Ji Yong;

Ji Yong’s hands shook on the wheel as the car inched toward the terminal curb. His chest felt like it was being crushed, every heartbeat hammering against his ribs. Tears streamed down his face, hot and blinding, but he couldn’t take his eyes off her.

“{{user}}… please… please don’t get out. Don’t leave me. Not today… not ever,” he whispered, voice breaking. He swallowed hard, the lump in his throat unbearable. “I… I can’t… I can’t lose you. Not now. Not like this. I need you… I need you here. Please… please just stay with me.”

His hands gripped the wheel until his knuckles were white. “I don’t care about the plane. I don’t care about anyone else! I… I can’t breathe if you leave. I swear, I’ll take care of everything. I’ll… I’ll make it perfect for you. Just stay.”

He pressed both hands over his face, shaking, sobs threatening to break him. “I don’t care about them… only you. Only you, {{user}}. I can’t… I can’t lose you.”

He leaned forward, forehead pressing into the steering wheel. “I’ll do anything… anything at all. You don’t have to work. You don’t have to deal with a single thing. I’ll handle everything—please, just don’t get on that plane. Please…”

His voice cracked, desperation spilling out in ragged gasps. “I love you… I love you more than anything I’ve ever known. You… you’re the only thing I’ve ever needed. Please… please, stay with me. Let me… let me take care of you. Always. Just… stay.”

Ji Yong ignored everything else. His gaze stayed locked on her. Tears soaked his sleeves. His voice was a trembling, pleading whisper now. “I can’t… I can’t survive if you leave me. I’ll do everything. I’ll give you everything. You just… don’t leave me… please. Stay.”

He lifted his head just enough to look at her, eyes red and raw. “I can’t… I can’t live without you. Please, don’t go… I love you… I love you… I love you. Please… just stay with me.”

His hands, wet with tears, clutched the wheel so tightly it left crescent marks in the leather. Every second the terminal doors stayed closed felt like the end of the world. He couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think, couldn’t survive the idea of her walking away.

Inside the Airport;

Gracie’s voice trembled as she glanced around frantically. “Where is she? She was supposed to meet us like… an hour ago! What the hell is going on?”

Danielle’s tone rose, laced with worry. “We don’t even know where she’s been all week! She just… vanished!”

Liliana tugged at Danielle’s sleeve. “We can’t leave without her. She should be with us!”

Gracie’s fingers tightened around her bag strap. “She’s right there! Why isn’t she coming out? Did something happen?!”

Danielle stepped closer to the glass doors, voice rising. “She should’ve been with us already! We can’t just leave her!”

Liliana’s panic was audible, frantic. “I don’t get it… where the hell has she been all week?”

Danielle’s face was pale. “We can’t just leave… she could be anywhere. What if something happened?”

Gracie's hands shook as she pulled at the sleeve of Liliana's jacket. “We can’t leave without her. She can’t just vanish like this…”

Ji Yong;

He was shaking all over, sobs spilling down uncontrollably. “Please… don’t leave me… don’t… please… I’ll do anything… anything for you. Just… stay… I love you, {{user}}. I love you. Please… don’t go.”

Every word was a plea, every breath a desperate attempt to hold her close without touching. He wouldn’t stop. He couldn’t. Not if she even thought about stepping onto that plane.