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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4m1rsbpWFs
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAjbKX0qfU
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlKvUYQJ00
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVKLwM683F
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuu5FABtbcS
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vS614SlUP
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0ikVCtnq6
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaMQoc6niM
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"Only one way to..."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSOV9QH9WI
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXfP3LyOHZ
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKBpuz0VbV
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5Z3VwTQRD
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WU7wuIyRS
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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?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQVYBy481a
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ij94GFpu7
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSFvkYKLFh
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrYhLx1La7
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sN7vBpF7W
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwkf8JkDxU
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ckULR2053
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUpjfmNDcP
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamJJzz6CIz
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDWLm44Llx
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMXiQ7WKwS
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLzxeaKUhs
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCIw3NsCI5
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7s7Yz6mvOf
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZpk769dkq
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ880OjgSqBY
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPBrGilfRZ
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLFYQefng0
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleu8TNPGdb
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs81ycAjFJM
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPEien0rqd
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1iEjksDsy
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3egrBsFrd
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIC4QUlRcyu
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiePXOfKNNY
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlIAvZe0Fk
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8I4IDO1Kq
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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." 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0Uyaas7ir
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"What?" all of us muttered.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlNYUzzQtQ
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjEj0VFZoo
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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?387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNDYAx2A2R
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDMEKmPFRQ
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJgWsBCYXy
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6G9ZAGn5A
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFm4yMkfja
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKTO9uS2RA
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBpnJu9nU6
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNplNDvuOP
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JMU0ACtZJ
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoH0r56nxv
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jRa8Y1HuF
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4ysJoxDK4
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvI0VC2Rxih
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAas8ZwEKQ6
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDeT6iDnzq
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTtrOcoX45
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9oPNa7mZn
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5PGZFINAd
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pemTA0XYU
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiTqro4ESm
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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." 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL9wub5GIX
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvGpQFfz4G
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35X4WI2iTv
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"Of course we will," said Mike.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVK0r0UjmaC
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFM3J75SDf
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFYPlN2mnF
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bPxjvMxmo
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8z4SxSUBs
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EDBSyc8Lx
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyT1WkTbnkn
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAgDZaRjbL
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0evL7uvL8l
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLtZ1wGVuv
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUgRfsY7jG
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCLSScQJzd
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZ56WWYz3r
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9avgb29dkV
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXDw8idghl
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Jvo9xRiYu
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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." 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WpseKiYDK
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIVLf5oBk3
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQOq6E2l6y
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmPGpNakIi
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rRAv87GrY
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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?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv6yqnDnyp
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczMSaq28NS
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bDB5sCHYX
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJVaBwzk6e
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9dTBR5ksH
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwIIYGBjlC
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUDGkR3C0l
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlV5Arad3U
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtssGEPPWf
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QSYtK1wP3
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡut9ufoRW1J
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzegqLxBpR
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgdwcpWMLu
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBhEBOeTOd
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDib70V4dU
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrlTIds7LA
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf52ijmmzj
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlquajNZKo
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ycSlIB7Xt
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHKZYXmFkO
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJ1iyQsGIV
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPco82un7C
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKShHKG7Pu
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡin0bntkGNY
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2S4BdkrAx
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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?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIt7znez7M
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWcOuvbHLf
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WOdmWfcu6
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbYOgI1oFG
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0L4TmDAEu
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8oDCBc3Og
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo12y0MP3O
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ncKfPrFrW
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2a5t48KPD
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWV5k8MPI3
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9ah1Jc5zh
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlK8WoWs7c
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmTj7dMFyx
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRsX1S1FTf
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmoJHIU1Ea
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBsgj2kne8
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVTjqS0EvA
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdB21Nc01w
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJmlKVwWkZ
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4xCajVbvF
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8v4iFIpVh5
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcWclrQWYJ
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYIJo8loZu
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQZNjrzQDK
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ILdn8Y8r5
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbz6A3Q3bt
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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. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuLwffHTfv
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAEkFuhQcP
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz04wWjpj80
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJOSoooN8L
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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?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnJSujs6BH
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Nf47zVG8T
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcg0whYQXn
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0vxxRbjX9
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTeY8TuzxR
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6igV1gAly
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfSdmPGV49
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfrDYcmwpq
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxhv4ToQER
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0iOfo1unz
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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?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQudWij2fTR
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7CZ3x5ed3
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOirOF5UWos
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"Do you think they must have made a mistake?" Daniel asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFRCplnSb3
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgN3sSJ2SYS
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxBzAccwNZ
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxrlV62VfA
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13KbDSb6Kd
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqjhwo2gsL
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznBvppAHox
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYhPHHcJKe
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0Bpx1hGDn
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bnVaZ9Z5W
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbo9Aw0zEl
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uGHLdMEyK
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CvNuxXET2
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wYVhCkYPq
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmv3CiqZQf
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBy5C4R3SYM
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaXEPzwDlW
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqTSSYCuGI
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkHsJJxkQF
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1wY0GIqIo
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQ18XdYoj9
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OXfwDia2z
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFUnFWbjV1
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HnndwVWdd
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDW2THg3VB9
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtlQDcd7sH
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWdjLhxqdS
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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?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZuC5Jj1dr
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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?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOhQRMPFv4
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkDvMradpC
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY752HvK1H1
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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:387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrCCCS7Ey2
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MaZ8M8DaL
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9BNTmozgA
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLHv0R813p
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xNS861F8D
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTJshlaDPr
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DN9E889r3
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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:387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Sxb5eF6UE
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByql204fNV
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEDYO8vcXd
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"What is it?" she asked.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPdctDmq3O
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUjIvd4BcC
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd9Z1i7tZp
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXshwoBuR1T
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPotFACJJ9
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOPaSc8yfg
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXLwU4Dcci
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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. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64o07iBki8
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUT27UYmovf
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyZgEuWOBg
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQksEd4VNB
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nmVlPgRwN
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiOey2kDzj
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJ1nAoJkh8
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQ3QALXX48
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Narrator’s P.O.V: 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xGOPp0bqu
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxdbB3nMPp
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpJI6SXyb9
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhilHG4Yx1Y
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LHX9hG8hq
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfORG5qbRk
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFR7XcJW6H
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxgvLWC317
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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?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjw4dnHeW7
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuOPsb3Bf8
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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."387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnVEbnihbv
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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.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRM5eA965BW
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoLLYIKE22
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ12eKuWTQB
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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."
