I used someone I knew as a go-between at the supermarket.

Sujin is grocery shopping when a call comes in from an unknown number. The caller brings up a mutual acquaintance, and Sujin stops her cart.

While Sujin is shopping at the supermarket, a stranger calls and brings up a mutual acquaintance. Suho looks at what the caller said with her.

While Sujin is shopping at the supermarket, a stranger calls and says a mutual acquaintance gave them her number. They ask if they can keep in touch. Even after hanging up, Sujin can't stop thinking about that person's name, so she brings it up with Suho in a counseling session. Suho starts by looking with her at who gave the number to whom.

When a stranger mentions someone you know

Even when someone you know is mentioned, you can still look into how your number was shared.

Whose name came up first the last time someone you didn't know contacted you?

The moment Sujin stopped her cart in the supermarket aisle and listened to a stranger has stayed with her. When the mutual acquaintance's name came up, it felt as if she had to figure out on her own who brought it up first. If a similar moment is on your mind, you can start by telling me whose name came up first. We can look at that together.

Scenes

01 · Supermarket call Supermarket call — Sujin stops her cart while picking out vegetables and answers a call from an unknown number. The caller says a mutual acquaintance gave them her number. Stranger: Minjeong gave me your number. Do you have a moment to talk?
02 · Call ended Even after the screen goes quiet — Sujin ends the call. The screen has gone quiet, but the name she heard just before—Minjeong, their mutual acquaintance—stays on her mind.
03 · Bringing up the question Who gave them my number? — Remembering what she heard at the supermarket, Sujin asks Suho. She says she wants to know who gave out her number before deciding whether to keep talking to the caller. Sujin: Did Minjeong give them my number? Suho: They mentioned Minjeong first. Did they say anything beyond that they'd gotten your number?
04 · What's missing An explanation left unfinished — Sujin looks at Suho and answers. The caller only said Minjeong gave them her number; they didn't say when or how they got it. Sujin: That's all they said. I don't know if Minjeong really did. Suho: That alone doesn't tell us who opened the door. What kind of relationship do Minjeong and the caller have?

I used someone I knew as a go-between at the supermarket.

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Stories by Suho