Melting Point — Chapter 16

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WHY ARE YOU AVOIDING ME?

YOU’VE BEEN IGNORING MY CALLS AND TEXTS ON PURPOSE, HAVEN’T YOU?

I HAD TO CALL YOUR MANAGER TO ASK IF YOU WERE STILL ALIVE!!

HE TOLD ME YOU WERE JUST FINE AND THAT YOU WERE WORKING. DO YOU KNOW HOW STUPID I FELT?

I WAS BUSY ATTENDING AN EVENT. I JUST GOT BACK TO SEOUL AND-

HEY. LOOK ME IN THE EYE WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU.

I WAS GOING TO CALL YOU TOMORROW. I'M KINDA BEAT TODAY...

HOW MUCH WAS THE SHIRT?

THE TAG HAD BEEN REMOVED WHEN I PUT IT ON THIS MORNING AND NOW I CAN'T RETURN IT.

TELL ME SO I CAN SEND YOU THE MONEY.

YOU DON'T NEED TO. THINK OF IT AS A GIFT.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT WAS SOME CHEAP SHIRT... IT WAS DESIGNER. C'MON, TELL ME.

NOPE.

WHY? 'CAUSE THIS MUCH IS PEANUTS TO YOU?

I REPLACED YOUR SHIRT BECAUSE MY CUM GOT ALL OVER IT, OKAY?

YOUR-

SO YOU WANTED TO GIVE ME A "GIFT," HUH?

IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S OKAY FOR YOU TO IGNORE MY CALLS AND ACT LIKE A JERK JUST BECAUSE YOU THREW SOME EXPENSIVE SHIT AT ME, IS THAT IT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE A HOE! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

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HOW COULD YOU EVEN GO THERE?!

WHO THE HELL DO YOU TAKE ME FOR?!

JUST LOOK AT HOW YOU'RE ACTING! I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ALL DAY!

...I TOLD YOU, I'M EXHAUSTED.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS. I SHOULD HAVE TEXTED YOU AT LEAST. SORRY.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BUY ME A NEW SHIRT.

THEY'VE GOT A CLEANING SERVICE AT THE HOTEL, DON'T THEY?

I THOUGHT YOU'D THINK IT WAS STILL TOO DIRTY TO WEAR.

I DID HAVE IT CLEANED.

YOU WANT IT?

SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION IS JUST...OFF.

IF A SHIRT THAT GOT CUM ON IT IS TOO DIRTY TO WEAR AGAIN, WHAT DOES THAT MAKE MY HAND THAT WAS ACTUALLY AROUND YOUR COCK?

SHOULD I JUST CUT IT OFF?

WH-WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING NOW?

I'M CHANGING. I COULDN'T BREATHE IN THIS THING ALL DAY. IT'S NOT MY STYLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT HERE...!

I'M SELLING THIS ONLINE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN GET FOR IT, BUT I'LL PAY YOU THE REST OUT OF POCKET.

DO WHAT YOU WANT.

I'M OFF, THEN.

YOU’VE GOT A VLOG SHOOT THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. DON’T BE LATE.

JUST A SECOND.

...IS THAT IT?

WHAT?

I MEAN, DID YOU ONLY COME HERE...

BECAUSE OF THE SHIRT?

WHY? WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU DONE?

I THOUGHT... YOU’D BE MAD AT ME.

DIDN’T YOU HEAR ME?

I GOT SWEPT UP IN THE MOMENT, AND ACCIDENTALLY-

ACCIDENTALLY WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY THAT'S GOT YOU SO WORKED UP?

WHAT?

YOU DIDN'T HEAR WHAT I SAID AND JUST PASSED OUT...?

I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DID YOU SAY??

DID YOU SAY SOMETHING MEAN...?

...YEAH...

THAT'S IT??

I MEAN, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. THESE THINGS HAPPEN IN THE MOMENT. ALTHOUGH, NOT DOING IT TO BEGIN WITH WOULD BE BETTER...

WELL, AS LONG AS YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME... I JUST WASN'T THINKING PROPERLY.

NO SHIT, SHERLOCK. YOU REMEMBER DOING THIS TO MY WRIST?

LET ME SEE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE... DOES IT HURT A LOT?

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I GUESS I WAS JUST SO INTO IT...

OH...

OKAY.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING OFF SO EASILY NEXT TIME, ALRIGHT?

ANSWER YOUR PHONE WHEN YOUR SUNBAE CALLS YOU!

B-BYE, THEN.

WHO...TALKS LIKE THAT?

DOESN'T HE KNOW HOW THAT SOUNDS?

JUST ONE DAY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO REACH IAN...

MADE ME REALIZE HOW FRAGILE OUR TIES ACTUALLY WERE.

SUNBAE AND HOOBAE IN NAME ONLY, WE'D RECONNECTED OVER WORK BUT WOULD PROBABLY LOSE TOUCH AS SOON AS THAT WAS OVER.

I HADN'T EVEN BOTHERED TO SAVE HIS NUMBER, 11 ALIEN DIGITS, IN MY CONTACTS FOR THAT REASON.

WATCHING THOSE 11 DIGITS ON MY PHONE ALL DAY WITHOUT EVER GOING THROUGH, THOUGH...

...TRIGGERED A SENSE OF PANIC THAT I HADN'T FELT IN A LONG TIME.

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WAS HIS PRIDE HURT BECAUSE I FORCED HIM TO DO SOMETHING HE DIDN’T WANT TO DO?

WAS THIS SHIRT SOME SORT OF PARTING GIFT...?

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DID IT MEAN...

...I'D NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN?

IT'S NOT IMPROBABLE, SEEING AS THIS RELATIONSHIP BEGAN BECAUSE OF HIS STUBBORNNESS.

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I'M SO SICK OF ALWAYS BEING LEFT ON MY OWN.

NICE TRY...

DUMBASS.

HEY, WOULD YOU BE UP FOR A BLIND DATE?

A BLIND DATE?

YOU KNOW THAT PICTURE FROM THE WORKSHOP LAST TIME?

MY HOOBAE SAW IT ON MY ACCOUNT AND POUNCED WHEN SHE SAW YOU IN THE BACKGROUND. SHE WANTS ME TO SET YOU UP WITH HER.

YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD HER I'M DIVORCED.

I DID. SHE DOESN'T CARE. SAYS IT NO BIGGIE THESE DAYS.

NOW, THAT'S ONE RECKLESS YOUNG LADY.

SHE'S REALLY PRETTY AND SMART, TOO.

AREN'T YOU INTERESTED? YOU SAID THAT FANCY SHIRT OF YOURS WASN'T FROM ANYONE YOU'RE SEEING.

...I'M NOT A RELATIONSHIP PERSON.

WHY NOT?

TO WHAT DO I OWE THIS HONOR? HEH

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ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING THIS FRIDAY AT 7 O'CLOCK?

THIS FRIDAY...

NO, I DON'T THINK SO. WHY?

YOU CAN BE MY PLUS-ONE, THEN.

TO WHAT?

A CHARITY CONCERT.

I GOT INVITED ALONG WITH A PLUS-ONE.

A PLUS-ONE USUALLY MEANS YOUR PARTNER. WHY ARE YOU INVITING ME?

THAT'S BECAUSE...

YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON I KNOW IN KOREA.

THEN YOU DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T BE BRINGING ME.

GO BY YOURSELF AND DO SOME MINGLING.

MINGLING?

YOU KNOW...

LIKE EXCHANGING NUMBERS WITH A NICE GIRL, SHOULD YOU HAPPEN TO MEET ONE.

ANDY MARCONI'S PLAYING.

I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES, THEN. SEE YOU ON FRIDAY.

WOW, SO THAT WAS THIS FRIDAY.

I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT IT AFTER TICKETMEISTER FAILED ME.

WHY? WHAT'S GOING ON?

I JUST GOT TICKETS TO SEE...

y Marconi Piano Recital

Ages 6+ rt Hall SOLD OUT See All Prices ₩320,000 ₩250,000 210,000

...MY SECOND-FAVORITE PIANIST IN THE WORLD!

DONE. I'M GOING WITH EUNSAN SUNBAE.

ALRIGHT...

THEY'RE YOUR TICKETS. YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT.

I'M NOT SO SURE HOW THAT'LL LOOK IF YOU GET PHOTOGRAPHED, THOUGH.

I CAN GET YOU A DATE IF YOU DON'T KNOW-

IAN! DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

YOU'VE GOT A VISITOR. SAYS SHE'S A FRIEND OF YOURS...

A FRIEND?

WASSUP, IAN?