Lost In Translation

The One With the Ramen

~°~°~°~°~Melody's POV°~°~°~°~°~

"나는 너를 다시 잃지 않을거야." He says under his breath. After grabbing my hand.

There he goes surprising me with his actions and words again. Even though I didn't quite catch the last part of what he said.

His English must not be too shabby for him to speak it as often as he does.

During the remainder of our trip, I can't help but notice how my hand fits so well into his.

I know it's a stretch, but...

I cut my thoughts off before I let them get the best of me.

I'm only thinking that because this is the most physical contact I've had with a guy in months.

"Don't confuse politeness with affection, Melody. We don't want to repeat what happened last time..." I mutter to myself as I focus on keeping pace with Yoongi.

After what seems like hours of speed walking, we finally reach a little ramen shop.

"After you," Yoongi says as he opens the door for me.

'Thank you." I say with a little bow as I step inside.

"こんにちは! 九州ラーメンきお道頓堀へようこそ席を持ってください!" A lady behind the counter says as we walk in.

A weird expression crosses Yoongi's face as he bows to her awkwardly before going to find a table.

I quickly bow as well and join him where he is seated, which is a small booth in a secluded corner of the restaurant.

"Do you know Japanese? (일본어를 아십니까?)" I ask as I sit down.

"간신히, 면접을 위해서만. (Barely, only for interviews.)" He says looking at the menu trying to decipher the options.

Seeing how he is obviously struggling, I take out my phone and open Google Translate, set it to translate Japanese into Korean and set the keyboard Korean. Then I open the camera function.

"Watch. (손목 시계.)" I say as I hover my phone over his menu.

His mouth drops as the Korean translation appears on the screen.

"Woah." He says as he takes my phone and moves it across the menu.

"Isn't it neat? Does it work? (그것은 깔끔한가요? 작동합니까?)" I ask, eager to know what's on the menu for myself.

"완벽하지는 않지만 도움이됩니다. 고맙습니다. (It's not perfect but it helps.)" He smiles.

"Alright, well use that to communicate your order. (알았어. 주문을 전달하는 데 그걸 써라.)" I say gesturing to my phone.

He nods still searching the menu.

"何を注文しますか? (무엇을 주문 했는가?)" The lady asks as my phone translates to Yoongi.

"나는 생각한다, 그녀는 뭘 원하는지 물었다. (I think, she asked what do you want to order.)" He says turning to me while I hold his phone to translate our conversation.

My hand instinctively goes to my pocket where I typically keep my cash. I quickly realize I have no money.

Perfect.

"Water? ( 물?)"

"물. (水.)" He says as she nods.

She turns to Yoongi who begins talking while pointing at things on the menu. Once he is done ordering she leaves to get our drinks.