Chapter 40         Castle In The Air
                             Thank You, Goodbye and Hello …                                   

Point in time:     First Quarter of the Year…
                             Twins Birthday and The Coronation…

Location:            Just Anywhere….

On The Road – Home
Minho with the Twins…

“Oh… please…no…don’t…ugh…
my chest…. it hurts so much…
my kids…please Bummie…
answer the phone….aahhh…
it hurts…”

Minho stays calm while pressing the speed dial number designated for Kibum; while doing it, he would glance at the kids just to check as to how they are doing that inspite of the pain he is undergoing at this moment, smiles to see them relaxed and busy chatting or looking outside the windows and not also in this moment – their eyes looking at him…

“Thank goodness…
their eyes are not on me…uuugghh…
oh, I need to drive carefully and slowly…
Mr. Taeyang… yeah…uuughh…”

Minho as he decided drives the car slowly as possible on the side of the road so he can carefully position them quite safe and sound. Just as he successfully maneuvers the car and on the next move of dialing Taeyang’s number, a much harder constrict of muscle in his chest tremors uncontrollably that he, despite of trying to managing it, could no longer hold himself controllably and thus thinking that everything is about to shut his senses down; he slightly turns his head facing the kids who are wondering what is going on and says…

“Ki..ki…kids…uuhhmm…
Appa…Unc…cle…Taeyang….
Jong…gie….call…”

Then as he speaks the last word is also the moment he closes his eyes…

Minnie and Kibummie’s Condition
On Minho's Shutdown…

“UMMA…UMMA…..!!”
 

“UMMA…wake up…please…..wake up…!!”
 

“UMMA….!!
 

“UMMA…WAKE UP…!!”
 

“Umma….mma…hu..hu..hu…waahh…
(looks at Minnie) Nee…umma…”

Kibummie’s voice in tremble and fright with him shaking; he removes his seatbelt and switftly moves where Minho’s helpless body is lying and thus tries his best to desperately wake up thinking Minho’s just fainted and then realizing his actions fail, looks at Minnie and goes towards Minnie for comfort…

“Minnie…umma…”
 

“I know... come…
(hugs Kibummie) ok…
relax Kimmie…we need to do something…
to save Umma’s life…okey…?
So help me…!”
 

“How…
(releases his hug) hu..hu..hu…”
 

“Just be calm Kimmie…
I need to remove my seatbelt…okey…
(looks at Kibummie) Kimmie…just be calm…”
 

“(confused) oh..oh…kay…”

Minnie quickly but carefully crawls down the passenger seat and moves to Minho and goes nearer to the latter’s chest and presses her cheek on it as if examining for a possible inch of life  from him…

Minnie:             (still pressed on Minho’s chest)
                        Kimme…
                        Umma’s heart is still pumping…

Kibummie:       (soft voice reply moves to have a look)
                       Really…?
                       Umma’s heart…?

Minnie:             (nods) Yes… Umma is okey…but…let me see…
                        (searches for the phone) There!

Kibummie:        (stunned) What…!?

Minnie:             (asks Kibummie to come closer) Look…
                        Umma’s phone…!

Kibummie:        (nods) Let’s call Appa…!

Minnie:              (nods) yeah…
 

Minnie gets the phone but stops for a moment….

Kibummie:       (looks at Minnie in wonder) Minnie…what?
                       Why you stop…?

Minnie:             (shakes her head) No…
                        just need to check something…

                        (scans the phone and gasps) There you go…
                         Appa’s number…

Kibummie:       (nods) Okay…let’s call Appa…

Minnie:             (nods) I will…wait…

Minnie re-dials the Kibum’s number and waits for the reply…

Minnie:             (crying tone) Appa…
                        He is not answering his phone…
                        Appa…please…

Kibummie:       (panic tone) Minnie…Try it again…Minnie…
                        just keep on calling Appa…

Minnie:             (nods) I will…I will….
                         But if Appa does not respond…
                         I will call Papa…

Kibummie:       (nods) I am pretty sure Appa will answer…

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