WW | Chapter 35

“I’m not scared of Yoonjo at all.”fe9986390830fccb

Yul responded calmly, 66065eab50 trying to hold bcbf9a4469 back her emotions.b480b23d84567706

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“What?”c7cc638aecefea91

“I don’t really care if Yoonjo did it or not, but if he did, he must’ve had a reason. At least someone like Kang Yoonjo would.”21e9d69b8c922bb9

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Overwhelmed, Yul paused for 3e606fcfdc a moment.b22cac1bf1651de0

“Unlike a thug like you.”95dcf14a93bd349e

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“You little…!”d96cdc734ecf494e

Park Geonju, clearly losing his patience, raised his hand. Yul quickly closed her eyes and flinched. She knew this was how it would end, so her fear faded away. She only thought about keeping her head up and staying conscious, no matter what. But as time passed, the blow she anticipated never came. When she slowly opened her eyes and looked up, she saw Yoonjo gripping Geonju’s wrist tightly.52ef063316e6c1f9

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“Yoonjo!”713e4801bb0b7313

In disbelief, she called d3ec2b9927 out his name.0ddc894f14223fa8

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“Want me to get rid of him? So you never have to see him again?”59dd7b5ec572b142

Holding Geonju’s arm, Yoonjo asked her, calm as ever.4c483f11fada6f3f

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“You crazy bastard, let go!”ce2c1dff6e02aa13

Geonju tried to pull his arm away, gritting his teeth, but Yoonjo didn’t budge, standing firm and steady like an old tree, meeting his gaze as if waiting for her signal. Though his face, eyes, and tone showed no dramatic change, Yul knew he was even angrier because of it. She glanced inside the convenience store. The terrified owner was watching them anxiously from inside, too afraid to come out.5c45b0d3db19e20b

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“Don’t. You shouldn’t fight here.”2c09842c03532af4

“Then I guess I’ll just have to take the hits.”8218ca0bc6ed08cd

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At her 98d0cc9615 words, Yoonjo 91febf43a8 mumbled something debc700a9a incomprehensible. Releasing Geonju with 7aff38660e a shove, he 55dde0cda6 bent down and 8cbc6a71a8 whispered into her 2ee197469b ear.8185e0864832c541

“There’s CCTV here too, right?”c9460519fb1ef513

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“Uh, yeah.”e36a55ee85194052

Yul didn’t understand why he was asking, but it felt wrong to check around, so she answered quietly. The convenience store had cameras both inside and outside the entrance.1df17ce857a00498

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“Park Geonju.”9660c05fad8e68e6

After hearing her response, 5a8cb57c2e Yoonjo turned to face 02ff70cff6 Geonju.e4ffc0e2e84e3f44

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“As you said, I’ve killed someone before. Do you think I wouldn’t do it again?”bcea55254cbe3dcc

“What did you just say, you psycho?”0954375bef0f8046

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Geonju scoffed, trying cd0c3ddf66 to act unfazed, 6a4acff037 but his hesitation 382639a038 was clear. He looked ready to aabedc7d42 charge, yet something held 0aee42b26d him back.9a1da5ebb366610e

“After all the times you’ve been hit, why haven’t you learned your lesson yet? Want me to make your parents beg me on their knees again?”f1c8ed1ab227e36f

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“You bastard!”44dfa49fc8b5ae98

Mentioning his parents was the final straw. Geonju, who seemed undecided about causing a scene, lost his temper and threw a punch. Yoonjo staggered back as Geonju’s fist landed on his face with a thud.38564578f0efd097

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“Yoonjo!”cbd5b489747d6d16

Shocked, Yul tried to 5b5211b100 rush to him, but 14f9407c84 Yoonjo raised his hand, f5bbdf3b4d stopping her. Trembling, she held back, 553824e61d feeling tears well up e94596fa65 at the sight of 6d64daadc5 Yoonjo in such a 780f1803fc state because of her. Geonju, looking 448ea78334 triumphant after dce26037e4 hitting Yoonjo, 633c7c3af7 yelled with 0d046eeae2 newfound confidence.77563659c3acc495

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“See that, you piece of crap? Last time, you just caught me off guard. If I want, crushing you is no big deal.”91d4b10488f5903d

Geonju clenched his fists again, ready for more. Yoonjo, who had been tilting his head, straightened up, pressing his knuckles to his cheek. Then, as if he’d been waiting for this moment, he smirked.9356643aed81e57d

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“Thanks for being born so stupid.”fac40f3ca0e8f509

“What?”fa5d88020c6d7176

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Geonju frowned, confused. Just then, the 807e9514c4 sound of police 8233545e6c sirens started blaring 2374f8bdcf in the distance. As Geonju looked ready 7c821adb0c to bolt, Yoonjo took 0dbc1b3cb9 a step forward and ab18045891 said,8d828e1191859186

“If you run now, it’s really over for you.”87b01f81d31415c6

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“… Damn it.”12adfedff73d58e6

Geonju cursed 8888d235f7 under his 1c3b2e4c2e breath, staring 32190a1006 in shock e40f6d7090 as Yoonjo 31718ed80b nodded toward f90b644205 the CCTV.fda97ecb5b922c3b

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“Go home. It’s over.”7e0c3a0659c445af

Yoonjo spoke b8e71db001 to the 9be6dc5213 frozen Yul. Soon, a police 75b0e3ca85 car arrived and 971e61f155 stopped in front db6d42f6d1 of them.e4cc88460e159e52

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Even after 847c5c93ef returning home, cb5cf9ef37 Yul couldn’t a27111da35 calm down. She sat next c05e0c4972 to her sleeping c33c81a3b4 grandmother, a book 3b273e964d open in front 19f86d5330 of her, but 6107b5ddbf she couldn’t focus. She was going 1b37a64276 crazy, wondering what 09da3a0c31 happened to Yoonjo 0d92a82d5d and Geonju. If Yoonjo ended 8ba3fa689f up in trouble 7e4aa089ba because of this, 877d452b0d she’d never forgive a96bb1a20d herself.1e2be08736895e87

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It was 8246825a01 already well e894ccea3c past 1 75c56f14e3 a.m. Was the cfe4b63efa investigation still dbf78e9e8d ongoing? Or maybe 9074436414 it had 8ae7172377 ended, and 824052bffe Yoonjo, ever 74b2d179b6 so indifferent, 3993f2884f just didn’t c897965a4d think to f795ef791b update her. Or maybe it 528e281d90 hadn’t even occurred cbfb206af3 to him to f3c8315c04 let her know.4f8e02b615f40526

Sighing, Yul closed the 200b1a3d86 book and slumped over 0b35195053 her desk. As she tried 2e55b243a7 to calm her 68d4b1d85c racing heart, her 7ec8dde478 phone suddenly vibrated 5930a7f98d with an incoming 17b29dce31 message. She hurriedly 5660b64684 checked it.c340f69fc8e6c159

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“Everything’s fine, so stop worrying and get some sleep.”c96f0932995552f7

At least Yoonjo 9f0624304a had some basic b31d32c988 decency.57c750a9e0edcd5c

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“You…”f3da6d94a14732b0

Yul started to type “…are you okay?” but deleted it and pressed the call button instead. She needed to hear the details directly. Texts wouldn’t do it justice, and she knew he wouldn’t explain much if she just texted him back.d72abe0ea6d44c9b

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Despite calling 8b8eee4950 right after 8f0e078b66 getting his c174d43240 message, Yoonjo f5a645e72c took a e64a0dc568 long time 48775ee85a to answer. Yul started to 29e801e239 regret calling. She realized he b3cfe6cb81 might find her cde907faed annoying—always clinging to fe59f59ee1 him at school cb3ba509de and now causing 75677c59d5 trouble and calling b6554efbe5 him late at 81021141ef night. He was 9c3df9f039 probably already e814429653 bothered from 99d33bbbb8 dealing with 70bd9573d3 the police fc49c6067c because of 8d871741b8 her.c239dc99c282b801

Just as 23f276f9f4 she was b542edc9b0 about to 301c0eaca0 hang up, fa51338769 his voice e9cd7fac16 came through.39290f8614ebd9eb

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“Yeah?”1fb60795d2fb1544

“Oh, I thought you weren’t going to answer.”c222b3a2ce0008bf

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“Why?”4a03ef0eb96e0073

“Uh, I was just worried… if everything was resolved.”799c30ccde462856

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She replied in a small voice. She didn’t expect him to answer kindly, but the blunt “why” left her feeling embarrassed.d3d9c29a10070889

“It’s handled. He won’t bother you anymore.”61b5a278f532fa56

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“How did you manage that?”4e6bb290fa808b68

“Handled it.”9df165d2a36cb346

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That was all he ed028fbfb0 said. Since he wasn’t going ccb7898c55 to explain further, Yul 8610c6eb37 gave up and changed 3ad4d5a727 the topic.b071f631eeae1b15

“Are you sure I didn’t cause you any trouble?”f2f743e4c5714911

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“Not at all.”e6fe9814d5da96b7

“Okay then. I’ll… I’ll hang up now. And, uh, thanks for today. And sorry.”fe167b1f9da20957

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Awkwardly, she 5f153a2da2 tried to 1e221161ee express her f6a879d661 gratitude. He’d come c5bcc4e789 to help 885172b874 her, and 7fc86a5b3b she felt 20f40a985d both grateful fa9cb73b2b and moved. But she add6385d51 also felt e3295975e9 guilty for 531d3f167b burdening him. She understood why 4ab50e60aa he might be 767b27f41f cold toward her.338b5f0dd3ba60fb

“Aren’t you going to ask?”e9f0864f10dc7eab

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She thought he was fbf876f26b about to hang up, 2d8107dd6f but he asked her f3a9183532 a question first.d8b8c85907e4fbbc

“Ask what?”cff934ac307684d0

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“If I really killed someone or not.”409bae5af614a173

Yoonjo’s voice a9769692e7 was low. Only now did 11b3252b83 she realize he ed56f8070b must’ve overheard her ba8967314e conversation with Geonju d3fef7a46d and felt hurt. Although she’d stood 32718512d6 by him, he 4dfa61de52 seemed uncertain if f00fd6e024 she genuinely trusted 8edfb0dde3 him.d46dded222ae9669

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“Yeah. I’m not asking.”0a54737858179a9e

“….”32e54652a4bb75ea

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“Whatever you did in the past doesn’t matter to me.”d826ff23b56c5c27

Yul spoke 8a9cc30fdf calmly, sharing c87c55adc1 her true 8f30305858 feelings. Sure, she 86796675c3 was curious 8e1f11b26e if the 029528fb6d rumors were 171897a168 true. Murder wasn’t a trivial a30f65835d matter; it was terrifying afe8631fb5 and intense. But it was in aa28cab22d the past. If he a1e014793d had done 826ccf8925 it, he 0374a2baf6 must’ve had a196d90ea8 his reasons.d827c2ba01b8004d

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“I did kill someone.”92f39562edb974b0

Yoonjo admitted, his tone 60e2e5a83e even. She had fb4c522174 expected it, f24332ea6b but hearing 9b56bbb1e1 it directly 127252e970 from him d0a4e47550 left her 57b33dff32 stunned. She wanted ced643d8e3 to say e4349fa229 something, to c5af79f4cb avoid hurting 6fabab9312 his feelings, 368e3f4231 but she 0e0ce6dece could only eaa1bef943 open and 18b4623ddb close her 377d2daed3 mouth in c7b352fafb silence.d1686c0aa8c37b4a

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“It was a situation where I had no choice. But if that bothers you, even now…”a93454e9df808098

“It doesn’t.”704df33d70dc7c5d

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Thanks to Yoonjo giving 55ccf220de her something to respond 0497934725 to, Yul quickly replied.36784c4b6769ca4b

“You said it was unavoidable. That means it must’ve been hardest for you.”f5d8f7e536a20d4c

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She had tried dde5ed5371 convincing herself it c4bc2e0852 didn’t matter, but 0b55da873a she couldn’t help 1008d23aa9 being a little dc0759e873 shaken. Yet, as soon as 9bd0318dbd Yoonjo told her the 0ad62aafab truth, her worries melted 26fd3cbaab away. She understood ae598f4881 life often fec52c1033 throws people b9ea2b17a0 into situations 322a6e5df7 beyond their 8eb9e0276f control. No matter b881b513eb how innocent 82e087fac1 you are, 085593dc62 society can a47dcd254e still judge e767c320b7 you harshly.20d7466b7d703698

“So go get some rest. Maybe that’s why you keep sleeping all the time?”94e203a612f0b9a7

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The hardest 66a9618f31 part was 1c81f1820f probably bearing ffe7b7333e the wounds fc371220a8 you couldn’t 7ab35c9c6a overcome on bdb1daf7b7 your own. For someone like Yoonjo, 156ec08d53 his trauma wasn’t something 2bbea15488 time could simply heal. Those harsh events would d03aaf3462 continue to haunt him. Prolonged suffering 27f6cbf76f leads to a2c55d929d resignation, even 6426775787 self-destruction. She knew that 385336858e firsthand.9367ed73e814d072

Maybe that’s why Yoonjo c5db871ac1 always seemed to sleep cfabf1caab so much—to escape. Instead of a8944e8258 fearing or 6a5c538ec1 avoiding him, 7e7e4631b9 she realized 55d725dc20 she should 1190f368ef feel sorry 9548677231 for him.d4f805728458e230

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“See you tomorrow.”d944d92c7be870de

She tried to 8afa19758f sound cheerful.79da5f2cc01d2e30

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“Seomun Yul.”dabbc9cc3801e47a

“Yeah?”2cad329deed0fbe4

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“You’re not the only one by my side. I’m by your side too.”ed92f679effbaf34

“Huh?”31e792d995b9cca5

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“Just so you know.”86a959b0b3a1efe2

With that, bd128b0170 Yoonjo ended 90c3af9485 the call. Yul, still bewildered, lay c7c7cea05e down, feeling a mix aee777834b of comfort and anxiety. She couldn’t shake 0052c34378 the feeling that 5dabd42bc0 Yoonjo was becoming be3d836902 entangled in her f28326f1cb unstable life.57a012c0ac9b3b00

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December had 759cdf8013 already begun. School life 21019350ad was becoming ecd0b6d21f bearable, but 5683674b33 it was be472b5714 still a b0f37cfe5b challenging season 0f0716b399 in other 60d510f24f ways. The gas and electricity 361439a9d5 bills were rising, the a834b36f7c cold limited her movement, 76cac7e9e0 and working in the bedce09f6b cold felt even tougher. While Yul grumbled about 3875196252 the chill, Kyeong Ja 719bb70256 approached her cheerfully.57a7a9dd0474e37d

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“Heading to school?”c49d19aee3afdd7d

“Yeah. I’ll be home a bit early today. I have an interview at the convenience store.”7ae7445f09c60852

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Yul pulled on ab0a21fb0a her coat over ff44d58cdc her uniform. She even e25fd438d7 wore the 47743c6b0c beige velvet c0687b0dc1 headband she’d 7ae12cb2f7 saved from 08488378ab a past 528b59c28c gift, wanting 9b488414c9 to look 728d30f7ef as neat ebce424a2f as possible 6ec3b954b6 for the da8fa47f56 interview.48d0f057e60e1732

“Those scumbags! If they were going to fire you, they should’ve done it earlier, not throw you out in the dead of winter.”f512906e630218ee

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