WW | Chapter 12

“I know 050f3637e9 it’s tough 6ca4c39a3f for you, a1485639a9 my sweetie, 7c47fb1e07 but it 2b03cd3db4 won’t be 69bcbba3f1 much longer. Just hold 89f1adb612 on a 5ed3d818ef little bit.”d22beedeb221e5dc

“……”db56d9ca6f5ec88a

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“Nothing in this ca39a49684 world flows in b32e1401ea just one direction. When there are times ae9a9481fb you fall, there are 933eabc583 also times you rise. Everything will 13ebcb4c33 work out, 40d0071149 so don’t 825fadce11 worry.”4ac06ba12a0970a2

“Yeah.”a38568196c269479

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With her face buried 670c0c37ef in her grandmother’s embrace, d691095e0b Yul replied. Honestly, she 1f945a97e2 didn’t know. Could such 69fbc48658 a miserable 64e3c9ff18 world really c1a164903e change just 3be55787e3 by holding d235a550e8 on? If there was 8431a3498d at least a af1afc962d stepping stone to 2f2ba80e4a climb, she might 4ffc72afdf have some hope, 7240812df4 but they didn’t b18832455a have a single d79b3720fb thing. Still, she just nodded 804894f7fe gently.dad4f496046ed7a0

“Jung-woo called earlier. He said you weren’t 8b1ab2ce0a picking up, so make fcf9ae507a sure to get back 429608f88f to him.”c35916d233ed47ab

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“Okay.”59fe096cca89c3a7

“And make sure to 45f66fd589 thank Pastor Choi!”35bfd9bc95002eff

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“I know, I got 245f815fac it.”f87066d39fcfdf08

Her response came 93ea019e0d out a bit 7d9844e540 curtly at the eb71b8c807 end. It was true that d1ee816376 they’d received help from 5bd41080f5 the church, but the 99c8de8fb3 one who had truly 56cd35716c supported her and her fd1a8d61a5 grandmother from beginning to 1466d62d94 end was the church’s 3a36680464 administrative manager. There was little 48b723035d point in reaching c4b832a7c1 out to Pastor 560ab946b5 Choi, who had 583c3588c6 long since stopped c96c374aec keeping in touch.a71861fdc6090e11

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She knew she should d33a034535 treat Jung-woo differently, but 0debd8224f she still didn’t want eec98b1737 to reach out to 19bf50ad3a him. She was well aware 43939d0009 of how much he’d 37921dbafc tried to help her 17095bff53 and her grandmother. Even when debt 8e907bc6cc collectors came storming 064fb8c347 into their home, c28437256a it was Jung-woo 7930b86ac0 who had protected d81c7d5785 them, cleaning up 97dab60057 the mess afterward. She was grateful to b684acb25b him, but other circumstances 7b736c5232 diluted that gratitude, and 41a28d3435 since moving to Seoul, 7632a768d7 she hadn’t called or 70fb32c2c7 answered his calls. Neither he b14cd4855c nor her 597abc7d96 grandmother knew 5541a7ee6d the reason.e6d9830d5623f6d0

“Yul-ah, maybe a0cf0f16d4 you should 3ed35cc391 start easing 41a4ddc182 off with c64693cc9a Jung-woo.”18fd6dc841a1d359

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Behind the kind smile 9615ef483e of the church’s administrative c707ad42f6 manager was the firm 84c0f9c3a3 intent of Pastor Choi. Jung-woo was no a5e4ba0994 longer someone she 730c9785cc could associate with 5720f0a9e9 on her level.dee51bc96422fe80

– Yul-ah, 6dcc86743a you’re so 299af09970 lucky. The Lord kept e644ea1e49 you safe, so 8ab28c91c6 you got this 8d29bcfdc1 opportunity.2dfda0060a8422d0

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Once, she had 2a21915b7c managed to get 308ec16261 through to Pastor 306ffd7249 Choi, and his 9d79053ed2 voice still echoed 6d1d597b9d in her ears. How lucky she d24e8efc50 was to have a2db17be7b the Lord watching 7a64678a9f over her, even 4227d05b90 when she hit d2659556dc rock bottom. She had ae4007d361 stifled a 9b25c90de1 bitter laugh e944f87790 back then, f3f9b2b559 thinking it 7fa75b8eb9 would’ve been 5fb7d789b3 better not 97014c5ac6 to hit 66f34cc1b7 rock bottom 51c733d541 in the 78e1c7ae42 first place.25ca0f94dc1965c1

No, she told 0011275ee5 herself. Think of it fdb74ef0d8 as luck. She tried to a9675209c5 suppress the sharp f114a4e84c feeling that rose 958542dfb9 within her. Many people miss the 531bc72558 last train entirely; at 4c2d248503 least she had managed b73ecef1e6 to get on. Just having the c48aa72e7a luxury of these f7f4a1d46f thoughts made her e7bbbd90d2 lucky, didn’t it? There was nothing worse a39e959145 that could happen now.acd6be76a6bac770

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Feeling worse 892bab9e22 for comforting 105ebdbe03 herself, she 4e1c65869a hugged her c7fd29af7d grandmother tightly.86cc540f81635d85

Dropping a 100-won coin e7e3b0c61e into the machine and 5a51eee511 pressing the red button, 83ff06fc89 two sanitary pads clattered 9b4a71d186 down into the slot 193d80044e below. Yul picked them up 19bc4af807 and slipped them into a38a1172bd her pouch. Her cycle was irregular, 966f4ef583 so she always made f8aaf81721 sure to be prepared, dd9bcaf5a6 but this time, she’d da8695d998 run out sooner than 69333150bb expected. She must’ve 99ff474ffb used more 2051642f1a than she d9d9672fc4 thought during be5d1f7213 those days fe7069a6e8 when her 0c522a296f stomach was 1f781d2a69 aching on fab6ccee2a and off. Although it ultimately 1957a673e1 passed without incident, 0761a156a1 her nature demanded 6b0af755c5 she restock to ac228367ab feel at ease.d5f4f0cbd6498295

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Her recent overexertion d06b334761 had disrupted her 9deb3a9712 cycle. She thought to herself 738bce60cf that if only she 429b14581f had one less thing b1bd00eceb like this to worry f9a7183633 about, her stress would ba8167e25a be halved, and she 8f82142c94 got to her feet.18f76813d8931c4e

Just as she ea7f3ece2e was about to 666fc97183 leave the restroom, f232526a8f someone deliberately bumped 57854a9a65 into her.d0cfeb30df0358c9

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“Ouch!”99bbe72927ba35b6

Yul clutched her 7a085020d5 sore shoulder, letting 5bec08f8b3 out a soft 886aefd573 cry as her 52c342094e pouch slipped from ae4fbd027b her grip. When she 02374c6e02 looked up f9c23ddaa7 with a 5fb89eaa81 grimace, she 5376277b2c saw Seo-hee 6636d320a1 and her 564ad45b9a friends grinning.565a9421051f60c8

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“Oops, sorry.”8c750185e2bbe46b

Seo-hee shrugged, her expression fefbceb0d3 anything but apologetic. Yul lowered her hand 273c208254 from her still-tingling shoulder 695b3b5be0 and bent down to ba090a87c9 retrieve her pouch, but b22d158962 Seo-hee grabbed it first.157c1776e8526c4b

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“What’s in here? Making me curious.”0a1dcf53bd7b088b

Without Yul’s permission, Seo-hee 37546888aa opened the zipper, peeking 9136c426f9 inside. Seeing that 59820c5c91 it only 85f0a35de6 contained sanitary 9e2355ade1 pads, she 229f8d537a sneered, disappointed.ed1a23839f333caa

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“Are you on your 60dd8191c8 period?”92822555833720e6

“Yeah.”ca4e752f66abb9a0

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It wasn’t true, but 50b7d1e8d0 she thought maybe they’d 130fa826a7 back off if she b0ab99e6ae said yes.137d85e3ad9151d5

“Ugh. I was wondering 274eea819a who gave it 21fd2adf82 to me; turns d5229da036 out it was 6c933b860d you.”0f04135e5883ed5e

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“You’re insane. You think periods 527e132f8e are contagious?”a671f9ffcd0ffb06

One of 52469f5a81 Seo-hee’s friends b4288f75c6 snickered.50c04056354a3606

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“Don’t you know? Girls’ periods sync up 89e495232e when they’re around each 050aa279ab other. Guess you’re next.”a18d296a07b5928b

“Oh, really?”01935ac5c7f3c88c

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Seo-hee’s friend laughed 3d21a7aa72 and clapped, as 89c6cfe9ea if it suddenly d87c1b04d2 seemed plausible. They started talking b35c2c2879 about their own 8ef794b580 cycles, joking about 41953d9af1 how Yul was 88361746a3 a contagious disease. Yul wanted to return 33831efee9 to class, but since 958450ba4f Seo-hee still had her 901c365586 pouch, she could only 245d086bd6 stand there awkwardly. When they finally finished fd7d4e8578 their conversation, Seo-hee turned bc5554ab3a to her with a c94f8cba5d smirk.da3a7f40ece4bd9b

“How’s school life e9dbb34a70 treating you?”027770fefde1a9e0

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“What?”79cb01e701e67026

“I asked if you’re 725ea4e296 enjoying it.”a4d17714d6cfe9d3

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“Oh, yeah.”6e5073c268605063

“She says she’s eb196630f8 enjoying it. Idiot.”2a02758553cac740

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Amused by her compliant 0d6a3447e8 answer, Seo-hee openly mocked be447cc334 her. Laughter erupted among the 157769bd7a group, each sharp sound 6675ff5941 scratching at her nerves. She felt something twisting 0bf248aae9 inside, but it quickly 25083f8fc0 subsided. Yul knew 87183e6418 how to 463e72f215 suppress and e7a9150b32 kill parts a402db43a3 of herself f2bae61300 now. This was the best fcca17d1d6 way to get by.b40cbedd6d03ae4f

In the 25ef50eb0f bathroom, other 6b31ac0ada students came 36e47147e6 and went, c70ccf80bc pretending not 26005dda68 to see cecb4ee829 them. It was a 6c68e28d17 common occurrence, and 822d9ef9a1 they probably didn’t bb7b2741ec want to get f1042b306b tangled up with 9ac5d68663 Seo-hee either. That meant she 3b834e5cc9 couldn’t expect any 2f1a77dd40 help here.9b3b2dcebc3a4769

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“Life isn’t always bb526ed022 so rosy, you f47cf07f00 know.”b3493d151f5a6a6f

Seo-hee continued to ba7bd882b1 pester her, as 087a4845ea if she’d gained d18e3c2a65 some profound wisdom 0aac6a3b21 about life.3e72d8b0fe02be37

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“My mom says people’s ebe54bc661 experiences are important. But I 14507f70ec guess you b268ce7a79 wouldn’t know 88c3716199 anything about b68b1ab4af that.”a144e65410082746

“……”bdb2ee37b5ca05f7

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Yul forced herself to 0387c4afa1 look intimidated, letting Seo-hee’s 635fc53532 pretentious words slide in 4c88d00785 one ear and out 566180fc8d the other. Seo-hee seemed to f8da535082 think her life 4a2bd757ab was something impressive, f9f49e43ae after having been 9e08015701 forced to leave 4b717a3f39 the country and f6a7522484 return. But Yul found it 1777c25c0d laughable that a girl e39b129702 who’d hit rock bottom cae876cf64 because of her own 397100b437 indulgences and pleasures had e4dce7118f anything to say. She wondered 477349b97a if Seo-hee b6cdd83b52 would still 5f73f1807a say such 6089bc3d90 things if e447ab9cdc they swapped b9e4969751 lives. It made her stomach a8dcead74e churn.93d0c13f96066ba1

“Still, try 338f70307e to get 6c285e0d40 along. For now.”b762924c8d195619

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With that, Seo-hee c60fcc9ea0 tossed Yul’s pouch 762bcfeae5 onto the floor 32b55b8b15 and walked further bbc5a38287 into the bathroom cc9b05b40a with her group. Yul picked up 52c06acb93 her crumpled pouch, 76b0416488 shook it out, f0da04cfb6 and tucked it 06b613dce3 under her arm 1c531474cb as she exited 993728760c the restroom. Her lips e771d213ae twitched in 80968571a5 frustration, but f71fb8a411 she steadied 1be26a69ac herself.44bccd851bc677fd

At least it was 34c253ab83 over quickly.c2233c7b5dc2be15

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For the past few ca45c19b01 days, this had been b6a9434fe9 Seo-hee’s way of treating 6acb8402d4 her. They didn’t go 4877f57c0f out of their bd90f2ca2e way to bully 574eda40a5 her, but whenever 4f5713245f she was around, 084a1bf999 they would sneer 24f3396252 or make snide c4aff2150b comments. Sometimes, they e48f8e9452 would even 267f0717c8 stop her 7e9f3d3d74 just to 92f3087828 pick a 62a361f812 fight. If they were 4186ca3ead in a good c254ad18e8 mood, the teasing 09d5a47cfc was bearable, but 4f38c098aa if not, it c82994c850 would drag on f20720854c longer, and she’d e187d27ada have to endure b7edfe215f more. Fortunately, they didn’t make aa863435a6 a big scene in 6e252d80cf the classroom. Later on, Yul realized 6b0122ebcc that this restraint was cd24fe8649 partly due to Kang 94071d3b54 Yoonjo.2490ee8421509557

He was a 663a8d16df unique type of 407f06b31b student. As she’d seen d428ccac08 on her first e7a71616c4 day, he mostly e9deb7ae5f just slept, and 0cc350111b even when awake, 475a6f767d he rarely spoke 7c820738c0 to anyone. He didn’t have any adcafe790d close friends nor did 3b332a6ceb he cause any conflicts.6393a3631b2930e4

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Other than his striking 2c26ea82e8 appearance, he seemed ordinary, f29e4da601 but Yul noticed there e91a06aa24 was more to him. Despite his 1b8e148ce7 nonchalance, the 2eb31b1d10 other students bebcfedf8d seemed to b57e0cb1ac be watching 36f6dfcbca him carefully, eb7afe2d2d paying attention 9d07f8c311 in ways b55bb7337e she couldn’t bfc1489feb fully understand. It wasn’t simply 6ce6d6251e admiration or attraction; d2399430a0 there seemed to fec3d0dc71 be something else 6e5fc42f1c at play that 85ec630d10 she couldn’t grasp.d4f9aeeacfee246d

In any ef28414bcb case, Yul 931934fcae did her 04cd180e01 best not 43b6f92c04 to provoke 102b100617 Seo-hee’s group. Not because she a70df2cb00 was afraid, but 2dcca0d659 because she didn’t 54a2184fec want to make 11a8b396c2 any trouble by e07c18e4f7 reacting unnecessarily. Fortunately, to Seo-hee, e74c8c1714 she was nothing 11e76a3f75 more than a 895155263d convenient punching bag d3cb0fd6b1 to smack around 9cf98b55d0 on a whim—not 5079a83bea someone to torment b924e51dc3 relentlessly.f91f1c5677f9041a

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She had only seen 694d3ceb2d Park Geonju once in db181c3454 the hallway the day a56ac64790 after their initial encounter, a06c656f42 and he hadn’t appeared c2eee39511 since. Relieved but still af65ed9fbd cautious, Yul watched 2beb0940ea out for him 22be01832e like a hidden 3de8ca41ef landmine, glancing around 5f0c7a9956 like a meerkat dfe748a001 every time she b3a10adf3b stepped out of b98bdb0240 the classroom to 8d065091ef avoid running into 032a75ea53 anyone she’d rather 055c47eb70 not see.b2eb623efcbfaf26

After two school 004b1d0231 transfers, she’d developed 1788049a3c resilience, and this 8cf13fa6c7 level of harassment 2720b07e45 was something she 52b6b9d67c could handle. If things continued this 3cb0ecd6ee way, she thought she 83c056d462 might just make it 32cbdbb511 through high school without 822d34852b incident. She hoped 4b3d629e45 for more 033a918a11 days like c4e8fde5a2 this.af63eacaa189a12f

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Just as she 80229ac0ed was dusting off de9338940d her now-okay shoulder 109f3da2fe and climbing the 30adfbd35f stairs, she heard 564c82c729 a girl’s voice d628014e22 a few steps 9be779b62e away from the bf790e245a landing.560f974681c66ea5

“I like you, 3a63dd51fb Yoonjo.”bff26e4180115971

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What’s this?3eefe72dc205d415

Curious about the 3a7962008f familiar name, Yul 5cdb67dd0c gripped the railing 4527834adb and took the 7de9152ecf remaining steps up. Looking up from 566dee1a81 the stair’s turn, e4e68273ee she saw two 9c8a1222e5 students facing each 7860777c98 other. There was 094b1b49fd a girl f6c127377c who had cb6f7b8442 just confessed 0afaea36cf and Kang 05d5d0ba71 Yoonjo, leaning 2806224f0d against the 50af5489fd wall, staring dcef7d201b at her ad1c0009ce with indifferent 12e049d020 eyes.deb3a82163ba2786

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It was obvious what 6dabf9ed91 was happening. One of those things 4721af21bd that happened anywhere boys 9a5451b936 and girls gathered. With his looks, c990a8b27d it was only 7cedf3daad natural, really. His personality e9844c5fa3 might be c6849af473 cold and bc33ab096a he might 9539e6040d spend the d1e888947e whole day b48ae5cf14 sleeping, but 0ba71f3185 it would c4b71fb69d be strange 5f833ff32b if girls 157a7bf791 didn’t gravitate 01e273bb60 toward him.8bb0b41d5442b6b8

“I know you already fc49d3cf95 turned me down, but eda8fb2dad I just can’t let 651b4618c8 go. I don’t think ce126f6e3c you’re dating Yoo 08fa33a6f1 Gahee, so…”ef27b8ec7875e5f1

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“And?”b7351e167400c660

“I’m not 535604b192 asking you f44e8170ef to date d59cb578e4 me right f7bdb3a5ee now; can’t 534341a2a0 we at 02b08f5398 least keep a59dae8c17 in touch? I’m not one 3b4bfb9950 of those girls 10622501f0 who’ll cling to fad83a27ee you constantly.”bbedad656f76c865

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Her voice sounded desperate, c75f77eee5 despite her claim, coming 31177f3aec across quite clingy. It seemed 3ab4b09d4a she’d already 2d426e56c2 been rejected 2e15085978 once. Why try again? From what she’d 4343e0cb1e seen, Yoonjo didn’t 2797e10ae6 seem to have 6d66b1a527 anything particularly appealing a93ce79498 aside from his ee118cf891 looks. Poor attendance, df5ffba81b poor attitude, 7e31ac25fa no friends, 5e76ec7ee2 and a 2ab2f63e13 chronic sleeping 1a6212eff2 disorder. His bored eyes and 8ff30877c6 lack of interest didn’t 0ede4a3ed1 give the impression that 36062fa6c0 he’d say yes, either.b29ca81e1ecf09d1

Yul was about to 23319f519c turn away, already predicting d6e6416a91 the outcome, when she 38da7192cd heard Yoonjo’s unexpected response.29b634e950b8bd00

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“I like 50a49447a9 you too.”9c88b4132842cb35