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With Lee now back with us, we managed to get back to the studio, but it wasn't easy to get the guard away from the door. We had to make it look like the rest of us hadn't left. Daniel had to pretend that he needed company to go to the bathroom, and we made our way back into the studio. Lee had to wait for a few minutes before appearing to make it look like she was really coming back to the studio. Now we were all back in the studio, including Seunghoon, who had escorted the guard to the infirmary. He had come in before the rest of us did, and he too had to think of something for him to get in without the guard seeing him. Lisa and Jennie took care of that.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdvVeuGwzl
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yk7POzqSY
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvEJmfOOsu
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzJ2I97MGt
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIF8dXtnCN
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSiBPbRykJ
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"I should've asked," I said as I was seated on the couch, still with the walkie-talkie in my hands.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡergf1e9RpZ
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Z4JFax1Ey
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Before I could even finish my sentence, the lights went out, then came back on seconds later. We all looked at each other. It looks like the power is back on.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk3WiwpEoi
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaktg0Mn7F
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPZ0XmtNR7
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYTARruvKJ
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I held the walkie-talkie in my hand and went on channel 2. "This is Sam; any update on Johnny, over?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jolUwZhrJ
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I waited for a response, but all I received was static. Strange. I felt people’s eyes on me, wondering what was going on.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLxEIhyqeC
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaKVaqHj0B
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyf559tr9c
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ255YQtlhsG
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0AAU4QQYX
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaUYzLvuRT
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpF2l3p1Xi
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PmqPpmM7O
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Well, this is interesting, I thought to myself. Johnny didn’t cut the power. Everyone around is silent, looking at each other. Many eyes fell on me, as if I knew what all of this meant.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYaC5yCQ4e
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i2r1mnECz
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJiUXqax5x
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmOR2kDFYS
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDMr91T6mD
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsaEEQXQQN
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"Yeah, I was chased on one of the floors and a couple of stairs, just to get away from him," said Lee. "There has to be a mistake here."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6a3a9pswW8
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A knock came at the door, and Yong-guk told whomever it was to come in. The door flew open, and the guard came in with Collins and Yang Hyun-suk behind him.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuNWZvzzqv
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"I would like to inform all of you that the lockdown has been lifted, and you’re all free to move about," said the guard with such courtesy.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oiRRGGL95
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Most of us in the room didn’t know how to respond to that when we had already received the news. A few of us responded in relief, pretending that all was normal. However, many weren’t afraid to show their discontent.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOnP6IyViN
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The guard excused himself and left the room. The two managers looked at each of us, and something told me they could feel something wrong in the air.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE8LCCYmC2
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"I hear the song is ready," said Yang Hyun-suk. "But you all look like you’ve just received the worst news of your lives."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fzXzA9muj
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I remembered that I held the walkie-talkie in my hand and soon hid it behind me after turning it off. The last thing they need is for us to be caught when The Toxins made a promise to Collins that we wouldn’t do anything stupid.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlE1PySkSEk
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgdqwK0qmA
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLj2pLMtqBN
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvo04UIPty
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"Well, it was when we heard that Johnny might have done it," said Zoey as she twirled strands of her hair in an absent-minded fashion.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKFvz1OxDo
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I wasn’t the only one who gave Zoey a look, telling her to keep her mouth shut. Lee, Mino, and Mike also did the same.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJG1Fic51SW
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"Oh, yes," said Collins. "When the electricians went to look at the problem, they were informed that one of the workers saw someone near the main power source and made the assumption that it was they who did it. But they later discovered that no one tampered with it." 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcujfHu79AT
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"What?" all of us muttered.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgN3PaKvUk
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatTXVxSfvD
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I can’t believe this, and I shake my head in disbelief. I looked at Lee, and she had her eyes on me. Likewise, I wonder what she's thinking. Will she tell them that Johnny actually chased her down the stairs? Would they even believe her? They wouldn't take it lightly, that's for sure. But who knows?409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp9hyqVbDw
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bY4IG7zQ7
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"Yes, but all that was cleared up," said Yang Hyun-suk. "I hear he came here with G-Dragon, correct? One of the workers must have mistaken him for an imposter when he was only heading for the men’s room and got lost on the ground floor."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LJ51DsYCB
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuCJTUejIp
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We went back to looking at each other. I was expecting one of us to open up and explain that what has just been explained to us isn’t what we know. But none of us dared to open our mouths, not even Lee.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvfoKbWxJd
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSw4pjPY9Qt
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJfB4ii3Ch
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We continue throwing looks back and forth. Someone has to say something. But then that would mean us Toxins getting into trouble with Collins. The only one who could say anything is Lee. But looking at the situation, I don’t think she’s going to.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd89epQ82TD
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"We should just get on with it and listen to the song," said Yong-guk. "We’ve been here for a really long time, and a lot of us would want to get some fresh air."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIpTXjUwz6
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"Oh, yes, we really should," I said, thankful for Yong-guk for breaking what would’ve been an endless cycle of trying to accuse Johnny.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoF04EmpZX
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"But wait," Zoey pointed out, but Christine, who stood next to her, held her shoulder, warning her not to say anything.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkFPjzFvXp
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62puN3bRJY
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJ8IxWvvBS
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"You may," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Being cooped up in here for so long isn’t good for you. We’ll listen to the song just fine."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWi3DEBh9A
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"I’ll follow," said Christine. It’s for the best that Zoey has someone with her. Right now, I’m scared she will leave the premises and look for Johnny herself.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0z2gyCnS1s
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Apparently, many wanted to get out for some fresh air. That only left me, Yong-guk, and Mike behind with the managers and the producer. Lee also thought it was best to leave under the pretense that she wanted to get us something to eat. As much as I wanted to get out, I had to stay in case anything happened.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJymYz0Y7L
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Twenty minutes later, the managers had listened to the song for almost the fourth time. I wonder why they did so, because they left Yong-guk, Mike, and me a little nervous. Did they not like it? Doing it all over again isn't doing us any favours. The rest of BTW is already downtrodden as it is.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlsOOXsLn8
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"The song is perfect," said Yang Hyun-suk as he turned in his chair to look at the three of us who stood behind him and Collins. "I couldn’t stop listening to it, and that's why I kept repeating it."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRE386duaAM
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My heart felt like it would give way after what I'd just heard. This is great. Yong-guk gave a sigh of relief. Mike punched the air in triumph.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8BiHIg9f2
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"You all still have a lot of work to do," said Collins, turning to face us. "If we didn’t have a delay with the power cut, I would’ve liked that the three of you worked with the song-writers for the remaining four songs."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI95fu1HnML
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"The day is pretty much over," said Yang Hyun-suk. "So I suggest we leave that for tomorrow, though we would need a lot of your effort, not only from you three but the rest of BTW. That means we’ll need you all here early in the morning." 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMLKZQsGZE
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnMwivjsMn
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"That will be all," said Yang Hyun-suk, standing up from his seat. "We’ll meet tomorrow. Make sure to inform the others."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRCJsWm3NC
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"Of course we will," said Mike.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7aHEHO8bl
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After the two managers had left, the three of us left the studio, with the studio producer heading downstairs. We didn’t use the elevator in fear of what happened earlier with the power.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYv3ANloLK
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzWeXXCGte
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"Yeah," said Mike as he scratched his head. "After finding out that Johnny didn’t pull the power, it still surprises me."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8dryoHB66
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9r58kSBUed
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"Well, they just have to suck it in and forget about it. We've got more stressful things to worry about," I pointed out.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOAIpscsV8
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After going down a few floors, the producer stopped on one of them, saying that he had to stay behind in his office to take care of a few things before calling it a day. We said our goodbyes to him as we continued our way to the ground floor. I wonder if the others are out there like they said they would, getting some fresh air.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iq00zfVZb
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We reach the ground floor, and it’s pretty much empty except for the receptionist, who waved at us when we reached the desk. We waved back, and just as we’re about to make our way out through the door, we find Seungyoon and Mino seated on the comfortable couches of the waiting area, each having a cup of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KvxXaDGBR
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoJHfcnWx9
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXOayq6R0R
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"Outside," Seungyoon answered. "Lee thought it best that we get something to cheer us up. An ice cream man just happened to be passing by."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejfyL74Fd0
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"See you guys later," said Mike as he rushed out of the lobby at top speed. I’m surprised that he doesn’t look the least bit tired.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEn5xY70KGf
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Q9a7cCgP2
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"She’s upset, as usual," said Mino as he took a spoonful of ice cream and looked at it. "We all are. But for her, you already know how she is."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHLtSrXxzV
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"For a minute there, I thought you were going to say that she almost left the premises to look for Johnny."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82v7CdgFRm
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz5llS5QrB
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"Well, it took Christine and Daniel to stop her," Seungyoon answered. "Daniel had to be the fastest to block her from reaching the gate." 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3t7hmvpJw
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0y0kAwpxd
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCzxMScBoo
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEkZpufu5m
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We found ourselves in the parking lot and had our eyes fixed on the gate, where the rest of BTW and Lee stood beside an ice truck. What a nice time to have ice cream, I thought. We soon joined them, and Lee was the first to notice us coming.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCYYdoybAp
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"Ah, Sam, Yong-guk, just in time for some ice cream," she said. She had her ice cream in a cup as well, strawberry flavour. "What flavour would you two like?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LkUgJFxzb
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopgxyDVGpy
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAQ9JrgYo2
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"Pssh," said Seunghoon, who was by the vending window of the ice cream truck getting ice cream for everyone to go around. "I like chocolate too."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsichy8QJn3
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaZWLPLcuK
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfL4j2VSWO1
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"I’ll get mine on a cone," I noted. Yong-guk also agreed to the same. The ice cream man gave a nod of his head and went on ahead to make more ice cream.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DAplmGw98
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I turned to look at Zoey, who stood with Christine, Lisa, and Rose as they licked their ice cream cones. She looks calm. But then again, she’s unpredictable.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikzMR4U6V7
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjavnRRYtUu
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"She’s calm, for now," Lee answered. "Christine and the other girls haven’t left her side after she tried to walk out of the premises."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XU86gg90E
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"We just need to keep an eye on her. Oh, and before I forget," I now addressed everyone around me. "Tomorrow, the managers want us all here early. Don’t say I didn’t warn you."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQr1Ihd3Gc
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieuwEHf9QX
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"Your manager liked it so much that he scared us by repeating it four times without saying a word," said Mike, as he had his blue moon ice cream in a cone. He licked it afterwards.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0N6YAtVY2c
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCPhFnANHL
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"No, they didn’t," Yong-guk answered. "All they said was that we do our best tomorrow. And that means forgetting what happened with Johnny."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteHErzaR8j
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No one spoke for a moment. Right now, we all don’t know what to believe. Did Johnny really cut the power? But he chased Lee on the stairs, so what’s there to expect? As usual, someone broke the silence.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ80Du8HSNY
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgFZObYQQb
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXwkGefJ0R
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctqZosz6Jv
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Zoey sounded unreasonably calm, and I don’t think I’m the only one who noticed. Everyone had their eyes on her, giving her their full attention.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFvJAxwlTt
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"The fact that I didn’t contact them in the first place will raise questions," said Lee. "And something tells me that if we were to bring Johnny here to question him, he might well defend himself and say that he had been in the underground car park the whole time."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoC6j26py6
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"I don’t think so," said Mino, who was almost done with his ice cream. "I think you should’ve said something all the same. He chased you down the stairs, for goodness sakes."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybZAaoQQG3
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"Yeah, but did he cut the power?" I asked. "I agree with Lee. Something wasn’t going to add up if we did tell them."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFS0ztJWqU
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXhMqCoXAF
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Before I could say anything, Seunghoon passed down my ice cream and Yong-guk’s. I thanked the ice cream man as he gave a small bow before turning away to clean near the ice cream machine.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8eN6iNISj
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"For starters, how did Johnny know where to find the power source?" I first asked. "Usually such places are closed off to anyone unless you’re an electrician or something. So how did he get there?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AvNauYdzY
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIi5KjRmOL
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"If he did, then someone would’ve seen him through the security camera before the lights went out. But it turns out that all of that was an electrical fault. Maybe he found a way of dodging the cameras, and if not, then we should assume it was nothing but a normal fault."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnolzvthZSb
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I could hear a few grunts. I can’t blame them. But we had to be logical here and try to understand what’s going on.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzi1WlYoZid
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"I think you’re right," said Yong-guk. "But what I don’t understand is how they thought someone had cut the power and gave out a description similar to Johnny's."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrVvalZ4kG
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJhyW95mL8
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0MKCdjrwH
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7eC4ttzXP
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"They might not tell us anything," said Seungyoon. "Since it’s all been rectified as a mistake, they wouldn’t want to answer any questions, especially from us."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS9rw2rVv9
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"I’m wondering how Johnny managed to pull this off and get away like nothing happened," I said as I licked my ice cream. The ice-cold rush to my head made me remember something, and I soon snapped my fingers.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVhHiCNmF6
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3Z3vAEvs3
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"I did, and he didn’t pick up," Zoey answered. "Maybe he’s trying to act normal while he’s still with Johnny."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPn9aGxHmR
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRzR4EASHx
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbnDTfbnHT
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6urHR1ocK
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFIrRmzr1L
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHdMqD262X
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2pXaEJguz
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwM4Rg8MVV
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"What if he did?" Zoey asked, her eyes widening as though she had finally realized something. "If he was, he's going to hear from me."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUTvhIdTdG
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgj0GcGX9t
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We all remained silent for a while, thinking it over. If you ask me, we shouldn’t be thinking too much. Whether he did it or not, Johnny is somewhere riding along with G-Dragon, enjoying the last rays of sun for the day.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0fhphW0tm
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"I think we all need to get back and rest," said Lee. She pulled out her phone. We've got a long day tomorrow, and the sooner you go and rest, the better."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwYBlC5u7f
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"Yeah, we better be hitting the road," said Lisa. "Whatever has happened, has happened. This message solely goes out to you, Zoey."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESpLfck8Se
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Zoey had finished the last bit of her ice cream cone when she looked at Lisa. "I know, I know," she said. "You people worry about me too much. I’m not going to do anything stupid."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupVuQH9cD6
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5LNYx61OD
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The BlackPink members made their way back into the YG premises after saying their goodbyes, as did the WINNER members. After Yong-guk and I finished our ice creams, he also took his leave. The five of us Toxins with Lee went back into the YG premises and waved at the BlackPink members as their car drove by, as did the other car with WINNER. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxMskIoTKM
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpFJxMUVs8
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHEgwYZMiF
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ExekQY3rm
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"Let’s go and see how the guard is doing. We left a little parcel with him too. Anyone want to come?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdv5sTjjram
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The rest of The Toxins agreed to follow, and Lee led us back into the YG building. She led us to the floor where the infirmary is. We found the guard, and he seems to be doing much better.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduToC4P6Ti
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"It's just a sprain; it will heal," he informed us as he sat on one of the beds in the room. The place is pretty much empty except for the nurse available, who is looking through a cabinet in the corner of the room.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6kJosrpO2
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jrCCyEWA1
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCDWu1gGjr
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndL0FnY485
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"Don’t worry, I didn’t forget," said the guard as he pointed to the floor. Our eyes spotted a cardboard box under the bed. Mike bent down to pull it out, and there in it lay the black kitten. It stared nervously at Mike.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCU9f0DEkT
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2o4aJgSB4
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"It didn’t even make a sound," said the nurse as she passed us to head to the door. "And there were many people in here at some point, but it kept to itself. Pets aren’t allowed in here."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsnUfKkGT6
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCR8coKBqw
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"I guess we will never know," I said. "By the way," I turned to the guard, "did you hear that Johnny wasn’t the culprit?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtOSbZRWAl
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DM1TG8vkr
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpj7j19R6k
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"Well, we were told that there was a person who matched Johnny’s description," explained the guard. "But it turns out that Johnny had gotten lost somehow and found himself heading to the hall where the power source is. So when one of the workers found him, they must have thought after the power went out that it was him who did it. You know, you can never be certain with foreigners. But when they checked the source, for starters, the room was locked, and they found out that the connections were faulty by accident and forgot to inform the security guards on time until later on."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7IBRKDut6
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6uDBa9x2g
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"Seems so. The locked door and the faulty wires add up. Johnny couldn’t have gone in there without a key to begin with."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqENQWPtMRs
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ868OwNoox
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"Probably he did that just for fun," Daniel answered, shrugging his shoulders. "He does love to do that sometimes. And I bet he pretended to be lost after the guards found him."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMr1niXHMU
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9kzDBp1r0
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"I should be heading out too," said the guard as he stood. "Because of the little accident, I’ve been given some free time off today."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0f1fQHn85
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gJnIcFpUM
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We bade farewell to the guard, not forgetting to hand back his walkie-talkie, and went downstairs to the car park with Mike carrying the kitten in the box. The others couldn’t help but admire how adorable it looked.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyHZhQGsXH
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When we got in the car and the driver took us back to the hotel, we couldn’t help but debate whether Collins would be okay with us taking care of it. We would probably not go back home to the U.S. with it, but it will be nice to have a pet around for the time being.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzhI49OH1Z
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We got to the hotel at five in the evening, and we were tired as hell. When we got to our floor, Lee made sure we went straight to our rooms. Zoey and I took the kitten out of the box and placed it at the foot of my bed. I made myself a mental note to order some milk in the evening for the kitten to have.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9f1qqOVjN
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrtPrC5sFy
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"Same here," I said as I had a long, blue scarf in my hands that I got from my suitcase and folded it to make a pleasant, warm resting place for the kitten. I knelt beside the box as I did so.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouOhQF13QO
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysC18PHoMI
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"I don’t know," I answered as I lifted the kitten and placed it on top of the scarf. I made sure to make it more like a nest so that it was covered on all sides. "After hearing the explanation the guard gave us, we might have been wrong all along."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMQ5T5hzgW
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"I don’t think so." Zoey leaned up on her elbow to look at me. "He did it. And as much as you want to deny it, you know he did it."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡym5rwb7jYH
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"I didn’t say he did." I stood up from the floor, shaking my head. "Let’s rest, Zoey, okay? If we keep talking about this, my head is going to explode."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqxct5Lzks
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuWlFkkiV2
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I sit on my bed and remove my shoes. Afterwards, I laid down, and it didn’t take me a minute to fall right into the abyss of sleep.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEV5JFMBR1
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I slowly opened my eyes, and I didn't have to look at the window to know that it was nighttime. I turned and groped around for my phone, which I'm sure I had left beside me. Lucky enough, I grab hold of it and bring it close to my face to check the time. It's almost eight. Supper will be brought up anytime soon.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iw8yLBE3f
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I sit up and try to rub off the sleep in my eyes. Likewise, I yawn as I stretch out my arms. I turn to see if Zoey is awake. She has herself covered with the sheets and is facing the other way. It's best that I don't disturb her.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9s0pz9Spj
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I get out of bed and go to the bathroom to relieve myself, but not before looking into the box at the foot of the bed to see the kitten also fast asleep.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo91gssaYKa
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After I came out of the bathroom, I decided to go to the lounge and make a call downstairs to the kitchen to bring in something for the kitten as they brought our supper.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWp8uuGkA3W
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I go to the lobby, and I find Lee sitting on the couch with her laptop on her lap. I wonder what she could be looking at.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvR8s36U7v
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"Hey, there, sleepy head," she said when she noticed me standing there. "I didn't expect you to be awake at this time."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIuBp8hNRy
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"Me neither," I replied as I slowly approached. "I wanted to make a call to the kitchen to bring in some milk for the kitten."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILix9PKR2g
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"I already did that. I called them a few minutes ago, and they will be up here any minute now. Why don't you wake the others up?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5LObbAGM3
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"Will do." Before I turn around to go back into the hall, I look at Lee and ask, "Is Collins back yet?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4n1NmeMkf
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Lee shook her head. "Not yet. Just like you, he's also working hard to push this album forward. But he'll be here. I called him a few minutes ago."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEsHx0tpLt
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfwbHA1cSv
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I slowly make my way back to the room to wake Zoey up first. Likewise, I approach her bed and call out to her:409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeh672euHM
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95yKK3FboZ
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Zoey didn't budge. She must be deep asleep, like she always is when she's tired. I call out to her again, but there is no reply or movement. I groaned as I came closer to her bed and grabbed hold of the bed covers.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7LoHbtzhT
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqzCxia014
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55BR91yvNI
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"Zoey?" I call out as I look around the room, hoping for her to appear from under the bed, but this isn't a prank. I rush over to the bathroom. There’s no sign of her.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJNh4TPtWj
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZcDeQO964
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I looked over at her bed, and a terrifying thought soon came to mind. As I made my way out of the room, I called out to Lee:409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqfs2umXxb
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPDljgSSUY
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFPQxd57yr
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"What is it?" she asked.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpbjCOMYYi
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQZnNeUk8I
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMEhPWqr5f
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"She's not in the room, and she put a bundle of her clothes on to make it look like she was fast asleep."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDGg8djoMZ
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Lee put aside her laptop and stood. "This is bad. You don't think she's done this because of what happened."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwE5AyXqKs9
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8i9lUGYUJ
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"What we need to do is inform security and ask if they saw her. Wake up the others; that's if they all haven't gone with her."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyK1eSOGFrX
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I quickly rush out of the lounge towards the other rooms, my mind buzzing. Zoey is putting us in a whole other dilemma with the stunt she's pulled. I only hope she hasn't done anything stupid. Yet. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVHbXTIKuF
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Upon entering the room Christine is in, I find her sitting up on her bed, looking sleepy. Good, she's here and not with Zoey.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KcBB7rdMG
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZmsAjDVHS
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHGK7wgspj
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I quickly go to the boys' room, and I find them still asleep. I wake them up and tell them to come over to the lounge. They aren't happy with the way I wake them up, but they slowly come out of bed, saying they will be there.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xEyVFZPDX
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I make my way back to the lounge, and Lee is just getting off the phone, probably from talking to security.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhynwBIiRjy
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"They haven't seen her," she said before I could even ask the question. "She must have slipped by in some disguise."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEKx9JGPQp
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktw4Dz4PDF
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Zoey pulls the hoodie over her head and sighs in relief. Leaving the hotel was a big deal, and she managed to pull it off with a simple disguise of wearing the hood of her black jumper over her head and big, black sunglasses to hide her face. She looked out the car window as the car continued its way to downtown Seoul, hoping that the others hadn't figured out that she wasn't in the hotel yet.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWkmZo0c0N
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb6tZOyymV
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Zoey looked at him in the driver’s seat. "She would be mad at me the most," she answered. "Just get me where I've got to go, and I'll do the rest."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NHc8HI9ms
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx026ZEZsr4
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0D7qyLVs4
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A brief silence passed between them until Mino said, "No, I'm coming with you. If anything were to happen to you, Sam and Lee will never forgive me."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxtBGg0UYB
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaySgWRQweV
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"No. Well, maybe a little. It's just that I don't want to disappoint her, you know? Taking you out of the hotel is already enough, don't you think?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKZZ44IfUq
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Mg24TzSOA
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Mino blushes a little, his eyes focused on the road. "No," he nervously replies. "She's great and all, but... you're different."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37cex3KwBk
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Zoey can't believe what she's hearing, and she immediately feels her face start to heat up. She looks back in front and clears her throat.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqMRnC3g96
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzAN9yXGwi
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyirvbx1IKB
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"No. I know I can handle it. Besides, it won't be the first time I'm doing this alone." Zoey turned to smile at Mino. "I'll be fine."
