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Minnie and Kibummie both gasp and look at each other…

Kibummie:       (looks at Minnie) Minnie… Chaemin…? Remember…?

Minnie:            (looks back at Kibummie but silences him)
                        sshhh… Kibummie…

                        (moves toward Kibum’s face and looks at him closely and says)
                        ankle… I saw my appa’s pikchure and

                        (raises both of her hands and puts them on Kibum’s cheek
                        and says cutely) you look layk my appa…

                        (smilingly looks at Kibummie) look Kibummie…
                        ankle looksh layk appa…
 

Kibummie:       (nods) yesh… fery alayk… fery butifool and handshome…

Kibum:             (catching Minnie’s tiny cute hands and kisses both hands then says)
                        Minnie… you are a beautiful princess and
                        you, Kibummie is a handsome prince… thank you…

Minnie:            But ankle I am not kidding – you really look layk my appa…
                       you know what… I will infite you one day tso our houshe
                       tso show you pikchures of our appa…

Kibummie:       Yesh… we will chell Umma…if you layk...

Kibum:             (smiles and nods) why not… Thank you…
                        I will accept then… 

                        (worries) so where is your Umma… is he not worried…?
 

Minnie:            don’t worrie, she knows were we arr… we tsold her…

Kibum:             Oohh… excellent…

Kibummie:       (nods and seconded) We arr not worried…
                        Umma shaid… ssequrities will prochect ush…

                        (points at the nearby walking ten to fifteen securities)
                        look at der…
 

Kibum:             (follows where he is pointing at and smiles)
                        oohhh yeah why did I see that… good then…

                        (turns to look at the twins and asks)
                        so tell me about your umma…
 

Minnie:            (straightforwardly says) our umma ish a ferry ferry
                       handsome nice umma…
                       he works at hhmm let me tshink….

                       (claps her hand) yeah… I remember KFeeK entserfris…
                       he… works fery hard…
                       he tsakes good care of me and Kibummie here…
 

Kibum:             Aside from Umma, who takes care of the both of you…?

Minnie:            Ankle Shongyun and Anchie Yuli…hhhmm…
                       their hushband and wife… both arr fery kind feofle…

Kibum:             (thinks) How about your Umma…
                        does he have a girlfriend or he loves anyone…?

Kibummie:       (suddenly entering with eyes enlarging) No…No…
                       umma… lofes only one fershon in hish life…no ader…

Minnie:            (agrees) Yeah… ankle… umma ish ferry ferry sad…
                       shometsimes we shee him crying…

Kibum:             (smiling at the chattiness of the kids, so out of curiosity;
                        he continues to ask) Why… what happened…?

Kibummie:       (looks at Minnie and pursing his lips) Minnie…
                       ish umma’s lofelife… will he get angry…?

Minnie:            (shakes her head) Hhhmm… I don’t tshink so, you know…
                        we kan helf umma find a new lofe of hish life…

                       (looks at Kibum) ankle kan you helf us look for new lofe for Umma…
                       sho he no longer shad… we want tso helf him…
 

Kibum:             (thinks and smiles) perhaps…I can be of help – why not…?
                        but tell me who made him cry…
                        so at least I have an idea… I can check…

Minnie:            (without batting an eye says) From what I heard….
                       from umma, ankle and auntsie…hish name ish layk you…
                       Mishtser Kim Kibum…

Kibum:             (heart thumps unexplainably loud, gulps) hhmm… really…
                        So what happened… where is Mr. Kibum now…

Kibummie:       (pouting) He hash new lofe now…

                       (crosses both arms on his chest) sho unfair…
                       umma ferry lonely…
 

Minnie:            (places her forefinger on her lips then looks at Kibum)
                       we efen know what hish name ish…  ish shekret…?

Kibum:             (curious) His…?

Minnie:            (nods) hhmm… yesh…shomgtshing wrong…?
                       our Umma lofe ish a man…  

Kibum:             (surprised) Oh… nothing wrong…
                        I am just surprised that is all…? And his name is..?

Kibummie:       Kan we chell you a shekret…? I heard from umma…
                        Itsh his yonger brader…

Kibum:             (nods) Yeah… I promise… younger brother…?

Kibummie:       (takes a deep breath and looks at Minnie and says)
                        Yesh… Kan we shay chogeder Minnie…?

Minnie:            (shakes her head) itsh ok… you shay it…

Kibummie:       Ok… hish name is… Mr. Chaemin

Kibum:             (repeats) Taemin…?

Minnie:            (nods) Yesh… Tsaemin…
 

Kibum:             (surprised and shocked but does not show it, further asks)
                        So could you tell me, how many are you all in all…
                         I mean living inside the house…?

Kibummie:       (joins in) we arr me, Minnie, umma, ankle shongyun,
                        anchie yuli…all in all chochal fife….

Kibum:             (nods) Oh… I think I have seen them somewhere…
                        do they work at KPK too..?

Minnie:            (nods continually in excitement) Yesh… yesh…
                        all of dem work at KFeeK…

                       (asks Kibum) were do you work…?
 

Kibum:             (smiles) At KPK Enterprise as well…

Minnie:            (both eyes widen then looks at Kibummie)
                       did you hear dat Kibummie… ankle here…
                       alsho works were umma works…

Kibummie:       (moves closer and rests his head on Kibum’s lap)
                        sho you know our umma…?

Kibum:             (nods) yes…

Minnie:            (excitedly jumps) fery good… fery good…

Kibum:             (hides his curiosity then continues to ask)
                        So tell me about your biological Appa…

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