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Distant

Y/N's P.O.V

It's been about 6 months since I ended my friendship with Keira.
Me and Jungkook are going steady or so I think.
Lately, he has a lot work and many business meetings.
Tonight he is going to Japan for a meeting.

I sat on the bed as he packed his bag.
He looked stressed.
"Babe are you okay?" I asked, as I stood up.
I was about to hug him from behind when he walked towards the closet to bring more clothes.
"I'm fine" he said as he went through his closet.
I couldn't help but get a bad feeling
I tried to brush it off and put on a smile.
"Is Yoongi coming along too?" I asked trying to start a conversation.
"No" he said without any emotion in his voice.

I assumed he was stressed so I decided to give him some space.
I went in the kitchen to make him dinner.

When I was done, I brought his plate in the bedroom and placed it on the table next to the small couch in our bedroom.

He looked at me with a smile and was about to say something until his phone rang.
It was a work call.
He answered it and ate while he talked on the phone.

Soon it was time to say goodbye.

His bags were placed near the door. He was about to head out.
He walked towards me and gave me a long kiss.
"I'll be back soon." He said as he turned around to leave.
"Text me as soon as you land, okay?" I said.
He nodded and left.

I cleaned the apartment while listening to some music.
Then took a hot shower as I tried to distract myself from negative thoughts regarding his distant behaviour earlier.

I got comfortable under my blanket, about to sleep any minute, I checked my phone to see any notifications of texts from him.

Nothing.

My heart skipped a beat.

I shook my head and decided to sleep, hoping that I'll hear from him when I wake up.

~ The next morning ~

I jolted from my sleep, remembering I didn't hear back from him last night.
My eyes and hands desperately trying to find my phone which decided to hide in between the sheets somewhere making me play a round of hide and seek.
I growled in frustration until I found it.

To my disappointment, there was no text.

It was the first time ever that Jungkook did not text me when out of town.
He had been on many overseas meetings but always texted me
But, not this time.
A wave of panic rushed through my body.
I immediately dialled his number, it rang and rang and rang but he didn't answer.
I then proceeded to call his assistant, Kwan.
"Ah hello ma'am, how can I help you?" He asked politely.
"Um is Jungkook around? I called him but he didn't answer. Could you tell him to call me back? Thanks." I said.
"Sure ma'am." He said and I hung up.

About 15 minutes later, my phone rang. It was Jungkook.
"Hello" He said, casually.
"Are you okay? Why didn't you text me after landing?" I asked trying to hide my anxiety but I knew it was obvious to him that I was freaking out.
"I was busy. I fell asleep later. Sorry." He said.
I almost began talking when he cut me off saying "I have to go now, don't keep calling me, I'll call you when I'm done with my meetings."
"But-..." Before I could say anything, he hung up.

I looked to my right and then left, and in a second, I burst out crying like a baby.
Something has changed. That's for sure.
He has become so distant.
I started tracking the past week and it came to my realization that he has been hot and cold this whole week.
I just kept brushing it off.
The pain of feeling rejected was unbearable.
It was understandable he was busy, but being busy does not mean being cold.
I cried and cried until my eyes started to burn
I got up and went to brush my teeth
I stared at myself in the mirror, my eyes were red and puffy...
Then it hit me again, the rejection, I cried again.

I composed myself after a few hours of sadness and tried to think positive things.
I distracted myself with work and before I knew it, it was dinner time.
It was then when I realized I hadn't eaten all day. Only drank water all day.
Suddenly, I was starving.
I made myself some instant noodles and watched an animated movie while I ate.
I kept staring at my phone, hoping he'll call.
He didn't.
I cried myself to sleep.

~ The Next Day ~

Last night I had a dream of him.
He was smiling and beaming with love for me.
Suddenly my alarm went off and I woke up to face the reality.
Something is surely wrong.
Something has changed, I couldn't help but freak out.
I'll ask him when he is back tonight, I thought.
As the time went by, my mind kept racing with thoughts.
I tried to have a mental conversation with myself, trying to decide how I'm going to bring this up.
We've communicated before but this time, I was scared if I try to talk to him about his behaviour, he will get defensive and push me away.

It was about 8:00 pm, I was anticipating his return.
I paced across the room, waiting anxiously.

Soon it was 9:00 pm, he still didn't arrive.

Out of concern, I called him.

No answer.

Then I called Kwan, his assistant.

No answer.

As I was about to begin crying, a notification popped up on my phone.

It was Jungkook, texting me.
I felt a sense of relief.

"I'm at Yoongi hyung's place for some work, will crash here tonight. Don't wait up for me."

That's all he has to say to me?

Although he still seemed distant, I chose to ignore it.

"Okay hon, hope you ate. Take care! x "
I texted back.

"Jeon Jungkook, we need to talk." I said to myself as I wiped my tears which slowly rolled down my cheeks.

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