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       Coming to terms with the loss of a loved one is never easy

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Coming to terms with the loss of a loved one is never easy.

There are certain stages you go through. Grief is a long process that includes denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, acceptance.

Life is unfair because while it may give, it also takes. People come and go and that thought alone hurts, but you need to make it through that pain of loss because no one is going to do it for you. It doesn't matter how long it takes, but believe that you can live through the pain.

You can heal and you can continue to live your life without that someone.

You can still hurt when a memory with them passes through your mind. You can still tear up when you see photographs of them capturing the small moments you thought needed to have something to reminisce back on later. You can still be in pain at the thought of them years later, but I promise it won't last forever.

Everything gets better with time, Jimin, I promise.

"Moon Ayla, if you don't get out of your bed by the time I finish counting to ten, I will—"

"You'll what?" Ayla challenged petulantly, refusing to be domineered by her best friend who she was currently 'angry' at.

"I'll pick you up myself and forcefully, but still gently, carry you to my car so I can drop you off at the university for the last time," Jungkook huffed, folding his arms over his chest and narrowing his eyes at Ayla's childish behaviour.

The day after New Year's, Jungkook finally mustered all the courage he could find to tell Ayla the news of his move to Japan. He was scared of how she would react and was expecting her to throw a huge fit at him for keeping something so big for so long. However, her reaction was rather calm and composed as if she had accepted his surprising news right when he said it.

Two weeks later, her true feelings for Jungkook leaving for another country finally surfaced.

"It will not be the last time, because I refuse to believe that it is."

"I'm leaving in a couple of hours, A. If you refuse to acknowledge it now, you will when I call you from Japan in a few hours."

"Why can't you stay here?"

"Ayla—"

"I don't want you to leave me, Kook. Please. . . Please don't leave me, too."

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