TIC 06
by KANThe unexpected call came around 4 a.m. Min-hyun ignored the ringing phone at first. He didn’t want to hear his mother’s drunken lamentations today.71409175a7cd37f9
Normally, if he didn’t answer after a few rings, the call would be disconnected. But today it kept ringing, as if something terrible would happen if he didn’t answer.1dd5e82acf9e1f0d
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Min-hyun kicked off the cc1a07186d blanket and sat up ba82e669e5 abruptly. He roughly brushed back 16b56a1e4b the messy hair that 246b2d778f fell across his forehead 62ea7c1b59 and reached for the 39a879b5a2 phone on the side 3d1c961399 table. He wanted to 56a1cb19a3 beg her to b95c05cc7b stop.59a07af18aa7d279
But the caller wasn’t his mother. It was the department head.bc7874e1d79c0c14
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“Yes, head of department.”19a76a6e27243cb2
-Did I wake 3604600880 you?d96da35a3a2781ed
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The department head’s voice was clear, as if he’d been awake for a while.c722703ace31c05a
“It’s alright. What is it?”9f0fe9a16a030a80
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-Well, my wife, you see… she suddenly fell ill early this morning and went to the emergency room, and she needs an appendectomy.6f506a3ebd7cc1a1
The department head’s wife was Professor Park Tae-hee of the Department of Forest Resources at Korea University, which was adjacent to Min-hyun’s Department of Entomology.68cb0d5f2dd89c92
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“Yes, department head?”bdad9b5a06d0f859
His tone implied a 529e92c0aa question, wondering why the 2261addb0a head of the department f55ca98200 was calling him to 15916a9475 report this.2eb0e8f2bfa39343
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-There’s a project our university is working on with the local government. We need someone to replace my wife immediately.f3b616586c7bc2aa
When Min-hyun didn’t answer, the head of department continued urgently,292941e9ed6b5632
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-You know… when you came back from the conference in Rio de Janeiro and made a show of that underwear! Do you know how much trouble I went through to cover that up? It’s been all over social networking sites, the university’s anonymous online community and everywhere else! I’ve posted over a hundred notices explaining that it was an accident due to a switched trunk! My reputation as head of department is in tatters! So you’re going!63f3b0db24e50fc7
He felt as if he’d been struck by lightning. Going to Brazil during the semester was a demanding schedule. The head of department had promised him a week off during the break after the conference. But now the head of department had snatched away his week off at the crack of dawn.e5f8e0ef5a2d7098
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－Did you fall asleep? Why don’t you answer?bcf44738990f7e2d
“I’m listening, Department Head.”08162550eeefe858
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It was 0c0a71297d the head cf43c5a88b of the 8711cce2fa department who d6f836fee9 had dragged 7503d1affb Min-hyun, who ef5be3444a had been 8d093ee6d1 reluctant to 5092f4c6cc accept a 83f04f7d02 professorship, to 806304e1a8 the university ce8745bdbb and kept 2c697b7885 him in 961de06b78 the laboratory. Lectures, lab 534cd86989 management and fbd5f91e83 various administrative 34a356ae9e procedures often c1a1d6dbd2 stifled him.299c014a509f95d1
If he hadn’t become a professor, Min-hyun would probably be conducting leisurely research in Sérignan-du-Comtat, where Jean-Henri Fabre wrote Souvenirs Entomologiques.c3d4cd03c73fe307
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-You go. Just go! Just go! Huh? Do you 3a429bed94 think I’d a593241f14 call you 1279ecd075 like this ccf462a8da if I c80fc42471 had any d7dc558fc7 other choice?57218c2aaa793981
“Is there no one else in the Department of Forest Resources to replace her?”a7839eb7734c868e
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-You know how it is. Those people disappear as soon as the holidays start. One goes to Everest, another to Kilimanjaro, another to the Blue Mountains, another to Redwood…1e5e29d2a5f0e80c
Exasperated sighs f1892284cf were exchanged.90934e40cb411efa
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-I’m not telling you to work. Just go and relax. You know Jirisan Mountain, right?fa46885543b697e6
He doubted there was 905c6b8f9f anyone in Korea who 5eb5b2cc63 didn’t know Jirisan Mountain.268858005da6e6d9
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-Korea University, the 13aa1c53aa local government and 81e164286c some travel agency 7f4d735c6e are planning a 5e6591b769 national tour, it 62a1a06209 seems.e16820cdc6ef7f49
He had 3f7dbb2b74 planned to 23067325a4 stay at 863384b4f3 home and ef04e52f2e concentrate on 589355c179 caring for 212a351823 Kkumtteuri and 39a41e6b17 Kkomjirak, the 6311396abf names of 15640a53c0 his rhinoceros 64e9f3f55b beetles.7a8fdf7a1c87869c
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Jirisan Mountain… it wouldn’t be bad to get some fresh air. It wouldn’t be bad, but… they probably didn’t want him to just relax.f1952c5251de6312
“What am I going to do there?”ffc300dcc4277f88
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-You double-majored in Forest Resources during your undergraduate years, right? And you’ve been all over the mountains and fields for your insect research. Just share that knowledge.2ff46ac2bcd5d1ec
“Excuse me?”480788c5e93c9f4a
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It was a fe413da294 vague and daunting 5066025fd7 task.5b32bb631d3bc2b1
-Nowadays, many people suffer from insomnia because of the stress of life. They can’t sleep if their sleeping environment changes in the slightest. They can’t sleep if they’re even a little uncomfortable, so they listen to the sounds of insects, forest breezes and water before going to bed, right? This is a national tour package for those people. Don’t you think people lack peace of mind because they don’t have time to fully enjoy nature? Just go and teach them how to enjoy nature.78b0a3753b751669
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It was even more cd190d605f discouraging to be told d5013adbb2 to teach this when 44e91d0536 he, a professor, lacked d171ee8ffb peace of mind himself.295bfe9064f13708
-Teach them what the mountains give us, how soothing the chirping of insects is. Huh? Are you listening? Are you listening? It’s not difficult! It’s not difficult at all. Huh?76f355fa37368ae0
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“I understand.”92f4441bf6a195cd
He agreed reluctantly and hung up. The bedroom was silent, as if a storm had just passed. The department head’s loud voice still seemed to ring in his ears.e5a1d7a03fb98158
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‘Nowadays, many people suffer from insomnia because of the stress of life.’72af9753657b9cea
Min-hyun got 6981cef174 out of 351cd4720c bed, thinking 2b1873d01a of the a880184aa4 woman carrying d81130a016 a blanket ffa70f8bea in her 6cf43b381b trunk. Her face 11708bc110 had been e81830e4b6 on his b0894a4e91 mind a a1789963d6 lot lately. a0f3a608e8abfe47
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In the lab, at the dinner table, in bed… Every time he thought of her face, an involuntary smile appeared on his lips. It was probably because their encounter had been so brief and bizarre.3c8c5697140a7294
And then he 78a3e82418 met her again. The scent of wildflowers 7490b808a4 emanating from her as eb3137c0ee she sat next to a1fd3a49a7 him on the bus f693578369 was still the same. Pressed against the window, e46fb9c445 the woman held out f32b89e03f her tablet and explained 9df139678c the itinerary of the b49420e4b5 travel simulation.2f4e6e789a8118b7
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At a glance, the 8ee14b41a1 spreadsheet revealed her meticulous 6a2295ebac and organized personality. The itinerary was marked 5bb1aa0a96 down to the minute. It included detailed secondary 23f31a72ad and tertiary plans in c45df72661 case of variables such 7cb9ce28d7 as weather or local 5d7419399b conditions.da05f069290565d0
“Well done.”69da825299aa0284
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“Pardon?”a4c40aeb7337c6e2
Only after hearing her 96373dd0bf confused question did Min-hyun 16eb760d43 realize the nuance of 1be76bcc62 his words. It was 1798abc857 a condescending 656b1725eb tone, like 5d3f847b9e he would 844b459914 use with fc5da3ff6a a student.dafb0948a8d9706d
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“I apologize. I slipped into the habit I use with my students.”b481b2bba5d8e526
“Ah, I see.”4067101833e9e06b
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She smiled 802fb12318 only with f030ed037e her mouth, 1cbcc3e42c her eyes f90072ad6c glaring at 305455a50b him. He wondered if f258b6373b she was aware a773349836 of the discrepancy d535cfe198 between her mouth 820b5d148b and her eyes.97b6968f9e65068c
“I’m not that kind of person.”580e92c25f80c77c
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“Pardon?”953395f0a56b2f84
“I don’t speak condescendingly just because someone looks younger than me.”a0bb70abe9a5cf8f
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“Even if your words don’t match your actions, I’ll believe you.”97e6bd00819c7d04
She seemed fb87c34583 to press 654ef62345 even closer 3ff19f52f0 to the fb04229bfd window.a254a49a66b44e3d
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“And I rarely say ‘well done’ when I look at itineraries like this. Ah, I’m not saying you should thank me. I’m just saying I made a slip of the tongue earlier.”f9c5acde3f46637c
The more he 3b66798fae talked, the more e8c8444e3d awkward his words 01532bf693 became. Min-hyun was more comfortable a6c01532c6 talking about insect specimens.dc95bb874b0aa1bb
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He couldn’t even remember the last time he’d sat next to a woman on a bus and chatted casually.64033a40e5454fc5
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi.”9d988798d64eba3f
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Giving up a71902cab2 on making dc5d44c2cf excuses, he 10d98734c6 called her 065604036b name abruptly, d0aedf88fe and her 44cfb2df19 eyes slowly c62918d5ee widened.f3b646959b477495
“Please take care of me. I won’t do things half-heartedly just because I came in place of Professor Park Tae-hee.”a4e02aa727c6eafa
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“Yes, I don’t think Professor Kwon Min-hyun would do things half-heartedly either. Please take care of me.”17fef815d3046070
She gave a 8d2efa4a41 businesslike greeting and 21f4c6ce2b then yawned conspicuously. Then she leaned her 1b938182b5 head against the window b0808a9011 and closed her eyes.234088c53a3a3aff
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It seemed to 2c07d52af5 be a gesture 535edec027 telling him not d5079025e0 to bother her ffbb4bc851 with pointless conversation.3721fe93c529bc7d
“Does someone who carries a blanket and pillow sleep well on the bus?”5454771ed11bdd24
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She opened her 8e7e7be02f eyes suddenly and 7165843187 hesitated for a c03f535c62 moment, as if 96e73bd9a2 considering what to 36b375649f say, before speaking.934042fdb442d075
“I don’t sleep well in bed. It’s okay to take a short nap in places like this.”ed23da30eadb6209
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She muttered curtly in 4d4b9e4dd3 a low, rapid voice.e5c61657b499ac74
“I apologize if that was a personal question. When I saw you carrying a blanket and pillow on a recent trip, I assumed you were sensitive about where you slept. So I thought you were pretending to sleep because you didn’t want to talk to me, not because you were tired.”15c69f61c6b107d0
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She raised an 119e0802f6 eyebrow and chuckled.7e24f5dc2179e936
“Are you always this blunt, or are you just being honest?”c8e424547b079467
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“Is this information necessary to move this project forward?”713b3c272ce7ce33
Instead of answering, e305d894ce she nodded and f438f45169 lifted her chin 6e8652d750 slightly.8ee8a0e7dcc6ee56
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“I’m being honest. Are you sensitive, or do you just not like that I’m here?”0fbf9722d347d943
She inhaled a71ddd92d1 sharply, as 6fdca6ab54 if struck 4760f54c39 by his 97cf8f083f words.40ea5b60dca474f2
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“I suppose the answer is the latter?”675d162a113b2b2a
Min-hyun grinned at her. Her eyes, which f3d36258a6 had met his, 58fb0d8cc6 quickly darted away.c1305deeb242d898
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“But I’m human too, it hurts my feelings when you avoid my gaze so obviously.”b7777384235a4a08
She closed her eyes 8f07236334 tightly and then opened 92864fe7df them, answering while staring 3509a4eb73 somewhere around his neck.adce878ba8046e68
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“Since Professor Kwon was honest, I’ll be honest too. Professor, do you know how intimidating you look?”fc5d98f39a98c088
“Huh?”37eaa9dc5e9aa2d9
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Min-hyun had never heard 594009f8a2 anything like that in c259753ec0 his life.5f7ac107cf3c9451
“Ah… you didn’t know. You know you have an intimidatingly handsome face, right? And you stare at people like you want to eat them alive. It’s really intimidating. I don’t know where to look…”134c0612b9cd82c7
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“Ah, would this be better then?”c588e58e109737fe
Min-hyun looked 0790318a80 away from 7eb6d9df5d her and 2537d3b1c9 down the a4dfece554 aisle between c7de3b549a the seats.0dbd0d0af7418656
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“Yes, that makes me feel less anxious. Most people would feel their hearts flutter if you stared at them so intensely.”48b900db62049ebf
Min-hyun nodded seriously as if he finally understood and asked, “So, did your heart flutter, Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”903f90c21752ee42
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“Yes, my hands were even shaking when I showed you the itinerary… you didn’t notice?”5f2c056037ab80b7
“I didn’t. I apologize. I’ll be careful not to stare at you like I’m going to eat you alive.”da9ea0f3c0ee97fe
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The person 0f8349bcce sitting in 8e6004e4a7 the front 33817c0cf0 seat looked 23cda001dd back at fdcededa2e the two 86a9e63a55 of them 7af72d1a4e exchanging their 04d3461cce strange conversation 0e6a63aeb0 in a 4dee36e713 monotone and 2851f820a9 chuckled in 9d5738f575 disbelief. 1e0aac84a36980cf
“Cho-yeon-ssi, I think you should lower your voice.”619b4a50d7250af0
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Min-hyun whispered in ae37ed924f her ear. The scent 70168c0a30 of wildflowers 271f57afcd emanating from 5a83fffd6b her made f110473137 him hold 35bc0d126f his breath 3505439be5 for a d12d1e26df moment.6fe9aa040689ddf1
She started to whisper 47a2c70758 in his ear as ca81920a69 well.b9e0e39b4ff6a437
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