Zahra Taylor-Yoo's life is going great. She's been living her dream. She wanted to travel after graduating before her family could lock her down with work at their company. Living in South Korea, she's got a great job working at a design studio, a c...
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We arrived at the club ready to party but I still felt a little down. It had to have been wearing down on So-hyun to try and keep the mood lifted.
"So-hyun, thank you for trying to keep the vibe up. You don't have to. I'm gonna do my best to enjoy tonight. Don't worry." I smiled lightly at her trying to be convincing.
"I know you Zahra. You don't have to fake for me. But if it will make you feel better, let's try and enjoy the night. Come on", she grabbed my hand, "I'll introduce you to everyone."
Pulling me in the opposite direction of the door, we headed straight for the vip section. Of course.
So-Hyun's coworkers were beautiful. They had to be the best looking people in the entire club.
As I took a seat, she grabbed two drinks off the tray. "Here. Drink this. You need it tonight."
I took the drink and tossed it back. I was gonna let loose tonight.
Just then I heard a man walk up and greet So-Hyun. "Noona." (Older sis) "what's up. Good to see you tonight." He smiled at her. Oh he likes her.
"Hey Joon. Good to see you too."
He eyed her and then his eyes diverted to me. "And who's your friend."
She looked at me and smiled. "This is my best friend Zahra."
"Wow. I didn't know you had a foreign friend. She's gorgeous. Is she a model too?" He turned to me, "Hi. I am Park Joon Il. I am her model friend. Nice to meet you. How are you. What's your name?" He spoke in a strong Konglish (mix of Korean and English) accent.
"Nice to meet you Joon Il-ssi" (ssi- formal add on when addressing someone new. Pronounced "she"). "I'm Zahra and no I'm not a model. I'm a designer."
His mouth fell open. "Wow! You can speak Korean!"
Just then a deep voice came from behind him. "Joon it's ridiculous of you to be surprised when a foreigner can speak Korean. It was narrow-minded of you to assume she couldn't." He laughed.
I smiled. "He's right you know."
Joon tried to defend himself. "How was I supposed to know.
So-Hyun's eyes widened. "Joon. Who is this?"
He smiled and put his hand on the man's shoulder. "This is my cousin Park Min-Gyu. Hyung" (older brother/ older guy) "this is So-Hyun, we work at the same agency, and this is her friend Zahra. Introduce yourself."
Min-Gyu nodded at everyone. "Hi. I'm Park Min-Gyu. His family member, though I know it's hard to believe." He laughed.
"Ah hyung. Come on now don't be so hard on yourself. I know I'm handsome but what you don't have in looks you make up for in brains." He laughed.
