"Debit or credit?" asked the cashier.
She watched the woman in front of her... It wasn't really common to see a person buying lighter, gasoline and cigarettes.
Much less a woman like her.
Well, to each their own choices.
Hyejin had a slightly red face, she had walked a few kilometers to get to that roadside convenience store.
She needed to create her own alibi since she had gotten herself into this huge mess.
"Money."
She avoided thinking about how uncomfortable it was the idea of having to drive down that road pretending not to have gas.
Just don't think too much and assert your comfy shoes.
Also ignore the attendant's dubious looks, Hyejin was spectacularly tired and there wasn't time or energy for her to care about that kind of thing.