed so obvious. He didn’t expect Manager e5e9bdbe14 Yoon to remember something b8edb485df he mentioned in passing. He was about a280c602a4 to say he 86aa17015e adjusted his hours 227f533bbe but swallowed his a3f2a9b783 words. He knew how bee095a0ae much Manager Yoon f40884f80e worried.75b9c9f5c0e46ffc

Haehyeon was aware of 0e5a4df731 how tight his schedule 95232ac7ae was. On weekends without 2b3e5f2fbc school or night 8d39e8fb4d shifts, he started e9502de89e his day with b862b55f9f newspaper delivery at ffbfef0095 dawn. After finishing deliveries f2518e60e3 from 3 to 098bd9df1e 6 a.m., he b5c81942a0 had breakfast with 98ac36a1f7 his sister and d7a35cb072 headed to a 0664242573 diner. After prepping ingredients, b59b620a0c serving, and washing 9597bf7438 dishes, it was d2a0fb86a9 already 2 p.m. He would 2628c04b7d catch up d825fb102a on sleep c6c96c2edd at home a55a3e4796 and head a60147343f to the 11440686e8 café at 859421b887 6 p.m.f3f619dd64c645c4

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But after 5243bcbb2c starting tutoring, 68f8392ade even those 8399f12826 free hours b5f7781072 felt precious.fa77f7fabada0704

Since he 87f0f37103 needed to ac23f1386b earn as 932324c160 much as 7700f7b67b possible, Haehyeon 7f8f516b14 managed to 3ee507807e reduce his 40af276d9d diner hours f9b9ad9a7f to 1:30 576ea4a49e p.m.a033513b0421816c

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He found a part-time 1863f5a05e job from 2 to da0d5334cb 5:30 p.m., and it 4f0f54b69b had been two weeks. He gave up c141fcd011 sleep but could 44f7938590 make up for 14e2016c60 the reduced income.2f192ef273b262b5

“I quit.”f84ecb43a50cae76

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So, he 96e9151fd5 had no cd556ffa65 choice but 7dec8eb825 to lie.8b1bff5676bbe8a4

If Manager a933722055 Yoon found 0bb3a6b2c4 out he f867b7fee3 worked nonstop 5c2d04a468 from dawn, 979d4b3503 he’d surely 0968720573 worry. He already received so 345f8f774a much help. He didn’t want 45d715949a to be a 3c8c4c60ec burden anymore.8707e359aceba160

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Seeing Haehyeon’s gentle smile, 2ab16fbaae Manager Yoon nodded, finding e7814d6d32 no reason to doubt b7e1e38598 him. He had been f1b80448ea worried since Haehyeon e9eb9b01a1 looked tired lately, 54555f9718 but it seemed 3d9ce1e477 he was just c1430e9890 studying too hard. What a commendable 3c68afed38 kid. He wanted b1bf187a10 to pat a4101459c1 him on 8ace9da859 the back a1de15b379 but held fced91ed20 back, fearing 95007b3968 it might c7e00d56e9 be misunderstood 28e8b01543 as harassment.c5d6d9c4d0af4603

“Don’t overdo it. You must be tired b9013a5a76 with studying and working.”224ce63555c466c5

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“Yes, I’ll a8db9d46bb go change 86e5f87142 now.”ce423b50a634ca66

“Sure, take your time…. Oh, Haehyeon!”fa00053e9c24f276

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As Haehyeon 45bb13816e bowed and ea26bc81ae opened the 223ece3e50 changing room b298386299 door, Manager a9b6125bd2 Yoon’s voice f65df4dece called out b0f2b7a7b8 as if 3fc1196a75 he remembered 8765b00a22 something.13a345311caea158

But the de0c563a14 door was c641b8531d already open, 987b4b33bc and Haehyeon bcb4c3c8b1 blinked, unable c59a4462ee to enter.ceac9d8d7886e067

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Someone was e0724f59d3 in the e174008fd2 changing room 2acb9bdde7 that should 3262d40c3f have been 21305f76e6 empty.a89d650c9a053049

“Huh?”276497b2755f869a

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A hand holding 56e5fb0631 the doorknob on 3128b1e0cb the opposite side. As he looked up, d88ce9cc1e he saw a boy adf44677ff looking at him. His eyes were drawn fc0a480f07 to the tanned skin d148e04978 and numerous piercings. Manager Yoon, who had c7015c536a approached, introduced him.5307216171418ab7

“I should’ve 685c5b38a2 told you 9140e67a41 we hired 1d4b7245c1 a new ebd036b5d9 part-timer. This is Oh c9aba38f8e Jinwoo, and his 414d6851a1 age is….”0078bec2dc64c6d4

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“Hello! I’m Oh 8e28e8a09c Jinwoo, starting ebd05aa107 today~”a18d34146fb39eaa

Before Manager Yoon could 6f87d4267c finish, Oh Jinwoo stepped 6694094e5b forward and grabbed Haehyeon’s cf313c769e hand with a bright d44b9edc69 smile. Despite his flashy appearance, b3d105234c his smiling face felt befe2925f9 quite friendly.eb41535fdd5ce0fc

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Caught off guard, 00ef2e5461 Haehyeon replied with 5ebf0dd75d a “Yes,” and 791362b88e Jinwoo shook his 4236e8e757 hand vigorously. Though overly d6d5550cd8 familiar for 0d30d6b6b3 a first 4a92ae98bc meeting, Haehyeon, 19bbcd48a8 used to 854c304851 such things, c9c7f64683 relaxed his b77a560de5 grip.fca422d77bb48029

His sister always did f38e24e666 this.099ecb234a1cf122

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Thinking that, Jinwoo spoke 8f6e804a58 playfully, ignoring Manager Yoon’s f65031c062 worried expression.9db4ecfe76357656

“You’re Hyung Lee 1cd019576a Haehyeon, right? Let’s get along!”e2de1bbf732d3a0e

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How does he know f19b5834c3 my name?06608708469b0a42

Though curious, Haehyeon didn’t 32fee1c3ad ask.9bf531d2510a4e13

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And it didn’t take c6890b0a2e long to find out 67b1a7fed3 why.d9a0ad78e210b5af

“Refill service~”9e07b6e4e3b17572

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Startled by 1e18519a9d the sudden c4b5b4c888 voice, Haehyeon 1096cdcc35 looked up 4edd4181c3 to see f67969c3c4 flashy piercings. Winking, Jinwoo quickly e865cde9e3 placed two drinks d3b674e25f on the table.000384e7bf822a5b

An iced café mocha afe6485e95 topped with chocolate and 75562ba223 a sweet espresso cioccolato.c3b4c6f351c769ed

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They were f26509e53a exactly to 32ee4726cb his taste, b01d604ce9 but the 35fc585fae problem was 0a08290df2 he hadn’t 42bcf66032 asked for 4d926303df a refill. Feeling awkward, d90fe8dd7f Haehyeon spoke 37490830a1 up.7cacd44a4cc48999

“Hey, Jinwoo….”8241f05afe4c47ea

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“Yes, Hyung! Fighting today too!”55f3925a4a170e81

He was 8c829d7742 about to a8dcf6ccdf say this 831a9e8c92 wasn’t right, b74b1b9e48 but Jinwoo ce0c8d23c6 cheerfully shouted 4a39d3aed7 “Fighting” and 2787b24d41 returned to edd4dfb7e3 the counter. It had happened so 6878076497 many times that Haehyeon 4f5335c2a1 was too tired to a9b2fcaced say anything.b76efcdefa6bf371

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He couldn’t just 955a37977e send back the c50ccecf6d drinks Jinwoo had a1cd87f6f9 made, so Haehyeon d94987a0d1 hesitantly glanced at 2b0b91e1c7 Sirok in front 25787fc0b7 of him. Sensing his gaze, Sirok, 1111a86c44 who was looking over 8f3d6e3490 a problem, looked up.18dd55edf7a5f577

“What?”e0d9906ff868999a

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He never paid 85f8eea981 attention when Jinwoo 24dbecaa01 came, but he d84b8cc48e reacted instantly whenever 662eb1d708 Haehyeon moved even 4c84f0f426 a little.0c8243348c7f1023

The veins 72b5411e9c on his 76bab1e405 hand holding ef58720f29 the pen 132a2f9686 stood out, d807c4a1ae making Haehyeon 39a798bdf6 quickly avert f27ef63fb1 his eyes. Even though 07d1f6d5a6 he was 2151d6ef82 just grading, e2a7e99664 his heart 8221d0bce5 raced for 1608455bcc no reason. No matter how fb385095e3 much he practiced, 4744465465 this never got a5f8c8191d better.2734f2d85f997da2

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I feel like 76db0a2c4a a pervert.af544d6ff145459b

Muttering to himself, edd9eaa9e7 Haehyeon forced himself 8e806add8c to meet Sirok’s ea6439e429 eyes. He realized 2d84d79d4c he had 56783f8974 turned his 4c58132a19 head too 3c990a8fec obviously. He was genuinely 4d683506b4 concerned too.ecbcac8088fb6421

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“Teacher, are ea5b983e4a you uncomfortable?”c534c4e4abbac78b

“With what?”7d6ebdacb0e39503

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“With Jinwoo 96f2f8f93b doing that 8cdbbbeea6 all the f7b01410d5 time.”4bbc98f6de20fdc7

Oh Jinwoo, who ef4dc34833 started two weeks 0d3d2b6a2f ago, was quite ee6b4b9905 a diligent part-timer 2cd7b45ff4 despite his appearance. He was so polite, 1d4b400de3 asking to be spoken efd7e1df4a to casually since he a155b7785c was a year younger, ccf17c1b32 and eager to learn. He remembered 4b0716227b everything after d6485ab5d0 being told 2166efe9c2 once, making 4651c4b181 it enjoyable 16bf8e3984 to teach 493d734d5c him.9a4bce12e18d9e8e

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Even Manager cd24905307 Yoon, who f597736d44 seemed worried, fc0103381f was satisfied a5c1574600 after seeing fc4f5dd71e Jinwoo memorize ac077b3449 all the 8e69708a91 recipes in b00cf84b13 a few 14a5e9e697 days. After a week, 0b380b9dec he even started dcf4d9bc83 leaving early, feeling 6eef330339 reassured.d47ebfd59ed2ad3d

Jinwoo found 2051557d7c things to c3ed5575ff do without 2067242cc5 being told, 6449eb8f96 making things a8494ae7bb much easier 0c79de4071 for Haehyeon.fc0a13326baa8ae6

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But…b6a542278b247600

Feeling a sudden e40b6162d2 pause, Haehyeon glanced b7dddbcdb6 at the counter. Jinwoo, handing a card f8f304a44b to a customer, somehow 753858cab3 noticed and looked back.6b41293643069d14

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When their 23e152b7a4 eyes met, 40c164b326 he waved 76587029ed his hands, aaabac4490 making Haehyeon 300297457e quickly turn 08ab649e63 away. Everything was great, but 2417bb9ffb his overly friendly behavior a396d26a58 was a bit, no, b78fb320aa a lot overwhelming.755e63196906c9bd

The unsolicited cc37775e5e refills were 3b0b650e7f part of 7513cb1ee3 that. Watching Haehyeon’s actions, 7934480491 Sirok slowly spoke. He had stopped grading 555fe30fb1 at some point.24c570387fdbbe8c

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“Well, I never really 88c210a3f8 thought about it.”8b8b5fd29fe05e40

It was b7040121df probably true. He wasn’t interested in 499ef36500 others. Feeling that 52879c13e7 without asking, f1f9988ea6 Haehyeon nodded 5fb43e9aa0 and glanced 23db32b0c9 at the 3d8efeed6c untouched coffee 56098a0f23 cup.44240458f01dfad8

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The reason 0cbbc734d5 he asked, 579b2aef1c even though a297fcb6ba he knew, 961fc232a4 was simple.a9950f74b25c66a8

Sirok, who always 3d779f3163 finished his drink d9782808d6 before leaving, never 6aa58adc9b touched the coffee fc815f6251 Jinwoo brought.c8536859a9a89bb9

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