Chapter 40

• After hastily running out of the apartment, I went to the closest convenience store and bought a lot of alcohol. Soju, beer, makuli. I wanted to include the expensive wine from before also but the convenience store didn’t have that sort of thing, and I couldn’t go anywhere farther just to buy wine because while I was gone, Lucy would still be crying alone. So, I bought whatever variety was available at the convenience store and ran back to the apartment.
• As I reentered Lucy’s room, I found her still crying in the same position, lying on her bed and hugging a chair. I walked toward her and sat at the corner of the bed, placing my hand on her shoulder.
• “I’ve brought more alcohol,” I said.