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excuse me?

                          
  Jangmi could see the fire in her papa's eyes as Bennie, with fearful lips, told the events of Jangmi's incident at school. She sat in the living room, a maid brushing her hair as she played with two handmade dolls. 
                          
"I want him found immediately," Her papa hissed with his arms crossing, "Tell Park everything you know, and tell him to report back to me with his identification, background, and location by the next twenty-four hours."
                          
"Ye-Yes sir," Bennie bows, and shoots back up instantly.
                          
"Jangmi," Her papa calls out. The maid stops her soothingly soft brushes, looking at the little girl with urgency. "Come now."
                          
She stands from her position, with one doll in hand she moves to the tall figure. Eyes nonchalant as she looks up.
                          
"Why don't you tell me exactly what happened?" He says. "For yourself, I need every detail."
                          
"... But Bennie already told you," She pulls out a stool from the dinning room and climbs it, so she wouldn't have to crane her neck up so much. She sat down, now at the level of his stomach. "I was waiting for Bennie when school was over like you always say, then stranger danger!"
                          
"Jangmi, if someone ever tries to take you away. I don't care if you know them or not, you scream, throw a fit, or fight them off," Papa frowns. "I'm getting you bodyguards, they'll be with you as soon as school starts till you get back home. Did I make myself clear?"
                          
"But-But," Jangmi puffed her cheeks, furrowing her eyebrows. "Mr. Kim saved me! Bennie saw him! Bennie did!"
                          
"Your teacher is incapable of protecting you," He scoffed, "You'll be protected while I find you a new school, a private one. One where you won't be in danger."
                          
"... Mr. Kim won't ever let me get hurt," Jangmi says, "He pushed that meanie to the ground! I don't wanna leave school! You never even seen Mr. Kim! He's my daddy!"
                          
"There you go again!" Papa hissed, "Quit calling your teacher your father. I'm sick of it. He's not your father, I am."
                          
"He said I can call him that!" Jangmi exclaims, "He's the best daddy in the world! Wa-Wait till you see!"
                          
"That's enough," Papa turned away from the little girl. "You and your little fanatics are starting to get irritating. I'll have to make Park get his information t-"
                          
"NO!" Jangmi screams, causing her father to stop in his tracks. "Leave him alone! Don't hurt him! You always say that when you want to hurt people, papa!"
                          
He turns, only to see piercing youthful eyes frown back at him. "... Kim Jangmi, what in the world gives you the audacity to raise your voice at me? Little girl," he frowned.
                          
"Leave Mr. Kim alone!" Jangmi yells, balling her fists. "Leave him alone!"
                          
"Your obsession with that man is absurd," The man hisses, "Maybe it would be good if he was gone. Go to your room and stay in there till dinner, do you understand?"
                          
"I won't let you hurt my daddy!" Jangmi cries as her papa walks away. 
                          
"You big meanie!"
                          
[unedited]