We arrived at TS Entertainment within a few minutes. I never imagined that it was so close to the doughnut shop.432Please respect copyright.PENANAqpHH5nolyO
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We stood outside the gates of the building and were allowed inside by security. The building was four or five storeys high. Yong-nam continued to lead the way till we went inside.432Please respect copyright.PENANA4fCU2TLJZd
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We were in the reception area and there were two female receptionists at their desk. Yong-nam greeted one of them while the other was currently on a phone call. Yong-nam talked to the free receptionist and as soon as they were done, she turned and smiled at us welcoming us to the agency as she spoke in English.432Please respect copyright.PENANAvclhVNtBrC
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"Thank you so much," said Lee. "We're really happy to be here."432Please respect copyright.PENANAF6hNUBVh9l
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"If you need any help, we're here to assist," she said.432Please respect copyright.PENANAJjAKnango4
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"Come on," said Yong-nam, "the others must probably be wondering why I've taken so long."
Yong-nam led us to the elevator a few feet away from the desk. He pressed the up button and we waited for a few seconds til the doors flew open. Just before we stepped in, Zoey held us to a stop as she stood in front of us, blocking the way to the elevator.432Please respect copyright.PENANAfxoc6xhnLF
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"Wait a minute, everyone," she said.432Please respect copyright.PENANAx3WSrGsqdc
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"Huh, what is it?" Yong-nam asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAdh6ldeibBQ
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"We aren't more than the maximum number of people for the elevator to hold, are we?"432Please respect copyright.PENANAMAEPmqO8QX
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"Oh, brother," Mike muttered as he stared at the ceiling. "Not this again. The elevator is going to close if we don't go in."432Please respect copyright.PENANAX5DEC5dkgk
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"We're seven, Zoey," I said. "Don't worry, the elevator will hold us just fine."
"Okay, just checking," said Zoey with a smile. "You remember what happened last time, right?"432Please respect copyright.PENANAgzwTLd4mLz
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Us Toxins would never forget the day when the five of us and the other five BigBang members got squeezed up in the elevator back at YG. There was barely enough room and it was at that point when we thought we would plummet to our deaths.
"Okay, since there's nothing to worry about," said Yong-nam, "should we get going?"432Please respect copyright.PENANAL8a8bwWJlo
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"Yes, please," said Daniel.
We all went inside and the elevator doors closed before us. Yong-nam who was closer to the elevator buttons, pressed one of them and the elevator started to move upwards. As soon as it did, the soft melodious elevator music started to play.432Please respect copyright.PENANA2AI3CDxExu
"Mmm," Lee looked up at the speaker atop the elevator roof. "It's not every elevator that you jump in that plays music."432Please respect copyright.PENANAhccjDKMXzu
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"I like it," said Daniel. "It feels kind of soothing."432Please respect copyright.PENANA3sVFQy4ro2
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Soon the elevator came to a stop and the doors flew open. In front of us stood a long carpeted hallway. Yong-nam stepped out, leading the way as usual. He told us where we were; the recording studios.432Please respect copyright.PENANAUBg2uSQ204
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"I hope they are still around," said Yong-nam. "Sometimes they like to move around."432Please respect copyright.PENANApIxOR0QiAM
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"Are they recording or something?" I asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAjsIQ18ZeEo
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"Ya, something like that. But they were trying to work on lyrics for their song."432Please respect copyright.PENANARsYPV7bbPP
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Looks like we weren't the only ones struggling with lyrics today.432Please respect copyright.PENANAi7vEjv6CWH
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"We were also working on writing our song back at the hotel," said Zoey, "we needed some motivation, so that's why we came to buy doughnuts."432Please respect copyright.PENANAurGzqEfftg
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"Sweet things also lift your spirits, huh?" Yong-nam asked as he smiled at Zoey.432Please respect copyright.PENANAdKkMpOatXn
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"Kind of. But they really work on Sam here," Zoey pointed her thumb at me as I walked behind her. I rolled my eyes. That's so not true. Well..., maybe with chocolate.432Please respect copyright.PENANAHYQuunXwaX
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"Doughnuts aren't really my favourite, you know?" I said as I looked at Christine beside me. She quickly noticed my eyes and flushed a little.432Please respect copyright.PENANAkWMXrBHOsK
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Zoey might like chocolate dip doughnuts, but Christine "loves" doughnuts. During our school days, she sometimes wouldn't take the school bus home just so she could buy doughnuts at the nearest store.432Please respect copyright.PENANAFB7gotcfZm
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"I get what you mean," said Yong-nam.432Please respect copyright.PENANAQy1tamDNjQ
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We soon stopped by one of the doors down the hall and Yong-nam knocked with his free hand. For a second, no one answered.432Please respect copyright.PENANAvoW9lNDO60
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"Is anyone in there?" Daniel asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAFRiGsZ194u
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"They should be," said Yong-nam as he knocked on the door again.432Please respect copyright.PENANARC24lveRHP
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It took a few seconds till the door finally opened. Daehyun was the one behind it and his eyes weren't fixed on us as he seemed to be engaged in some conversation currently taking place in the room. But soon afterwards, his eyes focused on us that he did the unthinkable.432Please respect copyright.PENANAReP0krOw24
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He screamed.432Please respect copyright.PENANAZQYDaZd3UG
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The door shut quickly in our faces. Well, that's weird. Everyone of us in the hall, looked at each other with puzzled looks. Did Daehyun just do that? I could understand if he were a girl, but a guy....? I'm finding it a little hard to believe.432Please respect copyright.PENANAW89NWsqYZe
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"What just happened?" Zoey asked as she looked wide-eyed at the door.432Please respect copyright.PENANApRxtAXxaKL
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"Daehyun, what's wrong with you?" came a voice inside. "Who's by the door?"432Please respect copyright.PENANA9eslnIuYNH
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"Sorry, sorry, you won't believe who's here," said Daehyun, sounding shocked beyond belief.432Please respect copyright.PENANAfbYwFAUXCI
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The door opened again and this time, it was Zelo. He gasped and I thought he might shut the door in front of us like Daehyun, but he didn't.432Please respect copyright.PENANAUZUCcC6XrF
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"OMG, it's you!" Zelo said with so much excitement. "Now I see why Daehyun screamed like a girl."432Please respect copyright.PENANA6uGLGiEIYL
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"Hey, I didn't scream like a girl," said Daehyun as he came to stand right next to him.432Please respect copyright.PENANATsQHSoj3pv
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"What's going on here?" came Yong-guk's voice and we heard footsteps approaching the door.432Please respect copyright.PENANAeU2Jqq4U9x
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"Hey, Yong-guk," greeted Zoey when he finally came into view.432Please respect copyright.PENANA1RnOpcMXI8
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"Zoey?" Yong-guk couldn't believe that we were all there standing by the door. "The whole lot of the Toxins are here."432Please respect copyright.PENANA8E6xkpv0k9
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"Including me," said Lee, as she gave an embarrassing smile.432Please respect copyright.PENANAMczw68z9qw
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"This is Lee," said Zoey. "She's our manager's assistant, but she's more like our friend."432Please respect copyright.PENANAB385r2W9ay
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"Where are your manners?" came Himchan as he joined the others. "Let them in."432Please respect copyright.PENANAhU3Fsf2BnE
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"Oh, ya, sorry, about that," said Daehyun as he, Yong-guk and Himchan moved away from the door. Zelo drew the door wide open.432Please respect copyright.PENANA35DibjQAjA
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"Welcome to their humble abode," said Yong-nam as he stepped inside the room first.432Please respect copyright.PENANAEJGUfrCXZ6
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"Hey! Are you making fun of us?" Zelo asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAORv9X3SrJ8
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"Am I?" Yong-nam gave Zelo a smirk.432Please respect copyright.PENANAxkVtqwhcxF
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As we entered the room, I noticed that the place looked busy. There was the recording room on the other side of the room and the sitting area looked a little messy with papers all around and Young-jae was picking up some of the mess.432Please respect copyright.PENANAoZwcr4oPhC
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"I hope we didn't come at a bad time," I said.432Please respect copyright.PENANAKMGpytcMiB
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"Nonsense, you guys couldn't have come at a better time," said Young-jae as he threw away the crumpled papers in the waste bin located at the corner.432Please respect copyright.PENANA8FEwcFPOGc
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"I guess you're right," said Zoey as she went over to the cream coloured comfy couches and making herself comfortable.432Please respect copyright.PENANAxagdbJVIwI
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"I'm glad you're all here," said Yong-guk. "We didn't get to meet Daniel and Mike last time."432Please respect copyright.PENANAmPwa8pPFMi
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"Ya, we weren't around back then," said Mike. "It's really nice meeting you all."432Please respect copyright.PENANA1zRmFLbXk7
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"Same here," said Zelo as he came to stand in between my two brothers. He's way taller than the both of them and I tried not to point it out.432Please respect copyright.PENANAaB7ttD3uix
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"Please, sit down," said Daehyun as he came towards Christine and me, held each of our hands, and dragged us to one of the couches next to the one Zoey sat.432Please respect copyright.PENANAFNh9ky0GFt
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Christine giggled as she sat and so did I. "You didn't have to drag us here," she said.432Please respect copyright.PENANAQW7JHol2zy
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"Hope you don't mind," said Lee, as she sat next to Zoey with the box on her laps, "we brought some more doughnuts."432Please respect copyright.PENANAClpm5zI89M
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"Wow, really?" Himchan asked as he sat across from us. "I was wondering what you and Sam were carrying in there."432Please respect copyright.PENANAd60VoAB1DO
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"That's how we met, actually," said Yong-nam as he laid the box he was carrying on the table.432Please respect copyright.PENANAYJlstbStaD
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"We mistook him for Yong-guk at the doughnut shop," said Christine.432Please respect copyright.PENANA2fdWT3o7qA
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"People mix us up pretty easily," said Yong-guk as he smiled.432Please respect copyright.PENANAlQeJJ4p8vC
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"Well, these things aren't going to eat themselves, are they?" Christine asked. "I say we dig in."432Please respect copyright.PENANA1h9KI2cKKg
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I gave Christine a look after placing the paper box on the table. It seems her craving for doughnuts hasn't disappeared after all.432Please respect copyright.PENANAhrpvZO8pDQ
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"I second to that," said Zoey.432Please respect copyright.PENANAzbwhDMD7uh
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"Ya, I'm in the mood for something sweet so badly," said Young-jae as he knelt near the table.432Please respect copyright.PENANAynFbxno8EN
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"Wait a minute," I said as I looked at the B.A.P members in the room. "Where's Jongup?"432Please respect copyright.PENANANKxCpYdU56
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"I thought everyone had forgotten about me," came a voice from the recording booth.432Please respect copyright.PENANAJLRRMIvxbh
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Everyone's eyes turned towards the booth and out he came.432Please respect copyright.PENANApl3d0DgeJc
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"Hey," I greeted him. "I'm glad I realised you weren't here. We would have eaten all the doughnuts without you."432Please respect copyright.PENANAyxAcHmHMp3
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"I'm glad you noticed," he said. He blushed as he scratched the back of his head.432Please respect copyright.PENANAh9QZYL5ZtZ
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"Okay, now that we're all here, let's dig in," said Lee.432Please respect copyright.PENANAsKOudsTt8m
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Everyone else standing found themselves seated around the table and we started to chow down on the doughnuts.432Please respect copyright.PENANAvikSJMFPrI
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"So, you guys are working on a song, huh?" Zoey asked. Her first doughnut as usual, a chocolate one.432Please respect copyright.PENANAjU28QwNjTz
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"Yep," Young-jae answered.432Please respect copyright.PENANAS62AH7ho0m
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"And it's not going so well," said Yong-guk.432Please respect copyright.PENANAOLCNemxrct
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"We've all been there," said Mike after swallowing his first bite, "it's hell when you can't seem to figure out the right lyrics."432Please respect copyright.PENANAaGQI7VDnBK
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"We're going through the same too," said Christine.432Please respect copyright.PENANAyWtHvhlxYm
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"Mmm, really?" Zelo gleefully asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAIklsR0Apwm
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"We were actually supposed to do it as a group," said Daniel. He had just finished his first doughnut and stretched out his hand for another. "I mean, the whole BTW. But the others didn't show up."432Please respect copyright.PENANADhDGLwYWtj
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"And we were left to write the song all on our own," I said, slowly eating my doughnut.432Please respect copyright.PENANAP1IdCMDTe3
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"Looks like we're all in the same boat then," said Daehyun.432Please respect copyright.PENANAb9vciZU33T
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"Totally," Christine and Zoey said at the same time.432Please respect copyright.PENANAHhgj0i7vqo
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"What song are you guys working on?" Mike asked the B.A.P members.432Please respect copyright.PENANA2edg69G5mV
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"Oh, it's just one of those inspirational songs," Himchan answered. "And what of you?"432Please respect copyright.PENANAIcO2sBFSJf
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"A sad heartbreak song that's supposed to be sad but actually sounds fun," said Daniel.432Please respect copyright.PENANAFKAIUPum50
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"Huh?" Jongup and Daehyun gave us confused looks.432Please respect copyright.PENANAPBFg1gMwL2
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"Ya, it sounds complicated but when you get to hear it you'll understand."432Please respect copyright.PENANAwHsUQjtjGi
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"Mmmm, now I'm curious," said Young-jae. "Do you think we can hear it?"432Please respect copyright.PENANAMqtbkyMM3H
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"Ahh...," I hesitated. I looked over at Lee who sat across and her eyes also found mine. "I guess so...."432Please respect copyright.PENANAX7YiqLCle3
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"Great," said Yong-nam. "Maybe if they get to hear it, Yong-guk may help you out a little."432Please respect copyright.PENANArM33aObXP0
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"I like the sound of that," said Mike. "We should also hear theirs and we might do the same."432Please respect copyright.PENANAnBdN80vrRl
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"Ha, feels like a trade," said Jongup as he took a bite out of his doughnut.432Please respect copyright.PENANAlzDMnxxOR9
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"Are you sure you'll have enough time for that?" Lee asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAKXXSLXH7zZ
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That's right. We had agreed that we weren't going to stay here long. I also shouldn't forget about the other program. Maybe now was the perfect time to tell the other Toxins about it.432Please respect copyright.PENANAvctGpZAzjH
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"Lee's right," I said. "I don't think we've the time."432Please respect copyright.PENANAHeTw66bLkH
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"But can't we compromise and stay here the whole day?" Zoey suggested.432Please respect copyright.PENANAw4nxsXToEH
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"That sounds like a good idea," said Daehyun. "It will be great if we all help each other out."432Please respect copyright.PENANATXrWT2ET65
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I took another doughnut from the box, wondering how I'm going to break it to the others that we had plans tonight. But as soon as I straightened up to say something, Lee said:432Please respect copyright.PENANAgwkEQ8COFv
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"Well, now that I think about it, you guys staying here to help each other out doesn't seem like a bad idea."432Please respect copyright.PENANAAOkzEPz8i6
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I looked at her, and I am glad that no one noticed the look on my face. The others around me muttered happily to each other. I raised an eyebrow at Lee wondering what she's getting at.432Please respect copyright.PENANAIRXsU9J0dp
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"Oh, you think so, Lee?" Zoey asked full of excitement and stars in her eyes.432Please respect copyright.PENANAAKukle9ZcL
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"Yep," Lee replied with a smile on her face. "And if you manage to make a tremendous amount of progress by the evening, you might just receive a reward."432Please respect copyright.PENANAPZTlrpfUUi
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"A reward?" Mike and Daniel asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAW8sFm4nBAz
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"What reward?" Christine asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAqxLn3Dvvv8
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"I better not say, just be done before 4:30 PM," said Lee and she soon stuffed her mouth with a doughnut.432Please respect copyright.PENANAL0SYe7Hw4Y
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"Aren't you supposed to be here with us?" I asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANA6q6ikwYotX
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Lee quickly swallowed. "One thing's certain, I'm neither your bodyguard nor your babysitter. Oh.., don't worry about Collins. I'll just tell him you preferred to work alongside B.A.P for now."432Please respect copyright.PENANAYQUk3XdAir
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I gave Lee a look and I knew why she's doing all this. We tire her out a lot, so this is her only chance to get us out of her radar at least for a few hours. Who knows, she might just find herself at a massage parlor, relaxing. She's taking advantage that she knows about tonight.432Please respect copyright.PENANARZLUSASdjZ
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"You shouldn't worry about them, Lee," said Yong-nam as he smiled at her. "If they cause any trouble, I'll be sure to handle them."432Please respect copyright.PENANAgVts32qhwr
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"Really? What are you going to do?" Daniel asked as he gave Yong-nam a grim look.432Please respect copyright.PENANA6g7ZT26La9
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Himchan and Jongup both shook their heads as Jongup said, "you don't want to know."432Please respect copyright.PENANASGSJasogpV
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"I believe you, Yong-nam," said Lee as she smiled back. "I doubt if they would give you any trouble, that's if they will be serious about receiving that reward."432Please respect copyright.PENANAJFzVZicru1
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"I really wish you could just tell us," said Mike.432Please respect copyright.PENANAk1ori545na
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"I'll spoil everything for you. You just do your best and that won't be an issue."432Please respect copyright.PENANAWtbZr3Qt0z
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I sighed. Everyone's falling for this except me. Now I wish I didn't tell her about Daesung's invitation.432Please respect copyright.PENANAntV0UepWfX
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"It's settled, then," said Yong-guk.432Please respect copyright.PENANAv9g2FqG5NV
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"It's settled, indeed," said Lee as she gave us a wide grin.432Please respect copyright.PENANADi3IqNyU4P
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I sighed again. Maybe I should just ruin this for her by telling the others about tonight. But..., staying here and working on our song with B.A.P didn't seem like a bad idea. Who knows, we might get the lyrics we need and we also get to help B.A.P with theirs.432Please respect copyright.PENANAkO6KCcrWbA
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"We'll do our best," I said.432Please respect copyright.PENANAK38DI4fmzE
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"Yes, I know you will," said Lee as she smiled at me.432Please respect copyright.PENANAjWGSRb4Xu4
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We continued on our doughnut feast and as soon as we were done, Lee decided to leave.432Please respect copyright.PENANAD1BNdP8uAI
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"Well, I sure had a delightful sweet course with you, B.A.P," said Lee as she stood up from her seat.432Please respect copyright.PENANA6FLBOwwuz3
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"We all did," said Daehyun.432Please respect copyright.PENANAlQwH0bnIOc
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The rest of us also stood to see Lee off. She walked to the door and I followed her.432Please respect copyright.PENANAD6J8qCACi9
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"It's a pleasure meeting you, guys," said Lee as she turned to look at everyone else in the room.432Please respect copyright.PENANA04EMBCMrjt
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"The pleasure is ours," said Himchan.432Please respect copyright.PENANAlLDWpEIk79
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"I'll escort you to the elevator," I told Lee.432Please respect copyright.PENANANYubOPAJeU
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"Oh, you don't have to. But if you insist, then okay," she said and turned to look at the other Toxins. "Be on your best behaviour, guys."432Please respect copyright.PENANAXac8W4RZRx
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"Of course, we will," said Christine. "You don't have to worry about us."432Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5HVjbwN1q
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"I really hope so. Come on, Sam. See you next time, B.A.P." she waved at the B.A.P members and they also did the same.432Please respect copyright.PENANATHUKZZYaXt
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Lee and I walked out of the room. When we were a few feet away from the door, I asked:432Please respect copyright.PENANAPzubrlZPfF
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"Why didn't you just tell them about tonight's program?" I asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAr94ddQo5tN
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"Oh, I just did that for fun," said Lee.432Please respect copyright.PENANAIZ17iqj5Nm
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"No, you just did that because you wanted us out of your hairs for a while." I gave Lee the I-know-your-plan look.432Please respect copyright.PENANA8o5eOxjtCV
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"Wow, you really know me that well." She chuckled. "But you can't deny it; leaving you here to work with B.A.P may be just what you need to make progress on the song."432Please respect copyright.PENANAdITp8pOv1k
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"I'm not denying it," we were nearing the elevator now. "Why didn't you just tell them about the invitation?"432Please respect copyright.PENANAc5Vf88ZjYi
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Lee didn't answer right away and we soon reached the elevator. She pressed the down button and turned to look at me.432Please respect copyright.PENANAMtXLeNNb7k
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"Sometimes you need to motivate people by saying such things," she answered. "It might not seem like it, but you saw how excited they were."432Please respect copyright.PENANAoDc6N4XsQt
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I didn't want to admit it, but Lee's right. They did seem excited, as if they already knew what the reward is.432Please respect copyright.PENANA1c8L5WGfDi
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"Ya, I get what you mean," I said.432Please respect copyright.PENANAXq6XfF2RLK
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"You'll see. The others will work so hard, the song will turn out great," said Lee as the elevator doors slide open in front of us. "It's good since you guys already have the idea. It will be more perfected this time around."432Please respect copyright.PENANABbO6hV7GDH
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"Ya, I guess so. I better tell Daesung that the program is on, then."432Please respect copyright.PENANAntWLz45z5w
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"You do that." Lee walked into the elevator and she pressed the button to the ground floor. She soon looked at me and gave me a thumbs up. "All the best."432Please respect copyright.PENANAsP6LZ2qaT2
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"Thanks," I said as I smiled back and the doors closed shut in front of me.432Please respect copyright.PENANAOgBlFzvKxA
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I made my way back to the studio room and just before I reached the door, I took my phone out and sent Daesung a message. As soon as I was done, I put my phone away and entered the room.432Please respect copyright.PENANASYFB1Owa9k
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"Good, Sam is back," said Zoey.
Time stopped for a second. Just when Zoey said that, I knew something's up and I had to prepare for whatever it is.432Please respect copyright.PENANAdpZl5bwMtb
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"What is it?" I asked as time went back to normal and I closed the door.432Please respect copyright.PENANACNtkH8kfkc
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"We were debating on whose song we should work on first," Zoey answered.432Please respect copyright.PENANAJkmemVAGdH
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Just as I thought. What a bummer.432Please respect copyright.PENANAms5PLWkhp8
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"You guys are discussing that?" I asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANATSEoIJKQe4
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"I know, we're pretty fast, aren't we?" Zelo asked who was back to sitting on the floor.432Please respect copyright.PENANASbr9MBDo2l
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"Too fast," I said as I slowly approached them. Everyone else seemed to be back to where they sat previously except for Yong-guk whom I found standing with pieces of paper in his hands.432Please respect copyright.PENANAL7GBXC2Aa6
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I averted my eyes from him. "So, whose work are we working on first?" I asked.432Please respect copyright.PENANAfmOJYb4f4j
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"I suggested ours," said Zoey.432Please respect copyright.PENANA5qYVk0QYqC
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"But we objected stating that it should be ours instead," said Jongup.432Please respect copyright.PENANAgIsmuOqBJI
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"These guys were about to start arguing," said Yong-nam as he stood up from the floor and came to stand next to me. "So, I had to calm them down."432Please respect copyright.PENANA1f51lWQCzV
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The corner of my lips went up into a smile. "Looks like you handled them pretty well," I said.432Please respect copyright.PENANAZgkqIxtm1X
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Mike scoffed with his arms folded. "Ya, you can say that," he said without a care in the world, yet I felt a hint of annoyance in his voice.432Please respect copyright.PENANAprJrGSumkp
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As much as I wanted to know what Yong-nam might have done or said to them, we had to deal with the main issue at hand. Whose song are we working on first?432Please respect copyright.PENANAGHi4MRN8PK
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"So, Sam," said Yong-guk, "which one is it going to be?"
"Wait, how come I get to decide?" I asked, sounding surprised.432Please respect copyright.PENANAatzmAqeKIy
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"Because we know you'll make the right one," said Christine.432Please respect copyright.PENANAslALTXWhNy
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I raised my eyebrow. I hate it when I'm the one who gets to decide.432Please respect copyright.PENANAQk6V0rTNcj
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I scratched my head as I began to think. Both groups here are struggling to come up with lyrics for their song, so which should be worked on first? If I suggested ours, as much as B.A.P have us as their guests since we bought ourselves here, didn't seem bad at all. But B.A.P had the idea to offer us help with our song first.432Please respect copyright.PENANAbX98nyFqQS
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"I've decided," I said as I dropped my hand from my head. "We'll work on B.A.P's song first."432Please respect copyright.PENANAr6K8pTpRQ4
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"Uuh?" Daniel and Zoey looked at me with shock in their eyes.432Please respect copyright.PENANAHBXQkJdj4K
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"The fact that they are the ones who thought of all of us helping each other, I don't see why they can't have their song worked on first," I said as I shrugged my shoulders.432Please respect copyright.PENANAeFyNpzY7Ri
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"Very wise decision," said Yong-nam as he smiled at me.432Please respect copyright.PENANAzXGfUuPQUB
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"Huh..., that's why she's our leader," said Daniel. "She's brought out a reasonable explanation and I agree."432Please respect copyright.PENANAkaAXDQ7T6k
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"Ya, same here," said Zoey, admitting defeat with her eyes drawn upwards to the roof.432Please respect copyright.PENANAOJ2rHTQQ2e
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Mike and Christine didn't argue either. The rest of the B.A.P members smiled at me that I felt like looking away. Their smiles were suddenly making me blush for some reason.432Please respect copyright.PENANA8UquTQNbKd
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"Okay," said Yong-guk, everyone's eyes turned to him. "We can start working on the song right now, but before that we have to take note of time since the Toxins aren't going to stay the whole day."432Please respect copyright.PENANAvPU4x0mIVQ
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"I agree," I said and Yong-nam beside me looked at the time on his watch.
"I'll be your time keeper," he said. "And this is close to 11:00 AM. The Toxins leave this place close to 4:30 PM. So each piece of work has at least two hours and thirty minutes."432Please respect copyright.PENANAxOTXJM9ivc
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"Sounds good," said Himchan.432Please respect copyright.PENANAvz93aXzqgi
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"Okay," said Daehyun as he rubbed his hands together in excitement, "things are about to get interesting."432Please respect copyright.PENANAjkfYf9NZ7L
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"They sure are," said Mike. This time he looked ready for anything.432Please respect copyright.PENANAfSaoOo6GwA
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The whole room had a different atmosphere to it. I could tell everyone's excited and geared up. This would be a great experience for some of us. We, Toxins already worked with BigBang on our single. But now we get to work on two songs and with a different group too.432Please respect copyright.PENANAVQuSB0GiFq
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I turned to look at Yong-guk. His eyes found mine and he seemed to have read my mind as we both smiled at each other.
"Let's get to work," I said.432Please respect copyright.PENANA38UrdQDVEH
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Those of us standing came to join the others round the table. And in no time, the work begun.