CH29: What a Day!

“Taetae yah, I need to go.”

Taetae pouted as she stretched her whole body on the long sofa. “So fast?”

“*giggles* I’ll come to your house later before Sunset.”

“Promise?” The dork huffed and heard another nervous giggling from her lover.

“Promise. I love you.”

Taetae smiled and kissed her phone screen. “I love you most! See you later.”

“Okay, bye!” And the line went dead.

Taetae lazily put down her phone on the floor and her puppy, Ginger quickly went to on its owner’s hand. “Ugh, Ginger baby. No when I’m lazy, remember?” The puppy continued to anyway. Taetae slowly let out a giggle and she carried the doll-like black puppy, lifting it up in the air with her hands. The puppy barked and on the dork’s face when it was put down on the chest. Taetae laughed since it was ticklish. Her cheeks were ticklish when feeling her puppy her happily. When seeing her puppy was starting to bite her fingers, she knew the pet was hungry.

“Alright, snack time.” Taetae brought the puppy in her embrace to the kitchen. She put down Ginger on the floor and gave its snack. Knowing Ginger’s habit of bringing its food to the kennel, Taetae went back to the living room and continued watch TV since she was totally bored. She flipped through channel to channel and ended up watching cartoons. She yawned a few times but couldn’t sleep at all. Parents are at work and Jiwoong oppa still on his Taekwondo practise. The house was empty; no one is at home except for her. Taetae was happy that it’s the holidays but she was unhappy that Hyo couldn’t be with her always. But Taetae wanted to give Hyo some space too so she understand.

“BAHAHAHA PATRICK WAE SO DUMB!” Taetae laughed her heart out every time when it comes to Spongebob Squarepants show. Her favourite show of all time. The show could brighten up her day quickly but Taetae would changed back to emotional when it’s finished. She loved that show so much and it’s all thanks to Sica for telling her about it.

“Oh my gahd, you’re so pathetic.” Sica kicked the dork’s bottom that was blocking her view. “You’re as pathetic as Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants show!”

“Seponjebobue Skuahpantsue?”

Yup. Thank you, Sica. When the show was finished, that smile disappeared in instant from Taetae’s lips. She sighed blankly and turned off the TV. “What to do now?” Taetae asked herself as she tried to figure out something. Suddenly her mother came home and it surprised Taetae since the woman would always come home late. Mrs Kim noticed her daughter was looking at her without any expression. She flashed a smile and a playful wink to her daughter, making the youngster to roll her eyes at her very own mother.

“Yo homie. Whatchu doooin’?” Mrs Kim closed the door behind her while she placed her shoes in the shoe rack. Taetae huffed and slammed her face on the cushion. “Are you bored? Have you done all the chores I asked you to do?” Her daughter nodded while face still hidden on the cushion. As expected, a responsible daughter of hers. Mrs Kim smiled and went to sit on the single sofa that was next to the long sofa. “Wanna have some umma and aegi bonding?”

“Can we?” Taetae lifted up her head as she looked at her mother with a pleading face. “Taetae is bored and Hyo won’t be here until evening before sunset.” Mrs Kim nodded in understood. She threw a cushion to her daughter afterwards. “Imma gonna change first. Go get the ironing board.” The woman went upstairs to change into casual clothes while Taetae sped off to take the ironing board, though, she didn’t know why her mother wants it.

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“Umma, why are you home early?” Taetae decided to ask while holding the ironing board. “Because pregnant women work half day, dear.” Mrs Kim went to turn on the music player and maxed the volume. “NOW LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!” She yelled, in case her daughter who was at upstairs in front of the stairs didn’t hear her. Taetae completely forgot that her mother was one week pregnant of her upcoming dongsaeng. She shrugged it off and gave the ironing board to her mother when she came up the stairs.

“What are we doing?” Taetae asked. Mrs Kim didn’t answer her daughter as she was busy adjusting the ironing board on the stairs. Taetae began to panic when seeing her mother gone up to stand on the board. “YAH UMMA! ARE YOU CRAZY?” Mrs Kim nodded and stomped her feet, causing the ironing board to surf down the stairs. It’s a pretty long way down for a mansion stairs. Taetae covered her eyes while her mother was surfing and screaming happily. When Mrs Kim reached downstairs, Taetae screamed at her. “WOMAN! YOU CRAZY AY!?”

“YA TURN HOMIE!” Mrs Kim said as she ran up the stairs to give her daughter the ironing board. When it’s all set up again, Mrs Kim hold the ironing board as her daughter climbed up on it. Taetae has to. Her mother threatened her, el oh el. “Just have your arms spread wide so you can balance okay?” Mrs Kim said and Taetae began to feel shaky when seeing the scary stairs in front of her. She never thought she would end her life like this, she thought. Taetae quickly sat down on the board when her mother was about to push her down.

“Umma! Where did you get this crazy idea?!” Taetae asked with a frustration pout. Mrs Kim suddenly blushed while smiling sheepishly and it crept the hell out of her daughter. Her mother’s shy face is worse than a nightmare should be. It was like; “(O__O||)” face. “Your appa and I used to play surfing on the stairs when we first moved into this house. Trust umma, it’s fun. Now up on your feet!” Mrs Kim ordered and Taetae stood again in defeat. She prayed before Mrs Kim pushed her down. Taetae copied Sica’s dolphin scream though she failed to imitate it perfectly. When the board reached downstairs, Taetae was teary. Well, it was scary for her. How can a mother push you down the stairs on an ironing board?!

“Up for second round?” Mrs Kim asked. Taetae slowly craned up her head to the woman upstairs. She screamed in horror and ran to the toilet since she couldn’t hold her pee any longer after the scary surf. Mrs Kim shrugged as if nothing happened. She sang along the music that was playing at the background as she went downstairs to take the ironing board. It’s been awhile since she had done this so she’s up for more of it. She gets to surf down the stairs for 15 times until her daughter came out from the bathroom, wanting to do something than the surfing thing. Mrs Kim agreed after she got another 7 times of surfing from her daughter’s permission.

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“Okay, let’s play something safer.” Mrs Kim said after she kept the ironing board in the closet, downstairs. Taetae thanked the Heaven when hearing her mother’s words. Who knows the woman might want to play knives with her daughter? Pch. Taetae rolled her eyes when seeing her mother went inside Mr Kim’s and Jiwoong’s gym. The woman returned back with a blue Swiss ball as she slid the glass door of the gym behind her, using a leg to do so. Taetae continued to look at her mother with a puzzled face. What on Earth is her mother thinking now? “C’mon, to the backyard.” Mrs Kim led the way as Taetae only followed without a word came out from . She’s scared yet excited for it.

“Wait here.” Mrs Kim said as she placed the big bouncy ball beside her ‘small’ daughter /insert Taetae tossing TDU author bricks here/. Taetae sat quietly while waiting for her mother to return. Out of all the sudden, her phone started to ring. She quickly fished it out from her pocket and answered it without looking at the caller’s ID. “Hold on.” Taetae said as she placed her palm on the screen. She let out a long yawn before she went back to the caller. “Speak.”

“Hey, dwarf! What’s up?!?!”

Taetae groaned inside when knowing the voice of the caller. “What do you want, flat chest?”

“Eish, that nickname.” The dork grinned in success. “Are you busy? Let’s hangout!”

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