That winter, a day when white snow was piling up.

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..Hey Yoon Jeonghan.

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.. why.

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Where have you been and why are you only coming back now?

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I told you, I'm going to study for the CSAT.

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But why did you come back so soon after the college entrance exam?

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..I came here after going to college.

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Abandon us? Without even a single contact?

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Hey, isn't it a bit harsh to say you threw it away?

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What's so bad? It's the same, it's the reality we feel.

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But can't you be a little more careful with your words? Do you really have to make me feel so bad?

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.. I don't think I'll ever be able to communicate with you even if I die.

Seungcheol roughly closed the bookstore door and left.

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Jeonghan-ah.

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.. huh.

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Honestly, where have you been? I was worried because I didn't hear from you.

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I said I came here after going to college.

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Which university?

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I came from Seoul, a place close to my career path. It's a small town with a poor education system, so I moved to the city.

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.... I see.

Still, it never seemed true to the heroine. It was because she had the same habit of lying as when she was eighteen and in her second year of high school.

Jeonghan, although he was really the same as before, somehow felt like he had changed a lot.

- Riverside bench -

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...Choi Seung-cheol.

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...How did you know?

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You come here every time you're in trouble.

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You're amazing, Kang Yeo-ju. You know all that too.

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Well then, who am I?

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..what about Yoon Jeong-han?

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What the heck, I had a fight with you and now I'm dragging my feet.

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.. what ?!

Seungcheol jumped up and looked ready to run to the bookstore at any moment.

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Sit down, sit down. I was just joking. You know Yoon Jung-han doesn't cry much.

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..I was surprised.

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To cheer us up a bit, I doubt Yoon Jung-han really intended to abandon us.

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I know that.

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Right? We all know that. I'm just annoyed that you haven't contacted me at all.

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... Well, that's right..

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If you're feeling better, you should go back to the bookstore. Yoon Jeong-han is going to cry if she's alone.

Seungcheol blankly stared at the back of the woman who was leaving first, and soon followed her.

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It's cute, really.