It was Sunday morning when Liana decided to go to church. She woke up very early and decided to take a bath. After she took her bath, she prepared their clothes to wear because they were going to church. She then prepare the things for breakfast and went upstairs to wake her children up. Jun was already awake when she was still taking her bath.
When she went to the kid's room, she saw Jun quietly waking Hyunjun. She smiled at the scene in front of her. Jun was watching him with admiration and that father like side of him that she never knew. He was waking him silently, scared to disturb his sleep because he was once in that situation where your parent decided to disturb your beauty sleep. He made sure to take precautions and not repeat history.
She left and head to Hani's room. She saw her door half open and rushed to it after peeking. She saw a sobbing Hani laying on her bed.
"why are you crying? Come here," she carried her on her lap while she rubbed her back, gently. She did not knew how to take care of kids. She had two nieces but they hardly meet her. She only saw them at their baptism. Besides, her oldest brother, Nathaniel kept his family. She knew why now why and it's all because of her parents.
She had a nightmare where her family will be torn by an ugly witch. She cried and clung unto her. She was scared. It was like someone was preventing her to wake up. She wailed loudly, enough for the neighbors to hear. Liana tried her best to sush her but she was just poor ay parenting. Footsteps were heard in the bedroom and there, they were running to Hani's bedroom. Curiousity led them there.
"What happened, what happened?", said Jun with a scared voice. He bent down to their height and asked what was wrong, in a more calm voice than before. However, Hani wasn't speaking. She was utterly silent. Liana mouthed a "nothing" to him and they quietly went to the living room. She carried Hani on her arms, before passing her to Jun. He let them take their baths while Liana arranged the table and their things to bring.
She brought her convertible bag which contained 2 water bottles, 4 towels, sunblock, wet wipes, alcohol, sunglasses, First aid kit, extra shirts and of course a pocket money. Upon opening her closet, she saw a collection of bags and she squealed. Those bags were probably more expensive than her life.
She chose one of the bags and it believed to be a Celine phantom crossbody bag. She transferred her camera and her photo papers inside and her wallet. She asked Jun what was he going to bring and he handed them to her.
She then called her family to eat breakfast. They were running through the stairs and stop midway. She heard a giggle and a soft squeal. The reason behind it was Jun carried them and made them laugh. Their clothes were similar to each other. The girls wore a navy blue knee-length dress, short sleeves with a floral embroidery design while the boys wore navy blue jeans with a white t-shirt with a bit of floral design and a hat.
"Hani looked cute with her dress," she complimented Hani. The dress complemented her soft skin.
"Eomma, we have the same dress," she proudly said, showing her crooked front teeth.
"I have the same outfit with Appa," Hyunjun butted it, not wanting to be left out.
"let's go eat, already. We're going to be late," He said in a matter of fact, tone. He put them both down and they ran to the kitchen.
They ate their breakfast nicely. A breakfast that is enjoyable to the family is a must and a prayer before eating. A simple yet joyful family they are.
"you look beautiful today, no, it's as usual, but today it's different" said Jun.
Liana blushed and at the same time confused. "what do you mean by different? Am I ugl-"
"who said you're ugly? Your beauty is different than any other day. Perhaps you put something." said Jun.
Liana was about to say something when Hani chased a butterfly in their front yard. They both thought that they went to the bathroom to clean their mouth directly but this little girl saw a trapped Butterfly and she attempted to help her escape and when it did, she was afraid to let go of it. Jun chased her and quickly approached her.
There she sat down by the stone and carefully watch the butterflies and worms moving. She watched the worms eat the earth and how the butterflies flew with the wind. The little girl asked few unanswerable questions to him. He thought, surely his little girl will be very smart like her mom.
Eventually, Hani went back to the house to prepare. She called Hyunjun and the rest outside. Jun drove them to the church peacefully. However, traffic was present at that time. Supposedly, they must arrive at the place an hour ago but it seemed like they were late. After the traffic loosen up, he quickly drove fast for them to arrive there even if it was about to end.
Bowing to everyone is hectic for him. A person like him shouldn't do that. They lit the candle and sang songs in the church. The kids met another kids and they all listened to a Bible story.
"how was your story telling?" she asked the kids. They were both separated as all kids were gathered in a room. They were told some famous Bible stories and how they could apply it to the reality.
"it was so fun and amazing. Moses divided the water to make a path for the Israelites. I was so amazed," Hyunjun imitated how their teacher imitated Moses who divided the water.
"surely, God is amazing," Hani said while closing her eyes. Liana was proud to have these wonderful kids who praised the Lord.
"He is and wonderful too. Powerful and strong," Hyunjun added.
After a long drive, they went to their last destination, the theme park, Everland. It was located at Gyeonggido South Korea. This was the included as one of the largest theme park. This was another highlight of Korea.
" where do you want to go?" she asked the kids. She had been here twice so she knew the place.
"I want to go to Zootopia," Hani raised her hand. So she loves animals? Liana thought.
"me too, me too, but I want to ride those rides," Hyunjun mumbled.
She looked at Jun for helped but an idea popped on her head. He was rather busy taking pictures. He was waiting for her decision but she took a little long.
"how about this, we'll go to Zootopia first and enjoy before we proceed to Magic land?" she bent down to their level, waiting for their answers. The kids agreed to her idea and she turned to Jun.
"are we going to grab snacks?" he asked while looking at her. He placed the camera back to her crossbody bag before holding the kids. She took out her wallets and bought snacks for the kids.
"didn't we bring snacks too?" he asked remembering the picnic basket that he placed in the car.
"we did but that's for later. Here," she gave them each kids their favorite snacks and they smiled in delight. Jun didn't forget to capture their cute smiles.
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The kids were amazed at the animals. It was filled with laughter and cries. Hyunjun wasn't a fan of Giraffe when they arrived at the place. The giraffe went to the bus that they were staying, along with some other tourists. He screamed when he came in contact with the animal. He clung unto Jun but he chuckled at his reaction. Liana took the moment to capture the little bonding.
While the boy was scared, Hani wasn't. She laughed her ass because of her brother. She loved giraffes because they were taller than her. She was not scared of animals taller than her. She was rather scared of short animals. When they proceeded to the next stop, to the ancient Temple, they were all amazed at the lion's den. She was scared something might happen and they'll be eaten by the lions.
They explored the whole area before going to magic land. When they went out from Zootopia, Hyunjun's eyes were happy. He was going to ride fun rides in magic land. He was going to taste the dream of a child. He was going to fulfill his long time dream.
"try kingdom of cars," Jun pointed to the spot. Kids were having fun and he wanted his to have fun too. He immediately registered his kids while waiting. When it was their turn, he took out his camera to take pictures. She was smiling and supporting the kids that she didn't knew he took shots of her.
"I wanna try the flying Elephant," they both screamed to their parents.
"aren't you dizzy? You won't feel well later, you're going to miss some rides," she reminded him.
"shall we go to Magic Cookie House?" he suggested. He grabbed Hyunjun's hands as Hyunjun grabbed Liana who was holding Hani on her arms.
"my back hurts," she said to him, softly.
"let me carry her," he scooped Hani from her arms and before his free hand snaked on her waist. Hyunjun transferred to her side as his face was hit by Hani's feet.
"I saw a paparazzi when we were outside," he said to her. It made her heart ache again when she knew that he just hugged her because of those people following them. It was just an act, she thought. She would have the Oscar award to him because she was deceived by his actions. She thought he was for real.
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