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The night grows deeper and deeper,
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I stare at the empty ceiling.
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I reach out toward the grayish-white sky.
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The only perfectly empty place in this house.
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I try drawing on the white canvas.
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Toys and love.
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Love and toys.
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I ended up liking someone who saw me as a toy.
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I approached with love, but what I got in return was…
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Play, teasing, humiliation.
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Before I knew it, Yena’s face was drawn before me.
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When it’s over, I hold her close.
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Shedding endless tears, waiting.
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Seeking comfort from the one who tormented me.
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‘…’
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You started this first.
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You were the one who treated me like a toy first.
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You were the one who…
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“Yena…”
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Actually, you know…
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I have this hypnosis app.
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“But I wasn’t planning on using it on you, really.”
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My eyes meet Yena’s.
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She smiles at me.
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Just like the day we first met.
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“Never, ever. Yeah. Never…”
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I really wasn’t going to use it, but…
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I clench my hands tightly.
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My fists ball up, nails digging into my fragile skin.
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Yena is still smiling.
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She’s beautiful, Yena.
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Keep smiling like that, so I can feel at ease.
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There’s no turning back now, but if this is the only way to have you…
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My wrist starts trembling.
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When I finally loosen my grip, red marks appear.
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Covering my eyes with that hand,
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Hic… sniff… sob…
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I cried endlessly, until the night faded.
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Really, endlessly.
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“Hayul…”
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I hastily send a message as soon as the thought crosses my mind.
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A long time passes, but there’s no reply.
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An empty chatroom, not even marked as read.
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You didn’t have to ignore me this much…
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Sigh…
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Lying in bed, I run my hand over the empty spot beside me.
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Just a few hours ago, you were here.
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“I… that… Hayul…”
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My words get stuck in my throat.
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Why is this happening?
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All it takes is a simple ‘I’m sorry.’
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But for some reason, I can’t say it.
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I don’t even understand my own heart.
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I’m not usually like this.
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Apologizing is something I can do even in my sleep.
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With a grin, with a sly expression.
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‘What am I supposed to do in times like this…?’
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I’ve never gotten this deeply, this quickly involved with someone before.
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I’ve always apologized flawlessly on the surface.
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Even the slightest hint of disappointment, and I’d apologize right away.
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It didn’t matter, because it was never sincere.
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This time, too, if I just say sorry.
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If I admit my mistake, everything will be fine.
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After all, I’m not really serious about her…
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She’s just a toy, after all.
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Who sincerely apologizes to a toy…?
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So I’ll just act normal the next time we meet and—
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“…No.”
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Something feels… wrong.
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That expression I saw…
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I don’t think a simple apology will be enough to fix this.
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I thought I understood people well.
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Ha… seriously… What do I do?
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Why am I like this?
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Monday.
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I left home early and just walked.
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Wandering wherever my feet took me.
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Before I knew it, I was standing in front of her house.
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I let out a deep sigh and turned to leave, but then—
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Click—
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The door opened.
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“Hayul… Ha-ha…”
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“…”
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“…G-good morning.”
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“Yeah, hi. Hehe…”
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Hayul, with swollen eyes, stepped outside.
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She made an awkward expression for a moment, then quickly put on a smile and greeted me.
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“Yena, what are you doing? Come on, let’s go. We’ll be late…”
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“…Alright.”
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Even though there was still plenty of time, Hayul urged me to hurry.
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Just like always.
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‘…’
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The moment our eyes met, I knew.
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She was acting. She was forcing that smile.
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Her lips trembled slightly.
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The corners of her eyes wouldn’t fold naturally, remaining stiff.
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Sometimes, even her hands would shake.
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…How could I not notice?
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It was so obvious.
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She must have cried herself to sleep last night.
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She was never good at acting.
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“Ahem, was the first period P.E. today?”
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“Yeah. I think so?”
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“…Hehe. Right, it is.”
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Having a strangely mismatched conversation, we walked together.
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After a few more awkward exchanges, we ended up walking in silence.
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As we walked, I thought about the small notebook in my uniform’s inner pocket.
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‘She’ll use hypnosis today, won’t she?’
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She’s acting like everything’s fine, but her mind is unstable right now. She must want to rely on something.
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If she takes out her phone when we’re alone… then it’s definitely hypnosis.
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‘…Can I break it? With something this simple?’
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That notebook held all the traces of my worries up to now.
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If her mind ever truly breaks, it’s the last safeguard I have to bring her back.
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Yeah… Something like this.
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I have to rely on something like this.
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It was unexpected.
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The Yena I knew…
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I thought she’d apologize right away.
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I thought she’d say she was sorry, that she was wrong.
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‘…Why.’
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Bad thoughts kept creeping in.
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Was she not sorry at all?
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Then why did she come to pick me up?
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No. There must be a reason.
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If it’s the Yena I know, there has to be a reason…
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‘The Yena I know…?’
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I’ve only known her for a week.
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What do I really know?
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If I knew her so well, then why—
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Ding-dong-dang-dong—
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“Ah.”
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I snapped back to reality.
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Before I knew it, I was the only one left in the locker room.
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I should head to class.
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By the time I got to the gym, teams were already being formed.
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Yena stood still, deep in thought, and since there was an empty spot next to her…
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“Yena. Let’s team up.”
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“Oh, uh. Yeah.”
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I approached her naturally and teamed up.
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Naturally.
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Today’s class was badminton, a two-on-two match.
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We each took our rackets and got into position.
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The opponent’s serve.
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We stood apart, waiting.
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Tick—
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The shuttlecock flew toward me, and I instinctively returned it.
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It flew high—ah, I should’ve hit it softer.
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The opponent smashed it down hard.
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Bang—
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The shuttlecock shot toward Yena.
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She just stood there,
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“…Ah.”
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She only snapped out of it after the shuttlecock passed her.
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“…It’s okay. Let’s try again.”
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“Yeah…”
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She seemed so out of it today.
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The atmosphere had been strange since earlier.
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…Why you?
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Are you feeling guilty now?
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‘No. Don’t waver.’
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I steadied myself.
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The opponent served again.
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This time, Yena returned it well.
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The shuttlecock bounced back and forth.
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It was more fun than I expected.
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Before I knew it, I was getting into the game.
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Tick—!
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A slightly off-center shot sent the shuttlecock toward Yena.
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She stared at it blankly, then—
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“Ah!”
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Panicked, she reached for it at the last second.
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‘That looks dangerous—’
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“Ack!”
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And of course, it happened.
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Yena tripped and fell.
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The moment I saw it, I dropped my racket and ran over.
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It was instinct.
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“Are, are you okay?! We need to go to the nurse’s office. Can you stand?”
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“Oh, uh… I’m fine. I just twisted it a little. Haha, wait a sec…”
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She pushed herself up with her arms, but her posture was shaky.
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Just then, the teacher appeared without a sound.
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“Hayul, take Yena to the nurse’s office.”
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“Ah, okay.”
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“I’m fine, ugh.”
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I lightly pinched her arm, cutting her off.
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Just listen to me today, okay?
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I wrapped my arm around hers and put her hand around the back of my neck.
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She kept insisting she was fine, so I kept pinching her until she stopped.
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…Somehow, I felt like I was starting to understand the way she tormented me.
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“It’s just a minor sprain. Be careful today, and I’ll put a brace on it.”
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“Okay…”
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Still, what a relief.
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I was worried something worse had happened.
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Just then, a phone rang.
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“Hmm, hold on. Hello? Oh, no. Yeah, I’ll be right there.”
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The nurse took the call, then quickly hung up, saying she had to go deal with an urgent matter.
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“Lie down on the bed for about an hour, then head back to class. I’ll leave the door open, so just keep it that way.”
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“Ah, okay.”
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“Alright. Hayul, stay with her for a bit. I’ll be back.”
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She left in a hurry.
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I stared at Yena.
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“…?”
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“Haha… Looks like we’re alone?”
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She couldn’t hide her nervousness and tried to joke.
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I turned away from her and walked toward the door.
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Creak— Click. Clack.
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I locked it. So no one could come in.
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A shiver ran through my body.
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A rising, uncontrollable excitement.
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I, I…
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“Hayul?”
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Ah, this is bad.
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This doesn’t feel right.
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“…Isn’t this a little too obvious?”
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“…?”
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“I mean, I can’t even run away. Are you really going to devour me just like this? Pfft.”
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I blurted out random nonsense to defuse the situation.
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Whether it was provocation or seduction—anything to get out of this.
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Hayul lowered her head and fiddled with her phone.
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I kept trying to talk to her, but she didn’t respond.
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When she looked up again, her eyes, filled with anticipation, strangled me with fear.
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“Yena, I… I saw something interesting. Oh, yesterday? Or was it the day before?”
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“Haha… Let’s watch it together later.”
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“Noo… I want to show you now.”
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Hmm. Wrong move.
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I couldn’t even move.
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This is bad.
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I ran through countless scenarios in my mind.
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There had to be a way out.
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Hypnosis? No way. How could something like that be real?
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My mind spun in confusion.
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I had been calm when I prepared for this. But now that it was happening, fear took over.
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What… What was going to happen to me?
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“Take this…!”
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With a cute little noise, Hayul shoved her phone toward me.
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[You are falling into hypnosis.]
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A simple phrase, with pink spirals spinning on the screen.
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I couldn’t resist looking at it.
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My vision blurred, and I…
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“…?”
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Wait.
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I looked away, then back at the screen.
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I frowned and looked again.
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‘Why isn’t anything happening?’
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This isn’t right.
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Huh?
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For once, I was truly caught off guard.
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Then, suddenly—
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I realized.
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And I laughed.
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“Ahaha…!”
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“Eh? Ehh?!”
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This… is fake.
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Of course.
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How could something like this be real?
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Hayul, you fool.
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Now then—
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Let’s play a new game
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