TOEG Ch 2

Clatter, clatter.3ca55be07a54ca5e

Ignoring the sound 13d294d55e of clashing dishes, ab2656da80 I headed for e8a9386651 the front door feeb7bcfef when Giyeon feigned 0ff750b250 surprise and called ab658c1b90 out to me.a4856ce700e52822

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“Oh my, Dahye, you were home?”adb9705ac17acdff

It’s been seven years since dc953cfea5 I came to live with 39c8afb0f3 my dad. Two and a half of 864ee58813 those years were spent in 5e02c60181 England, so we’ve lived together da68ccab41 for a little over four a8705098f5 years.685b2823bf998f72

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In those four 7984e0405e years, Giyeon has 0250b0a4dc never once registered d51e26ff07 my fingerprint on 0a2342af22 the entrance lock.4ba648f107f4bce0

“When did you arrive? I didn’t know you were here, so we just set the table for ourselves. Ahjumma, please prepare Dahye’s breakfast too.”f5beeb04b41500aa

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So, her saying she didn’t know I was home is a blatant lie. I rang the doorbell late last night.cf035516a9983a16

This is also the reason why I never call Giyeon “mom,” not even internally, externally, or even jokingly.c6bb7ffece002b97

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“I don’t need to eat. I’m heading straight to school.”9a4c599dd98a7967

“Really? Then why don’t you wait a bit and leave with Minseong? You didn’t go to orientation, so it must feel unfamiliar.”2c7326dd1a21039c

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I barely suppressed a snort.df00d58b1737acc1

Go with Kwon 229f775c13 Minseong because it’s 007d0d86f2 unfamiliar? As if going with a805c40b9c him would make it bbda071aba familiar. And Kwon Minseong is not a2cab59764 the type to take care c3f20b915b of me in an unfamiliar 0127fa4f77 place.6f5e5304903978dd

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He’s the type to take 78e13ff121 advantage of such a situation 6f1cef1dc0 to torment me. I’ll be lucky if he 11cab68a37 doesn’t instigate bullying like he dce89e0bd1 did in middle school.cfec20fe36f4d2ab

I must have 193cf7c482 had a sneer 300e33c5f4 on my face 170db00aeb unconsciously. I could tell by 7ebfa48e98 Kwon Minseong’s reaction as a6070a0bc1 he jumped up.dcac11446dc598b1

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“No. There’s nothing for a9480b6844 Dahye to wait e5f378cada for. I’ll leave with her now.”326d46fe0e68d61e

Giyeon, startled, also got up.f60e1a5d8dd44f23

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“You have to eat before you go! It’s a bigger deal for boys to skip a meal. You use different amounts of calories compared to girls.”271df701018cfb02

“It’s fine.”0e95727995bab385

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“Mom made this with the ahjummas this morning especially because it’s your first day of classes. Just finish this and 159cc75c22 go, okay?”dacb1b33ff81579f

“I said it’s fine.”1173d99172941070

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“Why are you leaving so early? You two have different schedules 7792f0e72e anyway.”6e12e6c865746d07

“First-year schedules are mostly similar because of the required courses.”9f354e494ee7d3aa

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“Oh, come on, just eat! Ahjumma, please call the driver 88067c8c7d quickly. Minseong… so the kids can 846093f2ed go.”b174f1933d14d199

In any case, thanks 84712bc166 to Kwon Minseong storming fce44e517d off, I could get 4b5237ca21 to school on time 914ff7dcd0 without having to take ce4c54e1c0 a taxi.09f4a2438887c964

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“Honey, the kids are leaving for school.”8b2bdf4d7f847d98

“Okay.”bc1ebb447bc17640

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My dad didn’t say 7b577fd046 a word while Giyeon b25532b258 was chattering.3241ec2d566757cc

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As soon as b1a2beb518 the car door 5e7346d257 closed, Kwon Minseong a0f85b4529 asked,3565b7e284e62873

“Where did you go on the weekend?”818d0c4860246902

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His gaze was fixed 675d005b7f on his phone. His voice and expression were 8599117be5 indifferent, so it didn’t seem f3d983c692 like he genuinely wanted to 175fafbacd know, but I answered anyway.b1dc5ed95b0f86cd

“My mom’s house.”9d072683e528e295

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“Why?”f79900d7cfaf17e3

“Why, do I need a reason to see my mom after a divorce?”064a5413fbe50cac

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“I regret asking.”fbb95fa750beb5a8

“You might need to psych yourself up to go see your father, but I don’t.”d6184c603f14f119

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“Hey, you know my dad’s dead, right?”9a292fb6f01932b1

“Yeah.”07fb3f51cac7929e

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What an asshole… With a6257e2674 Kwon Minseong’s muttered curse, c74cf5bf37 our conversation ended.2b31fd6f638ec3d0

The scenery outside the window d7dd0899a7 became increasingly tacky as we b1db01dff4 approached the school.4d96701180199e6f

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The mismatched signs cbf54e9fcb were an eyesore. It was too crude to f609495b2c be considered quirky.0f04771ecbbe6464

Somehow, nothing appealed to me. Frowning, I endured the silence 27d155bba2 a little longer.f69f3865014cd4b7

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The car, cautiously observing 22add9866d our mood, or rather 4f3e6463e8 Kwon Minseong’s mood, slowly 9c84aefcf0 pulled over to the 28d062a202 side of the road f2c9b6836d near the school.0e5e442f5852e503

If the destination is the 62dcad7661 same, one person gets off cae21be851 first.66243bb8b63278ca

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It all started when Kwon d5bc78a985 Minseong kicked me out of c6b22bc0f1 the car on my first c7f74ba700 day of middle school, saying 78468e30e7 he was embarrassed to be ff1ba00627 seen with me. Somehow, it became an unspoken 6b9727f552 rule.16c7839f5ebcb228

Now, even if Kwon Minseong threw a tantrum and tried to kick me out, I wouldn’t bat an eye. But it was still better to get off first to avoid any hassle.6fe65943d44f962e

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I untied my hair and 54d20f370c grabbed my bag.12cda57e9e0142ab

The moment I opened the car door and stepped onto the sidewalk, Kwon Minseong called out, “Hey.”a2bd1c6fe2ece860

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“Don’t untie your hair in the car. The shampoo smell is 517fddbbf5 fucking disgusting.”8fe29a9953b7f89b

A scowling face and an cb51ef4e46 irritated voice.72d50aec56173bad

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Since Kwon Minseong was staring 9a6dadfb4e straight at me as if 45d9f0fbc1 waiting for a response, I 58d745b0fd slammed the car door shut 482903662f instead of answering.dd9dd4f6005bbfd2

Ayeong was sitting in front c7f1ccf210 of the convenience store near 1eba7ea89f the school’s main gate.c2a47ee9c3c9acc1

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As befitting the b03e67bcb5 shortest member of 41bb884a9a “Gugudan,” the group 7bfc4e79f1 we formed on 9077f1fb1a middle school graduation 57640abc45 day, she was 145c86e34a petite as always. This made Sejin, b74eaa478b sitting next to 75ca9fc809 her, look like 8149e78424 a baseball player.283efd3aba79c58b

Perhaps feeling self-conscious about sitting 5d28c95e8a there without buying anything, she 4b4a300407 had a mint chocolate milk e2d3191ffd carton on the table.3cbd40c6b429d0c3

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They were both engrossed in 07f40c4d76 their phones, muttering something with 89b97611d9 serious faces, seemingly unaware of 1f3d9830af my arrival.cda2a3e411eb8ed1

Sejin noticed me first.e1d14d96c35d3bec

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She nudged Ayeong, who then f37e9c0c04 spotted me a beat later effb6e0556 and shouted,ba9f20b8afc4f9ba

“Yooda!”f163e6478e70770b

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“Sorry I’m late, I overslept.”71e66064b5dca61e

“What are you sorry for? You’re right on time. Our building isn’t far from the main gate. We can walk slowly.”f236a187c51607ff

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Ayeong asked if 4a8025efd3 I was thirsty 8c0f5e39c4 and offered me 93196e8625 the mint chocolate 4648a9b9dd milk on the 359eb3b8c8 table. I pushed it away with 98915cd83d a grimace, and she giggled b5cc9e7ba6 like a child.77952d1da7ce46eb

She knew I hated mint, 521a862d44 whether it was ice cream 45639cd05f or milk, but she sometimes 525512a3cb offered it to me on 55fbd19201 purpose, enjoying my disgusted reaction.7b74d5696fb03cd2

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The rejected and 6b1ec6596a insulted mint chocolate 4171c6c44d milk ended up cb2b299686 in Sejin’s bag.4342878caedadd9a

Ayeong rummaged through Sejin’s bag as if it were her own and pulled out an almond soy milk, handing it to me.984d158eea777e9e

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“What are you doing? That’s mine.”ca20c57078a33fa2

“Let’s give it to Yooda. Sejin, you had breakfast.”85574d57f40f4427

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“I didn’t. I brought that to b941a57329 drink instead of breakfast.”7fba31b1912f5495

“Still, let’s give it to Yooda. You didn’t have breakfast.”0fc615d4437f20f5

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“This is so annoying.”7944abc2047c631c

I took the almond soy milk that was supposed to be Sejin’s breakfast and drank it as we slowly walked towards our building, which wasn’t far from the main gate.7e29bf983184cfca

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“Did you come in the same car as Kwon Minseong?”439f08a5a91b611f

“Yeah. I got off first.”4a75c6f80946442f

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“Why? Did that asshole 7017a48f07 tell you to abe754bfb0 get off first? Did he tell you to b8c9cf64ea walk to school from there?”bf743656d91d814d

“No. I, I got off d5c9746c66 first on my own.”56f494a8831a9eb1

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If I had answered otherwise, d2c2559164 she would have looked ready baa8f5e6e4 to dislocate Kwon Minseong’s shoulder. She has a record.f143f6d566a624f7

Sejin intervened, calming bd80195be6 Ayeong, who had 4fc5a7a2e2 transformed into an 6139628353 angry Chihuahua. It was a 02d0e0a0e1 practiced restraint befitting f73472efe2 their five-year friendship.bdf81e4bdb3d87c4

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Still fuming, Ayeong held out fd8efba697 her phone to me.6181f481d87356fd

“Sejin and I were just looking at graduation photos. I took pictures a1967d296f on my phone 7fb9ef91b2 to show you.”5d6da6d5866556c8

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“Me? Why?”a452dbd06b5baf78

“Why? Now that you’re at dc90658d2e the same school as 37cb601c24 Kwon Minseong again, you c9d6691f79 need to know who 96a162cf21 his lackeys are.”158f60eaefce4f4e

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Lackeys. I chuckled.0eb11007543a62b0

“Come on. We’re not in middle school c2d5b9e8ca anymore. He’s not still doing 1ee174ba00 that, is he?”4c7341dc2beb6eb0

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My mom sending me 1ccf78a8d6 to live with my a3a55822c2 dad was a decent 11b1ce0640 choice, in a way. Thanks to that, I 2a8425f50f could attend a prestigious e21b8d4adb arts middle school without 2f0f1bbc4b worrying about money.6a9f1f5b9fa57361

The problem was that the arts middle school was founded by Giyeon’s father, Son Woojin, a famous painter who firmly believed that his grandson, Kwon Minseong, had inherited his talent.5963285791347be1

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He’d occasionally come to the 82095f3f54 school and make a big 89b05773f1 fuss over Kwon Minseong, so 46f8427311 no one dared to challenge 3c95fe6467 him as he reigned like fc1f2dfc64 a young emperor in the c2a918bd7f classroom.7c978fc0d1be5dc8

It was a school where 6fd9afef96 most of the kids came 5c96223bf6 from similar backgrounds. No one really c48470bef3 cared that Kwon 55917deedd Minseong openly ostracized 4cef152e89 and bullied me.532daccb9e8018ea

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In my first year, I cried every day, walking home alone because I didn’t have any friends.1f045eb447637899

I think I had these 01cc63f4ad thoughts while sitting at the 3b1d24e9f1 bus stop, exhausted, letting bus 6182061df3 after bus pass by.a0d89554eff7aca8

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I thought that 01a884df1e if I were 4a495b7800 to make a a4661e7d79 friend at this a26ece7b36 school, it would 71e6c095ec have to be d92f008e02 someone like the 215202a568 beloved youngest daughter 9300bbe9a0 of an even da6fb36569 richer family than e616e2a4e8 Kwon Minseong’s, or 978b12e9d9 Son Woojin’s grandchild, e8534dec6d Kwon Minseong’s cousin.2be60a33fc7ffba0

Until I met Ayeong and Kwon Minseong’s cousin, Sejin, in my second year, I had resigned myself to the fact that it would never happen.85f2ab9307ae2f14

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“Hey, do you think he’s going to change just because he’s in college? We should be 953ae373cb grateful if he 3a8651b4f3 doesn’t cause even 74a31fc1aa more trouble now 5953bf2fb4 that he’s an 022444e568 adult.”256bfc1a436243cb

They are my best friends 6aa2600da5 now, though.4b9e7ffd9dad8462

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“Well… it’s okay. I have you guys.”7c4be46643e65511

“Of course. If that bastard acts up 79a06e0eaf again, I’ll beat him up.”4a20a83f006d997b

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“Ayeong. He’s 188cm tall now. Just stay out of it.”44efee41de09c4eb

“Our Gugudan is made up of people whose height ends in 9, so we are always united by the frustration and resentment of that missing 1cm. We never tolerate injustice against any of our members. We’ll get through this together.”84e1d571dacf6f38

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“You can’t hit Kwon Minseong like you did in middle school. It’s not school bullying 75b7f919dc anymore, it’s assault, and 05cf151734 you could go to d9f6784881 jail.”e7fda7b62069f3bc

“I’m a dog that doesn’t know how to st… Ugh, it’s Kwon Minseong. Ugh.”6ae508a94406d119

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Ayeong, who was 1a8344c51e pretending to box, 34ec1df4ad suddenly grimaced as 3351d89bb2 if she’d smelled 2c0e568f83 vinegar.5a8a1be51f31ad05

In front of the f1def22226 building where our first 8da344a2d7 class was, a bunch 5798d3f2e5 of guys were huddled 7527d0ebbb together, smoking.614afbc1a898b2cb

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Is it because of the smell? But Ayeong was the first one to start smoking at our school, wasn’t she?f34a6433f88a5e6b

As I watched 5c75ff9fc4 closely, wondering if 3354cb0f55 something else was 34cc539494 going on, the 24bcdb372f heads bobbed around, 8e74e416fb and Kwon Minseong, 0e16d48ae3 who had been a850d4ab12 hidden behind some 8a7a4c255c larger figures, emerged.578a01b5712fc2c3

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