Have you ever been awake1042Please respect copyright.PENANAV2EqiD6af3
for so long in your bed with no thought or sign of sleep and your heart1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnu7iXIB26d
isn't at peace because you're afraid of what's going to happen as the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVKezPxcJ07
day goes on?1042Please respect copyright.PENANApJQXIBJbk4
That's how I felt right at this moment.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiUiyWC1QBl
I tossed in my bed, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAQkDaoFaBa
turning to the side and looking towards the curtain. There was still no 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7rc7krZOVH
sign of the sun coming up and I was getting frustrated. I wished the sun1042Please respect copyright.PENANARUJ9I5qUwZ
could come up so that I could meet my end already.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcyoNHfQf7R
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANALbuNGwciRQ
I fell back on my bed, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAErOABAPCl8
the back of my head hitting the pillows real hard. I clenched my teeth 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlFK2ZqmQ9N
in irritation. Sunrise felt like forever and I was already tired of 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxAsxd3VMrT
sleeping. This had been the third time that I had to wake up and only 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXGKQ0exA9L
realise that I had only slept for a few minutes. I wish I could sleep 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWGw3Y12JXB
till sunrise, but waking up three times meant I was too bothered in my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA70EjXQgvxT
mind even to dream.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnAc6JxMGIO
I turned to my other side where my stuffed panda lay beside me and I cuddled it in my arms.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAb0dIZM0uy6
How I wish I could fall 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAShtahQjkNi
asleep. I admired Zoey whom I could hear snoring slightly in her sleep. I1042Please respect copyright.PENANANddvnaWIXG
stared up at the dark ceiling trying to picture things in my mind but I1042Please respect copyright.PENANAL6S2opSIaq
couldn't. Even my imagination wasn't working.1042Please respect copyright.PENANABgO4rNPfqO
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzfeWnlvfce
I knew I now had to face1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwLAItIMry2
the music. And even though we had quite a hectic day yesterday, Zoey 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAyUPY04eEpl
hadn't given up on me about what happened with G-Dragon and me. And even1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPi7fOirTCA
though she was tired when we got back, she still hadn't stopped 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkzNHnVyTXr
bothering me until she finally gave up and went straight to bed.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgOoUNGIRh7
I knew her persistence 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArHzvJm1tOb
was far from over and I had to prepare myself for more of it today. I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9UnDgDQmjZ
know Zoey must be very worried about me, but I was more worried about 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmwxn7ACItj
her if I had to tell her the truth.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYy3EDz4ydD
I know sometimes we 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA19QuooCBpl
people lie to prevent the others we love and care about from getting 1042Please respect copyright.PENANANkfomohmo2
hurt. But there will come a point in time when you can't keep it to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4GcWwmz3FY
yourself any longer because the guilt will eat you up inside. Sadly, I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXE1mgJ6uTV
had now reached that point.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgHn4WOC14N
I sighed again as I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAKbsPmK4Ogq
turned again to the other side, taking the panda in my arms with me. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7vAnyFRvmT
What wrong did I ever do to be in the position I was in right now?1042Please respect copyright.PENANALQBSdQB64T
If it came to G-Dragon, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoHvb68SI9K
he was going to be one person who will be difficult to talk to. I know I1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5GVQ6ldvcN
betrayed his trust, and trying to convince him was going to be a whole 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAw2UsrznOqb
lot harder.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnUqT4vVP6m
How was I going to tell 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbivYF66UiS
him that yes, Daesung and I did kiss, but all of that happened due to a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzYpC9JZ5BR
completely different story? I know how bad he must be feeling and if I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUK270AyToQ
was in his shoes, I probably wouldn't believe anything I would say 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAm0o6Bot3ti
either.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAA741OYhEkB
I kicked out the bed 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjFPOtgUUKl
covers and got up from the bed. And taking Mr Panda with me and my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAw15fzNSzIL
phone, I slipped my feet into my bed slippers and walked out of the room1042Please respect copyright.PENANAClmn9Uyu9t
in my purple pyjamas.1042Please respect copyright.PENANARWSi6Q0uYq
I went straight for the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjQk9TD2a3Z
dark, empty lounge and I turned on the lights. I went to sit on the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMpAvSAa3E5
comfortable couch and with my feet up and folded with Mr Panda in my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVAxrHEDMzF
arms, I unlocked my phone and went straight to my contacts and called my1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwvVjlaZ2az
mum.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA17hth18f8u
Hopefully, I was calling1042Please respect copyright.PENANAKJ8DH82FVt
her at the right time. I wasn't really sure what time it would be back 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJPzhmogvYf
home in the U.S. I was too bothered to even try and figure out all this 1042Please respect copyright.PENANADTeJYO7oWK
time zones nonsense. I just had to talk to someone. And why not my mum?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwjruhFIyTM
I put the phone to my ear hoping she would pick up. I just hope she wasn't busy at work or something.1042Please respect copyright.PENANABeHY1Qbus1
She finally picked up the phone on the fourth ring.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA1P1hUm6Qa9
"Hello, Sam?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWsvSKXgs5T
"Hi, mum."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4jDhORDu77
"Sam, how are you, dear?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAhabHFItjYH
"I'm good. How are you? Are you at work?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcLoHrhzcu8
"Yes, I am, sweetie. I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAf7roBeIbdv
am just looking at photos online on the computer. A friend of mine just 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAFrBr7upZMJ
told me you guys went out bowling with BigBang."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmWuSp5l0FJ
"Ah.." I scratched my head. "We did, mum. And we had fun."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA1CzjhqtYaj
"Ya, I can see you guys 1042Please respect copyright.PENANATtglQsYFcG
smiling and laughing on the photos." I could hear clicking in the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANARfZRNf0Yq2
background and that confirmed that she was tapping away on the mouse of 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjTyiCG80pO
her computer as she looked at the pictures.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4cH8ghXhkM
"So, was it more like a competition?" she asked. "It's says here that you guys won."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWmwGtKjX4N
"It was mum. We won," I said with a smile. "You should have seen what happened. It was awesome."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPWkTCBeC3q
"I'll check out the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHNLqZ1odnS
videos later on and see everything for myself, dear," I could hear my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAc27M3jU3gB
mum clicking quickly on the mouse. "Now tell me. What's bothering you? 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGKzpAxEg9Y
Why aren't you asleep?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANATHGpq4yhbS
I raised an eyebrow. "You know what time it is here?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcg2dUczlkc
"I'm your mother, Sam. Of course I know what time it is."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEE5A4Dq2i9
I could imagine my mum 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAL0hgn6uOqG
with a stern look on her face as she said that. If we weren't talking on1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJbA8RG9EZL
the phone and I was standing in front of her, she probably would have 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiaUUy8mZ2I
her arms folded.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAllimTOJZxe
"I know its way too early in the morning for you to be awake right now," she continued. "What's up?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZaxU73M2IP
"I feel my whole life has been nothing but a lie, mum," I said as I tugged at Mr Panda's ears.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtuqMOYgBJF
"Your name is Samantha Glasson and you're a famous pop star. That my child, is not a lie."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOcj7Q1FsKP
"Mum, you know what I mean when I say that."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbI8KukwYSe
She sighed. "What did you lie about this time?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANApFwKLTEZKv
"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."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzQJ2aG3ZaH
"Tell me. I've all the time to listen."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAv3UiV90bR8
"I've been lying to Zoey1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8NWtQvoH2s
and everyone else about G-Dragon and I, and I don't now how to tell 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5pJe5BUs1t
them, especially Zoey since she likes G-Dragon so much. It would crush 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMqEZKfKdYk
her if she finds out G-Dragon likes me and not her."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAh2mD10OXs8
"I thought you girls weren't supposed to date any one of those guys."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9164EXDUh
My eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Wow. Collins really does tell you everything, does he?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA70N1nPuGJw
"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."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfcNxlPi8Gr
"Trust me, mum, Collins 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJAPaD55Hoc
has no clue with what's going on in our private circle and I suggest 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtsbOc2OemY
that you shouldn't say a word either."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiyd3Uq7zBO
"Is that a threat?" I imagined my mum's eyebrow raised.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzysmIIZxC9
"You know I can never 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsEjTtUL43A
threaten you, mum. It's just for now until we come back home. It's a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANABejdWAT3FS
matter of life and death. I've no choice."1042Please respect copyright.PENANArikzU39HNg
"I know. But why does Zoey like him?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlV3vUek2ow
"Knowing Zoey, you must know by now the kind of guy she would fall for, mum."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOJqQnJZoeg
"True. But how come she likes him but he likes you? Don't tell me you also like him too."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAR8QUJnWOsi
"Well....." I hesitated, trying to figure out what to say next.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAR6zM33vv2Z
"Samantha Glasson," my mum's voice sounded stern now. "Tell me the truth."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAa3OXGLy3A
I sighed. "I also like him, mum."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwjzREMRDkq
There was silence at the other end. Until....1042Please respect copyright.PENANAX1QZmVh1LL
"WHAT!"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlE4Z5O5V1L
"Mum, calm down. It's not what you think."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAt4XhaDGoNh
"Then what is it? The 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAX3eXfL8ehy
way I'm seeing it, you also like him and you feel guilty because you 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxt4dlCuZqa
feel like you're betraying your best friend."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7VF6brH0sB
"It was like that at 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3AX9sL5Eid
first. I really do like G-Dragon but I'm learning to like him as a close1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3cNVWPja7N
friend because I know how Zoey likes him and because of Collins' 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWFTC8kGz76
'golden rule'." I put "golden rule" in quotation marks with my remaining1042Please respect copyright.PENANAaxwcy7cpYq
fingers.1042Please respect copyright.PENANArS44ZKCuDW
"What do you mean it was like that at first?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAa6uuOXAubO
"I like G-Dragon, but he isn't the only one."1042Please respect copyright.PENANASNzS3K53eZ
"Don't tell me you like someone else from the same group too."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuhA3JU2DkT
I closed my eyes as I winced. "Yes, mum."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuDrZWEfwKz
She didn't say a word. I wondered what she was thinking right now.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAViyrqpE8Eh
"You're really in one hell of a mess, dear."1042Please respect copyright.PENANALtxoY2Uo9S
"And that's not the worst part."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6KngquNBcd
I told her what happened1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxw6VbUZdl1
the day Zoey went missing, making sure I didn't mention the stranger in1042Please respect copyright.PENANAacLTylCTL2
the suit. I talked about what G-Dragon and I had talked about in the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAW3WxNWZwpI
park and what we agreed upon. Then I told her what happened with Daesung1042Please respect copyright.PENANALnT9bzdFRJ
and the kiss.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZkgY3QCaJ
"You kissed?" my mum sounded surprised.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjwuQ0pQWcL
"Ssh, and listen."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAStGegIzeu6
I told her that G-Dragon and Zoey saw us but they didn't witness the kiss. And I told her what happened afterwards.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoMXLKMrW12
"You're in a real mess, Sam. You now have two people to tell the truth to."1042Please respect copyright.PENANACpHuJ2e301
"If it's not Zoey and G-Dragon, then it's the entire group."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoaIMmhbnfq
"I know. But you can't lie forever now, can you?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANACugxR4h4bH
I thought of what she said. "You're right. We all deserve to know the truth someday."1042Please respect copyright.PENANARheIXhcPhz
"Are you scared?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcxuFTS8Y4g
"I am. Maybe that's why I can't fall asleep." I hugged Mr Panda close to me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMYWCf21cLH
"It's okay to be scared, sweetie. And it's good that you decided to come out clean."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOiP9KwPj7O
"I don't want people getting hurt because of me." I could now feel tears coming up in my eyes.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiE6T209qkQ
"We all get hurt at some1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJNhYmVlyVQ
point in our lives, sweetie. That's why there is a time for everything.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHG2uHiCi7U
Just wait and see. After the storm, everything will be back to the way 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnCq3lPEhCs
it was and everyone will forget about it. Besides, no one can stay mad 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZYWMPOoom
at you forever, Sam. Not even me."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQR1eAAfuQZ
I smiled as a tear ran down my cheek and I quickly wiped it away.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYP8QytyxsU
"Thanks, mum." I sniffed.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgLUYyaiVek
"Don't cry, okay? You're1042Please respect copyright.PENANApYakUqsCOl
a brave girl. Now, do me a favour and get a few minutes of sleep. You 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuONO621536
will need all the rest you can get."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEzCWFkYbxj
"Yes, mum. I will."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2pZskUmHoI
"Bye, Sam. Tell me what happens, okay?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzcPxoCVLQt
"Okay. Bye."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6Givuf7d0Y
I hang up and I quickly 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsgdO6aw0JX
got up from the couch with Mr Panda and went back in the room, straight 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWQ8Jrryunl
into the bed covers. I fell asleep in an instant with Mr Panda in my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHtloiSug3p
arms.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIsreitCAx5
It must have been some 1042Please respect copyright.PENANApXQ6rp6wSP
time around 7:40 when I finally woke up. The sun rays shone brightly 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7P7qx8deRj
into the room that I had to shield my eyes with my hand from the light.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGfCUDRjubU
"Wakey! Wakey!" Zoey came over and sat next to me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxHmHcVq7TF
"Mmmm." I murmered as I turned around and covered my head with a blanket. "Leave me alone."1042Please respect copyright.PENANADaIS4uHbTm
"You've to get up, Sam. We have a big day ahead of us."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8SLl1Bkw30
"Isn't it a Sunday today?" I asked as I removed the blanket from my head.1042Please respect copyright.PENANASta9wiNZlt
"Sadly, it isn't, my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5sz03UqmMt
dear kitty," said Zoey as she placed her hand on my head. "Looks like 1042Please respect copyright.PENANACqgSbZQlC8
you weren't the only one praying for it to be a Sunday."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAeeVGZVd1k1
"Okay." I muttered as I sat up on my bed and rubbed away the sleep in my eyes.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7BuCUxeJSg
"You know you have a lot of explaining to do, right?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkliIB0m4b0
I yawned, then sighed. "I know. You don't have to tell me."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAC9MdMXZK2K
"So, start talking right now."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGG82Kcr081
I looked at Zoey with wide eyes. "You want to talk now?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2S5ekVJFcc
"Ya. I'm still really worried about you."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJjcRrH9vTT
Looks like I had no choice. This was it. Time to tell the truth.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfmEPOiWmGm
"What I'm about to tell you, is going to crush you completely, Zoey."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAP5VDeC8aso
Zoey turned to look at me with a serious look on her face. "What are you saying, Sam? Is it that serious?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuC44SXKTO5
"It really is, and I feel bad that I have to tell you."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQJW24XNL7T
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiJ144llDm7
"Just tell me, Sam. Even if it's going to hurt."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAG8NkscDaPt
I closed my eyes bracing myself for impact. My heart was pounding so hard.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAyIgpihuBaC
"It's about G-Dragon and I," I said. "I'm sorry to say this but...."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA67h6KJGo5C
"You like him, don't you?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAo0ykCujrQs
I opened my eyes in shock. That wasn't supposed to happen. And what made Zoey say all that?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVgmlwJXN5J
"I..uh...no, that's not it."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVLA9XCvDo3
Zoey laughed. "Don't worry, Sam. I know how much you also like him. I'm not mad."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUj1eNwMuXH
"Zoey, that wasn't what I...."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7VSaKZ89mR
"Expected from me?" Zoey1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcIQbDQn8TI
grinned as she flipped her hair to the side. "I know, you're surprised.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWhFRjabAEo
I like him, you like him, the whole world likes him."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAi5hx2gi2Hr
"Zoey, I..." Zoey placed her index finger on my lips to keep me from talking further.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAli852zMBV4
"I know you feel guilty 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArx4QhNB6t9
that you like him because I do too. Don't worry about it, because I know1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6X2gNea1vZ
that you wouldn't try to steal him away from me."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8VuOVVl4jp
I gulped. What was I going to tell her now? How was I going to her that G-Dragon liked me and not her?1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6s1fxMUHRt
"Aren't you worried that G-Dragon might just like someone else and not you?" I asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAelQkXp9LuO
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."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAs9jg0oOKKy
I wanted to slap my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArZUZHr3DNk
forehead in frustration but I gave Zoey a weird look instead. I couldn't1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5rsYy6a2u
blame her when you were blindly in love. But I had to stop this before 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPyxrxDCQEk
it gets out of hand.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3TNfSffPwY
"Zoey, listen to me," I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHjBk8l2fCu
said as I looked at her in the eye. "I admit that I like G-Dragon, but 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjLVuEmOudl
not in the way you think. You on the other hand, need to know that...."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYweY7CgPd8
I paused. That was odd. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZYjzIgH0qW
The words were spilling out of my mouth just fine. What's happened now? I1042Please respect copyright.PENANAquPYN07sjK
felt someone had just cast a spell on me and now I was tongue tied.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8uKazEbzXj
Zoey looked at me, irritated that I had stopped talking. "What do I need to know?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA986omkilZW
What was wrong with me? I1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7EL1aNLSLY
had so much confidence when I was talking just now and I still do. But 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA1ij6BjztJY
now, I couldn't say anything. I opened my mouth to speak, but still 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlczpYKyC2a
nothing came out. Zoey shook her head.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUjX1ScPh7k
"You're weird, Sam," 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAejrTxmuWZP
Zoey stood up from my bed and went straight for the bathroom. "When you 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAL9ye1KbZTM
finally have the courage to tell me what you wanted to say, I'll be 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAr0pUVt07xK
waiting."1042Please respect copyright.PENANArVErr5OZzI
Zoey closed the door and1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5fqkdJsAYP
I heard the shower tap turn on. Oh no! I blew it this time and that 1042Please respect copyright.PENANANsF7AIqs51
just proves that telling her the truth was going to be a whole lot 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6X0sxOnJfp
harder than I thought.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAb97UhVUtS3
At least Zoey knew that I once liked G-Dragon, that's if she really took what I said seriously.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAD2Nni625p
This was all so messed up and I felt like I was going nuts.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUNATuOTWit
I stood up from my bed 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAeP4Xr3jOlP
and started to pace up and down, thinking. What happened to me a few 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmio5NLFpAY
minutes ago? Why couldn't I tell Zoey the truth? Well, half of it, which1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzPCX0jeMqz
is the most important part.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAS9qZNG8ohJ
"It's not your portion to say anything to Zoey. And you know it."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIHkx0C1tab
Whatever my conscious 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEKzqn7wJua
was saying inside my head was true. G-Dragon did say that he will end 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUA1NFkPa3G
things with Zoey and tell her the truth. Was that why I was tongue tied 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAk9ei6SbTrv
and I couldn't say anything? I had no any other reason as to why.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6nZxZkwD10
If that was the case, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9pGT6lyDCd
then G-Dragon better do it fast. The earlier it was, the better. Before 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxnAmAx5wJd
Zoey really gets too much involved with him or else she would be 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqSRl5CxRKj
shattered completely.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbtefA36btw
While I was trying to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXVzrmttSMH
figure out what to do next, my phone rang and I went on the bed to reach1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJHPUFnkq96
out for my phone that laid on top of the drawer next to the lamp.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOEnlQmQVlb
When I checked the caller ID, I raised an eyebrow. An unknown number. I wonder who it was?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9FGxgdMXf
I answered the call. "Hello?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0gpGcxKsEq
"Bonjour, mademoiselle," came a deep husky voice from the phone. The man had a French accent.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3vnjwTRE6o
I held my breath. That 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmE5NmZXBCf
sent a chill down my spine. Who was this? Dang it! I'm supposed to be 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAljeQNIfPT5
asking that question, not thinking it.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMlre6plmG9
I cleared my throat. "Hello? May I know who this is?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQNRDKbzgbD
The man chuckled. "Who I am isn't important. What matters is that we talk."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtO4PBNaTBB
"Talk? Talk about what?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAo5auHLRcPf
"Did you check the photo I sent you?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAhnpAhu2Czc
"Photo? What...?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAo5TftFJEEO
I paused when I realised the photo he was talking about. I had completely forgot about it.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAaVS2pSvPG4
"Oh!" I slapped my forehead. "I never downloaded it to see what it was." I raised an eyebrow. "What's the photo about?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAyHVnPqiZWe
"If you haven't seen it,1042Please respect copyright.PENANAehF6wRHZEX
then it's best you see it for yourself. I can't tell you over the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3RpC5gAWAb
phone. When you see it call me or text, will you, sweetheart?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2Zi9RAEYg8
Sweetheart? What was this guy playing at? What was the photo all about?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPyYRFQZ0s1
"Are you trying to blackmail me with the photo?" I asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzL0uzJpQX0
"I wouldn't call it blackmail. But everything would be more interesting if you're involved."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiilTUvvGbN
"If I'm involved? What do you mean?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAowrqgAH5qm
I could soon hear the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2kss5mdrZL
person hanging up and I growled. I looked at my phone like I wanted to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9lMyvhmwbO
break it. What was going on today? First, I had G-Dragon and Zoey to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfX28kXGs61
handle and now, I had this stranger calling me and making things worse.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAncP5FYHlvE
I looked back at my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoJzrf1oUpq
phone and started to go straight to my messages. I checked the message I1042Please respect copyright.PENANALjFjdazXcl
had received from the unknown man and I realised that I still hadn't 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqszP7ktNjV
downloaded the picture. I switched on my mobile data and started to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsiuAIfYoyo
download the photo.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4voFXb9QfR
"Sam! Zoey!" Lee came all of the sudden into the room. She almost scared me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAH6owj3crAm
"Goodness, Lee!" I held my chest as my heart beat fast. "There is a thing called knocking, you know?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIVMhXqJDZb
"I know, I thought you guys were still asleep."1042Please respect copyright.PENANABR05XexFtr
"No matter," I said. "We're all awake as you can see."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZT4LaR1wJq
"Okay. Get ready, we have to leave for the studio."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9mJpN0NCo0
I nodded and Lee left. I1042Please respect copyright.PENANAb6TyRWq9vl
went back to looking at my phone. I frowned. The internet was so slow 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8HI6igwBwI
today. The photo hadn't finished downloading yet.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAP6dCeOhAc2
"I'm done," said Zoey as she came out of the bathroom in her towel. "You go get ready."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2nSRk2JI7n
"I just want to see something first," I said as I pointed at my phone.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJGtjraLcwG
Zoey walked up to me, took my phone and threw it on her bed.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAp8SQiojpyM
"Zoey!"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAFKAHNvjXfa
"Not a word, Sam. You're1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJOTkBFOCKR
always the one telling me to get ready and be punctual, but you don't 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA48D0a4TT8Q
want anyone telling you anything. Just go take a shower. I wonder what's1042Please respect copyright.PENANAphKY9c6wlp
up with you today."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAahXK9QbGTm
If only she knew. So 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAymJd6iMFtA
many things were running in my mind that I couldn't seem to focus on one1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkyAHnNKlWY
thing because something else would just pop up all of the sudden.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4yzJe4vstB
I went to the bathroom 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAC2W7uOvTxP
and locked the door behind me. Before I could undress and get into the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAP8hBPdRJvN
shower, I went over to the mirror above the sink and looked at my own 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoyUiGTJGNC
reflection.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1KkEfTACz
I looked like I hadn't 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfqri1xpBKo
had sleep in days with all the dark circles underneath my eyes. I was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANABFqvyaEyE4
deeply troubled, that's for sure. My problems just got increased by one 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVCvzs3h7hr
if not by two.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnYCWBjgV5N
G-Dragon and Zoey were 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAS4jUnJcIOI
my main problem to tackle today. And all of the sudden, an unknown 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA18ob9zcrD4
stranger calls and tells me about the photo which I had no idea or clue 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAr85R1WvofQ
about. And why he sent it to me was the most confusing part. If he 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGSYiZiD0W4
wasn't blackmailing me, then what was this charade about?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMnWzYvEVFG
After I took a quick 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAWggL4kGT1
shower, I quickly went back in the room and I went straight for my phone1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlODxHD61Hb
on Zoey's bed. Zoey had already dressed up and she went past me into 1042Please respect copyright.PENANACoxueU7PjG
the bathroom to get her makeup done.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfKYNW5BXMq
I unlocked my phone. I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAu0H8cuePcv
was pretty anxious about the photo that even my hands were shaking. The 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5NiNV9Fqex
photo must be done downloading by now.1042Please respect copyright.PENANADeR9U1yzST
Just as I unlocked the phone, it vibrated. Someone was calling me. Oh no! What now?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAhYVdA4Ufdm
Seungri was calling. What could he probably want to talk to me about this early in the morning?1042Please respect copyright.PENANANadIOsq7mE
"Hello, Seungri?" I answered.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAznsPb18QyH
"Morning, my panda," said Seungri.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9wxmo0WBwP
"Morning. How was your night?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANADkvCgD5BJW
"My night was perfect, since I dreamt of you."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAFqciXxt6WO
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlrktCIItca
"Oh, wow," I said, trying to act a little surprised. I hope he bought it.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAe1TK0FziZB
"I've a little something I want to give you when you get to YG."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOpooiHVoqy
I smiled a little. At 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmuXiRuDtNs
least out of all that was going on, Seungri managed to make me smile, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8h1qRZ4pTq
which was quiet peculiar because he didn't say anything funny. I was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGazN9WBdRl
already imagining another huge stuffed panda waiting for me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHrzRw0LW7K
"Can't wait," I said with a little laugh. "See you."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHApXaQmIiv
"You too."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzNpTLrGeLN
He cut the line and I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAe1dxem7TLI
threw my phone on the bed. I decided to dress up first and have my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnsEfrZN3fL
breakfast, before Zoey came back in the room and start to pressurise me 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAW5ahyXm4Yr
again. I had already pissed her enough this morning.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAA83DjRbPOr
After I dressed up and 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuIXvDtcU6t
Zoey had left for breakfast, I went in the bathroom to get my hair done 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5i37efTvUv
and applied a bit of makeup to hide my dark circles. When I was done, I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAy3rh74IeTT
went back in the room and without a thought of making my bed, which I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiHGGymvHHN
always did, I wore my black pumps, grabbed my phone and went out of the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGe1rNel1L8
room.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEc9JpeHftE
Just as I got into the lounge, I made a bee line to the dining table. Everyone was at the table eating their breakfast.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6eXQbRt9ld
"Someone isn't themselves this morning," said Collins as he watched me approach the dining table.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2301kfWb0r
I knew he was talking about how late I was today. I was usually the earliest to be at the dining table.1042Please respect copyright.PENANARrF0hvD7bG
"Sorry," I said as sat down next to Lee. "I was pretty bummed up, that's why."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgMe2oQjTaL
"No pressure, just eat up, we have a lot of work to do today."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAe6XIL9eeaY
There was a variety of breakfast options today and I decided to take some cereal, which I haven't had in a while.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAW1JSnjID6P
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANALpXxf4ITGj
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbute8AhNmu
I looked at everyone at the table and when they didn't say a word, I shrugged my shoulders.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAkZGXzD74f
"What?" I asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEujIKDJUUo
Mike who sat opposite me cleared his throat. "You're eating cereal."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA045kXLP7cp
I frowned. "So?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3Sg8NHwIhe
"But there is bacon and eggs with toast," said Daniel.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsM4WJeuA62
I was still confused. "So?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVz52Ah4ipA
"You usually don't eat cereal when there is bacon, eggs and toast," said Collins.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA39xaGObCAi
"And cereal is kind of like my thing," said Daniel.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAienm77DRNG
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?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAeN4IsneeCs
"I don't see the harm in1042Please respect copyright.PENANAh2vYHHqrzM
eating cereal. I have oatmeal whenever I feel like it and that's still 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAk3Mkj6niR6
cereal," I said. "I just wanted something different for a change. Is 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAL8SCpwK0Vm
that wrong?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUpeyRXsM6F
Everyone else looked at each other and then they looked back at me, shaking their heads.1042Please respect copyright.PENANACyqz6mvDkS
"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."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0azHeMlsrs
"I can see that," said 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIeOBAlij8V
Zoey as she drank from her cup of coffee. I knew she was making fun of 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwv6Gp0KMre
me but I decided not to say anything.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAniHJ0Liwtt
When we were done with 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUecL9QcIYQ
breakfast, we headed downstairs in the lobby and the black SUV was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtSeTwI8U2d
waiting for us as usual. When we got in, I made sure to take the back 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAj7SPO9T3N2
seat with my brothers next to the window so that I would avoid people 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAC6tu48rtGm
looking at my phone.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAT0h6VmMVO3
When everyone in the car1042Please respect copyright.PENANARA06NHUr9n
was engrossed in some conversation that I had no interest in joining in1042Please respect copyright.PENANAaLYdhZ4H4u
or listening to, I decided to check my phone. The photo was done 1042Please respect copyright.PENANATrHueigFmX
downloading and what I saw made my mouth drop and my eyes pop.1042Please respect copyright.PENANATTXLCd00nb
"What's wrong, Sam?" Mike who sat next to me asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYLYRsiNPfQ
I quickly pressed the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVgMjFAQQAO
power button on the side of the phone and blacked the screen. Mike was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANALVBlLbiPsg
already leaning onto my side to see what was on my phone.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAesY2LZwZAb
"Nothing, just some scary video," I said.1042Please respect copyright.PENANApXTwI6BQa3
"May I see?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmCkt3zAtq5
"No. You won't be sleeping for the next two days."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAignl2MAlku
"I've watched horror movies before. I can handle a little scare."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsl1J9OFRI4
"No can do, bro," I said as I put my phone into my purse that I had decided to carry with me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbLayxFutES
Mike leaned back and folded his arms. "Whatever."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAT6T3QljH4k
I wish I could tell him 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMLRGVO26Vq
and everyone else what was going on. But at the moment, I felt like 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZco0PW2dIZ
keeping everything to myself, not after what I had seen.1042Please respect copyright.PENANALBonUBnK9K
Now that I had seen the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAovEzDXYcSg
photo, I had to meet up with the stranger and talk about all this. But 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkF6JAc3iCQ
where to meet the person and when was going to be a hustle. It was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUTEMI3UJTP
pretty obvious that I had to meet him alone.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAvgHRz1DGFt
Speaking of which, I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3a8luLuFBB
still had to convince G-Dragon about telling Zoey the truth. Now how was1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHmQR6QRXvK
I going to do that given the little time I had in my hands? We had a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANASmx8jM0Bhr
music video to prepare for and we had to start working on the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5nDNaNTYwk
choreography today. This was hectic. And I knew that if I was pushed 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzEndWhBvVk
further onto the edge, I would burst.1042Please respect copyright.PENANALXFx4a8ktO
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXzMMVYNY9N
My heart skipped a beat.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAw9nbrczdgL
I swallowed. This was it. G-Dragon was probably with the others waiting1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7rak8I8MHb
for us inside. For a moment, I didn't want to go in. But I had no 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgawoj6a0oL
choice.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQhoE3DPe0S
As soon as I stepped out1042Please respect copyright.PENANATYvDorHthI
of the vehicle, I took a deep breath as I looked at the entrance. I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAdjSU7B52nU
felt like I was about to walk into hell and that frightened me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAy60oLNZPmS
"Are you okay, Sam?" Christine asked as she came to stand in front of me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAeYPp6p80v5
"I'm fine," I said. "I just realised that I haven't really thought of any ideas for the music video."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAFg4x49AKmo
"You're aren't the only 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAn5jObVTzVx
one," Christine said with a smile. "Let's just hope our minds will get 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxZ5m9BygYm
to work on that when we get in there."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3wHq1ifuAv
I managed to put up a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzUWrOU1fHj
smile, but I knew my mind wasn't going to be on full throttle today. How1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMSWs1dOGbZ
I wish this wasn't happening to me right now.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPR1c9CAnDn
As I came into the lobby1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVa0RqhbumQ
with Christine, we found Collins talking to the receptionist. The rest 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAyjwjAXSW7C
were heading towards the elevator and we joined them.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGOoVmTXzSv
"You will be going up to the dance studio," Collins said as he turned to us. "The others are waiting for you there."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAFG5eo0Gj8t
"Okay," the others responded. I for one felt really jumpy at the moment.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAj7rCOgBiNB
We all got in the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAg4bIP1KBYY
elevator and Mike was busy talking about some dance moves he had come up1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7t9lXziFij
with and I wasn't really paying attention though I did get one or two 1042Please respect copyright.PENANADfRfgaZU4v
things.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtBMDqdeRTk
We got to the dance 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAck70J0SzP9
studio while Lee and Collins decided to go upstairs to meet with Yang 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPPVMlSv5t3
Hyun-suk. We checked a few dance studios before we finally found them.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUYEdIRYcuc
"Hey, guys!" Zoey greeted so enthusiastically as we came in the room.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAb231NmxhnS
I was too lost in 1042Please respect copyright.PENANApUYOvjqU8N
thought to even reply to the other's greetings until Seungri came up to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuLo1aI2b0P
me and hugged me. That brought me right back down to earth.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAU7kjIEwhm
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Seungri asked, still hugging me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcCkpuLV2DM
"I'm fine," I said, as I pulled myself away.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQMqyCnb1mW
"If I know you well, you look pretty occupied in that head of yours," said TOP as he walked up to us.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqaTqGFN1wK
"Tell me about it," said1042Please respect copyright.PENANANErCZilaXh
Zoey as she was now on the floor with Daesung standing right beside her1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2udou4GHHy
and she was removing her shoes. "She's been weird all morning."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAracGqisFcO
"How weird?" Taeyang asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA55v8w7L0SP
"Too weird," said Daniel.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9JcQe0CvKb
"Cut me some slack, guys," I said. I looked at Taeyang. "They are just saying nonsense."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGmvPqGFXkE
"Says the person who was so late to wake up today," said Zoey.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgMwS34I9bT
"And ate sweet cereal for breakfast instead of bacon, eggs and toast," said Christine.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiDRsstfwyf
"And refused to give me her phone to check out what she was watching," said Mike.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAp6HQoj7ZbR
I shrugged. "So? And Mike, seriously? Just over a phone?" I shook my head at my brother.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ycugs0KHG
"It's not like you, Sam," said Daniel. "That's all we are trying to say."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtSTMSO0VEv
I rubbed my forehead. "Look, guys, I'm just a little bummed out because of yesterday. Is that so wrong?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8OKlwryKDa
"No, I think something is bothering you," said Zoey, still on the floor.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYD4FVnSq2b
"I'm fine. Trust me. My mind is pretty tired."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3KvRCqttYq
"Come on, guys, let's not stress her out because of this," said Daesung. "If she says she is tired, then she is."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAeMR31xGMKG
Zoey slapped Daesung's leg with her hand and Daesung looked down at her. "Don't try to defend her."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoQRBxJFi9E
"I'm not."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAps8ohrhWF9
Zoey snickered at him and I knew why. She still remembered the little incident yesterday with Daesung and me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAshYSAcp1ee
"Where is G-Dragon?" Daniel asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANABna1to1A1X
I looked around the room and I noticed that GD was the only group member who wasn't here.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPGVv7VKIvl
"He went to get the choreographer," TOP answered.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA77T9DwgUcj
"Now, Sam, about your little problem...." said Mike, turning to face me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANATNxGUJBCR9
"Not now, Mike," I said as I folded my arms. "You can attack me later, just not now."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMeOA9ZO0nt
"Not to worry, my little kitty," said Seungri who stood right behind me. "Maybe this will cheer you up."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAN4WVzH0iYD
Before I could turn 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAouy10w1EhO
around to ask what he meant, I felt something settle at the top of my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoxOWmNNwhc
head. My hand reached up for whatever it was.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIYJXVuviem
"A lovely crown for the lovely queen of k-pop," said Seungri.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA1I8iNMlQz9
I took the crown from 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsD2qlGRbDn
the top of my head to look at it. It looked more like a tiara but it was1042Please respect copyright.PENANATIFjxBpS2z
big enough to be called a crown. It was silver and studded around with 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlaERtD0ak1
what looked like real diamonds. Perched in the middle surrounded by 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA85pyDzd8lu
diamonds was a sapphire stone in an oval shape.1042Please respect copyright.PENANADq9w9OWK3J
"Wait, are these real diamonds?" I asked as I turned to look at Seungri with a surprised look on my face.1042Please respect copyright.PENANALeeN5Oxqkx
"It is," said Seungri 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGmjCkDIC9Y
with a huge smile on his face. "And I know how much you value sapphire 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2TYeSkhTBI
stones because it's your birth stone."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2ebylG3wLv
"Aww! Thank you so much,1042Please respect copyright.PENANAg5oC3Fh284
Seungri!" I gave him a hug and I couldn't stop smiling. Somehow, I knew1042Please respect copyright.PENANAKfz0S1xzCY
he was going to brighten up my day today.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPyfVrkQyH7
"So pretty, let me see," said Christine, as she came and took the crown from my hand. "Wow!"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAu4bW9nnAIE
"I want to wear it," 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMtXivxAmcq
said Zoey as she got up from the floor and rushed to look at the crown. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfNve3ASr5J
Christine put the crown on Zoey's head.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6ibOWBBTYm
"Don't I look like a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAB4uSc5kdeq
true queen?" Zoey asked as she looked at her reflection through the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANATIiYWeYFmM
studio mirrors that lined up the walls of the room.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAutO4JlZu2v
"You look like that evil witch in those fairy tale fantasy movies," said Mike.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwLLZ3Qmkz7
"Haha, very funny," Zoey said as she turned to look at Mike.1042Please respect copyright.PENANACM8u2ZHogo
"When did you even have the time to get it done, Seungri?" I asked, still a little surprised.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAeE6idv7NZF
"I have my way of doing things just to impress you," said Seungri with a corky smile.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAo72qPgrDBA
"Thank you. You don't know how much you just made me smile."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXfF0lIoSwd
"It can clearly show on your face." Seungri softly pinched my cheek and I blushed.1042Please respect copyright.PENANASq9nHPjKTK
"I should get my own crown," said Christine who also wore the crown and was looking at herself in the mirror.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZUevMEaXeF
"May her royal majesty 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAASBxV4n5gz
get her crown back?" Taeyang asked as he came behind Christine and took 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWEjz8NMEEZ
the crown from her head. He came up to me and put the crown on my head.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUDfZPD5lBT
"Oh, hail the queen!" Taeyang chanted and I broke into a laugh, playfully hitting him on the shoulder.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAp5Yozoobne
"Stop it, will you? You're making me blush," I said, trying to cover my laugh with my hand.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgRM2LcFeok
"You look just like a real queen, Sam," said TOP.1042Please respect copyright.PENANARyfKPuHWtp
"Thanks." I was still blushing like crazy.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjmgur67m7k
"Let me take a photo," said Daesung, pulling out his phone.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQoxTjibnMB
"Ya. The whole world should see the queen of k-pop," said Zoey.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZa8riHwFB6
"Are you really calling me that?" I asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEoU1Td6zwO
"We did win last night, didn't we?" Zoey asked. "Of course I'm calling you that."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmi8k1pl6IF
I rolled my eyes. "I wasn't really taking it that seriously. It was nothing but a game."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcxQ8Sb0Kyu
"A game we won. Cheer up. We are all kings and queens with you."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkIul0viDw9
I looked on at Zoey trying to smile as best as I could, but somehow I couldn't.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA81VSgafffa
She couldn't tell the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0ni5tmY6F4
look on my face because she didn't even ask. Daesung went ahead and took1042Please respect copyright.PENANAu2cic6tMuj
pictures of me, and then we huddled together as a group to take a group1042Please respect copyright.PENANAC3S62PFI2H
photo with me in the middle.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAy6ih2ULSLb
"Hey, what's going on here?" G-Dragon asked as he came in the room.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMl34swOAil
"Taking photos with the queen," said Daniel.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9iPdh6ywTi
"The queen?" G-Dragon looked confused until he saw the crown on top of my head. "Oh..."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8yETJ8V1JD
"It's pretty, isn't it?" Zoey asked. "You should also get me one."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA88c0NIuGAw
"I can make a gold one if you want," said G-Dragon.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVYdSorzCT1
Zoey smiled. "Even better."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAvmvDKZsrf6
G-Dragon turned to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxkgproWsio
Taeyang. "The choreographer is going to be here any moment now. So I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfbNwK7tXDL
suggest we bring out your ideas if you have any. We can start without 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA1CrOlS3A2w
him and he will find us."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAKEpR2Mg2Kn
"Mike told me over the phone earlier that he had some brand ideas," said Taeyang.1042Please respect copyright.PENANATV5dSntCmB
"Ya, I do," said Mike. "You guys just watch. I have the song in my phone so I'll play it from there."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3d83svUn3K
We all stood on one side1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgm7ZcfdLzJ
of the room while Mike took off his jacket and got his phone to search 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZvd5jKOrw0
for the track. He gave Daniel to hold the phone and when he positioned 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXpjmPAygHy
himself in the middle of the room and turned to look at us.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAvQ7zmueXeU
"So, I was thinking, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0uMEUAIPd
since G-Dragon and Zoey start the first verse, they should open up the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5R0QYpsYpD
dance floor. So, I need someone to act as Zoey so that I could show you 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfDLphSVYEk
guys."1042Please respect copyright.PENANApLcol3iBWs
Christine came forward 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArgEuCqgmP1
and Mike gave her a few instructions on what to do. She nodded her head 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAU5j1MnKbpv
and Mike told Daniel to press the play button on cue.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgePN9PZsZ2
With Christine and Mike 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMkjxiGN6CI
each facing opposite directions with their backs touching, the music 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4IE0ECw5tQ
started to play. Still not looking at each other, the two started the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHWb8utKbjb
dance with each of them taking a step forward, breaking the contact 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjitrnUhtLJ
between them and then like a powerful force pulling them, they dragged 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGYhNfHyCSQ
themselves back and they again their backs touched.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAld5GC5o7Js
With a bit of skilful 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYwSLDwkAbg
footwork, they turned to face each other and with their hands, they drew1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWnfa82ajap
closer and then skidded away from each other with their hands in the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9IWNETtfoA
air.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAl2QyEaZCxz
"Then you guys will come in through the middle then make a formation in front."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0r66JHKVF0
"That's pretty awesome," said Taeyang.1042Please respect copyright.PENANABRe8GM2hNa
"Very smart," said G-Dragon.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0Je6I4WO6E
"Let's practise that," said Zoey taking G-Dragon's hand and taking him in the middle of the dance floor.1042Please respect copyright.PENANABFdmv1MfSN
"I'll take you through the moves," said Mike as he faced them.1042Please respect copyright.PENANATDduPYjwaX
"Your brother is a total genius, isn't he?" TOP asked as he stood next to me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWe18Kc67Tq
"Ya, he is," I said with a smile.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9dmm3tCfn3
The door soon opened and1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxkNBixiBmV
the person who I guessed was our choreographer walked in. We stopped 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAq61zSqXYGv
what we were doing and bowed as he came further in the room.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcDh8kEsuTE
"So, I see you guys are already getting started," said the choreographer.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjkuf1lQRTP
"Yes, we are," said Seungri.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEDsNljNHTO
"Okay, let me see what you have done so far."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcrR5fEPe3T
Mike and Christine 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIROeidysjo
stepped forward and the music playing on Mikes phone, they did the dance1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgcX8VIqNCa
routine. After their hands broke apart, Mike explained how the rest of 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlJYbDLzzoL
us will come in the scene.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAN7iYLWcyBw
"Mmmm," the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZvmtADH5QV
choreographer looked on at Mike as he tapped his chin. For a moment I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAhLm34FB3ho
thought he was going to say something bad, but he didn't.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAORFjGnhEJQ
"I like it," said the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUnubwciB51
choreographer. "So far, the starting part is brilliant. I wouldn't have 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAm9sHCAnNIO
thought of anything better. Now let's see if Zoey and G-Dragon could 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMEOcmswwFf
quickly work on their moves then we will come to the part when everyone 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5uEF3eGJJg
comes in."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgfrhnybXDA
Zoey and G-Dragon took 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0JLpQcwmW5
to the center and with Mike telling and showing them what to do, they 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7bQDXfCo8C
did so accordingly. After a few tries, they got the hang of it and they 1042Please respect copyright.PENANALZVVYum7Qi
were perfect.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAFxlG9JxlAe
"Excellent," said the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmrXqXgo1fd
choreographer as he stood in front of us. "Now, when they break apart, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmGy0IAKaoB
that's when the rest of you guys come in through the space in between 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqJCwPhhwVs
them like a doorway. We will come in a straight line and then make a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAI9dozluH3z
formation in front of them."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEg4CItStO2
We did as the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAyLtRR8ujkF
choreographer said and the next hour, we were practising our hearts out 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiJo59Jnd7O
for the music video. We made a few mistakes here and there, but we got 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsohQdy4dke
the hang of it.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWy1TGVVkHR
A few minutes later, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9AlZWX2EUM
most of us were splayed on the floor after the choreographer announced 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAdNzuoOWpSf
that we can take a break with some of us with our backs on the floor and1042Please respect copyright.PENANAW8ZS8nEj0o
staring at the ceiling. Others were seated.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZg42wHcYQy
"This is why I hate dancing," said TOP, laying opposite me staring at the ceiling.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAKjRSwNb8iP
I laughed, also staring 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEGCX46d6rR
at the ceiling. "I love dancing. It just makes you forget about all your1042Please respect copyright.PENANAo0k2rt6nmP
problems for a while. It's kind of like sleeping."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzZaIl5kosR
"Ya, true," said Christine who also had her back on the floor and laid a few feet away from me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiUlNqpDK9z
Speaking of problems, I completely forgot about that French guy.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4oo3tun7gJ
I quickly scrambled up 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfRDgWJq3ae
from the floor passing Mike and Taeyang who were seated on the floor and1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQV9aeXMvP0
still talking about the dance moves. I went to the corner of the room 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPXBdJYjjqB
where we had piled up our shoes and phones and my crown. I got my purse 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAhQt3IPuj3t
and removed my phone.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxAkNUiHpn8
I sent a message to the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgebi8AEDD2
stranger telling him that I had already seen the photo. Thinking that he1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbWluVdGeej
would reply later on, he repiled in an instant. That was fast. I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoPwWlb4aMk
imagined he had been waiting for me to either call or text.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUnUH7D59Qe
"Good. We should meet."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUC9YQe7Ovc
Was this guy serious right now? I was really busy and meeting him didn't sound like a good idea. I texted back.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbEQLRD0wmx
"I can't see you today. I'm kind of busy."1042Please respect copyright.PENANASuGgsIabmN
"But this is a very important issue, Sam."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIleCX7ZaV4
Great. He was calling me by name now? How I wished I knew his.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEhoSN0LPOH
I texted, "what happens if I don't meet with you today?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAag9GFV1g8w
"You're one smart 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoNonoyB00o
girl. I don't have to explain because you know what will happen when the1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJASPZIh06H
whole world sees this. It's today or never. And never comes with 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlU6psi0JmT
consequences."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAl0o3jKv4Ck
I growled. This guy had put me in a tight corner and I couldn't refuse.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5AosjM84wi
"Fine. I'll tell you when to meet when I'm done."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAw5zFDkfxgV
"That's my girl."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmJtuvNbLh8
I wanted to throw up. I bet this guy was way older than me and him calling me his girl made me nauseous.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZJkxTlB1G0
As I tucked my phone 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAa9OwiTCxmo
back into my purse, I looked up and everyone was still resting. Luckily 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4OenT9OTvc
their eyes weren't on me. I went to lay back down with TOP when I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlyaepHSNpc
realised that Mike and Taeyang weren't the only ones engrossed in their 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3W92QNMwIz
own conversation. G-Dragon and Zoey were too.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAplRdTgLF8l
I looked at them and unlike the others, they were whispering. I wondered what they were talking about in secret.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAKPcU0GWHIG
When they both turned to1042Please respect copyright.PENANALAKc710D55
look at me, they quickly looked away again. My face turned pale. Oh, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAvmc6HLum3C
no. Were they talking about me? Their look sent me weird vibes and I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxlqA1j764w
couldn't help but feel that they were.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWHqmn1VWSs
I laid back down 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzw61Bn5K3n
pretending that all was alright. I stared up the ceiling as I thought. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArDTezMwww2
Could it be that Zoey was telling G-Dragon about the conversation the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOwSxZEhh8t
two of us had in our room this morning?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfNcJietZkt
Yikes! If she did, then I1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3SLQugH7qo
had just made a bigger mess for myself, again. If I'm right, (hoping 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAR26AJVGbwC
that I'm wrong) G-Dragon wouldn't like this at all. We agreed that he 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArY3RoOhQE5
would tell Zoey everything. And just a few hours ago, I had almost told 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUGGeWlDV6y
her the whole truth. So much for trying to be honest.1042Please respect copyright.PENANABt0gAoPmPZ
Still in my own thoughts, the door to the studio opened. Collins, Lee and Yang Hyun-suk came in.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0KfmPHezWv
"I see you guys are bummed out," said Collins with a smirk on his face as he looked at each of us.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0zC3F1NQsy
"Ya, we are," said Seungri, his back also on the floor.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkMQRO8Or0h
"Okay, guys, sit up, we have something to tell you," said Yang Hyun-suk.1042Please respect copyright.PENANACrIB3lZa5W
Most of us who were on lying on the floor sat up and looked on intently at our managers and Lee.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbxICtvMnM1
"We came up with where we will be shooting the music video," said Yang Hyun-suk.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ls4x5mM4d
"Where?" Christine and Daesung asked at the same time.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8PfiW0F3cY
"Caribbean Bay," answered Collins.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtjf20uJfGh
"Caribbean Bay?" I asked with my eyebrow raised.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXe4BgUIfdV
"It's not the only place we would be shooting the video," said Lee, tilting her head at me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2AshluTCdV
"But it would be more likely that we would shoot it at Caribbean Bay?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6BIN4h3qEc
"That's right," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Do you think it's a bad idea?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAU1LgYesVuf
"No. It sounds great."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAx6h7zR6szh
"Well, the song is based on fun," said Zoey. "And we did have fun there."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWxTkMrOlwC
"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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8HPtgxV7DU
"Haha, that was fun," said Daniel, staring off into space with a smile.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAquy9WLI5e7
"So, you finish up the choreography today and then we can start shooting the video on Monday."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlBiT5o7BFo
"But can't we meet tomorrow?" I asked. "You know, to perfect the dance and all?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAv0j5GSkt45
"I don't think people will like to meet on a Sunday," said Collins.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAb7rhuGh8NK
"True," said Taeyang.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5nrjQMol9t
"Okay," I said, feeling a1042Please respect copyright.PENANAW1mIsAFlVM
little disappointed. That meant we had to finish up and perfect the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3SDUEGwAXm
dance routine today. And I don't know what time we will be done.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlJrTd5NYW0
"Okay, we'll leave you guys," said Yang Hyun-suk.1042Please respect copyright.PENANARZMZtw2UqV
After the three had 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiADrUPmaQD
left, we went back to what we were doing, waiting for the choreographer 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOKy9eEfUYM
to show up because he was coming in with some backup dancers.1042Please respect copyright.PENANANkgLSGjJHl
While we waited, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3xLA7zcfje
G-Dragon came over to me, his head hovered over my sight as I still laid1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxw5p0uHavE
down on the floor. I looked up at this face and couldn't make up the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA1CdiPsAYHH
expression on his face.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZcRTNqIZ4
"Sam, we need to talk," he said, as he looked down on me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANARArvuZJTik
He sounded serious and I1042Please respect copyright.PENANAyXNiVCgaAv
couldn't say no. I tried not to show that I was scared but I could feel1042Please respect copyright.PENANASuzHNlbPzI
my body tremble. All I did was nod my head.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlFCHOyUp7K
"Let's talk outside," he said and he went ahead of me out of the room.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8szDPVIssM
I got up from the floor 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAb45NbCOTEu
and I realised that everyone was looking at me now, obviously wondering 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAplvcRLzoUc
what was going on. I ignored them and none of them asked anything as I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANApduBm8S7pK
stood up from the floor and walked out of the room.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8is4r6m7Se
I found G-Dragon three 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAx3mAzDic7J
doors down the hall, obviously trying to avoid anyone from listening to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA683vc7D1C1
our conversation. I quickly walked up to him with his back facing me. I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3kGgxdSjE3
stopped a few feet away from him taking extra precaution not to be too 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5n29ddoKX
close.1042Please respect copyright.PENANABcHFbXEnAL
"I'm here. What do you want to talk about?" I asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYxGStRGOLx
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmPfS3E4zMZ
"It's about Zoey," he said.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAayabO147ye
I gulped. "Zoey must have told you what happened this morning, didn't she?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEHNgSFP4Ec
"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?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAupSNentkN
"Sorry, I just.... I couldn't keep lying anymore."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAXUlyxzVff
"Really? That's all you can say?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6epbggeSTw
"Well, it's the truth. And besides, I never told her that you liked me, because I couldn't bring myself to."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJta5ZProHX
"But you almost had."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkLyB1RRHW9
"Yet I couldn't."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAolcfiPeCU4
"Zoey is right. You're 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAV6qw6LW5A6
been acting really weird today. Weird enough to tell her the truth when 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuEmsbVT6Ix
you know I was supposed to do it."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4iRitFCG92
"Well, you were taking too much time and I couldn't help myself seeing the way how angry you were yesterday and now."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfwWDnY6oQI
"And so telling the truth would help solve my anger issue? Or are you jealous of Zoey because she is happy with me?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANArlmYYbMHuA
I paused before I could say, "what?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9mY8uPXa9g
"You heard me loud and 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOLwaVcZE6o
clear, Sam. As though kissing Daesung wasn't enough, you're now trying 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2SR8zPemF1
to take matters into your own hands."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnBeYqZcfx3
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAaFqv7EdtJW
"Wait, that's not true," I said.1042Please respect copyright.PENANApEkgkRK80G
"Which one? You kissing Daesung or taking matters into your hands?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUc3FHd74tM
I now realised that I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAd83P8RMwRZ
was stuck. This time I couldn't tell if he was sure that I had kissed 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAm5hOnLPmT6
Daesung or he was trying to test me to see what I would say to prove his1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQbiu5AOCuI
assumption right. But there was no point in hiding now. The truth was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAblkzl9oajL
bound to come up sooner rather than later.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlKq0IxyDu5
"Aren't you going to answer? Which one of the two?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANADfu9xGY4E8
I sighed. "You're being ridiculous, GD."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA1fksTU5QBK
"But I'm not and you know it." He took a step closer. "Now answer the question. Which one?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuy3SMDI3VF
"If you want to hear it, then fine. I did kiss Daesung but it's not what you think."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAK6Icd8f4Lz
G-Dragon took a step 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjZydyljZPr
back. "I knew it. You tell me you want nothing to do with me and then 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtYobG5lY07
you kiss my best friend who is like a brother to me!"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlEzPbuHky1
"You wanted the truth, didn't you? You got one! But backstabbing you wasn't what happened."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZRaa9Ozfqe
"Then what did happen?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANArjJCQUTDFv
"All of this is nothing 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAV5YHeqxbdK
but a misunderstanding. I never went back on my word. Things just 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAi0tTkQlJo5
happened that I myself couldn't control."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAhwJ8UWSmrv
"Don't lie to me, Sam."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWUmvjYguNi
"You know what, I'm 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEtVPeA3CuZ
trying my best here to try and tell you the truth but you're acting like1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnW244m9F1b
a deaf person blocking my words out. I knew from the very beginning 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtCo5sw2aEI
that I could never be with you nor with Daesung and I have accepted it. I1042Please respect copyright.PENANAehGiW9vdqy
talked about that with him yesterday. That's why he kissed me."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEOK3XAcFwW
G-Dragon shook his head. "So you're saying that he kissed you and not that you kissed him?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANATAPjiLGHTW
"Yes. But I know you 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAw9WSWuO0zp
won't believe me. Unlike you, at least Daesung realised and accepted it 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuedxLNjbi7
for himself that he and I could never be together."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7Z4EliieJC
I looked at G-Dragon and I knew I hit the spot. I just hope that what I said would make him understand.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcnUuqXdRZ7
"The sooner you accept all this, the better it would be for all of us," I said.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAs49AMq6BNr
I turned around to head 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAN1CH0d4EQ8
back for the studio. As I walked away, I realised that I wasn't upset or1042Please respect copyright.PENANAG0VWbDlHHK
angry. I was frustrated and my problems were far from over.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAW6cVguo73h
When I came back in the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANACoIXt75rXF
studio, all eyes were on me as soon as I walked in. I could tell on 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAknIJA8d2xS
their faces that they had heard the entire conversation.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA1APXqm4mHD
"Sam, are you okay?" Taeyang asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAO1J1lfHAeZ
I didn't want to beat around the brush. "No. I'm not."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbiu9Yxewk8
I came in further into the room and sat down on the floor, not looking at the others.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAdKYsrvfzCD
"You and G-Dragon were arguing," said Zoey as she came to sit down beside me. "Would like to talk about it?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0ldF93OBx
I looked at Zoey. "I'm certainly not the one to tell you what's going on."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMfwV6Rj1Br
I went back to looking at the floor. My chin rested on my knees and I hugged myself, lost in thought.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqnnuQe3f6C
I heard the door open 1042Please respect copyright.PENANABbunWp8zDf
behind me and I knew G-Dragon had come into the room. At the corner of 1042Please respect copyright.PENANATFTjaVMmwh
my eye, I could see Zoey turn towards the door.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7NsMU7Quvu
"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."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAE2iONdmDIP
"It's nothing," I heard G-Dragon say.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtJcs2m0kcQ
"It's nothing? Looking at both of your faces, something did happen," said TOP.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4qtqUxCAq4
"Look guys," I said as 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPMRW521jjg
quickly stood up from the floor and turned to face them. "Tell me if I'm1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2rwLeyE7wd
wrong, but you guys heard the entire conversation, right?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5fiE9hPicC
No one said anything and they had guilty looks on their faces. That settled it.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAc7yyQ5e3OL
"I'm sorry you had to hear all that," I said as I scratched my head. "We shouldn't have been so loud."1042Please respect copyright.PENANANrnXzhvIKz
"Why didn't you two tell us all this before?" Seungri asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAag1qFB9g6l
I didn't say anything 1042Please respect copyright.PENANARQGciHwjkw
and neither did G-Dragon. We looked at each other and then at the others1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHQt3ZyxcPe
who were waiting for either of us to say something.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAj3JZOp4g4O
Before anyone could 1042Please respect copyright.PENANApkWejWvrRb
break the silence, the door to the studio opened and the choreographer 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVlq6O7X0OC
came in with some backup dancers and pretending like nothing happened, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxAJ8QhNhUw
we went back to practising.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnTzdr02vqg
I don't know how I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUA5hZFiniR
managed to go through the entire dance session without making a mistake.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxDyx2PCdX7
Not after what happened some minutes ago. Now that everyone knows 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfYSuaiSALx
what's been going on between G-Dragon and I, it was supposed to affect 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtJpLI8qN69
me in some way but it didn't. I felt bad, but right now I had to keep my1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoBghfydhhX
head in the real world and not mess things up.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAchogZBbB1d
It was lunch time and 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAr7bCmhvSIS
again we took a break. We were almost done with the dance routine but I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIgNqr2SpNZ
was so tired, I wondered if I would be able to meet up with the unknown 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAin69STAAxZ
stranger.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmiImkIuYAb
Now that we were on a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHiRIYPUhzx
break, no one said anything to each other even after the choreographer 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAFu8X2dpthv
left with the backup dancers. As much as I would have loved to say 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAawkth5ueeE
something to the others concerning the argument, I couldn't. It was just1042Please respect copyright.PENANA65Zc2oBXBd
too awkward for me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAA2D7HbxhF1
Zoey cleared her throat first. "Mmmm, so are we going to talk about this or are we going to have lunch?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqfpSnphGXK
I looked at Zoey. "You and G-Dragon have a lot to talk about." I then turned to face G-Dragon.1042Please respect copyright.PENANARhQzQfvOKZ
"Sam's right, Zoey," said G-Dragon.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqBl0eR1q4J
Zoey looked a little downcast as though she knew to expect the worst.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtWVkynqp2G
"Well, you guys can talk if you want," said Seungri, "but I'm hungry."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAKScxQppsai
"Ya, me too," said Daniel.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGxgH7CNSow
"We can order a pizza," said Christine.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA78CG0z4ytT
"Good idea," said Taeyang.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6hzDuXANro
As though they couldn't 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPGFIQpPx3x
stay in the room any longer, the others walked out, leaving Zoey, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANANySYRIyjcg
G-Dragon and I in the room. I couldn't blame them. There was too much 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAD9A6r4q1Km
tension going on and I couldn't help to think it was entirely my fault.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMhSDcFvs1b
A few seconds later, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAD09liMEbe3
when I knew that the others had gone, I also left the room with my purse1042Please respect copyright.PENANACqmYy3pMEi
and crown without saying a word. Zoey and G-Dragon had a lot of talking1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiXfjZQlXfp
to do and I would come back for that later. And while the others had 1042Please respect copyright.PENANARaKbLOscci
plans for lunch, I had other plans of my own.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4dkNj07igH
As I walked down the empty hall, I called Lee and she picked up immediately.1042Please respect copyright.PENANApPmPAqtv4d
"Hey, Sam, why are you calling?" Lee asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsBB4dBDKV6
"A lot has happened 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAV96PlnHmNj
today that I need to tell you, Lee," I said, keeping my voice down in 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVl1x0Zs8Oo
case there were any people snooping around.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcvTyZlYvDN
"What? What's happened?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZPAIJ5e7om
"Everyone now knows the truth about G-Dragon and I. They heard us arguing."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5dt71oxXeQ
I could hear Lee gasp and I pictured her ready to drop and faint. "For real? Oh, gosh, this is bad."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAVrZTH1Hzx
"That's not the worst 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHf6Q4uDplG
part," I said as I found myself at the end of the hall going down a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAm1DudzK5lm
flight of stairs. "A weird guy called me today and I need to meet him."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAB5WdGkejzR
"Huh? What for? Who is this guy?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiCCdoDc31o
"Like I said, he is 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYS3MY5BY1P
weird. Something bad came up and if I don't meet him soon, a lot of us 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcACRFbHDeW
are going to be toast especially with the press."1042Please respect copyright.PENANARABhP2beL5
"Is he blackmailing you or something?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjFX6oW0IYp
"I'm not sure if I can 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAe9oUgKt3nF
call it that. But if I'm affected too, then it kind of looks that way. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgloVpnQSyH
Do me a favour and meet me at the back of the building."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuoQTsWPwP9
Lee paused. "Why? You aren't going to meet him, are you?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAu7oJWgchXZ
"I've no choice and I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANABL1QPX77KD
would better do it now because we are going to be here for a while until1042Please respect copyright.PENANAFIrI8tCOsu
we are done with the dance routine. Bring me a pair of sunglasses, a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbwKcRx5nps
cap and a scarf."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWxHVZygjS8
"What will you need that for?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAseOLFAqAUt
"Trust me," I said as stopped on the stairs. I wasn't too sure which floor I was on at the moment.1042Please respect copyright.PENANANSoKoxLlgO
"Okay, fine. I'll see where I can get those."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9i18zLnCqT
"Thanks, Lee. Don't tell anyone."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA293jGcSpId
I cut the call and this 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXcUPZujPQe
time, I ran down the stairs with a new found energy. I was tired from 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbNLkAjJUGU
all the dancing but I had some reasonable ounce of energy left in me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAe91qg135bh
I reached the bottom of 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2wVCpFijHE
the steps. I had reached the ground floor. There was a passage behind 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQlnrZK0OTO
the stairs which lead to a door. The back door, I presume. And in front 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlfNIvV1hDK
of me was a short passage which lead to the lobby. I could hear a few 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtYZv5XYrhG
voices that I could recognise.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlmjyWNHWIF
I went over to look, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANASgTN6iKpLw
making sure I had my back against the wall. I took a peek and I saw The 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6CQUQPYO6A
Toxins and BigBang in the lobby heading out. They were going out for 1042Please respect copyright.PENANApPNN7mCKy2
lunch instead of ordering it from here. Before I could turn around and 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbHOLJ2zSI2
head for the back door, I ended up hearing their conversation.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzgOwm6INbk
"I wish Sam could have told me what was going on," said Christine.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAak5itvx1Ct
"How could we have known?" Daesung asked. "Sam and I just talked about it yesterday, but she never mentioned G-Dragon."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA83n5KB5vVc
"I'm just surprised that1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIkpAZnQ18W
you kissed my sister," said Mike. For some reason, I was surprised that1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkRPtIiJrdk
he wasn't upset like I thought he would.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAA97eKdE4N8
"Well, whatever she did that for," said Taeyang, "she will tell us eventually."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAf3Liz5GmqQ
"Should we go back for her and see if she would come with us for lunch?" TOP asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6Dtvg3WbfK
"No, I bet she wants to be alone for a while," said Seungri.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2NmXj5Hjba
"I think so too," said 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXp6JB1dbVv
Daniel. "But just in case, we would order her and the others a takeout. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZRi90IoRE8
Sometimes Sam would starve herself without even realising it."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAhtcHgVia1C
The next thing I knew, their voices became distant. I peeked again and I saw that they had already walked out of the lobby.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQpmzYwUvQB
I was expecting them to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAedTyHWwtiy
be mad and all, but they didn't seem like they were. Maybe they were 1042Please respect copyright.PENANASCq0gW1WcV
just hiding it and they would throw all of their anger on me later on. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANANEBNbBChBW
Who knows?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAT5EIxExPcx
Throwing that thought 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqF6R0r7hqY
out of my head, I quickly went back down the hall, heading for the back 1042Please respect copyright.PENANALaEXJaKh11
door. I hope it wasn't locked. I swung the door and it opened. Lucky me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5JBtz6443s
Now I had to wait for Lee to show up.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMZgKGxK0w0
There were still more 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqqzAqxA0Sn
vehicles parked at the back of the building. Some of which were delivery1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUWtCdt9vEF
trucks. I waited for Lee on the slab with my back leaning against the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAc8LyZhXoTn
wall. I could hear the sound of the vehicle's engine coming from the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgI4bR5yMec
front and I knew the others were leaving until I heard the noise fade 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPbNuT1kY8l
away.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAglYgZfogKv
In what seemed like 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuvnpIBjAf5
forever, Lee appeared around the corner of the building with her 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAaRTxtsmKvE
handbag. When she spotted me, she quickened her steps.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8FFPrISAvl
"It's about time," I said with my arms folded.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQxIsOozygc
"Don't act all grumpy on me," said Lee. "So as to let you know, finding what you wanted wasn't all that easy."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3AJ8Dtb5Fj
"Okay, thanks," I said as Lee gave me her bag and I gave her my crown and purse to hold. "Hold this."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtIYUOuJC0F
"Oh, wow!" Lee marvelled as she looked at my crown. "Who gave this to you?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAARMeiPp08X
"Seungri," I answered as I rummaged through the bag to get the items out.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzPXRAwT20r
"This is so pretty. These diamonds look so real."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVCYXRCZikX
"They are," I said as I put the blue baseball cap on.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQB9C0tIdYj
"So sweet of him to do this," said Lee. She looked at me. "Are they all still inside?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANArte1m4G2Q4
"They have gone out for 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArv7RCY5ms4
lunch. But Zoey and G-Dragon are talking in the studio. Hopefully things1042Please respect copyright.PENANApfiCry44zI
will work out okay. Though I highly doubt it will."1042Please respect copyright.PENANARtjNYWPgNB
"Things are really bad, huh?" Lee asked with a sad expression on her face.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJhovgo50pP
"Ya. And they are about 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmLLWQgntcO
to get a whole lot worse. Wish me luck." I put on the sunglasses and the1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqYn63mmLyy
light scarf around my neck. Lee gave me back my purse.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcGR1yZ5Eoz
"Okay. Tell me how everything goes," said Lee. "Want me to escort you out of the gate?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAF1gu8PBkxF
"Ya, that will be a good1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3U8bz7uK5a
idea," I said. "Leaving me alone would be dangerous and who knows what 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAb2s3wcDNxi
the guards might think when they see me."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVX1mWpYKg4
Lee and I started to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxQikEYCo38
walk and we turned around the corner finding ourselves back at the front1042Please respect copyright.PENANAeYiY9dHclO
parking lot. As we were heading towards the gate, Lee started some 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgvjnu0K9Mv
random conversation and I played along making sure not to look 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAitGcdXd9rh
suspicious in front of the guards who didn't seem to be paying much 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA99zLhsCZsZ
attention. I made sure that they didn't notice my face.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJtLZ6k5ShW
When I finally managed 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcavggIikqx
to get out of the gate, Lee wished me luck. I nodded my head and walked 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfdB1tn1GEE
away from the YG gate and down the street.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA99PfquHw2d
I had to admit, I was so1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4zzs4UUwlw
scared. For one reason, I had no idea where I was going since I hadn't 1042Please respect copyright.PENANARWUYr3QFrB
fully known the place and this was the first time I had to walk around 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnBvz6nQHNs
in the streets by myself. Going around alone was too dangerous for me 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAoSSGA2zGjt
and I was crazy to think I would manage on my own.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYuIC7q63X1
After walking a few 1042Please respect copyright.PENANATQXIJrFP3d
blocks away from YG, I reached the crosswords and I stopped at the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwfDF8v7DqN
traffic walking sign. I looked around and so far, no one had recognised 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5U4pFZqm4x
me under my little disguise. When the robot indicated 'walk' I crossed 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcS9l5pzomo
the road with a few people and got to the other side of the street.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsoagfwDWRY
As I walked, passing a shoe shop, I took my phone out from my purse and called the unknown man.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYzWzzygcGx
"Ah, you finally called," said the stranger who had answered after the first ring. "I've been waiting."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqagmyhgnUU
"Ya, I figured," I said, looking around hoping that no one noticed me but the cap hid my face1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAPvgEPBwbb
pretty well. "I've no idea where to meet you and I'm not so familiar with the place."1042Please respect copyright.PENANARFxXh15ftd
"Not to worry, dear. I already see you. Nice disguise by the way. I can hardly tell it is you under that baseball cap."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGUlnwppna1
I froze as I soon looked1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgRBksbGRUe
left and right and across the street hoping to see him. But I couldn't 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5DTmmgF0Fc
spot out any French native among the midst of Koreans. Feeling a little 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxVpewIzBFv
out of place, I figured I might just be the odd one around here too.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcOp8jVu56f
I heard him laugh 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkuZMpXiTIQ
through the phone and I could tell he was making fun of me. "Not to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzBtENrL5By
worry, Sam. Be careful or you might just blow your cover."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfgb8OPQKAr
I gritted my teeth. "Just show yourself. Where are you?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUwsIOHLlfX
"I'm right here."1042Please respect copyright.PENANARa65KsaocY
"Right where?" I looked around and still nothing. People walked past me and I got frustrated. "Don't try play games with-"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAT71MHqT2Ef
My sentence was cut 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqadxrmyBgI
short when down the road, a fancy black shiny Bugatti parked at the edge1042Please respect copyright.PENANApjdaBh5Buc
of the concrete slab right in front of me. I looked on with my mouth 1042Please respect copyright.PENANADUQVVTNCAQ
agape. I have always admired fancy cars but this was one hell of a ride.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9Dh57x0Zds
A smartly dressed 1042Please respect copyright.PENANABY7j851zPC
looking chauffeur came out of the driver's seat and came to my side. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAK1wzLKwVuN
With his white gloved hand, he opened the door to the passenger's seat.1042Please respect copyright.PENANARa8ilRKEGm
"You may go in, mademoiselle," said the driver in deep French accent, as he bowed.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAP5gtDqyhk
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7zaueRXX2v
A few heads turned my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAsQNGuL8Q2t
way and I could only imagine what people must think of a Bugatti and a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANACK5E84TJJz
smartly dressed chauffeur waiting for me to go in. Strange, I suppose 1042Please respect copyright.PENANARTUOGV7Zke
and a little suspicious too.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmxnfn6YySf
I managed to awake from 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAo1bwjAgfe6
my slumber and got in the car before people fully start to look at me 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcNI5wU9EMx
and figure out who I was. As I got in, a nice car smell wafted in the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAte2sgrb5qJ
air and into my nostrils. The chauffeur closed the door and went to the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANATXxFTdJvI8
driver's seat.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAdm6Q2Pl9Jc
"Samantha Glasson, nice to finally meet you at last," came a deep voice.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAierdkSMaUm
With my eyes, I looked 1042Please respect copyright.PENANApDcLMfqLXv
at the person sitting right beside me in the passenger's seat. For a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxCMkw1AtJl
moment, I was scared. But when I looked at the man fully, my face fell.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOAEeskaU70
He looked to be in the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArMdjD1XBbV
same age group as me but maybe two years older. I guessed in my head 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqAWqOEJSUf
that he must be 24 or 25. He had gorgeous blue eyes like the colour of 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0bzTBAFuJw
the sea and brown short curly hair. His dashing lips were lifted up into1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiC6mh3Jfo1
a smile and under that navy blue suit of his, I could tell he was one 1042Please respect copyright.PENANANKa1xW1fRX
who had one heck of a body.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAY5KLlmSCdy
I hadn't said a word and1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3cchuFDS4q
the car started to drive down the road when the young man offered his 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcTV2HRuTRo
open hand. I stared at it and noticed a shiny gold Rolex on his left 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZNfLaKKYP2
wrist. Who was this guy?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAdDCMu5IV4I
"Aren't we going to shake hands?" he asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7OckVHV0U6
I opened my mouth but 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPaTDxSXjdW
then closed it again knowing that it was pointless to argue. I took his 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArqtmiSo27A
hand and shook it, scared that I might receive a shocking zap from the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYC7ktvetgd
contact.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlcCWSNrxFg
"And you must be the guy I was talking to over the phone?" I asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtLBJkEI6NU
"Yes, a pleasure to meet1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZaLXe3mi4R
your acquaintance." He lightly pressed his lips on the back of my palm 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAzgFVcvBiLA
and I blushed as I slowly withdrew my hand.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAyo00efubc3
"I'm sorry we had to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnmjwrRVUz7
meet under such awkward circumstances," he said as he leaned back in the1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9H2Lswy3U9
fancy leathered seats. "But I needed to talk to you, and fast."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAle7n4abu2E
I looked at him and 1042Please respect copyright.PENANADIlt5cWRrO
realised that all his was just too surreal. This wasn't what I was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA43Y2HvyAiN
expecting. I was expecting a man much older than me and rafia looking. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAvPWaI11dze
This guy right beside me looked like one of those handsome Greek gods we1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0RVUsmdCt9
hear about in mythical tales.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxWb6hx9OzR
"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked with the corner of his lips raised up to a smile.1042Please respect copyright.PENANASKa2Vpl85h
"I...uh." Yikes! I was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAdaWnaXPdiI
caught looking at him. I blushed and turned to face the window beside 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjKdy4STejP
me. "Nothing. This wasn't what I was expecting."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAz4XkLlqY02
There was silence and I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcWLFmqpg3A
didn't want to look at him. He was obviously looking at me and that made1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuVhYJ4tnzx
me play around with my fingers because I was nervous. Then I realised 1042Please respect copyright.PENANApP85N0XtAz
something.1042Please respect copyright.PENANANPGMeSYa3a
"You never told me your name," I said as I looked at him. Dang it! I wasn't supposed to look at him.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAf2my7eH4IJ
"Oh, silly me. Where are my manners? I'm Derrick."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfdnplN1vX2
"That's a weird name, given that you're French."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAeL74E7biE3
"I was born in the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtg8oJGHA5E
States and my parents preferred giving me this name even though they are1042Please respect copyright.PENANACt1JL7ss1E
both French. I grew up in France almost my whole life and my parents 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGjJWu55nnc
are people who like to travel a lot for business. Building their 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA144j93LJYE
business empire is what's so important to them."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4wNF1SqcJT
"I can clearly see that," I said as I wondrously looked around in the car.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAptSKiqoops
My expression might have amused him because he chuckled. I blushed as I pushed my glasses further up my nose and folded my arms.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqTuq3Pg94g
"This is going to be fun," he said to himself.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjPUuUuClOh
I changed the topic. "About the photo, why did you want to see me?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANATr1w05ROGz
"Can we talk about this over lunch?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA07TUTV60AD
"Lunch?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMQvjumAxg3
"Yes, lunch."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAINZC5IyI8w
A moment ago, I wasn't in the mood for lunch. But now that he mentioned it, I was starving.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAyem96iR8y6
"Lunch sounds good. But not in the open. I don't want to grab any attention."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwLfnHWW8n7
"Of course. I figured you would want that. Given that no one knows where you are anyway."1042Please respect copyright.PENANASKqArB6VGm
I raised an eyebrow at 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQWzCsVBCJp
him. "You've been following me the whole time, haven't you? That's how 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYY7AeiMFTS
you have been able to find me on the street."1042Please respect copyright.PENANARHsh1FbC0J
He gave me that dashing 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWgcmrMJTvy
smile of his. "Of course. I just had to. I knew sooner or later that we 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAvN8gS1fOm9
would meet. I had to come prepared."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAt8l9niSMCt
"That's sounds creepy if you ask me," I said as looked out the window. "So, where are we going?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnVoEFufLHn
"My apartment. It's much safer there."1042Please respect copyright.PENANABPFU8LzGbX
"You own an apartment?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEHaMIf6H08
"Like I said, my parents travel around for world and South Korea, is one of their favourite spots."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7sQ37ZDQxW
"So, it's their apartment then and not yours."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA68ptxgYBpS
"They have their own apartment and I have mine."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA6NRUkvfr4h
"Oh." I couldn't help but feel embarrassed.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA2oiT2otm4z
"Here we are now," said Derrick as he looked out of the car window on his side and followed suit.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAJS7ZyxnWs
It was a huge apartment 1042Please respect copyright.PENANATtTNiEQdKe
building kind of like the ones famous people live in. The car took a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAL02eOhhOmL
turn and went down the road to an underground parking lot.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3a2WNPLO0M
After the car parked, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAvy3RKOx8Va
the chauffeur quickly came out and opened the car door on Derrick's 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAcJYeOk7GbE
side. Derrick came out and I followed. Before I could step out of the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOXpEANklsK
car, Derrick held out his hand to help me out. I took his hand and I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAbY7jo3eDIB
came out of the car.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAIhwPmNgBwr
Derrick lead the way, 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5X81TDIUbW
still holding my hand, to the elevator and the chauffeur stayed behind 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJi7Rgx5mDq
with the car as he watched us go. I couldn't help but feel that the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAeUHbjP8nyd
chauffeur had been smiling at us from the time we got out of the car.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGuHtCVKWlF
Derrick pressed the elevator button and when they drew open, we stepped in at the same time.1042Please respect copyright.PENANARGcduZKLBG
When the door closed, I withdrew my hand from his. He pressed the button to his floor and I felt the elevator move.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAppDkNN9Fqt
"So, about that photo, I need to know what's going on," I said as stared at the floor.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZG2VrFrsxy
"What do you want to know?" Derrick asked. I could feel his eyes on me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANANjwMgXRT19
"Everything," I said as I looked at him. "But one thing I don't get is why you're involving me in all this."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAaT2WYlQ4r7
"But don't you want to know what's going on?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAi9Lo5hKPjx
"Well, ya, I do! You're 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAF8DzaxW5At
the one who sent me the photo so I'm curious. Do you know what? It was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5eDbvUraUE
best you didn't send it to me in the first place."1042Please respect copyright.PENANASjYD8oLab4
"Why?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZTxKyzqzlj
"Maybe then I wouldn't be here."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiryioXjjX9
The elevator doors flew 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAI2O37GVDl9
open and in front of me was a lavishly looking hall. The white painted 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9KrWcSbu0j
hall and the bright lighting above made the hall look angelic that if 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZAVfxCGsN
you were to see it for yourself, you would think you had just stepped 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxEexpSw8dq
into heaven.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAu9fgz0vYun
I stepped out of the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqRZ4QEY2mj
elevator and beautiful paintings lined up the walls. I noticed that the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAu1TjcylO5q
doors leading to other people's apartments were white doors with fancy 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArLHrbP3J0P
looking gold plated handles. The floor of the hall was covered with a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAe9saTl0Oxr
soft red carpet.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuuSon1xONn
"This place looks nice," I said as I walked down the hall.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHny7TYUmj7
"I know," said Derrick as he came up behind me. "My apartment is the door at the end of the hall."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGHncaDbFZI
I looked down the hall 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAn7B0mIH5qZ
and there stood two huge white doors. I walked up to it and just as I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9isckycKvW
was about to turn and look at Derrick, the right door flew open and in 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkcZEJ491Ii
front of me stood a smartly dressed butler. It's like he knew I was 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmYDU5jEQ04
coming.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3ispImE8CX
"Welcome, mademoiselle," said the butler as he stepped aside and and with his hand, he gestured to come in.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQxjQ4XkmpT
For a moment, I hesitated. Until I felt Derrick behind me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXgggJ649hG
"Ladies first," said Derrick.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAuMczsQBYsh
I gulped and took a step into his apartment.1042Please respect copyright.PENANATPxTC4jWXp
"This place is very 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAG3nc9lJq3R
nice," I said when I looked around the foyer and I when turned round the1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZoWwGP6jhi
corner, there was lavishly looking sitting room with creamed coloured 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAG6Gdk2BC2t
sofas with a glass coffee table and I huge smart screen TV pinned on the1042Please respect copyright.PENANAyvcwdcs8Ee
wall.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAueWklvx2bC
I looked to the other 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAjKvwWwgdhh
side and there was a fancy looking table with a beautuful chandelier 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqcMeN58ENp
above it. Beautiful artistic pictures filled the place and there were 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPfVrouco5H
beautiful flower vases with orchids.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAV2tYydHXVw
"I see you like 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAAWf4KB7PDb
orchids," I said as I went over to the flower vase close to the sitting 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAu4jmQ482kg
area and looked at the orchids. They were fresh and lovely.1042Please respect copyright.PENANACJspU42P21
"I know you like roses," said Derrick as he stared at me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4twTvJQXy8
"Almost everything that celebrities like and don't like are always found on the internet." I rolled my eyes at him.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnQWI04psc9
"True, but I can tell what a woman likes and doesn't."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAdoxowUWbvf
I gave him a smile that showed how impressed I was.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYSjbDSrCKI
"Lunch is ready, sir," said the butler. "Should I serve the food?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAn2IYz4V04N
"Yes, please," sad Derrick.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA39T8UxjWfa
The butler bowed and 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOHwgQprIQT
left for the kitchen. I continued to look around and I went over by the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANATq2zN8Zeeh
windows to look down at the city below. We were so high above the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA73uENMxzlp
ground.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWMsghuA1vq
"Is it just me or are we on the last floor of this building?" I asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWX6eKvRL2P
"We are," said Derrick who came to join me by the window. "This place is lovely, isn't it?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAK5YjLqCfR5
"Ya, it surly is." I knew he meant Seoul.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAq6KTx7SUaP
"Food is ready, Master Derrick," came the butler behind us.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPp1xMq1xwc
"Shall we?" Derrick gestured his hand towards the dining table and I walked up to it with him following behind me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAamYeI3JUJz
As we got to the dining 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAnK88j45DKH
table, Derrick pushed back a chair for me and I took my seat, removing 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOCVqaVOEx4
my glasses and cap putting the glasses in my purse. I said thank you and1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHbD8AXE9ja
he sat at the head of the table right next to mine.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAl0SdgBJ3Mb
The butler had served 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA51A4mbNvsF
our plates on the table and just by looking at the cutlery and napkins 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAgDcimBU89q
laid and folded neatly I couldn't help but feel I was in some kind of 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOdmGrkt91j
fancy fairytale. The table was set to perfection and the wine glasses 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPaw7YyFzqw
next to the plates were spotless.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAA38AGb178s
Dishes of food were 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAYuYNYv1cKE
lined in the middle of the table and my mouth couldn't help but water. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8n6B7znreR
If I wasn't in such an elegant apartment, I would have just dug in and 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA0moD4fubD9
started to eat. I was really hungry. But for now, I had to act like a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAlBbT6rOigN
lady.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWuAMaaTcnf
The butler helped to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXt0omdwYk2
serve the food and I didn't hesitate eating right there and then. I made1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4UXktpTMQi
sure not to eat too much and take my time.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAKsWOePrerP
"This was really good," I said, after I was done with my food.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmsFXCrben5
"France's finest traditional dishes," said Derrick with a smile.1042Please respect copyright.PENANACT0A9jgXO0
"Now, about the issue at1042Please respect copyright.PENANA1Rqgj6ii6D
hand," I said, wiping the corner of my mouth with a napkin as the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAj7bQdDiePy
butler came to take away my plate and also Derrick's.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZYLVvveb4
"Let's talk then," said Derrick.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAu98oiWjrjk
"First of all, I need to know why you sent it to me."1042Please respect copyright.PENANABJ3n8K0HAe
"Because as much as you don't want to get involved, it concerns you more than you can ever imagine."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4jh0HVUjNv
I shook my head as I got my purse and removed my phone. I went to the gallery and checked out the photo.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmFMo99nxZ8
"How does this have to do with me?" I asked as I showed him the photo.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAByGfyZLiKM
The photo showed Zoey in1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHYW1IAKh9j
a some place that looked like a garden or a park and in front of her 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAZr14R35AXa
stood a man I couldn't recognise. His face was hidden because his back 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAQoPVsZfZ1M
faced the camera and whoever had taken the photo, took it behind some 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAU7j46bEQBi
bushes so it was hard to make out who he was. But there was something 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAHm7t0o0JPO
completely odd about what I saw in the photo.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqAjnBvNG6R
"I know this isn't 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJDarfTHo9S
really supposed to concern me," I said as Derrick looked at the photo 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxusDMKpH7l
and then back at me. "Who was Zoey with?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAVZj0J2OpbZ
"That's my brother," Derrick answered.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAvFCCfbvKCU
Now that was a surprise. Derrick had a brother?1042Please respect copyright.PENANArI7Is09oKQ
"Wait? Brother?" I raised an eyebrow.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA66iS9qy9l5
"Sadly, yes," said Derrick clearing his throat.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAEsgGbbVC4l
I looked at the photo 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9A9jSXFm72
again. "So, you're saying that, this happened the time Zoey went to 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXxbR9ih7u8
Paris with G-Dragon and the others? And this person in the photo is your1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtsEnGdcQOF
brother?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAdXpzW5mNhM
I still couldn't believe it when Derrick nodded his head at me.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA7rHNuCzGls
"You never told me you had a brother," I said, looking at Derrick.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAXhtZbEpfTU
"We don't really get along," said Derrick.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJNlNgr6ky3
"That figures," I said as I rolled my eyes. "Why?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANALt9hDe0nHt
"We have been different from each other since we were kids. You can't even tell that he and I are brothers."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAmx1YW6SMBj
"So, what's do you think he wants with Zoey?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAxsdBdQ47QR
"I have no idea but I know it's something serious."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAc5lRuHjRSf
"So, you're just assuming all this or what?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAfkVT9djKRk
"I know my brother very 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAowVvJ4VXB0
well. I know something is going on between the two of them. I had my 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAGMcX2U1kZN
suspicions during the Chanel fashion show."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtYoya6bYwS
I then remembered the 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAJlAxlSrdDy
time Zoey came back to Korea the following day after the fashion show. 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAiB2hR562Im
She was acting all weird and the way she had hugged me surprised me a 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAseoxOGWqTn
little. And so did the others. Were these guys really in trouble?1042Please respect copyright.PENANAkgYtwzt9qO
"Are my brothers and Christine involved in this too?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAMHnw3AHFIA
"I can't be too sure. You have to ask them."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA3AowwNDxDr
"But that's strange. If 1042Please respect copyright.PENANArR9N1xEP8N
it's something so serious as you put it, they would have told me. I 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAenwE5VgaEe
don't see the reason why they would hide."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwCwBw56LUS
"If it's anything concerning my brother, I suggest you find out what's going on and fast. I don't like it."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUwh71JNwWJ
"But what if all this isn't that serious? In fact, what makes you think your brother is that dangerous enough to hurt us?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANA9IPCdlB0MR
Derrick leaned back on his chair as he looked at me and I waited for him to answer.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAx7yG2nW63z
"My brother isn't one person to mess around with. He is one person who threatens when things don't go his way."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtuNVpCheQh
"You think he is threatening Zoey?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAdVaH7FRWj7
"He did visit Zoey in that café, didn't he?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAPCJSlGoiWl
"Wait! That was him?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWmlhN362O4
"Yes. I was there."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA55qzNHKqeP
"You were there too?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANApReKMTzkpE
"Yes. That's when I thought you should help me out with this."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAE3OmrNFVYC
"But what if I can't?" I folded my arms1042Please respect copyright.PENANAT5qsqxLJoo
"Zoey is your best friend, isn't she?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAKTF19zWFOD
"She is."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5TBBTtp8Vw
"And wouldn't you like to help her out?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAOqsFWMvTsv
I was frustrated with the questions. "I would. But if she didn't tell me, then maybe it's not that serious."1042Please respect copyright.PENANAskAl3kRblZ
"And do you really think she would?"1042Please respect copyright.PENANAtmoRhwj2xV
I thought about his 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAWyaK9HaCv9
question for a moment. He was right. Some people wouldn't tell the truth1042Please respect copyright.PENANAN6n6cfBhpR
just to prevent the ones they love from getting hurt. Maybe that's what1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4saLKKf6mo
Zoey did and I was too silly not to have realised it sooner.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAqmQZbzF916
"You're right," I said as I looked at my hands on my lap. She wasn't the only one who kept secrets.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAUKGHExEaQA
"Have you tried talking to your brother about this?" I asked.1042Please respect copyright.PENANA8naimGApCt
"No. He doesn't know that I'm onto him. And knowing how he is, he isn't going to tell me anything."1042Please respect copyright.PENANA5Nzo53rIcY
I tapped my fingers on the table and I took the glass of water that was next to me and I drank.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAP7vr9xKvBB
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.1042Please respect copyright.PENANAR6GxpGTNFa
"Before I go, tell me 1042Please respect copyright.PENANAwssYHi9hhE
all you know about what happened in Paris," I said as I looked at 1042Please respect copyright.PENANA4ndx5AbF1U
Derrick, giving him the eye. "And don't leave anything out."