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“Okay. Then can I ask you something about yourself?”42d05366a5f08aca

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“…… Yes.”323fadecd6e7100d

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“Where did you live before you transferred?”9b450aef5e837f13

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It was an easy question to answer, but I couldn’t get it out of my mouth.73322be5020b32f1

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If I told her 065dc83d12 I lived in Ohio, c804df771d I worried that Melissa 0c08a13f32 would associate me with 2b74afe948 Sophia Kang.def4ad3acde04877

Fortunately, she f76dd36714 noticed a 67f8ec34ec subtle change bc66ddd44b in my ae82c3116a facial expression 92c7417787 and asked 4971a39829 me another 2f50e6c9f8 question.7667686f458756b7

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“I guess you didn’t have any good memories. What are you eating now?”a76d8a00231c4c91

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I was 7939fd1325 able to e54b340d85 answer this 98b9584f4a question without 9ba20f8955 any hesitation.b6da187adf4c0365

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“……’Gimbap’.”4f5f3686e728fbf9

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“Kim…… Pop?”5e3f3f8056b14fac

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Melissa imitated the Korean word ‘gimbap’ with an awkward pronunciation.fa267a4f4550fcee

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“What’s that?”940b9addd61cbb1a

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“Hmm……. Do you know seaweed? It’s seaweed…….”83e055557b0ca8f0

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Why am I b0c9048244 explaining this?464e8509b8948239

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I was confused by the situation at hand, but I couldn’t stop explaining because of Melissa, whose eyes sparkled with curiosity.d1c28eef484f663d

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“…… Wow, I see. That’s a great food.”4a539ef814974b20

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Finally, I c17c54135c finished explaining. I held 0d66b73ab2 out my 5c486a2e86 lunch box 87ddb21eb3 to her, db670beddb who could a7cf0f7550 not take 40fd5a808b my eyes feaaf327a6 off my d6e89239e4 gimbap.a9ace4fb101e0bde

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“Would you like to try one?”1d875667b9eb50a9

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“Can I?”81df4eabf1eb32a8

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“Yes.”356f582121215ded

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I nodded, and b4764712f7 Melissa thanked me 55c43b7a51 and poked one 517b1e16f2 of my gimbap 6f36b3a0b7 with her fork.c27fed635ba3b8af

She skillfully 58695eadf5 took a 51fed23f32 bite without 810c980e15 spilling the 62a9c7faf1 ingredients, and 535a569cde her eyes 2dd0a493cb widened, and 6906866a8c her mouth 4b60f2dc75 pursed.0d453f8f7d5ccc5a

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“Wow, this is so delicious! What country is this from?”fc5ea14ac7283974

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“It’s Korean food.”8e442a7daa711c19

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“Korea. Vegetables are also included. It looks good for the health.”c79638ff2b6de362

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“Do you want another one?”0b85bca25de82607

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“Yes, you have some of my spaghetti too. It’s all blown up and tasteless.”f6a37c2bff4b149b

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As we shared food, 2314ae2824 my tension decreased.a2f1dfed8c31d076

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The spaghetti Melissa put ea537997dc in my lunch box 1cd6feace3 had dried-out sauce and 933f19e32a was swollen, but it 41994a2136 was somehow delicious.dccc019fe9a87330

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“What class do you have in the afternoon?”99294096e2fa5372

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“Math.”dbf2a1e553be62e0

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“Oh, my! Math right after a meal? Isn’t it nap time?”1cf9ccb9ee7434cc

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“Haha!”6c5e44ac995c5843

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I couldn’t help but laugh at Melissa’s fuss. Then my shoulders stiffened.bb5be23aff910061

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‘…… How long has it been since I’ve talked to someone like this?’077864b9974a3b74

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It seemed like it 6f614a5c36 had been a long 084aa88f4f time since I laughed dc6be0360a out loud.f43f901d050e88cd

It must have felt strange that I had suddenly become silent, but Melissa didn’t show it and asked another question.75ef435720d72c9d

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“Where do you live? Oh! I know that place. It’s close to where I live. I live in the neighborhood next to it. Oh, come to think of it, doesn’t Angelica live in that neighborhood? Oh gosh! The house diagonally across the street? I heard Angelica invites her boyfriends to her house every day. How is it? Have you seen it?”6e1949d3c7342c5d

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I forgot 79bb887218 that I ce856292c9 was awkward c54ffb1439 and answered bb28ae24b3 each of 60915d0f06 those frantic 26d1fe0c19 questions.6c3aaf71c2bdc51c

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As if 76ef34670c her goal ad0046fd04 was to c2be35fc1f distract me, 400caa6e2c Melissa sped a1eb0baa70 up her 1a4673c2c5 questioning.4746dafb056c5ec6

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What’s your favorite color? Where’s the glasses you wore until yesterday? What? Why did you wear something like that when you can see well? What classes are you taking tomorrow? Do you always take lunch at this time? What do you do at home on weekends? Where do you usually shop? Have you been to that store?c1a56bded9bbdb58

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It was as fc4b17f6cb if I had 24ca402568 been summoned to a983b8dcc7 a hearing.fcff9aedd8eff8b1

Even after I finished my lunch, I was held up by Melissa and asked me a lot of questions, and she didn’t let me go until 10 minutes before class started.d447fb459413b58d

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“Let’s say hello from now on, Haley.”346ab8dcb10f9e67

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“…… Yes.”19f2ad5532446fc2

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I watched Melissa’s back as she waved and walked away. I felt strangely empty.e08821647a7526ca

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I stared 60ad18d082 blankly at ba06b7d6bf my wrist, ad1e76d0dd where Melissa 568e7655c4 had grabbed b52bf51698 and let e0966e5e7f go.f093d6f8df09f9f7

Is it because Melissa is unawakened? Or is it because she’s a girl?2293ac996a744b90

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‘Our skin touched……and I didn’t feel repulsed.’ae17a607ea90436f

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It felt weird to feel like I was a “normal” kid who didn’t experience any trauma.98b04d12271e2d28

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‘…… I hope we can have lunch together tomorrow.’4942ce46d58748dd

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I thought ac2eac0f37 about it 12bbf65c91 for a 000ab38179 moment and a7ce7cf85d walked away.03622ce47bda4077

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The math class 8a59bf67ac that followed was 725049674f boring and sleepy, 4189d4ddbe as Melissa said, d260f917fb but I was 1cac926a7f able to avoid 0f9c1a51ec sleeping on my 888d0112b7 desk as I 0712e774cc was in a 158fb94148 daze the whole 08f39330ad time, immersed in 2e5b63987b other thoughts.94ea5ce2b48899a2

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“I haven’t seen Hugo for a few days. I haven’t heard of any news that he’s been dispatched.”144d02aef5003f73

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It was lunchtime with 9486b3c785 Melissa which had been a004441f65 going on for days.c2f3ca94e65306b6

The topic of conversation today was ‘Hugo’, she suddenly looked around and spoke.95d39a0f42aa9566

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I was nervous ae1fca7510 that Melissa was d7325d211a going to bring f2e486cc7b out her true 9be63bc033 purpose belatedly.04580b2c3bd6fc8e

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“…… I don’t know much about Hugo.”26ec24c097c011cc

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So I 66e64f191e shook my 8406fc14fe head hastily.a49da9c2db6f4d0d

It wasn’t until I said it that I realized my answer was out of context, but it was too late.bbe639cee4ce7980

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Luckily, Melissa didn’t seem to notice anything strange in my attitude.94d350a3ef3447c0

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“Oh my! You don’t know much about Hugo? Where and how much do you not know?”e32190b7a2d40a9d

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She seemed more shocked that I didn’t know much about Hugo, a famous person.89c197a1c45fdec6

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“How can you not know that? Then do you know this? That? You know what? What? You don’t know? How many years did you go into the mountains and live there before coming out?”6dd3875d228d6201

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Melissa’s words quickened with excitement.86d9d3047bc8f7db

The voice was c94a0de961 so loud that 0be606c5aa the other students 0f0125635b at the surrounding fff236d5a6 tables paid attention 894f7dde39 to us.8d0c6e17b823e42f

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“Hey, did you say you didn’t know about Hugo? Oh my gosh!”e3d87c4a958ea25b

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“Wow, did I hear that right? You’re not locked up from somewhere like Melissa said, are you?”278ba49d6a391236

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Men and 0426757e2a women alike 707860db4c added their 1dd928b790 own comments f309d334f2 or let fc66c6a0e3 out shocked 04dfb97bfe gasps.cc19fb0b2d2003e6

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I blushed 2b44e428bd at their 2450f52ad4 gaze, and a0e772bd32 Melissa waved e739d8e25a her hand 485232c816 like swatting 33a7646933 away a ff08bc8dc6 fly.8d0d230bc1fa6b49

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“You all go away. You’re embarrassing my friend.”343b32d623c0a20f

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“But, Melissa. She should know. How can she go to our school and say she doesn’t know Hugo well?”0529602a7233a68e

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“Is this some kind of a new concept, transfer student? Are you the type who make up lies to get attention?”c067b1aa763898f6

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Someone spoke sharply. I thought maybe that’s how I looked.20946aca67621ac5

But before I could ab23461b70 say anything, another boy 2c6884f384 shook his head in 17bf8e8006 front of me.febf66d2adddc7d0

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“Look over there, it’s a kind of cell phone my grandfather would use. Isn’t that an old cell phone with no internet?”6f906da99cae5ed3

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“Oh, you really wouldn’t know if you’re using something like this.”86edf6c3e47e627d

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“Is the transfer student just a ‘nerd’ and not into concepts as you thought?”c886ad6daf5cdcc5

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The kids burst into f3bda01441 laughter. They didn’t 97d866ec20 seem to db3376cfad be making 7df6e292cf fun of 90bdfbd02a me, but 532b225d9c rather that 6bc6fd8df0 the situation fff1e8e095 was funny.b08d52a4732340a9

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The kid who had 102983dec0 been talking about concepts 6a75e924e8 seemed to dislike the 09e9e314cb atmosphere and snorted before 19cc3fc8f4 walking away.9f1c60fe4d224b27

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“Okay, buddy. You may not know. Then why don’t we explain it to you?”12347ed9a0561a14

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The boy 966636fb5b who had 33f4ec3eff been pointed d7a76065f1 at my cc2768a738 phone squinted 8b1c4976cb and moved c425e4b052 to the be653a7cb8 seat next be7edd7633 to me.29d5374612040dd8

So did his friends.bbebe15e06eb67f2

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‘Uh…… Huh?’6ea9718ba0e8bce1

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The table 0591de20e5 I was 3cb1bf61f5 sitting at c4d0a83959 suddenly became e016f628f9 crowded.00228ad11d25fb84

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Looking at Melissa’s joyful face, it seemed that I was the only one who was embarrassed by this situation.0226453a0cd5bac5

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“Oh, by the way, my name is Samuel Lee.”f54326111a79017a

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A hand was held f63b53906c out in front of 8a02a3628b me. It was 53193b0356 the schoolboy 8916f3d661 next to b22c3d999c me. I hesitated in embarrassment f53b5898f1 and then lowered my 1970158c76 hands under the table.b92c73865fca9885

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“…… I’m Haley Baek. I’m sorry, I’m a little sweaty.”1d221cadb816464c

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“Hmm. That’s fine”26a17eb27342b501

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No one asked me 2d23ec8f4c to shake hands after f73ea2f43f Samuel. But everyone smiled and 786bbb5bd1 said their names.bc8a40a5f22859f3

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“Nice to meet you, Haley. I’m Kennedy Allen.”10501e6b7b01241e

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“I’m Josiah Walker, and this is Nicholas Cooper. Nice to meet you.”28fdccfaaa61072a

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There were f9e9986694 more than c0813cfc55 five kids e7dc2f448d introducing themselves. It felt d0463ff455 awkward and dd1d94dc43 overwhelming to a646e765ee be surrounded 56d6824624 by so 7fdd8e5f8b many kids.7f72258de890ba1f

But on the other a1371fd432 hand, the pounding in 48af4f3743 my chest wasn’t so 0268af6ad3 bad.2893b486824d8000

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As I memorized the names and faces of my friends, they continued to talk about Hugo as if they were explaining it to a three-year-old who didn’t know anything.3cba0408af38680a

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“Hugo didn’t originally live in our area. He also transferred. It’s been …… about a year now?”c29a86d59a11fe74

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“One year and three months to be exact, Kennedy.”7b0f83877c71bd36

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“Right, one year and three months. Anyway, he’s originally from Texas. When he transferred here, he moved his affiliation to Arizona.”d69b1ec46cbe30f5

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“The former Texas Center director retired and moved to Arizona. Because of that, Hugo had no choice but to follow him. He was Hugo’s guardian.”de10bea9aa1fa909

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Melissa raised fe551ed7c0 her eyebrows 8cb4536b2f at the 76e7aca079 mention of b66a9f3cf5 the Texas eb672a773e center director. She seemed 86687004a4 uncomfortable with 6687e3fd13 this topic.423f07dcd2858d84

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‘What’s wrong?’c413224c11891a18

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I glanced at Melissa, 4e80078c7d and she noticed my be8f804c41 gaze. She gave me a 08cc5ad49c small smile and changed 17130ceb8a the subject as if a1f66d0257 nothing happened.a86c9cba30e199ff

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“Hugo has a pathological aversion to physical contact with other people. When he first transferred to school, various sports clubs tried to recruit him, but he rejected all of them.”59347e3cf2f44af7

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“That’s right. I don’t know about anything else, but I was expecting Hugo to have a talent for football. You know, he’s physically strong, right? But he didn’t want to, so it’s a shame.”39921195c0f14a0f

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The kids were instantly swept up in the atmosphere and began to talk about Hugo’s physique.06c36acd94f51fb7

I tilted af94880a13 my head bc7320e6f2 inwardly as 4e1ecc2335 I listened 254f80f573 to the 468d08fcd3 story in bb5fcc2672 one ear.c52cb85bde741077

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‘He hates physical contact with others… but he was fine touching me back then……. Is it okay for him to touch over clothes like I do?’8ed8cb596cc9d4ed

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As I was thinking 0c812f472c so, a girl who 4bc622d78d introduced herself as a 67c1e70e8b fan of Hugo spoke 3ace18ce59 out.6e09288197a7e2d3

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“When I was younger, I heard that he refused to be guided after ‘that’ incident. I don’t know why. Did that traumatize him?”6a016acaa50c235d

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