I use up all the courage I have inside of me forgetting my surroundings as I head straight for the main stage. I hear the standby and everything becomes a blur except my path. I dance as if it's the old days in a trance feeling safe knowing Minho is also on the stage with me.

I glide my body across the stage towards Minho as we finish our solos. I feel his hands come on to my shoulder in a comforting way and meet his eyes with a smile. He smiles back with a strong look in his eyes as he wraps his head around my neck and instead of pushing me back afterwards pulls me towards him. I dart my eyes around secretly making sure no one noticed but he just winks at me as we finish our dance number.

The music stops and I hear the cheers of the fans roar across the whole venue and don't stop. We all begin to feel the reward of practicing as hard as we did. It all payed off after all the hard work.

I start getting off the stage and feel Minho following close behind. As soon as we reach backstage he comes up from behind me and says in a desperate tone "Jina, can I please get.."

He's interrupted by his manager who says its time to go. He quickly goes but turns back and grins at me mouthing the word "later." I smile back as I'm also pulled away by manager to go and attend the the award ceremony for the finale.

That night Stray Kids win 2 awards, for best performance and for the best self produced band. We ended up taking home 2 awards as well, best self produced band, and Band of the Year.

We take the stage for the acceptance speech and this year we decided Hawon would make the speech. As Hawon is speaking and thanking everyone for their help and support I look around and meet eyes with Minho. He smiles at me and I smile back. I find myself smiling more then I ever had. I quickly move my eyes back to Seungwon as he tells his parents that he's doing well and he hopes for their support.

We leave that night with our two awards in Seungwon's hands who is taking pictures to send them to his parents who are still not accepting of him being a singer. I start going to the bathroom before we leave for our dorms but instead I feel a tug on my shoulder as I find myself in another dark storage time for the second time that night.