Have you ever been awake336Please respect copyright.PENANAX4RhlFaluL
for so long in your bed with no thought or sign of sleep and your heart336Please respect copyright.PENANAZrdyY6YSTl
isn't at peace because you're afraid of what's going to happen as the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAcYr5owjPrW
day goes on?copyright protection332PENANAwFNAfg9k8F336Please respect copyright.PENANA6OG8OJKYZY
That's how I felt right at this moment.copyright protection332PENANAr73O9mwPq4336Please respect copyright.PENANAvy2VIaqRIU
I tossed in my bed, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZFb9MLmsoC
turning to the side and looking towards the curtain. There was still no 336Please respect copyright.PENANAgSH9sQ3tEq
sign of the sun coming up and I was getting frustrated. I wished the sun336Please respect copyright.PENANAXaYKw4PaQ1
could come up so that I could meet my end already.copyright protection332PENANAvgMIQpmIi7336Please respect copyright.PENANA8s7S4Btwjk
I quickly sat up and went for my phone on the drawer close to my bed. I checked the time. It was only 4 AM.copyright protection332PENANA8PX6SK81wh336Please respect copyright.PENANAqf9XIX7BDc
I fell back on my bed, 336Please respect copyright.PENANA3iXdfV4Dnm
the back of my head hitting the pillows real hard. I clenched my teeth 336Please respect copyright.PENANAhzF5TvRJcn
in irritation. Sunrise felt like forever and I was already tired of 336Please respect copyright.PENANA2guYCMlQx7
sleeping. This had been the third time that I had to wake up and only 336Please respect copyright.PENANAbdr0vbI9Bq
realise that I had only slept for a few minutes. I wish I could sleep 336Please respect copyright.PENANAGe9MeSyzcc
till sunrise, but waking up three times meant I was too bothered in my 336Please respect copyright.PENANACvtB4a2JAI
mind even to dream.copyright protection332PENANAPB3rOAp95z336Please respect copyright.PENANAcXDDxX5i6f
I turned to my other side where my stuffed panda lay beside me and I cuddled it in my arms.copyright protection332PENANAXVvLg0tEXB336Please respect copyright.PENANA8XN3CfDTHh
How I wish I could fall 336Please respect copyright.PENANAtpCPLfQCoU
asleep. I admired Zoey whom I could hear snoring slightly in her sleep. I336Please respect copyright.PENANAVssGwo3ZDI
stared up at the dark ceiling trying to picture things in my mind but I336Please respect copyright.PENANAqUbzjQnhEH
couldn't. Even my imagination wasn't working.copyright protection332PENANAQ0IgWxyErm336Please respect copyright.PENANAtBevmJwvPo
I sighed as I looked at the panda. I couldn't stop thinking of what I was going to do today, especially with G-Dragon and Zoey.copyright protection332PENANAJ9xjS18Om1336Please respect copyright.PENANASdR2hgDhLl
I knew I now had to face336Please respect copyright.PENANA31sNYuSzpg
the music. And even though we had quite a hectic day yesterday, Zoey 336Please respect copyright.PENANAxF5JlpM3yQ
hadn't given up on me about what happened with G-Dragon and me. And even336Please respect copyright.PENANAE5GsqFomqW
though she was tired when we got back, she still hadn't stopped 336Please respect copyright.PENANA2tJVoxpBN9
bothering me until she finally gave up and went straight to bed.copyright protection332PENANAeSuDKlig16336Please respect copyright.PENANAaQIeag7G9W
I knew her persistence 336Please respect copyright.PENANAHsmzACCB91
was far from over and I had to prepare myself for more of it today. I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAzBYEJxDCPb
know Zoey must be very worried about me, but I was more worried about 336Please respect copyright.PENANApaD6M3Oy31
her if I had to tell her the truth.copyright protection332PENANAOzGJpv2kCq336Please respect copyright.PENANAJMArFlGXPI
I know sometimes we 336Please respect copyright.PENANAtd7dX9RGD0
people lie to prevent the others we love and care about from getting 336Please respect copyright.PENANAG9Z4U730j0
hurt. But there will come a point in time when you can't keep it to 336Please respect copyright.PENANAarYSafqC3m
yourself any longer because the guilt will eat you up inside. Sadly, I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAgHPtL7yxtU
had now reached that point.copyright protection332PENANAIXWtPgkAj4336Please respect copyright.PENANA5YCkUIQBj2
I sighed again as I 336Please respect copyright.PENANALVb1yfxynB
turned again to the other side, taking the panda in my arms with me. 336Please respect copyright.PENANAdQXV2DJwov
What wrong did I ever do to be in the position I was in right now?copyright protection332PENANAGCO7X9cUTg336Please respect copyright.PENANAL8MKP5SGu9
If it came to G-Dragon, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAua90Y4mg2a
he was going to be one person who will be difficult to talk to. I know I336Please respect copyright.PENANAzqPUb4vr9k
betrayed his trust, and trying to convince him was going to be a whole 336Please respect copyright.PENANA1axdwoisGa
lot harder.copyright protection332PENANA7QZdUZnr9X336Please respect copyright.PENANA0mbtDndtXO
How was I going to tell 336Please respect copyright.PENANA3ULwzQ9wkI
him that yes, Daesung and I did kiss, but all of that happened due to a 336Please respect copyright.PENANArBI5OYZzyD
completely different story? I know how bad he must be feeling and if I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAmvWumXFeCJ
was in his shoes, I probably wouldn't believe anything I would say 336Please respect copyright.PENANA0UWM7V7PxG
either.copyright protection332PENANAIURlxR7P0i336Please respect copyright.PENANAGNvUY6KvyZ
I kicked out the bed 336Please respect copyright.PENANAWPUmOwbntw
covers and got up from the bed. And taking Mr Panda with me and my 336Please respect copyright.PENANAIRKXxZdQlo
phone, I slipped my feet into my bed slippers and walked out of the room336Please respect copyright.PENANAHICtBUxM6h
in my purple pyjamas.copyright protection332PENANASspuJfRN39336Please respect copyright.PENANAk4Mau36G5E
I went straight for the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAFt5a9N407n
dark, empty lounge and I turned on the lights. I went to sit on the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAVUCoOLg56V
comfortable couch and with my feet up and folded with Mr Panda in my 336Please respect copyright.PENANAYZaXrrZqQS
arms, I unlocked my phone and went straight to my contacts and called my336Please respect copyright.PENANAKnxjD07d0x
mum.copyright protection332PENANAsvPogbLLcV336Please respect copyright.PENANApdLtDfLYs5
Hopefully, I was calling336Please respect copyright.PENANAczJtviS15T
her at the right time. I wasn't really sure what time it would be back 336Please respect copyright.PENANAh9qnCLleVJ
home in the U.S. I was too bothered to even try and figure out all this 336Please respect copyright.PENANAwe2uVj6lPk
time zones nonsense. I just had to talk to someone. And why not my mum?copyright protection332PENANAWgs3dm4Pq6336Please respect copyright.PENANAtRRuKHMinc
I put the phone to my ear hoping she would pick up. I just hope she wasn't busy at work or something.copyright protection332PENANAaZitSCinMk336Please respect copyright.PENANA3uJQTQcIYi
She finally picked up the phone on the fourth ring.copyright protection332PENANAFt3a0yPLVq336Please respect copyright.PENANAnznO0oBcP9
"Hello, Sam?"copyright protection332PENANAoIzdT3GgD4336Please respect copyright.PENANAptrDSCFVgN
"Hi, mum."copyright protection332PENANAAGHUr8YIbt336Please respect copyright.PENANACxdgy3zchu
"Sam, how are you, dear?"copyright protection332PENANAkkTLae5joP336Please respect copyright.PENANATi1UxigBYq
"I'm good. How are you? Are you at work?"copyright protection332PENANAJ0fFWcsLPG336Please respect copyright.PENANAvIElHXnvHc
"Yes, I am, sweetie. I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAwZvVv86y13
am just looking at photos online on the computer. A friend of mine just 336Please respect copyright.PENANAMlbdlQJUCl
told me you guys went out bowling with BigBang."copyright protection332PENANAy8XdmqkVS3336Please respect copyright.PENANAoIGT94uBOH
"Ah.." I scratched my head. "We did, mum. And we had fun."copyright protection332PENANAlhb5tBpPXh336Please respect copyright.PENANA03Oviir1du
"Ya, I can see you guys 336Please respect copyright.PENANAkei7ZvHvBj
smiling and laughing on the photos." I could hear clicking in the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAxWG0iOgwPB
background and that confirmed that she was tapping away on the mouse of 336Please respect copyright.PENANAO07S8itt2t
her computer as she looked at the pictures.copyright protection332PENANA3pWSrqErYS336Please respect copyright.PENANAwCYN6RL5Zs
"So, was it more like a competition?" she asked. "It's says here that you guys won."copyright protection332PENANAcaQbXCBqBa336Please respect copyright.PENANA8hteJ8CycB
"It was mum. We won," I said with a smile. "You should have seen what happened. It was awesome."copyright protection332PENANAjShmnAhKKn336Please respect copyright.PENANAxg24eGeEEX
"I'll check out the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAfLYgKn3iHa
videos later on and see everything for myself, dear," I could hear my 336Please respect copyright.PENANAsm0mAQ8ESo
mum clicking quickly on the mouse. "Now tell me. What's bothering you? 336Please respect copyright.PENANA8OtdeiwwRe
Why aren't you asleep?"copyright protection332PENANAQgRkC6RiWO336Please respect copyright.PENANAGC8pqoQ3WD
I raised an eyebrow. "You know what time it is here?"copyright protection332PENANAZEkECNLhws336Please respect copyright.PENANAYThwf23SAy
"I'm your mother, Sam. Of course I know what time it is."copyright protection332PENANAgG7TN1eJxa336Please respect copyright.PENANADh0d4bZVqF
I could imagine my mum 336Please respect copyright.PENANAl56HUs41iN
with a stern look on her face as she said that. If we weren't talking on336Please respect copyright.PENANAph2iw3PDMC
the phone and I was standing in front of her, she probably would have 336Please respect copyright.PENANADihtvgeFz2
her arms folded.copyright protection332PENANAZacxbZ1ole336Please respect copyright.PENANAwP7gfrVDZ2
"I know its way too early in the morning for you to be awake right now," she continued. "What's up?"copyright protection332PENANAjqbCJmNC08336Please respect copyright.PENANAfQkQ4ijxH4
"I feel my whole life has been nothing but a lie, mum," I said as I tugged at Mr Panda's ears.copyright protection332PENANAKzXGWmWEEO336Please respect copyright.PENANAqdK7MEpgBw
"Your name is Samantha Glasson and you're a famous pop star. That my child, is not a lie."copyright protection332PENANAfPtZJrR83j336Please respect copyright.PENANALPnGeuevXz
"Mum, you know what I mean when I say that."copyright protection332PENANASD6CKKWUtO336Please respect copyright.PENANA9jjJj5NXZN
She sighed. "What did you lie about this time?"copyright protection332PENANAtnKTZGsjuX336Please respect copyright.PENANADauitvJBh8
"I've lied way too much in my life, but this time, I think I'm in a really big mess that I can't seem to get out of."copyright protection332PENANAua8LWhZ8Dw336Please respect copyright.PENANAKQMLeLbTLd
"Tell me. I've all the time to listen."copyright protection332PENANA4j5rvpav0k336Please respect copyright.PENANAALXLtzZMkK
"I've been lying to Zoey336Please respect copyright.PENANAOwFbf78P19
and everyone else about G-Dragon and I, and I don't now how to tell 336Please respect copyright.PENANAIVL7mP3eg0
them, especially Zoey since she likes G-Dragon so much. It would crush 336Please respect copyright.PENANAC75KNFNyEL
her if she finds out G-Dragon likes me and not her."copyright protection332PENANAN4ziOzS07q336Please respect copyright.PENANA5Xmh5rMUo5
"I thought you girls weren't supposed to date any one of those guys."copyright protection332PENANAVtpwmxnyJs336Please respect copyright.PENANAAYYuhuSYez
My eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Wow. Collins really does tell you everything, does he?"copyright protection332PENANAacgFMeYSC1336Please respect copyright.PENANAGz0JFguiJ7
"Whatever he tells you, we as parents have to know too. I hope Zoey's mum isn't going to freak when she finds out."copyright protection332PENANAxLlg5KSqtn336Please respect copyright.PENANAyMaIAhaGez
"Trust me, mum, Collins 336Please respect copyright.PENANAGyrdepGb5w
has no clue with what's going on in our private circle and I suggest 336Please respect copyright.PENANAoeDI5HOLIZ
that you shouldn't say a word either."copyright protection332PENANA95ncm25eEu336Please respect copyright.PENANAit9z3q7FZ5
"Is that a threat?" I imagined my mum's eyebrow raised.copyright protection332PENANAbRb93THoFd336Please respect copyright.PENANARITIQmvAd1
"You know I can never 336Please respect copyright.PENANAG7SiYgu8Uf
threaten you, mum. It's just for now until we come back home. It's a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAAOJk5H2U1C
matter of life and death. I've no choice."copyright protection332PENANAvHz191AF4s336Please respect copyright.PENANA0sATt2H2gO
"I know. But why does Zoey like him?"copyright protection332PENANAgPoM8wnFfJ336Please respect copyright.PENANAhvUALZT7Di
"Knowing Zoey, you must know by now the kind of guy she would fall for, mum."copyright protection332PENANA6hNmQJRHaW336Please respect copyright.PENANA7YTNC0gQrt
"True. But how come she likes him but he likes you? Don't tell me you also like him too."copyright protection332PENANAiylR1m8CMd336Please respect copyright.PENANAElYrOeMNuv
"Well....." I hesitated, trying to figure out what to say next.copyright protection332PENANArNUzSXRLUR336Please respect copyright.PENANADHkviyNoZo
"Samantha Glasson," my mum's voice sounded stern now. "Tell me the truth."copyright protection332PENANAHqo2Uhh9aN336Please respect copyright.PENANAUKBnCOFOlT
I sighed. "I also like him, mum."copyright protection332PENANANuzYhmQNOn336Please respect copyright.PENANANMaC8RLkbY
There was silence at the other end. Until....copyright protection332PENANA2ggitKzp8I336Please respect copyright.PENANA71ThsJOqOV
"WHAT!"copyright protection332PENANA710CzcgRC9336Please respect copyright.PENANAG5rAasfJzI
"Mum, calm down. It's not what you think."copyright protection332PENANAhCQfyjoTJ7336Please respect copyright.PENANAAIhIK1nYNM
"Then what is it? The 336Please respect copyright.PENANAs2Iw8TzffM
way I'm seeing it, you also like him and you feel guilty because you 336Please respect copyright.PENANAjdFyV0DrVj
feel like you're betraying your best friend."copyright protection332PENANAuFWldldURD336Please respect copyright.PENANADLQlVRjYt4
"It was like that at 336Please respect copyright.PENANA1LBJMoLail
first. I really do like G-Dragon but I'm learning to like him as a close336Please respect copyright.PENANA63vlFPbBWY
friend because I know how Zoey likes him and because of Collins' 336Please respect copyright.PENANAVedx67M3GU
'golden rule'." I put "golden rule" in quotation marks with my remaining336Please respect copyright.PENANAv3VujDli5y
fingers.copyright protection332PENANAG8KVRhuL32336Please respect copyright.PENANAYu5C1C9pwH
"What do you mean it was like that at first?"copyright protection332PENANA4yzGXaJkMi336Please respect copyright.PENANAtizk0rdM13
"I like G-Dragon, but he isn't the only one."copyright protection332PENANAKcelu8YA8A336Please respect copyright.PENANAPzGPh7YXel
"Don't tell me you like someone else from the same group too."copyright protection332PENANAXt6ckBfN1x336Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8Eoig1Hnn
I closed my eyes as I winced. "Yes, mum."copyright protection332PENANA7CYIDFyC6z336Please respect copyright.PENANA5swdisZhdy
She didn't say a word. I wondered what she was thinking right now.copyright protection332PENANAKMzv20PpsC336Please respect copyright.PENANA12rR7L67Dw
"You're really in one hell of a mess, dear."copyright protection332PENANAuBBcDzaZH2336Please respect copyright.PENANAcJ5QrRCcrW
"And that's not the worst part."copyright protection332PENANAM16imWGfDN336Please respect copyright.PENANAMPbl1VLACa
I told her what happened336Please respect copyright.PENANAz1KIJDTmxV
the day Zoey went missing, making sure I didn't mention the stranger in336Please respect copyright.PENANAXZwvSDIzqS
the suit. I talked about what G-Dragon and I had talked about in the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAhK7KEjH3iq
park and what we agreed upon. Then I told her what happened with Daesung336Please respect copyright.PENANAWEj02LjdXT
and the kiss.copyright protection332PENANAGujmsJur3P336Please respect copyright.PENANAHx95YrwTR1
"You kissed?" my mum sounded surprised.copyright protection332PENANAaEs1Q7kHBl336Please respect copyright.PENANAoCoqd0hTCy
"Ssh, and listen."copyright protection332PENANAAKHaW0d4Li336Please respect copyright.PENANAFtf6tN5HNm
I told her that G-Dragon and Zoey saw us but they didn't witness the kiss. And I told her what happened afterwards.copyright protection332PENANA8rdFppn6Rb336Please respect copyright.PENANADVd2F8lVGj
"You're in a real mess, Sam. You now have two people to tell the truth to."copyright protection332PENANA8OlNZ8lS4U336Please respect copyright.PENANAClsYXi4dy7
"If it's not Zoey and G-Dragon, then it's the entire group."copyright protection332PENANAJzCFmbA22w336Please respect copyright.PENANAH7edgLUuEB
"I know. But you can't lie forever now, can you?"copyright protection332PENANAwodYjE4uLJ336Please respect copyright.PENANARcoUroNxju
I thought of what she said. "You're right. We all deserve to know the truth someday."copyright protection332PENANAWbLxwZBMGT336Please respect copyright.PENANAJeKT5RRlq4
"Are you scared?"copyright protection332PENANA4ZSm5md7MQ336Please respect copyright.PENANAbRLO1dFXKt
"I am. Maybe that's why I can't fall asleep." I hugged Mr Panda close to me.copyright protection332PENANAQCB2Lp5dpK336Please respect copyright.PENANAKssRZwmtfS
"It's okay to be scared, sweetie. And it's good that you decided to come out clean."copyright protection332PENANAnMIlPOJ8DP336Please respect copyright.PENANAgadn74HRom
"I don't want people getting hurt because of me." I could now feel tears coming up in my eyes.copyright protection332PENANAk0OUE5LYPg336Please respect copyright.PENANAuhelpvkyV8
"We all get hurt at some336Please respect copyright.PENANAEpI5baDuYN
point in our lives, sweetie. That's why there is a time for everything.336Please respect copyright.PENANAMvLsbyDPKw
Just wait and see. After the storm, everything will be back to the way 336Please respect copyright.PENANARJxQNPcxOU
it was and everyone will forget about it. Besides, no one can stay mad 336Please respect copyright.PENANAWfyREVmIMk
at you forever, Sam. Not even me."copyright protection332PENANAzsDBp9EhqH336Please respect copyright.PENANAADS2TmRh1m
I smiled as a tear ran down my cheek and I quickly wiped it away.copyright protection332PENANARTGyqTXR6B336Please respect copyright.PENANAdZstn0Ph2F
"Thanks, mum." I sniffed.copyright protection332PENANAsZxpI5zMNw336Please respect copyright.PENANAdLPcfV1zzj
"Don't cry, okay? You're336Please respect copyright.PENANAoy5gVGoFx6
a brave girl. Now, do me a favour and get a few minutes of sleep. You 336Please respect copyright.PENANAvzCMvbGVIw
will need all the rest you can get."copyright protection332PENANAsnb9W48QS1336Please respect copyright.PENANA1aYoQkN2lH
"Yes, mum. I will."copyright protection332PENANABsUbpZklSD336Please respect copyright.PENANAysp7Bgvn4L
"Bye, Sam. Tell me what happens, okay?"copyright protection332PENANAX99ne91JBV336Please respect copyright.PENANA4jOKYpZW78
"Okay. Bye."copyright protection332PENANA5ZpiA1vuo3336Please respect copyright.PENANACaaexldE4Q
I hang up and I quickly 336Please respect copyright.PENANAvu63lZdAe9
got up from the couch with Mr Panda and went back in the room, straight 336Please respect copyright.PENANAPCYjM3MVG3
into the bed covers. I fell asleep in an instant with Mr Panda in my 336Please respect copyright.PENANAyJTBjfCsHp
arms.copyright protection332PENANAJdIGzJ4y0I336Please respect copyright.PENANA2QYvWsVZlC
It must have been some 336Please respect copyright.PENANAh6EsuV4Cw1
time around 7:40 when I finally woke up. The sun rays shone brightly 336Please respect copyright.PENANAcLnrFiEEZU
into the room that I had to shield my eyes with my hand from the light.copyright protection332PENANA0UxU01gNjq336Please respect copyright.PENANAl6GzpliMsA
"Wakey! Wakey!" Zoey came over and sat next to me.copyright protection332PENANAXZNTvKTThM336Please respect copyright.PENANAb2Q1HghBQm
"Mmmm." I murmered as I turned around and covered my head with a blanket. "Leave me alone."copyright protection332PENANAcmeaQVNVgN336Please respect copyright.PENANApPpBAM5228
"You've to get up, Sam. We have a big day ahead of us."copyright protection332PENANAX5w1JTf0rZ336Please respect copyright.PENANABrf2OQUfwn
"Isn't it a Sunday today?" I asked as I removed the blanket from my head.copyright protection332PENANAte1ZOgVsBA336Please respect copyright.PENANAkEREdrQUsV
"Sadly, it isn't, my 336Please respect copyright.PENANAYdlcwKHhQF
dear kitty," said Zoey as she placed her hand on my head. "Looks like 336Please respect copyright.PENANAsYcFcE8vVE
you weren't the only one praying for it to be a Sunday."copyright protection332PENANAXj14PPBV6N336Please respect copyright.PENANAo2ZHsgBqky
"Okay." I muttered as I sat up on my bed and rubbed away the sleep in my eyes.copyright protection332PENANAqM93UfCnM7336Please respect copyright.PENANAi1XbRkovKw
"You know you have a lot of explaining to do, right?"copyright protection332PENANACyo2liGuPq336Please respect copyright.PENANAHfia5CX7E8
I yawned, then sighed. "I know. You don't have to tell me."copyright protection332PENANAFIdeyftmHC336Please respect copyright.PENANAT6HTfyDeTx
"So, start talking right now."copyright protection332PENANAO1TdMfVRQF336Please respect copyright.PENANAX6EZ7wvQuP
I looked at Zoey with wide eyes. "You want to talk now?"copyright protection332PENANAoWwPzoVlsr336Please respect copyright.PENANAlq2LPQ1mQ7
"Ya. I'm still really worried about you."copyright protection332PENANArIh8vMsAzm336Please respect copyright.PENANAAYgiu29PI7
Looks like I had no choice. This was it. Time to tell the truth.copyright protection332PENANA8xWMWPoG6w336Please respect copyright.PENANAGSElZogiGA
"What I'm about to tell you, is going to crush you completely, Zoey."copyright protection332PENANAkNq7eRa4BR336Please respect copyright.PENANATWgUAw3lkk
Zoey turned to look at me with a serious look on her face. "What are you saying, Sam? Is it that serious?"copyright protection332PENANAXwBqTOuoGq336Please respect copyright.PENANA1mvxqWTCVQ
"It really is, and I feel bad that I have to tell you."copyright protection332PENANAixRBvYJnD0336Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1yBCl8ggZ
I hesitated as I looked down at my hands and played with my fingers. Zoey put her hand over mine and I looked at her.copyright protection332PENANAxxJyWu2Ula336Please respect copyright.PENANAzeR69lFcro
"Just tell me, Sam. Even if it's going to hurt."copyright protection332PENANArbjGNMBHC9336Please respect copyright.PENANADUSd58MbDQ
I closed my eyes bracing myself for impact. My heart was pounding so hard.copyright protection332PENANAt4CQVJ0i2t336Please respect copyright.PENANA6r78HuFdTT
"It's about G-Dragon and I," I said. "I'm sorry to say this but...."copyright protection332PENANANTnsQ28du5336Please respect copyright.PENANA1M8XPy9QXT
"You like him, don't you?"copyright protection332PENANACpEyQGkDbD336Please respect copyright.PENANA2x5Do57z0e
I opened my eyes in shock. That wasn't supposed to happen. And what made Zoey say all that?copyright protection332PENANAQnJ367E7hb336Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5m8eyqH29
"I..uh...no, that's not it."copyright protection332PENANAAEjDvjTHaK336Please respect copyright.PENANAnCsAMKUb93
Zoey laughed. "Don't worry, Sam. I know how much you also like him. I'm not mad."copyright protection332PENANAdvpfAj8IhG336Please respect copyright.PENANAnZHyD2NpmE
"Zoey, that wasn't what I...."copyright protection332PENANAlPESbKVGuT336Please respect copyright.PENANAOZl2rkNkK9
"Expected from me?" Zoey336Please respect copyright.PENANANhPc6Zfits
grinned as she flipped her hair to the side. "I know, you're surprised.336Please respect copyright.PENANAzYSRikNz37
I like him, you like him, the whole world likes him."copyright protection332PENANA4Efx46gvR6336Please respect copyright.PENANALXaahgBYqP
"Zoey, I..." Zoey placed her index finger on my lips to keep me from talking further.copyright protection332PENANAnGA7WuP2Ke336Please respect copyright.PENANAWqob255p5u
"I know you feel guilty 336Please respect copyright.PENANAYUE2m6nsBU
that you like him because I do too. Don't worry about it, because I know336Please respect copyright.PENANAJHfFF40Atq
that you wouldn't try to steal him away from me."copyright protection332PENANAvKq2qNO9wG336Please respect copyright.PENANAYQQG8ziZjv
I gulped. What was I going to tell her now? How was I going to her that G-Dragon liked me and not her?copyright protection332PENANAXgmpz6hBH6336Please respect copyright.PENANA95MTh3TIAP
"Aren't you worried that G-Dragon might just like someone else and not you?" I asked.copyright protection332PENANAJzNdI8bAT8336Please respect copyright.PENANAJLooCYLg3K
Zoey shrugged as she was deep in thought. "I haven't thought of it that way. I know that he only has eyes for me."copyright protection332PENANAmorfTFFQjs336Please respect copyright.PENANAzWw0JGgtNb
I wanted to slap my 336Please respect copyright.PENANAzx20Cv56ck
forehead in frustration but I gave Zoey a weird look instead. I couldn't336Please respect copyright.PENANAfNC3jFwJZ1
blame her when you were blindly in love. But I had to stop this before 336Please respect copyright.PENANAyN7kPgyLwS
it gets out of hand.copyright protection332PENANAilRPR9ppzL336Please respect copyright.PENANA7my7Ueynwg
"Zoey, listen to me," I 336Please respect copyright.PENANA3SZr0uBkNc
said as I looked at her in the eye. "I admit that I like G-Dragon, but 336Please respect copyright.PENANAgE5oJjQ47K
not in the way you think. You on the other hand, need to know that...."copyright protection332PENANABSQIykGFza336Please respect copyright.PENANAd3di7B2qDB
I paused. That was odd. 336Please respect copyright.PENANAA3kXUiX0yd
The words were spilling out of my mouth just fine. What's happened now? I336Please respect copyright.PENANAp5Ex0wZclf
felt someone had just cast a spell on me and now I was tongue tied.copyright protection332PENANAeUaJu5f0vz336Please respect copyright.PENANA4kwpwW7rWz
Zoey looked at me, irritated that I had stopped talking. "What do I need to know?"copyright protection332PENANAZK7JvXMPid336Please respect copyright.PENANAy1abfLhj0q
What was wrong with me? I336Please respect copyright.PENANAkTNhQa4zhK
had so much confidence when I was talking just now and I still do. But 336Please respect copyright.PENANAkjlRsf4oqp
now, I couldn't say anything. I opened my mouth to speak, but still 336Please respect copyright.PENANAPxhBboTnSj
nothing came out. Zoey shook her head.copyright protection332PENANAd2zYRKFGUT336Please respect copyright.PENANAksjB19ykQf
"You're weird, Sam," 336Please respect copyright.PENANAvog3inYo7m
Zoey stood up from my bed and went straight for the bathroom. "When you 336Please respect copyright.PENANAfnfg372xGC
finally have the courage to tell me what you wanted to say, I'll be 336Please respect copyright.PENANAB8pzVGIMK0
waiting."copyright protection332PENANAIc3sqMtPU6336Please respect copyright.PENANAJBc9FzXkJR
Zoey closed the door and336Please respect copyright.PENANA9m0Phu0g50
I heard the shower tap turn on. Oh no! I blew it this time and that 336Please respect copyright.PENANA1aRCS8n2Ej
just proves that telling her the truth was going to be a whole lot 336Please respect copyright.PENANA08wNRibk3b
harder than I thought.copyright protection332PENANAwySkIzDGGr336Please respect copyright.PENANA5I4fZ0aVvj
At least Zoey knew that I once liked G-Dragon, that's if she really took what I said seriously.copyright protection332PENANAfHFeoc7pqB336Please respect copyright.PENANAxmRqbOvdVG
This was all so messed up and I felt like I was going nuts.copyright protection332PENANAJs9xgDEUXU336Please respect copyright.PENANA1Yk9NYGEMl
I stood up from my bed 336Please respect copyright.PENANACXaqecJyER
and started to pace up and down, thinking. What happened to me a few 336Please respect copyright.PENANA8Z2Qsp42Yl
minutes ago? Why couldn't I tell Zoey the truth? Well, half of it, which336Please respect copyright.PENANAOCiPJqD9bf
is the most important part.copyright protection332PENANAZIce0VeS9v336Please respect copyright.PENANAUB4llQkEm1
"It's not your portion to say anything to Zoey. And you know it."copyright protection332PENANAKUcWR1jG41336Please respect copyright.PENANAw1cBA6bMF5
Whatever my conscious 336Please respect copyright.PENANAc2mnXyBOKd
was saying inside my head was true. G-Dragon did say that he will end 336Please respect copyright.PENANASm0nAWbhjZ
things with Zoey and tell her the truth. Was that why I was tongue tied 336Please respect copyright.PENANAUvoMi5U64u
and I couldn't say anything? I had no any other reason as to why.copyright protection332PENANAIFK8RmsaRQ336Please respect copyright.PENANAPBqhEJJGqk
If that was the case, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAgkWCqRqTKS
then G-Dragon better do it fast. The earlier it was, the better. Before 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZqPN70D9Mh
Zoey really gets too much involved with him or else she would be 336Please respect copyright.PENANAovPE1DBBmI
shattered completely.copyright protection332PENANAeaVTiKVJt0336Please respect copyright.PENANAD8Rd443l53
While I was trying to 336Please respect copyright.PENANA2XyqSErfS6
figure out what to do next, my phone rang and I went on the bed to reach336Please respect copyright.PENANAsImcOWRP8W
out for my phone that laid on top of the drawer next to the lamp.copyright protection332PENANASZIZkrdtJe336Please respect copyright.PENANAmIi0Kd4IP3
When I checked the caller ID, I raised an eyebrow. An unknown number. I wonder who it was?copyright protection332PENANAt5UJXX6Kal336Please respect copyright.PENANAQjLavYhFDR
I answered the call. "Hello?"copyright protection332PENANAXW4L3SiLss336Please respect copyright.PENANAT5Mvl3bHkR
"Bonjour, mademoiselle," came a deep husky voice from the phone. The man had a French accent.copyright protection332PENANAqZWf57JbPs336Please respect copyright.PENANAOjH42rOVvL
I held my breath. That 336Please respect copyright.PENANA6O80vPnlBz
sent a chill down my spine. Who was this? Dang it! I'm supposed to be 336Please respect copyright.PENANAMkIWKn7RnK
asking that question, not thinking it.copyright protection332PENANAtjhtdEbMpC336Please respect copyright.PENANA7eDTRKMnwN
I cleared my throat. "Hello? May I know who this is?"copyright protection332PENANAuzdDwjoeBP336Please respect copyright.PENANAt3Trh5o3UM
The man chuckled. "Who I am isn't important. What matters is that we talk."copyright protection332PENANACzpQ2agz5F336Please respect copyright.PENANAXdf6I76UOR
"Talk? Talk about what?"copyright protection332PENANAS0IDJBI9q1336Please respect copyright.PENANA0PTI0c3rv2
"Did you check the photo I sent you?"copyright protection332PENANAfOFEZMqJan336Please respect copyright.PENANAqxiqedqEr4
"Photo? What...?"copyright protection332PENANAP0Z97RqPTd336Please respect copyright.PENANApsascvp76c
I paused when I realised the photo he was talking about. I had completely forgot about it.copyright protection332PENANAliLsQjTUgO336Please respect copyright.PENANACd9nFct2tK
"Oh!" I slapped my forehead. "I never downloaded it to see what it was." I raised an eyebrow. "What's the photo about?"copyright protection332PENANAfHVY6cTbuQ336Please respect copyright.PENANAjZqf3ksZKv
"If you haven't seen it,336Please respect copyright.PENANAn7voR26us0
then it's best you see it for yourself. I can't tell you over the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAWccFDcpSVp
phone. When you see it call me or text, will you, sweetheart?"copyright protection332PENANASY5B07lNp9336Please respect copyright.PENANAFSBjv1uw6Q
Sweetheart? What was this guy playing at? What was the photo all about?copyright protection332PENANAYVicg7lpUY336Please respect copyright.PENANAa6fN4gkdFY
"Are you trying to blackmail me with the photo?" I asked.copyright protection332PENANAfm2gaNnzkn336Please respect copyright.PENANAZq1B7dmDLe
"I wouldn't call it blackmail. But everything would be more interesting if you're involved."copyright protection332PENANAkjfSWnQHeA336Please respect copyright.PENANAhpyfRCQc2j
"If I'm involved? What do you mean?"copyright protection332PENANALIGnIGTEwx336Please respect copyright.PENANAZT73Fjgd9F
I could soon hear the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAU3uiG6atgO
person hanging up and I growled. I looked at my phone like I wanted to 336Please respect copyright.PENANA174b8amYTt
break it. What was going on today? First, I had G-Dragon and Zoey to 336Please respect copyright.PENANAJRM8FHkcHG
handle and now, I had this stranger calling me and making things worse.copyright protection332PENANAS5vCDm7VYU336Please respect copyright.PENANAmDQ7hOpn5j
I looked back at my 336Please respect copyright.PENANA5z9298vAXF
phone and started to go straight to my messages. I checked the message I336Please respect copyright.PENANAsgvXM6FhTf
had received from the unknown man and I realised that I still hadn't 336Please respect copyright.PENANAIsi6KwWV66
downloaded the picture. I switched on my mobile data and started to 336Please respect copyright.PENANA2d62PBKeRh
download the photo.copyright protection332PENANAnz8w6mpilo336Please respect copyright.PENANAoPmSRxP2dB
"Sam! Zoey!" Lee came all of the sudden into the room. She almost scared me.copyright protection332PENANAF8fnGSPGcz336Please respect copyright.PENANAMFUC22Kz6t
"Goodness, Lee!" I held my chest as my heart beat fast. "There is a thing called knocking, you know?"copyright protection332PENANAvaz7GJ4YPA336Please respect copyright.PENANAqhMRBniZFU
"I know, I thought you guys were still asleep."copyright protection332PENANAkBRS9yITqA336Please respect copyright.PENANAXVHWJWetYP
"No matter," I said. "We're all awake as you can see."copyright protection332PENANAaEC9x55fgi336Please respect copyright.PENANA6miMBrtvey
"Okay. Get ready, we have to leave for the studio."copyright protection332PENANAD2TxN41FKW336Please respect copyright.PENANAPqwxukRtZn
I nodded and Lee left. I336Please respect copyright.PENANAN3FG35y4AN
went back to looking at my phone. I frowned. The internet was so slow 336Please respect copyright.PENANAsvJHxF7ydG
today. The photo hadn't finished downloading yet.copyright protection332PENANAIi5bVlNbW2336Please respect copyright.PENANAcx5Cdl82f6
"I'm done," said Zoey as she came out of the bathroom in her towel. "You go get ready."copyright protection332PENANAoAGFyAX2MJ336Please respect copyright.PENANA4GwtCp9PaO
"I just want to see something first," I said as I pointed at my phone.copyright protection332PENANAjvyr1SefUZ336Please respect copyright.PENANAjY7sC5G5As
Zoey walked up to me, took my phone and threw it on her bed.copyright protection332PENANAwJlji9b9yk336Please respect copyright.PENANAjLhiilZPlZ
"Zoey!"copyright protection332PENANAi0M2mAumMX336Please respect copyright.PENANAwM9JVrBVXk
"Not a word, Sam. You're336Please respect copyright.PENANAwFaM82BlKs
always the one telling me to get ready and be punctual, but you don't 336Please respect copyright.PENANAmP0iIjB01G
want anyone telling you anything. Just go take a shower. I wonder what's336Please respect copyright.PENANAj6imrgMEx9
up with you today."copyright protection332PENANAxZ1eeJSqTC336Please respect copyright.PENANAOjo4KUGrLR
If only she knew. So 336Please respect copyright.PENANAoSEfq4ZqXo
many things were running in my mind that I couldn't seem to focus on one336Please respect copyright.PENANAiHhGJeLqrS
thing because something else would just pop up all of the sudden.copyright protection332PENANAJ8m51j15W0336Please respect copyright.PENANAGdvpWRJQ0q
I went to the bathroom 336Please respect copyright.PENANAnMSKhVUMUU
and locked the door behind me. Before I could undress and get into the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAV4MYAIWaxk
shower, I went over to the mirror above the sink and looked at my own 336Please respect copyright.PENANAKIPNAbfNTa
reflection.copyright protection332PENANAPOeujPEruP336Please respect copyright.PENANAbJgT9yhwgR
I looked like I hadn't 336Please respect copyright.PENANA8LMyTQvr8v
had sleep in days with all the dark circles underneath my eyes. I was 336Please respect copyright.PENANAm8tGM1VdOK
deeply troubled, that's for sure. My problems just got increased by one 336Please respect copyright.PENANAWJ6GTQJSEa
if not by two.copyright protection332PENANAIMkIRNANWT336Please respect copyright.PENANAJQ4terS5c0
G-Dragon and Zoey were 336Please respect copyright.PENANAfrJxYaggLc
my main problem to tackle today. And all of the sudden, an unknown 336Please respect copyright.PENANAzTv5fobKWZ
stranger calls and tells me about the photo which I had no idea or clue 336Please respect copyright.PENANA2XaksdScli
about. And why he sent it to me was the most confusing part. If he 336Please respect copyright.PENANA7eCnNDaQ4a
wasn't blackmailing me, then what was this charade about?copyright protection332PENANAF2DWTQKPCj336Please respect copyright.PENANAD9KqoJq2Md
After I took a quick 336Please respect copyright.PENANA9wRPksG5XM
shower, I quickly went back in the room and I went straight for my phone336Please respect copyright.PENANAtR0xw00rmK
on Zoey's bed. Zoey had already dressed up and she went past me into 336Please respect copyright.PENANA6K31g51RIB
the bathroom to get her makeup done.copyright protection332PENANAuUso9RtFo1336Please respect copyright.PENANA7Gqg05szvB
I unlocked my phone. I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAmBUIUkZtJI
was pretty anxious about the photo that even my hands were shaking. The 336Please respect copyright.PENANAM67Wq6RYJf
photo must be done downloading by now.copyright protection332PENANAr9uYYofvey336Please respect copyright.PENANAkWCYcAhvgC
Just as I unlocked the phone, it vibrated. Someone was calling me. Oh no! What now?copyright protection332PENANA5uVXXiKVw8336Please respect copyright.PENANAlShqRav914
Seungri was calling. What could he probably want to talk to me about this early in the morning?copyright protection332PENANAsECShznV4Z336Please respect copyright.PENANA9LpCPHI6XB
"Hello, Seungri?" I answered.copyright protection332PENANABfjJVrQ4wM336Please respect copyright.PENANAvdXtIxhxwC
"Morning, my panda," said Seungri.copyright protection332PENANAbVquMCv89t336Please respect copyright.PENANAHdUw345jON
"Morning. How was your night?"copyright protection332PENANAfEO4lBFWLB336Please respect copyright.PENANALQx162AhmK
"My night was perfect, since I dreamt of you."copyright protection332PENANAvttuTla6lt336Please respect copyright.PENANACFKdnHvMZM
If I was myself, I would have blushed by those words. But now, I was as confused as ever and I didn't know what to say next.copyright protection332PENANApSMkveXVt4336Please respect copyright.PENANAnHcTPekv4Q
"Oh, wow," I said, trying to act a little surprised. I hope he bought it.copyright protection332PENANAAiExuKCGYF336Please respect copyright.PENANAlbfrZv4kvy
"I've a little something I want to give you when you get to YG."copyright protection332PENANAm2dV938Wn6336Please respect copyright.PENANAvxw5OcBIOr
I smiled a little. At 336Please respect copyright.PENANAzyxQaqxYYA
least out of all that was going on, Seungri managed to make me smile, 336Please respect copyright.PENANANgT94ZpcPU
which was quiet peculiar because he didn't say anything funny. I was 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQAVVDb97Ur
already imagining another huge stuffed panda waiting for me.copyright protection332PENANAPPWlo0yMpw336Please respect copyright.PENANATMKGsHe2cm
"Can't wait," I said with a little laugh. "See you."copyright protection332PENANAPUDII5r1eJ336Please respect copyright.PENANAVn8sdWi61V
"You too."copyright protection332PENANAkHWVrFhpOo336Please respect copyright.PENANAQZVQkMxS8S
He cut the line and I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAuV7b74E8AW
threw my phone on the bed. I decided to dress up first and have my 336Please respect copyright.PENANA4HZ6wqaQxp
breakfast, before Zoey came back in the room and start to pressurise me 336Please respect copyright.PENANADIcHBsHmsh
again. I had already pissed her enough this morning.copyright protection332PENANAUXTWBLbOWY336Please respect copyright.PENANAUrGaPf564F
After I dressed up and 336Please respect copyright.PENANAcPm8rUMpA8
Zoey had left for breakfast, I went in the bathroom to get my hair done 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6wUn9wa3P
and applied a bit of makeup to hide my dark circles. When I was done, I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAB7pc1YqrYU
went back in the room and without a thought of making my bed, which I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAo5okSZuf2x
always did, I wore my black pumps, grabbed my phone and went out of the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAfhfqpph0hj
room.copyright protection332PENANAlu4EiwR3rn336Please respect copyright.PENANA3kLgXQ7VVz
Just as I got into the lounge, I made a bee line to the dining table. Everyone was at the table eating their breakfast.copyright protection332PENANA1CgGsHsBPN336Please respect copyright.PENANACeh9kEFLtM
"Someone isn't themselves this morning," said Collins as he watched me approach the dining table.copyright protection332PENANApTeuTbkRwE336Please respect copyright.PENANA2KltI1tKzp
I knew he was talking about how late I was today. I was usually the earliest to be at the dining table.copyright protection332PENANAjXGXzyW0XS336Please respect copyright.PENANAuAmDGrqSuM
"Sorry," I said as sat down next to Lee. "I was pretty bummed up, that's why."copyright protection332PENANAw68tfguPkk336Please respect copyright.PENANATCZkHsPMlr
"No pressure, just eat up, we have a lot of work to do today."copyright protection332PENANAevXuZ6ILcq336Please respect copyright.PENANAAwB9jmkdrC
There was a variety of breakfast options today and I decided to take some cereal, which I haven't had in a while.copyright protection332PENANAfozgpYbnPg336Please respect copyright.PENANA6gsA3lx9nz
As I got the box of cereal and poured the contents in the bowl in front of me, I couldn't help feel all eyes were on me.copyright protection332PENANA36vdBfHmzV336Please respect copyright.PENANAIoA8OWaFSA
I looked up and just as I had guessed it, all eyes were definitely on me. What had I done now? I put the box of cereal down.copyright protection332PENANAvvDYDgKh8Y336Please respect copyright.PENANADoPqg8Pz6h
I looked at everyone at the table and when they didn't say a word, I shrugged my shoulders.copyright protection332PENANA5HKirHMLKM336Please respect copyright.PENANAk3O5ilhDoS
"What?" I asked.copyright protection332PENANAQEIq8UhAUd336Please respect copyright.PENANAOJ2PVfgn32
Mike who sat opposite me cleared his throat. "You're eating cereal."copyright protection332PENANAdgiWjxkzVs336Please respect copyright.PENANAwMDN66NZdg
I frowned. "So?"copyright protection332PENANALDAKrOG3dm336Please respect copyright.PENANAdn6kMICzc1
"But there is bacon and eggs with toast," said Daniel.copyright protection332PENANAnGdJorAYQ9336Please respect copyright.PENANAEsyWSvkBgF
I was still confused. "So?"copyright protection332PENANApZN1KLY02q336Please respect copyright.PENANA8BLVkKKGJ4
"You usually don't eat cereal when there is bacon, eggs and toast," said Collins.copyright protection332PENANAhnJrT13UDf336Please respect copyright.PENANASoRdojD0b2
"And cereal is kind of like my thing," said Daniel.copyright protection332PENANAiCFl3zCylM336Please respect copyright.PENANAuxxQKycvRg
I don't know if I just hit my head or I had now landed in Crazy Town. What was wrong with just having cereal for a change?copyright protection332PENANA9C19erKYM3336Please respect copyright.PENANASDEWDqWsVJ
"I don't see the harm in336Please respect copyright.PENANAOJvjD8LlMF
eating cereal. I have oatmeal whenever I feel like it and that's still 336Please respect copyright.PENANAtYM67CAlxX
cereal," I said. "I just wanted something different for a change. Is 336Please respect copyright.PENANAV3ErpYtO5C
that wrong?"copyright protection332PENANAIgGgpNXWX3336Please respect copyright.PENANAsVdueSmYfv
Everyone else looked at each other and then they looked back at me, shaking their heads.copyright protection332PENANA7w5EjwgskH336Please respect copyright.PENANAiso3BOC2Af
"Thank you," I said as I got a jug of milk and poured into the bowl. "I haven't had sweet cereal in a while and I miss it."copyright protection332PENANARHoMlaVIjX336Please respect copyright.PENANAuYCpDvpY9Z
"I can see that," said 336Please respect copyright.PENANAoTZ6rrvoi3
Zoey as she drank from her cup of coffee. I knew she was making fun of 336Please respect copyright.PENANA8Plu3X2Ug6
me but I decided not to say anything.copyright protection332PENANA0XwVdrSP6Y336Please respect copyright.PENANAEsEsSRvZez
When we were done with 336Please respect copyright.PENANAIofSTRSbhJ
breakfast, we headed downstairs in the lobby and the black SUV was 336Please respect copyright.PENANAwy5Q7G88hp
waiting for us as usual. When we got in, I made sure to take the back 336Please respect copyright.PENANAeqPcrAvIdc
seat with my brothers next to the window so that I would avoid people 336Please respect copyright.PENANAKsCs8MtMz6
looking at my phone.copyright protection332PENANAwoGE0Lz9h0336Please respect copyright.PENANAp0UNvOxbhz
When everyone in the car336Please respect copyright.PENANAdJhiL4z248
was engrossed in some conversation that I had no interest in joining in336Please respect copyright.PENANAwI3W4Wbskm
or listening to, I decided to check my phone. The photo was done 336Please respect copyright.PENANARccjrnZsJV
downloading and what I saw made my mouth drop and my eyes pop.copyright protection332PENANAJNLNfGn5Oo336Please respect copyright.PENANACGkWe4DlYi
"What's wrong, Sam?" Mike who sat next to me asked.copyright protection332PENANAT4DhJNR2O2336Please respect copyright.PENANAdf6uy6cU9T
I quickly pressed the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAysQTaGoMFF
power button on the side of the phone and blacked the screen. Mike was 336Please respect copyright.PENANAyxWuyshN33
already leaning onto my side to see what was on my phone.copyright protection332PENANAMK8RjefwfB336Please respect copyright.PENANAItRgDv4Pqc
"Nothing, just some scary video," I said.copyright protection332PENANAlzYUR3MGsB336Please respect copyright.PENANANlO9ssO6tz
"May I see?"copyright protection332PENANAP1FpkZT8Ab336Please respect copyright.PENANAnfsJENfvpA
"No. You won't be sleeping for the next two days."copyright protection332PENANANmeYWtlZxC336Please respect copyright.PENANASSxWxdwyA5
"I've watched horror movies before. I can handle a little scare."copyright protection332PENANAnLXgKpJqUv336Please respect copyright.PENANA9X4FwJErZ9
"No can do, bro," I said as I put my phone into my purse that I had decided to carry with me.copyright protection332PENANAdZ6eofqkQH336Please respect copyright.PENANAHwHb1Qj7Sk
Mike leaned back and folded his arms. "Whatever."copyright protection332PENANAeNcMb1Re2R336Please respect copyright.PENANACC5dP4rhRK
I wish I could tell him 336Please respect copyright.PENANAjLiNEOFodx
and everyone else what was going on. But at the moment, I felt like 336Please respect copyright.PENANAFz5PZ41Tuu
keeping everything to myself, not after what I had seen.copyright protection332PENANAGVx3Rlxzyz336Please respect copyright.PENANApudYXJEjvL
Now that I had seen the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAcL7DXAhQYA
photo, I had to meet up with the stranger and talk about all this. But 336Please respect copyright.PENANAF4pPJZZDJ9
where to meet the person and when was going to be a hustle. It was 336Please respect copyright.PENANA29EaXru0At
pretty obvious that I had to meet him alone.copyright protection332PENANAfwUaUJId9C336Please respect copyright.PENANAWzQ7cByYBY
Speaking of which, I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAY5dfEFt8Ss
still had to convince G-Dragon about telling Zoey the truth. Now how was336Please respect copyright.PENANAjB06bsZeuN
I going to do that given the little time I had in my hands? We had a 336Please respect copyright.PENANADERrXkTJ1s
music video to prepare for and we had to start working on the 336Please respect copyright.PENANArt7obYeMH7
choreography today. This was hectic. And I knew that if I was pushed 336Please respect copyright.PENANABxvz652Ulo
further onto the edge, I would burst.copyright protection332PENANAv5wY71YvYW336Please respect copyright.PENANAGDrazEw6S6
Time seemed so short, given that I was thinking of ways to do things today. The next thing I knew, we had finally arrived at YG.copyright protection332PENANAHTmRQ4iyOq336Please respect copyright.PENANAWYo7RYSiUy
My heart skipped a beat.336Please respect copyright.PENANAvDCXMju8OY
I swallowed. This was it. G-Dragon was probably with the others waiting336Please respect copyright.PENANAjQ3YE412zO
for us inside. For a moment, I didn't want to go in. But I had no 336Please respect copyright.PENANAi2M9xE3IfF
choice.copyright protection332PENANAHXVb2Dwzxz336Please respect copyright.PENANAmKQKyOxI80
As soon as I stepped out336Please respect copyright.PENANAGw8ajcgNjW
of the vehicle, I took a deep breath as I looked at the entrance. I 336Please respect copyright.PENANA8Fbs6CBDtu
felt like I was about to walk into hell and that frightened me.copyright protection332PENANAcsQNajbARA336Please respect copyright.PENANAiKEn80XxKG
"Are you okay, Sam?" Christine asked as she came to stand in front of me.copyright protection332PENANAxylLpYR91v336Please respect copyright.PENANASFGVdoKBGa
"I'm fine," I said. "I just realised that I haven't really thought of any ideas for the music video."copyright protection332PENANAlxuTjH9Nts336Please respect copyright.PENANAiHRmHsBMBl
"You're aren't the only 336Please respect copyright.PENANACjA4nOPwx4
one," Christine said with a smile. "Let's just hope our minds will get 336Please respect copyright.PENANApTE6cXvBix
to work on that when we get in there."copyright protection332PENANAJvINUBBJAF336Please respect copyright.PENANAHWkoPctpTs
I managed to put up a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAX1JJp5NYWP
smile, but I knew my mind wasn't going to be on full throttle today. How336Please respect copyright.PENANA8RO9Dg7XOz
I wish this wasn't happening to me right now.copyright protection332PENANA2SLCuBQSIR336Please respect copyright.PENANAG5XttnhBrc
As I came into the lobby336Please respect copyright.PENANALuZuzGsphT
with Christine, we found Collins talking to the receptionist. The rest 336Please respect copyright.PENANA0MHwna3u2K
were heading towards the elevator and we joined them.copyright protection332PENANAtQkvmjETyx336Please respect copyright.PENANA5J101qUps3
"You will be going up to the dance studio," Collins said as he turned to us. "The others are waiting for you there."copyright protection332PENANABVRbgUELBC336Please respect copyright.PENANAr9FFgjCOWT
"Okay," the others responded. I for one felt really jumpy at the moment.copyright protection332PENANAKlr2ioXzNU336Please respect copyright.PENANARyPyCaJuLF
We all got in the 336Please respect copyright.PENANA5qqgrR8ZUI
elevator and Mike was busy talking about some dance moves he had come up336Please respect copyright.PENANAmZiUIMDN5v
with and I wasn't really paying attention though I did get one or two 336Please respect copyright.PENANA045vdo7ept
things.copyright protection332PENANAEKGnWKeW6d336Please respect copyright.PENANA53Dk6Pb1TR
We got to the dance 336Please respect copyright.PENANA18SuKbMvzd
studio while Lee and Collins decided to go upstairs to meet with Yang 336Please respect copyright.PENANAquS3vwh1QH
Hyun-suk. We checked a few dance studios before we finally found them.copyright protection332PENANAlfNvMOT58o336Please respect copyright.PENANApgqCCGdXkB
"Hey, guys!" Zoey greeted so enthusiastically as we came in the room.copyright protection332PENANAIkNjel3OYo336Please respect copyright.PENANAOBcmSVvqxm
I was too lost in 336Please respect copyright.PENANAL1DFESxUsv
thought to even reply to the other's greetings until Seungri came up to 336Please respect copyright.PENANAYgz9rgJhsq
me and hugged me. That brought me right back down to earth.copyright protection332PENANALzj02sfwOF336Please respect copyright.PENANAGNOfmrzWYL
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Seungri asked, still hugging me.copyright protection332PENANA0srpSCL4D0336Please respect copyright.PENANAafY0cmu4Ju
"I'm fine," I said, as I pulled myself away.copyright protection332PENANAxTjnBubWox336Please respect copyright.PENANAvcFlWc4Bnm
"If I know you well, you look pretty occupied in that head of yours," said TOP as he walked up to us.copyright protection332PENANA6xcGriDLN7336Please respect copyright.PENANAnHsLzWRaf5
"Tell me about it," said336Please respect copyright.PENANAWJ43hjpRIY
Zoey as she was now on the floor with Daesung standing right beside her336Please respect copyright.PENANANWqkRU38QL
and she was removing her shoes. "She's been weird all morning."copyright protection332PENANAMnF3gK5b9U336Please respect copyright.PENANASd964aRC2h
"How weird?" Taeyang asked.copyright protection332PENANA4zzecwOBWh336Please respect copyright.PENANA4GPGOxIbCc
"Too weird," said Daniel.copyright protection332PENANAKxmwvfMCnp336Please respect copyright.PENANAm04wV9h0Dz
"Cut me some slack, guys," I said. I looked at Taeyang. "They are just saying nonsense."copyright protection332PENANA3UgxpMDKUD336Please respect copyright.PENANAWCETy9PwJJ
"Says the person who was so late to wake up today," said Zoey.copyright protection332PENANApwoRCLBlgk336Please respect copyright.PENANAxFuAucDvXN
"And ate sweet cereal for breakfast instead of bacon, eggs and toast," said Christine.copyright protection332PENANAouFoJXj5SJ336Please respect copyright.PENANAFWJ2dCEc1I
"And refused to give me her phone to check out what she was watching," said Mike.copyright protection332PENANAAgAUW8dT8R336Please respect copyright.PENANAEFhi7FGoRB
I shrugged. "So? And Mike, seriously? Just over a phone?" I shook my head at my brother.copyright protection332PENANAQ2T4ivY3Jv336Please respect copyright.PENANAfRBy3HKXyJ
"It's not like you, Sam," said Daniel. "That's all we are trying to say."copyright protection332PENANAVmpOh1BKBY336Please respect copyright.PENANAdpinVNK5CP
I rubbed my forehead. "Look, guys, I'm just a little bummed out because of yesterday. Is that so wrong?"copyright protection332PENANAZaoGcOLppK336Please respect copyright.PENANAaqqxqXvCpl
"No, I think something is bothering you," said Zoey, still on the floor.copyright protection332PENANALHiRcm0VbT336Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0tHCemGfa
"I'm fine. Trust me. My mind is pretty tired."copyright protection332PENANAgfFoTLImTu336Please respect copyright.PENANAoi7XUhyuvB
"Come on, guys, let's not stress her out because of this," said Daesung. "If she says she is tired, then she is."copyright protection332PENANAmI2RXH6p00336Please respect copyright.PENANATA9VpbtMIw
Zoey slapped Daesung's leg with her hand and Daesung looked down at her. "Don't try to defend her."copyright protection332PENANAj7JMDj3QCh336Please respect copyright.PENANA3z7WYAvgUx
"I'm not."copyright protection332PENANAtc0FayddnH336Please respect copyright.PENANAEsM56bIptV
Zoey snickered at him and I knew why. She still remembered the little incident yesterday with Daesung and me.copyright protection332PENANAqeW9qmvgs0336Please respect copyright.PENANABvonQIJlXt
"Where is G-Dragon?" Daniel asked.copyright protection332PENANApIlBZxVgOR336Please respect copyright.PENANA4AyLXpGo4O
I looked around the room and I noticed that GD was the only group member who wasn't here.copyright protection332PENANAak8f0HRYvL336Please respect copyright.PENANAV5jBKid382
"He went to get the choreographer," TOP answered.copyright protection332PENANASx9CyBSKAU336Please respect copyright.PENANAHSmEfOsveP
"Now, Sam, about your little problem...." said Mike, turning to face me.copyright protection332PENANAuj3b7aDcvl336Please respect copyright.PENANAk4WssxDslp
"Not now, Mike," I said as I folded my arms. "You can attack me later, just not now."copyright protection332PENANAkTzbX5iZkp336Please respect copyright.PENANAS6Irefg7J9
"Not to worry, my little kitty," said Seungri who stood right behind me. "Maybe this will cheer you up."copyright protection332PENANAoOuQyeBV7e336Please respect copyright.PENANAbF6oC8WEpo
Before I could turn 336Please respect copyright.PENANAKKWLpgnqNV
around to ask what he meant, I felt something settle at the top of my 336Please respect copyright.PENANA3QvBwdFVas
head. My hand reached up for whatever it was.copyright protection332PENANABZvhngkQr0336Please respect copyright.PENANAh36BusrIfD
"A lovely crown for the lovely queen of k-pop," said Seungri.copyright protection332PENANA2m0VhPhGNV336Please respect copyright.PENANAxN99KpUPd1
I took the crown from 336Please respect copyright.PENANAyhFssSgkyR
the top of my head to look at it. It looked more like a tiara but it was336Please respect copyright.PENANAeZp2LkPiiL
big enough to be called a crown. It was silver and studded around with 336Please respect copyright.PENANAytCqeaPbi0
what looked like real diamonds. Perched in the middle surrounded by 336Please respect copyright.PENANASnmhH1E9PR
diamonds was a sapphire stone in an oval shape.copyright protection332PENANAMiZ8vi7Pnp336Please respect copyright.PENANA3sTZv3A4jM
"Wait, are these real diamonds?" I asked as I turned to look at Seungri with a surprised look on my face.copyright protection332PENANAyTDUisiakX336Please respect copyright.PENANAH5Q4774Mrx
"It is," said Seungri 336Please respect copyright.PENANAhSAFGD2czL
with a huge smile on his face. "And I know how much you value sapphire 336Please respect copyright.PENANAwnqXgxYceo
stones because it's your birth stone."copyright protection332PENANAiCOrVHjhyP336Please respect copyright.PENANAySwomAVet9
"Aww! Thank you so much,336Please respect copyright.PENANAUqX1SKPdqn
Seungri!" I gave him a hug and I couldn't stop smiling. Somehow, I knew336Please respect copyright.PENANAP9WIAqsFqd
he was going to brighten up my day today.copyright protection332PENANAHOz5SHCPaT336Please respect copyright.PENANAj7tNiZA1AT
"So pretty, let me see," said Christine, as she came and took the crown from my hand. "Wow!"copyright protection332PENANAOOxeKEGzGc336Please respect copyright.PENANAh52PYbl9tQ
"I want to wear it," 336Please respect copyright.PENANAGaFQlb99LO
said Zoey as she got up from the floor and rushed to look at the crown. 336Please respect copyright.PENANAF7vVKnsCXg
Christine put the crown on Zoey's head.copyright protection332PENANAbslQ3KqHHT336Please respect copyright.PENANA80CEP5qcf8
"Don't I look like a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAae2nsViz57
true queen?" Zoey asked as she looked at her reflection through the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5nLzIH39w
studio mirrors that lined up the walls of the room.copyright protection332PENANAD399SYrZBM336Please respect copyright.PENANA0wlemU1w6O
"You look like that evil witch in those fairy tale fantasy movies," said Mike.copyright protection332PENANAtB9ql6HaQ6336Please respect copyright.PENANARnvg6kx3Ec
"Haha, very funny," Zoey said as she turned to look at Mike.copyright protection332PENANA1OMfIIzSpV336Please respect copyright.PENANAVaFspr0R9b
"When did you even have the time to get it done, Seungri?" I asked, still a little surprised.copyright protection332PENANA74etqVox9Z336Please respect copyright.PENANAeGREwulBCw
"I have my way of doing things just to impress you," said Seungri with a corky smile.copyright protection332PENANAMEDwVBNCx3336Please respect copyright.PENANA7GepCqOnG6
"Thank you. You don't know how much you just made me smile."copyright protection332PENANAslTy3XlCzf336Please respect copyright.PENANAI2BtaEB0zj
"It can clearly show on your face." Seungri softly pinched my cheek and I blushed.copyright protection332PENANAZuaBVKaNjY336Please respect copyright.PENANArZJQjm0oKm
"I should get my own crown," said Christine who also wore the crown and was looking at herself in the mirror.copyright protection332PENANAfNNyqnn2CI336Please respect copyright.PENANAsudxVieAoo
"May her royal majesty 336Please respect copyright.PENANAiQTfSPYVsw
get her crown back?" Taeyang asked as he came behind Christine and took 336Please respect copyright.PENANAKE7omHTjNb
the crown from her head. He came up to me and put the crown on my head.copyright protection332PENANA6fcPuwcpQk336Please respect copyright.PENANApQP3Vlyw3A
"Oh, hail the queen!" Taeyang chanted and I broke into a laugh, playfully hitting him on the shoulder.copyright protection332PENANAH3qi2okPfH336Please respect copyright.PENANApQXtvyZuxq
"Stop it, will you? You're making me blush," I said, trying to cover my laugh with my hand.copyright protection332PENANAGd1270BkJB336Please respect copyright.PENANAGDVhxUfuqk
"You look just like a real queen, Sam," said TOP.copyright protection332PENANA39ul5gtMBz336Please respect copyright.PENANA8oLbLN8a46
"Thanks." I was still blushing like crazy.copyright protection332PENANAVH8Dbrl38H336Please respect copyright.PENANAmZlGgfMxn4
"Let me take a photo," said Daesung, pulling out his phone.copyright protection332PENANAs7ZLzdYAjb336Please respect copyright.PENANAIjAWLJYz6u
"Ya. The whole world should see the queen of k-pop," said Zoey.copyright protection332PENANAZvyp0R6so0336Please respect copyright.PENANAouBUL5ZYDa
"Are you really calling me that?" I asked.copyright protection332PENANARLg2HhC4Xw336Please respect copyright.PENANA2hyStA3h10
"We did win last night, didn't we?" Zoey asked. "Of course I'm calling you that."copyright protection332PENANAzqIdcSNnr2336Please respect copyright.PENANAMDS3bdMKnW
I rolled my eyes. "I wasn't really taking it that seriously. It was nothing but a game."copyright protection332PENANAFRQbjL5LlV336Please respect copyright.PENANAE3QTBIkpux
"A game we won. Cheer up. We are all kings and queens with you."copyright protection332PENANAcaBUzwsIJh336Please respect copyright.PENANAWIfyOcAKlW
I looked on at Zoey trying to smile as best as I could, but somehow I couldn't.copyright protection332PENANAWMHUfPCZaQ336Please respect copyright.PENANAdjn23RrvWn
She couldn't tell the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZQ92I7Gzc1
look on my face because she didn't even ask. Daesung went ahead and took336Please respect copyright.PENANAqNchYJ7Tc7
pictures of me, and then we huddled together as a group to take a group336Please respect copyright.PENANAXQozJiJNa4
photo with me in the middle.copyright protection332PENANA5PTGGBkOA7336Please respect copyright.PENANAHIT6LT8Pcp
"Hey, what's going on here?" G-Dragon asked as he came in the room.copyright protection332PENANA1sT2gCn3j4336Please respect copyright.PENANAD3ASA1dMsr
"Taking photos with the queen," said Daniel.copyright protection332PENANAl0Uw86lrZr336Please respect copyright.PENANA6YuzG1RGbI
"The queen?" G-Dragon looked confused until he saw the crown on top of my head. "Oh..."copyright protection332PENANAQOKWxgGxnU336Please respect copyright.PENANAKIHpxaBxpj
"It's pretty, isn't it?" Zoey asked. "You should also get me one."copyright protection332PENANAbjanFttQhf336Please respect copyright.PENANAW1lQw1wn5l
"I can make a gold one if you want," said G-Dragon.copyright protection332PENANANQ5iTTkGTX336Please respect copyright.PENANARscbja6aHy
Zoey smiled. "Even better."copyright protection332PENANAqyxyJGuPFl336Please respect copyright.PENANAaVTMWSCKKn
G-Dragon turned to 336Please respect copyright.PENANA7YMCdhHurJ
Taeyang. "The choreographer is going to be here any moment now. So I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAjhDHrJczAp
suggest we bring out your ideas if you have any. We can start without 336Please respect copyright.PENANAG6yg17matC
him and he will find us."copyright protection332PENANAZIG3MBppP6336Please respect copyright.PENANAGUFlm7LX9c
"Mike told me over the phone earlier that he had some brand ideas," said Taeyang.copyright protection332PENANAyBDyoRk99f336Please respect copyright.PENANAk7IxUq2sw9
"Ya, I do," said Mike. "You guys just watch. I have the song in my phone so I'll play it from there."copyright protection332PENANAh920Aklt46336Please respect copyright.PENANAXq2ro1A0Ti
We all stood on one side336Please respect copyright.PENANAP5KODrFMWm
of the room while Mike took off his jacket and got his phone to search 336Please respect copyright.PENANA3UbbD6rTxg
for the track. He gave Daniel to hold the phone and when he positioned 336Please respect copyright.PENANAyrjJNSvpiJ
himself in the middle of the room and turned to look at us.copyright protection332PENANAuE2YVuUwA0336Please respect copyright.PENANAbXN7aAXqqg
"So, I was thinking, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAn85ufzKIpa
since G-Dragon and Zoey start the first verse, they should open up the 336Please respect copyright.PENANA32Xtl2q0VV
dance floor. So, I need someone to act as Zoey so that I could show you 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQ75D3rz7ox
guys."copyright protection332PENANAGBMz9cvB1K336Please respect copyright.PENANAIC67I9T4LU
Christine came forward 336Please respect copyright.PENANAbe411o81nc
and Mike gave her a few instructions on what to do. She nodded her head 336Please respect copyright.PENANAqwHrOLQWnv
and Mike told Daniel to press the play button on cue.copyright protection332PENANAQnHltlOUes336Please respect copyright.PENANAjj7VzK1hjZ
With Christine and Mike 336Please respect copyright.PENANAzUCNBPGml4
each facing opposite directions with their backs touching, the music 336Please respect copyright.PENANAMxacTpeqN1
started to play. Still not looking at each other, the two started the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAM4rTVBpeJZ
dance with each of them taking a step forward, breaking the contact 336Please respect copyright.PENANAU4VCiDQ0Ql
between them and then like a powerful force pulling them, they dragged 336Please respect copyright.PENANA8NlQuDszc1
themselves back and they again their backs touched.copyright protection332PENANAcxJVKYlwJ0336Please respect copyright.PENANAyrGwstcLEH
With a bit of skilful 336Please respect copyright.PENANAYMubj6FOKf
footwork, they turned to face each other and with their hands, they drew336Please respect copyright.PENANACCCfgvyZ9e
closer and then skidded away from each other with their hands in the 336Please respect copyright.PENANA3oX5liDn0t
air.copyright protection332PENANAewr9OXlCrl336Please respect copyright.PENANA8feFN4ZLKx
"Then you guys will come in through the middle then make a formation in front."copyright protection332PENANATuw7R1xblH336Please respect copyright.PENANAPC0sKod2aB
"That's pretty awesome," said Taeyang.copyright protection332PENANAiwfjY6UzhM336Please respect copyright.PENANABblyOhkjum
"Very smart," said G-Dragon.copyright protection332PENANA5MOIsfCEsX336Please respect copyright.PENANAJvz4xv1F43
"Let's practise that," said Zoey taking G-Dragon's hand and taking him in the middle of the dance floor.copyright protection332PENANAzfs3cyhoxv336Please respect copyright.PENANA4ikoMI2f3U
"I'll take you through the moves," said Mike as he faced them.copyright protection332PENANAuY8rkKaTRh336Please respect copyright.PENANAG4uCnxvxqK
"Your brother is a total genius, isn't he?" TOP asked as he stood next to me.copyright protection332PENANAmfXK02OncD336Please respect copyright.PENANA1G6AbMtvpF
"Ya, he is," I said with a smile.copyright protection332PENANAFTArY0JQS9336Please respect copyright.PENANAEGa5PF7kv1
The door soon opened and336Please respect copyright.PENANAhcVuoLNMYs
the person who I guessed was our choreographer walked in. We stopped 336Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ip0LNhT3m
what we were doing and bowed as he came further in the room.copyright protection332PENANAA1dH1Vx0X0336Please respect copyright.PENANAmRVvX4B04c
"So, I see you guys are already getting started," said the choreographer.copyright protection332PENANA4FTkALkvOS336Please respect copyright.PENANAG8AYLTKive
"Yes, we are," said Seungri.copyright protection332PENANA7Wzg4VmB9Q336Please respect copyright.PENANAmh8iyoVUB0
"Okay, let me see what you have done so far."copyright protection332PENANAtTxKC3PMcF336Please respect copyright.PENANAN4LMNAO4oe
Mike and Christine 336Please respect copyright.PENANAcc4AfI09lR
stepped forward and the music playing on Mikes phone, they did the dance336Please respect copyright.PENANAu34WfumNL0
routine. After their hands broke apart, Mike explained how the rest of 336Please respect copyright.PENANAuBNmdf0wSC
us will come in the scene.copyright protection332PENANAYdhzbALyIl336Please respect copyright.PENANAphFStu9bjh
"Mmmm," the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAz8hkjrm7ie
choreographer looked on at Mike as he tapped his chin. For a moment I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAnnwJCdv9pX
thought he was going to say something bad, but he didn't.copyright protection332PENANAcj1IN0XLt4336Please respect copyright.PENANAspSVWDkU4A
"I like it," said the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAGeqP2adyRk
choreographer. "So far, the starting part is brilliant. I wouldn't have 336Please respect copyright.PENANAxn1K7tNMnK
thought of anything better. Now let's see if Zoey and G-Dragon could 336Please respect copyright.PENANACmmucCw551
quickly work on their moves then we will come to the part when everyone 336Please respect copyright.PENANAJmhPUclbDl
comes in."copyright protection332PENANAE72JV1HvVK336Please respect copyright.PENANAKUscPTuwHq
Zoey and G-Dragon took 336Please respect copyright.PENANA3GeYI31D7O
to the center and with Mike telling and showing them what to do, they 336Please respect copyright.PENANAF7ahYeiFvt
did so accordingly. After a few tries, they got the hang of it and they 336Please respect copyright.PENANADgSWUNC39a
were perfect.copyright protection332PENANAmpXg9CJAcN336Please respect copyright.PENANAZVRNOhHBau
"Excellent," said the 336Please respect copyright.PENANA0NeUnZ2OlU
choreographer as he stood in front of us. "Now, when they break apart, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAzdaXEuYLKj
that's when the rest of you guys come in through the space in between 336Please respect copyright.PENANABuvXMfcQ83
them like a doorway. We will come in a straight line and then make a 336Please respect copyright.PENANABZYLBJghhn
formation in front of them."copyright protection332PENANAauY3eUzsDK336Please respect copyright.PENANAalnHKzKGFX
We did as the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAbY4NK1VUB7
choreographer said and the next hour, we were practising our hearts out 336Please respect copyright.PENANABPrgSjGrCK
for the music video. We made a few mistakes here and there, but we got 336Please respect copyright.PENANAR8ROMoCi4a
the hang of it.copyright protection332PENANAnAA72JQsck336Please respect copyright.PENANAiiAA3S8Auk
A few minutes later, 336Please respect copyright.PENANABT1EuM5gND
most of us were splayed on the floor after the choreographer announced 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZvBZz2TfIg
that we can take a break with some of us with our backs on the floor and336Please respect copyright.PENANAbVxLZ9GEyn
staring at the ceiling. Others were seated.copyright protection332PENANAQCYRJUcFvS336Please respect copyright.PENANAg6sCGViNxM
"This is why I hate dancing," said TOP, laying opposite me staring at the ceiling.copyright protection332PENANAGZ1PVTROxa336Please respect copyright.PENANAsPsIuqqLTv
I laughed, also staring 336Please respect copyright.PENANAVHWBn09EhU
at the ceiling. "I love dancing. It just makes you forget about all your336Please respect copyright.PENANAhY05rCJvvu
problems for a while. It's kind of like sleeping."copyright protection332PENANA6ITBgNOIxu336Please respect copyright.PENANAY60WA7gqki
"Ya, true," said Christine who also had her back on the floor and laid a few feet away from me.copyright protection332PENANAuDNhbUoEOC336Please respect copyright.PENANAAUXaCR2YER
Speaking of problems, I completely forgot about that French guy.copyright protection332PENANA3R3XTYQZfu336Please respect copyright.PENANALgCuGpIogf
I quickly scrambled up 336Please respect copyright.PENANAncMmYYdH16
from the floor passing Mike and Taeyang who were seated on the floor and336Please respect copyright.PENANAispmTe4pUv
still talking about the dance moves. I went to the corner of the room 336Please respect copyright.PENANAYShM0dknBR
where we had piled up our shoes and phones and my crown. I got my purse 336Please respect copyright.PENANAoavqFT4Dr8
and removed my phone.copyright protection332PENANA7XbiC1Urb4336Please respect copyright.PENANAuDknhCoyGw
I sent a message to the 336Please respect copyright.PENANA31cWkuIcB3
stranger telling him that I had already seen the photo. Thinking that he336Please respect copyright.PENANAdtQ3mEqtWP
would reply later on, he repiled in an instant. That was fast. I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAPNMHmxmpcX
imagined he had been waiting for me to either call or text.copyright protection332PENANA5KsPD1e8q0336Please respect copyright.PENANACNOZsxkSTE
"Good. We should meet."copyright protection332PENANAP9fhwG1kOE336Please respect copyright.PENANACxapU7Zz3C
Was this guy serious right now? I was really busy and meeting him didn't sound like a good idea. I texted back.copyright protection332PENANAP2Vghkglsf336Please respect copyright.PENANAaOl6aSj9SV
"I can't see you today. I'm kind of busy."copyright protection332PENANA9ikzNbm6Rn336Please respect copyright.PENANAVBlEIqIRXl
"But this is a very important issue, Sam."copyright protection332PENANAGSgFb0PXL1336Please respect copyright.PENANA3bvhqX7KrZ
Great. He was calling me by name now? How I wished I knew his.copyright protection332PENANA5IWfAWWEND336Please respect copyright.PENANAOYuDcJSjY0
I texted, "what happens if I don't meet with you today?"copyright protection332PENANAEuYpIpzLHN336Please respect copyright.PENANAl3Z4MgUMWF
"You're one smart 336Please respect copyright.PENANAyudoibzTh0
girl. I don't have to explain because you know what will happen when the336Please respect copyright.PENANAntfFDQvA9O
whole world sees this. It's today or never. And never comes with 336Please respect copyright.PENANABqQc9zdv93
consequences."copyright protection332PENANAyAnlYuBxNy336Please respect copyright.PENANA5WkhHBi3NX
I growled. This guy had put me in a tight corner and I couldn't refuse.copyright protection332PENANAHWocoCqgrF336Please respect copyright.PENANAkEvNiZvBcO
"Fine. I'll tell you when to meet when I'm done."copyright protection332PENANAkKSIWhpSgM336Please respect copyright.PENANAzTf2FwY2BN
"That's my girl."copyright protection332PENANA8yUYMH1Elo336Please respect copyright.PENANAfeFrKGv7kM
I wanted to throw up. I bet this guy was way older than me and him calling me his girl made me nauseous.copyright protection332PENANA2X3p0Huwqa336Please respect copyright.PENANAQKN1QCy3Ng
As I tucked my phone 336Please respect copyright.PENANALye6d4Ev2C
back into my purse, I looked up and everyone was still resting. Luckily 336Please respect copyright.PENANASH2TTq38NF
their eyes weren't on me. I went to lay back down with TOP when I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAaqdZeNHjll
realised that Mike and Taeyang weren't the only ones engrossed in their 336Please respect copyright.PENANAEVK26n1JiX
own conversation. G-Dragon and Zoey were too.copyright protection332PENANAw0c61HVxBR336Please respect copyright.PENANAb6CUPNXeEI
I looked at them and unlike the others, they were whispering. I wondered what they were talking about in secret.copyright protection332PENANAdxjVVagQAL336Please respect copyright.PENANACYK1FT3FPF
When they both turned to336Please respect copyright.PENANAbcwN4ltD6g
look at me, they quickly looked away again. My face turned pale. Oh, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQwNFR5kLA9
no. Were they talking about me? Their look sent me weird vibes and I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAPJ8ikLMRlZ
couldn't help but feel that they were.copyright protection332PENANAnhYEQiOZ8e336Please respect copyright.PENANAMqVparQw3g
I laid back down 336Please respect copyright.PENANAiI2t0e0SZ5
pretending that all was alright. I stared up the ceiling as I thought. 336Please respect copyright.PENANAqgjoTDQvS9
Could it be that Zoey was telling G-Dragon about the conversation the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAl3VM57Xy7J
two of us had in our room this morning?copyright protection332PENANAXzh6ZfZwG6336Please respect copyright.PENANAPspG6fsSRh
Yikes! If she did, then I336Please respect copyright.PENANA98SxZjyMlZ
had just made a bigger mess for myself, again. If I'm right, (hoping 336Please respect copyright.PENANAW4xvWGzRWH
that I'm wrong) G-Dragon wouldn't like this at all. We agreed that he 336Please respect copyright.PENANAHTUucCG5aY
would tell Zoey everything. And just a few hours ago, I had almost told 336Please respect copyright.PENANAFDOF1cmNHJ
her the whole truth. So much for trying to be honest.copyright protection332PENANAmaZI4DtXWV336Please respect copyright.PENANAYT76o1WisQ
Still in my own thoughts, the door to the studio opened. Collins, Lee and Yang Hyun-suk came in.copyright protection332PENANAHmQ9zCpMNG336Please respect copyright.PENANAm18LkIahVU
"I see you guys are bummed out," said Collins with a smirk on his face as he looked at each of us.copyright protection332PENANAj1UKpKHbwy336Please respect copyright.PENANAw1jwjg5cSQ
"Ya, we are," said Seungri, his back also on the floor.copyright protection332PENANAb6Yhd1vC6T336Please respect copyright.PENANARexml0DQ96
"Okay, guys, sit up, we have something to tell you," said Yang Hyun-suk.copyright protection332PENANAytxCiGgmHq336Please respect copyright.PENANA6zOuKU4juE
Most of us who were on lying on the floor sat up and looked on intently at our managers and Lee.copyright protection332PENANAWDGNGvyGCL336Please respect copyright.PENANAbDWmvzi4cp
"We came up with where we will be shooting the music video," said Yang Hyun-suk.copyright protection332PENANAvmma0va6uQ336Please respect copyright.PENANAvvJtySBhRk
"Where?" Christine and Daesung asked at the same time.copyright protection332PENANARGbvnXvL1s336Please respect copyright.PENANAj52Fbcmpt6
"Caribbean Bay," answered Collins.copyright protection332PENANAts0EeJ2YGx336Please respect copyright.PENANAQMW2tdTgFn
"Caribbean Bay?" I asked with my eyebrow raised.copyright protection332PENANAmXCWO3KBKp336Please respect copyright.PENANAD9ZRjPZfXI
"It's not the only place we would be shooting the video," said Lee, tilting her head at me.copyright protection332PENANAaNPEcvHJWo336Please respect copyright.PENANAcn5KYWa4LX
"But it would be more likely that we would shoot it at Caribbean Bay?"copyright protection332PENANAOQea05rkU5336Please respect copyright.PENANAQEIJCYRzNT
"That's right," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Do you think it's a bad idea?"copyright protection332PENANAvG5zKq2c8w336Please respect copyright.PENANA3IarVu5QK9
"No. It sounds great."copyright protection332PENANAMKnOR6fDYX336Please respect copyright.PENANAJpLEflZp8B
"Well, the song is based on fun," said Zoey. "And we did have fun there."copyright protection332PENANAIfUwPNTJME336Please respect copyright.PENANAT6UHTBXWeM
"Well, not for some of us who ended up playing cop," I said, replaying in my mind what a hectic time I had that day.copyright protection332PENANAEKPkcrFCIW336Please respect copyright.PENANApfOgYsYzbh
"Haha, that was fun," said Daniel, staring off into space with a smile.copyright protection332PENANARlwMcsoz51336Please respect copyright.PENANAkoP7Yhv3lS
"So, you finish up the choreography today and then we can start shooting the video on Monday."copyright protection332PENANAGCstUOkpAu336Please respect copyright.PENANAfJt7kCAG4C
"But can't we meet tomorrow?" I asked. "You know, to perfect the dance and all?"copyright protection332PENANAX4uqy1cL22336Please respect copyright.PENANAm1dij7TK5L
"I don't think people will like to meet on a Sunday," said Collins.copyright protection332PENANAz7Us8WvWjx336Please respect copyright.PENANACSwdHj2V9U
"True," said Taeyang.copyright protection332PENANAMJT9LAvQLD336Please respect copyright.PENANAP2fRzxIQRH
"Okay," I said, feeling a336Please respect copyright.PENANAR07FSkIVHl
little disappointed. That meant we had to finish up and perfect the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAqXIxwM8O4H
dance routine today. And I don't know what time we will be done.copyright protection332PENANAIFJx3VxeQv336Please respect copyright.PENANAdv3bG2RrJd
"Okay, we'll leave you guys," said Yang Hyun-suk.copyright protection332PENANAv3yD3aRvRk336Please respect copyright.PENANAtRLmVLgcaC
After the three had 336Please respect copyright.PENANAWyEOqDYkZ6
left, we went back to what we were doing, waiting for the choreographer 336Please respect copyright.PENANAAWTcSPD6cG
to show up because he was coming in with some backup dancers.copyright protection332PENANAAM5Iw9h9xI336Please respect copyright.PENANAZDjk8M0emt
While we waited, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAdklXUQhj2o
G-Dragon came over to me, his head hovered over my sight as I still laid336Please respect copyright.PENANAFWJTDf8bb0
down on the floor. I looked up at this face and couldn't make up the 336Please respect copyright.PENANA5mhGyfW68z
expression on his face.copyright protection332PENANAAjTI5vuJ6l336Please respect copyright.PENANAHjFeGUEytD
"Sam, we need to talk," he said, as he looked down on me.copyright protection332PENANAcUDrB57O0y336Please respect copyright.PENANAlUwtd4QRwr
He sounded serious and I336Please respect copyright.PENANAdoiGk78BAA
couldn't say no. I tried not to show that I was scared but I could feel336Please respect copyright.PENANAfhp7L56uGG
my body tremble. All I did was nod my head.copyright protection332PENANAJ2O41pojOp336Please respect copyright.PENANAG23i5fawP9
"Let's talk outside," he said and he went ahead of me out of the room.copyright protection332PENANAXSbhK2wepg336Please respect copyright.PENANAHDb2R3CPe6
I got up from the floor 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZTBEDomLBv
and I realised that everyone was looking at me now, obviously wondering 336Please respect copyright.PENANAO5gzxatQSX
what was going on. I ignored them and none of them asked anything as I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAepCBGibpcv
stood up from the floor and walked out of the room.copyright protection332PENANASbb4yZms9d336Please respect copyright.PENANAhG6dmOCxeq
I found G-Dragon three 336Please respect copyright.PENANAfWADognKCQ
doors down the hall, obviously trying to avoid anyone from listening to 336Please respect copyright.PENANAHwSrth4k0p
our conversation. I quickly walked up to him with his back facing me. I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAtjION2K0Kj
stopped a few feet away from him taking extra precaution not to be too 336Please respect copyright.PENANAYfGQYD1JKm
close.copyright protection332PENANAxnZ1MjLFRC336Please respect copyright.PENANASOXCLzdZHo
"I'm here. What do you want to talk about?" I asked.copyright protection332PENANAxByb9BmQoB336Please respect copyright.PENANAQP1i6aa15x
G-Dragon turned to look at me and I could see he was upset. It was good that I wasn't that close to him in the first place.copyright protection332PENANAMYuEkXWfnm336Please respect copyright.PENANAzQ6GBBH2JX
"It's about Zoey," he said.copyright protection332PENANA4Z1Zl1ZOJ6336Please respect copyright.PENANA95Zq98jo2A
I gulped. "Zoey must have told you what happened this morning, didn't she?"copyright protection332PENANAUJO8JDOLQ3336Please respect copyright.PENANAnxraRxjOsW
"She did," he said as he nodded his head. "What's up with you lately? Didn't we agree that I would tell her everything?"copyright protection332PENANABofavW00x7336Please respect copyright.PENANAy4Kaq5pUc8
"Sorry, I just.... I couldn't keep lying anymore."copyright protection332PENANAirosoJMVX5336Please respect copyright.PENANANJ59Z5rNSW
"Really? That's all you can say?"copyright protection332PENANA8uB6r0AoD0336Please respect copyright.PENANATuC2HawUh4
"Well, it's the truth. And besides, I never told her that you liked me, because I couldn't bring myself to."copyright protection332PENANAKG8QRLg3J6336Please respect copyright.PENANARC40U0ugQ2
"But you almost had."copyright protection332PENANAbfUbxvZ4oO336Please respect copyright.PENANALYSVy3Evri
"Yet I couldn't."copyright protection332PENANA2jCXmVsDvs336Please respect copyright.PENANAmqQgr9mLyC
"Zoey is right. You're 336Please respect copyright.PENANABgkx5pczZR
been acting really weird today. Weird enough to tell her the truth when 336Please respect copyright.PENANAB0aCsnlNw7
you know I was supposed to do it."copyright protection332PENANAQhKoZ0yssA336Please respect copyright.PENANApqYke3dUkS
"Well, you were taking too much time and I couldn't help myself seeing the way how angry you were yesterday and now."copyright protection332PENANAWf7w68dASb336Please respect copyright.PENANAFCpqSQy1yl
"And so telling the truth would help solve my anger issue? Or are you jealous of Zoey because she is happy with me?"copyright protection332PENANAIUd4TpeEd5336Please respect copyright.PENANAvLXHUpqyd7
I paused before I could say, "what?"copyright protection332PENANAOs7jlhaV6N336Please respect copyright.PENANAy4IzRRb4xE
"You heard me loud and 336Please respect copyright.PENANAiWBJLxbZJA
clear, Sam. As though kissing Daesung wasn't enough, you're now trying 336Please respect copyright.PENANAzcyrdQH5yE
to take matters into your own hands."copyright protection332PENANAaMVy6rBVOT336Please respect copyright.PENANAdekqzoaAxx
Oh no. He knew Daesung and I kissed. I wonder how he found out because I didn't tell anyone about it. Not even Zoey.copyright protection332PENANALg9TbAvUM6336Please respect copyright.PENANA9OWDy7xF4q
"Wait, that's not true," I said.copyright protection332PENANAL5erGsWUwt336Please respect copyright.PENANAHoGOr8ZbQL
"Which one? You kissing Daesung or taking matters into your hands?"copyright protection332PENANAlPxXZLd6hu336Please respect copyright.PENANAgwY2aOY1V5
I now realised that I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAeDlmBKeTGV
was stuck. This time I couldn't tell if he was sure that I had kissed 336Please respect copyright.PENANAg0NHD0R8JI
Daesung or he was trying to test me to see what I would say to prove his336Please respect copyright.PENANAx40EJBxzRs
assumption right. But there was no point in hiding now. The truth was 336Please respect copyright.PENANAfE1isgdqc5
bound to come up sooner rather than later.copyright protection332PENANA0tY06UXJ1q336Please respect copyright.PENANAHBIQYx4ASD
"Aren't you going to answer? Which one of the two?"copyright protection332PENANA6NdeD606qc336Please respect copyright.PENANAZCfVy0DiEi
I sighed. "You're being ridiculous, GD."copyright protection332PENANAPkDAURjHmF336Please respect copyright.PENANARS7xVIYVnT
"But I'm not and you know it." He took a step closer. "Now answer the question. Which one?"copyright protection332PENANAE5ppAL5XcY336Please respect copyright.PENANABBqytXKcNJ
"If you want to hear it, then fine. I did kiss Daesung but it's not what you think."copyright protection332PENANAkHQ6YlA61e336Please respect copyright.PENANAwVE38XRtsr
G-Dragon took a step 336Please respect copyright.PENANAh8ISGobofW
back. "I knew it. You tell me you want nothing to do with me and then 336Please respect copyright.PENANAgJFRlYanDz
you kiss my best friend who is like a brother to me!"copyright protection332PENANAbi26S2sB2L336Please respect copyright.PENANARyGTxxNCMX
"You wanted the truth, didn't you? You got one! But backstabbing you wasn't what happened."copyright protection332PENANAHHxY0VNbwf336Please respect copyright.PENANAm85m7Tyhnk
"Then what did happen?"copyright protection332PENANArGy2v6LtDk336Please respect copyright.PENANA3NbUZlri2S
"All of this is nothing 336Please respect copyright.PENANAP2Mu32HSzZ
but a misunderstanding. I never went back on my word. Things just 336Please respect copyright.PENANA99oFiqIPij
happened that I myself couldn't control."copyright protection332PENANAGR69xizKRh336Please respect copyright.PENANAD1PR5UeypK
"Don't lie to me, Sam."copyright protection332PENANAoNnIxFaley336Please respect copyright.PENANAs6mQqRq0AI
"You know what, I'm 336Please respect copyright.PENANAPojBfsKSBJ
trying my best here to try and tell you the truth but you're acting like336Please respect copyright.PENANAFPOi70POhW
a deaf person blocking my words out. I knew from the very beginning 336Please respect copyright.PENANAsbyoXxApY9
that I could never be with you nor with Daesung and I have accepted it. I336Please respect copyright.PENANAUHijktBHaE
talked about that with him yesterday. That's why he kissed me."copyright protection332PENANAGni361paDe336Please respect copyright.PENANAAuMrrHiZ00
G-Dragon shook his head. "So you're saying that he kissed you and not that you kissed him?"copyright protection332PENANA1dltDHVYmD336Please respect copyright.PENANAsEiW4BJgWN
"Yes. But I know you 336Please respect copyright.PENANAc5AibtqVqF
won't believe me. Unlike you, at least Daesung realised and accepted it 336Please respect copyright.PENANAH0foU8W1Uw
for himself that he and I could never be together."copyright protection332PENANA9KvoTGIbZo336Please respect copyright.PENANAbGefTUHFtl
I looked at G-Dragon and I knew I hit the spot. I just hope that what I said would make him understand.copyright protection332PENANARcECyoawKb336Please respect copyright.PENANAgjb3L65r6s
"The sooner you accept all this, the better it would be for all of us," I said.copyright protection332PENANAiva5OA8QZT336Please respect copyright.PENANATWpY6n4WtM
I turned around to head 336Please respect copyright.PENANAR5yPluT7N5
back for the studio. As I walked away, I realised that I wasn't upset or336Please respect copyright.PENANAQCRCiYhGwh
angry. I was frustrated and my problems were far from over.copyright protection332PENANAJYL81gEr2P336Please respect copyright.PENANAhfquLS0zxO
When I came back in the 336Please respect copyright.PENANA9QFZs9LJEv
studio, all eyes were on me as soon as I walked in. I could tell on 336Please respect copyright.PENANAmWHlokDtQD
their faces that they had heard the entire conversation.copyright protection332PENANAZmjLNzkcLH336Please respect copyright.PENANAa23181syVD
"Sam, are you okay?" Taeyang asked.copyright protection332PENANAr2n9QftL67336Please respect copyright.PENANAnoGX8SRZhN
I didn't want to beat around the brush. "No. I'm not."copyright protection332PENANAWdb5gIKx5t336Please respect copyright.PENANAJKGD6yCwUb
I came in further into the room and sat down on the floor, not looking at the others.copyright protection332PENANAaJADbTxE8E336Please respect copyright.PENANANW59ScXE2q
"You and G-Dragon were arguing," said Zoey as she came to sit down beside me. "Would like to talk about it?"copyright protection332PENANAe4gOjYc2Vo336Please respect copyright.PENANAg8cN0VBLpt
I looked at Zoey. "I'm certainly not the one to tell you what's going on."copyright protection332PENANAHh0e91l6pV336Please respect copyright.PENANAVfJ55Kmt71
I went back to looking at the floor. My chin rested on my knees and I hugged myself, lost in thought.copyright protection332PENANA5sLjJnkQiE336Please respect copyright.PENANAGub2QtfZ0N
I heard the door open 336Please respect copyright.PENANABiJNfnSPjw
behind me and I knew G-Dragon had come into the room. At the corner of 336Please respect copyright.PENANArCOfXgeh6H
my eye, I could see Zoey turn towards the door.copyright protection332PENANATP5r29yfDD336Please respect copyright.PENANAOoTt32Kcq8
"Care to explain to us what's going on?" Mike asked G-Dragon. "You two argued and we could hear you guys down the hall."copyright protection332PENANANGRtpSU4Jh336Please respect copyright.PENANAptTKlV4Gyx
"It's nothing," I heard G-Dragon say.copyright protection332PENANA16k8tdZlcE336Please respect copyright.PENANAJHJsJ5rS2d
"It's nothing? Looking at both of your faces, something did happen," said TOP.copyright protection332PENANAC4IMxECNF0336Please respect copyright.PENANANLUqVufO4L
"Look guys," I said as 336Please respect copyright.PENANAwJY5ch1UHf
quickly stood up from the floor and turned to face them. "Tell me if I'm336Please respect copyright.PENANAy2TKmqbl0i
wrong, but you guys heard the entire conversation, right?"copyright protection332PENANAX8QUuiHe9y336Please respect copyright.PENANAbOF9AiVI7I
No one said anything and they had guilty looks on their faces. That settled it.copyright protection332PENANAv2hE1nWA7D336Please respect copyright.PENANAiiRHHMzw9d
"I'm sorry you had to hear all that," I said as I scratched my head. "We shouldn't have been so loud."copyright protection332PENANA8xvMGNWfel336Please respect copyright.PENANADrydiiZLM7
"Why didn't you two tell us all this before?" Seungri asked.copyright protection332PENANAKsc3GjiwX7336Please respect copyright.PENANA4KOIwbXgZr
I didn't say anything 336Please respect copyright.PENANAEcz1QrtzPE
and neither did G-Dragon. We looked at each other and then at the others336Please respect copyright.PENANASjpKsoQ6Us
who were waiting for either of us to say something.copyright protection332PENANAfL15qNaFqL336Please respect copyright.PENANASJWaUUm29j
Before anyone could 336Please respect copyright.PENANAWkjU0IAWPI
break the silence, the door to the studio opened and the choreographer 336Please respect copyright.PENANA2RyLtI7etl
came in with some backup dancers and pretending like nothing happened, 336Please respect copyright.PENANA19NgUkXReq
we went back to practising.copyright protection332PENANABgx25s9QCp336Please respect copyright.PENANAkZeQUsHMPh
I don't know how I 336Please respect copyright.PENANALz34DLmKqE
managed to go through the entire dance session without making a mistake.336Please respect copyright.PENANA77L1RSkVee
Not after what happened some minutes ago. Now that everyone knows 336Please respect copyright.PENANATA9kvDH6wT
what's been going on between G-Dragon and I, it was supposed to affect 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQuvXyfA3yj
me in some way but it didn't. I felt bad, but right now I had to keep my336Please respect copyright.PENANAR8uAljxTHV
head in the real world and not mess things up.copyright protection332PENANAaaGEKsvZDm336Please respect copyright.PENANAOqkRQdgN9G
It was lunch time and 336Please respect copyright.PENANAgDKACl9hLn
again we took a break. We were almost done with the dance routine but I 336Please respect copyright.PENANA1py1Fwk8IJ
was so tired, I wondered if I would be able to meet up with the unknown 336Please respect copyright.PENANAnbKda1oqTF
stranger.copyright protection332PENANAsB0fYyBK0z336Please respect copyright.PENANA2YkpQ5CHda
Now that we were on a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZPYa8WesEJ
break, no one said anything to each other even after the choreographer 336Please respect copyright.PENANAJdyNuKMP4F
left with the backup dancers. As much as I would have loved to say 336Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1AYz6XhYD
something to the others concerning the argument, I couldn't. It was just336Please respect copyright.PENANAYOuSj0zIBg
too awkward for me.copyright protection332PENANAVBeB42VkmZ336Please respect copyright.PENANAUYto9apStQ
Zoey cleared her throat first. "Mmmm, so are we going to talk about this or are we going to have lunch?"copyright protection332PENANAwJE18K3tET336Please respect copyright.PENANAHTn9z8ivhv
I looked at Zoey. "You and G-Dragon have a lot to talk about." I then turned to face G-Dragon.copyright protection332PENANA3lCzZZw6nK336Please respect copyright.PENANAtQE7brkhyI
"Sam's right, Zoey," said G-Dragon.copyright protection332PENANAvHjGkFaRP9336Please respect copyright.PENANAooZ3C7Sar6
Zoey looked a little downcast as though she knew to expect the worst.copyright protection332PENANAvU86KU1ySC336Please respect copyright.PENANAeGm7jhw9F5
"Well, you guys can talk if you want," said Seungri, "but I'm hungry."copyright protection332PENANA0ZnpecPRSr336Please respect copyright.PENANAjPHFnLmzRS
"Ya, me too," said Daniel.copyright protection332PENANA4gxMVgnNsI336Please respect copyright.PENANAtskXVJdfTQ
"We can order a pizza," said Christine.copyright protection332PENANAGQQEJpsHj1336Please respect copyright.PENANAMOtj4nsUHK
"Good idea," said Taeyang.copyright protection332PENANA8CtJ8NzGZs336Please respect copyright.PENANAyzAb1TuYIQ
As though they couldn't 336Please respect copyright.PENANAi7BSeOM5hu
stay in the room any longer, the others walked out, leaving Zoey, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAHjheImjatm
G-Dragon and I in the room. I couldn't blame them. There was too much 336Please respect copyright.PENANAEN1hmgiDYd
tension going on and I couldn't help to think it was entirely my fault.copyright protection332PENANADXaGOIkI0S336Please respect copyright.PENANAdPnCniDIte
A few seconds later, 336Please respect copyright.PENANA4piIyUVo1x
when I knew that the others had gone, I also left the room with my purse336Please respect copyright.PENANAdGqLRGqBj5
and crown without saying a word. Zoey and G-Dragon had a lot of talking336Please respect copyright.PENANAh8emXA12Hv
to do and I would come back for that later. And while the others had 336Please respect copyright.PENANAAsLgpn8Me9
plans for lunch, I had other plans of my own.copyright protection332PENANAilrW5or9AX336Please respect copyright.PENANAlVGMMmuPQG
As I walked down the empty hall, I called Lee and she picked up immediately.copyright protection332PENANAh6Gaa85SEZ336Please respect copyright.PENANA8dgWaEW0pF
"Hey, Sam, why are you calling?" Lee asked.copyright protection332PENANAV4CpjhZ4TZ336Please respect copyright.PENANArm9e6rGNsW
"A lot has happened 336Please respect copyright.PENANAyzHDgMPDkE
today that I need to tell you, Lee," I said, keeping my voice down in 336Please respect copyright.PENANAHR9Q84OEFn
case there were any people snooping around.copyright protection332PENANAc9P91jTC5p336Please respect copyright.PENANAL9gjK8CymB
"What? What's happened?"copyright protection332PENANAwPXDuTGQJx336Please respect copyright.PENANAi8hUsRSoes
"Everyone now knows the truth about G-Dragon and I. They heard us arguing."copyright protection332PENANATt7fBlg08i336Please respect copyright.PENANABndLbzTrsa
I could hear Lee gasp and I pictured her ready to drop and faint. "For real? Oh, gosh, this is bad."copyright protection332PENANA0Nwybd8Bfx336Please respect copyright.PENANACqqs0tjQGL
"That's not the worst 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZdTx8n6YLi
part," I said as I found myself at the end of the hall going down a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQH3qfaV27c
flight of stairs. "A weird guy called me today and I need to meet him."copyright protection332PENANArkIzZO5DEX336Please respect copyright.PENANAH8eM5L0VgR
"Huh? What for? Who is this guy?"copyright protection332PENANA0u4b7NM8KU336Please respect copyright.PENANADfKBNrNZBG
"Like I said, he is 336Please respect copyright.PENANADyPfsQYIX6
weird. Something bad came up and if I don't meet him soon, a lot of us 336Please respect copyright.PENANAjuyfYiXEUl
are going to be toast especially with the press."copyright protection332PENANA1LoYJ0zIvz336Please respect copyright.PENANAluq1SI0DhL
"Is he blackmailing you or something?"copyright protection332PENANACpVKBIhMgQ336Please respect copyright.PENANAmiQea9xpnE
"I'm not sure if I can 336Please respect copyright.PENANAuIqHIecLaW
call it that. But if I'm affected too, then it kind of looks that way. 336Please respect copyright.PENANAOocnA5Y5TD
Do me a favour and meet me at the back of the building."copyright protection332PENANARcaamsqjtP336Please respect copyright.PENANAmMJI3b2VUH
Lee paused. "Why? You aren't going to meet him, are you?"copyright protection332PENANA9wy0LftxBk336Please respect copyright.PENANA30fEAAAmzT
"I've no choice and I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAsmDnAYlKRh
would better do it now because we are going to be here for a while until336Please respect copyright.PENANAXgr9GHBwZZ
we are done with the dance routine. Bring me a pair of sunglasses, a 336Please respect copyright.PENANA7IAAxXvuCY
cap and a scarf."copyright protection332PENANA8ncHuTHG82336Please respect copyright.PENANAJO4ZI4DoK9
"What will you need that for?"copyright protection332PENANA1LpZhkGllq336Please respect copyright.PENANAczLZgvn80m
"Trust me," I said as stopped on the stairs. I wasn't too sure which floor I was on at the moment.copyright protection332PENANAmCJZr9U0M2336Please respect copyright.PENANAyNJHp099Jm
"Okay, fine. I'll see where I can get those."copyright protection332PENANAv1VQxSjURi336Please respect copyright.PENANAwRLXo1njR1
"Thanks, Lee. Don't tell anyone."copyright protection332PENANAsstaewAAbD336Please respect copyright.PENANAvgPlFM1Aci
I cut the call and this 336Please respect copyright.PENANAHGzXjtncdi
time, I ran down the stairs with a new found energy. I was tired from 336Please respect copyright.PENANA8AlRlujTXY
all the dancing but I had some reasonable ounce of energy left in me.copyright protection332PENANAoIlQTkXSd8336Please respect copyright.PENANAWAYb0QFhth
I reached the bottom of 336Please respect copyright.PENANAGHmgx8tC6N
the steps. I had reached the ground floor. There was a passage behind 336Please respect copyright.PENANA1GzR2Ykv1u
the stairs which lead to a door. The back door, I presume. And in front 336Please respect copyright.PENANA9JXbABKqcp
of me was a short passage which lead to the lobby. I could hear a few 336Please respect copyright.PENANAiXKtsQKRe3
voices that I could recognise.copyright protection332PENANAzVICtpiSWI336Please respect copyright.PENANAPSxGmD0cAw
I went over to look, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAXykl4pzWM7
making sure I had my back against the wall. I took a peek and I saw The 336Please respect copyright.PENANALh3tYZAuV8
Toxins and BigBang in the lobby heading out. They were going out for 336Please respect copyright.PENANAVLKdRbSLjo
lunch instead of ordering it from here. Before I could turn around and 336Please respect copyright.PENANAJE8T3daSPy
head for the back door, I ended up hearing their conversation.copyright protection332PENANASLKnQkfmQ9336Please respect copyright.PENANAmmhzyrd6qD
"I wish Sam could have told me what was going on," said Christine.copyright protection332PENANApDOvx6fE4T336Please respect copyright.PENANAXh1JS68TBC
"How could we have known?" Daesung asked. "Sam and I just talked about it yesterday, but she never mentioned G-Dragon."copyright protection332PENANA036gg20Vf7336Please respect copyright.PENANAOHmY1fTDsx
"I'm just surprised that336Please respect copyright.PENANAnNMg0IpdBw
you kissed my sister," said Mike. For some reason, I was surprised that336Please respect copyright.PENANAbF2m3smbHC
he wasn't upset like I thought he would.copyright protection332PENANASEOhjrK0Gf336Please respect copyright.PENANA8RHKwjpAaW
"Well, whatever she did that for," said Taeyang, "she will tell us eventually."copyright protection332PENANAbB3buEU9hd336Please respect copyright.PENANAScp7y7G4tJ
"Should we go back for her and see if she would come with us for lunch?" TOP asked.copyright protection332PENANAS0cqUSUHyL336Please respect copyright.PENANAXtCI0dSIzR
"No, I bet she wants to be alone for a while," said Seungri.copyright protection332PENANAmjOH6hOR2L336Please respect copyright.PENANAzriUhegnPP
"I think so too," said 336Please respect copyright.PENANARmCT2tGHXB
Daniel. "But just in case, we would order her and the others a takeout. 336Please respect copyright.PENANAqndZWvxzix
Sometimes Sam would starve herself without even realising it."copyright protection332PENANA92KbZTpsdp336Please respect copyright.PENANAS6LRgwAE3y
The next thing I knew, their voices became distant. I peeked again and I saw that they had already walked out of the lobby.copyright protection332PENANANxyRmzB3oX336Please respect copyright.PENANApDFSsbbTV3
I was expecting them to 336Please respect copyright.PENANATFtE8NYDa1
be mad and all, but they didn't seem like they were. Maybe they were 336Please respect copyright.PENANAFwsy1XqD78
just hiding it and they would throw all of their anger on me later on. 336Please respect copyright.PENANA5DKPmxSYmY
Who knows?copyright protection332PENANAYgg1ByAfV6336Please respect copyright.PENANAXa0t4n90PF
Throwing that thought 336Please respect copyright.PENANAIPuDs01W5n
out of my head, I quickly went back down the hall, heading for the back 336Please respect copyright.PENANA0nJChcS2yb
door. I hope it wasn't locked. I swung the door and it opened. Lucky me.336Please respect copyright.PENANAD1NYHsJKeX
Now I had to wait for Lee to show up.copyright protection332PENANA35r9c4pYup336Please respect copyright.PENANAtMNbojNfSz
There were still more 336Please respect copyright.PENANASXi0h7SkES
vehicles parked at the back of the building. Some of which were delivery336Please respect copyright.PENANAuCWlT7Kqzb
trucks. I waited for Lee on the slab with my back leaning against the 336Please respect copyright.PENANApStIzNPa3I
wall. I could hear the sound of the vehicle's engine coming from the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAc1e4D8VQuU
front and I knew the others were leaving until I heard the noise fade 336Please respect copyright.PENANAKCsExvq472
away.copyright protection332PENANAvoYSk6j3Lp336Please respect copyright.PENANAInrZQmftPM
In what seemed like 336Please respect copyright.PENANA49pYWZ46ZJ
forever, Lee appeared around the corner of the building with her 336Please respect copyright.PENANA5vX2XtEG3H
handbag. When she spotted me, she quickened her steps.copyright protection332PENANAUU9i3ijt2T336Please respect copyright.PENANAn4TpTKOBtc
"It's about time," I said with my arms folded.copyright protection332PENANAQw8BAATPsw336Please respect copyright.PENANANUrMRy4e7q
"Don't act all grumpy on me," said Lee. "So as to let you know, finding what you wanted wasn't all that easy."copyright protection332PENANA3CGpXqIx6N336Please respect copyright.PENANAkGppm2ouJ5
"Okay, thanks," I said as Lee gave me her bag and I gave her my crown and purse to hold. "Hold this."copyright protection332PENANASCOSKwrKEU336Please respect copyright.PENANAHWl19lxERx
"Oh, wow!" Lee marvelled as she looked at my crown. "Who gave this to you?"copyright protection332PENANArLwDdm45Bc336Please respect copyright.PENANAPJ81IUQu7W
"Seungri," I answered as I rummaged through the bag to get the items out.copyright protection332PENANAJOsFYjNobe336Please respect copyright.PENANA4yLpZqb1bW
"This is so pretty. These diamonds look so real."copyright protection332PENANAlGcdlBA80G336Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZW25ejshS
"They are," I said as I put the blue baseball cap on.copyright protection332PENANA5bqF5iEZZb336Please respect copyright.PENANAXBLIpHHyxv
"So sweet of him to do this," said Lee. She looked at me. "Are they all still inside?"copyright protection332PENANA1VKfsr42FA336Please respect copyright.PENANA9iYRbiDCDc
"They have gone out for 336Please respect copyright.PENANAVmIVq2mjA5
lunch. But Zoey and G-Dragon are talking in the studio. Hopefully things336Please respect copyright.PENANAYriPgqL2NS
will work out okay. Though I highly doubt it will."copyright protection332PENANAM69wsig0ne336Please respect copyright.PENANANxLyrKwF7K
"Things are really bad, huh?" Lee asked with a sad expression on her face.copyright protection332PENANAYrmK0xGvyb336Please respect copyright.PENANADQP3LQMzVb
"Ya. And they are about 336Please respect copyright.PENANABaumkpAnvV
to get a whole lot worse. Wish me luck." I put on the sunglasses and the336Please respect copyright.PENANASvnkrEGOm6
light scarf around my neck. Lee gave me back my purse.copyright protection332PENANAtjtX9mEGkn336Please respect copyright.PENANAP2jpYwb36L
"Okay. Tell me how everything goes," said Lee. "Want me to escort you out of the gate?"copyright protection332PENANA3mNHRRGjj6336Please respect copyright.PENANAXGJqKFJvMr
"Ya, that will be a good336Please respect copyright.PENANAu5dwaLJDi7
idea," I said. "Leaving me alone would be dangerous and who knows what 336Please respect copyright.PENANA1eFpzRzmTd
the guards might think when they see me."copyright protection332PENANAJezVu0PWjN336Please respect copyright.PENANAvERrR34iIW
Lee and I started to 336Please respect copyright.PENANAR3sPkPhsrs
walk and we turned around the corner finding ourselves back at the front336Please respect copyright.PENANAXmmrvHEiaZ
parking lot. As we were heading towards the gate, Lee started some 336Please respect copyright.PENANAjkRrCRamHt
random conversation and I played along making sure not to look 336Please respect copyright.PENANAnn2Fbyhqr6
suspicious in front of the guards who didn't seem to be paying much 336Please respect copyright.PENANANUy4JFvgGZ
attention. I made sure that they didn't notice my face.copyright protection332PENANAGGircXCuLo336Please respect copyright.PENANAN8GYYyYfFY
When I finally managed 336Please respect copyright.PENANAAFDUPSyQt9
to get out of the gate, Lee wished me luck. I nodded my head and walked 336Please respect copyright.PENANAzdQ7l31v2M
away from the YG gate and down the street.copyright protection332PENANAXq2apQK0KF336Please respect copyright.PENANAcN9ckeCnX6
I had to admit, I was so336Please respect copyright.PENANAXwrvAcXgLC
scared. For one reason, I had no idea where I was going since I hadn't 336Please respect copyright.PENANATec3POnksD
fully known the place and this was the first time I had to walk around 336Please respect copyright.PENANAD2vecRLlJy
in the streets by myself. Going around alone was too dangerous for me 336Please respect copyright.PENANAGKdOB4pmOf
and I was crazy to think I would manage on my own.copyright protection332PENANAdege5vAKev336Please respect copyright.PENANAPgpOdtEf99
After walking a few 336Please respect copyright.PENANACZbUVtcHXn
blocks away from YG, I reached the crosswords and I stopped at the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAReS8WQcfEe
traffic walking sign. I looked around and so far, no one had recognised 336Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ucwu1gxrE
me under my little disguise. When the robot indicated 'walk' I crossed 336Please respect copyright.PENANADuOiLIhPiW
the road with a few people and got to the other side of the street.copyright protection332PENANAaJkNC0fw9I336Please respect copyright.PENANASayYi8ncvH
As I walked, passing a shoe shop, I took my phone out from my purse and called the unknown man.copyright protection332PENANA55RrVu61Bb336Please respect copyright.PENANAt9DngTU3Cp
"Ah, you finally called," said the stranger who had answered after the first ring. "I've been waiting."copyright protection332PENANA7COQrTgFTF336Please respect copyright.PENANARXBDykVrFg
"Ya, I figured," I said, looking around hoping that no one noticed me but the cap hid my facecopyright protection332PENANAJC1KhOtgbP336Please respect copyright.PENANAPwHFOHIk0J
pretty well. "I've no idea where to meet you and I'm not so familiar with the place."copyright protection332PENANAkODhxgJZoW336Please respect copyright.PENANAj9y5PzlEPZ
"Not to worry, dear. I already see you. Nice disguise by the way. I can hardly tell it is you under that baseball cap."copyright protection332PENANAEKcsXF4H05336Please respect copyright.PENANAanfKVDVU7L
I froze as I soon looked336Please respect copyright.PENANAaN9kcH0NAI
left and right and across the street hoping to see him. But I couldn't 336Please respect copyright.PENANAHCTQd7jUcL
spot out any French native among the midst of Koreans. Feeling a little 336Please respect copyright.PENANAG3h2nwWfu2
out of place, I figured I might just be the odd one around here too.copyright protection332PENANAdugUz58rWh336Please respect copyright.PENANAXmyUD6CXeO
I heard him laugh 336Please respect copyright.PENANALabEtYI4l1
through the phone and I could tell he was making fun of me. "Not to 336Please respect copyright.PENANAvaXeQfB61H
worry, Sam. Be careful or you might just blow your cover."copyright protection332PENANA2uIyXBabRl336Please respect copyright.PENANAOPUZzEhIMv
I gritted my teeth. "Just show yourself. Where are you?"copyright protection332PENANAxPlSulSXPA336Please respect copyright.PENANA9yVkhqcSE2
"I'm right here."copyright protection332PENANAkV5eX8hvQD336Please respect copyright.PENANAqrV4Phf6Up
"Right where?" I looked around and still nothing. People walked past me and I got frustrated. "Don't try play games with-"copyright protection332PENANAbLtZccWk4G336Please respect copyright.PENANAv1IdsCrpHa
My sentence was cut 336Please respect copyright.PENANANLowZxwdiE
short when down the road, a fancy black shiny Bugatti parked at the edge336Please respect copyright.PENANABU8SgGPWd3
of the concrete slab right in front of me. I looked on with my mouth 336Please respect copyright.PENANAg56p0ONRaE
agape. I have always admired fancy cars but this was one hell of a ride.copyright protection332PENANAchzI3jod1f336Please respect copyright.PENANAdxaDlj56RW
A smartly dressed 336Please respect copyright.PENANAjHTC4ygNzO
looking chauffeur came out of the driver's seat and came to my side. 336Please respect copyright.PENANArryr3G5IRP
With his white gloved hand, he opened the door to the passenger's seat.copyright protection332PENANAPmRbGuo9bZ336Please respect copyright.PENANABBUm6XBDvV
"You may go in, mademoiselle," said the driver in deep French accent, as he bowed.copyright protection332PENANA5FF8S9UPUx336Please respect copyright.PENANAUomh5fS699
At first I was dumbfounded and I didn't know whether to run and head back to YG, or just go in and get this over with.copyright protection332PENANArzVzCq8cR8336Please respect copyright.PENANA8GfNHqMQ8A
A few heads turned my 336Please respect copyright.PENANA4vfX8Wob8W
way and I could only imagine what people must think of a Bugatti and a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAaXie8VsD9D
smartly dressed chauffeur waiting for me to go in. Strange, I suppose 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQLTPT0dJbE
and a little suspicious too.copyright protection332PENANAFejlCwtgWo336Please respect copyright.PENANAVUZK811AVp
I managed to awake from 336Please respect copyright.PENANAIZMADbUWqO
my slumber and got in the car before people fully start to look at me 336Please respect copyright.PENANAcc9wqYqtXi
and figure out who I was. As I got in, a nice car smell wafted in the 336Please respect copyright.PENANACxSzVU1gxK
air and into my nostrils. The chauffeur closed the door and went to the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAcT9N2rMviX
driver's seat.copyright protection332PENANAi2drwxjOXi336Please respect copyright.PENANA2Rwxao67jW
"Samantha Glasson, nice to finally meet you at last," came a deep voice.copyright protection332PENANATVfxabfwBF336Please respect copyright.PENANA61zwIgdlfw
With my eyes, I looked 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZ491mO9I0D
at the person sitting right beside me in the passenger's seat. For a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAFuRuky3mIF
moment, I was scared. But when I looked at the man fully, my face fell.copyright protection332PENANAOSHsFNDsNL336Please respect copyright.PENANAtGCUrY3kYW
He looked to be in the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAkqw7K3d6KQ
same age group as me but maybe two years older. I guessed in my head 336Please respect copyright.PENANAX8RMJoqxL4
that he must be 24 or 25. He had gorgeous blue eyes like the colour of 336Please respect copyright.PENANAETyBKC4S7x
the sea and brown short curly hair. His dashing lips were lifted up into336Please respect copyright.PENANAyfl4LUBqNR
a smile and under that navy blue suit of his, I could tell he was one 336Please respect copyright.PENANAv2VdcuYjK9
who had one heck of a body.copyright protection332PENANA5AS0Q7VUfh336Please respect copyright.PENANAxMY1pfBHmb
I hadn't said a word and336Please respect copyright.PENANAMexUfXzOg5
the car started to drive down the road when the young man offered his 336Please respect copyright.PENANAsE0k8MuUeC
open hand. I stared at it and noticed a shiny gold Rolex on his left 336Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZDmOo31Fl
wrist. Who was this guy?copyright protection332PENANAcTbYzzK7Ga336Please respect copyright.PENANA4suwq1JuBR
"Aren't we going to shake hands?" he asked.copyright protection332PENANAjNoDkr0sNg336Please respect copyright.PENANAWnbMy0LGTP
I opened my mouth but 336Please respect copyright.PENANALq38Xd0Leh
then closed it again knowing that it was pointless to argue. I took his 336Please respect copyright.PENANAPJuypLGs11
hand and shook it, scared that I might receive a shocking zap from the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAphRmQ0CnrF
contact.copyright protection332PENANAPpXP5qB4Gr336Please respect copyright.PENANAgXW6nEM7om
"And you must be the guy I was talking to over the phone?" I asked.copyright protection332PENANAzyEK7xgJXi336Please respect copyright.PENANALGLOvbhym3
"Yes, a pleasure to meet336Please respect copyright.PENANA3cYkqCCm5l
your acquaintance." He lightly pressed his lips on the back of my palm 336Please respect copyright.PENANA1tHjDvuhGC
and I blushed as I slowly withdrew my hand.copyright protection332PENANA0aUQjwCXe9336Please respect copyright.PENANAGNQRvJ3TN4
"I'm sorry we had to 336Please respect copyright.PENANAyCRHbSV6jT
meet under such awkward circumstances," he said as he leaned back in the336Please respect copyright.PENANAaBqBVGHuO1
fancy leathered seats. "But I needed to talk to you, and fast."copyright protection332PENANARjnScZN3Nu336Please respect copyright.PENANA7pQW0ZSvLO
I looked at him and 336Please respect copyright.PENANAmmVxGzMFMN
realised that all his was just too surreal. This wasn't what I was 336Please respect copyright.PENANAB8vbrXBPyH
expecting. I was expecting a man much older than me and rafia looking. 336Please respect copyright.PENANAcbLCP5oDkE
This guy right beside me looked like one of those handsome Greek gods we336Please respect copyright.PENANARFXHUl5ehd
hear about in mythical tales.copyright protection332PENANArqT8RcFxHu336Please respect copyright.PENANA5nXfbwu7V3
"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked with the corner of his lips raised up to a smile.copyright protection332PENANAQB2C5f9NjK336Please respect copyright.PENANA9Y50kCSazp
"I...uh." Yikes! I was 336Please respect copyright.PENANAxHh54Uh9B0
caught looking at him. I blushed and turned to face the window beside 336Please respect copyright.PENANAReyj6xLM3C
me. "Nothing. This wasn't what I was expecting."copyright protection332PENANAJQ9tpv6ixS336Please respect copyright.PENANAxnQaE9TSfV
There was silence and I 336Please respect copyright.PENANALkEbsy19l7
didn't want to look at him. He was obviously looking at me and that made336Please respect copyright.PENANA4oyaSqxu9b
me play around with my fingers because I was nervous. Then I realised 336Please respect copyright.PENANA0NQZ8Zf86W
something.copyright protection332PENANAMJmnQNwSYQ336Please respect copyright.PENANAkCm0rCAoEf
"You never told me your name," I said as I looked at him. Dang it! I wasn't supposed to look at him.copyright protection332PENANAVOUQbanmpp336Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7CVTNqnOc
"Oh, silly me. Where are my manners? I'm Derrick."copyright protection332PENANAyVWUq0pMFk336Please respect copyright.PENANACXgv91WhO1
"That's a weird name, given that you're French."copyright protection332PENANAVimQ9aUoOm336Please respect copyright.PENANAWuWo9U0H8k
"I was born in the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQoJagVwHPB
States and my parents preferred giving me this name even though they are336Please respect copyright.PENANAeTo8EUFmZD
both French. I grew up in France almost my whole life and my parents 336Please respect copyright.PENANADVJf9YUQOQ
are people who like to travel a lot for business. Building their 336Please respect copyright.PENANAWybCxil7pc
business empire is what's so important to them."copyright protection332PENANArExPkljojY336Please respect copyright.PENANA0PnKvOognb
"I can clearly see that," I said as I wondrously looked around in the car.copyright protection332PENANAz0rGlhaYtW336Please respect copyright.PENANAjg40V1yKhu
My expression might have amused him because he chuckled. I blushed as I pushed my glasses further up my nose and folded my arms.copyright protection332PENANAEmrY2pegFC336Please respect copyright.PENANArf367Q8dm3
"This is going to be fun," he said to himself.copyright protection332PENANA5xvsvA14wz336Please respect copyright.PENANAlQtNrwzKFl
I changed the topic. "About the photo, why did you want to see me?"copyright protection332PENANAq6ODrOhtMe336Please respect copyright.PENANAOq8HL7bnRt
"Can we talk about this over lunch?"copyright protection332PENANA5nzwnRKZMa336Please respect copyright.PENANAh3plHZlwqt
"Lunch?"copyright protection332PENANAucAu5oaApQ336Please respect copyright.PENANA4z65rhvmUd
"Yes, lunch."copyright protection332PENANALkvxu4EFEq336Please respect copyright.PENANAyNLnNMIP76
A moment ago, I wasn't in the mood for lunch. But now that he mentioned it, I was starving.copyright protection332PENANAh6sDjvHdF9336Please respect copyright.PENANAwqDjzhjWaC
"Lunch sounds good. But not in the open. I don't want to grab any attention."copyright protection332PENANAY1T3cniXDf336Please respect copyright.PENANAkrCgnnPLjG
"Of course. I figured you would want that. Given that no one knows where you are anyway."copyright protection332PENANAM6onQIFFwW336Please respect copyright.PENANAmCtk3tvnV9
I raised an eyebrow at 336Please respect copyright.PENANAycUeCx2ayE
him. "You've been following me the whole time, haven't you? That's how 336Please respect copyright.PENANApNN7XA3UQy
you have been able to find me on the street."copyright protection332PENANAk55nTbEWLZ336Please respect copyright.PENANAFocAhgTVBs
He gave me that dashing 336Please respect copyright.PENANAOrGBctiyxR
smile of his. "Of course. I just had to. I knew sooner or later that we 336Please respect copyright.PENANAfzCgkFtJyW
would meet. I had to come prepared."copyright protection332PENANAyVItlXTr5K336Please respect copyright.PENANAOVaFK6t95h
"That's sounds creepy if you ask me," I said as looked out the window. "So, where are we going?"copyright protection332PENANA30QfF61HPQ336Please respect copyright.PENANARCqxpGf4kG
"My apartment. It's much safer there."copyright protection332PENANAlGwtWSJycU336Please respect copyright.PENANA19NUiMVHp8
"You own an apartment?"copyright protection332PENANAfEiUhOW8ue336Please respect copyright.PENANAlUf10lxYcN
"Like I said, my parents travel around for world and South Korea, is one of their favourite spots."copyright protection332PENANAcIGkglEPD2336Please respect copyright.PENANAqeTb952omQ
"So, it's their apartment then and not yours."copyright protection332PENANAoMmqMn1EKo336Please respect copyright.PENANAAI0daDex1O
"They have their own apartment and I have mine."copyright protection332PENANA27EdcrxOHH336Please respect copyright.PENANAK4QroYRj8U
"Oh." I couldn't help but feel embarrassed.copyright protection332PENANAmn7bOZYikk336Please respect copyright.PENANA4cGRDyCNEL
"Here we are now," said Derrick as he looked out of the car window on his side and followed suit.copyright protection332PENANAd0A8KRn2pc336Please respect copyright.PENANAz0OY032mTG
It was a huge apartment 336Please respect copyright.PENANAdMWyt2HJ8D
building kind of like the ones famous people live in. The car took a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAY57jc85SYj
turn and went down the road to an underground parking lot.copyright protection332PENANAnlDckRvZZn336Please respect copyright.PENANAC75kI4w2FD
After the car parked, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAih5yLo3SBo
the chauffeur quickly came out and opened the car door on Derrick's 336Please respect copyright.PENANADUneplRzAK
side. Derrick came out and I followed. Before I could step out of the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAimwmveCZIA
car, Derrick held out his hand to help me out. I took his hand and I 336Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZJPlNmjRt
came out of the car.copyright protection332PENANACHWoGql32d336Please respect copyright.PENANAAZU6RHNFkb
Derrick lead the way, 336Please respect copyright.PENANAOYIx9Y124n
still holding my hand, to the elevator and the chauffeur stayed behind 336Please respect copyright.PENANArXsfvlrJzf
with the car as he watched us go. I couldn't help but feel that the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7hzAfCmzD
chauffeur had been smiling at us from the time we got out of the car.copyright protection332PENANAQTUcmVXTwC336Please respect copyright.PENANA1xfNZBviUA
Derrick pressed the elevator button and when they drew open, we stepped in at the same time.copyright protection332PENANAvJTH25kA5k336Please respect copyright.PENANA3zTmuGI8g3
When the door closed, I withdrew my hand from his. He pressed the button to his floor and I felt the elevator move.copyright protection332PENANAAwvPa6YxlE336Please respect copyright.PENANAZpnhTjwwHv
"So, about that photo, I need to know what's going on," I said as stared at the floor.copyright protection332PENANAz0XapvRYsn336Please respect copyright.PENANAaAuJAWqGEs
"What do you want to know?" Derrick asked. I could feel his eyes on me.copyright protection332PENANAAdc5nEl2KD336Please respect copyright.PENANAoEuZh5vIYr
"Everything," I said as I looked at him. "But one thing I don't get is why you're involving me in all this."copyright protection332PENANAHKf4kgWxqs336Please respect copyright.PENANAnqitLA9Zq3
"But don't you want to know what's going on?"copyright protection332PENANAKQLayubJgC336Please respect copyright.PENANA1tpfbaZWmK
"Well, ya, I do! You're 336Please respect copyright.PENANA4X8wYg7hk7
the one who sent me the photo so I'm curious. Do you know what? It was 336Please respect copyright.PENANAA2z5c42gVO
best you didn't send it to me in the first place."copyright protection332PENANA910SEo0VU0336Please respect copyright.PENANAau3SjwMszQ
"Why?"copyright protection332PENANA6mqswubvY2336Please respect copyright.PENANArwU37baHYX
"Maybe then I wouldn't be here."copyright protection332PENANAdM8dxVymgB336Please respect copyright.PENANAYevucBx1NH
The elevator doors flew 336Please respect copyright.PENANABgsB8x87xP
open and in front of me was a lavishly looking hall. The white painted 336Please respect copyright.PENANAl8WZ7oQOik
hall and the bright lighting above made the hall look angelic that if 336Please respect copyright.PENANAsI6PXXoagg
you were to see it for yourself, you would think you had just stepped 336Please respect copyright.PENANAXETdPQBryN
into heaven.copyright protection332PENANAnb9oeJSuXX336Please respect copyright.PENANAstJRBFw6fs
I stepped out of the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAp0vRX8mQcV
elevator and beautiful paintings lined up the walls. I noticed that the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQwWc7WPCJv
doors leading to other people's apartments were white doors with fancy 336Please respect copyright.PENANAm4WOyPrtK5
looking gold plated handles. The floor of the hall was covered with a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAXIXOv2HTf2
soft red carpet.copyright protection332PENANAIxezsE9AOy336Please respect copyright.PENANAUAe2F8xxRc
"This place looks nice," I said as I walked down the hall.copyright protection332PENANAfhp5Bbe77h336Please respect copyright.PENANADVp9DwXCyH
"I know," said Derrick as he came up behind me. "My apartment is the door at the end of the hall."copyright protection332PENANAJMnXUKbMxR336Please respect copyright.PENANApopFaVXi1x
I looked down the hall 336Please respect copyright.PENANAFCF56DWUlI
and there stood two huge white doors. I walked up to it and just as I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAoy9Vveo3vA
was about to turn and look at Derrick, the right door flew open and in 336Please respect copyright.PENANAxQU4ZoCVoe
front of me stood a smartly dressed butler. It's like he knew I was 336Please respect copyright.PENANAotnPXWVYfW
coming.copyright protection332PENANAIOX2Vrguv6336Please respect copyright.PENANA97RBMCjg0h
"Welcome, mademoiselle," said the butler as he stepped aside and and with his hand, he gestured to come in.copyright protection332PENANAXqTlbeaYtG336Please respect copyright.PENANAYT0tkbM2Bw
For a moment, I hesitated. Until I felt Derrick behind me.copyright protection332PENANADFmabDXr9s336Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2veBsK6h1
"Ladies first," said Derrick.copyright protection332PENANAiC2deIW1dC336Please respect copyright.PENANAk879ifQ4eK
I gulped and took a step into his apartment.copyright protection332PENANAsiVQQytPFv336Please respect copyright.PENANAQzrHM8Gqqf
"This place is very 336Please respect copyright.PENANAHeVMsaS6Xc
nice," I said when I looked around the foyer and I when turned round the336Please respect copyright.PENANAMdmnjYUcYI
corner, there was lavishly looking sitting room with creamed coloured 336Please respect copyright.PENANA92atO5XpsQ
sofas with a glass coffee table and I huge smart screen TV pinned on the336Please respect copyright.PENANAubgjRckUrJ
wall.copyright protection332PENANAYMwTjD0HWI336Please respect copyright.PENANAfLDCGgCq0i
I looked to the other 336Please respect copyright.PENANANltJkMWpNG
side and there was a fancy looking table with a beautuful chandelier 336Please respect copyright.PENANAibNH1Y5H5T
above it. Beautiful artistic pictures filled the place and there were 336Please respect copyright.PENANAVBQe3md7qP
beautiful flower vases with orchids.copyright protection332PENANAsdGDg7SgIn336Please respect copyright.PENANARZST41Buko
"I see you like 336Please respect copyright.PENANANLPaKr1jk4
orchids," I said as I went over to the flower vase close to the sitting 336Please respect copyright.PENANAGTFLNMCcpl
area and looked at the orchids. They were fresh and lovely.copyright protection332PENANAgGc7Mf8DuQ336Please respect copyright.PENANAqcclVGRtHq
"I know you like roses," said Derrick as he stared at me.copyright protection332PENANALYoWPNDqzZ336Please respect copyright.PENANALktgYJzHDR
"Almost everything that celebrities like and don't like are always found on the internet." I rolled my eyes at him.copyright protection332PENANACZ9V9wbmzd336Please respect copyright.PENANAFWTweSnO5h
"True, but I can tell what a woman likes and doesn't."copyright protection332PENANANm436XpZlX336Please respect copyright.PENANAuuW7dFmBcu
I gave him a smile that showed how impressed I was.copyright protection332PENANAq6avYwOeHB336Please respect copyright.PENANAvJa4PBQXra
"Lunch is ready, sir," said the butler. "Should I serve the food?"copyright protection332PENANA2B6NP0CMQI336Please respect copyright.PENANARY7jOX6QFA
"Yes, please," sad Derrick.copyright protection332PENANAsxUz6cY6og336Please respect copyright.PENANALeqwY5t1rT
The butler bowed and 336Please respect copyright.PENANAsfcNBl9PT6
left for the kitchen. I continued to look around and I went over by the 336Please respect copyright.PENANA7dDSv9jrON
windows to look down at the city below. We were so high above the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAKmvqiClQG8
ground.copyright protection332PENANAIBM55demi1336Please respect copyright.PENANAMAFFPVLKuM
"Is it just me or are we on the last floor of this building?" I asked.copyright protection332PENANA94JMdNo1e7336Please respect copyright.PENANA6sZIyXpTfl
"We are," said Derrick who came to join me by the window. "This place is lovely, isn't it?"copyright protection332PENANAh2ma4m6ZAB336Please respect copyright.PENANAZeADVw2V0c
"Ya, it surly is." I knew he meant Seoul.copyright protection332PENANAMVmREIXrtV336Please respect copyright.PENANA9zp9kDHr8m
"Food is ready, Master Derrick," came the butler behind us.copyright protection332PENANAblXtHnoewl336Please respect copyright.PENANAPoQFCmW3u7
"Shall we?" Derrick gestured his hand towards the dining table and I walked up to it with him following behind me.copyright protection332PENANAdsfJ0jpFSC336Please respect copyright.PENANAP8Vm500yKQ
As we got to the dining 336Please respect copyright.PENANATNguB5hzWE
table, Derrick pushed back a chair for me and I took my seat, removing 336Please respect copyright.PENANAfjqVVEqaAe
my glasses and cap putting the glasses in my purse. I said thank you and336Please respect copyright.PENANAoeczVv2Wdm
he sat at the head of the table right next to mine.copyright protection332PENANA7kWRR2ngY0336Please respect copyright.PENANAwZlb9oNuLY
The butler had served 336Please respect copyright.PENANArlgnf8PBnT
our plates on the table and just by looking at the cutlery and napkins 336Please respect copyright.PENANA9TNToofzaP
laid and folded neatly I couldn't help but feel I was in some kind of 336Please respect copyright.PENANAvSlbPGGkYH
fancy fairytale. The table was set to perfection and the wine glasses 336Please respect copyright.PENANAG1XYulDdkj
next to the plates were spotless.copyright protection332PENANA19uddoc1Zv336Please respect copyright.PENANA0nwU4puqlA
Dishes of food were 336Please respect copyright.PENANAcDatY1vmdx
lined in the middle of the table and my mouth couldn't help but water. 336Please respect copyright.PENANAGAXpVf3oLR
If I wasn't in such an elegant apartment, I would have just dug in and 336Please respect copyright.PENANA1KWmn0rZAo
started to eat. I was really hungry. But for now, I had to act like a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAl1NKATvwRt
lady.copyright protection332PENANAgtMqdAREvd336Please respect copyright.PENANAKbINqSJ8t6
The butler helped to 336Please respect copyright.PENANAlCfjVCznoy
serve the food and I didn't hesitate eating right there and then. I made336Please respect copyright.PENANANZ3ZNnXt1S
sure not to eat too much and take my time.copyright protection332PENANAi3tjXKOk31336Please respect copyright.PENANAy0Y6c4NbfY
"This was really good," I said, after I was done with my food.copyright protection332PENANASSQa6vK82r336Please respect copyright.PENANA5vbOd7Prrn
"France's finest traditional dishes," said Derrick with a smile.copyright protection332PENANAaFCbNyaNBX336Please respect copyright.PENANAtzaVW5PhcE
"Now, about the issue at336Please respect copyright.PENANA1EVFuaAxsZ
hand," I said, wiping the corner of my mouth with a napkin as the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAa5BHpC4YMx
butler came to take away my plate and also Derrick's.copyright protection332PENANAl5HxhnkBKJ336Please respect copyright.PENANAMdnbXMUEO3
"Let's talk then," said Derrick.copyright protection332PENANAVL8lOM5Rb5336Please respect copyright.PENANAFpdeCUwd7b
"First of all, I need to know why you sent it to me."copyright protection332PENANAUxn11M4TMp336Please respect copyright.PENANAJPzAmmjkWr
"Because as much as you don't want to get involved, it concerns you more than you can ever imagine."copyright protection332PENANAzPgqiG46SW336Please respect copyright.PENANAcz6zwBFjBy
I shook my head as I got my purse and removed my phone. I went to the gallery and checked out the photo.copyright protection332PENANAD8e0kQZegI336Please respect copyright.PENANAngAcGXnSgJ
"How does this have to do with me?" I asked as I showed him the photo.copyright protection332PENANAAZSkrBxyYD336Please respect copyright.PENANAsEbxlPxNGq
The photo showed Zoey in336Please respect copyright.PENANA4Mu07yDCOK
a some place that looked like a garden or a park and in front of her 336Please respect copyright.PENANAyvl6XjhUc8
stood a man I couldn't recognise. His face was hidden because his back 336Please respect copyright.PENANA2LgVQMHdwR
faced the camera and whoever had taken the photo, took it behind some 336Please respect copyright.PENANAkhV0uSUVc3
bushes so it was hard to make out who he was. But there was something 336Please respect copyright.PENANAQWZXzwDJky
completely odd about what I saw in the photo.copyright protection332PENANAAWuzw7QcIQ336Please respect copyright.PENANAAYyBBj3GTt
"I know this isn't 336Please respect copyright.PENANAiaHujYvjNh
really supposed to concern me," I said as Derrick looked at the photo 336Please respect copyright.PENANAbu4tr9iXl5
and then back at me. "Who was Zoey with?"copyright protection332PENANAtBfqxcuFsw336Please respect copyright.PENANAGJxOHU9HL2
"That's my brother," Derrick answered.copyright protection332PENANAw94VFTpNOv336Please respect copyright.PENANAD51BtC7jXZ
Now that was a surprise. Derrick had a brother?copyright protection332PENANAAKe2P7bL5q336Please respect copyright.PENANA65Vkf23cSb
"Wait? Brother?" I raised an eyebrow.copyright protection332PENANAok1mAM5OMV336Please respect copyright.PENANAcdmCyNgvSv
"Sadly, yes," said Derrick clearing his throat.copyright protection332PENANAWleR5MMWKW336Please respect copyright.PENANARt1qr6b8Ik
I looked at the photo 336Please respect copyright.PENANAG7ecFZXjts
again. "So, you're saying that, this happened the time Zoey went to 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZqqFaIKjxa
Paris with G-Dragon and the others? And this person in the photo is your336Please respect copyright.PENANAuwUoYrwkJK
brother?"copyright protection332PENANAbNvmPz11dy336Please respect copyright.PENANAChAwVj7sOD
I still couldn't believe it when Derrick nodded his head at me.copyright protection332PENANAb63uTGNla0336Please respect copyright.PENANA72Hr7QxzJt
"You never told me you had a brother," I said, looking at Derrick.copyright protection332PENANAfyJOzz9E56336Please respect copyright.PENANAqsjIv6YTfk
"We don't really get along," said Derrick.copyright protection332PENANAJ9EjRczKXl336Please respect copyright.PENANAQO7WEG2dpL
"That figures," I said as I rolled my eyes. "Why?"copyright protection332PENANA6BlKTaU3pG336Please respect copyright.PENANABIJM77FASn
"We have been different from each other since we were kids. You can't even tell that he and I are brothers."copyright protection332PENANAw05VPOneig336Please respect copyright.PENANAZheQxPXQ9q
"So, what's do you think he wants with Zoey?"copyright protection332PENANAZTcaf9PZsG336Please respect copyright.PENANAquWxlnGWJH
"I have no idea but I know it's something serious."copyright protection332PENANAjyO8qKInFG336Please respect copyright.PENANAaH2HUSMmqS
"So, you're just assuming all this or what?"copyright protection332PENANAse64RPjuwl336Please respect copyright.PENANAx3SI5CDhJr
"I know my brother very 336Please respect copyright.PENANAa7ykRqa04H
well. I know something is going on between the two of them. I had my 336Please respect copyright.PENANAVNp7LMPJqk
suspicions during the Chanel fashion show."copyright protection332PENANArVr2MXEz2M336Please respect copyright.PENANApC2xaTiuZI
I then remembered the 336Please respect copyright.PENANAOtRTE1MzLj
time Zoey came back to Korea the following day after the fashion show. 336Please respect copyright.PENANA4wl51cVeN1
She was acting all weird and the way she had hugged me surprised me a 336Please respect copyright.PENANAv7cAlo4iC7
little. And so did the others. Were these guys really in trouble?copyright protection332PENANAyvzp7cTGGs336Please respect copyright.PENANAepJ2wTBudK
"Are my brothers and Christine involved in this too?"copyright protection332PENANAoL8iLZ1bxB336Please respect copyright.PENANALVcM0RJfJ5
"I can't be too sure. You have to ask them."copyright protection332PENANAb5Ph9MolBp336Please respect copyright.PENANAefJionb4qr
"But that's strange. If 336Please respect copyright.PENANAy0UtEVm9Ww
it's something so serious as you put it, they would have told me. I 336Please respect copyright.PENANAZDwzFUWhbR
don't see the reason why they would hide."copyright protection332PENANA7XCCoo0IAY336Please respect copyright.PENANAAoL5JNUFPv
"If it's anything concerning my brother, I suggest you find out what's going on and fast. I don't like it."copyright protection332PENANASTDQ3ETTJE336Please respect copyright.PENANAywzOq0sTV5
"But what if all this isn't that serious? In fact, what makes you think your brother is that dangerous enough to hurt us?"copyright protection332PENANA1at4SJ6wef336Please respect copyright.PENANAnirKLSBr8d
Derrick leaned back on his chair as he looked at me and I waited for him to answer.copyright protection332PENANA7NSURI5eNq336Please respect copyright.PENANAyJGt0V9Br1
"My brother isn't one person to mess around with. He is one person who threatens when things don't go his way."copyright protection332PENANAZiPBkheDSw336Please respect copyright.PENANAw8GsZhoQhB
"You think he is threatening Zoey?"copyright protection332PENANAM5vUYEje9s336Please respect copyright.PENANAWD2oMhAdYE
"He did visit Zoey in that café, didn't he?"copyright protection332PENANATyj6y1eDD9336Please respect copyright.PENANA56OoQOUu7O
"Wait! That was him?"copyright protection332PENANAUAgo92RQ8n336Please respect copyright.PENANAE1JBOXb44o
"Yes. I was there."copyright protection332PENANAgv853INSaf336Please respect copyright.PENANA1nPKRs0Lpo
"You were there too?"copyright protection332PENANAGL07VJybWT336Please respect copyright.PENANA2NAglXneeF
"Yes. That's when I thought you should help me out with this."copyright protection332PENANAKZIGajLJeU336Please respect copyright.PENANAtF4sYc8VCs
"But what if I can't?" I folded my armscopyright protection332PENANA6Mf4PqJffy336Please respect copyright.PENANAkIFogv08FZ
"Zoey is your best friend, isn't she?"copyright protection332PENANApAsWPc3ux9336Please respect copyright.PENANA7qN3yYiSqh
"She is."copyright protection332PENANAP7z2j4GQaR336Please respect copyright.PENANAOhuXmkHgxu
"And wouldn't you like to help her out?"copyright protection332PENANAW3TyT5Lo0j336Please respect copyright.PENANAzN8U7vsekl
I was frustrated with the questions. "I would. But if she didn't tell me, then maybe it's not that serious."copyright protection332PENANAe6IQHLBz56336Please respect copyright.PENANAkTD8dKO2Fk
"And do you really think she would?"copyright protection332PENANANDL8X00zkK336Please respect copyright.PENANAUwhpz0QGor
I thought about his 336Please respect copyright.PENANAUhEMXqCDdI
question for a moment. He was right. Some people wouldn't tell the truth336Please respect copyright.PENANAe6PYhHC1Rd
just to prevent the ones they love from getting hurt. Maybe that's what336Please respect copyright.PENANAFwhrNTlmKt
Zoey did and I was too silly not to have realised it sooner.copyright protection332PENANAYgq1c4sHds336Please respect copyright.PENANA0d1979qurl
"You're right," I said as I looked at my hands on my lap. She wasn't the only one who kept secrets.copyright protection332PENANA0236y56SKo336Please respect copyright.PENANAoe0oZU6URX
"Have you tried talking to your brother about this?" I asked.copyright protection332PENANAWKRciLW2uv336Please respect copyright.PENANAsJVFg10Ao0
"No. He doesn't know that I'm onto him. And knowing how he is, he isn't going to tell me anything."copyright protection332PENANAgR7p3WI2M2336Please respect copyright.PENANAYhKs4JaVjI
I tapped my fingers on the table and I took the glass of water that was next to me and I drank.copyright protection332PENANALbT6DACR0H336Please respect copyright.PENANAzZEserthZS
I had to think of something fast and I was running out of time. I had to get back to the studio within thirty minutes.copyright protection332PENANAZEpXKjIwz4336Please respect copyright.PENANA2RMjBoy9an
"Before I go, tell me 336Please respect copyright.PENANAc3B14rCviW
all you know about what happened in Paris," I said as I looked at 336Please respect copyright.PENANA2rlkHqGdPm
Derrick, giving him the eye. "And don't leave anything out."copyright protection332PENANA2vAQMyCoEG