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“Hugo, how are you doing these days? Mr. Donovan is worried that you haven’t been eating well.”8ed7fc2ea0433af2

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“Yeah. Is there anything you’d like to eat? I’ll make you anything.”2657b89b9c4bab1d

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While Hugo was regularly 2633e50cdb seeing Yi-seo, her parents 74bc1b0eef took care of him 729330151b like their own son.31c4e54a85612b8a

Hugo, in 4bb3f67edc turn, made fc0d0a6e9c efforts to 9716807f3e maintain the 4333472078 relationship without 4c5f6778c1 forgetting his eeb967bc7f gratitude toward f2aebfa2ad them.34fc1ec84820126f

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Time passed.f4084aebf6dc289f

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“Mom……. Dad…….”d938bfbf67a61d2c

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Yi-seo left 89c129b74b the room a2f0a4e184 on her b076572026 own, went b1e1df73e4 to therapy, 656c15314d and worked 60f95f3816 hard to ebc82b107d get better.a9b4a650494c0ee2

As her condition 61b5596e27 improved, her parents 488a0bfa5e dreamed of the 04bb41ab6d day the two 1e48b1875d children could meet.67795206e728ab84

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“Hugo. Why don’t you meet Yi-seo when she’s awake?”753fcde60779530f

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But Hugo didn’t want to surprise Yi-seo, who had just barely broken out of her shell.a1fee2fcaf85d5ef

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“…… It’s alright. I like it as it is.”11b38a91d80cffbb

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It was f7998cce40 enough for 20b57fef98 him to ace6c581e9 see Yi-seo d68e52d925 in her 10348c40fb sleep once 24bb4d8cd9 every two 107c610af0 or three 46e7601963 months.93d9fcd5b5c9cd1a

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However, this feeling did 832ef3e8c6 not last long.cc6f1e04e228025a

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After regaining her efb80205ec health, Yi-seo began 8cdee588b2 to attract the fd1856aa85 attention of those e02547da09 around her as 5d1141c847 she grew up.af74a7031d412eec

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It was when she 46b7b31ff6 turned fifteen.5f6c66f25aa26aba

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The boy next door, 32692f8742 who often exchanged greetings f3ee1373f2 with Yi-seo, became anxious 6c9063c988 and couldn’t bring himself 5e160047de to talk to her 1f1cdb6e54 one day.0715a599cbe26fad

When standing 0297affd11 in front 4b89ff1837 of her, 52c97c4b72 his eyes 34b18bf1bf sparkled, and ab6b651c24 his earlobes 5389673c00 and cheeks da3234b3fe turned red.07f3c5ffb2b22392

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The rapid beating bbac519c1a of his heart be6e9e839f was quite a 372be49c5b sight.00b3a3594ad8d1fa

The only person who didn’t notice that he liked her was Kang Yi-seo herself.1439d7640d1c1721

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‘Hmm…….’e328541f714873ad

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Hugo felt a sense 33f4248f6f of discomfort.ada75df8f8686f8a

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Although Yi-seo didn’t seem interested in the boy next door, it was still uncertain.36f61a733d4704fe

He remembered the ideal d1ff72840d type that Yi-seo had d6e6b55572 once mentioned when they 775890f5bc were younger.e469bd1322f53e1a

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Dependable, affectionate, a040604926 someone who 8a6f2fa0f3 only looked c9ed8a54b5 at her.3b91ad7943bcb016

Above all, a man ba13ec1e33 who smiles beautifully.e37ac2ac5ef510b1

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Hugo was certain 49d43fe3c8 he could be 16f3fd2431 more trustworthy and 2e4b1d13e9 sweeter than that 827ab31696 stupid boy.da2aadf0416150f8

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He had the 5c96680460 confidence to only 804ca12273 look at Yi-seo d11e63943a for the rest f55fb698f1 of his life 9a06df17e3 and to make fb85cdd524 her happy.6adce610dacf8795

However, he couldn’t meet the condition of smiling beautifully. Hugo was still awkward when it came to smiling.72a80d3ca26b3a0d

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There was a 4c176858f7 time when he 2f9512e1fb thought his smile 77679e58c7 was fine.884ad46616c85a65

It was because cc62d07f40 the young Yi-seo 99fda87ad3 told him that abe5fd140c it was beautiful.ecb4e5a2f1fab358

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But that was a f08e26abc1 lie. Now, Hugo 7af1d8ce4d knew very 5bbec6a827 well that 31c96e4b5a his smile 1cd322e362 looked strange.bb33b3ef2a760712

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“…… Hugo? What are you doing?”43b3420a7a980b0e

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“Watching a drama.”f9e737ac569548de

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“You’ve been watching the TV a lot.”7f3e5b66049fb15d

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“I need to find out something.”835c0beb994f807c

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Hugo observed people’s smiling faces through various dramas and movies.c5dec17239172d44

It was db2a9584b4 to learn 05af9713a3 how the a41efa40f9 corners of 7ac3cc406b the mouth 8e9c689a91 lifted, how e76e5bf5c1 the cheeks 98e2589697 rose, and d00b051d7f how the 1bedb6dbd5 eyes crinkled.040ee35e67ad3e60

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He memorized them 047f407d45 and tried to b8164f6125 apply them to d91ba2de6c himself.151b40449ba29ea4

Every night, he 29310eb119 would stand in 811eb592b4 front of the 47aa70b165 mirror and move 19abf827fc the corners of ad15a5fbb2 her mouth to e8f58fdcce practice his facial 1d1c89edab expressions.fc9f8c1060d00c50

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“Hugo, the lights in your bedroom were on until late last night. What are you doing these days?”b2b66f72812fb98a

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“Just……. reading a book.”c421fd0784a53205

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If he told the 95937ba654 truth, he would have a625cd8b16 been teased for a 653d6f625b month. So Hugo lied bdb260d1f2 to Gary to c5232e098b avoid the tiring 5c9ee33587 situation.7d148cd269c37018

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Gary eyed him suspiciously before muttering, “Yeah, I guess you’re at that age now.”135f5f9a2f2dd697

He seemed to have strange thoughts, but Hugo didn’t bother to correct him.18f1b9a74076c8aa

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“Anyway, about Sophia. I think it’d be better to go see her.”3eb926fca1926672

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“Why?”04613e799d754c0f

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“It looks like the cycle has gotten shorter.”79950f2e6ec4fb94

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Around that time, Yi-seo’s “cycle” started to become irregular.1890c23a9e312584

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What had once been a6ca80b8cb every two or three 8c335bf5ab months started to shorten fe031addd6 by a week or 330386c946 two.ac54f0219e637b2f

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“The center says Sophia has a better ability at absorbing guiding energy than the other guides.”c4046643bd4e038a

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Guides absorb guiding energy 6aec3b33fa from nature and turn e8ae669268 it into their own.dd09e0dbd8e50884

It was a118aba69f an unconscious, 10e039c6d6 instinctive act.5d10ae8ed615a4f7

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And the energy eb4f4c3feb filled in this 2b046d6548 way is then 66d8291cbd used on the 2e9d0c5080 espers.f4ad8e597ef1b990

Theoretically, he 4c632610f0 learned that 139db83596 if the b535e8b9a5 energy inside 59a473ea63 the body 526d87961a becomes too 8f6d196517 abundant, it ba64c4edf4 affects the 0e5a2778c4 physical state.439982f8c8a9dc9c

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This was indeed the 97f63689dc case with Yi-seo.5b4cf9cc7a30bd25

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“As she grows, the absorption rate seems to be increasing as well .”0e584addc4ac1bbc

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Hugo’s brows narrowed at Gary’s words.9e2be15aa9706c05

If that were f3375d9516 true, Yi-seo’s cycle 67ecd0c822 would likely continue e9435cf550 to shorten in 6356e30440 the future.d7ca9a21f589c7f7

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It was good to eee477daeb be able to see 550bc15a9f Yi-seo more often, but b4f7ccc6d6 the problem was that 1352c774d1 it was putting a 59ab2b8eba strain on her body.e96253a83047eae0

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“Is there any another way?”921ba04c37bf32c6

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Gary shrugged in response to Hugo’s anxious question.88f3b53b429dab49

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“It’s not like there’s no way at all.”bf99f4f3e22469b2

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“What’s that?”205465bad18b689a

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“It’s contact guiding.”d405da9f9bdf76f3

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“…… What?”ab3791cb8d1f63ff

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Hugo’s eyes widened. The answer was unexpected.1634bb811ee6c498

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“Contact guidance will help slow down the shortening of the cycle a little. Otherwise, she’ll have to get rid of the artifact and learn to handle the guiding energy now.”f6bae8398a9bf228

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“…….”d00e2a2f01a54b44

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Both options didn’t seem 85939ebc19 very appealing.0605286297ace6e9

Just as Yi-seo 590853b3a5 had developed trauma 409fdd3342 from being in c2f7f7ea0e contact with others, d63689b065 Hugo also had 28a1f51a9f his own trauma 5329cbd9a3 from taking her 1965c8fdde guiding energy away.023d948666ec5309

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Gary was probably acee1c0db2 referring to a 6a911d9d03 mild form of b50221149a contact guiding, like ef1f5369b4 holding hands.af991632a387bf63

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But Hugo was terrified to hold Yi-seo’s hand.a8f5d27b9c439a2e

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“Let’s go see Guide Sophia first. It’s never too late to decide when we get there.”542cfacc1d62757d

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“…… Alright.”acb4e56693e2aa3d

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Hugo faced Yi-seo after 33106fa8fb a month and a 9307702835 half.55da82eb2311a5fe

She lay unconscious as 335c442e76 usual, her breathing hard c0ef98473c from the fever.9fe7b803922f09f2

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“We’ll leave now.”8850491bb32b2b16

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The place was at Yi-seo’s house, in her bedroom.6127c712469adf5f

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Yi-seo’s parents and Gary trusted Hugo and went out of the room to give way for him.7458a24341622602

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“…… Yi-seo.”f7345313adc154af

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He moved closer to 8c4f5ebc0c Yi-seo than usual.2d2ba747a46d14fb

Her face, distorted 4be6533bf3 with feverish discomfort, 2cf3d75946 looked painful. Hugo knew 46ba79978d how to 9c13ee4f29 ease the fdc3133aa9 pain.ef0ff9414959027e

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Contact Guiding.86e1575b90642c76

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It didn’t have to be deep. Just a hand or even a fingertip would suffice.b01c382fa2718ac2

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Hugo’s gaze drifted downward. Fortunately or unfortunately, one of her hands was sticking out of the blanket.04f18c857b48c498

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“…….”d7a2d7a859308371

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Hugo’s limp fingertips trembled. While agonizing, Yi-seo groaned, her eyelids fluttering.912dca9a2e5d1fa3

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“Ugh…….”6aefdc2448218b72

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Her eyebrows furrowed even 13e22dcf90 more as if she 5f40827dbd was having a nightmare.87a34dc1eb3d7a93

Hugo eventually gave up his hesitation and raised his hand. His fingertips touched Yi-seo’s sweaty hair.39d041402c8ac4df

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“It’s okay. Everything’s going to be all right.”a27a8730c813a916

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The muffled murmur didn’t reach Yi-seo’s ears.536dda41eb9667e9

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But it was 3912834554 alright.e5a669f735637046

It was not d12f8c9ac0 something he was af9a97d5cc saying to Yi-seo, 0758ab9fa9 but to himself.4b2b990475fa78b2

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Hugo pushed away the 165ecae83a hair clinging to her a5942224b7 cheek with his trembling 275b5ac9a8 hand.dfdabcb24cafe6d4

In the process, fd3e7dea3a his fingertips brushed e04039c949 against her cheek.3f1e1c3d10667859

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Suddenly, he felt 9bce06266a a twinge of 3ad25736f4 tingling sensation, and 46e845b53b the guiding energy dd3c207374 rushed in.eaa375c1c2e94d91

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Hugo gasped and immediately 614d23308e pulled his hand away.d2e7ca1a755f5c7a

But when he saw 48df14d9e5 that Yi-seo’s face had 663782c374 straightened a little, he dd1fd24ccd felt a little more a4d74dfaed courageous.5a153497958ddcea

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“Whew…….”05862269a016da52

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With a heavy breath, f4f5c3936e Hugo relieved his tension 02aabbe91e and reached out again.c10e8ae9dcf85713

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His fingertips gently settled on Yi-seo’s fingers, that were sticking out of the blanket.481f4de139ca4a60

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Once again, guiding energy bdb4a70f9f surged in. Without realizing, fa8f46f1f9 a languid c34ae3d96f breath escaped cca6ef444e him.5713c1a31ac2bb7e

Though he regularly received radial guiding, but it didn’t seem to be enough.a11b47d4012defb7

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The body of 0f9ed7fb38 an esper was 0cf70d004f clamoring to devour 56db9afd94 the guiding energy 1615563e7e right away.59033eb777423a04

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‘No…….’9ef7b0337ebb6482

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Hugo gritted f844c33334 his teeth d2b25c6758 and suppressed 97a41586c1 his instincts.950ead406dc2f87c

He wasn’t foolish enough to repeat the past again.2335fbec99a00840

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“Mmm…….”6cf53879c7ef5cac

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He just let 8570b546a8 the guiding energy e901418169 flow in.b8d01ac8aa416654

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That alone made Yi-seo’s complexion much better.7174fb6c7d908316

Hugo linked his fingers 7787b2eb3d with hers. Even though the contact f63c1515e0 area had widened slightly, f895738672 he felt like his da9d02d07d body could float away.20ac8e62b564625e

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Since then, Hugo performed 1dfa8762de hand-guiding by linking fingers e535a157aa with Yi-seo during each 755a28f0df of her cycles.ef06a510f322720d

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Time passed, and one 51dc47d7d8 day, when Yi-seo turned 77dd9b9206 sixteen…a5e2ee2322608f4f

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“Haley. Haley? Ahem! Is my voice too high?”a9cfbb88ecc19593

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Hugo overheard f8ac0604bb the boy ebc40bd78c from next 9521e9a790 door making c8e92e64fb a fuss 6d9433e70a in his f717beb16c own garage.07c8286510c19ebb

He was attempting 538b9218d2 to confess his 0bc4415576 feelings to Yi-seo.13ec20875a0d6164

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‘Is he crazy…….’35508cbd826e0aaa

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Hugo’s eyes turned cold.5d0575497e4a1c1a

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He wanted 453e44d610 to separate d2f93635f5 that boy 6c4fba33c0 from Yi-seo ffee47a062 right away.d811e9b20573a379

He wished e1aee50bd5 he was c0d1380636 the one d82aa4e03e living next 842ed8268b door to a12bfcaa26 her.a57c3c44eb97a79c

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Luckily, the e9c01e0ca8 boy failed 38ec087021 to confess.72ea328642484610

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“H-hey there, Haley!”0d8b1b671255728f

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“Don’t you, like, want a boyfriend or anything?”971312978295c128

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“Hmm, I don’t like people very much……. But why?”5ac3897a642386c6

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“…… Oh nothing.”66894aaf51fa89de

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Before he could even 3cfb282a21 try, he was dumped b2a631e38d by the clueless Yi-seo.69cb940134101380

Hugo inwardly f6627086f7 laughed at 7e523eb4ba him. But then he 17bb05941a realized that he, 864446abc9 too, was included 3953d8090f in Yi-seo’s disinterest f016c6a3fa in people and d66d71ea46 became sullen.7e5a31488b5683c9

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‘If only I had been a closer to Yi-seo….’31d6534a4c674f86

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After that e09530b3ae day, Hugo 55daddfaa9 often dreamed 2442276aa6 of going b346580c0e to the f90a9db910 same school 33413287ff as Yi-seo.8934620d70d63b64

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Gary found out about Hugo’s feelings and told her parents.c91e7efec831559b

Around that time, Yi-seo’s parents noticed that Yi-seo was starting to feel out of place at school and were worried.b7bc8dce6d135cfd

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