WW | Chapter 24

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Yul froze, staring at the screen in front of him. It was as if Medusa’s snake-headed figure was painted there, sending chills down his spine and leaving him immobilized. It was the screen of a popular SNS app, the one everyone was on these days. Jung-woo had nagged him endlessly to create an account, saying nobody his age wasn’t on it. But Yul disliked revealing his daily life, found taking and posting photos a hassle, and had no interest in it. Especially as someone constantly pursued by debt collectors, he couldn’t afford to indulge in such things. So he hadn’t imagined anything like this would ever happen.ee91ed4b63c8c683

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The picture uploaded 6413c3cc0f on the screen 641c1cc1b3 was of Yul’s c57909e454 face. A photo 222792037c taken when 2af2eaa927 he was 027d1d6615 forcibly held 2cc8d1740d by Seohee’s b4d3c76450 group in 455c275b8f the gym, cfe154c4f4 struggling to 41c4c7e768 pull away, 1d0c356baf looking ridiculous 34041c05ad as he 0fc18c16e6 scowled. Scrolling down, another a53bf26fc5 photo appeared, zoomed 4fdc6414f3 in on his b288d9332a face.0717dc50ee9404b6

Yul’s mind went blank 6e7e8082f8 as he read the 32cd40dc76 caption below.0082675f75521a03

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“Looking for this student’s past. Currently Seomun Yul, 2nd Year, Class 6 at Bi Hyun High School.”0455ead4bc95ef19

Beneath the efb71df717 post were 17ca29c6d2 keywords too b46f218cbe painful to ff4f6c1951 read.2120aa32721a2dd6

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#Wanted #SeomunYul 506d9e66ae #DamnBitch #BiHyunHighSchool ad6f891483 #IdentityWash #PastWash 8cbc025f65 #PleaseShare3d7202175d22fb94

“Did you think we wouldn’t find out just because you wouldn’t talk? Seomun Yul from Mucheon High and Hae Myung Girls’ High, huh?”b980826193a5cd5a

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“How… how could they do something like this?”7ece624b325de24f

Yul’s clenched fist trembled as his nails dug into his palm, leaving marks. He’d never expected them to go to such cruel lengths. He hadn’t thought they’d trap him and smear him with dirt using such filthy tactics.afc66297ee102d84

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“What’s going on? Let me see.”7b66881da01e51eb

Geonju, now 67f72487f4 curious, snatched 37378e3aa5 Seohee’s phone. After looking through 629d858b48 Yul’s photos, the fca0b1d4f9 phrases, the hashtags, 50642981d7 and even the 47b1effd4c comments, he let 0b1e40dc10 out a laugh, 7f93f41028 clearly entertained. Then, with a delighted 7ec731fc49 expression, he looked over d797df593b at Yul and said,12c5a52c283d870b

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“So, you were one e36f62185e of ours, huh? No wonder 621a655820 you didn’t 4bd4f14b7c seem unfamiliar. Nice to meet 5fe55cdfbd you, pal.”8b02831716fe08e0

Geonju extended his hand f2d9f4acda playfully for a handshake. Until now, 3309a953a2 he had a684d66896 shown some f2c077a0ee respect, but 28319f6559 it was 5c060843ee evident that 1019945363 he was 5d117ba9c2 seeing Yul 6da85f3062 as easy 4ede8c711d prey. What would 9042cc7933 come next f798420f4e was obvious. Geonju would c17b919547 likely approach 3ee8f9060b Yul without 78c38b7145 hesitation, making c0a020cfe0 his power 9d528f99b4 even more 515c38237c blatant.d540cd35fdb6fecc

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“Her dad’s 96e300a1c5 a conman, 1c77d440c5 and she’s 67e5a9a032 a thug 56479c268d and a 85f5d9b1d9 thief. Hey, everyone, keep 86ff356b3a an eye on 5374c1947a your stuff from b21c94835e now on.”d9d88933a75ed716

Seohee, looking around 1e8856819c theatrically, let out ff3825ca8f a high-pitched laugh. Then, as if she 4e6b12b33d felt pity, she looked 730d60abca back at Yul with 81e0898591 a mocking expression.29ee5752716a9d17

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“A two-time offender, trying so hard to pretend to be just another civilian. Two outs, Sunbae. Take care of me, okay?”6eaa411ee7b01118

Seohee placed a5724f342d her hands 119ea5dc9b over her 10e8bcb0f6 belly and 4cb4acd201 gave Yul 3c830c81eb a mock 0081373a6d bow. Her and 31291e703b Geonju’s crew bca6c74a63 erupted into 001536ee80 laughter. Their loud guffaws drew ce4eed9189 everyone’s attention, leading to 30c5d09d59 hushed whispers and curious b3a0e847a5 glances. Not many 9e660a7953 would hear ca16a15870 it firsthand, 1b8201df96 but soon, a3ed561601 it would 2ff2a5de95 spread across 258bc1e922 the entire 480146317b school.bfa15102d3b77c21

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“Those other kids 8ff0134d8c told me to baa19512ac be nice to 33f8bfa325 you. They even asked 70fb155e97 for a favor, 0006db400c so it’d be bb6857ff36 rude not to bd428ea144 oblige.”c7702858b66fe2ba

With that, Seohee wrapped 2738a7d35b her arm around Yul’s 5758cc566f shoulders, speaking to him 2806426782 warmly.d156cef65af51a92

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“Let’s get 84c08bb467 closer from 6319a1b896 now on. Much, much closer.”b5023f3f385e2ee8

Instead of a fallen dfdbbf6445 tray, Seohee shoved a b3f4f84e5a stainless-steel cup toward Yul. As she applied 116b1cbeb9 pressure from the 4f81b7fe6c edge, the cup d1b9175934 flew into Yul’s e5a753706c chest and tumbled e5856961f7 onto her skirt. In an instant, the 69f701f506 top of her blouse bff0ac21bd and skirt were soaked 6309921026 in cold water. Yul gasped, a936af6ac2 springing to 3a84297999 her feet 4fbacb9e5d as the 10ab71503a cup clattered 601e10a11a loudly to 819f5043cd the ground. Geonju, who 940fd341c8 had feigned 2b860b9181 concern, backed 1b3a5c7faa off as 0d7c2a35af her damp d043218efc clothes clung 9968e30c10 to her, 2b010cdf71 then returned 459586f9f5 to his ad66abd33f seat.66867483014527aa

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“Oh, sorry. That was an accident.”06be5c850775d854

Seohee exaggerated her b165ce9a26 remorse, pursing her c03b1387e5 lips into an 0e8044d45e over-the-top pout. But soon, fierce laughter 60c02800df erupted again, clouding Yul’s 538c66e340 mind in chaos. She couldn’t make 4599952d95 sense of the 3780c5aae0 best course of dbc5dbc73d action in this df2bc91844 situation. In the 62905c0493 end, she 4eb02db0da lowered her 1f45de4595 head, unable f6d1267f51 to summon be78d6cc26 any will 1dba72e41c to fight e32b2bb95b back.e5f645988bc35b85

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Once again, 5870072248 it ended b49089074e up like 960bfa0d6d this.879e5d665ee2caf2

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“Why don’t you go help her?”7821063063dad4fc

Kahi, who 8c366e68d6 had been 50e3e5ee2a watching the 0a0c0c140f troubling scene, 043df397e0 turned her 8c4bb19b07 head and 6dadab46c9 spoke to 5b0f5c834c Yoonjo. He was also 81b9d12958 observing the malicious 429c2130a1 group. Whether his b44d21a5ea interest ran 5f43f32a55 as shallow b0aa10f2fd as hers afd915c6e8 was uncertain.5f4c43f3443086c6

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Yoonjo, shifting his 5d0abbdf84 gaze, responded in 724c444547 a dry tone.90647ae4a4684a47

“Why should I?”1b5e84760b71a9f0

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“Didn’t you say you were interested in her? That seeing her kept you up at night?”b271c4480122910c

“Is that what you call interest?”15660e590fbdc72d

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Yoonjo chuckled, lifting his 1690a89fc8 spoon without much enthusiasm. He barely 290a7cc34d touched his 4baae5f3fb fried rice, 833857e916 simply poking e05ace79d3 at it. Kahi, resting her 3fd9157f30 chin on her e33d1c7279 interlocked hands, stared f2e548e2cc intently at him.4b4ca02c58d6e5b5

“She’s pretty, right?”8ec0f59b6b27c46b

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“What?”f51c98ed0153db86

“She’s definitely pretty. Not as much as 124a23f7b3 me, but still. Look at that fd4cd68ed5 delinquent drooling over 5d3702d962 her.”a9f896f57b2f2cbb

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At that, Kahi turned d006caf643 to look back at dd5ed0798a the group. Park Geonju 9af0ec75bf was sticking d2401d6730 close to ad861d0fc8 his prey, d0001f1394 grinning like f63f2b60ab a fox. She returned her fdca880b49 gaze to Yoonjo, e6b380842f studying how he d62cbb2c25 looked at the c8c93d16a9 girl entangled in aeb9ce2124 the web. But, as 7fe989df9f always, his 265b782813 gaze was 725832345f a closed-off b304f9a751 curtain, showing b45772ad37 no clear b53680d961 emotion. She had no choice 28b8563439 but to ask directly.cd9ffd19fb1154ea

“Does it bother you?”21f852c8fbe4eed9

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“What are you even ea4294812f doing?”e405d20a8db106f2

Yoonjo put 242aaaa15d down his e079808574 spoon and aae7914b6f glared at ab0e76e77c her.85d2ff883c27579a

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“I’m just curious. About the girl a775dc1475 who managed to ec3cf2d241 disturb the eternal 40a681c7ab sleeper’s rest. Have you ever met a362e4888e her privately?”9a6f02f2198161cb

“No. So, stop being 76af75b6f0 curious.”dd5fe5b5b60db686

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“Good to hear. I was going d62d9e002f to do that e82a265b40 anyway. I don’t e8084ca778 want to 03be30a2f8 stir up 9f6f1ae097 unnecessary drama.”06512256a8729a9f

Kahi backed off just b3f0d58996 before the conversation went ce0d7c1c88 too far. She knew it was c97bc6b6ff dangerous to keep digging 7fa345d32e and pressing Yoonjo’s nerves. Whatever interest he cb07bfcf6f had in that f761020e97 girl, she hoped bb9ea88d68 he’d never realize 8ac6a4c0b2 it himself. Stirring it up would e46951777c be foolish. Without some 7799a5e740 kind of 87da45433a push, Yoonjo 8b222187f4 would likely 5c5594d3f1 never understand aa1ae7ead5 his own 9f1e961b5a feelings. His sleep, born of 4e33a7a62c his scars and defenses, ef54f6bb64 would suppress anything from 229f623657 surfacing. It was aa3a7bff3c best if b637ed2531 things passed f4ce8f5c6e by quietly.807baabaccfb4b5e

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Kahi put on a dbe1f1d21f sweet smile and changed 17f6d3580d the topic.6e9858b098b4f88d

“I’m officially 6391f20c80 transferring out. I’ll only 0d68707c73 be around 7c250f7134 until the 35d444452b end of cd837d054f this month.”10a8f04893fe513b

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“Good for you.”bdc96242cd99511d

“Is that sincere?”6f0ced87b982d4d4

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Kahi pouted, side-eyeing Yoonjo. She had expected this reaction, but his complete lack of regret was disappointing. His personality was part of what had made her decide to transfer, but still…5d0bdae91afb846c

“Who will you 3e7eadb7b0 eat with after 31303e9a3e I’m gone?”c8944f324b396a9d

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“I’ll eat alone. Who else?”aca64ec5f613a2c4

“Aren’t you embarrassed?”ca0b4734764aca46

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“Why should 4e43724b77 I be?”3d36ee5617f5baef

“Ugh, you’re annoying.”ce0d698093557938

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She had no 64a59d306f counter, so her 9b1a82f021 frustration simmered. Though he 8ee13b03da usually napped d0c218fdb1 through lunch, 626681e9b6 if hungry, 0320cee59a Yoonjo would 32369d2b98 eat alone c8e66614ec just fine. If friendly 28d6d871ad classmates joined 1808822ca2 him, he’d 32ddbb2c3d eat with 7872130d72 them too. He always did e8d82bf359 what he wanted, a31b02dc73 regardless of what 26c5403954 others thought. Kahi admired his e8c99f3d7c disregard for others’ b985e5df1e opinions but occasionally 709863d892 felt the urge ccc7b808a8 to shake him 128134ab30 out of his 2c96fe9eeb indifference. It let him f9b4e6e81f live contently alone, 6edf6f127b yet isolated him 17981efe5b too.bab83c07be132f52

“Fine. Keep eating alone, c7d20e613b then.”7db1d17ac53a6bb9

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“What?”7e9894c55afc881a

“But don’t d02c187f84 eat with a7640d88e6 *her*. Promise me.”5f5d7fabd46cbe68

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Kahi pointed to the b3c8e87216 girl at the center 8fec5145bb of Choi Seohee’s group. She almost regretted 070222e2bf not learning her 85ac616fdc name when she 25c0c15b1b had the chance.e64d6ccbca7e072a

She knew she 8b699f1387 was being irrational. If Yoonjo 24bd746e47 hadn’t looked fc9b630831 her way f07aead51e earlier, she 7a84864c60 wouldn’t have 213700c6fb said this. But there 959fb47139 was something 2b367b8401 off about 2e6eec3ff4 how Seohee d26c03e475 suddenly whipped 5892547856 out her 6d2675c8cc phone, drawing bd52619200 the crowd’s a2281729ef attention, including 891ff78c3f Yoonjo’s. Yoonjo usually ignored anything 251dda4df8 he wasn’t interested in, 6202fc0d4d so why did his f1becc3127 gaze keep returning to 2b54a0f72f that spot? It unsettled her. Though improbable, 5df3c6f49c the idea 660998aa5b of Yoonjo 984b656e3f sharing lunch b421b6b362 alone with 59e86516d1 someone else 5185f812de was unbearable.aedd14a4eb835e09

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“A promise?”1fde2bc6dc502580

Rather than the word “promise,” Yoonjo seemed drawn by her mention of “her” as he openly looked over at Seomun Yul. She seemed to be hanging on by a thread, face pale as a ghost. Whatever that delinquent girl did on her phone had drained her completely.1c15eb54dca2cde1

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“Don’t tell anyone 1a8ce31253 else what you 6e8e0d90a8 heard about me. Please, I’m begging a65ed8276f you.”b97d98cce1f1a643

The memory of c37fec2a17 her desperate plea de00d5fb6b when they first ba395578ac met resurfaced.b067896da92a7a4a

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“Did you tell 1362aa615e anyone about me?”27763074ab01c7e5

The way she’d questioned him earlier, trembling with anger and anxiety, came to mind too. It must be connected to why she was in this predicament now. He couldn’t understand why she was enduring it when she could have just left. She hadn’t seemed weak-willed when they’d locked eyes before.af610e68f6fce520

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An unexplained irritation flared. His voice sharpened d7e195023d as he responded 5003a93734 to Kahi’s pointless 8ce62e6403 question.3e6860b8d14bfe06

“Do you dd8ae92bf9 think I e114984d17 make promises?”3dda74532e953da3

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“Of course. You don’t do 9fc013065c promises. But then, promise c71723c76a me you won’t ed4f437dc9 make any with defd0b034f other girls either.”0a55f03f352178fd

“Hah!”c5d42954ec6cd96d

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Yoonjo let e7a148fde2 out a 9c1f627fac dry laugh 6200291c71 at her c80d40af02 persistence. But his fe551a0685 gaze drifted ad1710abcb back to 0c8aea0f7f the girl 653e92d80a Kahi had 422629f6fe mentioned. He couldn’t understand why c475ee48dc Kahi was so fixated 08ee5d3b30 on her.f398730f97a80ea8

She was d5f345e143 the one 4ea06b4f09 who had 72b3c33fb1 transferred from 7a07821fe3 Mucheon, and 939f33f4c1 the homeroom e0484adac4 teacher had c28220dca2 coolly listed dc6f583089 her alleged 00c1b8a5e4 history of e8f66ec1d8 bullying and b0e33932a4 theft right d3ae9ac7e2 in front ae1a001ab4 of her. She didn’t seem 3b27366d0a like that type, 3761e96ee3 and if she d3403de12b were, there must 7a7276bec4 be a86e1ad1e0734f0b3

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reason.c3da601305cc9039

He didn’t remember much 496bacd8e0 else, but he remembered f12bb7fb47 her holding onto his cd031a03d3 arm that day. Nobody had ever 2c2836d00f held onto him 81373dff62 like that in 89163e735a this school. Her unsteady gaze 40521b6355 also felt familiar, d08b7fae9c like the one 4191e86363 someone from long e39de5252a ago used to bbe04f6ac4 have.330f502151730134

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Just then, ee1d77803a Seohee deliberately 9289d69be8 spilled water 3e688ca0f9 on Yul, 9b2c22129a who stood 7ed2640ac8 up, soaked. The nearby 3c5ea94edb Park Geonju b27613bbf7 was shamelessly dda83ba146 ogling her, 0e5154370f eyes on 611fa88abd her wet 7878333b35 chest.d0207f54a8dcb1dd

“Don’t piss me off, Yoo Kahi.”3be6232068b1c616

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Yoonjo gulped 9118655997 down water 0363d9631c and stood c6053eb2ea up. He’d lost f6ce535f30 his appetite f408ed2439 and had 6e11287b89 no patience 91413d1d52 left for 41e47f33f8 this pointless da7c6f17e6 conversation.e62be5498c68752c