KITE

Chapter 5

2019

Sunlight illuminated the whole shop; cascading through the glass windows, the birds were chirping brightly, and the flower scent freshened up the whole atmosphere.

Jung kook came in with Fanha in her pram and two lunch boxes in his hand. He adjusted Fanha's pram besides the counter so he could keep an eye on her easily.

"Ah, Fanha baby, here we come." Jung kook sung after adjusting the pram, she tried to get out of it.

"aigo, we should buy you a walker by now, but don't tell omma, she will have to work more to save money. We will work together, won't we?" he whispered.

She let out a set of giggles at the mention of Shenjae and started clapping; the sunlight was engulfing her frame from behind, making her feel warm.

"You have to sit here till breakfast, then I will take you to the backyard, where you can meet all your friends again, okay?" He told her, she just made some baby noises.

He gave her the Dora plushie, and she let her fists roam in the soft furry body of the toy.

Meanwhile, Jung kook moved to the section of artificially scented flowers and sniffed the different varieties one by one; he separated those that seemed to have lost their scent. Afterwards, he refreshed his stock of flower spray from the store. He washed his hands twice because he didn't want Fanha to be ill again.

"Now let's see what eomma made for us today, hmm." He started opening the lunch boxes.

By the time he opened the boxes, he realized that Fanha was fighting with the sun light which was now directly falling into her eyes.

"Ah, let's move you first," he sighed. He picked her up from the pram and went to the sink to make her wash her hands too. He set her on the chair he usually sits on and placed the small table in front of her. The table was gifted by Yoongi, and it adjusted to Fanha's level easily.

"fanha, what is this tasty scent?" He wiggled his brows, making fanha laugh.

"RIRI," she shouted.

"Exactly, a warm bowl of porridge and then fruit salad for us both; eomma surely works hard. You have to finish this all." He cheered as if he were a commentator.

He picked Fanha's spoon and started to feed her the porridge after blowing it a little; she ate slowly but peacefully, something both Jung kook and Shen Jae were thankful for.

"Here it comes, like an aeroplane, for Haha baby, here we go" he motioned the spoon towards her mouth.

The phone on his counter rang; he stood up and picked it up.

"Hello, Jeon florists," he said professionally, contrasting his tone a few seconds ago.

"Ah, you made the appointment for 100 roses, right?" He pressed the phone between his shoulder and ear and extended his hand to reach his diary.

"Under the name of Kim Nij- uh what is it- Kim Nijkoes?" He read the weird name.

"Yes, it will be ready by 12:00," he confirmed.

"Thank you for-" the call ended from the other side before he completed his sentence.

He turned around to see Fanha.

No, he turned around to find the empty chair with the empty bowl below it, and Fanha nowhere in sight.

"Haha?" he called her, fear seeping in his voice.

A set of butterfly giggles from the ventral side of the counter relieved him, and he peered over.

"Oh baby, don't scare me like- OH MY GOD!" He shrieked at seeing Fanha not only standing but walking, walking on two feet towards him, more like taking baby penguin steps.