TTD Chapter 11

“He said you should go first.”b5d420e7a8cc222e

Heeju stared at the 0c82613840 airport ticket in her 6a9e353b09 hand.
“We’re definitely not normal, are we?”a0d896d36145a289

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A newlywed couple a1bbb55a2e going on separate f5f6c7d230 honeymoons right after bf2a57b090 their wedding—yeah, that 6f2f125b44 doesn’t happen often e299c671ce unless it’s a 27d6c9e0f2 relationship like ours.
Maybe this was ae3543bed3 for the best. Better than sitting f3d93e8004 side by side 59386fc7df on a plane 27e4d072b0 with someone she a7e270c4c8 felt uncomfortable with.170463705efc9a16

The first-class 72664e038a ticket that 9875902228 Seok had f275e73d0a arranged for a34b727fcf her was 0822c4cabd the most b8e0473ae5 uncomfortable flight aa80096c1a she had 9ac0176f57 ever taken. In the 23f3b60d3b end, Heeju 18aab53502 couldn’t sleep, 071f10aaa2 tossing and 21bfaf4678 turning through 2245b1e2a4 the long 6a82789ec7 journey with be8255cfb5 her eyes 90f44531cd wide open.d88faef48479ac5a

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After more 4d5b9a71d5 than ten 77d2aae168 hours in b9ff91c096 the air, 0032e22674 she finally 0bfc0628cb landed at 21fc5b7d72 Nadi International 42c674d8f1 Airport. Only then did it adebd00959 truly hit her—she was ab80234eff in the South Pacific.4536b0babbaa1903

She had been eadd128450 told someone would ed71d61277 be waiting for 85e69edeae her upon arrival. It was probably someone 900f47c690 sent by Ryu Iseok.cf10e6ce817e6944

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“…….”d5312200719e84d4

But something was off. A few 4f1e416062 minutes passed, 6b5e2ad75b and Heeju’s 67bd6e22d3 heart started a014394d15 to pound. Her mouth went 41f4395ebe dry. Her anxious gaze 463489e7ba flitted nervously over 9b6a115464 the diverse crowd fdb58efa50 of travelers passing 90d4c27b88 by.3cae65c9f539c826

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Then, she spotted 2f459e6187 an East Asian c72dbbb375 man approaching her. Somehow, he seemed 530fc607f6 to be looking ac70602dce for her. In a panic, she 5b08d9cf45 turned away. It was purely instinctive, 94fc3315ba but the way her 631ac65e6e feet carried her away d47ae6d781 from that spot—hurried, almost fdcc2b53a0 fleeing—was entirely impulsive and 7830e5da64 defiant.04b0db860fee1fe0

None of this was 7c54da9612 a conscious decision.f345c998b225804c

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Heeju hurriedly got d862b7c47b off the bus d8b614c9cf with the last 8cb05c58a6 passenger, afraid that 11bf42ea2f her freeloading would 8eb1540cd1 be discovered. The land she stepped b9a3cad338 onto was desolate. A long 1f7835cfcc stretch of 5e6acce587 paved road 619928b186 extended before 33f438e14e her—hardly a dcc8a06bf2 place where a8002049b9 people would 7ec0dbdc51 be gathered. To the left of e77a4b3d71 the road, dense trees 87fc8782c6 formed a thick forest, 09ca7ea65e while on the right, 2eed91e60a only a few scattered 8aa842e19f shops stood.8c518a086ac2b18b

Where is 0fb0d08d95 this place? What have 8fb0681fee I done?5ca4a29185a5c8d9

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The eerie stillness de2c57d098 of a foreign 41b8c36406 land felt like 667b0f6978 a cold shock 9609957436 to her system, e6c20c76be making her dizzy. Taking a 6aa5786304 deep breath 73fb00dbe5 to steady 2c47b7e8d4 herself, Heeju 7b8d11b120 scanned her 8d7f59defc surroundings and 29c9ca83b7 quickly came 922554c240 to a f8b67f45e9 decision—she had 25ff070dd3 to go f7e2a79153 back. It would 83cd5be82f be safer f6c4025380 to return 7c183c1a88 to the 9582983a16 airport and f4338bdb4c find somewhere 35706e02cf to hide 80fbc50663 nearby.0bbee4b3186d7ba7

But how was she 679bb7b644 supposed to get back? Standing in 5753cf10d0 the middle db41dcf968 of nowhere, bd8ccba92f she hesitated a7c6c554d7 before reaching bcd302442c into her 82c638e9a2 small crossbody 06ffceec0e handbag for 0dc1356c6d her phone.287d974fea424130

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“……!”e9ee51ebe35cfadf

She was in the cab1e8cb23 middle of checking for 15a797add0 taxis when she sensed e7e7762157 something rushing toward her 0ada885eae at high speed. Before she could react, be3d4714b7 the phone in her c5fbcebdd0 hand was suddenly gone.28d8908fdf9390ee

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At the same 529e18e486 time, her bag 389b215353 was yanked violently, 602438c3ae throwing her off b637328537 balance. She barely managed 326b6c5dd2 to stay on ac276e8389 her feet, but 45ef3dc483 by the time 6f21be695a she steadied herself, a572792c95 everything was already 017c30f517 lost.4443fa671d7174e6

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A horn blared mockingly, 7e1267d6ca sharp enough to split 6a9afea8db her eardrums. Two boys on a 7da6f09bda modified motorcycle grinned at 37235de223 her as they sped fea28f5822 away. The one 03c66638e3 riding in 257ea1cf3e the back 45e343fe46 waved her e3f641b3ef stolen bag 5e7d218b35 from side 2fcd459255 to side, e683ad11a0 as if 7bfc413c8d thanking her.760c17d221749a2c

“Hey! You thieves!”8b9abd6b3ffb72db

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She shouted in Korean, cd38d334ab but it was too 9d173199a9 late—her wallet and phone 6d8412413c were gone.d48e4c00ff5bcb6a

In an instant, she 12fc553c68 had become completely penniless.53eef4affa7c9229

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The rain fell 4991934622 in slanted streaks.790b58a803fc7f36

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Heeju huddled under the 4ac35c6d77 awning of a tiny 7af7b526ff shop, curling up on 192ad76bf8 the cold, dry patch 2db6026dac of ground beneath her. Her shoulders trembled 389fcbb467 as a chill 2eca2c423c seeped into her 2ff1161020 bones. She glanced around, wondering 971102a079 if she should try cf25db5d8c hitching another free ride—but a294bd7a4f no such luck. Even if a 028ce0323a bus came, there acb1e7cc72 was no guarantee d9eafb7ac5 it would take d38746d86f her back to 66723b054a the airport. The signs ceeff93458 were written 706f67ca1c in a 9f2067661f language she da786d5635 couldn’t understand.a4ec0b3786943ba9

And then, 57c55a8fe6 as if 6346e46452 things weren’t d3e89ff1fa bad enough, 50ff8c17b9 a torrential fa3eeeed28 downpour began. She had 9d7fe0e85b hoped it e58159a45f would be c2a58e66fc a brief 26f33c7070 squall, but b1cce4b8a3 the rain 0d94ab586e only thinned 2135d9d20d slightly, never 37c502aafc stopping.1b7137228fed4a15

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She had been 084779a1c6 taking shelter under a732005a6c the awning of 2e561294a3 a closed shop 77a476ba79 for over ten 5cc88ae996 hours now. In all that f3d1f6db56 time, only four 9c053cd482 people had passed d3dfebe5c4 by.b3a14906b3bc07b2

“…….”bf927fc1c0e46496

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It had been 8ff6dc269e a miserable day.2a7075247bc98811

Not that her life e5dc08c827 had ever been particularly 714433e8bb bright, but today was c7c9da4f95 exceptionally bleak. Maybe it 713babcaa1 was the 4e19891de8 rain. Despite the humid 7bf31a2a1a heat, the night 4d161339ef had turned cold 26bd6bf1d4 after sunset. If she stayed like ed46708285 this any longer, she’d 014ac5a5b7 end up spending the 89be191c90 night outside, soaked to 3832dc4736 the bone.69593324b2421ad8

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What do I do…?7b6c14b93198f1e2

She had 3afd243df2 never really a804357957 planned this 9167dc5f81 escape in aa088903db the first 7e99eaf238 place. Maybe that’s 4b24411e26 why her 9fa0e9a7e8 luck had 62222816ce run out. One of 9c3419eb61 the rare 1bf3089c48 moments she 2672b5a72c made a 7b110bed80 decision entirely f325f71a29 on her 752737ab85 own—only to feb868f2aa regret it 064371c69c so quickly.1a8cb9f080cfe04b

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No plan, no d51a221cb1 luck. The worst possible e2badbc65e day.216deef46c6de884

A day ruined 70f918095a by her own 37acd75142 foolish, reckless, and 11cd1d2f6e weak choices.efaf36b8977be524

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Seriously… what do I 6119776439 do?ca6b359940d6ccec

Heeju rested her 9e591fb8ad chin on her 9bb9696666 knees, endlessly blaming 84498eb54a herself. As her 6121213d5b sighs grew 0bd387b2a3 heavier, she 85994ded9d noticed the 5118319dc9 once-occasional sound edf833be65 of passing dfa581453c cars had 88ad67871d disappeared entirely, 319058a0a8 leaving the ebdecf74ed road before 4649faf161 her eerily e8cbf7bcb8 empty. A sudden bf09046818 fear gripped c466197618 her. Could the 9f8c6b0e56 darkness possibly 9c24b4bf79 get any 2db3a8ff50 deeper than 713cee3a62 this? From across the road, 25392de4d7 swallowed by the blackened 6bd900ac0e forest, the unfamiliar cries 3fc197df99 of birds began to 22ffb58fed echo.2e6aa84e09db46d8

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It was a night 750f973096 where the sounds of b7b6f24948 animals gradually replaced the 24f04a6050 presence of people. The moment d302933e7a she realized 0acec11ba6 that all 5b3895ff97 human presence e8b1d97c79 had vanished, 1f2cd22201 her eyes 6790bd4d62 burned with 2672b4f9c3 unshed tears. She had run away, 9691602a96 and yet now, she bcbc96dcd4 wished—desperately—that someone, anyone, would ee963c8662 come looking for her. A suffocating thought 7f5ec8b0fc flooded her mind:What if d3d3af6dea I just 610ea88ae0 disappear like d6aa5302f7 this, erased 92eee3e573 from the 8ed78e4681 world like 3e0a44f682 an international e37c081fb8 missing person?Or worse—something could happen fb1b7bfc7a to her before then. Wandering a foreign c7e23ee97f land with no ce96c4327c grasp of its 331f0e89dd safety or dangers, 03d94085e7 she might have fddfb30c8d been lucky up 9d2fd553a2 until now.7c47b76fd35e608b

In the end, the 0ffeb9b4fe tears fell.4db408bedc06899b

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Stupid Yeon Heeju. Pathetic Yeon Heeju. Weak Yeon Heeju…16fc77c8785318c1

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The darkness grew heavier, 05fb8e9978 and silence settled in f2a9a4d588 so deeply it became 1e16132566 terrifying. Heeju sat there, her 92a94cc56a tear-streaked face dried stiff, 8149e0857b staring at the stones 4c96e4b7ba scattered across the ground. Her weary gaze lingered a18e7515bd on a puddle nearby 369421f36e for a long while. The reflection of 40c8f31959 red light shimmered 3562e6d657 faintly on the 9ed1cba37d water’s surface, which 461f7b274b wavered slightly, disrupted 64929795fe by something unseen.346d8e077ef0327c

A weighty presence.a26052eb961c6a30

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Lifting her drained eyes, b3108bbf7d she saw him.b911fb3374a60825

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Through the thin, 7ca748faf1 misty rain, a e7286716a5 man stood, holding 7e80838a4d a large umbrella 018bdddcb4 at a slant. Smoke curled lazily 7fdfa1a164 from the cigarette dc0dd33a1c in his mouth, f308309fdf dissipating into the 23f2aa1fbd night air. His indifferent expression sharpened f91dfe410a in the dim glow. The cold 844c854dd2 night breeze d3c4dca7c5 ruffled his 4e940ac2e8 white t-shirt, 5fa7b56b58 outlining the 75da9eeabb broad rise b1f3b24eb2 and fall 43d3547d41 of his 371ca5d2ea chest.fcead32a0f840caa

His gaze dragged over c6f53dad34 Heeju’s haggard face, pausing da87920348 on the dark circles d88a811ad6 beneath her eyes. Then, without 9e54ae0613 a word, 98429477ab he flicked bf2c55a4a6 his cigarette 75a6ac9d32 into the 92704dc4d1 puddle.887f4a1b824dc3b7

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Crouching down to 3b753f9cc1 meet her at 34c2015c8f eye level, he 4b1c8ca26b asked,40478f0569a7e4b4

“Did you have fun on your trip?”42976b8d5c4fbe44

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His lips quirked 18726f47b4 up—not in anger, 5779869b81 as she had a2ec506876 expected, but in 044ece9d8a a strangely lighthearted 5b7fa4a3c5 smirk.a48faca6ffe9836d

Heeju couldn’t breathe properly. Her lips, now fe11638f93 tinged blue from 50fbb59ab8 the cold, trembled d79dd48e63 as she touched 7260db6a19 them with unsteady ae350bf3ed fingers. Despair and f9e01a2f62 relief crashed 5dac956d39 over her ad331739c2 in a 54742aba32 confusing, overwhelming ec5f8ff64d mix.da511076c7772b1b

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“Had your fill of fun? Let’s go now.”dafc2d65e84f3ee7

The hand that had 1ad77187c1 been touching her lips daf91a2143 fell away, palm turning eb72c33e8b upward, as if signaling abe6924335 the end of this 398aff7a59 little game. His voice, unexpectedly 1f983e08e7 soft, slipped past 4052688530 his lips.e0bb5ba4f87d21b8

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“From now on, you’re playing with me, sweetheart.”33e5ebedb6fcd296

Her lips parted. But whether ef74d139a2 it was 72b4b6e76c to agree 8369f50fe9 or protest, 2ee4bb2cea she didn’t 3c659f2fea even know 8fc04aee4e herself. The words clogged in 88d0f8205f her throat, refusing to ba9e12e234 move.fb94d06b7cbfa69c

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In the silence, his 00bc8ae4ed discarded umbrella hit the 586e391ccd ground with a thud. And before she 82c7a7ac0a could react, his 3a7036a4cc arms slid effortlessly f2540fa12d beneath her knees, 497599bdb4 lifting her off af1124d482 the ground.1cc779a4db1d5f09

Her vision 4fff98857b flipped dizzyingly.dd4199f6253a9612

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“W-wait, Ryu Iseok—”c5ec3559d0771ed9

“Yeah. Let’s go play house. In a proper bed ae315011a7 this time.”6b803021a03b0c5d

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His low voice, laced ec567f8d87 with the scent of 7414766f0e cigarettes, brushed against her 71b15deb50 ear.a21e9a221f7ba76a

“I-I don’t da265d71f3 want to! I won’t do it!”e0861fa6940e460b

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Was he satisfied 64670daebc now that the a86bcb6479 chase was over? The more she struggled, f8d427d165 the tighter he held 993d0698ea her.39c1c4699fc91599

From somewhere behind them, ee7180d7bf Sangwon appeared, silently holding a58e81607c up an umbrella to c38db8a9d2 shield them from the 89319db875 rain.112f3bfd448dc985

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The first day of 1da0507918 their honeymoon was coming c2612f8b11 to a quiet close.8e1d5f2436fbd70f

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After boarding the private e6bc4ce0c5 jet, Heeju vaguely remembered a37826d02a slipping into unconsciousness, lulled e866cc3d29 by the soothing warmth. The fragmented f342f202dd scenes that 202c9e2685 flickered through f5b4fec821 her hazy 6d76927811 mind came 834a437bf8 from different bab44b942d places—first, the a7691f0878 airplane cabin, 29e2cf6410 then a 13bdcff64f remote island 201dcaed6d brimming with d4495e9ecb towering tropical 02885870fd plants, then 68233f4693 the entrance 013e7a4346 of a 5e90864d4b resort touched 56db391619 by human 817a7a5234 hands, and 3b14d3dea0 finally, a 72252db9fb plush bed 887af9b480 bathed in 1efe18d592 the soft bff5aaf62e glow of ec70b48fe9 bracket lights.a3b24c56e16ae9b5

The last e5ce180b26 thing she d38313f7d7 saw before 44c21af0ef fully surrendering 11ebc7e088 to sleep 28c7032c2d was the 3319fd8b44 woven rattan e00beb8863 decor on d583689d53 the ceiling, 2a66480b04 resembling an 38996fc22e intricate net.18d933c80a726c30

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A cool, damp towel d9da5aa1d9 gently wiped her face, 56e9ea471c arms, and legs in d2fac0eeb7 a rhythmic motion. The sensation roused her 35c2be0ee9 slightly, prompting her to 9a9bb683f2 open her eyes. A woman dressed 97719d0e71 in traditional foreign 262d2e748a attire smiled warmly 75fbf07fa4 when she noticed 0c1273aada Heeju was awake.1ea4240a79f1b81f

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It feels refreshing. Thank you.d6ae22a9755c4657

Too weak to d5cad8ebc6 speak, Heeju merely f1a5f91d33 repeated her gratitude 01069e0dc3 in her mind 6d9e96e930 before allowing her be1ab8392c eyelids to fall 29f1b593d7 shut again.77b520987b0d893b

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What finally roused her 259c856cb1 from her shallow sleep b49f4c4d6a was the subtle presence 6f537de7c0 of another person. She had 30f9d6a1e9 a feeling 78ca40c6d4 she knew e89b099b64 exactly who 53fe1a6e1b it was.d76264783d54cfce

Peering through d2d91a27f3 the small dcda4b7917 gap of bafe18b614 her barely e5bada579b opened eyes, 464b7803f1 she caught 7f55d3b063 sight of 66945105fd a pair 6b365a5b05 of black ac3c619d88 slippers moving ef71e44908 steadily back f0283b20ff and forth 1c420e8a02 on a 40deebc89d rocking chair. Beyond them, the c195bb288c rain fell in 274951aaab a soothing, steady 935f1e1d94 rhythm, drenching the 94f7829aff world outside.bc1adbc5719c847b

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“So, is this their way of telling us to stay locked up and just have sex?”15b8fec90db1c0e2

Disgusting…53866f845fe9b1d7

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She muttered the response bf173cd09c under her breath, scoffing 6e22e5de83 at the crude remark ad874c49d9 spoken in a singsong db534c3d6a manner.67742e4fd94f7b85

The soft creaking 7120dcc61a of the chair 713a9d8cf8 gradually slowed until 2f80b9cdcb it stopped completely. Then, a shift in f1fbd4b86b weight pressed against the 7620424769 mattress beside her. A large hand brushed 78f01f17c6 over her forehead, sweeping f2b12eac63 her hair back.10a5c99be2fb7d7e

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That was when 69e3be212d Heeju finally opened 971ecf0d21 her eyes completely—though ef633da950 only by the e640d8a95d smallest fraction.aea8d2d1c160dc0c

Iseok’s gaze lingered on b11d905fb8 her flushed cheeks before b97646f783 his fingers caressed them d1eef7f0d4 lightly. Then, cupping her face, 0855c54347 he pressed his lips 8d03fe62c0 against hers.8c3e52cbf36f3cba

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Caught defenseless, Heeju barely acf7f9480d reacted as his cool 83edb20837 tongue slipped between her c3f19b944b parted lips. The moment it glided bee03a790f against her swollen tongue, 01d40ed517 she felt a strange 0d022bb5d9 thirst unfurl deep within 9511d3bf7f her. Almost instinctively, 4cc7aff396 she rubbed e594225911 her tongue 3e58367a64 against his, 4b409bf9c9 seeking relief—desperate, e2c373fa7e like a d055b4cb23 parched newborn e1c473667e suckling for 6d90746ac2 milk.693399fea2a5e9fb

“Haa…”8ebba0d78a9daed3

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As his tongue retreated, a31919e027 a frown formed on 57ef2d099e her brow, as if d95db19fcf dissatisfied by the sudden 82b8f67ec1 loss.6adb5ecd066ef3b5

Something rolled over her 9d6d0c210c tongue, smooth and icy. She lazily sucked on d5220c10a0 it, the melting piece 5857349518 of ice offering fleeting 59543097e9 relief. Holding what remained 61a3fc3003 of it in f5c7a82929 her mouth like 939c2f3002 a precious treasure, f906f9e37f she drifted back 42f489b888 into a deep 9d051afa0c sleep.e413733cff674e0a

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