Perfect Timing

Chapter 25: Truth untold

Jungkooks POV:

     "But I-I theres something I wanted to tell you" I could barely muster. Jungkook maybe this isn't the best time to tell her how you feel. I gulped knowing I was in too deep to stop my sentence. "I uh-" I was too busy stuttering in my head when I realized Y/n wasn't listening. "Huh, wait are you alright?"

   Y/n's gentle demeanor snapped into one of urgency. It didn't quite match the mood I was trying to give off with my confession.

   She stood up tall quickly pulling up her phone.  She was dialing frantically her fingers shaking"Hi, Chicago police?" She answered. Did I freak her out on this trip that much?

     "You're calling the cops right now?" I uttered in disbelief. "Hey, if I did anything to make you uncomfortable-" she waved her handinfront of me with apologetic eyes trying to cut me off before continuing.

     "I would like to report a suspicious group of people on the corner of Morgan and-" she continued talking to what I assumed could only be the 911 operator.

    "Y/n what are you-" I reached towards her, but she recoiled. A grimace of pain looked to be hiding behind a forced smile.  Gripping her head with her left hand and still holding the phone on her right. She looked to me slightly moving the phone away from her mouth.

    "I'm sorry, it was an emergency. Bad timing huh?" she lightly chuckled sounding still in pain.

   "Wait, did you?" My mind was racing again. It happened again, and I couldn't do anything to protect her.

   She smiled and told the operator that she couldn't talk anymore and to just please trust her. The woman on the other line didn't sound too pleased at that. Her voice became quicker with questions before Y/n hung up and handed me her phone unlocked. Her eyes were shut tightly and she slowly started kneeling.

   I followed suit and mirrored her movements staying close to the ground myself. She turned back to me, trying to muster up any more words. "Lyssa" She whispered. "Tell Lyssa" her teeth grit making her sound serious, but in a helpless tone,  "please" tears were starting to roll down her cheeks as her eyes closed leaving her motionless body to shift hastily between me and the dirt path.

   "Ah, sh-" I swore before trying to break her fall. Figuring this would happen, My arms swiftly reacted to lightly grasp Y/n before hitting the ground. She already still had the marks from the recovery from the last incident.

     I guess This is all I can do to help her. "Hey, Y/n? you can take it easy. I'll take it from here." Her body shifted a bit to my touch, but she stayed mostly motionless.

   My eyes widened now realizing the urgency she had before she passed out. Okay Jungkook, you can do this, what would Y/n do? She just called the police now what? I felt my heart race knowing there probably wasn't much time. Do I just call this girl and hope she answers? I shook my head. "Okay, here goes."

   I glanced back at the phone in my hand and back towards Y/n. "You said Lyssa?" No answer from the sleeping girl in my arms, so I decided I just had to wing it. Her phone was encased in a pink covering and the phone seemed to be in poor condition judging from the cracks in the screen. Her background was of her and a few friends some of whom I recognized now and a few others I hadn't seen before. I scrolled through the contacts again seeing lots of names I didn't recognize. Theres a lot of things I dont know about Y/n.

     My mind was pondering how much I had thought I had gotten to know this girl in the short amount of time we had met. How much we had been through already. It all seemed so surreal, like a dream almost.

   Emergency. right. I reminded myself stumbling to Lyssas name on the screen with an pink flower emoji next to it. I pressed call and waited for two buzzes before a voice answered from the other line.

   Meanwhile, Jess Jimin and Marie could see me from afar and started heading my direction. After getting a better view I saw them start jogging over with concern. "Oh you've got to be kidding me" Marie groaned getting closer.

   "Hello, Y/n?" The voice called.

   "I-uh hi!" My voice sounded anxious.

   "Oh, who is this?" Lyssa inquiried through the call.

   "Uh-this is Jungkook. Umm Jeon Jungkook from the party? Yea sure, okay so I'm not quite sure why I'm calling-" Jimin and the others finally made their way to me with puzzled expressions.

   Jimin cut in, "What's going on?"

   I looked back nervously between Y/n, the phone, and the three friends who probably were expecting an explanation.

   "Who are you talking to?" Jess inquired next.

   "Umm" My head lifted away from the device, "Lyssa" then quickly I resumed speaking to the roommate.

   Lyssa spoke next, "Why do you have y/ns phone? Did something happen?"

   Questions were flooding me left and right. The tensity of the situation was making me flustered. "I-well you're in danger." The three friends looked at me wildly upon my sentence.

   "Wait, are you threatening Y/ns roommate?" Marie looked down with her brow furrowed.

   I can't take this. "No. Just hear me out! Y/n just reported a crime and then she said to tell you, but now shes passed out, so uh-I don't have all the details. But i think she was really worried about you and I don't know if I'm doing what I'm supossed to..." I could tell I was sounding weak and Lyssa on the other line was quite. "so whatever you were about to do. Just don't do it, okay? Yea. that make sense? Hopefully?" I panted a sigh of relief. Kind of shaky but I was proud of myself nonetheless. You did you're best Jungkook.

     Marie's eyes widened hearing the conversation, "She called the police before passing out?! What if she passed out mid phone call? Then what? they show up here?" She was rolling her eyes anxious now.

      Lyssa on the other line sounded very nervous after hearing me talk especially with the raised voices in the back. "I don't know what's going on, but I guess I'll just post pone my target trip for now..." 

   Jess turned towards the others. "Let's head back and put the stuff in the car, I doubt Y/n will be awake any time soon to hike much more."

     Jimin chimed next, "Hmm, I could carry her. Haha I'll be like her knight in shining armor." I felt my hands grip the phone tighter the more they spoke.

    "I'll do it, I'm probably stronger anyways." My tone was sharp and a lot snarkier than I meant. My comment threw him off. Jeez Jungkook what was that? "I- that sounded aggressive I-"

   Lyssa was still on the other line shuffling a bit from the awkward. Shoot. I turned back towards the phone to her confused voice, "Is everything alright?"

     "Everything is fine!" I felt my palms grow sweaty as Jess and Marie were shooting me suggestive looks, "I should go, just don't go anywhere if you can help it for the time being please?" She politely agreed, and I hung up Y/n's pink phone.

    Jimin smiled, "Alright then hot shot, looks like your carrying Y/n the next 10 minutes"

     Marie smirked, "Hope you can still keep up!"