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Jungkook's heartbeat with anxiety and despair as he made his way through the well-known streets. He followed her trail in the hopes of running into her again, like a chance meeting from their past.
The knot in his stomach tightened as time went on, the weight of doubt growing greater. His mind raced with questions, questioning every choice he had made, every chance he had lost to keep her close. A feeling of loneliness overcame him, and all he wanted was a glimpse of her familiar smile.
In the midst of uncertainty, the restaurant where they spent time together for breakfast acted as a ray of optimism. But the silent echoes and empty chairs inside were a terrible reminder of her absence as soon as he walked in.
Long shadows were cast over the city streets as the sun sank lower in the sky, causing hours to pass. YN was nowhere to be found, and Jungkook finally gave up, exhausted and discouraged. He came to the painful realization as he gave up searching for her as the moon rose up in the sky.
With every missed call to YN, Lori's fingers grew trembling, and her heart grew more and more hopeless. Every unanswered voicemail seemed like another fragment of her disappearing, a hole that could only be filled by YN's voice.
She phoned the number again, her mind racing with fear and worry as desperation clutched at her chest. She was driven to hear YN's voice again by the flow of memories of their laughter and their secrets exchanged under the moonlight.
But Lori's willpower faltered with every unanswered ring, her control eroding and her emotions threatening to escape. Since Jungkook, their relationship had endured beyond space and time, and she had never cried for anybody else. She believed she had long since buried this vulnerability, but with YN's absence, she was forced to face it.
Lori's desperate calls persisted as the hours passed and the night closed in on her, a lifeline tying her to the hope that YN was safe and that she would return her call and tell her everything would be okay.
But deep down, amid the echoes of voicemails going unanswered and calls going unanswered, Lori struggled with the hard truth that sometimes, even the strongest ties can break under uncertainty, leaving nothing more than the echo of what was.
Even though Jungkook and Lori both cared about YN, they were unable to express their anxieties or find comfort in one another's company and instead found themselves locked in a silent conflict. Their hidden anxieties were a burden that hovered above them, keeping them from shattering the thin veneer of their friendship.
The need to confide in Lori and express his worries with her concerning YN's location hurt Jungkook's heart. However, he remained mute out of fear of ruining their friendship and revealing the intensity of their love for someone they both held in high regard. He could not bear to jeopardize their relationship over the unpredictability of YN's disappearance.
