“Yoogeun ah. That’s a bird. Can you listen to its sound? It’s chirping. It is still a baby like you.”

Sulli talks to Yoogeun while she walks in the vegetable garden.

“Yoogeun, should omma plant flowers too?”

Yoogeun just giggles when he heard his mother’s voice.

Sulli smiles widely and she teases her boy more.

“Oh, the phone is ringing.”

Sulli walks quickly to the table where she left her phone and makes Yoogeun sits in the walker.

She widens her eyes when she saw the ID.

It’s a call from Minho.

“Hello.”

She answers the phone with a stutter.

“What are you doing?”

She blinks her eyes.

“What’s wrong with him?”

She thought.

“I’m in the garden, walking with Yoogeun.”

“Hmmm. Have you eaten?”

“Not yet.”

She answers shortly.

The line went silent long before she hears Minho sighs.

“We’ll eat out tonight. Don’t cook.”

“Deh?”

“I’ll come home to fetch you and Yoogeun at 8. Let’s talk.”

Minho ended the call after he said what he wants.

Sulli removes the phone from her ear after the call is disconnected.

She stares at the phone long before she turns her head to Yoogeun who was playing by himself.

“Yoogeunie. Appa just call me.”

She smiles to the little creature.

“Appa said he wants to talk.”

Sulli smiles wider.

“I should get myself pretty right?”

She carries Yoogeun out of his walker and walks inside with a fluttering heart.

“Helps me choose my dress neh.”

                                                                                        ***

“Finally.”

Kibum slams his body on the sofa while he loosens his tie.

“Oppa, I’m so excited. We will be staying in Korea again.”

Kibum smiles.

“I know Soojung. I’m excited too. I want to find out what Minho is doing now. He is at the top of the world. It’s so hard to catch him. We better stay in his house for a day or two.”

“Eyy oppa. We can just ask Minho oppa and Sulli to come to our house. Maybe they are still single? We can hook them up.”

“Good idea Soojungie.”

Kibum pinches Krystal’s cheek before he ruffles her hair.

“Oppa, don’t mess my hair.”

Kibum laughs.

“By the way, did you keep in touch with Sulli?”

“No oppa. I lost contact with her since last year. Maybe she changed her phone number. She did end me an email last year, I think she gains fat on her cheek.”

Krystal laughs.

“She must be very happy Soojung.”

“She loves her job. She tells me that often.”

“Wonder how Korea is now. It’s been year since we left for Japan.”

“The last preparation for transfer the share and all had completed Kibum?”

“Deh momma. Are you sure you want to stay here for another year?”

“Yes dear. We’ll go there soon. Keep your eyes on Krystal neh.”

“Arasseo momma.”

“Momma, I’m old enough to take care of myself.”

“But still, you are my baby Krystal.”

“Alright.”

“Send my regards to Sulli and also your friend Minho neh.”

“I’ll track him once I set my foot in Korea momma. I’ll kick him really hard for not calling me.”

Kibum laughs.

“Let’s see if you do it oppa. You love your friend so much. Always asking me to understand him whenever I talk about him.”

Kibum laughs.

“Wae? He is my friend. Only me know about him and everything about him.”

“Okay okay. I won’t say anything about it.”

“Aigoo you two. Still bicker like a kid. How can you live alone in Korea?”

“We bicker but we only have each other momma. I love my sister.”

“And I love my oppa too.”

Krystal kisses Kibum’s cheek while he hugs her and kisses her hair.

“We are your children momma.”

“Ara. Keep loving each other and leans on each other okay?”

“Deh.”

They answers and laughs.

“I’m going to freshen up. It is a tiring day.”

“I’ll make you your favorite coffee oppa.”

“Thank you Krystal.”

Krystal laughs when Kibum winks at her.

“See, I know how to make him call me Krystal.”

Mrs. Kim laughs.

“I won’t be too worried then.”

Krystal nods.

“Have you finished packing? Momma can help you.”

“Done momma. Just need to pack few small things that I have to use daily.”

“Your oppa?”

“He is more excited than me. He finished packing too for sure.”

Mrs. Kim nods her head.

“I better make his coffee momma.”

“Ah yeh. Go on.”

Krystal skips to the kitchen while she hums a song.

“I’m excited to see you Sulli ah.”

                                                                                        ***

Sulli is dressed in a blue button ups blouse and a dark purple skirt while she dressed Yoogeun in a jumpsuit.

She tied up her hair in a ponytail and she wears a headband.

She put on a simple make up to complete her appearance.

She packs Yoogeun’s diapers and few of his necessities in a bag along with the package that Zyra gives her.

“Should I bring a stroller?”

She shakes her head.

“I’ll just carry him.”

“Yoogeunie. Let’s wait for appa downstairs neh.”

Sulli carries Yoogeun in her right arm while she carries his bag in another.

She was about to reach the last step when she heard Minho’s car.

“Appa is here. Ottoke?”

Sulli stoned on the last step, waiting for Minho to open the front door.

She waits like a nervous bride.

Her heart was thumping faster than usual.

She clutch on her bag on her left while her right hand holds Yoogeun tightly.

Minho on the other hand straightens his suit and stands in front of the door.

He stares at the white painted door while he breathes out.

He had throws away all of his uneasiness after he calls Sulli.

It’s been long.

It’s been a whole seven month.

He had been an idiot.

What if it’s just Taemin’s agenda?

He failed to think rationally.

Finally, he is buried by his pride.

He turns the door and pushes it open.

He removes his shoes, wear his slippers and walks inside while he puts his right hand inside his pocket.

He walks few steps before he saw Sulli standing on the last step of the stair while staring at him nervously.

He threw a smile.

A sincere smile.

A smile from the Choi Minho that Sulli knows from school.

An innocent smile.

Not the smirk that she sees since the birth of Yoogeun.

“You are ready?”

She nods a bit.

Minho took Yoogeun from her and teases him before he turns around and walk from her.

He stops after a few step and turns to Sulli who still glued there.

“Let’s go.”

Sulli wakes from her trance and quickly follow him out of the house and locks it.

Minho kisses his son lovingly before he gives him to Sulli.

He walks to the driver seat and starts the ignition while Sulli rushes to the passenger side and get in.

Minho starts driving immediately after she fastens her seatbelt.

“I’ll tell you every single thing oppa.”

Sulli thought while she fixes her eyes out of the window.