Quotes From The Catcher In The Rye

~*~ Family Matters ~*~

“Daddy, daddy,” Ji-hye chirps; her tiny hands tugging away at the man’s pant leg while she stares up at him with her puppy-dog eyes. “When will we see mommy? When will we see the new baby?”
“Soon, Ji-hye,” Unti chuckles, tired grey eyes alight with a small sense of glee at his daughter’s curiosity. He extends his large hands toward the child, and he scoops her up to set her beside him on the small bench in the hallway.
“Mommy and the new baby are both very tired right now…” He is, too, of course, but he intends to stave off sleep to keep Ji-hye entertained and out of trouble. “So when they wake up, we’ll be able to see them.” A yawn punctuates his sentence. Looks like he’s not doing a good job of seeming awake himself…

She’s not silent for long, though — what toddler would be satisfied after only one question? “Why’re they tired, daddy?”
“Uh, w-well…” Now he’s in a bind: how was he to explain this? Was it possible to make such an explanation ‘G-rated?’ Does he even have the mental strength to do so right now? He knows Su-jung isn’t exactly thrilled with the idea of the stork, but…
“Sir, your wife is ready to see you,” a nurse says with a soft smile, ultimately saving him from a potentially awkward moment.
“Ah, right,” he says with a small chuckle, his gaze quickly moving over to his daughter. “Let’s go see mom now, mm?” Anticipating her to hop off the bench, he picks her up again before he

“Easy, Ji-hye, easy,” Unti chuckles, tightening his grip on her as he walks on over to Su’s bedside. When he speaks again, his voice has fallen to a mere whisper. “And try to keep your voice down, the baby’s ears are sensitive.”
“Very, very sensitive,” Su adds in the same voice, though her eyes and smiles are as bright as ever. “But I’m happy to see you both, too.” She reaches out to pat the young girl’s head when they’re both by her bedside.
“Ohh, okay,” Ji-hye says, her eyes taking on that puppy-dog look as she nods her head a few times. “I’m happy to see mommy, too,” the little girl’s curious gaze is turned to the bundle in her mother’s arms.
“Is that the new baby?”
“Yeah,” the woman says softly, nodding her head a couple of times, “your new baby sister. Wanna see?”
“Yeah, yeah!” the little girl all but squeals — doing her very best not to wake her sleeping sister in their mommy’s arms. She squirms a bit in her father’s hold, trying to get