JANET: I can’t believe —

APPA: Me and Umma is struggle whole life make life for you. We do what we have to do, hope you can be doctor, lawyer, big success, but what you do? Take picture. We don’t have to come to Canada for you take picture. Even you can take picture in North Korea.

JANET: Appa —

APPA: Janet, I am dying . . . one day in future and before I dying, I —

JANET: You want to retire.

APPA: What is my story? Hm? What is story of me, Mr. Kim? My whole life is this store. Everybody know this store, they know me. This store is my story. And if I just sell store, then my story is over. Who is Mr. Kim? Nobody know that. You take over store, my story keep going.

JANET: But Appa, that’s life. Whether you choose it or get thrown into it, you make it what it is. And if you’re not happy with your life, I’m sorry, but you can’t expect me to make your life — I don’t know — meaningful.

APPA: But I give my life, my story for you.

JANET: But you’re the parent. You’re supposed to.

APPA: Why is that supposed to? I don’t have to give to you my life. I could throw you away as baby. I don’t have to love you as baby, but I do. That is choosing. I choose like that. So, you have to be thank you and give to me you life. Second half. Fifty-fifty. That’s fair. Yah, lookit, I am work at store, what you do, you don’t work at store and still you eat, sleep upstair, yah? You whole life, that’s how we doing. Thirty years. So, just switch side now, like soccer. Second half, you work at store and I don’t work at store and still I eat, sleep upstair. Understand? (Beat.) I’m not live more than ten years, it’s good deal for you.

JANET: That’s a messed-up idea, Appa.

APPA: What you talking?

JANET: That’s a seriously messed-up idea.

APPA: YOU seriously messed up —

JANET: No, Appa, that’s —

APPA: YOU no.

JANET: No, Appa, really —

APPA: YOU really.

JANET: Stop doing that!

APPA: YOU stop.

JANET: Give me my Day-timer, Appa!

APPA: Take out garbage and I give to you. ( JANET ties the garbage bag to take it out.) What you doing? (APPA unties what janet has done and ties it his way.) Have to roll like this. Push out air. Make tight. Small package. Then tie round back. That’s best way.

APPA offers it to JANET. JANET takes it and unties what APPA has done and reties it.

JANET: That’s your way. And if it matters that much to you, then do it yourself.

APPA: Janet, that’s you job.

JANET: My job? I haven’t taken out the garbage in sixteen years. All of a sudden it’s my job again? Fine. But it wasn’t even my job back then, ’cuz if it were my job, then I would’ve gotten paid. So, what in fact I did back then and am doing right now is a favour for you. I wish you would at least appreciate this favour I’m doing for you, Appa.