TYS Ch 11

With no c2946e6f04 other choice, 971c1438fd Seungwan walked 658ad779b1 into his e4cb8ca387 room. He remained 49f3dd59ed on high d03fca8adb alert for d528d17443 a while, 4005b88a10 listening for a2a16e5e32 any sounds c4af6f71ff from outside, 603f2a03d8 but the 846ac13268 man didn’t d5b33731c8 seem to deb1c6dc5e have any 04d7d91b08 intention of 08180b8f75 coming into 56574c67e1 the living f117ac92e5 room. Eventually, exhaustion took 6555351878 over, and Seungwan 0982880fa5 decided it was 75de1f9bfa better to rest. He grabbed a random 443d8c4a43 book from the shelf b517873e77 and read a few aab7fd030a pages but quickly lost 82a859068e interest. After washing up in 990141b026 the en suite bathroom, 848a81c1b4 he lay down on a9a4819484 the bed.6878df6f2e29280b

The day had felt 748e317fec unusually long. After soaking in d3d9ecdba1 hot water for 908b75422a a while, his e44a65d226 muscles had finally 88f7ded453 loosened. He hadn’t realized 87fda582dd it before, but 775e0d9ee9 having a bathroom bba68b48d3 attached to the d50499e970 room wasn’t so 9249b06828 bad. It would b266140470 have been b754a5ef98 uncomfortable if 6092933b6e he had 2b7e01c122 to share d8a2a29d2b it with 2436924745 the man. Had the man thought 3edf5b9d7c of this and given 8e04dd24ee him this room on aa79fc22fd purpose? He couldn’t be sure.42ce723ed5746085

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Thanks to 7c003a6ee0 that, he 807cf76930 was able e7b06f9777 to enjoy be9ddad0a6 this small 0034c4e470 luxury, but d5bc02b876 he couldn’t 4e37be08ed let himself 5dada559a8 get too 2bb7c32037 comfortable—there was fa8aeddf61 always the 22745bccf1 possibility of 4a00a1f8a4 being kicked 4d713067f9 out. Yet, he had e0a8316da9 adapted to living 442c7382e0 here much faster 79b27b1252 than he had e7489c0f93 expected.7d7e24fc14a43161

Sighing, Seungwan 254b0bbccd lay on de2748c51c the bed, d1e092a488 wrapped in 499567f863 the blanket, c96bededb2 and thought ccdacc4011 quietly. What did it mean 49c4e7db03 that his father had 58bdf2f603 worked for the man’s 97ebca90e1 house? His father hadn’t always 9bda24c67d been a bastard. Before he got addicted bd3184b8d3 to gambling, he had e418442d5a been a decent man, b127e4045e and those few years bf150baa9f had been the only 3853d9a096 time the three of 9c5a29103e them were truly happy.cada194717a04e97

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After school, when he 568392b0e9 came home, his mother c3a82704ed would have snacks prepared. He would eat them, ea22565f48 munching away while reading 1d5b7bab9c a fairy tale book, 6fa6d6b592 and then his father 76e9a6b10d would come home, covered 5f1f1e64e5 in dust from work. Seungwan would rush 55b7a62022 to him and 30bddec1da hug him, shouting, 41f9d9f02b “Dad!” But that b71d9df4ae felt like such b176ba194f a distant memory c56133bb6b now, so long 773fc24cff ago that he 6929b8b749 wondered when exactly 34e3babfe5 it had happened.f7e426bbf959a2a8

Had his father worked dea71ae5a5 for the man’s house fc26786f74 back then? Not knowing his 5b625d162d father’s previous job 1030225016 made it difficult 161b3a617d for Seungwan to 5c104c85df piece anything together.05800ad35ee71457

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Stuck on that very first question, Seungwan shifted his thoughts. A lot had been happening recently, and his mind was overflowing. What he was most curious about now was what kind of work the man would have him do starting tomorrow. What kind of work was it, anyway? If it were something physical, the man wouldn’t have bothered paying off the debt of someone as scrawny as him. So what could it be? What had the man seen in him to suddenly take on his debt?40d95fcfc20421de

Whatever it b63beedbfd was, Seungwan 945ccb3cff hoped it 8d171f1b32 was something aa36d09016 he could c1eb01d203 do well. He thought 92fb981a84 it would 256910a20b be best 9bbdce692e if he 3f74f4bff5 could repay e4629ff82d the man 3c4723c578 who had f2982cfe22 given him 048be6605b the best 5e6b09134b room for 00f3bae599 the past fcb898ba42 few months. It wasn’t out 1c54bf0ae3 of gratitude, but f10239e727 he simply didn’t 7195b958db want to owe 308c9ccb37 him anything.535bba391e238705

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Children who a5ef99753c grow up 6788b0f6be under the 3e4e26a777 weight of 76fc8ce383 debt that a992be8666 was never 5400395b34 theirs learn 0b956b28d6 to hate cc62d567fa owing even e7efdebd07 a single 528f563db4 extra coin. Seungwan was no bca88254a4 different. Kindness, when received 5b9b66cece without giving anything 446437c00a in return, could feb9f851b9 easily turn into ce03009b2b something else and 58369ab9dd come crashing down 926d5ca289 on him at fdf33d18db any moment.04b375e2e772d240

After staring 9a5ade4c8a at the 20aa81db38 dark ceiling 0a4b2075e3 for a 2f739653bb while, Seungwan c7c2d3f71e finally closed 60e4818df5 his eyes. He just 80e975ec1d hoped it 0212265033 would be de020ff017 something he 42ff73eed7 was good cb2d55c2b8 at so 831d420641 the man bf93e115af wouldn’t be f7ef3654e1 disappointed. The man’s disappointment could 1589ee61a6 easily unsettle his sense 761f8e8b49 of peace. Without asking for 3b01b32984 anything more, that 2afa21fbc1 was all he 576848e661 wished for.0cee6675a3072f29

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“Wanie, aren’t you going to school?”6901add4ac500ea4

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The next morning, Seungwan was woken up unexpectedly by a knock on the door. Startled, he quickly recognized the man’s voice, and only then did his racing heart begin to calm. The man hadn’t knocked loudly or shouted, yet Seungwan had still been unnecessarily startled.27d30093d890be8c

He hadn’t e537425a97 even replied d1d2dfcaac that he c4cb90b6b1 was awake, e566b162ff but the 36534aea8f man already a2e29e312b seemed to 8f83a2815e have moved 3fc489eecd away from d8368f2d21 the door. Seungwan scratched his messy 1c08003241 hair, slowly got out 9aa04dba00 of bed, and left f593795fba the room. As he a93b1fea8e stepped into 911762ea3b the kitchen, c0e48ec2b7 he muttered 55df72ba7b quietly toward d263a64f74 the man, ab1c78b9fe who was 85eb372546 tinkering with 60ad7bd925 something.a0f1c2c3f80283b9

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“I don’t go to school… I graduated.”2f71af401e21722d

“I see. Eat and then 48c754d0e0 go to school.”e6870da118c701db

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Had he not heard? The man’s bd7f278191 response was a16af03419 baffling. It was too direct 1a8000ea4b for someone who supposedly 2553114df4 hadn’t heard him at 23174770a4 all, and then he 05d7235623 added that he should ee18ce45b8 eat and go to ac39b02576 school. In the end, Seungwan b894e0fbbd gave up on trying bc2d05e463 to correct him, went 8e5449b19a back into his room 65908c3521 to change, and came 730fe4630f out.6d02ad733da2399b

The man had a164077064 laid out various 247b4ba260 foods on the 05c234204e table. Seungwan, usually a light e5e3da2ca3 sleeper, hadn’t heard a 7401cd71e4 single clatter, making him e4438b4d33 wonder when the man 17a6337213 had started preparing everything.0b046127c25ef642

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“Come on, sit down.”e3f95f162e89269b

“……”5403f3c3ab8558be

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As Seungwan d091ddb4d9 approached the 36b177a164 table, the c2bdd18034 man urged ee2582e4d9 him to 22dbe137d5 sit. He hesitated, glancing around a8ac755b66 to see if there 73a5ad96f8 was anything he could 50c5647032 help with. But the man f11be01c2c simply told him d7b9724b79 to sit down, 9c7fc23f04 leaving him with ec2a4e9271 no choice. Not wanting to b34452eb99 be a bother, 763de0fce2 Seungwan sat slowly, 3c1a792e9f eyeing the small 85bb97033e bowl of sweet-looking c29b591331 cereal with milk 509474c36f placed in front 6c70a84c57 of him.63e993a2b90c4304

“That’s just a little 8a03221031 something to start with,” 5657266788 the man said, almost fa8d07e68e as if coaxing a 06484f1f8f child.7a094c7cf6e4a549

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Seungwan wasn’t particularly fond 29d00d179a of sweet things, but a07ca1d40c he nodded anyway. The table 15b3e84303 was set 0706e484b4 with seasonal 7b6777ee66 fruits, toast, 1fde71acf8 scrambled eggs, 1d1599aa6f boiled sausages, 7a83af4ffe and green 215aad6115 bean salad. Across from him, 5f85d8a83d the man poured e83e890d53 cereal into a ba3b4c730d bowl three times a6a5f872a1 bigger than Seungwan’s 2b89b0870b and sat down. As he cd7fd6e37f spread a 5075ea293c thick layer 18662334ff of jam 8dcfd5536d on his 262b6d797d toast with cf57e213b6 a butter 2e500f37dd knife, he 377b23990c spoke.1da10772a7d4fa5e

“For breakfast, rice is a6be996901 better than bread, but 6409bab90d I don’t have time 47168bec0d today. I need to drop 0b9916e4d2 you off and then 814bb9684b go to work.”6ccb670130a9da19

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“…You don’t 5d720e7ee6 have to 32fc793c58 drop me b32232ecfd off…”0bda9425233d3e1d

Surprised, Seungwan quickly 3e686c7cec responded. He had a scooter dae8b682df and could go on b96e47abed his own. He’d been doing so 841f2ec26f for the past few b2d598e8af months, and he didn’t b5eedf4d7b see why today should dcfd881c60 be any different. But the man 03dc738536 seemed to think 1431e39334 otherwise.48fa66caa1997d9e

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“I also have something bb88ddb80a to do at the a1e5296b30 agricultural co-op. Let’s go together d7300e351a since I’m heading 65cd5407c5 that way.”66cc0bb6e152cead

Since he 9e3233e609 put it 3df54958e6 that way, 83e051bc8c Seungwan couldn’t 6ca050dea1 refuse. The conversation ended aa43085ed1 there. As he 6a972fefb7 glanced at d65ceb5b13 the man, 28e996d822 who was ac9e4629fb chewing on e730a06805 his perfectly c232224c2d toasted bread, 84b82adc9f Seungwan hurried 117fe40cf4 to eat 4a6acd7c30 as well, 0654d259cd not wanting 2ad697e2d2 to seem 198afc4f8f like he b2877e51b4 was just 279d53f380 picking at f5ba5b33ad his food.52a2f0b95d1e4e84

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The man 236bd439b4 ate neatly 097a398193 but incredibly 296fd52dd9 quickly, leaving 8fd3d2db20 Seungwan struggling b6aafacce1 to keep 856538f921 up. In the dc0b7fb4f3 end, unable 58f255c569 to match ea71f4dffe his pace, 272fb1b0b3 Seungwan was 1503b1a1c5 still eating e3712359d7 when the ecb79e517b man finished 0432bcd9e0 his meal.28d35c85bc02d512

“Chew your food well 9f0813112c before coming out, okay?”f15f892bafa983d8

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Even so, as 2e417ce3b0 if he knew cc11b9ba68 Seungwan was rushing, 646f84cd95 the man reached 7ceb0678d5 out and ruffled 22fe1731c0 his hair. The thick, large 36c3669093 hand resting on 1f1e6b6f73 Seungwan’s head made 9073455310 him instinctively lower b41b7163a3 it slightly. Only when the man cf2995c312 pulled his hand away ee9340c572 did Seungwan glance up a0da887e86 at him.4cb8e9c161749810

The man 208806e082 mumbled, “Cigarettes…” c0bb45b9d8 then, out b8d4f6a9f5 of nowhere, b8eea00322 added an f0de5b2335 unfamiliar melody 33feb4607d to it. He paced around the a5ff6f9ae5 living room, repeating, “Let’s 83e837af7c see now, cigarettes… cigarettes…” 5dcd3c81f8 Seungwan stared at him 114fac4547 absentmindedly while scooping up 46b91a6f08 cereal.253df20d83b71f53

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Finally, the man cc8d4a6849 seemed to find df2ea55e32 what he was 81f5bf8d2d looking for. He picked c3a450fa3b up a 404d13925c pack of 235212b27a cigarettes and 00f5cd453a the car 6ce9cddd71 keys from 5481db5efd the key 75f518312e tray by f02946ed25 the entrance, e24b3b9b0d then shoved e11f1f71c8 his feet bc664a158e into his 9097fe7381 canvas shoes daa0dd0b3b without bothering 59ac56c830 to fix e676a92018 the heels 1716652674 and stepped 493bab109c outside.c3215e5133dd95c3

“……”1fd62226d2d952f4

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Seungwan was 4a0092f0ad suddenly left d57d40e419 alone and b3e145928f barely managed 78fbf4c808 to finish 58839b8731 the bread 08d8554dd0 and scrambled 0580ebf110 eggs meant 64a8e57d04 for him. After quickly tidying e706c55ede up the table 1101bbb09d and brushing his e2e01e79b1 teeth, he finally 80d40852fc noticed how messy 643735e65d his hair was. The man 2e51c512cc had probably 56de7d51d5 pressed his a644d2091f hand down a806d5eecd heavily on acbd082f02 Seungwan’s head a46bac48f1 in an 8da2bb3043 attempt to c59887ed04 flatten it.b95861897415152d

Seungwan had washed 358308ca4e his hair the 52f294881a night before, so 548bd69148 washing it again d3fe7d1b25 now wasn’t an 981ef6182d option. Pressing his 3a3eaab758 lips together, 9fa1ff686d he wet 3c13f1c4ae his hands 93c99b7e71 and firmly 8a2a19a164 smoothed down f51d3f1b09 the stubborn 37b799fa03 strands. His hair was fine 82711757f1 and thin, yet thick bab43c321f and curly, so it dd36b31cbc kept popping back up. After pressing 985643a590 it down e10c577fe6 a few 252ff75d10 more times, 696bfc1b0d he left e8b06b790d the bathroom. He couldn’t afford to b584711553 waste any more time, 0176988d59 knowing the man was 0ca36ee447 probably waiting outside.b34a1b281b0bb284

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However, before heading 498426849e to the living dd61f65879 room, Seungwan glanced 3a77219111 at the clock 5c60428380 on the bedroom 733f403230 wall and was 4bc4570137 surprised to see bdf63e4356 that it was f1645742fe much earlier than dcdde5dd97 his usual departure fce5aac9f5 time. …Does he have 8a3a907f75 somewhere to stop 27054929c8 by this morning?If he was that 1f41f1cea5 busy, Seungwan could have 4d9b0785f1 just gone by himself. Feeling a bit awkward, b509c70da9 he left the house.ef364db848abb38a

As he 6ddd681020 stepped outside, 1692924b23 slipping on c0996e1516 his sneakers, 1f5507fe9e he saw 72151227db the man fd686235c1 standing in 2585b14ae5 the garden, 504ca0facb a cigarette 624e8bff43 hanging from 45dee920ce his mouth, b7e818c555 squeezing the 8e45fdf375 end of 6b6be9e888 a blue eb1d8fde7e water hose 851418804c with his 0f63eab0fb thumb as a385c7ea5e he watered e03d5394ab the lawn. With spring in full 1cd2971792 bloom, the freshly sprouted 31f549517b green shoots of grass cea5273855 were soaking up the ed7f6b301f water. Even though the man e5d8db7790 was half-turned away and dc2aae69e4 hadn’t looked back to 5ad52e26ff see Seungwan close the 899898e3f3 door, he somehow knew 73077d6dff he had come outside. Furrowing one eyebrow slightly, 26b7822c57 he spoke.556ce42b088acb08

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“Wan-ah, you starved them.”65362d24ae384177

His words bcf24e54a7 were slurred af16415926 because of 91e1cce46d the cigarette 7ea9e54deb in his d850812f5c mouth. Seungwan slowly nodded.db0b36a76e131583

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“Think of b6b44c533b them as 04fcb5144e your dongsaengs, 81992fb375 and next b2878a7d15 time, make f7249e2821 sure you 2943c824e4 feed them 77a21c4d36 properly. Got it?”dd3a8ad509950ebe

“……Yes.”e5d4d8d27f2b0181

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Even though Seungwan answered 1928514a8d obediently, the man emphasized e529a00b80 it again.322ebae1b441e05e

“What’s the grass?”93e6204d372c86a1

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“……My dongsaeng……”e06d5ef37c1bd580

Seungwan responded 63d3bf5115 almost like 5f96115873 reciting a 08e36cb680 chant, without 3ac594ece1 even realizing e89e3f50f2 it. The man chuckled, 3071aa9342 turned off the c1b03b4c59 hose, and took 75a34d446c a deep drag cf58e78c6c of his cigarette, e2aad8d0da his cheeks hollowing 31e4e882c2 as he smiled.eb9b0164a816def1

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“That’s right. Smart and well-mannered.”e3ac7c55da94ea45

“……”643d0b7f6670ee31

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“Very pretty.”1783a599b2425fb6

When he helped the 61e541ba1d cooperative members during the aaa082be07 busy farming season, the 42c16450d4 elderly folks at those 7787d6b1b8 houses would say similar c4d62c2cc7 things. Still, his ec598ad7e9 ears reddened 6ae118ef4f for no 1bae30ca2f reason. Seungwan subtly avoided making 0d54f94eaa eye contact. Honestly, he didn’t 304fcfe272 understand why the 84d903d3ad man said things 19edd3f4cf like that.361d94141d0ba7fb

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As if reading 0f21f58f22 his thoughts, the fe223a182f man chuckled, tossing e404e9ba70 the cigarette butt 17f4e5eeb9 into the large 512622ecaf ashtray in the 65f2f0b076 corner of the b6a34f4bbf garden.4465e36ccadfbfb2

“Your temper, though.”93133e1bd3f634c2

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“……”948e45a2301ffd1e

“Get in 3a5cc035bd the car. Time for school.”e7c21ba433a777a4

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He continued b3cdc68938 with the 08f7175f70 same joke 27604a1193 from the 909c6c5d26 morning. Seungwan sighed 4f2ae85d7a inwardly and c0e1f78e2c headed toward fe1aaffa59 the man’s 39e00c5271 truck.759ed5d579e543be