KITE

Chapter 9

2020.

Keys. Checked.

Fanha's baby bag. Checked.

Water bottle. Checked.

Jung kook. Checked.

She ticked her list in her brain as she locked the door of the apartment with Fanha in her arms. The little girl was wearing a bright-colored sweater that was knitted by Mrs. Kang. Jung kook adjusted her little beanie as she let her globular eyes examine their threshold.

Jung kook was wearing the extra-warm jacket that Shenjae had gifted her the day earlier because his old jacket was worn out and had holes in some places. He sniffed it; it had a fresh, leathery scent to it.

Shenjae adjusted her scarf and knocked at Mrs. Kang's door.

When the old woman didn't reply, she knocked again, only to be responded to with a harsh cough. Jungkook and Shenjae shared a worried look.

After a minute or so, the lady opened the door, her hunched back frame looking at the trio.

"Ooh, what is the Jeon family doing this early?" She let out a kind smile.

"We-" shenjae was cut by jungkook.

"We were here to ask about your health, mrs. Kang." Jungkook let out a sigh, and Shenjae furrowed her brows.

"Oh dear, doing just fine. Just the effects of the season changing." She let out a cough.

"Then we will be leaving; if you need anything, please give me a call." Jung kook bowed politely.

As they entered the elevator, which surprisingly arrived early today, Shenjae huffed.

"Weren't we there to ask her to take care of Fanha for today because we had to go to the job interview?" she covered Fanha's ears with her scarf.

"noona, she was ill. Fanha could catch a cold from her too." He rubbed his hands, placing them on Fanha's cheeks.

Shenjae sighed.

"Then what are we gonna do?" she raised a brow.

"Uh, we can take Haha to the interview; will you go with us, baby?" He crouched to Fanha's level; she giggled at him, showing her gummy smile and capturing his nose between her palms.

The elevator stopped at ground level.

Later that day, Jungkook picked Shenjae up from the university after closing his shop.

While coming out of the campus, Shenjae sighed.

"I worked hard and topped, only for my position to be snatched away by that wolf," she scoffed.

She looked up and saw her fiancé and daughter standing near the main entrance. Her mood brightened, and she forgot all the scolding of the head scientist.

Jungkook saw her coming out of the campus and moved towards her slowly, with Fanha's hand in his.

Shenjae giggled with her hereditary gummy smile when she saw the little girl walking towards her.

"My baby," she crouched down. "You are such a genius!"

"Sank uyu" Fanha let out her version of thank you.

Shenjae looked up at Jung kook who was smiling sheepishly. "I see Appa is teaching you new words well; what else did he tell you?"

"Ah, she learns so fast, Fanha. What do you say if eomma gives you a piggypoggy?" he whispered to her.

"yoma is da bes!" She screamed, making both of them go all aww.

They hurried towards the large skyscraper, jungkook carrying Fanha, as Shenjae rechecked the address.