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I picked up the package sitting in front of my door without thinking much of it. Until I checked the name, I just assumed it was mine. But when I saw the name on the shipping label, I couldn't help but smirk. Guest. Again. She's mixed up the addresses and sent things to my place a few times before. I figured it was nothing special this time either. A book or some household supplies, maybe. I opened the box without a second thought. And then I froze. "...Wow." A short, dry laugh escaped me. My prediction was completely off. What was inside was something whose purpose couldn't be hidden, no matter how you looked at it. And it looked like the kind of thing someone had picked out quite carefully. I stared down at the box for a while before finally picking up my phone. [Hey, what exactly did you order?] After hitting send, I looked at the box again. I couldn't help but look closer. The design, the packaging... it was trying to act casual, but it wasn't casual at all. A reply came instantly. [Don't open that.] Too late for that. I smirked and sent back a reply. [I already did.] A brief silence. The 'typing...' indicator appeared and disappeared repeatedly at the top of the chat window. I could practically picture her face, which made it even funnier. [Hey, it's seriously a misunderstanding. That's not mine.] "Then is it mine?" I muttered to myself and dialed her number. It rang a few times before she finally picked up. "Is this the trend these days?" I asked as nonchalantly as possible, but she sounded like she was about to hyperventilate from panic. "It's not. It was just a mistake." "For a mistake, you seem to have been pretty selective." When I spoke slowly on purpose, she went even quieter. I could feel her being at a loss for words. Honestly, I was doing it to tease her. But strangely, I didn't feel bad. Rather... the fact that she got caught with something like this by me felt oddly significant. Even though we've known each other for 15 years, it felt like a side of her I'd never seen before. "Just throw it away!" She finally snapped. I looked down at the box again and deliberately added one more thing. "Why? It'd be a waste." "...Seo Jihun." "Aren't you the one who's going to use it?" There was a sudden silence on the other end. The perfect timing for her to be completely speechless. It was so funny that a laugh leaked out despite myself. "I'm coming over now." The call cut off abruptly. I let out a breath that was half-sigh and sat on the sofa. I set the box down beside me and tapped it idly with my finger. We live in the buildings right across from each other.