Where You Are

"You are surprisingly good at this" Min-Joon told me. I smiled at him and bowed my head.

"I can't make my boss look bad in front of all these people" I said.

"I never look bad. If anything, you're making yourself look good" he said "Which is not such a bad thing. You've already made quite an impression on everyone here. Showing them, you can dance is just icing on the cake"

I smile thinking that things were looking up for me. If people here like me they won't question me or try to fight with me. Although I worry about the girls that are glaring at me, their parents, like Mr. Gu, like me.

As the song continued I accidentally stepped on his toe. Min-Joon quickly dipped me and raised me back up, which drew an applause from the audience. No one noticed my mistake.

"Nice save" I told him.

"Thank you" he said, bowing his head "So much for being a good dance" Min-Joon chuckled.

"Everyone makes mistakes" I told him, feeling embarrassed. I looked around the room and saw Ae-Ra, next to Min-Joon's grandmother, who's name always escapes me. They are staring directly at me. His grandmother just stares, an expressionless look on her face. Ae-Ra on the other hand, is full on angry.

"It's not like I'm making out with him. Chill" I say.

Min-Joon asks me "What did you say?" which makes me realize I said that out loud.

"It's not like we are dating or kissing in front of everyone" I say. Min-Joon's cheeks flush red, then he clears his throat.

"You sure know how to say weird things at inopportune moments" he said. I gets embarrassed by this and look down. Did I make him feel uncomfortable? I don't want him to think I like him or anything. I need to fix this situation.

"I'm just saying that she doesn't need to feel threated by me because we are just friends. Nothing more and nothing less" I smile at him with determination in my eyes. Letting him know that I'm not attracted to him in the slightest.

"Nothing more?" he asked me, a tone of disappointment in his voice. Why would he sound disappointed? Its not like he wants me to like him. It'll be awkward living with someone that likes you, but you don't like back. I must have misunderstood him.

"And nothing less" I add.

"Do you still like that guy?" Min-Joon asked me. I didn't know who he was referring to.

"The guy you told me about when we were eating pizza. You told me that you remembered liking someone. Do you still like him?" Min-Joon asked. He sure knows how to bring up random questions.

"Well.." I couldn't finish my answer because I didn't know what to say. I haven't thought about my family, my friend or even my crush for a while. Even the thought of returning home has sometimes slipped my mind.

Now that Min-Joon mentioned him. When I was younger, I always had Noah stuck on my mind. On weekends I couldn't wait for school to start so I could see him again and the days when my brother invited him for a sleepover, I would always stare at the clock and look out the window waiting for him. But whenever he got a girlfriend, I never cried over it and I never took the initiative to talk to him and as time went by, whenever I was away from him, I didn't miss him.

"Its kind of amazing, just now, realizing I don't like someone as much as I thought I did" I said, a chuckle leaving my lips. Suddenly I felt a tear go down my cheek.

"Oh, no. My make-up" I said. I quickly wiped it off "Sorry about that" I smiled at Min-Joon. I wanted this dance to be over. Jesus, how long is this song anyways? It feels like we've been dancing for an hour.

"You don't have to apologize. Just because you don't like him, doesn't mean that you don't miss him. He's part of your life after all" Min-Joon said "So, you better regain all your memories, so you can go back home" I looked at him skeptically. He seemed surprised by this "What?" he asked.

"What you said is surprisingly comforting" I said. Min-Joon scoffed and looked away.

"Don't get used to it" he told me. I nodded.

"So, do you like anyone right now?" he asked "Maybe, Dae-Hyun?"

"What's with these questions all of a sudden?" I ask him.

"I'm just curious" he said. His cheeks flushing red once again. I guess he feels like he overstepped his boundaries.

"I don't like anyone" I told him. A smile formed on his face "Are you that happy that I don't like anyone?" I ask him.

"Alright" I answered. I felt awkward by the fact that no one was joining in on the dance floor "Why is no one dancing?" I ask.

"Its proper manners to let the family that are throwing the party dance first" Min-Joon said.

"What is this, a monarchy?" I ask. Min-Joon chuckled.

"The song is almost over, ready for the big finish?" he asked me. I didn't know what the big finish would be, but I nodded anyways. Suddenly he picked me up, princess style, and spun around. At first I was surprised but then I started to laugh. Min-Joon laughed with me. The crowd went wild. Once he put me down, the song ended.

Another song quickly started, and the crowd walked onto the dance floor.

"Thank you for this dance, Hannah" he said and kissed my hand. I looked over at Ae-Ra had her arms were crossed over her c.h.e.s.t. She was so angry you could almost see smoke coming out of her ears. I looked at Min-Joon's grandmother, she raised one eyebrow.

Just by that expression I could tell she wasn't happy. I started to wonder if dancing with Min-Joon was a bad idea.