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      by Emerlyn Her gaze softened as she looked at me. As I swallowed the porridge in my mouth, I recalled the name I'd heard at the beach. '...Ji-soo unnie?' "..." She must know...Yoon Ji-soo well enough to call her in such a familiar manner. "Is this your first time at the sea?" The woman spoke quite warmly. Though she had been guarded until just now, seeing me eat well seemed to have opened her heart. "You're from the city, right?" "..." I silently looked at her. Though it was hard to gauge her…
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      by Emerlyn Noticing my condition, Joo Do-hwa suddenly reached out toward me. He brushed my forehead with his large hand, then smoothly moved his hand down to my cheek and stroked it there. "Are you sick somewhere?" "..." A sweet fragrance wafted over to me. I wasn't sure if it was the perfume I had sprayed on or Joo Do-hwa's pheromones. Feeling my hair stand on end for a moment there, I reflexively swatted his hand away. "...Ah." Honestly, I regretted it immediately. The moment I pushed him away, his…
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      by Emerlyn I didn't think he’d make me wear the shirt for no reason. Though this was all just playing with dolls, he surely hadn't gone so far as to actually dress me up. Especially not in buttoned clothes rather than just a T-shirt. "Ah..." Lee Yuna sighed deeply and hung her head. She covered her face with both hands and breathed heavily for a while. Previously I might have thought she was crying, but now I knew she wasn't that type of person. "...How boring." As expected, her voice came out…
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      TIN 132

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      by Emerlyn Slowly, I reached out and lightly traced Yoon Ji-soo's photo. It was an unconscious gesture, but the elderly woman asked with a gentle smile on her face. "Would you like to have that photo?" "...Ah, no." I quickly withdrew my hand. In the photo, Yoon Ji-soo was still smiling so brightly that it dazzled my eyes. While maintaining eye contact with the image, I whispered softly. "It's okay." I'd left many things behind while fleeing the city. My useful bag, my clothes, even water purification…
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      by Emerlyn I wondered why she asked about my age. I answered thinking it was just one of those common personal questions people ask. "Then after that..." I slowly began, steadying my trembling voice. Before the elderly woman could ask me anything, before she could pose any difficult questions, I tried to redirect her attention onto something else. "Did they live here? Yoon Ji-soo and...that child?" It wasn't a forced question. Since Yoon Ji-soo wasn't here now, she must have left the elderly woman's side…
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      by Emerlyn For a while, the mansion was bustling with party preparations. Although Joo Do-hwa didn't do anything special, the number of busy employees running around had increased significantly. The mansion had more people than usual. It was a busier atmosphere than normal. Even though these changes didn't directly concern me, I couldn't help but be wary of the suddenly increased number of unfamiliar faces. Because of this, I tried not to leave my room during daylight hours. I wasn't one to wander around much…
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      by Emerlyn "..." I knew what he must be thinking. Due to habits ingrained in my body, I would instinctively shrink my shoulders whenever he touched me. It was a defense mechanism born from tension over what was to come. However, unfortunately, that wasn't the only reason this time. When his hand touched me right then, my stomach trembled. Ah, damn...why am I acting like this? Even though it was just the lightest brush, the part he touched felt hot. The reaction, which was subtly different from a fever,…
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      by Emerlyn It felt suffocating. The scorching sun beating down on my head, the sweltering heat rising from the ground, the air shimmering like heat haze, and the sticky, clinging humidity. As soon as I entered the deserted alley, after confirming no one was around, I irritably took off my hat. With my other hand, I ran my fingers through my flattened hair, feeling the heat from my scalp. The trapped heat had collected inside the hat. "Damn..." The heat made me feel like I was dying. I stretched out fully,…
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