The Wrong Party

Anger

Sensitive topic briefly discussed

Two months later 

You ever wake up with a sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach? It makes you feel like someone is watching you, or every step you make is going to lead to a broken bone, a death, a car crash, the stomach bile rises into your throat and you can't breathe through your anxiety? I hadn't experienced those days very often, but when I did, it was always right. 

Me: Hey gorgeous, how are you? 

Me: Hey Kook.. how are you?
Kook: I'm okay. Just tired and work is kicking my ass, how are you? 

Me: Hey, how's your day?
Jin: 🙄🙄 same as always, you cooking dinner tonight? Or is it my turn? 

Me: Hey, what's up?
Jimin: not much sitting at work. You? 

Me: Hey, how's work?
Hobi: hectic as always. What are you up to today? 

Me: what's up?
Tae: nm, at the mall looking for a new pair of shoes. You? 

Me: Hey, how's your day?
Rach: had to take the kids to soccer practice, so you know, loads of fun over here🙄🙄

All of them were okay, except Reina. She hadn't answered, she always answers. Maybe she got extra busy at work? Something is off, I can't tell what it is, who it is, or what's happening but I couldn't focus on my work. 

I kept getting up, pacing, drinking ice water, I took an anti anxiety pill to try and simmer myself down, but the tension was so thick it was suffocating. I laid down in my bed and couldn't find any relief as I kept checking my phone for an answer from Reina. I called her after two hours and it went straight to voice-mail. 

Fuck. 

Something is definitely wrong. 

I gave her a few more hours before I called again, and again it went to voice-mail. I called the diner and asked for a reservation in whatever section she was serving in and they told me she hadn't come in for her shift. 

I thought I was going to throw up. 

I got into my car and drove over to her apartment, her car was in its spot so I walked up to her door and knocked. 

No response. 

"Reina?" I knocked again "open the door baby, please?" I knocked "come on gorgeous, I'm worried. Just open the door" I knocked a few more times and when I still didn't get an answer I went over to her potted plant and took the spare key from the fake stone, I opened her door and walked in making sure to close the door behind me as I slid her key into my pocket, there was no sign of her so I walked to her bedroom. 

"Gorgeous?" I asked as I opened the door "Hey, baby, what's wrong?" I said softly as I sat beside her. She was in her bed and she looked like shit. I could tell she'd been crying, her eyes were red and puffy, her hair was a matted mess, and she looked so beaten down that my heart sunk 

"Yoongi" she sobbed and shook her head, covering her face and crying harder 

"What's wrong?" I asked softly as I wrapped my arms around her and held her face to my chest as she sobbed into my shirt and held onto me for dear life. I tried to soothe her as I petted her hair and kissed the top of her head as I rocked us back and forth letting her get it all out of her system until she couldn't cry anymore

"We fucked up" she mumbled into my chest 

"What do you mean?"

"We've ruined everything" she choked on a sob "I'm so fucking scared"