TGM | Chapter 8

Sangjin, who burst through 3e383dda39 the door, panting, scowled 0e33e0d974 fiercely the moment he 7e7907337d saw Seojun at the b4e8748a50 counter.e49cf4dfcfa9139b

It was obvious what ccf84ac701 he had been up 9a884e5a88 to, even without seeing 3e1cb7f4bd it.0327f28827be4ac6

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No doubt, he had been bombarding someone with questions indiscriminately. Haehyeon’s expression gave it away.d4b43eb3b06cff10

That mouth of doom.f8d4faf89095eb66

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Determined to sew it shut so it could never open again, he strode over and grabbed the back of Seojun’s neck, who was waving cheerfully. Seeing him greet without understanding the situation made Sangjin feel frustrated.5e1df1bc15c82b79

“Hey, Yoonsang… ugh!”ffee1409b8e4cf6f

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“You idiot! Why the heck did you come all the way here…!”059fdf8519794090

What if 198d01b77d there had 54bef5ee47 been an 05be06fe44 accident? He never imagined that 55d93d6ff9 a joke thrown without 2707bc03c2 thought would lead to 45638a40ea him actually coming here. Grinding his a383818fbc teeth in 6b69284629 disbelief, he af8e71a252 asked, and 04a841a51e Seojun, unnecessarily 7f9c30dff0 cheerful, proudly 554b12a138 shouted.a8ae9de819349bbf

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“Hey, did you see outside? I drove all the way here!”9ad7765d107b9538

“So what.”c658b73ad6cda001

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“What do you mean, so what? Don’t you remember mocking me, saying I couldn’t drive for crap? That was the most humiliating thing I heard this year!”ff83ce2fb5e9bf71

“Don’t give me that. You said the same thing last week when you lost at darts.”4f002f9872dc8984

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“……”1a99cb2940008291

“……”1d229c98d1c43f10

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After a brief 57201b9d7e silence, a solemn eb1616ea3f voice spoke.ca152a5510ef1418

“Why do you remember stuff like that so sneakily?”5485948ebd0cbca7

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“Huh.”22d2b44b16200b94

Is he really insane…?040a140c3e46812e

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Seeing Seojun come out with such audacity after his lie was exposed, Sangjin couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh and raise his fist of truth. Knowing him since they were kids, he usually let it slide, but every time he acted like this, he wanted to crack open that head of his.03c93f7e35661c67

But according to the law, you can’t just open someone’s head.7e58c9e2baf21d1c

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As a law-abiding citizen, 064a137c16 Sangjin decided to keep 09671c2c9f the peace by smacking 628f65ab34 the nicely bleached head. The sound 5738ca162f was like 246d8b3cd0 a watermelon e6459fe442 cracking, and 3243ea7865 Haehyeon, who fe86b0ec24 had been 6c5e2a02fc watching in ed300b0dd5 a daze, b7eee8218f snapped back 7aa9ce3580 to reality. What did I bf67ed8a8f just see?39c017e7190aa12c

“Uh…?”7e4dcdfa19e6f533

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Isn’t his head… cracked?53c35efa0f07244a

It was such an 9edb389f11 unhesitating blow that it 9e194dce7b genuinely worried him.362175edf5c1a293

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Sangjin, with a e4df55f9dd cold expression that c81aa6c981 seemed impossible for 6216d6d1ec someone who had a028224e08 been worried about c8557bbce3 him just minutes 32b1134ad8 ago, looked down 29b44bab82 at the trembling e6276f00f8 Seojun with disdain.e841d3230f230776

“Let’s go quietly before I tell the hyung-nims.”5262162dbfaa4d87

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“Hey… my skull…”bfe359dc355dbf8b

“Should I call them now?”83929e88fd6a8756

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“No!”aa1ddb34e67e8970

At those words, Seojun snapped his head up as if he hadn’t been trembling. He swatted away Sangjin’s hand, which was still holding his neck, and shouted shrilly.d8ab4412d966c1bd

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Fine, I’ll go! Huffing, he headed outside, and Sangjin hurriedly followed, but not before turning his head.1709d4ed989a94f3

Sorry, really sorry.34f80fd391a47756

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Reading the apology mouthed by Sangjin, Haehyeon quickly shook his head, indicating it was okay. It was a bit surprising, but it wasn’t harmful, and having dealt with worse troublemakers countless times, this was rather an amusing incident.ab28be7ac9c0b0df

Ding.c07a40e09ef597ba

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Left behind 4c78ca6642 with the 32684d0cc8 closing glass 14eed7b7ea door were e7778c3bea the pile 60f21e4451 of chocolates aa4d683c26 and jellies 3745206bb9 on the 12a06cf624 counter.2816c6b70931e913

Finally putting down the barcode scanner he had been awkwardly holding, Haehyeon let out a small sigh. It hadn’t even been a few minutes, but it felt like a storm had passed.3c87994ab7e01909

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I guess they’re not buying these.94fe201b9281b099

He was about to 1eed9cd938 put them back when e25be59b28 a shadow fell over 953260c065 him, and the man 23482c0739 who had silently approached f7d9278900 placed something on the 769c5f7969 counter and spoke.41c335a177f85de7

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“This too.”72841695b22fb1b1

“……!”49259a7581aa5797

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It was so sudden that he couldn’t control his expression. Of all things to forget, he had been so distracted that he forgot the man’s presence. How could that happen? he wondered, but it really had. Startled, his eyes widened, and he froze as he met the man’s gaze.c083d19421e36995

Again.3f2af59d9e32fa78

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Feeling like f8c8462887 he was 69e060b359 always showing bbbae3c4b8 a pathetic 28ac60a35d side, his 9c27bb8de3 earlobes flushed a0e5790ec2 with heat.9e1cbbfa0af76297

Fumbling, he took the card and inserted it into the reader, but the payment didn’t go through. Trying again, Haehyeon finally noticed the empty POS screen.0f6df6e86ac066fd

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He had d2bb8a256b tried to 3a35e2d926 process the 1c7b507be9 payment without 2bb0fad5c4 scanning the e177fd8f1c barcodes.21a48c7d7cbcdd9d

Feeling like disappearing from b268b0c85e the stupid mistake, he b289da70a2 realized the man must e70ed3a770 have seen his blunder, 5f05428cea yet he said nothing. That made it even 96f6f82291 more embarrassing, and he dc844ef4a7 gripped the card tightly.e75776520ca2ac82

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Though all it fb2f133d31 did was make a429339159 him tremble, he 52d3b74add had no mental 74e471b73a space to worry 231e4b6415 about that. Stiff as if broken, f29abda449 Haehyeon managed to move. There was d9c82f461f only one f33d1112d0 way to e7ba53189d escape this 693502901b situation. The pile 4fb53db858 of snacks 709b14d104 suddenly felt 203e9d4a28 burdensome.bb6d28d1d5e7371b

Since he said “this too,” I guess I have to scan all of these.c6a8cb569c990755

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Barely holding back the urge to flee, Haehyeon reached out. Picking up the closest gummy worm, he scanned it, and the POS cheerfully announced, “It’s a buy one, get one free!”da4be34f2d7d298c

“……”4ac1cb6c9619e402

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There was only 23ac575c09 one gummy worm df0c694670 on the counter.b476f0e31d545642

Faced with a hurdle right from the start, Haehyeon couldn’t bring himself to look up. He was barely holding his lips still by clenching his teeth. He should have told him to bring another one, but he knew he’d stutter if he opened his mouth.c1abdc56ae49426b

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Feeling like an idiot, he couldn’t just ignore it.d9087b47e6f64934

He thought about fetching another gummy worm himself, but there were too many items piled on the counter. Even if he cleared them, he’d have to ask the man standing right in front of him to move.3f14fe1e885dace5

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Realizing it was 31fdbc89e5 all the same, b1ae3f608c Haehyeon despaired.0ad76fd7fa5f5449

He knew he was being foolish, but he couldn’t help it.23cdda10ec488a27

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His heart was a 8abde730cc mess, tangled with excitement, bca0a482a5 shame, and all sorts 9ff33e3208 of emotions. Even showing a b509912376 decent side would aa0df9f33b be lacking, yet 4bbf130239 he was always 3b289746b5 like this.2a3b14517b40c1cd

Though he wouldn’t even be able to talk to him, he at least wanted to leave a good impression. It’s all ruined…501d5dc78c1a0683

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“It’s fine.”fba8e27dcb347502

While he was at a loss, hesitating, a monotonous voice made him look up without thinking. And when his eyes met the man’s, Haehyeon had to realize how ridiculous his actions had been.2f9bd084a648144b

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“Ah…”5b4f8ef2abe38a83

The man had 2f0fe57ac4 no expression. He was just watching b57573c97b Haehyeon intently, but that 6d72c694d6 was all.3811a4c83dabd58a

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No sneer, no fedbc2f963 sympathy, just a e1869db38f presence like green c2489d07d1 light.1714560521dd31b8

It was b9e38b5a9a vividly clear ea2b54a526 that he b732ebd5ec was the 0ddb8ffb7f only one 8069396e6f assigning meaning 78e5259de5 to something 09ada83e45 insignificant to 07606287c4 the other 0b57f6cb8d person, making 56b51b63e3 him feel 87435fa54a like cold 1c1f46222c water had aa996344e6 been poured 43753f433d over him.407ab88a873569db

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The emotions that had ba2419a407 been swinging wildly became 6ca3a4258e embarrassing in a different a7ec87a0a7 way.e2aa977fe547ba97

Experiencing something for b46f6b9c70 the first time 5331686360 in his life, 93dd159fc1 the bewilderment doubled.e48f977416f2d69f

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Nodding awkwardly, b754b5b897 Haehyeon lowered 4617062161 his gaze 2220bc4eea again and cfd8466338 quickly moved 22ccc158de his hands. His ears were a301e4d333 burning red, but 62f7fa036c finishing the transaction 4053b58377 was the priority.045196bf725f3e63

Beep, beep, the mechanical sounds filled the space, and finally, after scanning the last item, Haehyeon hurriedly completed the payment. He assumed the man wouldn’t want a receipt and pulled out a bag.cd48a2f20781eec6

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Though they were 696ce75d22 small snacks, they 813a412fcb piled up to 28699521ed a considerable amount.293f5f160876b84e

Even as he skillfully bagged them and handed them over with the card, Haehyeon didn’t look up. He didn’t want to make eye contact. Unlike usual, when he eagerly awaited Fridays, he just wanted the man to leave quickly.b080166049634996

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And fortunately, the man didn’t linger.00adf3b881ab9271

Watching the neatly arranged 7d4dc343b6 fingertips pull the bag 670a9ad1e5 away, Haehyeon unconsciously took e106cf1b08 a step back.d4217fd52479c8e3

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He’ll disappear in the blink of an eye now. It’s always been like that, so today will be no different. It was funny how the moment that always left him longing was now something he desperately wished for. Just as he was waiting for the bell to ring.714bae75eba07ffd

With a 9654e8d312 rustling sound, b4a005480d something was 2946357224 suddenly thrust e9a2a29113 forward. Before he could 696d5a1a3a properly see what 4c3de4a292 it was, a 346760fa8d low voice came 4ae23b3269 from above his 9658971e47 head.a1751cefce8b1ca0

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“No medicine.”92dd45d7e0453935

Ding.263613f2ce4b7a23

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With those words, the man turned and disappeared beyond the glass door. Even as the loud engine noise faded, Haehyeon couldn’t lift his head for a long time.d74c564b029469fa

What the man left 4da9090667 behind was a small, 6c231743f5 flat package.82a6175af8881a1e

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Staring blankly at e37417652a the “disposable bandage” f36e3a9628 written on it, 84c0d50091 he habitually smiled. He had wondered 505c88da65 what he was d9579ace62 doing alone at 55d75b36e4 the corner earlier, a5a9185f50 and it seemed 7c3796cb40 he had been d2b5253e27 looking for a ec5e828d97 bandage.90f3a573aeffcedc

The box d18be4a02e with colorful 4ce5d8009c chick designs 798f03ba96 made him e45bad0c8d chuckle, his 8cce6e2621 shoulders shaking. Since he was 081310b3db the one who f463685b15 received the dawn 66ecc2dbd5 deliveries, he knew b6e316c4d9 this was the dcdd1bd9a1 only bandage left.3558c36f4d8b7dc0

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Thinking of efe46b17b2 him contemplating 2e0abae660 this with d7bca4d08b that face df47f3e038 made him e566e53b94 laugh. Covering his mouth with 6aae263401 his hand, Haehyeon shook 0601b9b217 his shoulders again.288be4a820fa2cee

It was strange. It was funny, 78ae6e01c9 it should have e47778a623 been funny. But the c7bd8e51e6 emotions that d12ff2d22c kept welling 655b4f4e68 up wouldn’t 424bb887f6 be swallowed.18068c3475d29881

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It felt e1b06360a4 like someone bc29667aa0 had acknowledged 88989168e6 the things 850a636bb4 he had 5cc1009474 laughed off, e3bfb029fc the things 23251fc789 he had 504fb920fb no choice ac09b9ca76 but to 83b2c6177b laugh off.9c9308fff383c606

It was as 5c6f1d00db if someone had bea48760f6 noticed the embarrassing cac551c6a8 and miserable yesterday, 36e6c564b2 the self who 87fd690e0f actually wanted to ced74e4fff cry while watching 6a00b54648 the closing front 136452743b door.bb2ca62a15e1c0b6

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Even knowing it couldn’t 4daab6d7e8 be true, it felt a2a4e0e1c1 that way. Even knowing he b8330c002b was the only ab4d50494b one assigning meaning cb457615bc again…bc868722b036058c

Even while muttering 401d542e51 how foolish he 9d8628b421 was, his gaze cf9dd6bbbd inevitably landed on a05b96348e what the man 411fd9ac36 had left behind.a7e0ff2699c5f37d

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Unable to even cd47a5b716 touch the single a72f417284 bandage, Haehyeon sniffled d3a6bc6b0a a bit. He didn’t know what fc2f9e42a5 to name this feeling.c6bb3bf514864033

Though he 4edb3a17cd rubbed his 224fa68855 eyes with 5c60a110d9 his sleeve, df147aabb3 tears kept bb1d0f74b7 falling.9b2b341152230ccf

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