"Okay, guys, let’s take a few minutes break and continue afterwards," Yong-guk spoke into the microphone. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA42uWiwwgUM
185Please respect copyright.PENANA4oqzOimrcN
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZFT7upkz3i
As soon as I took off the headphones, I could hear everyone around mutter a little in frustration. They are tired, and I couldn’t blame them, since I was too. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAW3tK9tjrPY
185Please respect copyright.PENANAcuK1DyaJ8n
185Please respect copyright.PENANAjIGSb9Uswe
So far so good with recording the song. But we had to make a number of pauses here and there when Yong-guk or the producer felt the need to change tune. All we need to work on now was the last verse and backup vocals. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAQs1O9IAyEQ
185Please respect copyright.PENANACrTZpEN3iN
185Please respect copyright.PENANAOh3jMxcahC
"Is it almost night time already?" Daniel asked as he was one of the first to walk out of the recording booth. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAwglN8xHgoj
185Please respect copyright.PENANAhK4vtFwUTh
185Please respect copyright.PENANA0AIlKbUXoG
"Someone wants to sleep, I take it?" Lisa asked. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA9RSQ9pE8OG
185Please respect copyright.PENANAt1YZqcPoF4
185Please respect copyright.PENANAdUzMZAEWUH
"Who doesn’t?" Mino asked. "Doing this gets a little tiring even when you enjoy it." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAD8TMavygjP
185Please respect copyright.PENANA3NV2uvKtZs
185Please respect copyright.PENANAalBFn9vHRe
A lot of us understood what he meant. The fatigue is slowly starting to get to me too. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAqXjKN0UkfI
185Please respect copyright.PENANArwQZiX42i3
185Please respect copyright.PENANAOBXD6ojJfT
"Lee is out to see the managers," said Yong-guk as soon as everyone was out of the booth.185Please respect copyright.PENANAsCem29edQG
185Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZHpye6D9E
185Please respect copyright.PENANAi5erjmcqtE
"I need to use the ladies’ room," said Zoey. "Sam, will you escort me?"185Please respect copyright.PENANAiiAZYErj3J
185Please respect copyright.PENANA3YhF1MjM9Y
185Please respect copyright.PENANAKTxpqjWiJ8
"Ya, sure," I agreed.185Please respect copyright.PENANAPhij6LFJ7f
185Please respect copyright.PENANA9e7aa4HHi4
185Please respect copyright.PENANAe7PHimXelm
"I’ll come with you too," said Christine.185Please respect copyright.PENANA5q69SmT0sq
185Please respect copyright.PENANA7oH9xI7b9J
185Please respect copyright.PENANA1WdJwHxVYl
"Anyone else want to come?" Zoey asked the BlackPink members, already settled on the couch.185Please respect copyright.PENANAq7yPCJyQfi
185Please respect copyright.PENANAnvJVg9LtYf
185Please respect copyright.PENANAocUjwdlOjO
"Oh, I’m good," said Rose. "I’m not sure about the others." 185Please respect copyright.PENANA71Nu9pZ6PQ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAG4fK8NP5JG
185Please respect copyright.PENANAMGeeTHNvWG
The other three members said they were okay.185Please respect copyright.PENANABs91XXtRDa
185Please respect copyright.PENANATJky8nc0VG
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8REFPnLtWw
"Looks like it’s the just the three of us," said Zoey. "Let’s go."185Please respect copyright.PENANA86ChiSyhh5
185Please respect copyright.PENANApX9PVeVw0S
185Please respect copyright.PENANANKq2ecbSjc
"Be careful out there," Yong-guk said to us as we went for the door.185Please respect copyright.PENANA5dp6mzrA2t
185Please respect copyright.PENANAfGRz8qbX6o
185Please respect copyright.PENANA7LiNapR0mk
"We will," I said as I drew the door open.185Please respect copyright.PENANAZXf1ze3b3X
185Please respect copyright.PENANAXQFwETNg39
185Please respect copyright.PENANAeTIJG4HBYm
We found one of the guards standing by the door. The other guard who was with us last night must have escorted Lee.185Please respect copyright.PENANAPciljdoZQP
185Please respect copyright.PENANAMKyT5h9ixz
185Please respect copyright.PENANAN4p1JMLjoq
"Going somewhere, ladies?" the guard asked.185Please respect copyright.PENANA5odLivY1Xh
185Please respect copyright.PENANAcOPAFdXfhl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAKs69KAus10
"We need to use the ladies’," Zoey answered.185Please respect copyright.PENANAVaBL7YAo94
185Please respect copyright.PENANAALPhdxERWO
185Please respect copyright.PENANAvMnWlodgis
"Alright, don’t take too long."185Please respect copyright.PENANAj2gy3Un5kv
185Please respect copyright.PENANAgwSyTwXk1Z
185Please respect copyright.PENANAirRdRwkGvC
The rooms were just at the other end of the hall, so I could feel the guard’s eyes on us as we walked. As soon as the three of us went in, Zoey quickly started to look around, checking the toilet stalls if there's anyone.185Please respect copyright.PENANANWxoxRcB6h
185Please respect copyright.PENANAuSlVmFEhlH
185Please respect copyright.PENANAK10WQo3IAk
"Okay, there’s no one here and I couldn’t be any happier that it’s the two of you who are here with me," said Zoey after she finished looking around. 185Please respect copyright.PENANATochgLTPlX
185Please respect copyright.PENANA1KlXNVArjA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYfvGjZrpZF
"Um…, I seriously just want to go," said Christine as she entered one of the stalls. I went into the other one.185Please respect copyright.PENANA1zPIvdpLqk
185Please respect copyright.PENANAu9r47tXZYh
185Please respect copyright.PENANACmF5RLmjSU
"Ya, I know," said Zoey. "I’m just glad that it’s you guys who came here with me."185Please respect copyright.PENANAGQ6wnqZVmK
185Please respect copyright.PENANAcgpYwPERbz
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZPwvWwVh0Z
"What is running through your mind, Zoey?" I asked as I drew my pants down to take a leak.185Please respect copyright.PENANAcGujybom77
185Please respect copyright.PENANAza4XJPGMIU
185Please respect copyright.PENANAIPC0L2B8Hs
"Oh, nothing. I was planning to just stay in here for a while and take some time to myself."185Please respect copyright.PENANAAJV5lKxt8j
185Please respect copyright.PENANAlkikEXtV1i
185Please respect copyright.PENANAeCN0shWju3
I raise an eyebrow. I’m not buying it. As soon as I was done, I drew up my pants, flushed the toilet and walked out of the stall.185Please respect copyright.PENANAzUDzylaOsf
185Please respect copyright.PENANAPwnxF0DFdV
185Please respect copyright.PENANAWOVIcrGMMJ
"You’re lying, Zoey," I said as I passed her to wash my hands by the sinks.185Please respect copyright.PENANA1UmktpswyQ
185Please respect copyright.PENANALlxd2J82BE
185Please respect copyright.PENANAifXrjBAGpj
"How am I lying?" she asked.185Please respect copyright.PENANAOZ66g1OOui
185Please respect copyright.PENANAnTR8d7mGFk
185Please respect copyright.PENANAVCy8hgnftn
"You want to sneak out of here and find Johnny. In fact, since we came here with you, you plan to convince us to do so."185Please respect copyright.PENANADA4hdaQ9E2
185Please respect copyright.PENANAvWT5zf7sjU
185Please respect copyright.PENANAMSUm4cnC5I
"Okay, you caught me," she said, raising her hands in surrender. "I really want to get him and squeeze his neck."185Please respect copyright.PENANAjiMeZUdpJP
185Please respect copyright.PENANAWn0FpwceYY
185Please respect copyright.PENANABrpqNSa2Bs
"That’s called murder, Zoey," said Christine from her stall. The sound of the flushing toilet came afterwards.185Please respect copyright.PENANA6AcNkdAMyX
185Please respect copyright.PENANA4881joN1R4
185Please respect copyright.PENANA6lmaYPMljD
"Fine, I want to teach him a lesson so that he won’t have to come after us again," she said.185Please respect copyright.PENANAMxAwPznYEA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAAp67brKeDN
185Please respect copyright.PENANAwMKgp6DOnx
"Did you just forget that we made a promise this morning not to go after him?" Christine asked as she walked out. "And even if we wanted to, we’ve a song to finish recording. Or have you forgotten about that too?"185Please respect copyright.PENANA3WnsMX6MDo
185Please respect copyright.PENANAL0xEByMWoj
185Please respect copyright.PENANADAcHetyEQo
"No, I didn't." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAmGQCvcj92J
185Please respect copyright.PENANAmDom9yG0mZ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAV292BWrH6D
"Look, Zoey," I said as Christine came over to wash her hands, "as much as we all want to go out there and find Johnny to teach him a lesson, it's too risky. And if you ask me, producing the album couldn't have come at a better time to keep us busy instead of obsessing over him."185Please respect copyright.PENANAMhpRAhgg7k
185Please respect copyright.PENANAU2HTlEnTFa
185Please respect copyright.PENANAyFZ34BnzfZ
"I'm not obsessing over him!"185Please respect copyright.PENANA2ypHrm5OvJ
185Please respect copyright.PENANA3iFXuATSf3
185Please respect copyright.PENANAgweaLzWsid
"You want to squeeze his neck," said Christine as she turned to look at her. "That sounds like obsession."185Please respect copyright.PENANAKjw1R17cI4
185Please respect copyright.PENANA2vA08XDKEm
185Please respect copyright.PENANATy01Ejtwj8
Zoey stomped her foot on the white tiled floor. "Come on, you two," she said. "Are you telling me you don’t want to go out there and find him?"185Please respect copyright.PENANA9VUSJipwYL
185Please respect copyright.PENANAagNofC57kA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAiZKwJD8f6C
"As much as I want to, I know that recording the album is way more important. We’re all worried about what he can do and he might very well just get in the way of things. But we’ve to leave this to the guards. Let them do their job while we focus on ours."185Please respect copyright.PENANA1W9DIYG0Tb
185Please respect copyright.PENANAaYgro95abR
185Please respect copyright.PENANAAag13Fz74U
Zoey folded her arms. "I don’t think the guards can do a better job at dealing with Johnny than we can."185Please respect copyright.PENANAsCMql6iIpn
185Please respect copyright.PENANAmdeqbJPKZg
185Please respect copyright.PENANAdle1SdRcvV
"You’re right," I said. "But the tricks we used on Johnny before, might not work now. If you ask me, we’ve to plan something extraordinary which will need time. And which we don’t have."185Please respect copyright.PENANAXORqjffsO0
185Please respect copyright.PENANAkaQQK4BVGu
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZkJ8HXnV8F
"I agree with Sam," said Christine. "Johnny is haunting us at a time when we need to work on an album. And I won’t lie, even if we did make our promise to Lee and Collins, I was going to go out with you. But we’re all tied up. And we can’t jeopardise everyone and the album because of a grown man who keeps acting like a child."185Please respect copyright.PENANA6jMdxkVj2f
185Please respect copyright.PENANA7PSEsGq84z
185Please respect copyright.PENANAfkuBD3vFBx
I chuckled. "Did you really have to put it like that, Christine?"185Please respect copyright.PENANAVYwCOsTy3B
185Please respect copyright.PENANAt9fsIhhy9m
185Please respect copyright.PENANAEl9y6830iA
"It’s the honest truth. Johnny needs to grow up for once and let the past go. I mean, even Daniel seems more like an adult than he is."185Please respect copyright.PENANAvynO1Hb0uR
185Please respect copyright.PENANAwqCnvF8Ksz
185Please respect copyright.PENANAxay7UlOrlw
"I get your point," said Zoey. "But I’m scared that he might do something to ruin what we’re working on. That’s why I want him out of the way quickly."185Please respect copyright.PENANAMOKdRZOSMC
185Please respect copyright.PENANAIbNzLlA2wE
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZQFuDrdVxT
I looked at Zoey and I had a feeling she might be right. Johnny - like he usually is - might as well get in the way of what we're doing. That’s if he really does end up doing so. We just have to be cautious from now on.185Please respect copyright.PENANAjah5z8aZFF
185Please respect copyright.PENANAKqtkKP46TS
185Please respect copyright.PENANAl3IArVfTFi
"We’ll figure something out when things get out of hand," I said to her. "You might be right on this, Zoey. But if he - and that’s a big if - jeopardises this album, we must put up a countermeasure."185Please respect copyright.PENANAUDpVRw31Jg
185Please respect copyright.PENANAvl5YWtGqp0
185Please respect copyright.PENANAY4Tz3ZSI5A
Zoey cheered out a "Yes" while Christine groaned.185Please respect copyright.PENANAPbgGXetgKK
185Please respect copyright.PENANAwQ44Be8J8D
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGf7SV3KOJ2
"But if we’re going to do this, then the others have to know too," I quickly added.185Please respect copyright.PENANAoa7YlL8gCa
185Please respect copyright.PENANAe9f9vdfUsU
185Please respect copyright.PENANA1gxzw1B8ap
The mood on Zoey’s face suddenly vanished. "What do you mean we have to involve the others?"185Please respect copyright.PENANAyBi4ebD0TC
185Please respect copyright.PENANAxzO9h9uzRn
185Please respect copyright.PENANArF1NH6IIQW
"The rest of BTW and Lee."185Please respect copyright.PENANAH97ThBZMdK
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZFldQnUknK
185Please respect copyright.PENANA3moqajUQjD
"What? You heard Lee. She sides with Collins."185Please respect copyright.PENANA7xBpOGSmLC
185Please respect copyright.PENANAivkAvQyT0Y
185Please respect copyright.PENANAJ67DlB32if
"Well…, not entirely," I said with a smirk on my face. "If - and that’s a big if - Johnny does try to jeopardise the album, she’ll also want to get her hands on him. In fact, everyone involved would."185Please respect copyright.PENANA6ypHvzKIVg
185Please respect copyright.PENANA4p6OyliOAZ
185Please respect copyright.PENANADCzJJ4CP9X
"I hate to admit, but you do know Lee well, don’t you, Sam?" Christine asked.185Please respect copyright.PENANAWKwmOMkLsk
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHyijdJnDdz
185Please respect copyright.PENANA6WPXVdc1DD
"Not really. But I can guess what she’s likely to do when she’s upset."185Please respect copyright.PENANATb4PozFgVc
185Please respect copyright.PENANAJXSMpWqleO
185Please respect copyright.PENANAfRnln8TBwI
"So Sam is on board," said Zoey, "if - and that's a big if - Johnny messes with the album. How about you, Christine?"185Please respect copyright.PENANAyC8POjTuCE
185Please respect copyright.PENANAwGo04DAs0F
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGkwVf15SPN
"I’m already in," said Christine. "Like Sam said, we would all want to get our hands on him if he does such."185Please respect copyright.PENANAiRn90KE6er
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8Civ1vxSY8
185Please respect copyright.PENANA2VRdh8tfSy
"Okay, now can we please go back and finish up with recording?" I asked.185Please respect copyright.PENANAUCYgpdM2dT
185Please respect copyright.PENANA7iU2Mw13Bd
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZX45BRe54y
"Wait, I need to take a leak too," said Zoey as she went to one of the empty stalls.185Please respect copyright.PENANAmD2gmYmOto
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZk9K1kmRhp
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHs6ab2GWTC
"Typical," Christine said, rolling her eyes at Zoey. She turned to look at me. "Do you really think he can do it?"185Please respect copyright.PENANABx5RAZ7cmV
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGxdatovDvR
185Please respect copyright.PENANA1kru0ksbzr
"Remember when I said this isn’t the old days when we had to deal with his lousy pranks a lot better? This time is different. I believe he can do something serious. Last night at the park was no typical prank."185Please respect copyright.PENANABMfy9Tqopl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAKvMrnqDKnu
185Please respect copyright.PENANADJPjKY67hO
"Ya, last night he took it too far for my taste."185Please respect copyright.PENANAFZ7WHqjE2t
185Please respect copyright.PENANAPsDWKidj8d
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHdGt8UAqkQ
"And that’s just the first. Cutting off the power means he means business."185Please respect copyright.PENANAhMPN87GUm0
185Please respect copyright.PENANA3rGZ1dApyl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAATDxavnjJc
Zoey soon flushed and seconds later she came out to wash her hands in the sink. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAbAipcXNpT4
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGbeJvgeVL3
185Please respect copyright.PENANAbVssRQEtOD
"Of course, he’s serious," said Zoey. "I just fear that he may hold a gun to our heads." 185Please respect copyright.PENANA6CyXiurSvY
185Please respect copyright.PENANAIBcsNdQJEj
185Please respect copyright.PENANADVMRRhi35J
"No way," said Christine, shaking her head. "I don’t want another incident like that ever again." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAlM1JQz11RS
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYq7E7Xw3CT
185Please respect copyright.PENANAJFstjpj03j
"But it’s could be a possibility," I said. "Johnny does like to take things a little too far from time to time."185Please respect copyright.PENANAF8zJxGLwze
185Please respect copyright.PENANA9bqnBlJEXE
185Please respect copyright.PENANAVITZB9bmnH
"Enough about Johnny and guns," said Christine. "We need to get back to the studio."185Please respect copyright.PENANAN4oQNS1y1w
185Please respect copyright.PENANA6u211ge7jM
185Please respect copyright.PENANAUAUea8vEOu
Zoey and I didn’t argue there. I’m just glad we get to go back with Zoey. If Christine and I hadn’t come with her, she would’ve gone to find Jehan herself. 185Please respect copyright.PENANARJACkIUjzl
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8UOaXpYfTO
185Please respect copyright.PENANAQPHCPPcBhN
"You girls sure did take a while," said Jinwoo as the three of us entered the studio. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAn6gilIH5rU
185Please respect copyright.PENANAf2IN1E4tLI
185Please respect copyright.PENANAeZOdOmKHjM
"Girls’ business that you don’t have to know about," said Zoey, closing the door behind her. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAGKzsru63iN
185Please respect copyright.PENANASqEKrdlkKV
185Please respect copyright.PENANAlvOrjiaaRY
"Is Lee back yet?" I asked as I stood in the middle of the room. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAAm8owCtb0q
185Please respect copyright.PENANAPwbEukR4bn
185Please respect copyright.PENANAMW7H20tswK
"No, not yet," said Jinwoo as he stood from where he sat and walked up to us. "Strange that she isn't here."185Please respect copyright.PENANA1UPtXai6sy
185Please respect copyright.PENANAAan5KdW7k6
185Please respect copyright.PENANATrnvwDMXj1
He's right. I would like to know that she's alright, so I pull out my phone to give her a call. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA7IeCVfGtv9
185Please respect copyright.PENANALx3X3tKL1h
185Please respect copyright.PENANAQwSr1znImt
She immediately picked up. "Sam, are you okay?" she asked.185Please respect copyright.PENANAkQI1AEKUJg
185Please respect copyright.PENANAyAofxjvVC1
185Please respect copyright.PENANArl7ZqqTGS9
"I'm great, thanks," I said. "It’s you that I'm worried about."185Please respect copyright.PENANAXWgPhPNKqM
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHL3Q85KhZq
185Please respect copyright.PENANAUF6oITBbOI
"Oh, right. I'm heading back to you. I went to meet the managers and see if there's any update on Johnny. But sadly, to no avail."185Please respect copyright.PENANARlRS86p6J8
185Please respect copyright.PENANAMdHzHcZFYa
185Please respect copyright.PENANACz7xCEm34s
"Darn it. He's as sly as a fox. If you're heading back, that's fine. You just take care."185Please respect copyright.PENANALgYBnbkpAA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAwuWUotNk6g
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8U3sojsCqk
"They still haven't got him?" Jisoo asked immediately I cut the call. "How is he that difficult to catch?"185Please respect copyright.PENANA2oJdLYpGF0
185Please respect copyright.PENANAQco4XvGDII
185Please respect copyright.PENANAN7dXI7pht7
"Oh, he's good," said Mike. "I remember how he could easily get away from us wherever we knew he was the one pulling pranks. Like Sam says, he's just like a fox. You can never tell where he's hiding."185Please respect copyright.PENANA3QUSyMsF6h
185Please respect copyright.PENANAAXzpTCTF7w
185Please respect copyright.PENANATPPUlI1HC9
"Well that sucks," said Yong-guk. "With him around, I feel really uneasy. I’m afraid he may be up to no good."185Please respect copyright.PENANAtfR9BsXdPi
185Please respect copyright.PENANAulThMUdHiY
185Please respect copyright.PENANAA8O8h2AeBU
"You sound like you know him like we do," said Zoey.185Please respect copyright.PENANAhlGVDWLv5G
185Please respect copyright.PENANAG0rcBkF5UX
185Please respect copyright.PENANAWRKVTuVbbb
"I don’t trust the guy. The way you described him tells me all I need to know."185Please respect copyright.PENANAS6HZ6thfjv
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8LJKhCR2Ci
185Please respect copyright.PENANAf72kEuDBYd
"So should we get back to work?" I asked Yong-guk.185Please respect copyright.PENANAGAFaD9Jn3B
185Please respect copyright.PENANA0yEWIjvzPl
185Please respect copyright.PENANASVLV8LiwXH
"In a few minutes," he answered with a smile.185Please respect copyright.PENANAiLMJzPurW7
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYJBcUYxDv2
185Please respect copyright.PENANAB0jTph6Vi0
"Maybe later, you two can go on a date or something," said Jennie. I found myself blushing, surprised that she said that. Yong-guk looked at Jennie with his mouth agape.185Please respect copyright.PENANA6aEnSRSOlu
185Please respect copyright.PENANAm7SCcfw7jO
185Please respect copyright.PENANA0GzTRoFkrM
"Uh, why do you say that?" Yong-guk quickly asked.185Please respect copyright.PENANAtb5TwNxhDm
185Please respect copyright.PENANAql15H4OAwp
185Please respect copyright.PENANAW8ICrXQRWB
"Oh, don’t pretend," said Jennie, waving her hand at him. "You simply can’t take your eyes off her. I noticed how close you two were when you came here in the studio."185Please respect copyright.PENANAiQCaUlYASv
185Please respect copyright.PENANAKdxtXcNIVE
185Please respect copyright.PENANAxAc0xgttU8
"But he and I are only friends," I said, trying my best to intervene.185Please respect copyright.PENANAUXC3kGZcs8
185Please respect copyright.PENANAlEPLYBeZ6v
185Please respect copyright.PENANAxDNjBfZHUX
"Ya," said Seunghoon as he came to stand next to me to put his arm around my shoulders, drawing me into a bear hug. "Besides, I’m the one she’s supposed to be hanging out with. Not him." He threw Yong-guk a look.185Please respect copyright.PENANAEAvWBfMxOP
185Please respect copyright.PENANAXe4gLWm4Zj
185Please respect copyright.PENANAhRRvdsXUx7
"Hey, whatever works best for me," said Yong-guk with a chuckle.185Please respect copyright.PENANAJRypXz2YWP
185Please respect copyright.PENANAaL5ym6qz35
185Please respect copyright.PENANAkCWspS2xQj
"Nah, I agree with Jennie," said Zoey. "Let's face it, Yong-guk, if Jennie can see you've eyes for Sam, then so can all of us. And I can tell how you enjoyed working with her close to you yesterday." Zoey wiggled her eyebrows.185Please respect copyright.PENANAP7omkmPnzi
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8GDTp095Wl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAbWuBmge67O
"Wow, everyone is forgetting that you like her more, Seunghoon," Seungyoon pointed out, mocking his comrade.185Please respect copyright.PENANAOOcqJGKMfl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAdhSTIWdvJJ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAQxDbZbTzfm
"Ya, I can see that," said Seunghoon, sounding upset. He squeezed me even tighter that I felt like I'm being cuddled by an anaconda.185Please respect copyright.PENANAtDe9oYiePo
185Please respect copyright.PENANAMlzpHi9Vfw
185Please respect copyright.PENANAwxAfcitcRU
"Enough, you guys," said Yong-guk trying to laugh it out like a joke.185Please respect copyright.PENANAF0LlvPyJZi
185Please respect copyright.PENANAdB8mcN777J
185Please respect copyright.PENANA49U9ive3KX
"I think the others are right," said Christine. "You two would make a cute power couple. Imagine this: You’re both songwriters and producers, though for Sam it’s like a part-time thing." I turn to her with a look. I'm not a producer at all. "It’s just perfect."185Please respect copyright.PENANAEn7YVDV6Dz
185Please respect copyright.PENANAARchJB4n1x
185Please respect copyright.PENANAVNSCfB6BTe
"I know, right?" Jennie asked. "They seem like a match made in heaven."185Please respect copyright.PENANAqcbWRINyg5
185Please respect copyright.PENANAiGjLSVUUm5
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8eTabdMJ7M
"Goodness, everyone here is starting to annoy me," Seunghoon said. Apart from me, I don’t think anyone got what he said. He’s hug got even tighter.185Please respect copyright.PENANAktqrQxtXjm
185Please respect copyright.PENANAdIaDgEYeV1
185Please respect copyright.PENANA7JVBIzj99v
"Enough, you guys," said Mike. "Don't you think you've gone way too far? You always try to pair up her with a guy all the time."185Please respect copyright.PENANALwKO8LYnuG
185Please respect copyright.PENANAVNWbgmLYbl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAPNg4j1HTZK
"Really?" Jisoo asked.185Please respect copyright.PENANAGUsfvVkn4c
185Please respect copyright.PENANAe5J9jTkrLL
185Please respect copyright.PENANA7fA09eWnyB
"Zoey and Christine are always in the forefront," Daniel answered. "Before we even landed here, they thought of pairing her up with anyone from BigBang."185Please respect copyright.PENANA3gT9U7I4Ws
185Please respect copyright.PENANA3dwGYCxlVZ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAtJFSETWRIR
"Hey, we might have thought of that," said Zoey. "But it’s not my fault that almost all of them like her. Except Taeyang, of course. He treats us like his sisters."185Please respect copyright.PENANAK25AU6E2HH
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHY0P5vO0bK
185Please respect copyright.PENANAv3bi0xAQC5
"I had no idea four of the BigBang members like her," said Lisa, finding all this amusing that she put her phone aside.185Please respect copyright.PENANAhW3iqL40bq
185Please respect copyright.PENANA1HB9OF92Rq
185Please respect copyright.PENANAhfIyBmDjzO
"You better believe it," said Zoey. "Daesung and GD are head over heels in love with her."185Please respect copyright.PENANATIw3SFjiCb
185Please respect copyright.PENANAa8xLiLlZ6h
185Please respect copyright.PENANAkiyRuUwZO3
I blushed when all eyes fell on me. I bet the producer by the console had his eyes on me too. I've had enough of this discussion. It has to end right now.185Please respect copyright.PENANAWZvpVR4vwQ
185Please respect copyright.PENANApAmdFECJjk
185Please respect copyright.PENANAbknExkr95f
"Enough, people," said Yong-guk as he quickly stood up from his seat. "Let's get to work!"185Please respect copyright.PENANAfCrjY1rrwV
185Please respect copyright.PENANAtlwDO4v0kH
185Please respect copyright.PENANAv0X6jO2w61
Everyone now murmured in disappointment. The conversation was just getting good and Yong-guk had to ruin it. I couldn't help but feel relieved. I was feeling uncomfortable and I'm thankful to Yong-guk for bringing that up. Even Seunghoon's grip had loosened. I can finally breathe.185Please respect copyright.PENANAfRY4Bkvjzj
185Please respect copyright.PENANAJQHL1tsXWy
185Please respect copyright.PENANAeoxmHrXxWw
"You really squeezed me too hard," I said, looking up at him.185Please respect copyright.PENANAwQy7uC2m8h
185Please respect copyright.PENANARCf8RVruMs
185Please respect copyright.PENANA1ULdf1SZVR
"I'm so sorry," he said, looking very apologetic as he quickly clapped his hands together.185Please respect copyright.PENANA6anHFcMW5e
185Please respect copyright.PENANAEKuVzvdIWv
185Please respect copyright.PENANAKwtcYPFFQN
"This conversation was just getting good, Yong-guk," said Rose. "Why did you have to ruin it all of a sudden?"185Please respect copyright.PENANA2g1uxHoniJ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAXDhCFzp44Y
185Please respect copyright.PENANA1f3EDcRYmd
"Because we don't have time on our hands," Yong-guk answered.185Please respect copyright.PENANA4VcmlxJ7H4
185Please respect copyright.PENANAjr2Tqn9ACl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAluJSTkCw3K
"I agree," said Mike. "Let's finish the song and move on."185Please respect copyright.PENANASWVkNiDPSD
185Please respect copyright.PENANAznshxw8rpT
185Please respect copyright.PENANABgJnddsHlp
"You've plenty to tell us, Sam," said Jennie as she quickly came to stand next to me.185Please respect copyright.PENANA3HCazc8fYH
185Please respect copyright.PENANA6eGt58SlKQ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYLionqVrIW
"I like to have my love life private," I said.185Please respect copyright.PENANAhmadiQ7xUM
185Please respect copyright.PENANAb039PRbZXz
185Please respect copyright.PENANAFEMYl3mgz1
"Okay, enough about my sister's love life, please," said Daniel.185Please respect copyright.PENANAGUe11iimzz
185Please respect copyright.PENANAPyXUrkr2py
185Please respect copyright.PENANAFQahpIKZoB
"Ya, we've better things to worry about," said Seungyoon. "You girls can talk about it later." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAGtQ7QeK8as
185Please respect copyright.PENANAtyuzU3ky8C
185Please respect copyright.PENANAlHtpA5Kqq1
"OK, fine," said Rose. "But this was getting interesting." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAKXT237KRLt
185Please respect copyright.PENANAODCLewFpqL
185Please respect copyright.PENANAUnlkhTIpjN
"Totally interesting," said Lisa. 185Please respect copyright.PENANALwApS39npp
185Please respect copyright.PENANASmdMkHMq5H
185Please respect copyright.PENANAN0SpF5jehq
"Everyone, to the recording booth, please," the producer now chirped in. "We need to be done with this before the day ends." 185Please respect copyright.PENANALGnCAZbs2S
185Please respect copyright.PENANAQHEJ2sdp0T
185Please respect copyright.PENANAlKAqer837U
After the producer spoke, a lot of us got serious and started to make our way to the booth. I stood there for a while as I tried to clear away the heat from my cheeks. I can't believe I'm still blushing up till now. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAyLxBHUmUUN
185Please respect copyright.PENANAgeHcsdYRYY
185Please respect copyright.PENANAxppum22JQ9
"Hey, are you okay?" Yong-guk asked after Jennie and Seunghoon left my side. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAiiB4xoAmp0
185Please respect copyright.PENANAPnbAYFXsoL
185Please respect copyright.PENANANjUUJfWGOj
"No," I honestly answered. I rubbed my cheeks with the palm of my hands. I turned to look at him. "Are you okay?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAHy6Hz2XyCP
185Please respect copyright.PENANAVZemXsHFr5
185Please respect copyright.PENANAU6y4QB4w9A
"Not really." 185Please respect copyright.PENANA2JPD7zpMDc
185Please respect copyright.PENANAyAZJKPGYkm
185Please respect copyright.PENANA3xxSzGoXbs
"These guys really embarrassed us, huh?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAvBujCsRG1j
185Please respect copyright.PENANAm6ibAjtyDA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAkT4TLEcyZw
"Very much." 185Please respect copyright.PENANA1RO9KpUOd6
185Please respect copyright.PENANAPktegh5pqf
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZVOGVeIZmx
"Well, I better get in there. I'm sorry for what happened." 185Please respect copyright.PENANATIvxGrbhU1
185Please respect copyright.PENANAFD8HUaGyVC
185Please respect copyright.PENANAuxwfhOSge5
"Oh, don't worry about it. As much as they were joking around, I can't help but feel that...." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAoLaUMoEmjB
185Please respect copyright.PENANAnEUfXCyDgV
185Please respect copyright.PENANAAT067WhbqA
Yong-guk paused as he looked at me, then suddenly looked away. What was he about to say just now? And is he blushing? 185Please respect copyright.PENANA60PPGXLzD6
185Please respect copyright.PENANA5GUsGlQBXH
185Please respect copyright.PENANAeNmx0wMgsL
"What were you going to say?" I asked. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAZQrFMPs0fP
185Please respect copyright.PENANAUdPJyTivaj
185Please respect copyright.PENANAIYWEfLinlP
"Nothing," he said, avoiding my eyes. "You better go in there." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAuY7LRrgBpS
185Please respect copyright.PENANA1RpmmVwzek
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZKvcqprviK
"Ya, right," I quickly darted for the recording booth. I couldn't help but feel Yong-guk wanted to say something really important. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAYTBPzhuyGT
185Please respect copyright.PENANAlDO6GO2wdt
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGUoWNVJtyc
"Hey, isn't Lee supposed to be back by now?" Mike asked me as soon as I entered the booth. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAMKcgbrCSbd
185Please respect copyright.PENANA2fD7HDeCek
185Please respect copyright.PENANAaEEUd5D4DB
"She said she's on her way," I answered. "But you're right. I wonder what's holding her up." 185Please respect copyright.PENANA9PSSFZf6ba
185Please respect copyright.PENANAeftU5NwHlJ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAAdNLTSRDAR
"Could Johnny and her have met?" Zoey asked. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAVmsPdIuNOM
185Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0oNSOK2Fk
185Please respect copyright.PENANADfqOZmvAyC
That's one scenario I don't want to think of. If they do meet or if they already have, who knows what would happen. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAAbGqxNWUVJ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAl8s1eI0Reb
185Please respect copyright.PENANAq0MZ4D3RXZ
"Let us not worry too much," said Daniel. "She did leave with the guard, right? She'll be back before we know it." 185Please respect copyright.PENANA4N6meFpR3K
185Please respect copyright.PENANAv02px9XPQX
185Please respect copyright.PENANAtbBY9NFzK6
"Mmm, I don't know," said Seungyoon as he already had headphones over his head. "Don't you think we should give her a call to make sure she's alright?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAWWOcFDGz0Q
185Please respect copyright.PENANAT3koSJGvjl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAXhIklKJSw2
"I think that's a good idea," said Jisoo. She now turned to look at me. "Why don't you give her a ring, Sam?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAr0XZOzWk5B
185Please respect copyright.PENANAiYL0uINZAZ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZkmyoh7NXD
"Let's be quick about it, alright?" came the producer. "We don't want to waste any more time." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAODYf3iPgnB
185Please respect copyright.PENANA6lHcUqRjBo
185Please respect copyright.PENANAvFaXq8JC4F
I gave him a thumbs-up as I quickly pulled out my phone to call Lee. I put the phone to my ear and waited. 185Please respect copyright.PENANALK1WwDJDKK
185Please respect copyright.PENANANEHwoIBOpj
185Please respect copyright.PENANAllqisZ8D6O
Everyone's eyes are on me. I'm starting to worry. Why isn't she picking up? Had she somehow left her phone behind somewhere? 185Please respect copyright.PENANAcrzFgeT1QS
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHgLsec1xcy
185Please respect copyright.PENANAyWpZq8P64U
"She isn't picking up," I announced after the line couldn't connect. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAmdJORED5cT
185Please respect copyright.PENANAMgSyxaoFK3
185Please respect copyright.PENANAeljk0qLJoZ
"Where could she be?" Jinwoo asked. "Now I'm starting to think of the worst." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAZeDWCeNr88
185Please respect copyright.PENANAiVEcnAq5tl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAX1lSlNACKS
"Same here," said Christine. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAhCW6Bg6pl2
185Please respect copyright.PENANAfwUJmWyKIK
185Please respect copyright.PENANA4FW8NAC9uS
"Maybe we go out and look for her?" Jennie suggested. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAdPvlfodMPx
185Please respect copyright.PENANADEUlU9Sn9r
185Please respect copyright.PENANAz62ujQw3fJ
"Sounds like a plan, but I don't think the producer would want that," said Mino as he turned to look at the producer on the other side of the booth. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAkOepBTo9aO
185Please respect copyright.PENANA0DbgwKuaS8
185Please respect copyright.PENANA56Toz50oq4
"I agree," the producer said through the mic. "I know you're worried, but we still have a lot to do with the song."185Please respect copyright.PENANAd8cB7I5M5W
185Please respect copyright.PENANArpKi8ibtBH
185Please respect copyright.PENANAX3yHOadwuT
"I second with him," said Yong-guk. "Let's try to work quickly, and if Lee won't be back at that time, maybe a few of us can go out and look for her."185Please respect copyright.PENANA9evIe1ZYac
185Please respect copyright.PENANAOgJ5RkiEQ5
185Please respect copyright.PENANA6ApTN2iIaw
"Works well for me," said Zoey as she quickly put on her headphones. "Let's get to work, people." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAHIoMW4bCh0
185Please respect copyright.PENANA7CAMmh0BTx
185Please respect copyright.PENANALmmKrGcIrI
Everyone else in the booth agreed and I could tell how serious they were when we started to work on the third verse and the back-up vocals. As we followed the producer and Yong-guk's instructions, we made fewer mistakes than expected. Even when we worked, a few of us couldn't help but look out through the glass of the booth to see whether Lee would walk into the room or we might find her seated on the seats watching us. But sadly, there is still no sign of her.185Please respect copyright.PENANAGZKJrlYMcp
185Please respect copyright.PENANA4Mw5bMVdQs
185Please respect copyright.PENANAWQ3pE6QSGC
We were finally done and it took almost an hour and thirty minutes.185Please respect copyright.PENANAAZDnCj9EI9
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGTk2VYWrhD
185Please respect copyright.PENANAtPWBV4Joru
"Okay, now that we're done," said the producer, "you can do whatever you want."185Please respect copyright.PENANAhKdH3jWTWz
185Please respect copyright.PENANAh9cc5UViDA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAy0w9bwcO4K
"I thought he would never say that," said Zoey as she literally threw her headphones away and headed for the door. If it wasn't for Mino standing behind her at the time to catch them, they would've landed on the floor. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAmj7QfNPm6L
185Please respect copyright.PENANA1HRGwdXTEY
185Please respect copyright.PENANAgDXYfjUmhT
"Hold your horses, Zoey," came Yong-guk as he magically stood by the door when she opened it. "We all can't go out there and look for her. For all we know, she might be with the managers or maybe she's not in the building."185Please respect copyright.PENANAGNmWpiTk0R
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYk1C8Scp1h
185Please respect copyright.PENANAnCLBuRUbGg
I bet now is the time to tell them. "Lee couldn't have walked out of the premises," I said. "Now that Johnny is here, they decided to put the place on lockdown. No one goes in or out." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAdXTT5znuZO
185Please respect copyright.PENANAz26WAjD8WT
185Please respect copyright.PENANAqpajsvJj7U
"What! We're on lockdown!" Seunghoon asked. 185Please respect copyright.PENANApS48GLfdk9
185Please respect copyright.PENANAaRv5dnQ527
185Please respect copyright.PENANAC4LwwB2d3z
"And you knew?" Mike asked. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAPWx87nYZRI
185Please respect copyright.PENANAjPSmzM3Byx
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYk3pvjzBOP
"Well, if I had told you when we started to work on the song, would you've worked at all?" I asked as I shrugged my shoulders. "Lee probably knew that too, but she didn't want to worry us." 185Please respect copyright.PENANA3kiGDUTzCi
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGsYPhZiCCG
185Please respect copyright.PENANARbXvtXdBAg
"I did too," said the producer. "Someone who works here sent me a text saying that they couldn't get in as he had gone out to get something. Security seem keen to capture this Johnny guy." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAdrm2qJFDUw
185Please respect copyright.PENANAiJI0rHZkVV
185Please respect copyright.PENANAW87XVbVSbg
"Lockdown or not, we need to find Lee," said Zoey. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAv0GPyCb2Hj
185Please respect copyright.PENANAMYWn3UWuWM
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGFyL883H7Q
"Okay, but like Yong-guk said, we all can't go," I said. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAPRHHR1ekCT
185Please respect copyright.PENANAyVtus9TtRH
185Please respect copyright.PENANAPpJ1oEPoKk
"Okay, then who wants to go out and look for her?" Mike asked. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4ADEPecKS
185Please respect copyright.PENANAJK3qRv4qk7
185Please respect copyright.PENANASUovA6lut9
Everyone in the booth, including myself raised hands. We all looked at each other. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA8V3iKJ1Y4f
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8UkwidsKoV
185Please respect copyright.PENANAG1sHYIIATu
"Well, this is going to be tough," said the producer, who looked on. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAAEqpNEOsW1
185Please respect copyright.PENANAFYE74PnbdM
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYidhrWxSQ0
"Why can't we all go?" Jennie asked. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAOxs06FNlAO
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZBx9KrIBNT
185Please respect copyright.PENANAC7RV47Iq0c
"Even if its a good idea, we'll have the managers on our necks for not listening to them," I explained. "The fewer who go, the better." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2LB4M9XYU
185Please respect copyright.PENANApvobDZiPJd
185Please respect copyright.PENANABDEhBiMxzB
"Well, no one is stopping me from going," said Zoey as she folded her arms. 185Please respect copyright.PENANApwUUZcyfKT
185Please respect copyright.PENANA5vNGu3XhvF
185Please respect copyright.PENANAd6bpOK4HSV
"We know," the rest of us said at the same time. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAaa5XAERG52
185Please respect copyright.PENANAKS8bajN0Xj
185Please respect copyright.PENANAaRSLUAgb1U
"Fine, each member from each group will go," said Yong-guk. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAoPbxtQGdTY
185Please respect copyright.PENANApphMOEKODy
185Please respect copyright.PENANAXy0PX55CV6
"But that means only three go," said Jisoo. 185Please respect copyright.PENANACFFtIXPUDq
185Please respect copyright.PENANAa6MeFbt1yD
185Please respect copyright.PENANATyPAXYVsUQ
"I think we need to add two more," I suggested. 185Please respect copyright.PENANANJRS0VfLMg
185Please respect copyright.PENANAFeFF5XnF7Y
185Please respect copyright.PENANAM4mpbmsnUC
"Okay, I want to go look for her," said Seunghoon. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAiyCaWDBX9k
185Please respect copyright.PENANAuZzT5TnMAW
185Please respect copyright.PENANApeB55FClvl
"I'll go too," said Jisoo. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAI6gFi0SwxR
185Please respect copyright.PENANApY4roK7qsD
185Please respect copyright.PENANAuJ1sKI3JyE
"Okay, now two people will have to join in," I said. "Who is willing to go?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAatv5ExfjWV
185Please respect copyright.PENANAnGNjt7KYd5
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8eJfbpNoPV
"I'll go," said Mino. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAFJS1IHfRes
185Please respect copyright.PENANAvBm0EcSXzj
185Please respect copyright.PENANALdIbXG69k7
"One more left," said Yong-guk. "I think Sam should go." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAChIYZ54cMy
185Please respect copyright.PENANAt4FlDxnpCh
185Please respect copyright.PENANAq3teQvoL8e
"Me?" I raised an eyebrow at him. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAUy5P0PrFuG
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYwL5RKXD4c
185Please respect copyright.PENANApfah7c5oJ9
"I agree," said Christine. "The Toxins know Johnny better than anyone. And if there's anyone who can figure him out, it's you, Sam." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAyqErBf7sYb
185Please respect copyright.PENANAGcEemA63dK
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8SRwH1Cybr
"You're forgetting that Zoey is just as good as figuring him out as me," I point out. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA6F38p4byHr
185Please respect copyright.PENANAEpeKo1GzoL
185Please respect copyright.PENANAOnIFV8h1Yq
"Ya, but I'll need your help out there," said Zoey. "You don't want me clawing at his face when I see him, do you?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAS1tGL4vmuK
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHUvdESpLK9
185Please respect copyright.PENANA4DpJgmCb4o
"That's exactly what you’ll do," Mike told her. Zoey hissed at him while Daniel laughed. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAtgP4LsCoP3
185Please respect copyright.PENANArwffmW0cnb
185Please respect copyright.PENANArXcL0eduSJ
"I agree with Zoey," said Yong-guk. "You’ve to go, Sam. And just like you said, the fewer who go, the better." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAGXhITf0pjN
185Please respect copyright.PENANA3oAIcvf0Jy
185Please respect copyright.PENANAnetkvxN8oM
"Okay, can I call her again before we go?" I asked as I got my phone. "Who knows, we might find she's right down the hall." 185Please respect copyright.PENANA7uF436Un9o
185Please respect copyright.PENANAXcWZjYVpZt
185Please respect copyright.PENANA9qFdT4yas4
"Go ahead," said Seungyoon. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAknwuv8ibwS
185Please respect copyright.PENANAnyjqxJM9Nm
185Please respect copyright.PENANAgBlPAjbD4W
I called Lee again and after three rings, she still didn’t pick up. I could see Christine cross her fingers. Everyone else is looking anxious, all hoping for Lee to pick up the call. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAJ98yB2RQr6
185Please respect copyright.PENANAV4mL7kZ5P0
185Please respect copyright.PENANAIXP9IqS27d
Just as it was about to cut, she finally answered. Thank goodness. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA0DEfjYJpmq
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZ71mOY3yfk
185Please respect copyright.PENANAH739jY7F6O
"Lee, are you there?" I asked. I put the phone on loud so that everyone could hear. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAFYVDxaJRX9
185Please respect copyright.PENANAfR9mMfRDGD
185Please respect copyright.PENANASnoQvRV0wE
We received silence instead. This isn’t right. Then we heard someone panting and the sound of running feet. Could that be Lee? 185Please respect copyright.PENANAthotxOKI5g
185Please respect copyright.PENANA7oiVCA6LZY
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8WSZUDQRtF
"Lee, answer me. Are you there?" I asked again, this time I’m the one who is anxious. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA3DkfXtodv0
185Please respect copyright.PENANAV2vrlTT97A
185Please respect copyright.PENANAwQF8eTBmZf
"Sam?" Lee called. The sound in her voice was that of someone scared. "Are you there?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAjHH79cXTGB
185Please respect copyright.PENANAkj92pc6JwN
185Please respect copyright.PENANAY2ZrqM7sw8
"Where are you? And are you running?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAVKjGogjPUY
185Please respect copyright.PENANAmBamsEzsfk
185Please respect copyright.PENANAcSBJE4qq68
"It’s Johnny," she now whispered. "I don’t know how he caught up to me, but he’s here." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAqlxCWmkCXs
185Please respect copyright.PENANAjT5G9WrMHA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAL9av2GnHP2
"And the guard? Isn’t he with you?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAdZFGMU6RuM
185Please respect copyright.PENANAduZL9Jqml6
185Please respect copyright.PENANAsMnxm52ulF
"He told me to run while he deals with Johnny himself. But to be honest, I hear noises behind me and I don’t know what’s going on. Darn it! I think he’s coming." We hear the sound of running feet again. 185Please respect copyright.PENANApzFcgnM7Sm
185Please respect copyright.PENANALBprMT81qA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAsrBdm4UtkN
"Lee, where are you? If we know where you are, we can come and-" 185Please respect copyright.PENANAcLsEtiCEt5
185Please respect copyright.PENANAImVWoTXOuG
185Please respect copyright.PENANAP3kLtQosTs
A strange noise came on her end and the line went dead. We stood there in silence 185Please respect copyright.PENANAf7OmEyL9qm
185Please respect copyright.PENANAqJQdRRFmTR
185Please respect copyright.PENANAdr9OARRyDt
"We lost her," I said. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA1V2P1BICpY
185Please respect copyright.PENANAqhqgMEi6JD
185Please respect copyright.PENANA0SjXWK1Owy
"Okay, enough," said Zoey. "We can’t sit here when he might have her as we speak. We better go find her and the guard." 185Please respect copyright.PENANARTtjTPtweg
185Please respect copyright.PENANApas5hhha37
185Please respect copyright.PENANApIVXIW3cR1
"Let’s not waste a second longer," said Seunghoon. "Let’s go." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAn0BWZKrsvj
185Please respect copyright.PENANAIX7MkTqfD2
185Please respect copyright.PENANAu8y8XDUDSN
I gave a nod of my head. "But we need someone to distract the guard by the door," I said.185Please respect copyright.PENANANGfDfwywSL
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHKLOGcZYe0
185Please respect copyright.PENANAz0tU237S8I
"I’ll handle him," said Daniel. "I’ll just tell him to escort me to the men’s room." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAQfS98bnlZh
185Please respect copyright.PENANAslVVxiTyVy
185Please respect copyright.PENANA9VM48s0Nq6
"I’ll come with you," said the producer. "It will be good to keep him a little distracted." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAki18OogLZ3
185Please respect copyright.PENANAHMTQ6dhcWI
185Please respect copyright.PENANAuYHuSBTClP
"That’s fine with me," I said. I clapped my hands together. "Let’s get this show on the road." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAZjQMHJ2H8C
185Please respect copyright.PENANAFBQiKjjmxb
185Please respect copyright.PENANA8ubPt7auWU
Daniel and the producer headed for the door together. Those of us heading out also prepared ourselves to leave as soon as the guard is distracted.185Please respect copyright.PENANAhOaM4F9Tgb
185Please respect copyright.PENANAjzpNyyw8OM
185Please respect copyright.PENANAEZ9SHs5S9u
"Sam," Mike came to me. "I know we promised Collins that whatever happens with Johnny, we won’t do anything stupid. Are you sure you want to do this?" 185Please respect copyright.PENANARqQWicsjuA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAKzerKTECTs
185Please respect copyright.PENANAuDEJDz9JLv
"I don't want to, honestly," I said. "But I told myself that if anything gets out of hand, I just have to intervene." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAq7Q1OGGIoz
185Please respect copyright.PENANASwci7KWOfF
185Please respect copyright.PENANACuV02u7WYB
Mike ends up smiling at me. For a moment there, I thought he might talk me out of it. "That’s fine with me. Be careful out there." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAlTCH9ZSu5N
185Please respect copyright.PENANAK4Ih0fxQWf
185Please respect copyright.PENANAbtggRx6XBy
"Thanks. I just hope security arrives to sort out the issue instead of us." 185Please respect copyright.PENANA5wPBBATqns
185Please respect copyright.PENANASYkqNcWlbk
185Please respect copyright.PENANAoLEFg9Akf7
"We’re going to be in so much trouble for this, aren’t we?" Jisoo asked. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAAiDxN8TOxl
185Please respect copyright.PENANAMKPQRj4AHq
185Please respect copyright.PENANAyPcIxxqN2F
"Obviously," said Zoey. "But we can’t rely on security if they took this long to find Johnny." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAuMuTtcy8Zo
185Please respect copyright.PENANA0emXFhcqc5
185Please respect copyright.PENANAUc0ui8gI3m
"I’m going with Sam on this one," said Christine. "Let’s just pray that we don’t have to do anything at all." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAHlbwBEy4dQ
185Please respect copyright.PENANAbbFOaKyQlo
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZmvutyI8z9
"We’re heading out now," said the producer. "Get ready." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAzwCiuyWy8l
185Please respect copyright.PENANAglr6OaC4CA
185Please respect copyright.PENANAvZI0pt1Ty7
Daniel opened the door and together walked out with the producer, closing the door behind them. The producer started talking to the guard asking to escort him and Daniel to the men’s room. Daniel also added that he really needed to go as he felt he had a running stomach. We could hear footsteps walk away from the door. Seunghoon who was closer opened it slowly and quietly. He poked his head out to see what’s happening. It only took a few seconds before he brought his head back in and opened the door wide. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAwYOBLqPTAM
185Please respect copyright.PENANAhm7VcpQhi2
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZVoBQ5xP36
"The guard is in the men’s room," said Seunghoon. "Let’s go." 185Please respect copyright.PENANApfZNjZ8agC
185Please respect copyright.PENANAmfXLcfPPZP
185Please respect copyright.PENANAvSE3A707oi
Zoey and Jisoo walked out of the room with caution. Mino followed behind them. They had to be silent and also fast. The guard might come back any minute. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA5r2qRPnm8v
185Please respect copyright.PENANA50iVGCkimL
185Please respect copyright.PENANAzc2gUStksK
Before I could head out with Seunghoon, Yong-guk laid his hand on my shoulder. I turned to look at him. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAW1lmlyTGcL
185Please respect copyright.PENANAheDzsZ6ZJB
185Please respect copyright.PENANAZnNkALUjHn
"Be careful out there," he said.185Please respect copyright.PENANA7D7OB52Wki
185Please respect copyright.PENANANvnARB2kOL
185Please respect copyright.PENANACjKjRb3nA4
I gave a nod while Seunghoon butted in saying, "she has me to protect her, don’t worry."185Please respect copyright.PENANAfVbGLxsTS3
185Please respect copyright.PENANAj72W9MJKGT
185Please respect copyright.PENANAM6cT2Q5f0G
He took my hand and quickly, we left the room and joined the others down the other end of the hall, turning a corner. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA4LOpagXXGY
185Please respect copyright.PENANAvtdorGg2nS
185Please respect copyright.PENANA0NH7QuCRqO
"Okay, we made it," Zoey whispered happily. 185Please respect copyright.PENANA82O1pZAmsc
185Please respect copyright.PENANAeR0z8fuSY5
185Please respect copyright.PENANATt3m5aRB6l
"So, what’s the plan?" Mino asked, looking at me. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAn6DnY8gGi3
185Please respect copyright.PENANAbNkWGMmBzO
185Please respect copyright.PENANAfTi0TOatq7
"I think we head to your manager’s office," I suggested. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAya7XMjabVP
185Please respect copyright.PENANAop6TcQO9DV
185Please respect copyright.PENANAYa0HZu5LFx
"Huh? Why there?" Seunghoon asked. 185Please respect copyright.PENANAjGZQrl0EhT
185Please respect copyright.PENANAefEZc3HiF1
185Please respect copyright.PENANAacwY0TPRLW
"Because it’s where Lee went to. I bet on the way, we might find something." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAxvG8dHHY0a
185Please respect copyright.PENANAyU3vyMMuYo
185Please respect copyright.PENANAfk8GH7pp4L
"His office is upstairs," said Jisoo. "We better get going." 185Please respect copyright.PENANAXfrr2itbA5
185Please respect copyright.PENANATWMmW2EZar
185Please respect copyright.PENANAxKxEP32Zai
We all made our way to the flight of stairs. As we started to ascend, I couldn’t help but look up and realise that we have a long way to go.185Please respect copyright.PENANAIDr3vGuFye