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WHY DOES AHN Jihoon have to be so frustratingly understanding? Miyoung thought.
Her phone buzzed again. Another message from Nara.
I’m outside your school, please can we talk?
Miyoung raced down the hallway despite the warning bell telling students to return to class. She couldn’t go back right now. Her head was pounding with the start of a migraine and though she refused to acknowledge them, the shadows of phantoms still swirled around her. If she stood too still for too long, she could just make out their whispered words.
Murderer.
Monster.
Yokwe. Beast.
The yeowu guseul swung in her pocket as she walked outside. It felt like the beats of her life were being tapped away every time the bead thumped her side.
With the front gate locked, she had
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JIHOON HALF EXPECTED Miyoung to be absent again at school the next morning. When he saw her dark hair curtained around her slumped form, he couldn’t hold back the smile of relief.Other kids sat in small whispering groups, their eyes tracking to Miyoung. He sighed and hoped the rumors of their “relationship troubles” would die down soon. It was taking everyone longer than normal to get over this gossip.A shuffle of activity by the back door of the classroom drew his attention to Baek Hana.She was hunched over, cradling a heavy object in her arms. Her friends rushed over, speaking in hurried whispers. One pulled out her phone and positioned herself in the corner, a prime viewing spot.Hana homed in on her target with a leer.Miyoung sat with her head down, scribbling notes, oblivious.Jihoon sprinted down the row as Hana he
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