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♔ xxii. "You did well."

"J...Jungkook-ahhh!!!"

Startled by her sudden outburst, Jungkook was lost. Not knowing what to do, he let her cry her heart out. The silence and serenity of the woods was filled with Yeri's sad cries. All the while, letting her release everything, he tended to her needs. Jungkook wiped her bleeding lips, cleaned her knees as much as he can with his unused handkerchief, and examined her swollen ankles.

"Are you hurt anywhere else?" Jungkook gently asked, pushing back hair strands from her face. Yeri who was flushed from still crying, hiccuped and unable to respond.

"Alright, alright. Come here." Jungkook ushered the girl towards him and wiped her tears with his thumbs, unable to make use of the blood stained handkerchief he had. When the tears just won't stop, he paused and stared at the girl. His heart clenched as he watched her crying.

Pulling her in gently for a hug, he awkwardly pat her back, letting her cry as much as she want. It was the first time he actually held a girl in his arms so it felt alien at first but he couldn't help but cast away the thought as the girl gripped the back of his shirt as she shivered in tears. "What took you so looooong?" Yeri whined like a child, although she never expected that he would be the one looking for her, she was so grateful yet couldn't help but show her childish and vulnerable side to him.

"Yeah... I'm sorry I took so long." Still patting her back, trying to comfort the girl. "You did well." His words made her break down even more, and she couldn't even care less that she was crying in his shoulders in a very unsophisticated way. There was just this sense of comfort in his arms, in a way as if she could be vulnerable like this if it's him and he wouldn't even mind.

The sun was setting, trees were dancing in sync to their breathing, in the woods there sat the two of them, until there were only little sniffles heard.

"Yeri." Jungkook called out softly to the tired girl.

"Hmm." She hummed in reply, drained of energy from all the tears she has wept. Her body relaxed from the stress and tension she was under just a little while ago.

"Come on, let's go and get you treated." Without any complaint, she let herself be carried on his back, her chin on his right shoulder. This time, Jungkook wasn't in a rush as he was earlier while he searched for her desperately. He walked leisurely to the direction of the camp. His friends had probably reported the incident already and he was sure they were waiting for them so they didn't have to rush.

And besides, he still had to know...

"Are you gonna tell me what happened?" Jungkook asked softly, unsure if Yeri was awake or not. There was a long pause. The girl was contemplating. Her eyes that were closed the entire time slowly peered open, now staring at the array of trees they passed by. She could smell the manly mint scent the boy emitted and found solace from the aroma.

Yeri wasn't the type to ever complain about people, not even when it gets to the point that she's bossed around or bullied because she knows once she tells her eonnies, things will escalate and it won't be pretty for either parties. But somehow, the thought of confiding to Jungkook wasn't as intimidating as she thought opening up would be.

It felt like she could tell him ever single thing and he'll just listen to every word she'll say with an open mind. And that would've been enough for her.

So Yeri told him everything.

"They said they needed my help to look for that girl's bracelet... I think her name was Miyeon." She trailed off. "Next thing I knew I was pushed and I tripped on a large tree root, alone in the middle of nowhere."