Our Little VIP

Ten

D-Lite

"What ride do you want to get on first sweetie?" I asked as I swung her back and forth while Lee SeungHyun held her other hand.

"I want to get on the ponies!" She pointed to the merry go round.  

"The merry go round?" I pointed.

"Yes!" She exclaimed and let go both of our hands, sprinting for the merry go round.

When the ride stopped and the other kids got off, she was the first to climb on. "See, Appa, I got on myself!"

"Good job!" Seungri clapped. "Do you want me to get in with you?"

"No. I'm fine." She shook her head as the ride began and the ponies slowly went around in multiple circles.

"Daesung hyung..." Seunghyun said when Zozi was out of earshot. "I got some news."

"News like what? Is is good or bad?"

"Depends on how you look at it."

"Well, what is it?"

"I got news that a couple were looking for Zozi. They claim that they're her parents."

"Her parents?" I repeated. My heart jumped nearly out of my chest. I knew that this time would come, I just didn't expect it to be so soon. "Have you told Jiyong?"

"No, because I knew he would panic."

What if she met her real parents and wanted to go back home with them. What if she wanted them ro be ber new family. What if they tries to take her from us. All of the worst case scenarios piled up in my head.

I just had to take a deep breath and control myself.

I looked at the small dark skin girl on the merry go round, smiling happily as she waved to me and Seunghyun.

I waved back and she smiled widely.

Hopefully, whatever decision she made, she would be happy with it.

"Besides, what are we going to do for her birthday? Which is coming up?"

"Why don't we ask her. I'm sure she has something in mind."

When she got off of her ride, she was excited to get on another one.

"Sweetie," Seunghyun gently tugged on her hand. "What do you want to do for your birthday?"

"I want a pony! Like that one!" She pointed to the ride she had just gotten off of. "I want lots of cake and I want to wear whatever I want to wear."

"Why wouldn't tou be able to wear whatever you want?" I asked.

"Appa Jiyongie probably won't let me. He'll force me to wear something I don't like, like he always does."

"Don't you want to invite friends to your party?"

"Yeah, they can come too." She shrugged and skipped ahead of us. "But, they all have to give me presents to get into the party."

"You're going to make all of your friends get you presents?"

"I'm jot making them get presents. But, they'll give me something if they want to get into my party."

"Sounds like something your Appa Seungri would do."

"True." He smirked.