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      by twenty — When I was a child, too young to even remember, my mother once told me that I had gone to the hospital because I had eaten a peach and my face had become severely itchy and I had started sneezing. Since then, I have lived my life without ever putting a peach to my lips. That is why I cannot be certain now whether I have the allergy or not. “Do you not like it?” The voice asking from beside me was gentle, but it was tinged with a subtle tension. I reflexively shook my head vigorously. “Ah...…
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      by twenty — The water in the pot was boiling vigorously. I reached out to grab some instant noodles from the cupboard. What I picked up was, as was natural now unlike in the past, three packs. Even so, thanks to the person who periodically buys them for me by the box, I never run out of instant noodles. I put all the instant noodles into the large pot from which steam was rising, and cracked in a couple of eggs as well. While I stirred the springy noodles a few times with chopsticks, the sound of running water…
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      by twenty — “This is the end of today's lecture.” “Thank you.” “Thank you!” The moment the professor finished his greeting, the sounds of people putting away their writing tools and books burst out from all over. Woojae, who had been dozing throughout the class, yawned with a drawn-out ‘Hwaaaah….’ and stretched, causing his pen to clatter to the floor. I picked it up and handed it to him with a light scolding. “What are you going to do… if you sleep through the whole…
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      by twenty — I slowly met Jihyuk’s eyes, taking him in with my gaze. His reddened earlobes, the snowflakes gently resting on his shoulders and hair, the white layer piled up around him, except for the spot where Jihyuk stood. The signs that he had been waiting for me in the snow were vividly clear on his form. Just like that time. Jihyuk, a man who would never have to feel a sense of longing for anyone, had stood blankly in front of my house, waiting for me like a callow boy. And now, too, he was standing there,…
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      by twenty — "What is there to be thankful for. I just did what I had to do... By the way, our student Jeonghyun looks so pretty when he smiles. You should smile more from now on." "Yes, th-thank you." After taking a step out of the wide-open hospital room, I slowly turned my head before leaving the room completely. The bed where I had lain for several months was now empty. The casual clothes I wore instead of a patient's gown still felt endlessly awkward, but I figured I would get used to this soon enough.…
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      by twenty — "Look at this, Jeonghyun. Don't you think your mother's walking speed is a bit faster than yesterday?" In the video, my mother was walking, just a little, but truly faster than yesterday. To others, her speed might still seem like a snail's pace, but to the eyes of the caregiver and me, who watched and rewatched the video every day, the difference from yesterday was bound to be visible. The caregiver raised her voice, sounding even happier than I was. "And they said she started eating rice gruel…
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      by twenty — “Not now.” “…Huh…?” Kim Jeonghyun’s face showed confusion at my refusal. He looked as if the sky had fallen. You’re a patient hooked up to IVs, so it’s not okay right now. I had to explain it step by step, like teaching a child. As I chose my words, Kim Jeonghyun, with a face on the verge of tears, began pleading again. “…Why, why…? I-I’ll do better, Jihyuk…” “It’s not about that.” Ha, my rough sigh made Kim Jeonghyun’s eyes widen. To keep him from…
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      by twenty — ‘…Well done, my son.’ The scenery and the voice in my ears were deeply familiar. At the same time, they felt strangely foreign, but they were things I could never forget. They had simply faded from being unseen and unheard for so long, lingering inside me like faint embers. ‘You’re the best, my son. At this rate, won’t you end up at Korea University?’ It was my mother’s voice, just before the accident. And it was the scenery of the home where the three of us lived happily…
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      by twenty — I shouldn't keep comparing him with the other students I teach, but perhaps because they lacked much enthusiasm, they often couldn't concentrate throughout the class and would fidget. At worst, they would sneak glances at their phones. "Ah, teacher. An urgent message came in," they'd say, and then spend a long time replying in a group chat with their friends. However, Jiwon never did anything of the sort, so it was actually I who felt a taut tension throughout the class. Except for occasionally thinking…
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      by twenty — “Stay still.” Even with the playful command laced with laughter, Kim Jeonghyun obeyed quietly. Splash, my hand parted the hot water, gently rubbing his skin as it moved upward. My fingers stopped instinctively upon seeing the dressing on his chest. I hadn’t noticed during sex earlier, but now I saw traces of a small amount of blood seeping through. “…” Seeing my hardened face, Kim Jeonghyun blinked frantically. “S-sorry…” “…” “I… I don’t know when it…
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