I MET YOU IN FALL | jungri

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beep...beep....

your call is being forwarded to voicemail!

yerim sighed as she put down her phone on the table in front of her, and slowly rubbed her face gently, settling back onto the couch.

"jungkook, where have you been...," she mumbled under her breath, her throat dry.

she closes her eyes and tries to fall asleep.

just a few minutes into the attempt, her phone buzzed again, making her open her eyes and stare at her phone screen.

jk is calling...

[ACCEPT] [DECLINE]

"jeon jungkook, where the fuck are you?"

on the other end of the line, a deep voice slightly laughing can be heard.

"i'm in the states, dummy. for two weeks, remember?"

yerim gulped as she slowly recalled the time jungkook told her that.

"well."

"kim yerim, i know you forgot. but anyways, thanks for the 32 missed calls, assured me that you're still into me."

"jeon jungkook, stop joking around."

silence on the line.

"yerim, did something happen? your voice sounds not right."

"what's the news going around saying you're leaving your group?"

"we can talk more later, yerim. i'm now training."

"no, jungkook. tell me now. i need to know, what's the personal issue you talked about as a reason to leaving the group in a week?!"

"yerim, listen. don't raise your voice at me. listen, i like you, okay? i'm leaving cos' of you."

yerim's heart stopped beating for a second.

"jungkook, don't do this, please. it's a bad desicion, trust me."

"no, yerim, i like you and that's all it matters. we both know what's going on, my agency found out we've been hanging out together. and manager sejin asked me to break off ties with you for each other's own safety, but i said no."

"kook, please take that back. we can live without each other but you can't-"

her voice breaks and she starts crying.

"don't lie to me, yerim. i can't live without you."

"yes, yes, you can."

"no, i can't. i lost my ex and now i can't afford to lose you."

"jungkook, listen. if you love me, then please take that back. you can live without me, i'm sure."

"yerim, please don't say that."

"but i have to."

"no, wait-"

CALL ENDED | 02:53 MINUTES