The seven members of EVE tapped their feet on the ground, almost at a collective beat. They glanced at the door and the clock like watching a tennis match, wondering where June went and what was taking him so long.
The event had already started, and INZI had just finished opening the show. For now, RO5Y was the one on stage.
The time for EVE to perform was getting nearer and nearer, yet June was still out of sight.
"Did Chul arrive at the dorm?" Zeth asked, biting his nails.
"Yes," Jaeyong said, looking at the most recent text Chul had sent. "He's not there."
"What?" Akira exclaimed.
"Oh gosh," Jisung worriedly said, getting up and pacing back and forth. "Was he kidnapped or something?"
"Or, maybe he got ran over," Akira sadly suggested.
His teammates glared at him, causing him to raise his hands in surrender. "I'm just stating the possibilities. In the end, he isn't answering our calls either."
"We'll make sure to avenge his death," Jisung said with determination.
"Stop it. I'm sure he didn't die," Casper said. "With June's luck, he must have run into some kind of mishap."
"It's our debut stage," Ren said, also growing anxious by the minute. "You don't think he'd fluke out on us, would he?"
"He wouldn't," Sehun said. "June's not like that. He worked the hardest out of all of us for this debut. He'll come, I'm sure."
***
Meanwhile, June was running through the university grounds like a madman.
He took longer than expected since he couldn't find the pregnant woman, and when he did, a bunch of old ladies recognized who he was. They fed him with homemade snacks, and in the end, he couldn't help but accept their hospitality.
Fortunately, he made it to the university grounds just in time.
He showed his face to the man guarding the artists' area, and he was quickly let in.
There were artists and crew members scattered around the hallways, but he paid them no attention.
June had to go to their waiting room fast.
However, multiple people stopped him on his way there.
"Hey, June. Congrats!"
"Congratulations, June."
"Oh, you're June, right? Congratulations, man!"
He even ran into Jordan along the way.
"June," Jordan said, patting his back. "Congrats, bro."
June was increasingly becoming confused. The greetings didn't stop with Jordan, too. Amira, who had a passive yet shy look on her face, nudged his shoulder.
"Congratulations, I guess," she softly said.
"Thanks?" June said in a confused tone.
For a second, he saw a member of OCTA outside their room. Ocho, was it?
However, when he locked gazes with June, he gave him a quick glare before going back to their room.
Finally, after much struggle, he finally made it into their waiting room. He opened the door and saw his teammates already dressed in their stage outfits.
They wore beachy outfits similar to the ones they wore during their concept shoot. However, they all wore light-wash denim of different styles to tie their look together.
