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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5yZlDesqQ
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbnBOb2ro6
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa40lM5tw1y
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiwKbVNHuX
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8fplyzRha
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxv47bSYwFm
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZDtDeWPBi
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiu9uLwwRU
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"Only one way to..."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0GibEK2Rz
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsK6mChgzPh
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3rEBiLnC9
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuVBreKK0h
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLalEtrhhu2
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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?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoiG2meOQk
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7kPIZSK5M
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwuVOix7Ep
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVfUBHWigw
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHyjz09tdm
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptXqcK15uc
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazj7AsaLvX
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kHb4G2gz3
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76LqkNpsvu
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGBhkuCJW9
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNaffiGKnr
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtpx270ky5
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZ9od2s6XW
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOULDJJgCm
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZRaJPZNbw
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsl2bhTqA90
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0NGUQ7Ldg
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz39c4RsVBr
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7XALMhh4R
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVzorXbrw4
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc70D02pDxh
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxvmnIcglt
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DuDo9o5WX
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx5VHJkW2s
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrKcqATNTD
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gQO6Xx6MI
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YKG08slwT
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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." 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp257dOJhUo
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"What?" all of us muttered.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrDuHEVK63
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuv05cWQRqb
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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?406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY6nMkmd4x
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NZximZ8Sw
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbyMvMHr8K
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3Sr2N7dYz
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRNpu34WDf
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalmLQZq1IV
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjQ7jvS1I6
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1GRQeM9uV
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMS14oEXiIY
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKAbcHdPE8
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vOez2lvGe
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJ0rXGNT9L
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7rJvyxOaC
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzXFnaX3ab
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDptWgvMnT
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhSDFfUur8
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1XdfqYV2k
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPEv000hwp
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dmiObF91D
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkUSgRBvHH
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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." 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WqrPc9sAH
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mPGstRj0U
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptOJFw6MO9
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"Of course we will," said Mike.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfcvim261u
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XzOpw6DAu
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQffYzh2ks3
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqknTIClDVc
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvZdmIo1k0
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRj5CHK6uJV
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyUpb9DWLD
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCaOmNzSuS
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJF8i8alpy
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2qZC448YK
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKM8Nb2z3cC
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvNfo3uLgq
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ITB1xySih
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RULG2ZYir
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHz6ISwuzie
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhSkzlsna3
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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." 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLygdRWPj8
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbZhf37S6T
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyGo9XDm1I
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYz7Oz1WNq
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljb53Ih6yH
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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?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkkaXnryzb
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQbx0fWKIk
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmg4Fjf7oX
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGv3hsNypEa
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBChkRZImJ
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQ9Hcqv54w
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlOqWfLLUw
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5oViUoTNL
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxbcTdYxaZ
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYx6mWM6as
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2C8lTSGmo
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE07Z1rTM4R
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOXxYyErOq
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJtmA7oddK
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjObNBmTcGf
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8pBuJJFrs
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyYIsiF5FR
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9SMUIiB8p
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQWAKsDPpK
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9HvcWexRL
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlDnamNGMu
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcbgvAzaqM
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1iewv2UAc
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9K6aAVRvC5
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsb8ULmULu
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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?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAVehiO3mY
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAx3qrFwqr
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwDz09gw8D
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbszqnfRgx
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmf9iqbutZ
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwNL7gLgKc
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuz2bVODK2A
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf3yhTOX5E
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOuOL6YYyQ
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUDye6gyGi
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxlRfr7dCw
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXNpZN2gDg
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6o3vqavJgv
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7A65m1prDn
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hE022CRG4
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9MIpCMfA6
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoD4oOrVqm
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmmlX2N7zC
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO5q3mgAbR
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSOyGcsWP0
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5XUj5QUYQ
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8cwLnaBeL
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2oYnT7BML
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZbXtbkD7I
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSz074tBYi
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawH0u2vG7R
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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. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEFseYwrNf
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnMEeNaanP
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JW0vx0EvK
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7hpz4oeRU
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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?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OWcEAeuYa
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYPk0ZQ8mb
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUHNUDGW3g
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJNm7jHMlv
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4je80dsOuA
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8VVfqwurR
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73iDgP6LdW
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NpD3uFok2
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMDax2wwry
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrah4ICzNl
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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?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVlBHHjFW8
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rOdqfxulR
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dcA5bqSF5
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"Do you think they must have made a mistake?" Daniel asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnmE6jzZFI
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavrz3rQKby
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0w8yZnDzUW
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8B58npyys4
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRY6drWUi3b
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O7YlMFJM9
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UlutfC2SU
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrPeM8PYAq
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQvsFPPWVE
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfuDO84ug9
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4m9NDZU4yD
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkWRWIyF7i
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDUpwtiprW
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWxBzGEW7q
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKq4nKwhqB
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0clNDAR6Oq
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQASltcO0i
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovvta2HYWU
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORdWmEBP8w
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19CnoFJ1Zj
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbRmPiZQtU
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPXxonErtM
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqon5OhNOX
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4gsZemuyp
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk77yccT8dX
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1u3vRwIe1
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17HaZHP6HR
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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?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVTiRIL2vI
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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?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6ruTHYXzS
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlzn6l3rLi
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwi9EtqWgU8
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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:406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ313OUVUtB5
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5uklVFud4
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwThvTVwHd1
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMLu2nVUqV
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDBmWN1JLY
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzz4J329s2
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00MJfq9S3n
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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:406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvVH3gBLxs
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTH6NgybvVi
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaJflves04
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"What is it?" she asked.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZH8YH8ThJP
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPkShvhCzI
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuEX20bkp8
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2RdCQBYta
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlS8pfq3brZ
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7V2KNoDROp
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaWQOCVK9r
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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. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrqUL67I85
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWR683JVS7
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQeVjwHnQm
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXUTWyj02i
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXC4dbtYJvr
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFq9cC3BFNu
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JpYXPBlqr
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGGIgI5nzd
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Narrator’s P.O.V: 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx7IElCuSE
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE2BmGu9OV
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkb8mLg4l1b
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNynpRt0bzE
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZc4PIyvplz
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDHlK8ImJ3
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4LmpCA4se
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOcAR2IB9T
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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?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJe3Tj2XywU
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uc5npTxaX
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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."406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5ELGo3r6f
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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.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqSoSlzho3
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajKqSAiI43
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09kwbQEV8S
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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."
