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Baron Samedi had vanished, and I had heard the faint sound of breathing during the phone call that had ended abruptly. Everything felt ominous.
I tried to think positively.
Baron Samedi must have gone to seduce another woman as usual. In-Ah had accidentally called me, so that was why she hadn’t said anything. The reason why the phone call was cut off must have been for the same reason. As my thoughts began to lean toward the foreboding feeling that I had, I was unable to think positively.
I recalled how Baron Samedi had casually talked about In-Ah's death while exhaling cigarette smoke. I thought about the sight of chrysanthemums placed on In-Ah's desk. I thought of Yoon-Ah, who would be left alone.
[Come back.] Legba's voice snapped me back to reality, and I realized I was already outside.
I was walking aimlessly towards In-Ah's house. Cold sweat was pouring out. Even though I wasn’t cold, my teeth were chattering and clashing together. I thought about the cat that had burned to nothingness along with my room.
[It's probably no big deal, so just go back,] Legba said, but I didn't stop walking.
"How do you know that?"
[That child is better at taking care of herself than you. I guarantee it. If she were sick, she would have gone to the hospital a long time ago.]
"She could be too sick to go to the hospital."
[Kids your age don't get that sick. Besides, humans don't die that easily.]
"..."
I ignored...
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