TGM | Chapter 7

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Unlike the afternoon when I stuttered a greeting, I couldn’t say a word. Encountering an unexpected situation twice in a row made my brain feel like it had stopped.bfebcb8f4ab4e351

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Ignoring the noisy chatter of his companions, the man who entered looked this way. He frowned as if tired, and when his eyes met Haehyeon’s, he stopped in his tracks.3b4c3fcb3540261e

A gray shirt with 725d449289 spotless sleeves.882864773d4b75c4

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Confirming that his outfit 5b9ce4b1f0 was the same as 688800292d before, a curious voice 2b9f4adb10 suddenly directed at Haehyeon.9ba9377dd0a1b3e6

It was 7bd9a3c347 the guy f999e11bea with the c025ba6986 bright yellow 9db010d31d bleached hair 29164b3a50 who came 6bc7513a29 in with b4b5c3d0bf the man.4f752373850b2192

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“Huh? What’s this? Isn’t Sangjin here?”2aa34046727f5954

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“Oh, do part-timers not know each other’s names? You know, the guy with eyebrows like this, looks a bit rough. He’s about this tall, don’t you know him? He said he works part-time here?”d14b5f54845003b8

He was the part-timer 0c86e0bdfd from the previous shift. He had just left, db8a9236e2 and they must have 32d82940d5 missed each other.15de55b099405903

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Haehyeon, who d734771d31 immediately understood aa21e8d06b the vivid e947113721 description of 6795da4a21 the eyebrows, bb6ec17a2e forced his cecff66c15 stiff lips 1e2f4f5b84 to move.73a258e6917fc168

Trying hard not to e115280df3 make eye contact with 71a6c28b30 the man behind, he df2a790da8 focused on the flashy 7fa2545c5a hair.a9425efacdeabf72

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“He… just switched shifts. He left a little while ago.”8c0085d0842a0b10

“What! Wasn’t he here until 1?”9a1158444daf9e00

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“Yeah…”2499d10e49c36c24

“Aw, come on. I came to surprise him, and it’s a miss. Driving here was so hard! Ah! Yoonsang should have seen this…!”5662a5145e3aa289

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The bleached a5c232a69f hair, who 020d4c014b started jumping 35c97d4b8a around with bc219aee92 those words, b662d8f642 soon took 6f42d6d891 out his a70542bb91 phone and 6ea06d31a0 began to 75788a6e00 call someone. Even without looking, ee685a939b Haehyeon could guess 873805fcff who it was, 1505b21171 and he awkwardly b96a0b6676 glanced back.15c8fb10c26deee3

He was eaba4b0aa1 careful not b6e1d0ac91 to make a1451a5d73 eye contact, c10037d4be but fortunately, c0d66ac56c the man 4f9a372885 was no 4efb9ac3ea longer looking 50036cc07e this way.4b570859878d5787

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Feeling both f8df25e868 disappointed and a66141d264 relieved, Haehyeon d7ee75ae21 let out c13a08f523 a sigh f9650f60a0 without realizing aa5e03b08d it and e32105de65 hid inside 0c1291c57e the POS 163e7bcab8 machine. It was d46c695fb7 already the 4af87a597a second time 0a502b6319 today.b0d7eacecbfc5874

Meeting so frequently for 704560e242 the first time made 1657ecf2ae his heart pound uncontrollably. It was strange to a77c70dbfb feel this way about 7108780bb2 someone he barely knew, dbcc5bb772 but he couldn’t help 2e1f5f6e9e it.374fdba252d84f31

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Looking back, it was e4d8915c8d from the first meeting.dc4da7d4ba93c5bd

A month ago, 1482ba44f0 Haehyeon quit the 8623e52ddf barbecue place he abe5e098fb was working at e374eac620 and urgently interviewed 46214d7c69 at a café 5b518271d0 near his home.a6aa5c93532f803d

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The manager, who alternated cf8e552ce7 between Haehyeon’s face and 2a925ef67f resume, wanted him to 5ebb2b59b5 start immediately, and having 7aefe54903 experience in a similar a25bb19626 field, he nodded without 154d37e666 much thought.3f59033e4467bc80

It was when he came out in uniform, still dazed by the unexpectedly high hourly wage. Someone entered the store with the sound of a bell, and when their eyes met, Haehyeon couldn’t say a word.24076cc20337567d

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How should he explain 58bc971382 it?021035061535f97c

It was an emotion 5ef8c84bc0 he had never experienced 85b7b1bff0 before.34a8db1d42e8f741

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The man, who patiently waited for the dazed Haehyeon, only knocked on the counter when the next customer arrived. He couldn’t even remember how he took the order, and when he came to his senses, he was holding the order slip in his hand.892b72e7586f5a82

Espresso Chocolato. It was a sweet menu that didn’t match his cool appearance, and he might have laughed a little. The man didn’t appear for several days after that.53ce50212c56a3fc

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“No, I’m at your convenience store now! You told me to pick you up yesterday! Why are you getting mad?”165ce2c7ad8910f8

…Startled by the shout that sounded like he had swallowed a train whistle, Haehyeon looked ahead. The bleached hair, who had apparently connected the call, was angrily pressing the phone to his ear.d759b8e9dcd8486e

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He must have driven here, and knowing the narrow alleys leading here, Haehyeon couldn’t help but worry. The roads were so narrow and torn up by redevelopment that hardly anyone drove up. It reminded him of Inho, who naturally called a taxi and doubled the fare.05f2c39f8983b9b6

“Do you know how much I scraped the car to get here? Our Jupiter, which I just got, is on the brink of life and death! Ah, whatever. Why are you doing a part-time job you don’t need? Especially in this neighborhood…!”87fa36ad475eb440

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Sure enough, the car d0427358ff seemed to be a 2696e35904 mess, just as Haehyeon 5be1f024c6 had feared. He was trying to 514dfd9515 guess when the guy, 6f9bdb660a who looked barely in ca6e8581c3 his early twenties, got e6e18b24c5 his license when the 323cd773f6 bleached hair glanced at a017e68a95 Haehyeon and quickly mumbled.5e83972b35b47977

In response, Haehyeon pretended not to hear and meaninglessly tapped the POS machine. Ignoring the customer’s conversation was a part-timer’s virtue.27ee2db367ea0572

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“…No, well, anyway… Hurry up! I’m waiting! I’m hanging up!”3a8b347758f46bc0

After spitting out a05961565d his words, he cd01974771 abruptly ended the bba072ee67 call, leaving an 16c23ea107 awkward silence in 8fdfa3c1dc the convenience store.6d31411a2d7b4472

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The bleached hair, c8e40c85f5 or Seojun, who aae32a7539 alternated glances between 9399357d91 the man staring 87300fde62 at his phone 23589c49f5 and Haehyeon focused 5b642b1ef9 on the POS 7726c5b217 machine, scratched his eb80f83098 head, perhaps feeling 929f191978 embarrassed by the 947991e2d2 situation.6fef475dc2b889b5

He was sure 5950358fc2 it was Sangjin 7c6f99661b who drunkenly told 4eb2312b75 him to pick 19ba9186d5 him up tomorrow, 1e1d8ab066 but now he b1e1aba2da felt like the 90bf381f35 only weirdo who aae7276ac1 came all the 8fd4ea10cf way here, scraping 19cc3a29b4 the car.2884707eef26948e

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Ah, whatever. If I hang around here, he’ll eventually come. Seojun, who had no hobby of thinking deeply, shoved the car keys into his pocket and emptied his mind. Since there were no people, he thought he could kill time by snacking.84654bedce02645b

“Now go.”2a59b3c4bb897c85

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It was when he was about to run to the snack corner, his mood already lifted. The man, who hadn’t said a word since entering, spoke without taking his eyes off his phone.cb68dbcade21b99a

Seojun’s head turned sharply, having barely dragged himself here. He hadn’t said anything when the car was getting scraped, but now it was a sudden bolt from the blue.f4f25b37f9e0b5cb

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He could b469059745 feel the 445f7df52a part-timer at 1b926e4a4a the POS 026277fd55 machine glancing d24726a5e7 this way, cb0546022f but he 3295c5f4e8 had no ce72f6d9d6 time to 6096e77d83 care. Seojun, who had gotten 71fd208409 his license a few 1866858ac5 months ago, wanted to b502cd1d73 show those two, who 1976475665 mercilessly crushed his driving 4e7b833dc9 pride, a thing or 2febe363f9 two.c472421e9d13ed99

“What? No way! I’m waiting until he comes. That guy keeps treating me like a loser, saying I can’t drive!”4ac63c8205cbb978

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“You can’t.”3e3330fea6fe5c86

“Hey! Are you going to be like this too?”32111fc6a8d77154

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It’s you guys who are abnormal, and I’m the normal one, okay? Those two, who got their licenses in one go and drove around like they’d been doing it for ten years, were the weird ones.91b20452131885bd

Feeling upset as if he was left behind, Seojun suddenly burned with an incomprehensible competitive spirit from that day. Driving here today was also because of last night’s drinking session.81e38a30d7246026

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When Sangjin said the road was too narrow to bring a car, Seojun scoffed and said he’d pick him up by car, and the joke turned into reality when Sangjin, who was dumbfounded, told him to try it. Sangjin, who received the call, was genuinely shocked.a6a1a795f613b7a5

“I don’t know, if you’re going, go alone. You won’t catch a taxi here, you know? You’ll have to walk far up to catch one.”0a8ac254e8061185

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“……”b5e8a10294e38c6b

“Ah, Yoonsang said he’d be here soon. Didn’t the part-timer say he just left? Right? Isn’t that right?”77bfc1efdb3e5674

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“…What?”422d8c92c38780ee

Seojun, who realized too late the man’s gaze was turning cold, quickly clung to Haehyeon. It was just a moment, but cold sweat ran down his back. Maybe because he didn’t care what they were doing, he often forgot what kind of person the man next to him was.c84b62730e6a6bba

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Watching the situation quietly, Haehyeon widened his eyes at the sudden arrow turned his way. Although he had said so, and it was true, he hesitated because it felt like he was contradicting the man’s words.d32a51f8230634f3

As he 96f8535043 hesitated, he 75d18d0fdc felt the b1cb5c68e3 gaze directed e6722822c5 at him. The song playing through 89e4954cd2 the speakers was a 8296916f6b quiet ballad, and it 231a6f6e7d felt like the pounding 4f72b45eb2 of his heart would 1b33072567 be completely exposed.bd41e994412f706e

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What to do? It was the moment he was just staring at the customer’s face, who was looking at him with sparkling eyes.7b42c0662ad18529

“Five minutes.”878e1a67ec7127a2

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The man, who 9adb97ada9 mumbled bluntly, disappeared fa015a1617 to the opposite 1bcc9cc6e4 corner.48cc85b6600b5ff2

Realizing what 1709022d9c it meant, b8046b9740 Seojun hopped f3410441f2 and ran f99b55c78b to the a215d3581a corner by bccb55173f the refrigerator. He returned to 8d7f201a1d Haehyeon with a d489a03456 proud expression, arms b166ec6a3a full of jellies ccc8a82a53 and chocolates. Not knowing what 26505c278f he was so 9b86817305 pleased about, he f19789cde0 awkwardly smiled back, 88cbd275fa and questions poured 970f31a981 out.c91e8d7b25d8db61

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“Hey, sorry! Was it too noisy all of a sudden? I usually can’t see anything else when I get focused… I came to pick him up, and he wasn’t here, so I got mad. Oh, but, can I ask this? How old are you? That’s a school uniform, right? I thought from the moment I came in, does this convenience store hire based on looks?”0f73bf3641ef8b7f

There were five 26463c56ff questions to answer 48c6abb7f9 in one go.8f2bdc42624a6d18

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Not knowing where e2f7e732b4 to start, he 3c6fb64a65 stopped scanning the e53d34e157 barcode, and Seojun, 37d410e770 understanding, clapped his 1c03689535 hands and continued 230dd2dfca speaking rapidly.df8ce6bc52e1ae36

“Oh, I get it. You get paid more, right? They say that’s how they lure handsome part-timers! But if you’re switching shifts now, what about school? How late do you work? Must be tiring.”d91d0b39c9250f5a

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“Ah, um…”f911aa2588f379fe

While hesitating, 6354bf0e3a the questions 804c73569d increased to d4c7d2edf4 eight. Blinking at the 108ee6a3eb endlessly multiplying questions, c75412763c Seojun had already ec5f48f921 moved on to 7bbd4f4437 another topic.5fb03f305a9cbdc2

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“Aren’t there a lot of customers? Hmm, maybe not since it’s early morning. Ah! Does Sangjin treat you well? If he annoys you, just ignore it; it’s his nature. But if he really ticks you off, tell me…”dd786e035ed002e2

The endless chatter made e2ea801e7b his mind dizzy. All he d60bf5d9af could do 1ef3bbce27 was blink, 88ca2560b8 and the 7d74a054cf barcode scanner 3f3b593d74 he was f7ac50ee9b holding flashed 0dcd245488 red in 4ad8db04ac the air 99d2025a23 at that d7f2f952eb moment.8e3bf241df3d29dc

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“Hey! Seojun!”f436403ec0bc9923

With the 6619f3f030 sudden opening e2ffc6e525 of the bca0eedc1d convenience store 0f22224cec door, a 83daf6cf1e savior appeared.615fbc8a2b485240

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