Chapter 7

    Chapter 7

    Eric Smith had a 15-month-old son who had just started to utter words.

    He was overjoyed when his son said mama and papa.

    Maria

    But now he felt like crying.

    His son, Jack Smith, refused to eat anything since morning and clenched his mouth shut.

    It had been only two days since he was left alone with his son.

    He was flustered by this unprecedented situation.

    He had been trying to feed his son for 30 minutes.

    He regretted it.

    Why didnt I learn from her then?

    He remembered how his wife had struggled to feed their son one more spoonful.

    Nooo!

    He looked at his son who was sitting in a baby chair and banging the small table with both hands.

    He felt like he was going to get sick.

    He had tried everything from airplane games to train games with the tiny spoon in his hand, but nothing worked.

    He finally resorted to his last option.

    I didnt want to bother you

    But he couldnt let his son starve.

    Honey, Jack wont eat

    What should I do?

    Theres some yogurt in the fridge that Jack likes. Try that.

    He wont eat that either

    Park Maria, who was on a business trip in France, sighed as she read her husbands message.

    Two days

    Her son was very picky about food.

    Thats why she had stocked the fridge with only the foods that Jack liked before she left, but they ran out in just two days.

    She had also bought the things that he didnt eat when she was there, but they were useless.

    What should I do

    She had to stay in Paris for three more days.

    No, only if things went well. But now.

    Manager! This hasnt arrived yet!

    Someone shouted and waved a paper.

    The startled manager jumped from his seat and picked up the phone.

    He dialed a number quickly and waited for the other person to answer.

    He shook his leg nervously and showed his impatience.

    Beep-

    -Hell

    What do you mean, now? If you dont send it now, what are you going to do? We dont have much time left, dont you know how important this is?

    He interrupted the other person before they could speak.

    Maria rubbed her face with both hands as she saw the manager ranting on the phone.

    I cant go back even after a week at this rate

    Was this what they called stress?

    Park Maria let out a sigh from within. Then she sent a message. The recipient was Eric Smith, her husband.

    -You can do it, youre his papa

    Honey?!

    Maria? Maria?!

    Eric shook his smartphone.

    It was a futile scream, but he couldnt give up on his last resort.

    He hoped that his voice would reach Paris as he shouted.

    Maria!!

    Nooo!!

    Eric collapsed on the table in frustration.

    Jack was still hitting the table.

    Tears welled up in Erics eyes.

    Tears welled up in the babys eyes too.

    Eric looked at Jack who was sobbing.

    He wondered if he missed his mom or if he was hungry.

    If youre hungry, just eat

    Eric lifted a spoon.

    It was yogurt, Jacks favorite.

    Jack knew the sweet taste of the white yogurt, but he didnt open his mouth.

    He shook his head vigorously.

    As Eric and Jack were about to start their second round,

    -Ding dong!

    An alert sounded.

    Later, when Maria came back home after finishing her business trip for two weeks, Eric told her that the alert sounded like heavenly bells.

    Of course, not now.

    It was an unnecessary alarm.

    What is it?

    An alert came from the PinePad on the table.

    It was the PinePad that Maria used for cooking or working at the table.

    He thought that if it was her recommended baby food, he would eat better while watching the video.

    Will this really work?

    He doubted it, but seeing Jack who hadnt eaten for an hour, he had no choice but to try.

    Jack clenched his mouth shut and he sighed. He placed the baby food in front of Jack.

    He sat next to Jack and decided to feed him while watching the video together.

    Please eat

    The video started.

    A baby with black hair appeared on the screen.

    A younger baby than Jack, who looked like he wasnt even one year old yet, was sitting in a baby chair.

    He was a cute baby with chubby cheeks and distinct features.

    Then a small sound was heard.

    It was a mans voice.

    Daddy? Jun?

    The channel name appeared.

    [JUN].

    It seemed like the babys name.

    A womans hand came out and showed the white baby food on the small spoon she was holding.

    He also scooped some baby food on Jacks spoon.

    And he sneaked a peek at his son.

    His sons expression softened slightly and he stared at the video.

    Oh!

    He held his breath and waited for the timing.

    The baby in the video, Jun, opened his mouth and the spoon went in.

    Jun waved his arms happily.

    Jacks eyes widened.

    He saw a mysterious baby with shiny hair eating baby food.

    Very deliciously.

    Yum yum.

    He felt like he wanted to follow him for some reason.

    Ahh! Ahh!

    Jack opened his mouth.

    He noticed it.

    Now!

    Swoosh!

    The spoon went into Jacks mouth.

    Jack chewed and swallowed without spitting it out.

    His eyes widened.

    Oh, ohh, ohhh!!

    He felt like shouting with emotion, but he held back.

    There was still a lot of baby food left.

    Papa! Papa!

    Jack, who had eaten a whole bowl of baby food, hugged Eric and kept calling him papa.

    He felt like tears were blurring his vision.

    No, this is not the time.

    He quickly took out his PinePad and wrote a comment on Juns video.

    He quickly subscribed and pressed the like button.

    He made sure he could play it easily next time he fed Jack.

    -He ate everything! It really works!

    -My daughter ate everything too! I recommend this for babies who dont eat!

    I tried for an hour but couldnt feed him anything, but as soon as he saw the video he ate everything! Jun! Thank you so much!

    And he also went to LALAs video that introduced Juns video.

    The short two-minute video had many disappointed comments, but they were gradually deleted.

    It wasnt LALA who deleted them.

    The people who wrote the comments voluntarily deleted them.

    -Thank you! Please tell your friend that it was really helpful!

    -Thank you for persuading her! My son eats really well!

    -Im the mom who wrote a comment earlier. Im sorry. Really Thank you for uploading the video.

    Ding dong-!

    -Did you feed Jack?

    It was Maria.

    He wrote a message with a bright face. He also sent a picture of the empty baby food bowl.

    He did it for his wife who was working hard and worrying about her son and husband who were having trouble feeding him.

    Mission complete! He ate everything!

    -How did you do it!? Youre amazing!

    He laughed.

    He planned to keep Juns video a secret until Maria came home.

    He wanted to show off how well he could feed him without her. Of course, he would be found out as soon as she came back.

    Im good, arent I!!

    Just like Eric Smith, the viewers who watched [LALAS DAY] and [JUN]s videos and fed their babies formula and baby food increased.

    The comments and likes of the two videos also increased.

    24 hours after the video was uploaded.

    The number of views was close to one million.