"What? Cat got your tongue?"
"Oh, you have NO idea..."
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Feline hybrids were said to roam the earth far longer than humans have, and are considered sacred to the world. But, after many, many years, humans proved to be more than just the lesser speci...
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Lihyun
"Here we are!"
Jimin drove the car to large, black, intricately designed black gates with a guard post standing firm on the left which probably has control over the gates to prevent just anybody from entering. A lush, green wall of vines and bush with purple flowers extended til the eye can see from where we are as it surrounds the whole compound.
"Impressive..." Taehyun said quietly as Jimin showed his ID card to the guard who appears to be in his early 30's.
"Do I still have to show you my ID Mr. Go? You see me everyday." When the guard called Mr. Go gave Jimin back his ID card, he didn't retract back his hand.
"Sorry Mr. Park, just doing my job and following the procedure. Speaking of which, I'll also be needing to see their IDs." From the moment he said it, it was just Taehyun and I who fished out our IDs since Yumi had to go to work. And once we have our IDs in our hands we handed them to Jimin who gave them to the guard.
I'll call him Mr. G.
And after scrutinizing our cards, he started typing in some stuff on the keyboard, punching in different letters and numbers. "It says here that Mis Kang Lihyun and Mr. Kang Taehyun will be staying with us from now on. Welcome to the neighborhood." He gave us a generous smile that turned his eyes into tiny slits of genuine hospitality.
So as Mr. G handed back our cards, we smiled back at him and gave him the most polite bow we could manage while sitting. Mr. G bowed back before turning from us to get something from behind him. I scooted closer to get a better look, and was pleasantly surprised to find a fruit basket with all sorts of tropical and seasonal fruits comfortably sitting in a warm handmade basket tied up by a lovely purple ribbon.
Mr. G carefully handed the basket through the window and finally opened the gates. "Hope you enjoy our complimentary fruit basket to formally welcome you to the village. And if you have any questions or any worries you'd like answers to, then you can always approach me from 6 am to 5 pm every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. If I'm not here, then all of our guards and staff will gladly help you with whatever you need Mr. and Mis Kang."
"Thank you Mr. Go." Taehyun politely smiled back as he held the basket close to him before Jimin drove through the gates.
What lies beyond the gates has far exceeded my expectations of our new village. As Jimin drove by the fountain at the entrance to the lobby area, we passed by many different and beautiful compositions of architecture and design such as the mini botanical garden, the scenic reception area, and the playground which the children with their guardians are already occupying.
The images passing by Jimin's shaded car windows bring me back to my old childhood memories, back when Taehyun was still a toddler still learning how to walk, and back when my father was still around.
