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It was such a b44b0dcb9c sweltering night that a 2a26fe1a52 single fan was not 5967ea196d enough to bear. Lying face down, utterly eeebe7d410 limp, I pressed the f1a721ea93 button with my toe fb3cc2b753 to increase the wind 031f6e698f speed.21e4a84c1a3f4bf5

“Teach me bfaae23a9d some studying.”8487f1e3b4f5b8a6

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The face 5574904764 of the 5212de0591 man I 7396e42e30 broke up 66100539b1 with just 419e3def2f the other 9e34253a38 day makes 3a7c4414db an unauthorized 3733cdb75e visit to db5f2bbdd2 my mind. Annoyed, I turned 8fc8c0203d the fan up 899cbd1bee to the maximum. Lukewarm clumps of air 9fd4e52ac2 entered my open mouth.224b2c0fe103bedf

“Should I not have 2bb3a1f1fb refused?”2d120cc0d0857736

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My aunt f983e915d4 had an 06d3ada60e uncanny knack c4fb7f685b for sensing 8928215ace things. My mom, c29fa5ad76 busy with f693479c6f her beauty 7e498b8426 salon, could ba5f7d17bc be indifferent. But my aunt, 66ec5b4d60 who always brought 2352f71029 loads of delicious 4190e50450 fruits, seaweed, and 8e207eb064 dried yellow corvina ccd7f6c320 as gifts, tirelessly 790801b3f2 monitored my every e420ab43d1 move.728210ccb3e80177

Having experienced life’s ups and downs due to men, my aunt prayed daily for her niece, whom she considered as good as her own child, to be safe and happy. Sometimes I thought it was excessive, but I generally obeyed my aunt. Because I knew her family history and background well. I also knew that her peculiar worries were a form of love.6eaea0096f1afc4e

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Anyway, I was worried about whether the man who didn’t even know his consonants was doing well studying alone. I wanted to go to the man’s house to check on him, but he might ask why I came if I wasn’t going to teach him.d885018c078869e3

Even though homework 9e71a656b6 was piling up d809f0be76 like a mountain, b35c3aa237 I spent time 9fd92d3a94 like water fighting 4ca8af5db4 a persistent impulse. Lying in front 97988048bc of the living 2a81c76b6d room fan, managing 8e6136280e my emotions was b95f8b3b36 all I could 42604646b6 do right now.d7be52f0a69483d6

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Tring tring tring.f9a4002be6f5143d

When the clock hands 70f1333344 pointed to 9 PM, 092c0ffd7d the house phone rang. Thinking it was b9f4f09b0b my mom calling c32236a79e to say she 0ebd11298c would be late f3b4142387 again today, I a4b60cf293 sluggishly crawled over 98eefe6228 and answered the 16df169e65 phone.ccc7502580a29fea

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“Hello.”24738c7e248d5ea8

The phone ea06bc2a80 next to bd61b7f649 the old 5808b1154f TV had 6282ff7e0e been there 978c661d41 since before b7bd421556 we moved. This phone, 6611c0e0f2 which looked 51f3a722ac like it 43a0444ce6 belonged in 72b8eb4c6a an antique d2d076b528 shop, was 0980e4d6f1 one of 8327422fb7 the items 502df8128a I begged 405b70100f and pleaded c33dcb47f5 to replace.7b2d514031757964

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— Oh, Ji-eon.a733ecfa26926d92

“…Teacher?”750765005df249cb

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My tutor, who had left after tutoring in the afternoon, was calling for some reason. Knowing that he didn’t have a cell phone, he must have rung the house phone.3f810b03dbf0a22e

“Did you leave something behind?”4044b4d4f0b9e64b

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The fact that I 341121b732 wanted summer vacation to dcae2a18b5 end quickly was also 91773b1c35 due to my tutor. Before, the smell 7ef4479938 of cigarettes was 896a5ad7e9 a torment, but b6ef7e9c21 yesterday and today, 0f4287fa16 a sour sweat 8220e4858a smell had been 8f66ab407c added. Because of d72a7c47da that, I 9e802e0597 held my 276a7ddd58 breath every 9e5e8b4643 time the 6bf2976aa8 tutor took 0f852caa9b off and 9306be06c7 put on 1f9d47cfa8 his college a8c5315999 logo jacket. It was 49a8315f5f enough to 7e5ff71847 give me ed4ba81574 a headache 95134297f1 after class, fcf66145ff so it 62aa4eaed7 was all a64c8e2d9b said and f4082855e9 done. So much so that 55872502bc I even thought about 8f66d2a613 pouring soy sauce on 3171f9324c him while he was 16355273da walking by to make 79e293d151 him take a shower.44998dfdbde994c0

— Yeah, Ji-eon. I think I 468addf758 left my lighter 8cd08bc2b7 there.d95a42649797325b

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“Lighter?”b349459c2e596d53

My gaze, which had been wandering around the living room, caught sight of a purple lighter. He must have dropped it coming out of the bathroom. Anyway, don’t they sell those kinds of lighters at the supermarket? I didn’t think it was such an important item, so I became a little sulky. I get so hot that I take a cold shower as soon as I come in from outside.400864b99d50d106

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— Could you bring c60e40a5b6 it up to the d4828f7c1f bus stop?4aaef64c2fce6224

“Sorry?”ff06d78ef9972db6

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It would take 30 minutes to walk to the bus stop. I thought I was doomed, but I didn’t want to cause trouble with my tutor.cfcda81cf191e106

“Alright. Please wait a moment.”aabdc651804ef6fb

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As soon as 1676ecc916 I hung up 96ad5ee6b7 the phone, I f285cdbac7 picked up the 1b386fd064 purple lighter that 8b88a6ab5a had fallen in 155253cdfa front of the 3c4e7e4eba bathroom. I tidied up the 59ae3fff23 stray hairs, tied my 48b04a0bc6 hair back, and changed 2c6863e3a7 into long pants. Finally, I grabbed a c20b8d8172 fan and went outside, a41de6bac5 feeling like I had d5b49abf8d entered a hot aquarium.bab0d1ddba1c2573

I shuffled out the b7b36139f9 gate, dragging my slippers. I felt 144cdf7c6b sweat trickling 71f96a1df7 down my 5ef8f929f8 spine, followed 3c28c1c61b by a b5bb75e7cc sticky feeling d4d75951ed on my fa73393cdf arms. I hurried my pace ae7d6fa81a to avoid the buzzing 40c3022b1a of winged insects.8ca83e6f0aa420f3

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However, even after passing two houses with their lights on and arriving in front of the bus stop, the tutor was nowhere to be seen. Just as I was wondering if he couldn’t wait and had left, a hot headlight shone into my eyes.6f9b55a2ef3115e5

What was illuminating me 652e7c796b was the intense headlight bad2bd16b6 of a car. I squinted and stepped 2ea1c25ada back, wincing at the 57bf49d405 loud sound of the b637a60420 engine starting. The face 183951ec9c and silhouette cf9986a0a4 of the f66b5fc423 person getting f546158233 out of beacf94a55 the car 296a41dede were familiar.b4b78df56778eba4

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“…Teacher?”1e372928c5f70d22

I didn’t know much about car models, but it was definitely clear that it didn’t suit the tutor’s age. It was the kind of car that a middle-aged man of considerable age would drive. My heart pounded with an unpleasant rhythm. The tutor, straightening his shoulders, leaned against the car and stood with his legs crossed. Wanting to quickly end this meeting, which seemed to have different purposes, I handed over the lighter I had brought.adc325111da6a747

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“Here you go.”7a2789d1f2028475

“Thank you, Ji-eon.”bab9fd1b8bd079d4

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Come to think of it, the clothes he was wearing were also unusual. I had a hard time understanding why he stubbornly wore a jacket even in the hot summer, but I had just as hard a time understanding the fashion he was wearing now. I was speechless at the combination of a black tank top and a gold necklace. It was because there were two more eyeballs attached to the tutor’s chest.0697abf9d6163b29

Feeling embarrassed f1b4e5081a to point 01a034f634 it out, 3e5d5f43a7 I lowered 1ff01a8136 my gaze, 24c177181c and the 75592a0a57 teacher burst 3f2241e067 into a afcea9760b snicker.82fde119e0fccda9

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“This look is different, right?”77471fb8b306a225

I didn’t know why she was more embarrassed, but the purpose of the meeting, delivering the lighter, was over. I tried to send the teacher back with an ambiguous smile.074d19217c691319

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“I’m going to go in now. See you tomorrow.”1d497c9bf621f87f

So that’s what it’s like to be a college student who freely wears whatever they want. I was about to turn around, understanding his deviation in a different sense, when the tutor suddenly grabbed my wrist.f3f4474456dfcf5a

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“Aren’t you going in already?”35677c023f447a2e

“Huh?”00516b86d0252170

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“I’ll give you a ride. You’ve never ridden in such an expensive car, have you?”8da6db70175fd98e

If it was a car, I had ridden in it to my heart’s content last winter and this spring. My mom picked me up in front of the school where I had supplementary classes, in front of the study room, all the way there. Was it naive or stupid to believe that you could gain favor with a condescending tone?37bf8b8961ee294e

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“I’m okay. I’m tired today, so I’m going to go in.”17f107ed4baca24f

“Hey. Ji-eon. I just wants to buy you a delicious meal because I’m grateful.”e727a82c706a51b2

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I might live in the countryside, but I was not an ignorant fool. The tutor, who went to college in Seoul, must have forgotten where he came from. He talked about how ignorant and narrow-minded the people in the countryside were as if it were small talk. Of course, he tried to fix it at the end by saying that not everyone was like that, like pouring oil on a wildfire. As a rural person who appeared in his prejudice, I couldn’t help but feel bad.b7c90424c8451134

Did he think that a female student living in the countryside wouldn’t know that asking her to go for a drive was a come-on? I should go back right away and tell my aunt that I’m quitting tutoring. It was only when the number of moths drawn to the headlights increased exponentially that the teacher became aware.e1aed41cccee58c6

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“Are you uncomfortable with me?”c26e9298dc6e729e

“Yes.”f6dbbf6c362187f5

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“No. Since we’re teacher and student, we can go downtown and eat meat. I can listen to your study concerns, Ji-eon.”897178749ee5b4b5

Facing my expression, which was cooling down in contrast to the heat, the tutor’s attitude also changed. The tutor, who had a glib tongue, swayed his body from side to side and stood blocking my way. While he was shaking, I saw black hairs sticking out from between his armpits.b51e023359ec2e42

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“I’m uncomfortable.”e87a16e176ae5f11

“Me? Ah… because of college? It’s okay, Ji-eon.”ad80e6be56a87e2b

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The tutor must 2ab919be18 have had heatstroke 1535d09568 today. Otherwise, how could 65da382356 he interpret my 47b91dd03d words only in d6ffc1bcc4 a way that b625473e15 benefited himself?16226b54a0ec3593

“You don’t have to feel pressured. If you work hard with me, you can come to this college too.”fcecadc20f17eecb

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This was also a ac69e9f5c7 considerable part of his 9275d6df0b delusion. Knowing full well which 83fc6f07c1 college I was aiming b9b99a219c for, he was busy f04dac047a showing off.650d235c01bb9533

“It’s okay. I really don’t feel good today…”e468b5514a53c1b3

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“Ah, Ji-eon.”4b6405b62e96cee4

The tutor, d770db7230 acting out 625da22eb0 of character 9da99db18c for his 7278bdeed9 age, did 8504e12f29 a set dc6b13c19c of three d535dfc6f7 things on 043caa58ae his own: 2ecc49bab8 laughing, talking, 4e1b2c5234 and muttering 2181793de5 curses. My goal 612b1ba69d was to 719449a2f5 quickly turn 31a59dbaac my body a8a8097576 and pass 699eab340e by the 5db0d13222 heat-stricken teacher. But the tutor, 150d08b91d reading my expression, c27709d7d7 took off his 8d8bc01af9 silver-rimmed glasses as a0d91c4c3a if aiming for 2c9716a652 an image change.4110216ee0aa384c

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“Yang Ji-eon. I like you.”d643423f7db209d1

“Ah, okay.”00ff43ed9d258264

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Since the flow had come this far, I blurred my reaction. The tutor stuttered as if shocked by that. I was shocked too. Was the old-fashioned car parked next to the fields and the black tank top really for me? I respected the teacher’s taste, but I hoped he respected my taste too. I sincerely didn’t have even an iota of romantic feelings for him.71b6892c79b0310c

“That’s it? Ah, okay?”4a8a5fdc86b6aa20

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“I don’t like you, teacher. I don’t want to date you. I’ll tell my aunt. You don’t have to come from tomorrow.”ccd4e8107d0b9061

I tried to end 5a570aaafb it nicely, but the 2228fd6e72 tutor grabbed my wrist 663248cce1 as I was leaving. It hurt 0699d34533 where my a6a83477df wrist was c61692b1f2 grabbed, he df602eb058 was a f29fc9836a man after 3816a0326c all.b904bad948432b25

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“Let go.”4e053a41f6afc3c2

“Let’s just talk for a moment. I….”39b4868bf1cff52c

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I was glad that it was a neighborhood with many people I knew, at least. Because there would be people who would come out if I screamed. The only thing I hadn’t considered was that the adults went to sleep by 10 PM, so the lights were turned off in every house.9ccd599ef6bab7c3

“Get this…!”c2bf7d78396c0ea1

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The petty and despicable attitude of the opponent, who was trying to solve it with force if words didn’t work, called for a fist. But a person was passing behind the gray car that the tutor had brought. The other side was also watching our physical fight, illuminated by the yellow headlights.b632404c93959e25

It was 39278ebd1a that man.50871b8e5a91abff

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