Chapter 139 - Pinky

"We're here" said my brother of ten years, Tristan, who was driving.

"Finally. I need my bed" I said as I stepped out of the car stretching.

"I'll help take the bags in" said Shiwoo from beside me and I shook my head no.

"You're still healing. Go inside. I'll be in soon."

He sighed as he went inside the yard where my mom and the kids were waiting as my brothers and dad were unloading the car.

"So what happened  to him?" asked Stacy coming to my side.

"Huh? Oh uhh-he umm uh. It's nothing for you to worry about."

"Mhmm?" she asked raising a brow and I nervously chuckled as I grabbed a bag and went inside.

"Mommy I was thinking of taking Shiwoo and the twins with me to look for grandma Elizabeth. Is that okay?" I asked as I placed the bag on the veranda since the door wasn't opened as yet.

"Okay, but don't spend too long. You need to visit your other grandma next door and your cousins are coming tonight."

"Okay mom." I said as I took the twins by the arm.

"Where are we going mommy?" asked Adriel as we turned up the road to where my maternal grandma lived. It was about a five minute walk if you walked at normal pace.

"We are going to your great grandma's house to say hi."

"Oh. Is it really far? The sun is quite hot." asked Shiwoo as he held onto Adrian's hand.

"Ha. Wait until it's summer. It's only April. This is pretty much cool weather, but it wont take long."

I waved at my neighbors as I passed by their houses as they stared at us and I smiled.

"This is quite a small and quiet neighborhood." said Shiwoo as he greeted more people who stared from behind their fences.

"Yup. We are all related in one or another. In fact my mother's side of the father lives up where we are going and my dad's is down where I live." I said and he hummed.

"That's cool. I hardly see my family unless its a special occasion. It's quiet and nice. The houses are homey and small. I like it"

"Well it is a third world country so we are poor. You will see a few big houses here and there, but we are grateful." I said as we walked we neared my grandmas house that was on the small hill.

"Mommy mommy look. A goat" said Adriel as she ran to the track where the goat was, that was leading up to my grand aunt and grandmas house.

"You guys have goats running around here?" asked Shiwoo surprised as we walked up the track heading to my great grandma's house first.

"Yup. We raise them. Goats, pigs, chickens and cows. It is the country area after all"

"That's pretty cool actually."

I smiled at him as I opened the gate and walked up the steps calling my grand aunt, "aunty Suzan. "

"A who dat?" she asked as she came out the front door onto the veranda and I smiled.

Trans- "Who is it?"

"It's me"

"Oh pinky. A you dat?"

Trans-  "Pink. Is that you?"

"Yes its me and the twins and Shiwoo." I answered and she opened the grill letting us in.

"But look pan pinky loo. A long time mi nuh see uh enuh gyal." she said as she hugged me.

Trans-"Look at you. It's been so long since I last saw you."     

"A who dat pinky?" I heard my cousin say as he came out the house with four more of my cousins from my mother's side.

Trans-"Is that pinky?"     

"Yes it's me and I brought company." I said as I pushed the twins and Shiwoo forward.

"Hello ma'am. My name is Seo Jin." he said out stretching his arm, but she pulled him in for a hug.

"But what a bwoy full a mannaz, and who are these small people?"

Trans- "He is quite a manner able young man, and who are these small people?"

"Hello my name is Adriel and this is my brother Adrian." said Adriel bowing and my aunt looked at me confused.

"A wah dem a do?"

Trans- "What are they doing?"

"Oh they are half Korean and it is custom for them to bow to their elders. It's a sign of respect."

"Oh. Well dem get dat from dem fadda den."

Trans- "Oh. Well they got that from their father then."

I scoffed offended with my hands on my hips, "I have manners."

"Pssh. Yeah right." said my older cousin David by a few months and my cousin Destiny who was a year younger laughed, as well is Taj and Hudson who were about 3 or 4 years younger that me.

"Umm I take offence."

" 'Umm I take offence', here har to nuh bout she a twang." said Hudson mocking me and I punched him hard in his chest, "aww. Suzan she hit me."

"Cry about it." 

"Unnuh tap ee ramping like unnuh a some wild hog nuh. Pinky uh look fi uh grand madda yet?"

Trans- "You guys stop playing as if you are wild pigs. Pinky did you look for your grandmother as yet?"

"Oh no. I was about to-"

"Suzan a who dat?" I heard my grandmother called cutting me off as she came out the house and saw me, "oh pinky uh deh yah. How uh nuh come look fi me but uh dung yah so?"

-"Suzan who is it?... oh Pinky you're here. Why didn't you come visit me and you are here?"

"Grandma I was just about to." I said as I hugged and kissed her, "this is Shiwoo and these are the twins."

"Oh my. They are so beautiful. All three of you." she said gushing as she pinched their cheeks, including Shiwoo and I laughed at him.

"It is nice to mee you ma'am. I can see where Tally and her mon got their beautiful looks." he complimented and she blushed.

"Ouu. I like him. Tally you better watch out. I might have to snatch him." she said and he laughed.

"Okay okay the time for drooling over my man has ended. Mommy said to hurry return to unpack. Will I be seeing you guys tonight?" they shook their head yes and I smiled, "okay then I see you guys and talk more tonight. Say bye bye Elise and Elisa."

"Good bye great grand ma and great grand aunt." they said bowing to them and gushed at how cute they were and Shiwoo and I looked at them proud.

"Walk good." said my grandma as we left the veranda and made our way down the steps, through the gates, down the path and then onto the road. 

The journey sounds way shorter than it is.

It take like thirty seconds to reach the road.

We made our way back down the road looking at the river across the road and I promised them to take them tomorrow.

The river ran through my back yard and by the road so we had plenty of time to visit.

We made our way back home a little after two and I saw some of my family members talking in the yard.

"Hey guys." I said greeting my aunts and uncles as I went onto the veranda and they all hugged me excited to see me.

It had been a lot of hugs since I got here and that wasn't the quarter of it.

I had over thirty cousins on my dad's side alone and most were coming today.

I greeted a few more people getting hugs and kisses all over as well as Shiwoo and the kids.

I'm glad that they accepted him and that he felt comfortable with them, but I really needed to sleep.

I left the twins with them on the veranda as I went to my room craving silence and my bed.

"You have quite a big and nice family." said Shiwoo as I we finally made it to my room and I closed the doors sighing as I face planted onto my bed.

"Ah bed, marvelous bed. Oh how I've missed you."

He chuckled at me as he came and laid beside.

"You want to take a nap?" he asked and I shook my head yes as I still laid there with my face in the sheets.

"Okay. I'll get us settled." he said getting off the bed, "this is quite a cute room."

"Mhmmm" II answered as I heard him shuffle with the suitcases.

"I'm going to take a shower then go hang with your family while you sleep okay babe."

"Mmmm." I  answered as he left.

Ah. 

Peace and quiet.

I sighed feeling satisfied as I slipped into sleep feeling happy to be home.

I know that there will be a welcome home party later, but I my family are late bugs so I have time to sleep for at least two hours to try and adjust to the change in time zones.

Later is going to be fun and I want to have enough energy for it.