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With Lee now back with us, we managed to get back to the studio, but it wasn't easy to get the guard away from the door. We had to make it look like the rest of us hadn't left. Daniel had to pretend that he needed company to go to the bathroom, and we made our way back into the studio. Lee had to wait for a few minutes before appearing to make it look like she was really coming back to the studio. Now we were all back in the studio, including Seunghoon, who had escorted the guard to the infirmary. He had come in before the rest of us did, and he too had to think of something for him to get in without the guard seeing him. Lisa and Jennie took care of that.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEL9D1KyuK
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4Ncg79Ava
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJp9niea9MU
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0U0O6siKR
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwEGvHrK9V
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBF7TxLJHd
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"I should've asked," I said as I was seated on the couch, still with the walkie-talkie in my hands.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLyIuYasrF
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVoJAOehiw
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Before I could even finish my sentence, the lights went out, then came back on seconds later. We all looked at each other. It looks like the power is back on.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNV77Xmbas
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD3QQkA0fN
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OdoSSxMxO
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheXFRDJylA
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I held the walkie-talkie in my hand and went on channel 2. "This is Sam; any update on Johnny, over?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNz9nYYqEKA
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I waited for a response, but all I received was static. Strange. I felt people’s eyes on me, wondering what was going on.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IaMkAUoku
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgbGOr1j6n
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyqVTBrrqN
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkQZZ22nzk
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9C87XRzDJ1
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1BOKVkltl
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhUqogZJ5y
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qbkljn0uQ
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Well, this is interesting, I thought to myself. Johnny didn’t cut the power. Everyone around is silent, looking at each other. Many eyes fell on me, as if I knew what all of this meant.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdk0ePabktk
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzF0M3HKRp
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxi0c8fuBA
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxDw5vtdyG
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgn7jFRL1q
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5inqmY2FBa
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"Yeah, I was chased on one of the floors and a couple of stairs, just to get away from him," said Lee. "There has to be a mistake here."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7iFcme0CQ
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A knock came at the door, and Yong-guk told whomever it was to come in. The door flew open, and the guard came in with Collins and Yang Hyun-suk behind him.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Sw6TWVSfe
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"I would like to inform all of you that the lockdown has been lifted, and you’re all free to move about," said the guard with such courtesy.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9GKYlJ6Yr
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Most of us in the room didn’t know how to respond to that when we had already received the news. A few of us responded in relief, pretending that all was normal. However, many weren’t afraid to show their discontent.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlWYexUU3W
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The guard excused himself and left the room. The two managers looked at each of us, and something told me they could feel something wrong in the air.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfohz46ee8c
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"I hear the song is ready," said Yang Hyun-suk. "But you all look like you’ve just received the worst news of your lives."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVPN5Hd73t
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I remembered that I held the walkie-talkie in my hand and soon hid it behind me after turning it off. The last thing they need is for us to be caught when The Toxins made a promise to Collins that we wouldn’t do anything stupid.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroolxsZ0vb
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxZoeYw2JB
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEY8VpvgpE
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g6hdfVz8E
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"Well, it was when we heard that Johnny might have done it," said Zoey as she twirled strands of her hair in an absent-minded fashion.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxftqWHOdw
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I wasn’t the only one who gave Zoey a look, telling her to keep her mouth shut. Lee, Mino, and Mike also did the same.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFwKaHyPgv
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"Oh, yes," said Collins. "When the electricians went to look at the problem, they were informed that one of the workers saw someone near the main power source and made the assumption that it was they who did it. But they later discovered that no one tampered with it." 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddtiBEtMZO
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"What?" all of us muttered.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSxGTrEfid
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQ4i2tMZDg
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I can’t believe this, and I shake my head in disbelief. I looked at Lee, and she had her eyes on me. Likewise, I wonder what she's thinking. Will she tell them that Johnny actually chased her down the stairs? Would they even believe her? They wouldn't take it lightly, that's for sure. But who knows?477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52LwUeyKHM
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh19xcXvJEl
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"Yes, but all that was cleared up," said Yang Hyun-suk. "I hear he came here with G-Dragon, correct? One of the workers must have mistaken him for an imposter when he was only heading for the men’s room and got lost on the ground floor."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnyqjUabKa
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSyErjb7zF
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We went back to looking at each other. I was expecting one of us to open up and explain that what has just been explained to us isn’t what we know. But none of us dared to open our mouths, not even Lee.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegIJGYA9I5
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORkyjGUa8B
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQT7fBOVO5E
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We continue throwing looks back and forth. Someone has to say something. But then that would mean us Toxins getting into trouble with Collins. The only one who could say anything is Lee. But looking at the situation, I don’t think she’s going to.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsby8TRZHro
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"We should just get on with it and listen to the song," said Yong-guk. "We’ve been here for a really long time, and a lot of us would want to get some fresh air."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe40wUmUJhh
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"Oh, yes, we really should," I said, thankful for Yong-guk for breaking what would’ve been an endless cycle of trying to accuse Johnny.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIx20fXn54E
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"But wait," Zoey pointed out, but Christine, who stood next to her, held her shoulder, warning her not to say anything.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHu5QRwSkbO
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEl8YXOo96
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrGZBWkLLR
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"You may," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Being cooped up in here for so long isn’t good for you. We’ll listen to the song just fine."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxgJ04uJAg
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"I’ll follow," said Christine. It’s for the best that Zoey has someone with her. Right now, I’m scared she will leave the premises and look for Johnny herself.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBGbfkIzJU
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Apparently, many wanted to get out for some fresh air. That only left me, Yong-guk, and Mike behind with the managers and the producer. Lee also thought it was best to leave under the pretense that she wanted to get us something to eat. As much as I wanted to get out, I had to stay in case anything happened.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxO3TozT8S
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Twenty minutes later, the managers had listened to the song for almost the fourth time. I wonder why they did so, because they left Yong-guk, Mike, and me a little nervous. Did they not like it? Doing it all over again isn't doing us any favours. The rest of BTW is already downtrodden as it is.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Lu10b4y6Z
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"The song is perfect," said Yang Hyun-suk as he turned in his chair to look at the three of us who stood behind him and Collins. "I couldn’t stop listening to it, and that's why I kept repeating it."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EuzrC0aKZ
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My heart felt like it would give way after what I'd just heard. This is great. Yong-guk gave a sigh of relief. Mike punched the air in triumph.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZBrdp5472
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"You all still have a lot of work to do," said Collins, turning to face us. "If we didn’t have a delay with the power cut, I would’ve liked that the three of you worked with the song-writers for the remaining four songs."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCIC4jugev
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"The day is pretty much over," said Yang Hyun-suk. "So I suggest we leave that for tomorrow, though we would need a lot of your effort, not only from you three but the rest of BTW. That means we’ll need you all here early in the morning." 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKMOuDv0jl
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZAHBdAiNq
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"That will be all," said Yang Hyun-suk, standing up from his seat. "We’ll meet tomorrow. Make sure to inform the others."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORKnROd1dt
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"Of course we will," said Mike.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAolnYaWYlr
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After the two managers had left, the three of us left the studio, with the studio producer heading downstairs. We didn’t use the elevator in fear of what happened earlier with the power.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dG9qXhdtR
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JnU4Uk0ci
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"Yeah," said Mike as he scratched his head. "After finding out that Johnny didn’t pull the power, it still surprises me."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnFDWwxBzW
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDpT1bBTby
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"Well, they just have to suck it in and forget about it. We've got more stressful things to worry about," I pointed out.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEY3hmaZ6UY
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After going down a few floors, the producer stopped on one of them, saying that he had to stay behind in his office to take care of a few things before calling it a day. We said our goodbyes to him as we continued our way to the ground floor. I wonder if the others are out there like they said they would, getting some fresh air.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI177OPI7hB
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We reach the ground floor, and it’s pretty much empty except for the receptionist, who waved at us when we reached the desk. We waved back, and just as we’re about to make our way out through the door, we find Seungyoon and Mino seated on the comfortable couches of the waiting area, each having a cup of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxL0KtvV4z
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpl82c6E7bc
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppAN9LJT5c
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"Outside," Seungyoon answered. "Lee thought it best that we get something to cheer us up. An ice cream man just happened to be passing by."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzIK07qlC6
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"See you guys later," said Mike as he rushed out of the lobby at top speed. I’m surprised that he doesn’t look the least bit tired.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr28NgI6yD
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEPbIE54q8
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"She’s upset, as usual," said Mino as he took a spoonful of ice cream and looked at it. "We all are. But for her, you already know how she is."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgf0R6sS6c
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"For a minute there, I thought you were going to say that she almost left the premises to look for Johnny."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36AX5G6emS
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGksuSJNh6
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"Well, it took Christine and Daniel to stop her," Seungyoon answered. "Daniel had to be the fastest to block her from reaching the gate." 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LOhjcDdzx
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0S3jh0luy
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgQADndVbl
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5Squ1yTco
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We found ourselves in the parking lot and had our eyes fixed on the gate, where the rest of BTW and Lee stood beside an ice truck. What a nice time to have ice cream, I thought. We soon joined them, and Lee was the first to notice us coming.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvOeFbE4oV
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"Ah, Sam, Yong-guk, just in time for some ice cream," she said. She had her ice cream in a cup as well, strawberry flavour. "What flavour would you two like?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlEqswvpYs
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmd4FLum3xh
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChVquYApEY
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"Pssh," said Seunghoon, who was by the vending window of the ice cream truck getting ice cream for everyone to go around. "I like chocolate too."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrM9s4uHo0T
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIC2mcO2Q6
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2LaJ5JZca
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"I’ll get mine on a cone," I noted. Yong-guk also agreed to the same. The ice cream man gave a nod of his head and went on ahead to make more ice cream.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMrAKxHunh
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I turned to look at Zoey, who stood with Christine, Lisa, and Rose as they licked their ice cream cones. She looks calm. But then again, she’s unpredictable.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAwWnVp8NU
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzrpc0FYnL
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"She’s calm, for now," Lee answered. "Christine and the other girls haven’t left her side after she tried to walk out of the premises."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhoXt2P4NE
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"We just need to keep an eye on her. Oh, and before I forget," I now addressed everyone around me. "Tomorrow, the managers want us all here early. Don’t say I didn’t warn you."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCgThUCX49
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTGASk8F5Q
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"Your manager liked it so much that he scared us by repeating it four times without saying a word," said Mike, as he had his blue moon ice cream in a cone. He licked it afterwards.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgY6WX0Na9
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOr15cRRb3
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"No, they didn’t," Yong-guk answered. "All they said was that we do our best tomorrow. And that means forgetting what happened with Johnny."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDOnlYzRIg
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No one spoke for a moment. Right now, we all don’t know what to believe. Did Johnny really cut the power? But he chased Lee on the stairs, so what’s there to expect? As usual, someone broke the silence.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fZeevjgTw
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlwcg81vSt
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2KsJwEvTa
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJTXrDXHMQ
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Zoey sounded unreasonably calm, and I don’t think I’m the only one who noticed. Everyone had their eyes on her, giving her their full attention.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnLciDUqzK
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"The fact that I didn’t contact them in the first place will raise questions," said Lee. "And something tells me that if we were to bring Johnny here to question him, he might well defend himself and say that he had been in the underground car park the whole time."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyYVJmC0ps
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"I don’t think so," said Mino, who was almost done with his ice cream. "I think you should’ve said something all the same. He chased you down the stairs, for goodness sakes."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bT8vvhZ3D
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"Yeah, but did he cut the power?" I asked. "I agree with Lee. Something wasn’t going to add up if we did tell them."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9xDG8cGgN
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBz7xXJ8ro
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Before I could say anything, Seunghoon passed down my ice cream and Yong-guk’s. I thanked the ice cream man as he gave a small bow before turning away to clean near the ice cream machine.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULpWxb7LQu
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"For starters, how did Johnny know where to find the power source?" I first asked. "Usually such places are closed off to anyone unless you’re an electrician or something. So how did he get there?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJH1y9fZy2Q
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhaiZD8xUP
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"If he did, then someone would’ve seen him through the security camera before the lights went out. But it turns out that all of that was an electrical fault. Maybe he found a way of dodging the cameras, and if not, then we should assume it was nothing but a normal fault."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSDkFfvDPs
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I could hear a few grunts. I can’t blame them. But we had to be logical here and try to understand what’s going on.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSZzNCJ7zX
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"I think you’re right," said Yong-guk. "But what I don’t understand is how they thought someone had cut the power and gave out a description similar to Johnny's."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWT6H2a7nFE
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xF81jRrxu
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeCwsQoRpg
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoFa1qWB7M
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"They might not tell us anything," said Seungyoon. "Since it’s all been rectified as a mistake, they wouldn’t want to answer any questions, especially from us."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPxMxXSCJD
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"I’m wondering how Johnny managed to pull this off and get away like nothing happened," I said as I licked my ice cream. The ice-cold rush to my head made me remember something, and I soon snapped my fingers.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVcwvZYm9M
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e5gFKrCZU
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"I did, and he didn’t pick up," Zoey answered. "Maybe he’s trying to act normal while he’s still with Johnny."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVzZ3fayms
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2w7fhPFRzT
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnX73xA0ohs
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1y5mtTm0Q
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oZUaunmW3
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FAYntS527
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpnWI0IvFu
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZXykW5x8T
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"What if he did?" Zoey asked, her eyes widening as though she had finally realized something. "If he was, he's going to hear from me."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCkZsNVhBD
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBdlUpsoxJ
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We all remained silent for a while, thinking it over. If you ask me, we shouldn’t be thinking too much. Whether he did it or not, Johnny is somewhere riding along with G-Dragon, enjoying the last rays of sun for the day.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0CPKfcusW
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"I think we all need to get back and rest," said Lee. She pulled out her phone. We've got a long day tomorrow, and the sooner you go and rest, the better."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ030U2DTlcd
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"Yeah, we better be hitting the road," said Lisa. "Whatever has happened, has happened. This message solely goes out to you, Zoey."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddCg88baTK
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Zoey had finished the last bit of her ice cream cone when she looked at Lisa. "I know, I know," she said. "You people worry about me too much. I’m not going to do anything stupid."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡji8psW0PZT
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTnftWFr6f
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The BlackPink members made their way back into the YG premises after saying their goodbyes, as did the WINNER members. After Yong-guk and I finished our ice creams, he also took his leave. The five of us Toxins with Lee went back into the YG premises and waved at the BlackPink members as their car drove by, as did the other car with WINNER. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf1r9R12PD
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKP1toR49V
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7b5ZSNMRq
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNl5xCZEePL
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"Let’s go and see how the guard is doing. We left a little parcel with him too. Anyone want to come?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zc16mhcIQ
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The rest of The Toxins agreed to follow, and Lee led us back into the YG building. She led us to the floor where the infirmary is. We found the guard, and he seems to be doing much better.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27EgJgHwGD
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"It's just a sprain; it will heal," he informed us as he sat on one of the beds in the room. The place is pretty much empty except for the nurse available, who is looking through a cabinet in the corner of the room.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7jUU1Gi46
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGY1rZTALd
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAw8P1uqK9O
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAj3ckNND01
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"Don’t worry, I didn’t forget," said the guard as he pointed to the floor. Our eyes spotted a cardboard box under the bed. Mike bent down to pull it out, and there in it lay the black kitten. It stared nervously at Mike.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT96ahEkEBZ
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeMly7Ywm2
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"It didn’t even make a sound," said the nurse as she passed us to head to the door. "And there were many people in here at some point, but it kept to itself. Pets aren’t allowed in here."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVLVlJREcd
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYuDuM5wML
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"I guess we will never know," I said. "By the way," I turned to the guard, "did you hear that Johnny wasn’t the culprit?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqLWfyNZf7
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqOpA6RzyQ
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgfag95hrO
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"Do you think they must have made a mistake?" Daniel asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxn0mOSmQQI
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"Well, we were told that there was a person who matched Johnny’s description," explained the guard. "But it turns out that Johnny had gotten lost somehow and found himself heading to the hall where the power source is. So when one of the workers found him, they must have thought after the power went out that it was him who did it. You know, you can never be certain with foreigners. But when they checked the source, for starters, the room was locked, and they found out that the connections were faulty by accident and forgot to inform the security guards on time until later on."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsb49ANIdz
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCOpcEhhAF
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"Seems so. The locked door and the faulty wires add up. Johnny couldn’t have gone in there without a key to begin with."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSkEhPcpN2
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjeoXcG6FD
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"Probably he did that just for fun," Daniel answered, shrugging his shoulders. "He does love to do that sometimes. And I bet he pretended to be lost after the guards found him."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPAVMdVlry
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBqg8a6KQx
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"I should be heading out too," said the guard as he stood. "Because of the little accident, I’ve been given some free time off today."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbm5H8gg54
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzVEByotwy
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We bade farewell to the guard, not forgetting to hand back his walkie-talkie, and went downstairs to the car park with Mike carrying the kitten in the box. The others couldn’t help but admire how adorable it looked.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsLFs35Rwh
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When we got in the car and the driver took us back to the hotel, we couldn’t help but debate whether Collins would be okay with us taking care of it. We would probably not go back home to the U.S. with it, but it will be nice to have a pet around for the time being.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxz3Oy34IAm
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We got to the hotel at five in the evening, and we were tired as hell. When we got to our floor, Lee made sure we went straight to our rooms. Zoey and I took the kitten out of the box and placed it at the foot of my bed. I made myself a mental note to order some milk in the evening for the kitten to have.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFcz1iAXlD
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4ewKFXMQT
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"Same here," I said as I had a long, blue scarf in my hands that I got from my suitcase and folded it to make a pleasant, warm resting place for the kitten. I knelt beside the box as I did so.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UTeLLpf4q
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNYv5eTy9X
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"I don’t know," I answered as I lifted the kitten and placed it on top of the scarf. I made sure to make it more like a nest so that it was covered on all sides. "After hearing the explanation the guard gave us, we might have been wrong all along."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaq8rGdKg6D
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"I don’t think so." Zoey leaned up on her elbow to look at me. "He did it. And as much as you want to deny it, you know he did it."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBv7RMVO4nq
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"I didn’t say he did." I stood up from the floor, shaking my head. "Let’s rest, Zoey, okay? If we keep talking about this, my head is going to explode."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSDaYV5KzB
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSPHgVgwf0
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I sit on my bed and remove my shoes. Afterwards, I laid down, and it didn’t take me a minute to fall right into the abyss of sleep.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCUI5wShgT
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I slowly opened my eyes, and I didn't have to look at the window to know that it was nighttime. I turned and groped around for my phone, which I'm sure I had left beside me. Lucky enough, I grab hold of it and bring it close to my face to check the time. It's almost eight. Supper will be brought up anytime soon.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfVJvO6JvA
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I sit up and try to rub off the sleep in my eyes. Likewise, I yawn as I stretch out my arms. I turn to see if Zoey is awake. She has herself covered with the sheets and is facing the other way. It's best that I don't disturb her.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjo6qcG1ie
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I get out of bed and go to the bathroom to relieve myself, but not before looking into the box at the foot of the bed to see the kitten also fast asleep.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXKsSUx4Xc
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After I came out of the bathroom, I decided to go to the lounge and make a call downstairs to the kitchen to bring in something for the kitten as they brought our supper.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HT8tGZBMv
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I go to the lobby, and I find Lee sitting on the couch with her laptop on her lap. I wonder what she could be looking at.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQ0jfcPnQu
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"Hey, there, sleepy head," she said when she noticed me standing there. "I didn't expect you to be awake at this time."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGvziclYB8
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"Me neither," I replied as I slowly approached. "I wanted to make a call to the kitchen to bring in some milk for the kitten."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVXoDKk9AX
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"I already did that. I called them a few minutes ago, and they will be up here any minute now. Why don't you wake the others up?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NFxBBp1vT
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"Will do." Before I turn around to go back into the hall, I look at Lee and ask, "Is Collins back yet?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6YqqR87NE
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Lee shook her head. "Not yet. Just like you, he's also working hard to push this album forward. But he'll be here. I called him a few minutes ago."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4A48pT5DR
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq85737OomG
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I slowly make my way back to the room to wake Zoey up first. Likewise, I approach her bed and call out to her:477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3IfQtf9MJ
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdc8u7Pc05
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Zoey didn't budge. She must be deep asleep, like she always is when she's tired. I call out to her again, but there is no reply or movement. I groaned as I came closer to her bed and grabbed hold of the bed covers.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCop231sd9Z
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkRdVwaVXl
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKmKQ2zpoR
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"Zoey?" I call out as I look around the room, hoping for her to appear from under the bed, but this isn't a prank. I rush over to the bathroom. There’s no sign of her.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTC84oN2zOL
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUyOct4gEi
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I looked over at her bed, and a terrifying thought soon came to mind. As I made my way out of the room, I called out to Lee:477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAGmLFEOfm
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iGauU8Ocq
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsvH9oSvCY
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"What is it?" she asked.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajAsfAaGnG
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6iNZY4S6q
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnhaV2CeqX
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"She's not in the room, and she put a bundle of her clothes on to make it look like she was fast asleep."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhuIepnSE7
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Lee put aside her laptop and stood. "This is bad. You don't think she's done this because of what happened."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOnVykOV1I
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSYLgPY6UK
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"What we need to do is inform security and ask if they saw her. Wake up the others; that's if they all haven't gone with her."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GJpYstOoT
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I quickly rush out of the lounge towards the other rooms, my mind buzzing. Zoey is putting us in a whole other dilemma with the stunt she's pulled. I only hope she hasn't done anything stupid. Yet. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEaiEEmkwt
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Upon entering the room Christine is in, I find her sitting up on her bed, looking sleepy. Good, she's here and not with Zoey.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfn0DEBJnh4
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7QTwXf1GH
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJQjA3hWfg
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I quickly go to the boys' room, and I find them still asleep. I wake them up and tell them to come over to the lounge. They aren't happy with the way I wake them up, but they slowly come out of bed, saying they will be there.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRNLKHIHLG
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I make my way back to the lounge, and Lee is just getting off the phone, probably from talking to security.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDPhjVdoER
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"They haven't seen her," she said before I could even ask the question. "She must have slipped by in some disguise."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoYUctlaFK
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUC9bjzI2I
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Zoey pulls the hoodie over her head and sighs in relief. Leaving the hotel was a big deal, and she managed to pull it off with a simple disguise of wearing the hood of her black jumper over her head and big, black sunglasses to hide her face. She looked out the car window as the car continued its way to downtown Seoul, hoping that the others hadn't figured out that she wasn't in the hotel yet.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfR2UxK61pM
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvShkPENOE
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Zoey looked at him in the driver’s seat. "She would be mad at me the most," she answered. "Just get me where I've got to go, and I'll do the rest."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RI7tswlmE
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyFwW08Tug
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cYc6xDMhs
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A brief silence passed between them until Mino said, "No, I'm coming with you. If anything were to happen to you, Sam and Lee will never forgive me."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqeysCj0qj
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwroxf2Nng
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"No. Well, maybe a little. It's just that I don't want to disappoint her, you know? Taking you out of the hotel is already enough, don't you think?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQNdTBpAP2
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAwYHpTJaq
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Mino blushes a little, his eyes focused on the road. "No," he nervously replies. "She's great and all, but... you're different."477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAjDwlKkH6
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Zoey can't believe what she's hearing, and she immediately feels her face start to heat up. She looks back in front and clears her throat.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Sk5vD3ReH
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3GQmMUfdh
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrNf59bILx
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"No. I know I can handle it. Besides, it won't be the first time I'm doing this alone." Zoey turned to smile at Mino. "I'll be fine."
