Meant To Be

In the forest

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Lee Jia Min is an introverted and reserved kinda girl. She never enjoys people. She just likes to be with herself. Whenever she gets out and faces different people she feels anxiety building up inside her. She knew that she has social anxiety and which is why she avoids being surrounded by unknown people. But she has a best friend named Kim Moon Cha. She's been her best friend since she started working with her in the same company. Moon Cha is quite opposite of Jia. She's a bold and extroverted girl. She enjoys company. Goes out and hangs out with different people. She has many friends. She always tries to drag Jia outta her shell but Jia never makes effort. She enjoys only Moon Cha's company.

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So one day Moon Cha and her other friends planned a trip somewhere. There were so many people going on the trip. Moon Cha decided to bring Jia with her since she was determined to make Jia as extroverted and open as herself. She convinced her somehow, doing emotional blackmails. Jia got ready but she asked if she will go on that trip with Moon Cha. She will not insist on talking with anyone. At that time Moon cha said okay but she knew what she was going to do.

~~~~On the trip day~~~~

Everyone arrived there at the place where they were supposed to stay for the next two days. It's a kinda forest area, where people used to visit and does camping amid the beautiful nature. Jia is with Moon cha the whole time. Moon cha was like, "Jia, go on and enjoy the place baby. You don't enjoy people I understand, but you could enjoy this beautiful nature, right? Don't you think it's so beautiful and peaceful around here? And if possible Jia please try to talk and get along with people who are here with us. Otherwise, they will think that I brought a statue with me on this trip who can't even talk." Both friends laughed together and Jia nodded. Moon Cha walked away as one of her friends called her name.

Now Jia is all alone though there were so many people around her. She sighed and thought, "I think Moon is right. She brought me here to enjoy the time out here. I shouldn't be sticking up with her all the time. It will be annoying for her. She also has her other friends here." while thinking about all this stuff she started walking and looking around the place. Nature is indeed so beautiful and peaceful as Moon Cha mentioned. The tall trees, green bushes, and the sound of birds chirping. Mixed scents of the forest, the softest breeze. Everything helped her to calm down. It was her first time going out to a place like that.

She was genuinely happy but the thing is there she doesn't know anyone except for her best friend Moon Cha, but then also she's trying her best to act normal and not to panic around people. Suddenly, she stopped walking. She felt like she heard someone's footsteps. She felt the strong presence of someone. She turned back but saw no one. She looked here and there but again there was no one. She then talked to herself, "There's no one around me but why am I feeling like someone was walking behind me." She thought for a few seconds looking here and there but then she was like, "Ah, I'm just imagining things. Who must be here beside me? I think I just heard my own footsteps and I felt like someone is here." She just let go of her feelings and ignored everything else and started walking ahead deep into the forest. By walking in the woods and lost in the beauty of nature, she went a little too far from the place where all their companions are and she realized that. Suddenly she stopped again and looked around and saw nothing but just tall trees and thick bushes. She can't hear anyone. She started talking to herself, "I think I came too far from that place. I should go back before it gets dark. But what if a tiger comes out and attacks me." She aggressively shook her head saying, "No No No No. It can't be. Jia stop thinking weird stuff. You need to get there to the place where everyone is." By chasing all her negative thoughts away she paced her legs. She was walking and walking but she couldn't see the place ahead or hear anyone. She changed directions severally but she couldn't get to her destination. She was exhausted from walking around there amid the wood in search of that place where her friend Moon Cha and other companions are. It was almost dawn. She could feel the sun gradually going down. Finally, she realized that she lost her way back. She sat down on a broken branch of a tree and broke down in tears. She started speaking up to herself again, "I am lost in this forest. I lost my way back to Moon. Now how can I go back to her. How am I going to contact her." she stopped after saying that and realized that she has her cell phone in her pocket, about which she had forgotten totally in rush and panic. She immediately took out her cell phone from her pocket and dialed Moon Cha's number quickly. But there was no response from Moon. Jia's heart was racing like hell. She was trembling in fear of getting lost forever in this forest and never being found by anyone. Her tears were continually drowning out her eyes. She tried Moon Cha's number several times but she didn't pick up. Suddenly, her phone lost its connection. There was no network anymore. She looked at her phone and said, "Oh my God. There is no signal. I can't call Moon anymore. What am I gonna do now?" she started tracing the signal by walking here and there but she failed. There was no signal. She started reassuring herself by saying, "Jia, it's ok, don't lose hope. You can get out of this forest. Moon Cha must be looking for you out there. She will eventually find you. You're strong. Don't be afraid. " Like this, she kept reassuring herself by walking aimlessly. It was completely dark out there. Her phone's flashlight was on but it was barely helping her. She kept on falling by slipping. She got scratches on different parts of her body such as her legs, hands, neck, and even face too. But she kept on walking.

On the other side, Moon Cha realized that her friend Jia was nowhere to be seen out there. She looked around but she didn't find her. She got worried and immediately decided to call her number. She realized she don't have her phone. She remembers it's in her bag. She ran up to take out her phone from her backpack. She saw 16 missed calls on her phone screen and all of them were from Jia. She panicked and dialed her number without realizing that there is no signal on her cell phone. Shortly she realized that she can't call her because there is no network she panicked. She immediately ran up to her boyfriend Cha Eun Woo. She told him about missing Jia. He was like, "What? Are you kidding me Jia is missing? Where did she go in this forest? Did you try her number?" She said while weeping, "There's no use of it Eun. There's no signal in our phones." Eun woo got worried too. He said, "Stop crying, Moon. It's not the time for crying. We should go and find her but we don't even know where to look for her in this big forest. Let me just go and tell my friends. We'll look around the forest. Don't panic just stay here." Moon Cha insists on coming along with him so he just let her come. Eunwoo called all of his friends to him and said, "Guys, Moon Cha's friend Jia is missing. We need to find her soon." Every one of them was shocked and tensed. They all decided to go and search for her.
There was a certain someone among eunwoo's friends, who had actually seen Jia when she was walking away from there. He started thinking inside his mind, "Jia? That girl was Jia. Moon Cha's friend. She is lost? But when I followed her earlier she wasn't too far from here. I think she must have forgotten the way back to this place."

~~~~His flashback~~~~

While Moon Cha was telling Jia to look around and enjoy nature. Jimin was there too. He heard their conversation. And He thought, "So I'm not the only one here who is introverted and can't stand unknown people around. I can understand how's she feeling right now. Just because of her friend Moon Cha, she's here just like me. Because of Eunwoo, I came here with him." He saw Jia walking around there and without even realizing he just went after her. Without making any noise he just started following her deep into the forest. He didn't know why he was going after her. He was thinking like, "Where she is going? She doesn't like people so is that mean she's looking for while animal to enjoy their company." He chuckled silently. But suddenly he saw that she stopped walking. He thought that she must have got the idea about him following her. He immediately hid behind the bushes which were close to him. Jia started looking around because she felt his presence. Jimin started thinking like, "Damn. Is she aware of the fact that I was following her? But why did I come after her? It's not good. If she'll knows that I am following her, she will definitely think that I am a pervert. I should go back." While Jia was looking in a different way he just took the opportunity and went back. When he came back to the camping site. He took out a deep breath and said, "Shoo😮‍💨 I didn't get caught. But how could she even get the idea about me being there behind her? But before that why did I even follow her to the forest? She's so weird and that's what makes me curious to know more about her. I think I should have talked to her earlier when she was here instead of following her like a creep."

~~~~~End of his flashback~~~~~

So what will happen now? Is our Jiminaahh will go and find our Jia or he's going to keep quiet and stand back? We will find out soon. I hope you enjoy the story.