UBC Ch23

Math Problem 1, Correct.ff0fdffce1aacdbb

I had to return the phone. There were kids in our class who didn’t have cell phones either. In Chowa-ri, every house has a landline; people whose radius of activity was so obvious didn’t carry around expensive cell phones. Therefore, if I, a student, had a cell phone, people would definitely find it strange. I couldn’t carry the phone around meticulously like a spy in a movie. Let’s return it.b9131b6b814fcf4c

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Math Problem 2, fb0f7518eb Correct.d4266b39e59dbd84

By the way, why hadn’t he contacted me, even though he gave me the phone? To return the favor of the broken bike with a cell phone. What was this…? Someone who said they don’t go to the hospital because they don’t have money had a cell phone?783a47e162aca96d

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Math Problem 3, Correct… Math Problem 18, Correct.221bf0aa8cc75cbe

I thought I’d get it wrong, but I got it right. My mind was almost completely stolen by the cell phone, so I charged the battery, turned it off, and then, on a whim, turned it on again and put it in the drawer. I couldn’t concentrate because I was worried he might call.1edda4f84944e827

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Math Problem 19, Incorrect.bfb62abfcbc19da1

The pen, thrown in a moment of emotion, rolled across the test paper. I clutched my head and collapsed onto the desk. I’d gotten a problem wrong of a type I’d never missed before. Annoyance surged, and I opened the desk drawer. I picked up the cell phone lying there.70cecc1e4dd47ca6

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When I went into 076db10526 the contact list, there f3fcfe279b was only one name c8ccb33caf saved.323f5dc23959ba2c

[Kang Jang-mi]

“Kang Jang-mi?”bf7794987693f21e

Curiosity was piqued by the ridiculous name. It succeeded in drawing my gaze, which was sulking over getting Math Problem 19 wrong. As if by accident, I moved my thumb and called the man’s number.8f774d23d52eda9d

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Rrr, rrr, the ringing tone continued, and then, at some point, the world went silent. I carefully spoke to the world’s first rose (Jang-mi) with a mouth.3e9bf4b91db6be1d

“Is this Kang Eui-tae’s cell phone?”f1428c902730c6ee

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I didn’t know the details, but you had to pay the bill for a cell phone to even make a call, right? As soon as I made the call, a realistic worry raised its head.6d0eecd77b95458e

“Is it? Did I dial the wrong number? Kang Jang-mi…?”263304c712cf5ac9

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It’s a corny name, but it’s not an impossible name to have. Then, laughter came over from the other side. It was a voice too thick and low to be given the name Jang-mi (rose).6a3a16f6f5f1cfd9

“Why are you playing these kinds of pranks?”761b2ec79211e4bd

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— Where ff6f60fd96 are you?35ccec6781aabec7

“Huh? Me? Home.”91cb44f6ca271740

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— Do you f2c48792dc like the cell 80881f2396 phone?b16555b107b8499c

I tilted my head at the man’s somewhat clumsy words.e66889a8efb13afa

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“You’re drunk.”b3d07acddbb5d18b

And the man made it clear that I wasn’t mistaken.68ada288a3190649

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— Yeah.42735f3add811783

The word came out slowly, as if he didn’t want to answer. The rose with a mouth even drinks now. A sigh escaped, but the man was about to hang up. He showed signs of disappearing into the gap where the words had stopped.af26344ab640786f

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“I don’t need this. I’ll put it back in your mailbox.”166a34a9688c5f7f

— Why?9e37ed1cd4671fc3

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The man said it as if he genuinely didn’t understand. I was dumbfounded, but on the other hand, I was worried that the man, who didn’t know the ways of the world, might get scammed somewhere.3658a2be150bbd52

“You don’t give these kinds of expensive gifts to neighbors.”ad572a804c05a814

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— You gave me a bike. You can do it, but I can’t. Don’t draw lines.84893f86c80adc43

“The bike isn’t worth that much. Just go home. You’re the one paying the bill for this, right? And the account is in your name.”65738cd69ad85a89

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— Ji-eon-ah.ba618c82b5fc31a8

I was about to hang up when the man spoke again. Knowing I shouldn’t, I held the phone to my ear. The other person, knowing that I hadn’t hung up, let out a mischievous laugh.3ef41f776dd41070

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— I tried what dde5d3f263 you said the other a2901270e6 day.25a435e5e29ce76c

“What are you talking about?”88a6f88a0adf5e08

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— Being fake. You said being f85db68835 fake is better.e78fa01db20e0cfd

“…Did I?”37ca5f683d7f7101

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— When I did, money poured out. So much. I think you’re smart. More than me.fb23e862aae7d9eb

It wasn’t wisdom for life. I wished I had taught the man a wise lesson for life instead. I taught the man prejudice, social skills, and how to live shrewdly. As a result, the man’s life changed again. That meant I’ve grown bigger inside him. The man, completely drunk, made a sound as if he were collapsing. After that, there was a crash, the sound of glass breaking.b0458d9deef33b66

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“Where are you right now?”f10fe93c912c762a

— Here? I don’t know. What does that matter?9c920e917468e903

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“Just tell me what you see.”4165385eea2caf6c

— Hmm… My eyes are bad. Here, a street stall by the stream.64b36431031d9c59

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“Is there someone who can take you home?”e0c0f875a70cdbdd

— Yang Ji-eon.4526f71ac5a39cd2

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“Stop calling my name. Answer the question.”672ce8704b239a6e

— Do 95d7ec31b1 you hate c448d49c17 me?5d6ae641d92a8a4b

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The man asked in a sleepy voice, a dying voice. I didn’t even have the strength to bite my lower lip. It wasn’t a matter of liking or disliking that the man was making me uneasy. The man had been abnormal from the first meeting. And I didn’t have the capacity to handle such a man. fa151cc989a20c32

No matter how composed I pretended to be. I was worried that someday I wouldn’t be able to cut him off. That I would get deeply involved with the man and not be able to get out at all. That the man would cross the line that had been drawn. In short, I was worried that the man and I would ruin my aunt and mother’s Garden of Eden.5608258ebdd5ef37

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— I told you. You shouldn’t be nice to a guy like me.0aff68f0c753ccda

“…Hello?”2d2f0c24c06172c7

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— But I’m not going to do anything to you.8c48b6e6dd69eb95

And the man sat down with a thud in front of the drawn line and looked up at me with innocent eyes. He had laid the foundation for the GED, and we had made rapid progress. The price for saving me from the tutor’s molestation had already been paid. He would probably do well on his own after that. He was someone with a decent desire to study.8affe24ac6b62307

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And when the 3576ae6f86 second semester starts, 2cd8b0b62f I have to d43e19080b reduce the number 136b22b3cc of meetings. Not to f2f1e374ab mention after 0764ca520d going to 92bd2db96e college.a90eea8400e2213f

— It’s because you’re the first person to teach me that kind of thing. I’m grateful to you.528e1c1a25c2a4d9

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“……”997ef801e613c4d5

— I painted the 0e5972fc35 bike too. Do you want to e55d6ca804 come see it?1d29a6ad904b0649

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“Um…”13146a3e2d34fdb8

— And let’s catch clams.7bdefc095e9c0656

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“Should I, um. Should I come pick you up?”2ea8b8fbfc764f5b

— …….3e156f48a94cd0c8

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“Hello?b62541017308beb5

— See?6f40731b192b4a94

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“What. Which one of the street stalls by the stream is it?”855ec6db2ffccd0f

— It’s your fault that I like you a little. Did you eat, why do you live like that, why do you dress like that….90b48b0762150165

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The word “responsibility” struck me more than the word “like.” That’s right. I’m a nineteen-year-old fledgling who wants to give sympathy and kindness but is burdened by responsibility. The people who helped me, the people I admired, were adults who knew how to keep an appropriate distance. But I don’t know that line. Even so, I was uncomfortable with him crossing the line. The fact that I learned from the man turned into a shock, and as my hands trembled, the phone hung up.a84fafcfe841323d

Responsibility.f0f65e0f6b5bd916

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I swallowed hard and called again. The ringing tone, which lasted longer than before, did not produce the man’s voice in the end. Eventually, I grabbed my wallet from the drawer and got up.41096b142feca324

“Where are you going?”5465d732d907e11f

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When I came out of the room, my mom was there, changed into pink pajamas. My mom’s eyes, looking at me in the living room vanity mirror, were fighting sleep. The dark shadows around my mom’s eyes seemed to be reproaching me. I stood there blankly, holding onto the doorknob.c8f8d2c952999ce3

“Huh?”bb5ff8094e06ee69

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My mom, wondering if 87c9b441dd something was wrong with bc7b8b6a0e her daughter standing there 411712f8fd blankly, stopped applying cream. If I stuttered here, 4cb5e93ea1 the secret with the 26ad1fc71d man would be revealed. I bit f5e49ee4f5 my tongue 13ffbbeaa8 with my 552467451e molars and 3b1ae8ab7c pulled myself 1885654fc6 together.28514b6188f6d8af

Don’t lose your mind.317cc6496ee484e7

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The line that the man must not cross was my mom and aunt. The mission of not ruining their expectations was hanging around my neck. We couldn’t be openly friendly for life. I went where my heart led me, and when I happened to look back, there were my mom and aunt’s faces crying.a1c96dcb51c91740

“Um, a friend- Ji-hye. Said she has something to give me. Said she wants to talk at the bus stop for a bit.”f3a5ae65c1fdeeb2

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“A thing, or a talk?”701ea4ead6a8c752

“Both?”add689714f314282

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“Be right back? Mom’s so sleepy.”0d1c58e430902149

“Yeah, it’s right in front. Right in front, um, she has some concerns?”faf9284405a0e0fb

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Ji-hye, who was in a different class and only greeted me occasionally, came to mind naturally. If she’s good at studying in class and has a decent family, my mom didn’t say much.bd51097d70d5a630

She opened the door to the bedroom and went in with tired, drooping steps. It probably helped that my mom’s judgment was blurred by sleepiness. I carefully went outside so as not to be suspected and put on my shoes.1b9c2d68436fef2c

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I should e730767567 call a 4fbe7c73fb taxi. There was a 7fe74d64f5 number I had f3bc28bf47 memorized in case bf7abfb6a5 of an emergency.dfc0967d95718fbb

What am I 54ff51d4d2 doing right now?985c1c0add35a681

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Knowing I shouldn’t, my fingers were pressing Jang-mi’s number. The anxiousness, the uneasiness, the worry, the pleasure created by combining those three, how should I describe it?1b29771c4172e62c

It was the price of a first-time deviation. It was a similar logic to your heart beating when you eat terribly sweet chocolate. It couldn’t be said that what was contained in the steps walking toward the taxi stand was only worry.01d184bb5ec66624

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